New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-11-19

Egbert. Of St Paul. Mimi Mrs Egbert had been
Summoned by telegraph. but did not arrive in
New-york until after her father had died
! Dr. Deems was unconscious before his death, and
the end came without pain.
| There were present when he died besides his
sens the Rev Or. Edmund NJ Deems. of Horn"lls-
vile, y. Y. and Mrs +. NJ. Deems OF NO. 20
| West Northumberland th-st
| The Rev. DR.. Charles Force Deems was born IN
| Baltimore on December 4. 1-o0. lie receiver
careful training early age from his father the
d,cyI George ". Deems. who was Methodist
clergyman, AID from his mother, who upon his
birth dedicated him to the ministry; his grandfather
was q minister and son Is now. lie
WAS converted when child, and when lie WIS
fifteen years Old he went to Dickinson College. In
tending 10 study for the ministry In le3J nc WIS
graduated with honors from that institution In 'he
following year he WAS appointed an agent for the
American Bible society. and he selected Nor'h 'a'
! DINA 3, his field Of labor when he only twenty
two years old he became professor OF logic ana
/ Rhetoric IN the University oi North Carolina. III;
! following year b" married Miss Anna Dlso,"a9 y,
/ This stntc al on june 90 1898, b" ana
hi, wife celebrated their golden wedu'ns.
~. nm. remained IN 'hc unive!.iW Of NGr'm ra ar
urnl scirnco In Randolph Macon tolle" Virginia Aer
taaa,.a A. S~w,Pou, and while there vas elected
delegate to the General Conference held a. -, -,
ihr PRESIDENCY Of the Greensboro Female COLLEGE in
| N"rfh Caroinn. Icre he remained for five years,
ana Won the warm".t chromium, from To- tinnn.
gave him the degree u y. u. In I-j2 Ills src"nd
aegr hat Of Doctor @, LaT, WI. eo"''rr'' ]"
In i5t hr en- ,aEag . oug Wwn ' h was
r,lcc, d IN i-,- dccaic to Inc General C"nfer,nce.
hero hr wa chosen president of The Centenary Corge
In Louisiana. Two year, later be spent siX months
dly f.iawne A1rn,m Mne@n nlrru ~ pa
Office and appr.olaiing the situation he fastened To
HI, hom, in the south ara made prepal ationN for
he va. Offered ~. profes sorshp ~ history IN tho
University of North CarollnH. but he declined t. He
Norfh Crr,iIna ard from -Go 10 1865 he WAS ia,
presiding clicr u The Wilmington ana New lierne dis
In Dcccmhcr. 1855. Or. Deems came 10 New-York
and mad start n r'm So, oT Nv S' hat r means ra
To- promote union and good fellow ship between the
North and The Sonih. II" wa~ then mnch S'rHit'nh
IN circumstance and obliged 10 seek In" shelter
and warmth II a naghborng billiard saloon for a
study and there amid the click 81 III. balls ne Wrut'
urs,n III. kn,-. ~ the article, fDr his J"urnal
~'rhc Wa'clmau.~ which was issued weekly a. a
religious AMI literary ionral not succeeding , "c
the year. and from that Tim" became Identified with
ib. Church ~ the -trlng, r..
