New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-03-19
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Dr. Henry van Dyke, of the Brick Church. is Just
now undergoing the somewhat unpleasant experience
OF being named the probable successor Of thls ana
that clergyman in various cities. But while MS
present successful on Murray Hill continues ana
the extremely cordial relations exist between himself
and his people it is doubtful that be viii consider
call from any other church. A day or two ago Dr.
van Dyke. who has just returned from his services
as university preacher at Harvard, received e'ter
from the Hon Hullam Tcnnyson, who I'm speaking OF
his fathers new play, and referring to the lherpeu
ton OF the historic dramas In DR.. van Dykes DoohS'
SAW 4: His Robin Hood Is another picture ol ule
Making Of Eugland'-the barons upholding te rgts
of the people, and the rights of morallty-'.noush
written I'm less serious fashion than the mtherto
enacted Beckett and 'IIaroldD" This is prac'lcaly
Tennysons Interpretation OF his own dramatic work.
which Dr. van Dyke IS naturally pleased 10 hhd
coincide with the he has given In his DOOR, Ut.
van Dyke Will preach tomorrow the third In special
course of sermons the topic being Election to service
The Bible Against Selfish Religion"
"The Missionary Review Of the World and other
distinctivey missionary periodicals VIII nave ~ io'
out for their lanrels as The Independent Is pushing
them hard This weeks issue is a model OF foreign
missionary number, with It's letters, lis stausuoS au
it, suggestions to their use.
The conrrcrations increase under DR.. Howard Dur
fields preaching at the First Presbyterian Church'
a
10 hear the first Of his series on AllKounu ne
u0on The subject was parlor Religion. or Social
ChristIanityn which was treated In II style both
cultivated and unconventional The next topic was
shop Religion, Commercial Chrisuamhy' 10 Nc
followed by Pocket Book Religion or fmah'hrop'o
Christianity Ballot Religion. or IpiLhch 'ml'
tanityp and Domestic Religion, or househo'd
Christianity" Dr. Dunied speaks without notes anu
with direct carnestness. but with genial sym
nofhy with his subject and his aluWchCc
"The New-Yor1 Observer has just issued manual
q, churches and session, in the Ire,byery Of New York
giving complete list OF the pastors, elders ana deacons
| Of each church and chapel.
Tho United Charitable societies OF this city last
winter withdrew mandatory legislation ut Albany
| which compels the city officials to provide ior
munclpal lodging houses, which have been great
success I'm many cities. says friend: The May or
held out false promises M the conference Win hi'
Ii,ard Of Eftimate and the societies were NrlW'IN
| denied n hearing. However the mandatory Dill VIII
! be pressed nj this session Of the legislature our
| police lodcne-hOises (Which depicted by MI
Rlis In The ThbuneJ relic OF the Dark ase'
and "A bot Oh civilization. The Police Board ADMIT
that among the 10000 dodgers I'm the st'ionhouseS
| each wear nj least 20 per cent are worthy 10
these the phianthroplc societies wish to cAtehu the
| belpng hand and to cOnsgn the unworthy, VINO are
prying on the taxpayers. to the oilers retreat III
the city penal Institutions
The Ncw-York City Mission and Tract society OF
which Dr. A. f. lauffier Is cepresidcnt has Just
issued it, annual report, which i interesting not
merely 10 the large number Of friends In Its con
stitllncy but TO all those who are studying clty mis-
| SION work Dr. Schaufficr has knowledge Of down
town needs and the way Of meeting them possessed
hy few men and uhnt Is equally important he has the
confidence OF the churches who able IN back up his
work with practical sympathy. About $4,000 wa
spent last yeag in the chapels and distnctvey MISSION
work the most important feature Of which was Tue
work among Tie Jews tn the Dewitt CHAPEL III hNi"s
| ton st.
Aggressive Prcsbytcranlsmr 3 tn" watciword OF
the New York Prrsby terry this winter: especially ol ulc
| Church Extension md sunday school committees
| Last Monday IA new committee WA appointed 10 con
aud to report upon the duy Of the Pcsb} tcsIls III
view ~ them. The oJmmittec consists Of Df: thnrr'
A Stfid.rd u The Observer Dr. George AleAHmer
! Dr. r. X. Booth, Dr. J. r. Kerr, Walter 'Atcr Jonn
| q, ne 1ity ~ New York. III. Stevenson had ~
a-ice I'm The Observer recently hc duty Of tho
Pr,sby eran Church AT the present Tune WINCH ne s-iu
VIVA plant churches HI tha uptown aieulcls anu "
do II nj once, bcforc the ground VIA. prcoocupiea
| Dr. Macarthur Of the Calvary Baptist Church. IL
nrsshrg "A es,rics Oi SUNDAY cv''1fS Srllonr Oh
r,bIrct, which. not sensational, are SOMEWHAT
Quick Truths In Qruint IhSgui-es Last suiluhy
l, discussed. The Nhor Bed and the MARROW ,4Vcr
irr- % morrow the subject Will y" Healing Hand
| l,.4,h.f, and satanic spirits His hope h % give
"A new interest % comparatively unknown portions Of
| the Hible aud 10 show The practical aPpl~ltln o.
rurrtiv,, beautiful I'm thcm~ Ives revelations N
oriental civilization and Instructive In their appbc;i
| ton o. the practical duties OF ones daily me-