New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-04-21
WHAT A CITY PASTOR SEES.
ITEMS OF PERSONAL INTEREST TO
CIU-RCU PEOPLE.

ITEMS OF PERSONAL INTEREST TO
CHURCH PEOPLE.
The Rev. John c. Palmer. who has spent several
wears in home mission work in South Dakota began
his work as pastor of Emanuel Chapel in East
Sxth-st last month being unanimously CHOSEN by
the people who worship there. Mr.. Paimer Is Il
graduate Of Mccormick Seminary. ana durIh6 inc
last year he has been pursuing post-Eradua'e
course at Princeton Seminary. He is beginning his
work with great carnestness and hopefuness ana
is heartily sustained by the congregations hha'uei
Chapel is a branch Of the University Place Pres
byterian Church, and has one OF the largest sun
day-schools in the city For twenty-five years 1t
was the scene of the sclf-sacriicng laborS oi inc
Rev Or T. Seymour. He followed by the Rev
ID. II. Overflow who recently resigned ana mas &c
cepted a call to a Brooklyn Church. Some ldea oil
the work necessary in this East SIDE district Is
shown in Mr.. Ovcrtons last report. where ne said
that he made 1850 calls in year and yet had no'
heen able to visit all the members of the chapel
For four years he did his best TO make the chape!
self-supportirG. but unable TO reach that emo.
DR. George Alexander, the pastor OF the University
Place Church. said in sermon las; year: Il hope
that Emanuel Chapel. like Bethlehem. may be pro-
vded with fund the income of which VIII at
least maintain the large plant and thus allow the
annual offerings OF our people to be eXpehued III
living work for dying men. | hope that the cry
of our Sabbath-school for room in which to breathe
and grow may awaken a speedy response. hope
that the church will not permit its jubilee to pass
without increasing it's endowment TO at least $780,
COO
Bishop Newman, who will lecture on Monday
evening in the Calvary Methodist Episcopal Church
in Harlem america for the Americans. was
a popular preacher when pastor in this city and
his popularity has increased If possible since he
received his episcopal appointment. The proceeds
Of the lecture will be given to the St Christophers
Home and the friends Of destitute little children.
whether Methodiss not, Will be interested in this
announcement.
The Pastor has been interested. in common with
others in watching the struggle between Street
Cleaning Commissioner Waring and the owners of
trucks who desire TO leave their vehicles in the
streets nights and Sundays. Aside from the ques-
ton of law, which says that they shall not stand
there unless they have license for that purpose.
the questions of health and morals are involved
though apparently lost sight Of in the contest now
going on The rights e women and children COM
PEELED 10 pass these wagons should be kept In mind
as well as the financial question II the latter is
TO be considered alone broader view should be
taken than that presented 80 far, and The owner oil
a wagon should be allowed TO stable his horse IN
the street beside lis wagon. and II he be Peder
few feet could be reserved for his vegetables left
over after the days sales. And If a man owns
three or four trucks or half dozen men desire
to do so. why not have awnings arranged over Inc
wagons and have them rented during ihe summer
months cheap clearinghouse? Surely II the
erence to questions OF health ana purity the widest
possible liberty should b. allowed
The closing exercises of the Stanton street Help
ing Hand Associati9n We're heId OF Inesbay cnr1
listen 70 mi, instruction Gospel hymns and in
sfrnctive talks add TO the interest OF the weekly
meetings. ON Tuesday T.. J: Ierrick conducted the
exercises. which included addresses by E!shop Pot
ter and the Rev G. Ba,eman, minister IN charse
of the Cathedral Mission. In addition 10 me ie1
plant from Mrs Herrck. which VIII not only
brighten her tenement home. bit also De piHaSat
reminder OK the interest manifested IL hgT Icr
by the managers Of the association Mrs fr'5crGN
V; Vanderbilt the president OF ms Toreny
was greatly missed by the women
4, the mission % the Fifth Avenue Presbyterian
Church at Slxty-third-st and First-avc, an inter
esting and appropriate address Sas mace on sun
Reifast 'I Ireland Mr. sinclair is prominent In PEI
fast as merchant pu6csPTJ dmIe T Rmlc a
though a decided Liberal In politics. This ne% ms i
sion OF the Fifth Avenue church is one OF me I'M
portant factors In the solution 81 the problem
how to reach the masses; DR. Han im an ea,ios
the people to remain In the neshDorhoo9 "hrIe
they live in order 10 exert an llIueht" Io sJ
among the people who do not attend chhifh. re
said iust.y that the churches In the lover Part
OF the clty could 10, be sustalnea n uo' heor r
Hall say anything about dismlsSing psr'3n on o.
his Fifth Avenue COMPENSATION 10 any %, M ,h sn
cially. spiritually and hnancauy, i,r""iS nc ne
part OF the address was omlti"1 ""Hb 10 '''o
The PRESBYTERIAN Union viii give reception -
the western American section OF INC N ii,,Han,I
OF the Reformed Churches thioushou' M on
Ioldfng The PRESBYTERIAN system. on -tpIli ~
he Hotel Brunswick. at p III. IL u ..hle' '' III
that there viii De large representation oh' az
the churches in Ncw-York h9dinY ,he r,g5ny
~ Goyerartrrs and those who formerly r"J"Iccd
in the term Dutch Brief addresses W De ,Sn
Gyonrscan section Of Dutch Reformed 'hnfch.
C:nnrge d. Matthews. OF London. general secIttary
o. Of the United States OF America tN9rhl'
secretary OF the American section Moses - i,osg
@sontb,. William Cochrane Of the Presbyierlan
Church IN Canada, and &C. > Germ@ra, s oI
from the secretary. f. \. Booth. OF 40 - East