New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-04-06

client As the great organ ceased IS strains the
CONGREGATION bow ID. ana a Snort prayer was o.
fereG Slowly Or Cuyier arose. ard 10 CULVER
Ing voi,e began u tell of his experience as
minister Of the Gospel during thr LAST 1aif-ceni-
urv His audience seemed 81 Do fas mated hy
his eloquence H told them thar De re'oicci pee
cause re had led some immortal souls to the
cross u the cruc!heG son u God MS humble
testimony he said. that the highes, glory
Of the ministry Is 20 exalt the cross ~ Calvary.
and the highest Joy II nfe is 90 save The souls
Of feow-creatures
To-day would not s,oop - pick up mon
arch's crown" said ne In tones that SLED tae
great building with sound FAR sweeter than
any organ could produce. He continued as fol
lows.
the Christian sanciGaries .re tra-ra1i 49, - verna.
flowers and vocal Win juoi!ant songs ~ lraise
,nr compsnv win the hours heit the round c.ooe
with unceasnr ha,ie.ujahs 20 our Risen Lord
H9 -l-, asg o., .9y, .,. !. o MID praise
When chrs' olr Ga ty'.s . .n.,t'., .roa
T. ne my dear friends TBS is peculiarly golden
day FOR Il completes a happy haf-centlry IN ne
before ANNOUNCE nv Faster text. su1er me 70 al
lLde briefly salient points 20 ny lie work
dear Old pulpit. which was 90 long 20 = watch
tower over the best and kiniest u nocks ,
1886 I wa licensed preach nv ne Second Presny-
terry Of Ph iadepna II met n he Oh s;.1 cnurrh
town Four weeks afterwarf. w.th he dp.cma OF
Princeton Theological SEMINAR in my trunk. and a
considerable supply Of sound Frnc"tonIan iheoiogl
in nv head 7 started A, O'Clock in iae morning
for Wyoming Vale n N9rin.rn Pe'ns .., ma ma,
ciass.ss 49, W. ~s.-,it h- Shattered hcai.a
Nv aul.enc- was made up ~ INTELLIGENT God-fear-
ns iHFi'' rb VET frtgrarce ~ he clover
.faTr an my. -.
By October received call fror' the A,ue
church founded and built by thsi pr.nce = man
PATRON. Ny congregation vas sTia'.. aga mostly
composed Of shoemakers coa hinc.. saI ieHers ame
beginner in the front pews were ~" family ~ D.
Van Rensselaer, and near them sat very as
,nau sh,d philadelphia awe. Who |as n sur
aimed my sermons a. ne con rnTo'm i'n -trl -
ny Itre congregation. one hing ! .oon disc1y-
AID earnest sermons quite much - 'ao sarisrers
a AZ, - ei.ca,c iainty for me fas,'lous few
difficult enigma for acute .nieIecis alone 20 -lE"
masses n humanity There is no sreater delnsioH
man the idea that Highly educated piTisl..ar .l
n~cnching Nlv eminent Phiad@pn'a lawyer once
said 20 me u don't come 20 'lnt n 30 ia. r ~.
made better The fwo prime essentials Z" me AT.
simplicity IN presenting ne ',os.c am ~ n'"1 81
"a
- au,nor.,v gave ne word u encoAT@geinrht
Simple Rible truth made red 1oi VITA ...rp-e, h rs
so ., mis- agp' s. q hin prctcx' o. cover vast
deal Of arid phiosoph zing 10 ~" pulpit
prsHEARTENED At FIRST
az. Gre, wars work was very d!shear'en.ng as
. res,,,. and was foolish enough 10 think about
"ea.,or ,vav 20 Tarshish." Ny Master mercf'iy
bo,6ed me N BY a powerful revival which oes'h
suddenly In a litile prlyor-nee;ing' an" S"'"
wond.rfll descent u ne Holy spirit J nav. nv
seen surpassed N all my hAi-re', III hos six
~ man had learned during any SIX months III
the seminary ,.o ars, na.or of
.ah .rranzd Third Pr .slyiernn church OF ifeh,
a.. The walls OF that sanctuary ma 'i'ir,.
~ heaven The Church " MN ms - n,,ivad
with undinlinshed vigoI' aItIorE 40 a.. on nv
cyery sider. deacon anl liua,a.,, "as,orste
sweet halo u romance SIN myers W. ,-, a.,
rrenfon uSn.sry for OH a certain 7tDpl'" NO.,
here appeared y ;iy c,ns 10 be me Joy and
10. ~ NV heart and home. anf me cl,'i'
ppacious and unsehsh counsellor IN 49, hecved IN
- M ne | need not say that cav "'"'''' 80
~ doctrine OF predesi.nai don ever sHct'
WORK ~ NETWORK
ron, r-sr,on that same provi ien;iai hand led me
.S@ roy, stage Of rny life work. In the sood ola
,,.,a,,nad Dutch Church IN Markets. Newborn,
-. I.,cendan: from d Holland ancestry AN ~"
" -. snent seven happy yeas In churc" 'i''
-, ,,e ancient motto Of william the Sl;s". In
oac,,rolth on ito escutchs0ni ana So 80" sho-,
vorder Bridge without srateipi io'S Sfsre What
,yns % young men filed those s an ne,
d"v evenings. many Of "nCin nav nav, nrs ns,orv Of
uay 80. -, me commercial and RELIGIOUS HstoI "a
POSITIONS -" re glorious revival Of ISIS IN whi,h
Tthored daily sor six months made those o'u "s
ring with resounding praise, r,os. eventsu. one
TIP Tt uas a short journey, out most e'e'1 '''