New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-04-20

TIE REV. DIR. W. A. BARTLETT
rord He has been ably seconded by his church Of
sce the pastors and officers OF neghborlng churches
and by leading men In the National Government The
eomnlittees made up OF representative men. ana
the visitors have every prospect OF delightful time
Dr. Bartlett was born In BinghamtOn. n. Y, about
sry.e.ght years ago. As boy lie showed marked
ATTITUDE In his studies and entered Hamilton College
st IN early age. Hamilton was then Il, tie zcni'h
A, rs power educational centre. and Is now
known and loved all the country as the mother
a, many OF our strongest Greek letter fraternit'e'
Here Alpha Delta Phi founded In 1882. and this
maternity Young Bartlett Joined in his freshman
rear lie still is an ardent OF Alpha Dclt and
freouent speaker ut the annual conventions. His
.hum at college was Justice Merwin, OF the Supreme
ranch OF tho state Of York, while among his col
,,se mates were the Rev. Mr.. Cleveland. brother OF
The President Charles Dudley Warner and Professor
Fisk Cornell University Senator lawicy was grad
us,ed the year he entered. He was the youngest
and smallest In his class. but for all that was
awarded by the faculty the highest commencement
honors and thus became MEMBER o. mi he"
Kappa which pin he always wears on his watch chah
Immediately on graduation he was called 10
collegiate institute Saunton. Va. as professor
Of Greek Latin and eocution a combination winch
sAowed the diversity OF his genius when hardly out
n, his teens Here he associated with Major
Jed IIotchkiss aferward Typographical engineer on
stonewall Jackson's staff. and who wa with The
latter when he received his death wound. After
yur's teaching he entered Union theological
seminary In New-York City. His class In the
seminary was the first taught by DR.. Roswell ID.
Hitchcock. and he likewise came under DOCTORS
smith. skinner and Robinson. Graduadng with
high Donors, he went TO Germany TO pursue In the
Universities Halle and Berlin those metaphysical
and philosophical studies in which he had become
especially interested while in New-iork. German
fhor
and the rubingen school, Strauss and Feuerbach. and
the deep research that he then made into what Is
now called the Higher Criticism and cognae lines
Of thought has been OF especial value to him In these
recent years. While In Germany he formed the
intimate friendship of Bishop Hurst. of the Method
1T Episcopal Church. fellow student.
Dr. Bar,lett's first charge was at Owego. \. w.
where he remained one winter. From several calls
he then accepted one to Elm Place Congregational
church, in Brooklyn. where he remained ten years
The second Sunday that he preached there the win
dows Of chapel had TO be removed TO accommodate
the crowds aud while the new church was building
he filed the hall OF the Polytechnic Institute 10 The
door, and 10 the street. Live, cXempoiancouS
preaching then almost unknown. and ne was
bitterly assailcd with extreme scnsa'iOnaNsm. lie
lult the first Peoples Tabernacle in Brooklyn which
seated on the first floor 1000 people. During this
time he was conspicuous on the lecture platform all
over the country, Under the auspices OF the Ola
Lyccum Bureau. which also comprised "ehd'A
Philips, Henry Ward Becchcr DIR. Chaplin. and many
others whose names household words. man
who had brothers prominent In the Rebellion
lone Of whom, General J. J. Bartlett, has recently
been buried at Arlington and the other major on his
staff and shot through the body at Five Forks must
pe fall Of love and zeal for the Union; 80 he stumpd
the state OF NewYoik for Union recruits.
From Brooklyn he called 10 Chicago and after
repeated Destinations accepted the pa>torac OF Plym'
ouih Church on the largest salary that mp TO that
he .0.rfl
the Allegheny Mountains. In Chicago. during the
great fire. he and his church were conspicuous III the
relief movements OF that time. After the hre the
Hymouth Congregational Church moved uptown ana
absorbed the south Congregational Church, and buii'
the present Plymouth Church. Of which DR.. Gun
sauluS 4, The pastor. During this time Joseph
Armour, the head OF the weknOwn packing irH, was
the church Oh profession OF ai'h' anu
himself and DR.. Bartlett selected the site ii'd te
foundations and made the plans for what mas since ue
veloped into the Armour Institution About 'heSe
days Dwight l.. Moody member Of plymouth
Church and speaker In the sunday schoois oi the
city and lie getting into shape the Young Mems
Christian Association, whica has cxcrtcd 80 much
power for good.
From Chicago Dr. bartlett was called TO the second
Presbyterian Church OF Indianapolis, founded by Henry
Ward BeecIer. After II successful pastornte DR..
BARTLETT accepted "a call, In 1oo2. to the New-iorh
Avenue Church where lie has been about eleven years
The church. when he came. had 1t few over SOD mem |
Gers. and IT has few over LOW IL has
out Two churches. the Church OF the covenant
and the ,iurlcy Memorial. and has two hourishihe
missions. THIS church attended by Andrew JACK
son. John Quincy Adams and Franklin Pierce. VINO was
frequently present Ut the prayer'meei'hsS. 'a"'o,
buchanan occupied regularly pew IN tins church any
Abraham Lincoln made 1t his religious nome on, r
bis Presidency II has since been poPuinr ~ 90 a.
Sowing and has now large proportion Oh 9nFa'' J"
the Cabinet, judiciary and Government clrces =. !
DR.. Bartlett has been three times commissioner "
the General Assembly HIS prominent s'and at ",
roit and Portland IN favor Of Revision is 700 we.
known require more than passing mention. ~
both Assemblies he active In favO1ne WHAT nv
considered for the trncst and best interests "
Union Seminary and the Presbyterian Church even H.
In 80 doing. he took opposite ground 10 many warm
and lifelong friends Ilc Is not commissioner u |
the present Assembly. but is giving his whole 'me
10 the task Of entertaining the commissioners. -
chairman OF the General Committee OF Arrangement
and pastor OF the church where the Assembly mec,a,
his time Is too much occupied 10 permit him 10 iaNe
any part In the questions which must come before
the Assembly. even were he commissioner pr.
BARTLETT has made success OF everything That he
has ever undertaken. and II Is only fair to say that
In the hospitality offered and general comfort ana NJ
irntion shown 10 all. this Assembly bids fair TO be
eelpsed by OF lis predecessors.