New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-12-04

NORMAL NOTICES READ IN THE BRICK
AND COVENANT CHURCHES.

MEETINGS OF THE CONVERSATIONS IL "A
HELD TO TAKE OFFICIAL
STATEMENT REGARDING DR. VAN
DYKES ILLNESS
Tho Rev. DR.. J. o. Murray Dean OIL rri'ice-
ton College preached in the brick IieS"S
terrain Church yesterday morning the pas'oi'
The Rev. Dr. Henry van Dyke not having SUI
rcientlv recovered to be able 10 resume MS
pastoral duties In view OF the many h'qu''r
which have been made concerning the heai'h
of the Rev DR.. van Dyke copies Vi ''' i''
LOWING statement obtained from his physi-
clan were distributed in all the pews
DR. van DYKES Illness has been the result OF
tho o,erstrain of the las: ten years. Aggravated
by continuing to preach last spring ions az
he should have stopped work. II mas rcSui''r
in nervous exhaustion and chronic disorders Oh
digestion and nutrition, accompanied ny SEVERE
and almost constant neuralgia OF the lett slde'
These maladies. .hough distressing. are durable
and have already yielded To treatment 10 such
a emarkable degree as To make me confident
under Providence. Of an early and complete re-
covery If the proper conditions are observed
DR.. van Dyke is anxious TO return at once to
the pulpit: but this would surely delay ana
perhaps prevent his complete recovery, and
cannot approve of it for little time yet.
Among other printed announcements. also dis
tributed in the pews was the following. regard
ing the consolidation Of the Brick Church and
the Church of the Covenant:
The result Of the consolidation will he that
the united church will own our church prop
erty and the property in Thirty-fifth-st. whore
the Branch Sunday school els conducted our
parsonage property, and some small income
producing trust funds. II will also own the
Covenant Chapel situated in East Forysecond-
st. and the fund which will come from the sale
of the Church of the Covenant property AT
Park-ave. and Thirty-nfth-st 1t is believed
that the income from the property that will
be received from the Church of the Covenant
together with the additional income from pew
rents that will result from the accession to our
numbers will fully meet the increase in the
expenses oCcasoned by the union OF the
churches The work OF the church Will he
increased and the church will be strengthened
by the union of the two existing congregations
The Rev Dr.. Murray read the following
notice. which will be repeated on December
10 and Il:
Notice Is hereby given that n meeting Of
the congregation of this church To consider ana
act upon the proposed union and consolidation
between the corporate tons of the Prick Presby,
terrain Church in the city of New-Iork ana
the Church of the Covenant. and the agreement
and petition therefor will be held in the lecture
room Of this church on the evening of Wednes-
day. December 90 at o'clock.
At the Church Of the Covenant Park-ave
and Thirty -ffth-st.. the Rev. DR. J. Hall Nc
Ilvaine read similar notice, except that the
meeting In this church will be held at o'clock
1t was also announced that meeting of the
congregation would be held on Wednesday
evening to take action on the resignation of the
Rev. George 5. Webster associate pastor. who
is now pastor-elect Of the Church Of the
Covenant Nos 80 and 3l2 East FOrty-second-st
formerly Covenant Chapel, Of which Mr. Web
ster had been pastor-n- charge for nearly four
years.
Mr.. Webster preached his first sermon as
pastor-elect of the newly organized congrega-
ton in East Forty-second-st Yesterday morn
ing He made special address to the officers
and members of the new church. pointing out
their duties and privileges. He sketchod briefly
the history Of the Church Of the Covenant
showing its steady growth in strength and In
fuence and finally pointing out the hopeful
future spread before II in its new work
A church meeting will be held at p. m. De-
cember q, to elect board Of trustees Of six
members.