New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-08-13
WHArA PAST0RSEESANDHEARs
ITEMS OF PERSONAL INTEREST TO Re
IIGIOUS PEOPLE.

If the kind friends in the country who send now.
ers to the Bible and Fruit Mission In this city, ana
the equally kind friends In the city VINO prepare
them for distribution among the people VINO are NOT
able to go TO the country during the summer cou'o
have seen the great pleasure which 'basKet sep'
to a chapel on the east side this week gave ths
pastor and his people they would not feel that
their labor had been in vain. In addition to those
received by the people attending the meeting on
Thursday evening several bouquets were ss
sick-rooms in the neiehborhood. the disulouyon
was made under the auspices OF the Christian EN-
deavor Society.
The venerable Dr. Lamphier. so long the faithfui
missionary Of the Collegiate Reformed Church. ana
the founder Of the Fulton-st prayer meetings, re-
tired from active service on Tuesday OF last Week.
On September he will begin his eighty year,
The Interna tional Christian Workers Association
will hold its annual meeting this year In Atlanta
Ga special train will leave this city on Novem-
Der 6. and the delegates to the convention VIII
spend the night at Washington. The train VIII
stop at the battefelds Of Bull Run, Manassas, Gull
pepper and possibly at other places made famous
in the Rebellion. The convention will begin on
Thursday, November O. and last about a week.
Special rates have been secured for the delegates
and their friends. The Rev r. A. Torrey the SUI
perintendent of the Moody Bible Institute OF Chicago
is president of this association, and the Rev Jonn
C. Collins. Of New-Haven. is its secretary and
treasurer Mr. Collins will be pleased to receive
suggestions from friends concerning the programme
at the Atlanta Convention Last year the meeuni3
was held in Boston and was one OF the best heio
m TO that time This year the committee hopes 70
sIrpass the Boston meeting.
..rhe Christian Mt Work. last week contained
large number of extracts from its contemporaries
on THE Gambling Evil" Mr.. Maynard of the
editorial staff is deeply interested in the supPrss.
sion of this curse. and mas peen coiiecuhs i"e''
bearing upon 1t for number OF years
The statistics OF the Northern Presbyterian
Church whose General Assembly was held IN
Washington in May, have just been prepared Tor
publication by Dr. William Henry Roberts, 'hs
efficient stated clerk. The comparative SUM
mary for the last six years shows STEADY gam
In membership in the number OF ministers al.
in contributions When the centennial meeting OK
the General Assembly was held in Philadelphia Il
1855 there were 72207t communicates, now thers
are SIS 0s9; then there s543 organized churches
now there are 1872; then there were Dig oroaineo
minister's now there $500; the sunday -schoo'
membership then was 1884,? now II Is S'oez; inc
additions by examination IN 1883 were 5l.oe2, last
year they were So &C., there were added on certificate
at that time sise2. lat year the number vas
392ss The total cont butions for ls@ we're AZ ~
:; , ast yeaf me Tho nertanent funds OF
the Boards. about sl25. .. and the income or the
~ M rhs obseryer IN commenns on
the Presbyterian growth for the year says; haa
I work and no, been harassed by internal strife
and dlsquiet. the results might nave peeh "ore
significant
Reference was made in this column some time
ago 10 the spiritual needs Of East side district
above Ninety second-st. in which the Rev. II. NJ.
Tyndall Is working Grace Notes" the paper OF
the Grace Baptist Church in East Ninety-second-
S., Of which DR.. T. 4. X Gesser Is pastor. printed
the paragraph and told what that church Is doing
TO reach the people in that district After statins
af thn
this field Is "the darkest place in darkest New
York" the editor said
But after all allowances are made me Suite nts
facts that environ US remain to cal us 70 du.y
and to arouse our enthusiasm IN fda Sr n this great
City What We need is spirit of enthusiasm thass
shall be h 80 a Rs ws need and
Our little chapel is entirely sss n1 rssirs.
Ne need money TO employ. one or more lay mission,
aries s . s6s &c tc h0S SSsrt ss
eGifce With attractive appointments Is essential to
success and this building should be ni'ea WIZ, ra
a
S9 in d ss sd sp s a
region between Lexington and Fifth ayes is oc-
SSg'SS nrSs gel X pshHss to &c
OF the future IN this region ana ne 70 Se IN the
aIsriet 'i last named Evidently here IS an oppcr.
Of Rs prSpn ready s or ss
work! Who will help us to the means'
"Zon's Herald OF recent date had an inter-
estng article on the Pilgrim Congregational
Church of this city and It's pastor. the Rev Dr.
Samuel H. Virgin Few churches in the city are
doing grander work than this Harlem enterprise.
which is far more than the oId-time church. as
Il has services for several special classes W.
Guiding the Chinese and Spanish. The writer OF
the article u speaking OF Or. Virgins earnest
ness. says thet he has somewhat OF what our
CONGREGATIONAL friends call Methodist fervor. He
is not so carried away by his zeal that both him.
self and his thought lost TO the hearer but
mart Of himself Thus he wins He Is not cold.
lie is not performing simply professional duty.
He is speaking to men just this side thin,
mysterious veil which is liable to be rent asunder
AZ any moment 10 let them into the unseen he
looks at things calmly and on all sides