New-York tribune., 1896-05-14
THURSDAY,
MAY IA. 1896.
IN THE EASTERN DISTRICT.
THE REV. DIR. M'ELvEEN CALLED BY
THE NEW-ENGLAND CONGRE-
GATIONAL CHURCH.
HE IS ONE OF THE EXECUTIVE OFFICERS o.
THE MANHATTAN coNFERENCE-AN

THE MANHATTAN CoNFERENcE-AN
ELOQUENT PREACHER.
The Rev Dr. William T. McElveen. the present
pastor OF the North Congregational Church. OF
New-York, has received call from the congrega-
tion and society of the New-England Congrega-
tonal Church. in South Ninth-st. near Bedford
ave. The call attended at special meeting
held in the church parors on Monday night, ana
was unanimous. This letter read at the meet
ing from the Rev. Mitchell Bronx:
To the Pulpit Committee of the New-England Con.
gregatona Church. Brooklyn, n. Y:
you have thought of calling to be your pastor the
Rev. Dr. w. T. McElveen I should like to say
to note that this letter is entirely unsolicited by Dr.
McElveen or any of his friends Indeed, am not
While I should regret to have him leave this vicin.
heartily His church Is not far from my own, and
for the last three and half years have had good
he has been doing the most and best class Of work
of any pastor in these two wards. He has been both
shown exceptional ability in making a success Of q
difficult field has been leader in nearly every re-
ligious anc social reform movement OF Northern
New-York City; his pulpit ability has attracted to
his church what is, | believe the largest c9ngre-
ty-fourth wards His general popularity and his
friendliness to other churches and denominations
AS an entire stranger to you. a member Of an
other denomination. and as friend OF Dr. NC;
Judge of the man. l can assure you that. in my
opinion your church will be exceedingly fortunate
II 1t can the services OF the gentleman as
pastor. 49,
which have taken in thus addressing YOU ! am
'eSeyy'S%kk, Neew.York. May s. 1896
The England Congregational Church has
been without pastor since Christmas. when the
Rev Dr. Alexander Lewis resigned to accept call
to the Puritan Congregational Church. of Worces-
ter, Mass -. vi.
where he took the highest honors. He has been
pastor for six years Of the North CONGREGATIONAL
church church from almost nothing to fourshing and
prosperous organization besides paying OH Hept
$1,000 He has occupied the pulpit sndr OF tne nS Se%, bs.
charmed all who heard him by his powerful ana IN IN IN
seeVe oceps Of the Manhattan Conference and
is held in the highest esteem by his felow-pastors
A Committee including John w. Boylston. Samuel
Homan John Rayher and George Hoohh' asap, was ap,
him OF the CALL
CHARGE OF PRACTISING WITHOUT LICENSE.
Giovanni Cocciola. italian living at No. 47s
President-st was charged in the Lee Avenue Police
Court yesterday with practising medicine without
certificate. The complaint was made by Vincenzo
Meganne Of No. 573 President-st, who says Coccola
attended his family. Meganne brought the matter
before the Kings County Medical Society and DIR.
instrmenaI in causing the arrest Coccioas coun-
sci told the Court that the prisoner was employed
as clerk by South Brooklyn physician. he WIS
held in 81 900 bail for trial Coccioa has been twice
arrested on similar complaints before and was con-
vcted. Appeals have been made In each case
HE KEPT THE ORGAN-GRINDER'S PENNIES.
Justice Goettng in the Lee Avenue Police Court
Yesterday committed Charles Hanlon, pencil ped
Ier twenty-five years old. to the penitentiary Tor
three months on a charge Of vagrancy. Policeman
SCHNEIDER of the Thirteenth Precinct. arrested Han
lon Monday night. on complaint Of an organ-grnder.
who charged him With soRscting pennies ana refus.
ing 70 give them to him The organ grinder ana
Hanlon met in the afternoon. and Hanlon accom-
panied the grinder about streets and COL
fected the pennies When the hour arrived for the
organ grinder to go to his home for the night ne
asked Hanlon for the money. but was only laughed
at The organ grinder then attempted TO force It
from him. when SCHNEIDER arrived. The organ
grinder did not appear in court when Hanlon was
arraigned and the prisoner was sentenced on the
policeman's complaint. Hanlon IS said to nave
caused the police much annoyance at different times