New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-09-10
WHATApASTORsE ESANDHEARS
ITEMS OF PERSONAL INTEREST TO CHURCH
PEOPLE,

PEOPLE.
,topticn was made in this column last week OF
the summer wandcTings OF DR.. van Dyke. vi INC
n,ick Church since he left switzerland, he mas oeeh
visiting friends In England Staying WIN loru ie''iS
COO ~ ,Mvorth for n few days. The poet Is In
,oA ho,, and strong In mind and body. lie reads
cloud ,rtth al, his obj passion, bringing ont the mean
to ~ he noems wonderfully, and he is SUN busy
r,,h nev work nj the age OF eghty-three. ut. van
Dvkc Is \ great admrcr Of Tcnnyson. ana has witt
ten a good deal about his poetry
Tho Christian Endeavor moonlight excursion mp the
urason will take plnce today starting from Her 1,
Nor.h P,vor "A o D. m Several landings VIII DC
modo Going and returning, reaching f1er no, 'h'"r
than II H. m In addition to inc anP1hs VI oo''
vcn-lsn HYMNS and songs there VIII DO oppor'"i'HS
~ discussing plans of work for the oHhHs !'.H'
Owing to the excursion, fhn )pm" wv " ~,
mcctne which was to be held tonagn'. VIII ahe
ncv saturday evening In the East Harlem fress
bycrian Church.
The Methodist Baptist. Reformed ana PRESBYTERIAN
cicravmen will resume their weekly meetings TOT the
oor ON Monday Tho Methodist brethren meet In
tbe chanel OF tho Methodist House at TSentcu-sl
and Ffnhnve the Baptists nj the ispririe hi
second ave. the Reformed pastors nj NO. 70 h'"he
Of and the Prcsby,erans IN the parloC Of the Fourth
ave- Ch,rrt, whore they will discuss ON ''o,aay
aTbc Authorship ~ the Epifle TO the hebrews.
The consolidation Of the thirteenth Street PrS~by
terian Church and the ChamerS Fres'bytsTtan Churcn
having been rsNed by the two congregations. now
only awaits the formal act.rn ~ The Prcspytery 10
make It complete The Rev W. d. Buchanan' 'ne
poytor N the united chuwh. Will ofic'atc M the
communion service In the Thirteenth Street Church
tomorrow.
Among the largcr churches TO be rcopened to-mor
row are Che University Pace Presbyterian and the
Doxl .s,c~ ~ ha
son Square Presbyterian Church. writes from Europe
that no Is LONGING for his vacation tn emu "The
C1ncrcgat,unatst" calls this "wccnme Intelligence"
and asks the TAmmany papers 10 copy INC nnnource
mcnt DURING the alrrnce Of Or. Paridurst. tho pull
ri has been supplied by the Rcv. c. W. Goodrich.
his assistant.
That Or. Taylor. 81 the nredwoy Tabernacle, may
feel at ease during his vacation. the Officers have
arranged for supplies during all al September md
plrt Of October. Tomorrow the Rcv. Mr. JILL, Of
Eynnsnn. H.. will preach Dr.. Richards OF Phil
adephia. Dr.. E4y,prt Of C-rlwsll. y. Y. and Dr.
Pratt, OF Norwich Conn 49, onnounced as subsequent
preachers.
Dr. Macarthur. OF the Calvary Baptist Church. was
remarkably fortunate in passing through Quarantine
being delayed only few hours. The Fulds reached
Quarantine last sunday al a. NJ and the passengers
transferred quickly that DR. Macarthur greatly
surprised his people by appearing In his rulpt in the
evening. Dr. Morse, the assistant pastor. preached
on especial Provldcnces." and at the close Of thu
sermon Or. Macarthur spoke briefly Of his great Joy
at being at home again. and OF the Providence that
kept him In the midst OF excessive heat and Sickness
and returned him In perfect health During his vara-
ton he hns written regularly for The CHRISTIAN
Inquirer 50 that his people have been enabled 10
travel with him through Europe.
DR. H. X. Carroll, in addition to his editorial
duties on "Thc Independent" has done a great WORK
for the gio,s denominations Of this country IN The
very full and carefully collected statistics gathered
in connection with tie recent census. The ninth
bulletin OF Church Statistics contains the returns Of
the Methodist Episcopal Church. After giving a
sketch Of Mcihcdi,m In England and this country.
showing IT, pecuarltics. It's distinctive dortnes and
lis progress and strength In America, Interesting
tables arr added which show that there now 25.
SCI organizations, 22.si4 church ednccs with a
seating capacity Of G3oo 7os In addition to 2.s73
halls with seating capacity of 2754i4. TITO church
property is valnci a. goo 723.4Os. and there arr
o,21o,3I members: Of these New York State has the
| largest numbcr-24o. 492
DR.. Thompson. ~ the Madison Avenue Prcsby
| tcran Church. has securd ~ assistant pastor thc
| Rev. Charles +. Goss. formerly in charge Of Mr.
| NoVdy's church In thca.o III, experience FITS him
PECULIARLY oI HE large work he ha, undertaken NJ
TIC Peoples Church.
OF Chicago. has heard Dr.. John Hall. o: ths CITY,
preach at saratoga THIS SIMMER and la, written his
impression 10 " The Advance" a. follows: II M.
fallen 70 my lOi 10 hear many eminent preacher
Lyman and Henry Ward lcechcr. Nari Hopkins
Albert larncS. II. :. SiOirs William VI. Tayl,r. Phil
lips Brooks, ~purgtoD and many ofhc's-hui not one
IN all ms biIiAGnt array. IN Preaching | ever
heard from him. ever took firth,r forward into
tho secret II God. and gave a po'onnder sen,e
Of the majesty and pusli and love Of tod aid IN.
sacicdncsS OF the divine law. ard me exceeding
sinplcn"-S and peril ~ sin ard the prcciosnrss o
the redemption We have through calvary. and the
sweetness and fidelity and conservation which ought
a. Characterize Christian life. and the vain. oi
the hope We are permitted 20 cherish through our
hclt>hip Ia tho heavenly Inheritance. than d. John
Hall"
In recent number % "The PRESBYTERIAN" DR.
Hall has contribution the subject Of Her,@y
Hunting lilo niniu, the word is msapplled to
prosecutors who ar, simply defending that FOR the
defence OF which they made thrInsevns responsible
In the sight OF God and man. Al the sanr tan
he urrcs thnt there sh)uld be a vide Discrimination
exercised In tho matter Or disc pne and expulsion
The churches .hOulI discriminate between positive
articles of faith, such make up creed. and Dc
dnctions and differences. lie concludes that thcr.
j. need Of defnl" statement before tests nf ortho
doiy are made, and tho withdrawal OF those who do
not nnder, and them Is called for.
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