New-York tribune., 1892-03-26
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ITEMS OF INTEREST TO CHURCH fEoriAh'

ITEMS OF INTEREST TO CHURCH rEoi i."'
A GOOD deal Is sald in discussing the question: u 'nY
foreign population In this country apo'' 'no r,,
natIOnallties retaining their rd'e '"'' a, .nose
,Ii n,ov he true % the uncvangehzed Chnaip' u'o0
,, uvo ,monr those of foreign BIRTH and espec'aliy
,orc those who were born here though their pareio'
came from the other side, know fnH well .'l'' '
great aim Of the younger generation Is 10 U0 hno -
rs Americans and not rs Germans, HUSH VI ~ - ~
Early in his present work, the Pastor auin''e' NV
tbe church a young man OF German pi'c""eo
m hr,stion name WAS Abraham Lincoln about the s''no
umc he baptlzcd George Washington ana behJann"
rrlIin Martin Washington IS also member OF the
hurcb One coud hardly tell from the ChrSu"h
names on the register or from looking at the c"'uo"
I'm the sundavschool from what land their parenO'
came Another fact Of interest IS that Soine Vi w
German parents take their children away ifVih ''o
English Sunday-schoos lest they shall forget V"c'r
native language, compelling them to 60 TO uern,'i
Sunday-schools, but even these have an hhsnSi
orvlcc once n dav The truth IS that Germans are as
ovoI Americans as those who have been longer hee'
for nc DIR Joln Hall SAYS We all foreigners some
have been here few months and some le"
centuries that is all the dlereDcc.'
The next meeting Of the Presbyterian Union WIZ
he held I'm the Assembly Rooms OF the Ope'" ',ou'0
next Thursday evening. Tile special feature OF t"e
evening will be personal reinlllS'cHcV9 vi "''
by Dr. Cuyler Of Brooklyn, who was for many ye,'s
In close intimacy with the great preacher ana hi'
family There will also be the usual opportunity io'
socal Intercourse and choice music, followed Dy TO-
freshments The meeting usually hem IN NAY WIN
be omitted and the series Of meetings for ts So'o
will close with the to be held ON Ap1l H. ""e"
tho Union will give reception to the ExecntVe '"
Inittce Of the Pan-Presbyteran Alliance, WHICH WIN
meet In tbs city at that time to perfect arrangements
Tho
Toronto in september. AT the Apill mecuhs inc
nror,,nme for the literary exercises is as follows:
:. Presbyterianism on the European Comment Dr'
James l. Good, Of Reading. Penn; "PicsDytriai'n'
It's PoItyr Dr.. T. Il. COrwin, New -Bruns"Ich ~ '''
presbyteranism It's Doctrine" Dr. VI. d. Hoge, Rich
mond. Va: "Prcsbytohanism and Educatlon' f1lhcp''
Mcycar of the Presby teran College, Montreal Canana
Among the Methodist churches that hope TO retain
THAR nostors f. the one I'm West Fourhst., known
as the Washington Squara Church. Dr. - w.
Miltarl, secretary Of the New-lorh 'onlerc"'o "i
meets next wcseS, has done work thc'e 'ia' ,''1
been very satisfactory during the year tha' ne "''
been with It. The Washington square people nav
shown that a downtown church can be vigorous
growing one full of intelligence, rhnemeh'' 9p'''t
uaIty and enthusiasm. The membership anu con.
ecc,ton nre both Increasing, and the benevolent
contributions show Il marked adveDcc over FORMER
wears the missionary contribution gong DeSo"u wy
nc,ro meviously reached, aud amounting l" n'o'V
,bop s,G 900 a great social factor Is hNnn'hihg
supday.,choo at its head being John d. Say oach o'
y, ,h, most eminent laymen In the denominations his
ossoc,ot,s I'm the church successful PROFESSIONAL
and husiness men, whose cooperation ana Devotion
,rfv them for their responsible places In one o Tue
lending Methodist churches u the city. such p'opfe
ourht TO have live man for minister Il S'V"s
p,acher and a faithful pastor. and Such ohe "''S
nave found in DR.. Millat
The courtesy extended by the Mormons 10 tne ooH
,,slnncrs of the General Assembly, VINO are 10 pass
,,r,ugb salt Lake CITY on May l5. has been respect
,nuv declined They offered 10 place nj the uiePos'n
, tho visitors their large Tabernacle, with choir vi
,po vocc- Int IN, Pr,sbyterans intend TO hold meet
tu,s ia the city cxplaiulng the work OF the prSoy-
,e-,n Church among the Mormons, showing 'he'r
ucce..c, and their drawbacks. and they 40 Dot ieei
thnt II would DC right TO hold a meeting IN l"e
Tabernacle. They have secured as one Oh tue pm
for the afternoon meetings. the opera house "hicn
viii seat more than 1000 people, and IN adduon ~
this meeting, eAiFNt 10 haNc 7c>''''' III Wv
zeal churches 4 the city.
The Rev John McNcill. who was In thls ,r cis a..
,,u Luf h1s resigned his pa-torate since Te'urn'ns
On ondou md 1, now evangelist, Is rppre" y,
nave said at ADay conference IN, III - ,,ons
he had lost some the sweet compeilsalOs hu s'rVs
Consolation, OF the stated ministry. but ms new evan
celi.tir work had H. advantages ais)' nc i'
reached he said haven where the eiusrs ~, 81
tinnce with elders and dcacons must nave uih''e"
ratIy ron, thnt of many cergymen IN this country