New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-09-22
WHAT A CITY PASTOR SEES
ITEMS OF PERSONAL INTEREST m
CHURCH PEOPLE

noon. The prospects to new students are va
good. A feature Of the ssmnary's work ,h,.
year will be the sociological studies carried on BY "a
students under the direction OF the faculty. A NJ.
lessor is at the head of each committee TO y,ns,,.
tend the work The society is known the Upo,
Seminary Society for Christian Work, and directo,.
professors teachers. students Of the seminary ana
friends of the institution eligible to members,,-
The object of the society is to enlist the students
Christian work, TO distribute them in the drers,.
departments of the work, and to give them s,cs
practical counsel and training may be needed
The departments Of work in which the students ma,
engrge are the places OF pastois assistants genera,
or special service in churches or church cnane.
work In city missions, settlement work. work in
benevolent institutions In public charities or IN
any other Christian work which may be appropr,a,.
Each department OF work will De in charge OF =
special committee and the chairnen Of these sew.
era committees, in conference with the president
Of the faculty will be charged with the responsibl.
ity OF distributing and assigning the students to IN.
different depa rtmens OF work. The charmen OF IN.
committees follows: Pastors assistants ID,
McGlffert: service in churches and chapes DR.
Francis Brown; city missions, the Rev. W. A
Brown; settlement work. DR.. Briggs; benevo:en. IN
sttutions DR.. Vincent
Funds for the Deems Memorial Chapel a, Prohip.
ton Park are steadily growing. The committee Of
which H. W. Doremus. Of No. % Broadway. is chair.
man. has secured G,5D ana hopes 10 nave S,OW by
October t. Or. Deems gresly interested In
Prohibition Park. except the name. and 1t hs
very strong desire that the name should be changed
What a splendid memorial the managers Of the park
could erect for that sturdy friend Of temperance and
friend of humanity by making It the Deems Park
DR. F. g. Meyer who delighted the Mortified
audiences this year and former occasions, has
written in The Christian some instances Of HE
conference experiences. from which the following 10
taken: I'VE had some very happy and memorable
gatherings. Day after day ministers and people have
come with their Bibles and notebooks prepared get
al possible help from the Bible readings God has
met many OF them. 1t only yesterday that
minister knelt sobbng, beside at my bedside, az
he confessed that he had been preaching one thing
and living another: but there he gave himself TO 30
the bond-s.ave OF the Lord Jesus. Another told me
that he went away with entirely new conceptions Of
the treasures Of truth contained in Scripture. from
which he intended to draw in mis- future ministry
1t had been his previous habit TO attract the attention
Of people By sensational topics and he had actually
preached a course OF eight sermons on suicide Il
seems almost luilcrous that herald Of eternal life
should be so hard pressed for subjects Another
minister abou; 10 enter on a new charge, had con-
sidered the advsabity OF making an impression By
a course OF sermons FULFILLED and Cnfulhled
Prophecy OF which he confessed he knew next 10
nothing OF course / would not for moment infer
God in this country. but / am persuaded that mum.
beers OF well-meaning men have been led away BY
the thought that the people can only be interested
by sensational and topical sermons. dealing Win the
questions OF the hour and vying with the sunday
newspaper with it's startling headings. They 90 no;
realize that the religious and moral nature OF man
Is everywhere and always the same neS Ing sc WA.
truth which our God has SO richly stoTel IN SGlp-
ture. We receiving from every quarter tllhgs
Of blessings which have resulted from the recent
meeting and surely stream OF influence Wy! pass
in ever-increasing volume through the iaaa'
The loc, union Of the Young Peoples s0cs'y r, q
sonsry '' meeting in the Presbyteran church Fifth
ave. and TweIfth-s;.. on. Tuesday evening TIE
+ speer. one 81 the abies, missionary speakers IA
the world Perhaps no man has done any ,, more -.
pesay among y9pss people ne ,haH NJ Spss b a
a5 a. eh at afse meetings nave bn
Those who say that the poor will not work eve
Industrial Christian Alliance Building No. ~ ~
Beecker-st and get their oPinon tsvST more han
this great building did which contained pigs ana
other anima in addition 70 the Peeps wso Above
the swine with whom they shared their rooms NJ
Mllbury secretary OF the alliance, and MS coAeagues
aeee b 10 s b,bs f mn more homeke Estimates
were secured from the regular psn'e,s, -, a Me !,
perform the work The result has been more ,n:a
the most enthusiastic mission worker coud nOp hs.
the.e rescued men worked ten. twelve or sixteen
hours ami SS'T sS ami o GsE'
low further down. The DEVOTION and h.rol:n 81 :.
these poor men were touching IN ths M
man will not work. neither shall he eat ou, 'n.:
who are trying to relieve the poor must s3 pToy
employment for the men who are "i-nS % WON
Tho American Board has c:ose4 its books e, q:
year with debt OF s62s S. Although me dsss
stl burden and an ncreaslng ony @ IF thp.s
for the previous year and the nss , Tbs
less hfn a2r the ,h ysar m Ta NTH dtb Of nearly
co.. The recsgs from ON al sources o ysa are sS were
expenses for iss. were ss 2s2 IS less than in 1893
Mhfs nnTy Wat H saS board H needs i. s
income in order % carry on rs woTS Am Re
received The policy OF the board Is such now nM
all friends of missions affiliated WI II can T TS
result is largely due the splendid sensras9nip
the venerable Or Siorrs The anrnn HleT on,eb.r
the board VIII be he'd in Madison. WIS IN o'''0'''
TIL. legislature OF Massachusetts, last winter az
the Unemployed Professor DAVIS R. Dewey 81 PIP, a.
Massachusetts institute Of Technolosy is Ths ot1sr
and W ibs BARI "a are Day "a
Haven Perham The commission mas pe'h IN h.
s ss,es a isi is now in he wes 9s aiken mu.
testimony that Is really valuable no rO ma.
s chnes tho heT nd"x Of chcap labor from W proy,
and the business depression ,hroushou, tne r.
have affected the Ives Of the wise-'at ,is, ~ "a
expected that the board vii, make pre- maaaiS -.
port to the Legislature IN December anc LEA rSbsn
nor by March l. when the solution or me pl ~.
vii he Outlined in a hill TO be prepared by ihe I'm
mission
The Presbytery Of New-York will hod rs NM
,rsc,,rc for the seq son on october l. az ~ & M =,
me chapel Of the First Presbyterian Cnurcn; g., he
,,aeks Ter the Synod Of New-Nork vi nes' ~ ,hs
sama church on Tuesday evening. ocoDef IN.Ls
It shv,srian Union VIII give reception % me 49,,
raes 10 the synod in the Mads'n Square Concern
Hall
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