New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-05-13
DIR. RTHUR,S PASTORATE
CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH MARKS HIS
TWENTY-FIFTH YEAR OF SERVICE.
BEGINNING OF A CELEBRATION TO LAST THREE
DAYs-EXERCIsEs COMMEMORATIVE OF HIS
WORK IN THE SUNDAY sCHOOI.-HIs-
TORY OF THE CONGREGATION
Under Ills CHARGE.

TORY OF THE CONGREGATION
UNDER HIS CHARGE.
The three DAYS celebration OF he twenty-fsth
anniversary OF the Rev. DR.. Robert Stuart Mac
Ar,hur's acceptance OF the pastorate OF Calvary
BAPTIST Church was begun at 10 o'clock yesterday
morning with a praise and conservation meeting
IN the churcn chapel. led by Henry c. Conger Al
II o'clock Dr.. Macarthur preached a sermon appro-
pirate 10 the occasion, and In the afternoon cxer-
c.ses held in the chapel in recognition OF the
pastors relations with the Sunday school WORK.
Addresses made by those who have been
active In the sunday-srnool with i'm. Public SER
vices were also held in the church at in the
evening
At the II o'clock services the church was COM
p!etely filled. The rostrum and pulpit were deco
rated with lilies, roses and palms. DR. MacMthur
was assisted by the Rev DIR. thomas Armliage.
the Rev. Drs. Frank Morse. John i. Calvert nal
sey Moore the Rev :. b. Willis the Rev. DR. T. j.
Morgan the Rev. b. w. Barrows, the Rev Henry
c. Veader and the Rev. John Love. special pro-
gramme OF music was rendered by the choir
Dr. Macarthur In his sermon spoke OF the growth
OF the church and the work accomplished during
the last twenty-five years. lie said In part;
Life Is measured now as never before. not by
time. but by deeds. standing today as We uS
al the close OF this period ~ twenty-five years oi
comm.ndabe rhnrSn wSrn VIE MA house To- the work
% God. Here there Is no sham pre'en'e OF N''s-
the selling OF pcws In the house ~ the Lord
ia not 10 be found here. There are great churchcs
ln this city where pcws are sold III me open mar
Lr, Ike any other property. rms rhnf'h belongs
10 God I'm that { II free ~ debt It's conservation
was deferred until II could be dedicated 10 Goa
free OF morigaHe
Or Macarthur added that the church should have
an endowment fund % AZ least $1,000 TO continue
Ia the cou,s. ~ the work already begun lie said
tina, the chapel at SlNty-eigtthst. and the Bonle-
ward needed many improvements and expressed
the hone that sOLe would at once start me
elrts for II with $1,000 lie also dwelt upon the
work OF the baptist churches IN the interest OF
the Chrlsi.an faith and sad that calvary Was
among the foremost In missionary ana DeneNoleht
work ri home and abroad. But, he said, the rich
men should remember the church generously anu
M, do as one Baptist layman had done. leave
100000 to his family and only So"O 10 the
church. . ,,,,,
Every seat was taken again In the evening. VIII
tam If Isiacs OF the Executive Committee, pre-
sIel There were prescn; also on the p'1t.orin me
Rovs Henry G. Nedier James NJ Bruce. r n
Morse and Daniel Altman. DR.. Macarthur usl N
cred IN. opt ming ascrpton and the KEY br. JOLT
Hail OF the Fifth Avenue Presbyterian CnufSn'
made a brief address DR.. Hall Is neighDor OF ~,
Nlc Arthur and attended the anniversary services 10
show that a corila feeling exists between the bap-
49, and the Presbyterians He congratulated Dr
Mac Arthur his long and successful pasiorate re
Congratulated the congregation that II was ,he.
privilege 70 have such guide Then ne spoke apout
sshh,th observance cOntending that the reNehtn
nortion OF a Christians time was not too nluch u
slv. 10 spiritual affairs involving an ETERNITY. 49,
"1'he anniversary exercises Will be continued UiiS
evening and tomorrow