New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-02-27
WHATA PASTOR SEES AND HEARS
ITEMS OF INTEREST TO CHURCH PEOPLE

ITEMS OF INTEREST TO CHURCH rLoi Ina
pecentIv nv the lberaIlty Of few ladies' iu''u
vras created and entrusted 10 the care OF the hi"o
TRACT Society the interest Of when pays Ior u -
and substantial Bible with concordance anu H,, Nm.
each member OF the graduating class Oh tHe 'ii.''
Academy at West Point. Thursday was preseii'u r
dav and the address was delivered by the Kew III.
uoward Dnf6ed Of the First Presbyterian Church Vi
This city, lie said that the Bible was near " '"o
heart OF every patriot and that IL everywhere n.y.
Gated loyalty TO the state lie spoke OF Moee'' W"
marriott statesman and Joshua, the patriot soldier anu
royal David whose heart went up to God In ah'hein'
of praise In his galaxy Of great men ana great ruie
ubo loved the Bible he quoted from Cromwell "uS'
tavns AdoIphus Won Motke, William OF orahsc'
Queen Victoria. Lincoln, Garfield and many others.
The cadets gave the speaker the closest afternoon anu
at the close OF his remarks the Bibles were presence
A committee on the part Of the Tract Society," con-
sisrng OF the Rev. Drs. G.. l.. Shearer and W. a. hice
and Peter Carter, Witnessed the presentation
Thirty-s,x persons received into full mcmpei'
shin and forty -one united probation In the CALVARY
Methodist Church on a recent Sunday Two huhdleu
have united on probation within the last few weeks.
II Is sad that among those who united by let'er uin
expressed a belief in Methodist doctrines ana usases
were prominent persons from the Presbyterian, Oongre'
gationa Reformed and Protestant Episcopal churches
Now that the New-Yorl Presbyterian Church, block
ovoy from Calvary Church, has engaged as Il supply
the Rev. franklin b. Dwight formerly pastor OF no
meyn Chapel and later OF "A church In HUDSON River
town. IL Is expected that Presbyterianlsm Will centre
ebont Seventh-ave and Onehundred and twenty eighth
81.
Dr. william F. Blackman pastor Of the First Con-
grcgationa Church, Ithaca, N. Y, Is to read paper
before the American Institute Of Christian Philosophy
on Tuesday, entitled The Study OF Social Science In
theological semnaries." For the purpose OF show.
several schools OF theology In this country at present as
compared with ten years ago, he has written to fifty
three professors OF homllecs, asking what insruc-
ton the semnnrles provide OH such topics as the
state the family divorce, charities and correction,
labor commercial ethics, political ethics. modern
cities, public buildings, intemperance
A Christian Endeavor rally will be held In ths
Church Of the Disciples Of Christ. In West Fifty sixth
st. on Thursday evening" when addresses will be made
by the Rev. DR.. Ii. T. McEwen, DIR. W. c. Biting,
and Mrs Alice May scuddcr, the wife Of the jersey
CITY pastor
on Tuesday evening the New-York Society for the
Suppression Of Vice will hold Its twentieth anniversary
I'm the Carnegie Music Hall. General Horace Porter
will preside and after brief report by Anthony
Comstoc tie secretary Of the society," addresses VIII
be made by DR.. j. NJ. Buckley. Editor Of The Christian
Advocate Dr. John Hall, Of the Fifth Avenue Pres
IL.
BAPTIST Church and the Rev. Walter Elliott one OF
the Paullst Fathers
Two or three weeks AGO the Rev. A. p. Atterbury,
pastor OF the Park Presbyterian Church preached his
lOOOth sermon. In addition To these, the most OF
which have been delivered in the Park Church, he
estimates that no has delivered 1000 or 5000 re
ligous addresses more or less Informal Mr. AtteF
lury has done u splendid work o. the West Side, ana
having recently called 10 his assistance the sister OF
his brtthcrin law still greater work Is possible. The
fronds OF these ntearred relatives are valnIy trying
10 puzzle ont the new relationship. Mr.. Aterbuly's
chuich publishes helpful little paper entitled The
Park Church Rccosf.'
The Rev. IL. Edgar Pratt has written for The I'M.
versity Magazine" somc historical "reminiscences OF inc
founding OF tho Gamma Chapter OF the Delta PM %
cety ia the University OF the City OF New prk. In.
cuding an interesting account Of the college days VI
Dr. Howard Crosby, IL cIassnlatc
Members Of tho Fourth Avcfue Presbyterian Church
recently contributed money for memorial window .
Dr. Howard Crosby, which has been placed In the
south end OF Grace Chapel by William Gibson's Sons.
1t Is a round well window OF stained glass. and tho
we'll known face Of the preacher Is represented as
looking into the room.