New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-02-19

BERNARD Pl-rTG~
Bernard Peters /, an Illustration II successful
minister hcc )inins a ,t mor" successful editor. lie
/, a native Of Germany. having BEEN born in Ducrl.
helm IN 1-21. 1cn he seven YEAR Id Dis
father cmgrlt'd 10 This country and mad" Lis hlm"
AT Marriott ohio. Iicr' the youth grew up amid the
nGucuccs o. the frontier civilization Of That line" ARD
& idied law while serving clerk. Brfor, hr wa
admitted t. the bar he decided upon u" ministry -
hi, pIofc>-ion II" -tndicd theology at tln. Clinton
Liberal Institute i'm thi, state. and Va, ordru'f f.
the TniNcr-.>i ministry in -. ili- fir pi,inrar
vas in ID" second Iny'r~ali,t CuTcn Of Cincinnati.
and 4 fine structure wa, erected IN the hr,i year .
his ministry. In l-5G M.. Peter. ,,d TO hr,o.
yn, having accepted a call TO- M soul nycr-l-t
huIch. Wniir he w. serving th.r" tL" VIZ hroi.
OFT. aul hi, earnest and paiiiolc sermon ai'u-'i
much interest. III, had work -rrl, u,ly impaired Ai
health. and In pcs Of Improvement h" accepted
call 10 Hartford. Conn. While preaching There h'
was persuaded to give nj pm 10 IN" Hartford ?is
which had been mad" Republican newspaper t. sid
Tie candidacy Of General lawcy for Governor.
After willing editorials Tor several months hr
-ncd rom the ministry 10 become odgDr lu-clirf
Of tac paper. Anc: Two Year, in mi, po,itou IA
newspaper changed hand. and Mr.. peter, resigned.
lie preached for period a. ptnn,y lvJnia. but h-
health gave Wv a:ain ana D." returned to Brooklyn.
WAc:r hc secured Dob. first Interest iu ia" Times"
The broadcnne of a." policy Of tn paper Wa the
rre' effect and after Nh Ic'cr, obtlu"D confio! it
ceased TO be- merely local organ and made 'h"
entire city II, h,h since wd"ucd To include al Long
Island IN tl. advoclcy OF Republican principle
the tone Of the paper ha, aiwny. been positive and
g. hla stood for d." best ntcrr-i ~ the cts at large
In the memorable campaign 81 la b. Wa oui~ph %
in support Of Mr.. Elaine. and maintained steady
front against the MuEwump d"i"c'i 3D. li Champion
Ing the Interests Of IN" proposed me-" niios' I.''
broadway 10 New York The Time" did much Co
,i.n fine legislation necessary lr This great I'M.
provcmon Of that part of the city aud tA, uptown
region TIE Time has Ii, home near ih' nt'T a.
the end Of Broadway but when the Now birds" is
built # viii erect a new home near ihc "Hii"nc" to
H. The substantial prosperity II the paper Aa- -''H".
u, i,crn,..d sine. Mr. Peter, became identified VIII
Il. A'so'l"''H Win "" j" - ~" '''
w., -, ,, rno,,,. p Peters Mr.. P,t,r,', civ
, b. in I,.-,vr and IL. -rond- his summer, 10.
a charming rural region IN Northern Connecticut
anon, tbc Iitcb0.ld hills lie Is II forcblc and
""''"e , ,n Ia, h..n heard ON many pub
! lie occa ions
a.. p.n,,t,,c,, General Committee
Inv "''',H " ,t,o,,, ,co,, thc noisy
"'' -. ,u. ,,,., historical Hall. II
-, ,,,., tho nrennc nf the General com
~" 80, !, .,.oi,ll, lively hut the fact that
"' .,. nr.sid,ug for the first time ana
ne" ch'i'""" ""' - ,, -, ,,,r, oucu 10
some '"'"E1 -" ,t,r,,i. oppo.itlon among
criticism sure" w ',,,,, ~ assert their
'ie i"'""''N - -, ,nou,.r # was the assertion
ne"'S III ,at ,h ,cr.i,rv lied which created
OF 4" III y, .,c 40 several men shouted that
'h' "''' ,'.co ,i oss.rtiou should be- cj"ctei.
the m'" - ,,ro .xcited members was mar
ana Il Draw ,',r fd.na. There was another
rowly av'rcn ny w. 80, ,., If fine meeting and
scene OIL c'"'"'''' an,,,rv might have been pulled
III" chairman """ " Wv i'm, had not hastily ad-
from me pih'o'"' a, r,c,lI.d 70 the older Nom
ionrn"d. l"'' ,, -, the committee a dozen
bcrs the HN'N xichols nrc,ldcd over II.
years AGO WIZ" ' ' ,a. ,han ot Jaw and Fulton
Tn, place OF h't''"0 W." ,,hors yverc about to
ats and one hG' - " 80. ,,rn.d oH and pro
come 10 blows. "h'n -" ,, II il sof,. TO say
c"edihg7 WIZ ,.u u,l not again be rented to
that Ils'of'', '
pohucai co''" 49,, ,,con,o OF the meeting of The
The mo'' P' a.. ,,e, ncok /, likely 10 BE- inc
EPpuoh'"i nlzation movement outside oil inc
pushing III Wv ,h maturity Of that body prir'
general coh'ui'' , oyer for three months by
tically pu' '"c ' J., ,r committee To be ap-
referring to an ''. an pl,n, for reorcanlza lon.
pointed by the 'h''' '| NAT rcp,r until April. AMI
This Subcommittee WI" ro,,inc ia put tn. plan
1t will taKe uh'h ~" ,t n.ration TIE committee
recommended mo ,c,io, district org mutations.
must report In 1AV.i w., t IN Instruct I'm favor Of
but the majority oc'iu' ,'na conventions from the
representation In no,'" :" fsvor Of nboli,bng the