New-York tribune., 1893-10-02

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ines and furniture were free from debt and the
church was providing endowment, fund against
It's rltuaistic forms to run down, and had not
put faith in personal or individual doctrines;
tons from members of his church and others
during the day, coupled with wishes that ne might
long be spared to continue his SUCCESSFUL paStorate
DIR. ROBERT CCLLYER REMINISCENT.
lie breaches IN COMMEMoRATIoN OF THE
FOURTEENTH YEAE OF HIS rAsroRATE
INTEREST," NC RECoL LECTIONS.
The Rev DR.. Robert Coyer, the venerable pastor
of the Church of the Messiah, Thrtyfourth-st. and
Park-ave preached to his congregation yesterday
at the reopenng of the services for the fall and
winter season. In his remarks to his people Dr.
Collyer was full of anecdote and reminiscence He
has just completed the fourteenth year OF his pas
torate In the church. and he dwet In an uncon-
ventional way on of the incidents attending
his long and pleasant connection with the parish
He said in part:
'It was fourteen years ago last Sunday since |
came to you. AS meet once more in this place
where we have met in JOY and sorrow 1t Is, per-
haps, fitting that l should recall some OF the incl
dents connected with my long and happy associa-
ton with you. 1t has been my good fortune TO
celebrate than 200 marriages since have been
in this city. One welded couple went to Jerusalem
to live and others have gone into far-of lands
One day a man of seventy bade me to his wedding.
He told me he had fallen out with his sweetheart
in Scotland forty fifty years before, and had
come to America Hearing that she was still alive'
he wrote to her and asked her II they should not
make it up. She replied that she was willing, and
he sent for her to come to him. She, a woman or
seventy-two, was then on the sea, on her way 10
meet her lover. He awaited her at the pier ana
the scene / shall forget They were married
and went away happy.
But this case think, is the most remarkable
A
their troth twenty-five years before. They had
pledged 1t in the presence of their friends and kns
folk but no regular marriage ceremony had been
performed. In the mean time they had raised UP
family of children AS the time for the ceiebra-
ton of the twenty-hfth anniversary OF the union
of their lives approached the husband said to the
wife: What shall give you to commemorate our
silver wedding? To this she replied: There Is only
one gift beg for. l want to go to New-York and
find some man to say the sacred words that were
rot said ad &c. H Torss tba
good wife had longed to hear. Then they de-
parted to their distant home. 1880 miles away on
In conclusion Dr. Collyer spoke of the peaceful
and mt es @ haef CHURCH over
he presdes.
OBLIGATORY SERVICES DURING THE WEEK.
The dedicatory services of the new build
ing of the Lenox Avenue Union Church
near Lenox-ave., were begun yesterday
morning and they will be continued throughout the
week The dedicatory sermon was preached IN the
morning by the Rev. Allen b. Philputt OF the FIRST
Church OF the Disciples in Philadelphia, ana
brother Of the Rev. James Mllard Philputt pastor OF
the Harlem Church. special programme OF music
was prepared by Mrs. James Millard Philputt. AT
O. clock in the afternoon reception to the men,
bers of the church given and at $50 p M
interdenominatonal services were held, at winch
many of the prominent pastors in Harlem were
present including the Rev. Dr. James H. Day, OF
Calvary Methodist Episcopal Church; the Rev. Dr.
Charles DIV Brdgman, Of Holy Trinity Church;
the Rev Dr. Joachim Elmendorf, OF the First Col
Iegiate Reformed Church; the Rev Dr. William c.
Biting of Mount Morris Baptist Church; the Rev
Dr. William Justin Harsha, Of the Second Cole
eiate Reformed Church: the Rev. DR.. Samuel II.
Virgin Of the Pilgrim Congregational Church; the
Rev DIR. James Chambers of Calvary Presbyterian
Church: the Rev. Dr. John Hail. OF the Fifth Pres
byterlan Church. and the Rev. Dr. b. B. Tyler OF
the Church of the Disciples in West Fifty-sixth-
st. Services held also in the evening
Services will be held every evening this week at
o'clock. This evening the Rev. Allen Is Philputt
will give an illustrated lecture on Palestine Tues
day evening the Rev. DR.. William Lloyd. of the
Central Congregational Church will lecture on
Kingdoms and Gates: Wednesday evening the
Rev. DR. g. b. Tyler will give an address on Some
Signs OF the Times; Thursday evening the Rev
tel nan Church. will give an address on THE Met
ropolitan Church-Wnat Is Its Mission, and What
Should BE It's Method Friday evening the follow,
Religious Work. Mrs. Mary Annabe, OF Brook
iyn; DR. Martha C. Holmes. president OF the Har-
lem Young Womens Christian Associations; Mrs.
Margaret Bottome president OF the international
Order Of Kings Daughters
A SERIES OF LECTURES ON THE BIBLE
A series of lectures the Question, How Do
Know the Bible Is the Word of God?' was begun
last evening at st. James's Methodist Episcopal
Church. Madlson-ave and One-hundred-and-twenty
sixth-st by the pastor. the Rev. DR.. j. r. Price.
The theme of last evenings lecture was. How the
Bible Was Made and Preserved" DIR Price said