New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-05-31

METHODIST MINISTER'S TO DISCUSS HIS
WORK.
HIS METHODS ARE CRITICISED AND DEFENDED
Win vIGoK-FE,TCRES Or Ms EOk'
WARD MOVEMENT.

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The Rev C. u. lainan l. iir- pastor OF nir hlg
| ,h,r,h II T. a, big as all N"w-hork and ~ broad
| a. humanity Mr. latman prrarh"s s'iInon' before
,h. fo.Ight, Of the theatres and at ia" End oi the
service stand, front Of the hou'' and has hhd'>
| Welcome for ever, body. from the l""pl" III u"
family ,ircl Ia N. hoxold"rs. No" Tier" ere goo"
| Methodist, ia this town wl" brr," tina, sermons
shond not be preached In theatres. ana ina E"Np"
meetings are nj hone In chnprl' 'h"n III stores
MIR Y.tman says: Hut the people viii not come
fl, th, churches and III" Chaprls, anh lhN Scum !"
uh- to attend services ia III" theatres on sunday
Then aome Of the Methodist ministers shake ih"lr
h,,as and say: The people should come 10 the
churches: hy all means. they should come l" 'h'
churches" About six months ago The hrN.
MFR Mailman began a series of meetings In this
civ and introduced fcatur" ol church WORK
which he called ia" Forward Movement. IRE
yinls 10 this he Well and laNorLbl hh""h Il
AN evangelist NJ the suggestion OF hun''~r III
,r,nln.ni laymcn IN thi, city. Mr.. fnIinnn went
abroad and studied methods OF rNans'llSil' WORK
T., Landau rar,s and Berlin. He first Opened meet
,uy ,i ia. Mon s,iar,. 1hcntr" and other places
oi amusement IN this city I'll" services brcaInc rN
c-,iingIy popular. and are" crowds came I" near inc
preacher VIM stood under the drop curtain ana
talked Interesting monolognrs Instead Of 'oN"'i"n'i
..rm,,s large number ot prison, p'oirNN'i
chr,~,i,nIty AMI the latmau meetings "cr" At
tended by Inrgr crowd, ~ every service
When Mr. latman came to New YORK. Ii, explained
his method ~ work ia. members Of the Methodist
Preachers, Meeting. some Of the members approved OIL
lie. plan and did not. and IN" "plil"lI' oil "r
Two parties mr.. divcrging more widely every day
IN discuss thoroughly the work Of Mr. lniman aud
o,h.r phase, of the laor> Of the Church IN New York.
I'M, u.,bod,t preachers will. on June l.. hoIl
svm,,,lulu The subject will be- " Mrtl"di-m III Ill"
,Ity IF New.Norh" The Rev. C. McAnne>. "f larry
town. formerly of the Washington square 'hnrh, VIII
lead the discussion. The Washington square Church
and fla. Asbury Church are about ~ conN"hua''' rs
,h.r, seems to b. hardly room Tor TWO churches 80
n.nr together. II j. said that Mr. Mc\hney - DIS
nos,d tn criticize the methods "f Mr. lHtman. \
I,rr, number Of the converts oi III" Forward Move
m.ut" live dow ntown. Tar ut .,r p "h'r, OH June
1. Will be- the Rev. Dr. tcorec W. Miller, The Kew Dr.
Robert Crook and The Rev. DR.. Baker. BESIDES th're
vil Lee "A number other c"reym"n present Who have
views concerning cvang,l'iic work. There are many
vim think that the Natman meetings are taking away
prople from The regular chlIichrs' thereby increasing
the luryirns of the remaining members.
Wb.u Mr. Mailman began the work II was generally
under,to that would not found any church
orsanzaiioS bni would direct his converts TO chuiehe'
already established
.w,ll.- said Mr. Ya,man 10 reporter last
evening great many of these p"opl" would not
b. ot home In the regular ,hurches. II + hard Tor
Them to get acquainted. would not Tor Il moment
have, p,ople connected with these meetings VINO wo'id
a.. ,i bom, IA the churchc,. We shall found some
kind Of church body. In fact "" nave Nuch ="
or,,pizntIop now We have Pla-~e' conducted py
leader, We are trytrg I" keep these peop" To-
g.ther." .,. ~,
There wcr, Others who did not asr'" with "''
Naman's views. ,t
,t, l., night some al thr ministers ar"
a,,,fl If The lrui, of Mr.. >atman's Efforts ear DE-
r,.,., and others question whether or not Tue
.,,r,.,r, uov,m-nt' will have permanent results.
Tn. socnild Forward Movement wa ioun' u!
a number Of prominent nym"' ana Is under inc over
- ia, Methodist Church Among those IN
s'snv " I'm a nr, John ID. Stay back Iowlcs Colgate
,nhn = IIuyler and J. NJ. Cornell