New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-04-27
WHAT A CITY PASTOR SEES.
ITEMS OF PERSONAL INTEREST To
CHURCH PEOPLE.

ChO KIN IFOf
william r. Moody son OF Dwight L. Moody, the
evangelist. is to speak at the Young Men C"ris
tan Association, in Brooklyn. tomorrow afternoon
at O'Clock Mr.. Moody has been speaking through
cut the country with great acceptance. AitHoush
recently graduated from Yale College, ne already
occupies an important position a. the MOUNT Her-
mon School one Of the three four educa'Ioha'
institutions founded and carried on by his iather'
Between three and four hundred boys ana young
men, many of whom could not get an EDUCATION
otherwise are enabled 10 fix themselves FOR business
and college at this school. While interested IN al
OF his fathers work M. Moody gives MS spec!a
attention TO this feature OF Il. shor, time ago TIC
married Miss May white. daughter or Major WHIT
tie the evangelist. and they have erected me
house the beautiful, hill overlooking the Cohnec"-
cut Valley ard Northiie,d. the birthplace ana nome
OF d. l.. Moody. White in Brooklyn Mr. Moody VIII
be the guest Of d. W. McWilams, for many years
ono OF his fathers shameless; friends and a liberal
supporter OF the Mortified system TO wMch ne
contributed the largest building. known as Mar
quan1 Hal.
The Rev Dr. Thomas Douglas vii. preach MS
farewell sermon tomorrow evening as pastor OF
Romeyn Chapel In East Fourteentn-st., pe'"ec"
First-ave. and Avenue A. In addition 10 his dis-
course there VIII be brief addresses by the Kew
Drs Jesse T.. Forbes moderator Of the New-lorA
Presbytery: George l.. Shearer. secretary oil the
American Trac; Society; ". G. Slit secretary Oh
the American Searnans Friend Society; Joseph D.
Iampe, II. +. Sample O. w. +. Birch. David u
Wyile. Joseph Sanderson. J. }. Patterson ana
Thomas c. Wal. and the Rev John b. Devlns III
Doug as has been pastor OF Romeyn Chape! ior sew
eral years, and has done effective work IN he.'
where the peop.e do not attend church wholly lro'"
force Of habit. He has built up every department
Of the work and increased the congregations 'ase.!'
and done much TO stimulate self-support among tne
people. Romeyn Chapel Is a branch or 'he P"'n
Avenue Presby terrain Church OOr. John HAL 81 anu
lie are @ he church
las and his daughter, at Wellesley CoI'ese'
expect spend the summer abroad
The Rev John Hutchns OF the Middle Collegiate
Church at Second-ave. and Seventh-st, who mas
done excellent work there, will soon leave thls I'M
portant parish. lie Is the sixth downtown pastor
wao has found the pressure Of his work too e.eae
to bear and has resigned since January !. Inc
uptown churches do not know. and cannot prob
ab,y the tremendous burdens that rest upon indh!
OF these men who are face TO face with the Hos'
difficult problems in Christian work The sun
day service and the mdweek prayer meeting
which tax the time and enrgy Of the average mn
istrr IN city and country alike. are less wearing
upon the downtown preacher than the constant
drain upon the sympathies, ana upon the PuISe %
snirimal ~uid4nce. It IS an easy matter to say
mon hut when he knows that his refusal To
xfrSnt the request for assistarce-money or work
Tcop'e or the turning OF ;he family no the street,
his auvice VIII have ittlr Wesht WIN mn ~,
hardest thing in Sew York for hun lreds OF Worty
mon 10 secure IS work, ana THIS EFFORT disconraseHS
those seeking II much that GoSpc. sermons ID u
on ground il-prepared for their reception II, IN
deed the wOrkIugman believes, as some 90 not
thaf the church cares for him II Is id.e 10 pct
ure the streets paved with gold before congrG-
CATION containing those whose pockets contain ohiy
Ytckols or are empty even OF coppars; ! ne dc-
e.riptlon Of tho heavenly mansions u hcarl WIZ
greater acceptance when TIE people t'ol that th'F
minister cares something about the tenement
houses not always heavenly in appearance or III
character I'm which many OF The worthy worKihS-
rneu under present circumstances are required ~
,.rI ,nuch ~ their lives The tract societies
! cannot issue too many pages OF thcr eNes.lenii
literature but the moral OF ? tract IS rctneiost'
longer when 1t Is accompanied by food II inc iTSC
IL needed or with work, II the rather ~ idle ~
church that only for ne soul ana iorge'9 ~
coyrr.ug loses sight also % the example of hin
| "Who went about doing good ana WhoiA Inc
! common peOp.e" heard gladly.
Tho Prcsbvterian Union will hold rs ANNA
meeting on Tuesday evening at the ii0tel i,l "'i
! wick and give reception 10 the w ss,r - -
American SECTOR OF the Alliance or the i;eto,,,Is,
t'hur.hcs throughout ths world holding the iFS ~
h,,,rri1n system This occasion VIII nndoupte -,
hiring out a large and preventative asseItD.y a.
/ c'ujing ali denominations holding me frespy tv
/ ran system in this city. Among the speahcIs w
| Lr Warner Van Norden. president OF IN" non
| ard tho Roy DTS. T. W. Oh mDers, H'ctbe =
| W,t,brvs william Henry Roberts. Moses /,
| Jtora William Cochrane and Calvin ;. b.rHari
| The Moody Quartet Will furnish the music Ii,, u,
| The audience viii Join in singing the i4h''''a
| n,.tn