New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-06-24
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. HEARS
ITEMS OF Personal. INTEREST 70 CHURCH
PEOPLE,

DR.. Charles r. Deems. long the pastor OF The
Church Of The SiraIge.s In niS city, the ionhder a""
president since It's organization of the American IN
stur OF Christian Philosophy, and the loyal friend
Of many hundreds of men and women outside Ills
own church parish, has just celebrated his golden
Wedding. The man who for more than half a century
has hec4 an interchangeable worier In the study, reach
Ing urge audiences through his writings Is now resting
for time in the home Of his sonin-hw, hafioh D.
Vcrdrry No. 145 West Sevcnty-siX,h-st lie Is SLOWLY
recovering his strength d his speech. ana r"'iH
we'll Informed r. garding the news Of the day. Mex
to hi, love fer his church .ian'S the IN tilnr' ana
several friends have cle'r'd ms heart 10y increasing
lis rndOwme. fund. During M ih's' he ms
received OF letter, from leading men. many
OF whom acknowledge their personal ind"b'cun'NN 10
lin as "A Clri,iian teacher. When the Pastor carr"
on him yesterday, DR.. Deem, said ial0 th,'
and an p Pc "S that i" is able keep that which
| have committed unto Him.
On the eve of their Summer vacations, ana W I"
a seeming disregard Of the summer heat the Bap l''
ministers will discuss :" The Min-t In Politics next
Monday mOr.tDg.
The following resolution regarding the Worlds
Fnir offered by the Rev. III. IT, e. Berg q brooklyn
WIS edop,ed on Morday by the PRESBYTERIAN Minister'S
Association which includes ministers of 'h' fre>N'
terrain Reformed Dutch. United Presbyterian "'
formed EriscopaIIan and Congregational churches;
Resolved That Ia view OF the ope'@hy OF 'Dc
Worlds Fair at Chicago on sunday, Is the coh'c'i
NJ the Presbyterian Ministers Association OF New
York city that special opportunity IS onrI in,r 70
lndivldual exhibitors to give significant tc'imo
,o the American sunday by closing their exhibits
on that day and that We earnestly r'c"nhlen" '''"'
Ia take such course
.Tne Maintenance OF the National Honor will
be topic OF several disconr>es In the p"'pS ""n
the next week or two. This Is the subject presented
nv the patrio Club. The committee making me
request regards this an appropriate unieiy Ill"
fruitful theme
Grant University has conferred the degree OF Doctor
NJ Divinity mon the Rev. Frank l.. wilson, pastor
Of the Fortyhrd Street Methodist Epscnp pr ih
Rev W c. lifting who breaches In llarle ana a
his friends think that the trustees Of iowafu 'oh'sc
are an exceedingly wise set of men.
John J. McCooh the friend of DIR. Briggs. but the
foe OF his theological system, has been mad" m
n n This week While approaching this new
degrce II IS safe to infer that the honor which ne
won in the Rebellion will bc the one by which he
will be- known ia the years TO come
AT the recent General Assembly some one asked
ex Governor Beaver. OF Pennsylvania wlch "'' n'
preferred, "Governor' or General. ilchhs up i"'
crutches which had leaned against the wall iooHhs
down at his one good leg ana remembering 'hahcei-
lorsy. Just twenty years before, where he Tell sio'
through the body sp0ttsylvania Courthouse. where
h. was struck by rife ball Cold IIarbor. where ne
was agaIn wounded; Petersburg, where shell eA'
ploded almost directly under his feet lhtictihs
severe wound In his side. and Reams station wher
In August 1sG4. he received the wound when ihdue
Il necessary to have his right leg amputated AT me
hin remembering these incidents In III, unlaiS "a
pertence the sturdy Presbyterian elder s'id H., r.
fectyely: Call me General, any one can WI" TIT
other honor
DR. John Hall closes article In line fT'spS-
terlon Bannerp on Puscyism To-day with state
mcnt which may he taken rs bearing upon Tue
questions Of religious interest now before the pup
lie. lie SAYS: We do not dwell on the extent 10
which This form OF religious thinking j. beng an
fused nor do we discuss the question whether !"
lends 10 Pomansm or-as Archdcacon Farrar thihhs
tn atheism and barbarisni. We content ourselves
with Indicating the fact that certain forms Oh 'a'"
ING endured not rcutcd not protested against ho'
guarded against. may have certain attractive ei"
mcnts I'm them may he commended by interesting
e.rncst and learned men. and yet NAV conduce 10
n condition Of things which every Intelligent lover
~ the Bible nav d.pore. and OF which thousands
may reap the bitter fruits. Pussy. whose orgnai
name was Ionveric. inherited the blood ana rao,-
tions Of the Hnguenos, but able learned ear rn'n
mud ntens, he he SOW'd sce0 inc crop rom.
wrich Is not wheat hut weeds and the growth OF
which i, creating Just and natural hhrin'