New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-04-12
WHAT A CITY PASTOR SEES
ITEMS OF Personal INTEREST TO cpt,pn,,
PEOPLE

ITEMS OF Personal INTEREST TO cHf,pc,
PEOPLE
The recent resignation Of three pastor. IN 49,
city-Dr Stimson. Of the Broadway Tabernacle. n.
Tyler Of the Church of the Disciples, and N. D..
Theodore C. Williams. OF All Souls .Un,ssrs..
Church--preserts fine opportunity for ou,-of,o-.
ministers who wish to try their hand at CITY s,o
ates. Probably every minister outside OF New.Yort
and most of those here, have sermons based NM,
the text: Goodness with contentment ia era.
gain" ard yet 1t is safe to infer that there will ~
a large number Of men whose names will be "ca,.
fully considered" with their approval before th.s.
is to receive $4,000 for three years work in liz
Broadway Tabernacle the church giving him a
years salary with Its vote OF 40 to 100 on ths
question of his remaining their PASTOR will TEMPT
many man TO seek "A wider field OF usefulness
and other pastors In New-York as well Womb
doubtless say to him that Pau.s remark about god.
illness and contentment ID applicable In the nine
teenth as in the first century.
The Rev Franklin Gaylord has accepted call n
the pastorate OF the Congrega tonal Church abova
the Harlem, where he has been preaching for yea,
or more. Mr. Gaylord is a son-in-lsw of Dr. c. s.
Robinson of the New-York Presbyterian Church
and was for a time his assistant: Previous to hi;
ordination he engaged in Christian Associs,
ton work in Paris
In speaking Of the change OF commanders in the
Salvation Army THE Congregationaist' says ed
itorlally: 1t may have been effective military
discipline which led Mrs Booth-Tucker to obey the
command of her father. and come to this country
leaving behind her sick seven weeks old baby who
has since died without a mothers care. But 1t was
the poorest kind Of religion. The mother who thus
abandon her child to the tender merces OF Others
to go on a mission, can preach no Gospel strong
enough 10 counteract her vicious example. And this
leads to further questions. whether any sort Of
army discipline Is best calculated 70 develop obedl.
ence TO ones own conscience, without which tben
can be real Christian life.
Among the many good institutions designed 10
benefit the children Of the poor in this city 10 the
Children's Country Home In Westheld. So important
has the work become that 1t has been decided to
purchase property and establish permanent home
At the annua, meeting last Tuesday night, held In
the Baptist Church. at which Mrs. V. o. Burts pre-
sided IL was announced that besides raising the
money for the necessary expenses tor the year W.
has been secured toward the $3.50 needed Tht
managers must have $4,000 In cash by May l. In order
TO secure the property. leaving mortgage Of 600
al a moderate rate Of interest As New-iork chil
dren are principally benefited by THIS home net It q
interest in this work Any clergyman in Westheld
or in fact any business man there VIII be glad to
1t is expected that the Fourth Avenue Presby.
terrain Church will receive into membership to-
day twenty Ave members. not counting those whe
are received at its two chapels. where the con-
muniOn service is also ODseTNel III. jun N
Davies has been preaching very effective sermons
this winter to steadily Increasing audiences.
A writer in The Outlook" presumably Dr. Brad
ford Of Montclair. says in reference 10 scotch
preacher now in this country: Professor George
Adam Smith. Of Glasgow. who reached New-Yort
on the Steamship Majestic. April !. comes to Amer
lea to lecture before the Johns Hopkins University
upon the Hebrew poets He Is also 10 lecture q
Chautauqua in July so will spend several months
our country on Easter Day he preached tn New'ioi
CITY Professor Smith stands In the first rank o.
Biblical scholars and is Of the most eloquent
preachers In the Free Church to-day. His wntnu
on the prophets especially upon Isaiah. brought
him into great prominence some SIX or seven ysHau
ago and since that time his Historian uepytaPy
or PALESTINE has be al published after his travels
in the East Professor Smith Is a man on the SUNNY
side OF middle iife with a warm, genial, sympatneue
nature loving his fe.low-men ana human i Sv" s"m
onshp with intensity that is not arrays , Som
bined with what Is called scholarly TASTE. ny.
who have had the privilege or listening W ~
preaching (the first seven OF eight years 81 ~ w.
ing the man. appreciate the combination OF spi,"uusa
gifts and personal charm which nave gamer los
him the place he holds In mems hearts frolessvs
Smiths chief contribution TO Boiical e. sS 49,
his lectures on the prophecy OF Isaiah. when pei per
haps constitutes the best commentary on .ma rrsr
10 be found in the English language MANY Ams 81.
cans had the privilege Of hearing MN eHytsrS Al
though boyish In appearance, ne IS ies'u VA w,
singular power-vivid earnest. picturesque anu ~
always scholarly and strong. No lecturer !om . uo
ton that Will be given TO Professor smith oy s.vss
who have the privilege OF hearing him. we ea'e ~
to him our greetings and hope that IN may y, an
seminares and cities he may be heard MOI oSn an an
the subject on which he speaks in Baltimore pyt =.
the various other subjects on which ne Is o"e W.
master teachers Of our time