New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-12-17
WHAT A CITY PASTOR SEES
ITEMS OF PERSONAL INTEREST TO CHURCH
PEOPLE

PEOPLE.
Touching indeed were the addresses at the Me-
mortal meeting held in the Church OF the strangers
on Thursday evening. The labors OF Dr. Chai'e'
F. Deems long the pastor Of that church' "e'e
| emphasized by ciergymen and laymen representing
saveral denominations one of the most beautifui
tributes was given by Marion J. Nerdery, Dr.
Deems son-in-law. who spoke OF the great p'e"'"
from the two-pont view OF a relative ana iriei,u'
One OF the addresses given by Dr. Amory n.
Bradford, who succeeds Dr. Deems as the heau vi
the American Institute OF Christian Philosopny'
| DIR bradford went 10 Cleveland on Saturday 70 take
part I'm the dedication Of a church and 10 speak U"
Forefathers' Day
DR. A. J. r Behrends. OF the Central Congre-
gational Church. OF Brooklyn In recent atter-oih-
ner address discussed the need or the STUDY vi INC
Bible By clergymen In Hebrew and Greek he sa''
that the critics OF the Bible have retreated 10 .e
original tongues and added 1--WE are bound 10 io-
low them" To show the young brethren that ne
was not presenting an impossibty. he said that
In the last five years he had read MS Hepie" O''
Testament through twice and the Pentateucn
half dozen times. He began the study ioi's u'''e
after he had left the seminary. and atter d year
and a half OF drudgery he mad fouho II i''''
delightful occupation.
A meeting will be held this evening under the
ousp,css OF the New-York City Indian Associa-
tIon In the Calvary Baptist Church at which III
r. s Macarthur will preside. Addresses VIII oe
made by ex-CommisAoner Morgan ana the rev
Charles J. RYDER also by Or. Montezuina ana Deii-
nson Wheelock. Indian graduates OF CarIsie CHILL
Tho Pow A G. Arnold, the efficient agent of the
New-York Bible Society, who was run uo"" w q"
,rau,ov horse some weeks ago. has nearly recov-
cred md is now at his office again III ''ie n'o,.
House The society has Just issued Its sixty-ninth
ANIMAL report in which 1t Is shown that during
r.cept house-to- house canvass 1850 families were
visited OF these sl.63s were Roman Cathohc' 800
Jewish and CO. 900 Professionals Or the a''eI' ''fi'
were without a copy of the SCRIPTURES anu were
supplied in the language needed 40 iai'es VIZ
not only Protestant but were not willing either 10
huv or ,o accent the Bible The greatest destltutoh
found was 81 per cent. in a district bounded by the
Bowery Eldridge. Grand and Fast houston s's'
II Is in this part of the city that IN n'e squate
third OF million people live. and II the proportion
found on some blocks was continued throughout the
mile fully a million would live there'
The annual meeting of the New-York City Mission
rd Tract Society will be held In the First Presby-
,e1an Church this evening. Those who desire 10
Lno, What missionaries are doing will have an OPP
nr,r,tv 10 hear It wildly described by practical
workers.
Forefathers' Day will be celebrated this evening
in the Lafayette Avenue Presbyterian Church' III
Brooklyn, when DR.. David Gregg the pas'o''
will preach on THE Scotch and Their Descendants
as Makers OF America" 1t has been generally
had something to do with the formative period OF
our country, but the subject would seem 10 ihdi-
cate that they were rather coad)utors' Inc eo".
gregation will sing hymns set to scotch tunes anu
the quartet and chorus of forty voices VIII sing
o,d-time music Forefathers' Day has become an
annual feature in this church. 1t Is spehoio
method for the culture of patriotism, ana shouio
be largely adopted by other churches.
AT the Montreal Convention of Christian En-
vlark N
n great forward movement this year, emphasized
as the first point Good Citizenship Comment
ing on this address recently. the Rev. n. l.
McEwen Of the Fourteenth Street presbyterian
Church. said: II am heartily In favor Oh oeepe'
interest the part OF all decent people III ou
city In National we'll as State AFFAIRS. we "a'
not politicians but patriots. The stay-a'-"oI.
voter is the enemy we have; worse hs IN
tudsment even than the 'eoo 6ossl RIt';''
The womans Christian Tsmp osrsnSe p eaGn
throughout the United States VIII oos s tuent,ath
Der 3 Crusade pay" it being the '"eh'e'n
anniversary Of the Womans Crusaue
viii Sfa sumner rfy sss
ago. June g. 1874 George Williams o orS1Cs Confer
s III, ds sSsr to Tsf
BY holding the next rsnnal n Exeter Hail. Lon
don have been taken Of sh. A1
IL In charge OF these Arrangements
The German Theological school 2, "a Shnm
sent seventy grad,na'esr. ookiyn Hoboken
Newark and adjacent cities Others P s5e
tla among the German pe Sp'eans and smaller |
The SEMINARY course: wseS
add fourth year to us evwb1ch the students Of
that pTssse: snS s ss %etroposa
d.sso TS Hsx IN ara now fortyfour young men