New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-07-01
OFF FOR A SUMNER JAUNT.
MINISTER'S SEEK REST IN NEW FIELDS
THE VACATIONS IN CITY CHURCHES GRADUALLY
LENGTHENTNG - WELI~KNOWN PRhAOhh"'
TO BE HEARD IN MANY OF THE pULPITs
THIS MONTH AND Mex

| THIS MONTH AND NEXT
lust as truly as spring concentrates the young
mans fancies upon certain thoughts, so truly does
the average minister fee the city with the advent
! Of eun,rer 4 Washington pastor has written an
article recently decryng the long college VACATIONS
hu tho writer IS no longer n college student fer
| hans some professor president Will be moved 10
reply I'm an article calling attention to the posi-
! btv OF shortening the annual vacation OF the CITY
nreachers The month of August the od-tme
vacation season and still is for some Of the mission
n,stors Then July was added to August. because
| I, r,as found that the pastor OF a large cburch
Wooded more than two weeks in Europe In addition
| 4, his voyage there and back Then 1t was found
| n WAS too hot the first two weeks In september
| ,r tho reonle to return from the seashore and
mountains and ten weeks made the length
| Of the vacation and now. by not a few. two weeks
ar. taken from June because Of the extreme heat
| ~ the last fortnight Critical observers have called
attention to the fact that the larger the salary re-
! ceived by the pastor the more ne IS able to ac-
compish I'm short ecclesiastical year and the more
rest he needs to restore the usedup energy ana 10
! Law In a supply for the new year
| Iut no man works harder than the city pastor
| and no pastor takes q longer vacation than his
pe,ple desire him to have. While 1t IS true that
the vacation season IS eugthcning Of recent years
It Is also true that the larger churches OF every
denomination are providing more literally than IN
former wears FOR ine large number OF people obliged
o. remain in New-York through the heated term
Some Of tho ablcst preachers in the country VIII
h. heard In the New-York pupits before the return
Of the regular pastors in September
4 Tribune reporter has made Inquiries regarding
III. vacation plans Of the leading cergymen OF the
| CITY and the replies are given herewith
rRESrYrERIANs LCAvB GOOD SUPPLIES
The Rev Or John Hall. OF the Firth Avenue
Church goes abroad Ak usual Ills church VIII ho'
be- closed and DISTINGUISHED ministers VIII occupy
3 &c olg
Macintosh Purves and Peniecost
Dr G. If Parkhursi. 81 the Madison Square
church sailed for switzerland on June b. ana ~
expected lack 10y the FIRST or middle 81 september
sufficiently carly 10 please some ~ the city "hcals
lie Will divide the time between Nevay and Iermatt
TN, K-v ,.haunccy ". Goodrich. assistant pastor
Will occupy the pulpit IN August: the church Will
be- closed this week for cleaning
pr Howard Duiiled OF the "Old First Church
viii spend July and August IN the Cat'kilIs This
church IL never closed during the year and the pull
plt VIII be- supplied IN July by DR. " g. Sut' ot
IN. American Scamaus Friend Society; Or T.
Ealston smith stated clerk 81 the synod OF New
York. The Rev Joseph Grecnleaf. OF Washington
VILE Y !; Dr. " II Roberts. stated clerk of the
General Assembly. During August all the services
Viii b.. conducted by the Rev. thornton Is. ZEN
Held II the Presbyterian Board % Home Missions
| Dr puaeM writes. The Ol First is a church
II open doors AMI open hearts. and IL - In com
/ mission nfty-two weeks every year Al the GA
First there j, always somebody who VIII be- glad 70
see you. always opportunity for restiul worship
hour. always chance f'r You 10 DO good - some
holy else Come ana see
Dr Horny yau Dyke % the Brick church WI"
spend August ami a part of september with hi'
/ family in The quiet village ~ Washington Conn
/ The officers VIII supply the pulpit during pr van
! DYKES absence. Unul August Dr. van Dyke "iI'
| have charge OF the pulpit alone.
