New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-02
WHAT A CITY PASTOR SEES.
ITEMS OF PERSONAL INTEREST TO |
CHURCH PEOPLE.

CHURCH PEOPLE.
The Christian Endeavor Society will be fifteen
years Old to-day. IL born IN the winston
Church. In Portland, Me-. and now there are
more than forty-three thousand societies. with
about two million six hundred thousand members;
the number OF new societies reported nov Is about
twenty every day In the week. giving al average
OF about n thousand new members every twenty
rour hT r tgs r. soande says thai
there are more than three hundred societies In
London alone Germany Poland Bohem.a Russia is,a
Turkey. Persia and China arc sending constant re-
mnders OF the wonderful progress which the So
clety has made In these countries.
The venerable Dr Cuyer. OF Brooklyn this
evening will close the special series or SER
mors in the Fifth Avenue Baptist Church. on
The Contribution OF the Churches to Our Com
mon hr.sian Faith and LIE" with ono on The
Elements Contributed by Presby teriansm." Last
Sunday evening DR. Lyman Abbott preached to an
audience which crowded the building on The In
debtedness OF the Republic 10 Congregatonalism. "
pr Faunce the pastor OF this church. In which
pr Armtage labored long and so efficiently. Is
deeply interested IN all OF the social movements in
the city.
"Dr Dixon | consider 10 be the greatest evange-
list In this country without any exception" said an
eminent clergyman who had listened me brill
liant address of the Brooklyn preacher in the
Cooper Union Hall last Monday afternoon. Or.
Dixon had the large audierce completely In his
power although the people had been seated for two
hours when he began his practical words on
Heaven on Earth" More than his remarks
received hearty applause. especially when he
praised the work OF Dr. Parkhurst and others who
are making New-York uncomfortable for certain
classes OF people. Referring to the Oft repeated
mark that clergymrr should attend to their own
business aid let other people alone. that they
should I'm fact be angels leading the host OF Israel
the preacher said that when the Lord had to deal
with the Canaantes. instead Of sending angels He
sent hornets. Hornets. remarked the speaker. do
not drive men out of city. they simply make II so
his 0 to ras he
that there was vast difference between angel
dawn when IN" hornets Would Ii' oS around he
criminals and the men who did not respect law in
York. The eyansel!stc meetings which have been
going on for four Mondays. will now be held for
nye days next week at o'clock each afternoSn.
Wednesday, The God Man; Thursday. owner:
Diamonds" W. S weeden. Miss Upham and others
YIN sing Miss Anna Park WIN play the cornet and
Of pastors ana Christian workers in connection with
1t Is always question how many non-church
goers and non-church members are reached by such
meetings as those held In Cooper Union during the
week by DR.. Dixon. and on Sunday evening by the
Salvation Army and how many Of the great crowd
are really church members who leave their churches
In order TO ion In the larger and more attractive
service. Two answers TO this question have been
given to the writer within a short time. A genie
said & he did not b Se q
son in a thousand at the Sunday night meeting IN
most energetic pastors in the city and most .splr-
tually minded man was suffering from cold one
fur; her uptown than Cooper Union. Re went there
his church. No one can listen 10 tho singing OF