New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-27
THEIR EIGHTH ANNUAL MEETING.
MEMBERS OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF
CHURCH HISTORY IN SESSION

The eighth annual meeting of the American So
clety Of Church History began last evening IN Ham
ilton Hall. Columbia College. The society mas
among its members some OF the most prominent
OF American theooglans terateurs and college pro-
fessors The list of honorary members includes
such well-known European scholars as DR.. Theo-
dor Brieger. professor of church history, LEIPZIG;
the Rev DR. Emilio Comba. professor OF historical
theology, Waldensan College Florence, Italy Bishop
Mandell Creighton. Of Peterborough. England; Ut.
Adoph Harnack professor of church history, Ber-
lin; the Rev. DR.. Alexander f. Mitchell, professor
of ecclesiastical history. st. Andrews. Scotand' III
Friedrich, professor of church history Jena, Ger
many: Baron Fernand de Schckler president OF
the Sociee de rHistoire du Protestantsme Francois
Paris; the Rev Dr. Henry WAGE principal King
College. oxford University. and the Rev Dr. carr
Heinrich Won Wezsaecker. professor OF church MS
tory Tubingen. Germany.
Among the active members present at last night
session the Rev DR.. Henry Matthias Boo,h'
president Of the Theological Seminary; Auburn "
Y; the Rev f. T. Corwin, Greenport, ~ Y; the
Rev. John Lewis Ewel dean Of the theological
department. Howard University. Washington, -.
c.; the Rev John Taylor Hamilton. professor Vi
church history Moravan Theological seminary
Bethlehem. Penn, the Rev Or. John Fletcher
Washington. D. c.; the Rev Samuel Macauley jack
son. the Rev. Walter Laidlaw. the Rev. DR. James
Meeker Laldaw East orange. y. j.; the Rev. Dr'
John Nlcum Rochester. y. Y; the Rev. Or. George
Norcross Carlisle, Penn; the Rev. Dr. Expert -
Smyth, professor of ecclesiastical history, AndoVer
Theological Seminary; the Rev. DIR. Charles COM
fort Tiffany. Archdeacon of NewYork, and Barr
Ferrie
After an invocation by Dr. Smyth. Of the Andover
Theological Seminary. Bishop Hurst welcomed the
delegates. lie said he had given great deal OF
thought to the utility of parish history He thought
it was a component part of church historiography
which ought to be greatly increased The Episco-
oiictc Ead
other denominations in respect to writing parish
histories and he enumerated several wel-Knowh
histories Of famous churches. He hoped that the
members would do something toward perpetuathg
the beautiful and almost forgotten life OF the carrier
period OF the Church.
The report Of the secretary DR.. Jackson sho"eu
an increase of eleven members. the designations OF
seven and the death of two ex-President Rhoads OF
Bryn Mawr College. Pennsylvania and FREDERICK
Douglass
The Rev. DR.. J. NJ. Ludlow, Of East Orange ~
J.. read the only paper of the evening olscussioN
of the conditions which prevailed in Europe pre-
ceding the Crusades. DR.. Ludlow said that Crusaues
were the resul; OF the brutal and warke character
OF the age shown in the loss of ancient art ana III
the degradation OF mental and moral faculties
War was the common business; fighting the com
mon pastime. The rising spirit OF chlvary was uue
not to greed OF god but rather OF personal glory
There altrustic spirit but strong egoistie
spirit was cvinced. The other condluohs were tlle
Impoverished condition of Europe the necessity OF
the papacy in making the world empire the Ma
hometan menace and the interruption OF the Pill,
grmages Drs. Ewe Jackson and Hamilton, and
Bishop Hurst participated in the subsequent as
cussOn.
Within the pas; year members OF the societies.
have published works as follows; The Kev; Dr.
Church,; the Roy. Dr. Baird, The Huguenots and
the Revocation of the Edct of Nantes; Bsnop
Hurst Literature Of Theology. Professor II. c.
Vedder Talks TO Baptist Young People
The sessions will be ended to-day with papers by
the Rev Waiter L1idlaw. the Rev. DR.. benjamin
T. Warheli the Rev. Thongs g. Johnson. the
his no ReN
ami George H. Ferries.
The officers OF the society are: President Bishop
Hurst: Independents the Rev Or. H. VI. BarI,
the Rev Dr. c. p. Fisher, the Rev. Or. H. +.
Jacobs. the Rev. Or. G. G. Tiffany; secretary, ne
Rcv DR. : y. Jackson: treasurer Barr Ferre.
councillors the Rev. DR.. /. W. Chambers. the Rev
~. !. NJ. Buckley. Henry c. Nedder. and Chancellor
raclfpu