Dr Charles L. Thompson. ~ ~" Madison Avenue
! church. VIII travel IN the Western states part OF
| Tie tine clm,.ug near Lake Superior. The Rev
! George W Meal the assistant pastor. VIII have
/ charge q the services. Tho church will not be-
| closed. except possibly the Last two Sundays IN
! August Dr Thompson SAYS. our church is pros
] porous Ia every department. The free church plan
| works"
The Rev Dr. Wilton Merle Smith. % the Central
church VIII spend Iuly AMI August In cottage at
! Shelter Island. During July Or John Gillespie and
| Or H.rrck johnson ~il occupy he pulpit Inc
The H~v Dr janice Chambers ~ the calvary
Church wiii spend ris fa.'i.r IN Elt'l,ll p rni
| o.. taal.r of Ju.}. Tl. church ~ia b" open all
anmrr emitting thc evening service during July
pr Drai q Wit OF th. Scotch church. goes to
i.,. End hess. ',,, y f,r ,hc sason lie tx
| E~r pr jan. Mrl.e,I ~ scranton VIII preach
~. cbnrcb ali T.. .ia..-i an- sunday for renova-
! u'n Tho nov bu.lllng ~il probably ne ready ior
/ pr Roller, Russell Hoo'h. Of the Ru's'rs Riyer
/ sii- Church cxpccts - Dol. away July ANA August
/ spending Iart u mo tim go LIVER Can~'h The
August the Rry pr > ~ Hamilton. Of Louisville.
formerly 'he pastor 81 OBJ" Scotch Church Viii sup
| pl, th~ pulpit
pr. G'orse Alexander. OF 'hc ruiyyrr,i'y r.ace
Church takes his vacation nfirr me middle oi 'u y,
! MS assistant viii have c"ary' ana the church VII
tn Fourth At.nHe church viii Doe open In July.
city until August During r1. month e september
! II IS expected that Dr Arthur T. rerson viii
HPFI De- fs .fI soma
~ Dr Davies the Fourth Avenue church j. steadily
advancing. Increasing ln numbers and usefulness.
EPISCOPAL HEcToES LEAVE OPEN
CHURCHES
Dr David II Greer Of ST. Hartholomcw's Church
viii spend TIE suinlor In Fairfield County. Conn.
near NV Canaan. Nc church viii not De- closed
the services viii b. taken ia turn by different
| cl"-gymen Bishop Dudley ~ Kentucky. The Rev.
| Dr Mc,ir-w the Rev Robert e. Booth and the
Hov j Frederick Tacott There Will De- full
choir throughout the summer. br. Grccr's object
B is To- provide interesting and attractive services
+ durng the season when many OF the churches are
+ clos,d
Rev Or f. Walpoe Warren. Of the Church OF
| the Holy Trinity. leaves New York for England
on July 4. and Will return on or about september
| p The church viii remain open all summer. and
the assistant ministers. the Rev Mcssrs. NJ. g.
I Thompson and Marion Law. will be- ia charge The
/ orranist. Or Woodcock. Is making special prepare
lions for greatly improved music in the fail.
ROY Or. Morgan Dix. Of Trinity parish. Will
/ spend the summer az Wrshampton Beach. The
| clergy on duty at Trinity VIII occupy the pulpit
| Trinity Church Is open every day In the year and
all day long DR. Dix writes. My vacation does
not begin ht any particular time, and lasts until
! Il comes to end"
Dr w. II. Huntington. Of Grace Church Will
| spend July ana August a. Mount Desert The
gistant ministers VIII have charge. and the church
| building VIII remain open all summer The new
Grace chapel Building In East Fourtccnth-st. Is
| rapidly rising.
The Rev. Or Arthur Brooks. ~ the Church OF
the Incarnation. Will spend the larger part Of July
| and August a. his cottage In Mrnniqua, Penn The
| church Will be open all summer, as II always U.s.
Or W =. Kniusford. OF St Georgc's spent June
| ana Will spend July In the woods ~ New Bruins
| wick St Georges Is never closed. and the as
| slstant ministers viii occupy the pulpit. usual.
| Calvary Church VIII not be- closed. The Rev
L.. I'M h.