New-York tribune., 1896-12-13
WHAT A CITY PASTOR SEES.
ITEMS OF PERSONAL INTEREST TO
CHURCH PEOPLE,

Thousands OF people in this city. Brooklyn and
other cities who have been attending the Moody
meetings In Cooper Union during the last five
weeks. glad know that there Is to be another
series of meetings held in January. and especially
pleased to hear that DR.. f. b. Meyer. the London
preacher is to here In February. No speaker at
the Northfeld conferences is so popular as DR..
Meyer excepting always the host. Mr. Moody. DR..
Never like Mr. Moody breaches most searching
sermons Entire separation from the world. a
Christianity that recognizes no possible alliance
with the world in thought or deed. Is hard doc
trine for many receive but that Is the Keswick
teaching which Mr. Moody ard DR.. Meyer accept
and preach and If the people do not like it they
have their alternative. There is lowering Of the
standard to please the multitude no compromise to
draw an audience. Indeed. this rightly Is carried
to such an extent by the evangelist that he Is some
times carried into positions which he would not
approve in others, and which Re does not assume
icy toward the Sunday newspaper, In 'hicago.
twenty-five years ago. and he does not recede from
that position by so much as IA hairs breadth. In
his opinion the paper issued on SUNDAY IN any city,
onlv and that continually Taking that ground he
Is easily led into extravagancc OF statement with
r,dcmios 70 those who know the facts lie enjoys
the criticisms which his wholesale dcnunciatons
produce. and takes them as an indcation that his
Searching sermons have struck home.
DIR Burrell and the ministers who appauded his
bitter and unjusthable attack utoA the newspaper
as an institution at the ministers meeting last
Monday were less sxcusable than Mr. Moody, for
,h.,, admit that they read the paper published on
yesk DAYS while he asserts that he never
sunday paper Preachers and others who pass
criticism and Justly. upon those who attack re-
igion and the Bible without having studied ethe-.
should see TO it that they DO not commit similar
error DR. Macarthur said wiseiy that the whole
saio Remuneration reacts upon the man who does
notltake the trouble to exainr" ana discriminate.
~. .I,po Ia, ,i,s.
this fail has scarcely paraXl in religious effort.
. man Of limited education but filed with a single
,houpht-the leading of men 10 Christ and keeping
them faithful to their profession-he has power
that the schools cannot impart The great throngs
that have gathered in the busiest hours ~ the day
week after week have hung on his words as II he
were a very ambassador from The hing o. Men
No man can the results OF ms preaching as
Mr. Moody them. and not be pleased that he Is
used TO help men and women to higher planes OF
living: but no could be more humbe man he.
His most earnest prayers are for humility for him
self and for those who are engaged IN tnristan
work. The story Of his call TO rnEase IN evahgeis-
tic work is thrilling. With every earthly reason 70
continue in business in chcaso he t,t nat h, he
time to religious work; For months ne struggled
shared with OF his mission teachers VINO led all
of his class accept the Saviour. answered all OF
his arguments and he gay up c'erysh'hs 10 Uoni oe
not exchange his position for any throne some OF
on any one OF half a dozen thrones in Europe to-
day what could be done for Turkey.
The Salvation Army announces the programme OF
its Annual Eastern Congress this week thus Two
Days with God" The meetings are be held
Monday and Tuesday. Two meetings will be held
the first day in the Army Building. in West Four
t..nth-sf when "Chrisfs thriStianity-l's Puri-
IL" will he discussed and one meeting In the same
place on Tuesday with the ~, ming meeting in car
negic Music Hall with this topic. "Christs Chris
tianty-lts Fruits.
A preacher very much In demand at present is
the Rev d. Sage Mackay OF Newark. He preached
last Sunday in the Fifth 1,venue Presbyterian
Church 10 DR.. John Halls afternoon audience and
It is said to two committees from city churches
who are thinking OF him as their pastor. The Rut-
gers Riverside Presbyterian Chur, has called him
once or twice already. and its officers are unwilling
TO accept a negative answer The more unwilling
he is TO come the higher the salary offered 10 him
Rumor has IL that the very hattering offer OF
ST. pDO has been suggested. Another church COM
mittec. from tn. Broadway Tabernacle with a fine
pulpit and fair salary to offer Is trying TO rll the
place held long and 30 honorably by DR.. William
NJ Taylor and more recently by Or Henry 4.
Stimson. Mr.. Mackay IL Reformed Church pas
tor now but the transition to a Presbyterian or Q
tional pulpit would not be impossible II the
call were loud enough.
The Evils Of Pauperism' are TO be discussed this
winter In the United Charities Building In series
OF conferences to begin next Tuesday with Drs.