New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-04-09
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PRINCIPAL Fairbarn, who is delivering couioo Vi
lectures at Union Theological Seminary on MohuA' anu
Tuesday evenings to the great delight OF all thoe VIM
attend them. is occupy the pulpit OF Dr b''ui''u
church In Monclar, n. j., tomorrow morning anu
evening The at half past 10 anu nan
mast T. II Is said that this Is the only time toat DE-
Fairbarn is to preach in or near New-forR Deorc MS
return TO England. Last year when Dr. Di''"oru was
at Oxford ut Dr. FAIRBANKS invitation ne preached inc
closing sermon Of the year nj Mansfield Cohese ana
the sermons to the return Of that courtesy
At the next meeting Of the Congregational Club It Is
expected that he will speak on The keiigiouS out
look
The second annual meeting Of the Quill Club will
he held Mt Clarks In Twenty thirdst Tuesday even
inc, when Hamilton W. Mabie Of "The Christian
Union,r and Lionel j. b. Lincoln, the head OF the
summer school OF History and Romance at DeertieId,
Mass will discuss "Thc Influence OF Literature on
society in America" DIR. C. l.. Thompson Is president
Of the Quill Club and W. Abbatt is its secretary
DrJ. II. Day, OF the Calvary Methodist Church. com
plains that some OF the reporters ut the New YORK
Conference meeting remind him Of the words OF Car
lyle: lie had not In his brain the raw material Of
thought Dr. Day sloud remember that reporters
cannot make bricks without straw. and IL the " raw
material IL furnished by the speakers 1t u not the
fault Of those who listen Ii should bc added That the
conference decided by official vote rat tho reports
published In the newspapers were worthy Of It's conn
dence The committee on resolutions bad omitted
reference 10 the newspapers. and when its attention
was called 10 that fact Bishop Andrews who sat in the
chair suggested including tie wording full aud Just
reports
Tomorrow evening at the communion service In the
Covenant Chapel In East Forty second st. there will
be used for the first time "A memorial communion
sct OF fourteen pieces. The chapel has given it, did
Of pieces b. the Presby terrain church Mt still
water. Oklalnma. TIL, has some historic Interest TO
Union Seminary graduates II was used by the
seminary at the spring communions for sover;
past. In The morning DR.. d. II. Wesner will be or
dained an elder Charles W. Pack n deacon OF the
Church OF the Covenant at the Chapel.
one 81 the lrghtcst speeches at tho meeting o the
Ncw-Yorb Conference wa, the one delivered by DR..
James " buckley Editor Of "Thc Christian Advocate
Ill- plea was that neither the secular press the
undcnominatonal religious press could properly rep
resent MethOdism and he admitted that The Christian
Advocate did not entirely sotsiy him yet, hut he
asserted that every copy the very best that the
onico could produce. Hearty applause given
when be told Of destroying $4,000 copies OF the paper
into which brief paragraph had been Inserted during
his temporary absence from the Office I'm which
slight reflection cast by one minister upon another.
The Conference g1ve him a fine tribute In resolution
10 the General Conference asking for his reappontment
n Editor u "The Advocate
Tho prc.hytcry ~ New York will meet Monday.
whon addition Ia the routine business and the cleo
don Of commissioner 10 the General Assembly, sew
eral important matters 10 come up Among them
/. the resignation u Dr. C. :. Robinson from the
Thirteenth street Presbyterian Church. Dr. Robin
son rc-ig the March meeting and asked that the
matter should be- decided Monday. His
for rrslgnng simply that he wished to have
time 10 engage In the literary work which has been
pressing him severely for n long time Naturally he
la, been That disturbed by the Inference that
there were other r,a4ons than those stated by him
for his leaving the bctvo ministry.
Or. Edward e. Ray. tho secretary OF the Board OF
AID for Colleges and Academies IN the Presbyte han
Church. + spending icw days In this city ON
Monday hr went L. Princeton seminary, wher. he nd
drc>-'d the students ard viii speak next Wednesday
morning at IL O'Clock at Union seminary. tn. Fifth
Avenue ChuNh (Dr. John llalsl the West End Church
nhe Rev Mr.. Shaw's and the Washington Heights
Church (Dr. Hllsssl among those who are 10 hear
him the ncs'is ~ the Institutions In the West.
Tho Row. Dr. j. McLcod ~ Albany. will preach
I'm tho Fourth Avenue PRESBYTERIAN Church Ia MORROW
morning and administer the communion In the after
noon there Will BE- no evening service. Dr. Mcleod
la, brother who IL prominent clergy man In Brook
Ign.
cr1OVD MipI, OF me YINlgSpr' IDST