New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-04-04
WHATA PASTORSEES AND HEARS
ITEMS OF INTEREST TO CHURCH PEOPLE

ITEMS OF INTEREST TO CHURCH PEOPLE
Professor Briggs will pray to be delivered rom
his friends rs he has frequently asked to be sparcd
from "unfrendly hands, Since his inaugural an-
dress has been published by the Union Seminary Ihe
PRESBYTERIAN Journals have felt themselves free 10 re-
view H. Mention has already been made here OF tho
twocoumn editorial in The Evangelist ms wech
Dr Cuyler a friend OF Union Seminary, "a friend
and Christian brother" Of Dr. Briggs, whom he sill
cerey loves" enters his protest against some features
NJ the address. lie sees in it "too much OF Lou
Macanay's way of being cocksure of everything ne
asserts.' The "nppant jcsts" about bullets ana
holy water when referring to the Bible "woud have
boen had enough II uttered in the heat OF an eA-
temporaneous harangue, but to write them out 40
Iiberately and to send them forth under the III
primatur OF the UniOn Theological Seminary on the
title page was an actual, though 1t was not an
intended insult TO all OF WHO do not regard our
reverence ~ Gods Word a isuperstitous idoatry'
These unhappy sentences were enough 10
nrovolte rebuke from the lips Of Dr. william ADAMS
in the sepuchre.n In the same paper WINCH Dears
Dr. Cuylers severe criticism Is defence OF DE- brgss
nv william g. Jerome who thinks II unfair TO assaii
the professor for teaching novel doctrines wheh ey
have been known in the Church for centuries
rev mon in the city leave so large vacancy when
they die as Dr. Howard Crosby did Not alone In the
Church which he had served long and so well. not
only at the chapels where he was welcome Wsitor
always but in the university ana IN score OF lhsu
tons where he moved director or trustee OF on COM
mittees will his wise counsel be missed NO" tiat in
can no longer speak for himself Is to be hoped that
some of the statements against him that have raveSeu
tho continent gaining strength In their fight until
they became lies pure and simple will cease forever.
Dr. TAYLOR in his temperate but admirable ADDRESS at
the funeral spoke Of Dr. Crosby as maiieu khehV'
and so he was but he had to bear alone many Vi .o
thrusts which could have been shared by ouierS' o
had 10 fight battles lacking the support OF men VINO
held views similar to his own, but placed dscreuoh
| above valor lie fought openly on the platform anu
in the press never borrowing the signature AN oiu
| Subscribers Always and everywhere, in pubic anu
in prvate-even on his death-bed-he was laitluAS
yours, Howard Crosby"
The Rev. DR.. A. II. Bradford, Of the Congregatondi
Church of Montclair, N j., has been invited Dy irii
cIpal Fairbairn of Mansfield College, OXford Ch'eI
sity England to preach the sermon on commandments
Sunday 1t will be the closing sermon III u'o No,'
conformst course of the university. The lhVi'a'oh .
without precedent II is said as the courtesy has Ho
before been extended to an American clergyman ouv
side of the Episcopal Church. When Mansheid oor
ege was opened the Rev. DR.. Charles Kay falnler to
delegate of Yale University on that OCCASION was
asked to preach at one of the services. Dr. Bradford
IS being highly congratulated upon the great Hohor
which has thus been conferred upon nih' anu MS
many friends both here and elsewhere, are apprecl-
ating the compliment paid him By EnghhdS great
university.
HTbe Survival of Superstition Among the Enlght-
ened, Is the topic that will doubtless draw large
audience to Hamilton Hall, Columbia College, on
Monday evening 1t will be presented by Professor
Daniel S Martini Of Rutgers Female College. j. Pier
mont Mocgan has recently showed his interest In the
American Institute of Christian Philosophy uhuer
whose auspices the address will be given, by schdlhg
its treasurer $500 for the endowment fund.- Whch mas
already passed $4,000. Dr. Crosby was one OF the
early friends of the Institute and one oil It's loyal sup
porters.
Already preparations making for the conferences
at Mortified this summer. and one of the speakers
from abroad will be the Rev. f. b. Meyer Of Regent
Park Chapel London well known for his ability as a
ueacher and writer in England and by many in Amer
lea When Mr. Moody and MI. Sankey went 10 ElI
land in 1873 The two who had been lnstrnmeita
in inviting them 10 Englahu iI1 i u from The
arrived, and they accepted an ihVitauon go n
secretary Of the Young Mems Christian ASSOCIATION VI
York This Invitation had reached them Just before
sailing from the United states M Meler Wa u Ti
pastOC of the Gothic Baptist Church OF YORK. ne
We i shafe i'm the blessings from their labors
lie entered into the work with all the auoI Vi
born zeal. In 1874 he accepted tle pasloae VI fd
tora Rood Church, Leicester lie was giea1y s' ,de
by the condition of the working classes, ana III loo
he resigned his charge and began work for the people
in Melbourne Hail. network OF INSTITUTIONS any an
array earnest workers and growing cOnGle sau0ns
around him The ms 6n Id MORE grew b GO 200
teachers enrolled in i've years. MI meyer
abord personally morning by n S ns1s he ra@e
in contact with 1000 discharged prisoners, who
received breakfast ON coming out ISrgG nu n,
signed the pledge, and many are now e%llng rlgni
lives This work led to the institution OF the rewood
factory and also a workingboys nome. Heie mr..
Meyec in the early morning condncted daily family
PRAYER In July 1888, his ministry at Regent Park,
London began and some OF te most sueeeaS eat
the church life there.