New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-05-17
SKETCH OF THE NEW MODERATOR
DIR. BOOTHS Long PAsTORATE n THIS 'IIi-
HIS SERVICES TO THE CAUSE OF Re

DIR. BOOTHS LONG Passionate IN III"
HIS SERVICES TO THE CAUSE OF HE-
LIGIoN AND EDUCATION
Pittsburg May 16 (SpeciaD.-As the Moderator OF
the General Assembly DR.. Booth VIII De 'he cen
trail figure of the Presbyterian Church, not ohy
during the meeting of the Assembly In that CITY,
hit throughout the year. and his name VIII De per
petuated in the Assembly minutes uhtI i"' '"' :"
time or Of the Presbyterian Church as an "it"'
cation. DR.. Booth was born in o'N III .s.o'
and was graduated from Williams 'oHeSe J." i'"'
and nine yea. later from the Auburn Theoios'cai
Seminary of which his brother. DR. H'hry NJ
Booth "a n,w president. After spending some
months in Europe and the East ne s"''lcu Ill i'o!'
n V as colleague Of the Rev Dr. bemah' III 1900
he was installed the First presbyterian O""i0',
Of Stamford. Conn. In March, ls6l, ne was sr'"o'
over the Mercer Street Presbyterian Church III
New-York In the fall of 1870 after the reunion OF
the Old and New School churches in which ne hdn
taken part the Mercer Street Church uhi'eu WIN
the one in University Place. and he became pastor
OF the large University Place Churcn OF VIII" ~
George Alexander is now pastor. ana wh'h l. one
OF the strong churches OF New-ioih' a''""e"
downtown church.
After successful pastorate there OF fourteen
wears he resigned and again went anroau, ''
naming Tor some time WheE he returned u We"
York he was almost Immediately called 10 me
pastorate Of The Rutgers Riverside 'hurch' uP'o""
When most men would have retired from the min
istr, DR. Booth no, only built up a large conSresa-
ton on the West Side. but collected 'ne N"o"''
for the fine edifice on the Boulevard
Dr. Booth has always been an active worK"r' no'
on,v in his own church and Presbytery put IN eiu-
catona work as well lie has been trustee %
Wl.iams College for ncar.y thirty years ana Gl-
rector Of Union Seminary for long time resSn.''H
only because Of differences between that INSTITUTION
and the General Assembly Though MS ho'or''
father William A. Booth remained IN the director
ship OF the seminary Or Booth went out prelerr'"S
TO stand with the General Assembly rather IMAM
with the seminary He was the chairman OF t"o
New School, Assefnb.y's Committee on foreiSh Ms
sions and also member OF the f.A-SI''.g
Committee Of the Evangelical A.Aance. III i,vo''
was q member Of the Revision Committee app'iii' -,
by the Genera. Assembly in lST 10 IeN4s" the or
fesslon OF Faith the Pr.sby terrain tnuIch ne -
a trustee Of the Christian toAege 81 '"lHa y! az.
Ton OF which DR.. Il. G. Henry mas been liesli,n'
This college. started by Or. \. T. HoppeF IS cdf4S
ing IN the higher educational Work formerly con-
d,sceJ hv ths Board OF Foreign Missions. ~ whicA
DR. Booth has teen greatly interested t- tie "
tees OF this coiiege are prOHiiri IN ''' ''"'' -
Foreign Missions. -, 49,.
In his own Presbytory Dr.. Booth mas dohe mos
efficient work FOR a third OF century, Jew mn
excelng him In labors for the extension az tlr
pre- sbyeran Church in the city. over me c1ui..'
and throughout the world He was the VI, EZRA oE
OF his Presbytcry last winter ana took a 49,, IA.
feresf in the examination of the Mon seminars
Students who came before the lresiyieiy ;or IL
censes few weeks ago. Wne ihorouti III n..
questions no one was more kihDy 10 '"' ''''7
men themselves than he