Mr.. FIR. rcls. Who heard Dr. Deems preach In Jersey
Clty made him promise that he would preach iow
lime, in NV i@rk 80 he urea yo nJ 'Hr r o s Month";
and became personally responsible Ior w, rent l
nrr o.rm"n %a' i Inc pre p amly comprising
The congregation. On The third sunday he ANNOUNCED
~
day \ gentleman proposed that collection be taken
Every sunday 10 deiray expenses, ana Dr. p nmS
m. nal, CHAPEL and the following year DR.. Deems
glad move to the largcr chapel OF tnr nlVcT;
dig.r.pt DENOMINATIONS was formed and Il resolution
was pa scd continue 10 keep The strangers SUNDAY
Congregation moved into the larger chap" DIR; Deems
was elected president Of two colleges one III All
fornn and the other Georgia. but his people begged
linn TO stay with them. and be consented to rsnan
whcr" IL" and declined both prrNidru,nS O .n
tIar,tu ST. "A
~. -, free and independent" church adopted
and hiriytTo r,ons rnrcsd % Npos All" @rcd
was incorporated into the ritual. In an anhlvrrNals,
sermon delivered by Or. tcma Va l'' Ne mn , n
some Of tn, Acknowledgements WITCH attended me eh
Sill there were great drawbacks to our work
which might be- elected at he close u ,n' ,r.'h'
We nnoa' Men do n3t s" to mike Re-, "n a ,mn
mi tee no room. SUNDAY school no plac" i,r 20
cIa prayer without heating mp That arge chaP',,
While dcvotlng myself 10 the pastoral wirK oi "
arI.h circle twelve miles In diameter many weary
hours were spent I'm asking wherunio all tn" Would
Cod only knows the heart tlrobs that would have
been pared but which doubtlrs, were hcc',,ary Tor
discipline" u "" ronid nave h'N' 'o'''''" """' w "
SION orr ~ ps7o through the rbcraTtv 4 Commodore
cer street Presbyterian Church for $4,000 and gave
to Dr. Deems for the use Of ms ~ No. ov S
The gn was joyflly accepted. the necessary r"p1rs
made Dr. Deems unarn"S s n "ne rPo or .r
yicr on The first sunday in october in iI5o In
the sermon , "r"GS c ~%% a pf c S; 'Np
There Is mistaken opinion a,oai which nv. We ARE
happy to be a' S sr sS ha r as " III, Ip @
mon Or. Deems f'r The term Of his natural me- "n.h
Th,S +, not 50. Nine trustees duly elected accord
Ing TO the laws Of New York became rcsidnary 'rnS S
nripcrtv I'm trust, so that there shall be free
church for strangers in New-Nork forever II cnm n
never revert II was not only Tree p"' u "'i
This church has been DR.. Decmss mission in NE.
pendent a6ck and the church which started In the
little chapel with fifteen people Tor n'n ,c hua
Ing which seats $50 was for years filled with pco'
pie sunday after SUNDAY The seats are AL fI ro,
ect9ns the services. from The voluntary subscrp'
lions Of member; and from g v There oasoes n0 sp
city Of Christian Endcnvor; and missionary 81 ~
SSy which acr % ladies % e,a nnd ss ~,f the
Stranger which ministers 10 the wants Oh pr o
strangers In the city. and in quiet way accomp'"''
In iss7 Thanksgiving services were held IN com,
memoracn Of ,he close OF tweny9ne ysars HE rS "a
made by the Rev. Or. ArmIlagc The Rev DR. ,. MdI
Schaf Archdcacon Mackay smith. the Rev. Dr. VII,
lam TAYLOR the Rsy Dr. Howard nr Cro' iGc srra
respect in which DR. Deems was hed n.y. ons
Of the yarog rSc"E pom scores
of ac % D frrT G prs rs p% has
filled by the Rev. J. VI. II0fs0n. 90
I'm addition To Inf, pastoral duties DR.. Deems has
been Indcfatigblc worker. lie has n.'m II nr
mnnd public speaker more than IN, inquiry
If city clcrgymen even and he has had larger
number Of lecture engagements winter ana nuln m
alike. When not preaching In MS own pa'pn; , nc
has helped his brother minister's lie mas r r ~
many volume among them being Isio1: Lie
u Adam Clarke. LII d." nsaol neso t", ''Slo
dies Ra,cgh n c. 1922 " Tro Home Altar
NcwYork. 1901 "wbnt Now 2, New r "rK; I'D
Hymn. Tor MI Christians" nsdol r"' ''iu nn
rsached II J.e Church q ihc ,,S ts The irh