New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-05-13
WHATA PASTORSEESA AND HEARS
ITEMS OF PERSONAL INTEREST TO CHURCH
PEOPLE

| PEOPLE.
"The New-York Observer" celebrates TINS week i''
| SEVENTEEN anniversary, and besides lis reg"'h'
| edition reprints u fac-simile OF the first issuc pub
| lIshed on May II, 1899. For half a century "The
| Observer" and DR.. Prime were synonymous, Du'
Interesting as was the paper under the elder Prime
| no ono who reads 1t week by week now Will fall
to say that tho new Is even better than the old. Dr.
| Wendell Trime q son. and DIR. Charles A. stoddard,
sonin.lnw, OF DIR. Prime the Rev. II. NJ. Offord and
| Major Robinson not only keeping up the sub
y irs year S By year ar While Strictly conservative
| Tho Observer" Is not bgOted. and some OF Its
friends have been disturbed because IL has not spent
the last year or two in assang Higher Criticism and
those who favor this movement. The editors believe
| that they have work greater than that OF beng
a party organ, and this work they are doing grandy
The NcwYork Conference. at Its meeting In rarry-
town, besides giving $4,000 TO the university in
Washington, committed itself 10 the annuity plan and
It's retired ministers will be Independent in re-
ceivlDg necessary aid are the officers OF the army
who retire on half pay. This Is grand step forward.
In every denomination almost men who have served
the Church faithfully, often giving more for missions
and for church work than their income wonld per
NIT have been treated pensioners when ill-healih
or misfortune cOmpes them TO retire from the active
work OF the ministry. There those who think that
the Church shcnd educate its ministers regardless Of
the ability Of the candidates pay their expenses
That IL Is as honorable for them to receive an edu
'S ba nHe a, 10 ire Gee s dax "r y
interchange there would be danger that the church
which gave the best education would have all the can
didates, while those that had less educational facilities
would receive the men wnen graduated About forty
conferences including onehali Of ts Me,nocl't MN I'm,
slStenati0n Of supcannuated preachers. IL Is hoped
that before the next General Conference every an
nual conference will adopt this plan.
The May meeting Of the Christian Endeavor Local
Union will be held in the Madison Avenue Reformed
tLo
dress OF welcome Thursday evening; Miss wshard, Of
Indianapolis will lead the conference OF the Mission
airy Committee, and DIR. Duiield will make the
closing address The work in the city will receive
and DR.. Schaufller being among the speakers.
The Rev. W. II. Harshaw, Of the First Union Pres
byteran Church In East Eghtysixthst., Is preaching
a series OF evening on Foundation Truths
His topics for May q" Does Blood CIcansc?'
Does Man Live Forever, What OF the Future
Life?' and Heaven Hell-Which 2, Mr.. Harshaw
himself n young man, Is doing excellent work among
the young I'm his parish. lie Is also serving
me Presbytery as moderator with great ability,
his BROTHER now I'm Kansas did some years ago.
The Rev. DIR. Charles II. Payne, secretary Of the
Board OF Education OF the Methodist Episcopal Church,
had an article in Christian Thought" recently which
pleased the Editor OF Pennsylvania paper so much
that he has published edition Of 5000 copies OF
the article In pamphlet form for gratuitous dstr-
button. Dr. Payne says "a chain OF linked logic
As strong as that which binds the universe together
binds our subject upon the conscience Of the church
and the pulpit These links are: % The incontro.
vertibe fact that the liquor traffic Is the greatest
curse OF Chrisendom and a stupcndous obstacle In
the way OF the Christian Church. 90 This greatest
enemy Of man and deadly foe OF Chrst's Kingdom
Will only be conquered by the agency OF the Christian
church. CD The Church cope successfully with
such foe the liquor traffic only when its forces
are thoroughly misscd. a. The pulpit 1, the legti- !
mate and divlnely ordained agency the forces
OF the Christian Church. and to lead them on TO vic
tory IN this holy crusade against the liquor traffic J)
A united pulpit Will soon bring united church.
The closing lecture OF the Church Club series will |
take place tomorrow afternoon In st. Thomas's |
Church. when Dr. Theodore VI. Riley, OF Wisconsin, |
VIII discuss " The second and Third Councils OF Con-