New-York tribune., 1891-04-25
PASTOR SEES AND HEARS

ITEMS OF INTEREST TO CHURCH PEOPLE.
ho potor hears that the First Presbyterian Church
q, Fifthave and Twenst. has recently caIied 10 us
postorate the Rev. Dr. James STALKER oi ocou"hu'
whose practical address before the PespS Veah oon
onueared in The Tribune on recent Mohuay' IL Is
said that Dr. Stalker has declined the call however,
the second given to him by New'fork chrrches ne
was invited two or three years ago to accept the
pastorate made vaacnt in the church OF tne covenant
hv Tho resignation Of DIR. Marvin Il. Vincent.
DR. d. ]. BurreIl Will be installed pastor of the
Collegiate Church at Fifth-ave. and Twenty-ninthst'
which Is popuIarly known the Marble Church" 70
d,.tingnisb It from the other Collegiate churches Dr.
Coo nostor OF the Collegiate Church at Forty-eghthst'
utu nreside. and Dr. Talmage, Of Brooklyn. VIII De
INVITED TO preach the sermon. DR.. stryker WIZ give
the charge TO the pastor, and Dr. Vermye VIII give
the charge to the people
The one director chosen from New-York for the new
rrosbvteran Theological Seminary recently esoaphseu
- Oroba is Jdhn Stewart an cider in the FOurVh
Ayorue PRESBYTERIAN Church. Tho chairman Oh 'ho
oonrittee Of the Presbyterian ministers ana iay"eh
rom the States Of Iowa, Kansas and NeDr"sA" "uo
met TO consider the project Of forming tue eeia,S
was the Rev. DR.. Z. C. Ray formerly on .aIn
n j. but now the pastor of the f'rS' rio'D'
Cburoh Of Topeka, Kansas. DR.. Kay mas oou,' I"
Now York To attend the meeting OF the Generai As
cou,uo,n. ON systematic Benefcence and he
will preach tomorrow evening. IN hopc NHSP'i :"
East FOurth.st.
An abstract Of the address recently delivered oeioe
ua commonwealth Club by the Rev. DR.. W. W. After
h,r an the sunday opening of the museums mas Oecn
dstributed among the clergymen of this CITY, IN oA
nlaininp the grounds upon which inc oo!eO
tons TO the Sunday opening rest, III hO'
bury says: at is not because :,
Sin TO look at pictures or specimens on ouhuaS' %
Aho
osses bu he believed that the opening OF the museums
,d ho n sten I'm the direction Of breaking down oie
,ncos of the Sunday rest 1t is not true tna1 euhuy
3, Tho ,vorltngmans only opportunity for Wsiuhg INC
r,reeums There arc eight full hOndays III o'erS I''
besdes numerous oi-days In every brtlnch vi U "lN
two evenings in the week, which would eVe anp'e w
nortnnItv II the demand for opening the museums On
sunday IS Welded to, how can the claim WHICH mas Ooo
made for opening the theatres be dechheo OF no" ~,
t tho demand for ball-matches, hOrscraces inc cir
ems or any other amusementi How dechne 70 op0n
heerrardens or concert-halls on Sunday ms Is ho
ON imaginary supposition" In defence Oh tls oN'V
ment he read from report in one OF the day P"po's
n wear or two since that generous applaiSe sioo.eo
tbc sneaker in ChickerIng Hall on Sunday mornlhe
when he declared tnat inc uhe"'i0' ~ ~
omen On Sunday"
Tho Fourteenth Street Presbyterian Chrch Is "
o,hrato bcr fortieth anniversary in May. On sunday
orrinr MAY IL the pastor will preach an hisorical
ecrnon In the evening addresses are to DC maoe oy
| come Of her sons who now In the ministry Oh
Ntonday evening william F. Dodge and the Rev. Dts
r schaufler and George Alexander VIII speak on
| q The Down Town Church; Her Needs and emporium
t,nso On Tuesday evening there VIII DC q
voung peoples meeting at the third anniversary ol
| Tho Society of Christian Endeavor The speakers
viii be the Rev. DR.. Wilton Merle Smith, presiuehV
% tbo Local Union of Christian Endeavor' ana the
pov Dr. A. E. Kittredge After the addresses retreSh'
monts will be served by the young people
The East Side has lost most faithful pastor III
M deotb NJ the Rev. Erasus Seymour, for twentyscVen
,oa-s in charge of Emmanuel Chapel Few pastors
arc known in so many homes, and known so intimately
NV their people as he. His practical sympathy lor
those in trouble was a great feature Of his lie "olh'
T1nosentatous dressing he said his people dressed
bo vas a welcome visitor in every home' ana was
| ohle 70 assist many who were in trouble. since
his death number of instances of his seisacrlhchs
sn,,it have been related by the recipients oil his
| kindness
Among the foreign speakers whom Mr. Moody mas So
cured for his Mortified Conference this year Is the heV
Tbn smith the pastor of the Broughton Place Unte9
Presbyterian Church OF Edinburgh said to pe one VI
the most popular ministers I'm that ciW, DeinE Ie
s c SIdent an eloquent pastor, and great favorlte
gtp tS In speaking of his appoint
| ment "The Gospel Temperance Appeal says: ~
| for