New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-04-25
WHAT A CITY PASTOR SEES.
ITEMS OF PERSONAL INTEREST TO
CHURCH PEOPLE.


CHURCH PEOPLE.
The Rev J. F. Jones. a missionary OF the Ameri-
can Board in India has letter in The Congrega-
tionalist" this week. critcis.ng the work OF the
Salvation Army In that country. In speaking OF
tho number OF conversions reported In that land
during the last twelve years by the army ne says
that II they were added together they would reach
several millions. and yet 5000 he believes, wouid De
a generous limit to give the number OF SOLDIERS
in India to-day. Mr.. Jones adds: Having STUDIED
tho movement since It's lncipiency In India, am
prepared 10 maintain that, In proportion 10 the
money expended. efforts put forth and lives sac
riced no mission In the same time mas had less
success IN India than the Salvation Army. Ana
sion OF failure in their direct work Of converting
souls and attempt to abandon me sp .rIaa
that the General has publicly committed himself 10
conduet OF hs seteen, lii lines The re-
ligous scrupes OF al the peasants VIII oe
idols or our blessed Lord himself according to their
wish Thus distinction VIII De mage 5 De, 1891
m,de to CONVEX, the latter. The movement Is
thus. from its incipiency not a missionary e"'''
but a secular philanthropy
The Presbytery OF New-York Is still struggling
with the question whether the General Assembly.
the highest court OF the Church. should De repuheo
for It's answer to the question as to what shouio vo
done with Union Seminary students applying TO be
semblv enioned the Presby,ery not TO receive them
under It's care and this decision asc0rong n 20 ,n
committee Si 'H g, fhe Presbytery Three hours
were spent last Monday In the debate on tne .spv'
81 , and Voting are expected Monday What
ever decision is reached the matter Is iEey 70 80 20
NAY. next Assembly N"'1' '
Several Protestant clergymen met recently 70 ar
range for union service All the ciergyme" III
vited except one accepted the invitation or ex-
cusei themselves on account OF previous engage
ments Omittng the name OF the denomination the
following f. the reason given for declining 10 JOIN
IN this meeting: I'VE occupy the position that
tho differences in doctrine which separate other
churches from us not unessential and that
,rue Christian unity can only be based on unity
I'm doctrine and teaching. You VIII see that there-
by our position Is a totally different one from
that OF other Protestant denominations While We
believe that the Lord hath HIS own In every
communion. and that II is by no means true or
our Church. ultra ecc.es!a nulla salus.' we yet
hold the opinion that outward union with those
with whom as organization. confessing body
we have no unity OF doctrine. cannot be entered
position. and. therefore. must refrain from such
uniting by such retaining without malice. with
w sTon to the OF truth o G.
we apprehend IT. confessng such truth May the
and more OF our fellow Christians will be united
with in confessing this whole truth"
The exposure OF Dr. Morgan for preaching
sermon which he wrote from memory and the sub
sequent exposure OF DR.. Lee. who exposed DR..
Morgan who Is said to have copied verse in
a class ode at Ya.e from poem written some
twenty years before have caused more merriment
I than the seriousness OF the matter warranted.
An unconscious plagiarism came to the writer's
notice some time ago A man who to preach
for a brother minister unable to keep the APP
ponment. but sent the sermon which he would
have preached II ne had been present 1t read.
however, due credit being given. and afterward
copied and the original manuscript returned TO the
author with the statement that copy had been
made. The copy having been made on the preach
er's regular sermon paper It was paced uncon-
sclously In the barrel" but unfortunately no
Endorsement made showing the authorship OF
the document. Some years afterward. desiring to
preach from certain text. a sermon was FOUND
written upon the verse In question. The sermon
carried to the pulpit and delivered without even
the preacher knowing until some time afterward
that II not his own sermon. In this question. as
In many others the Quaker poets injunction would
not come amlss:
BY all thy natures weakness
Hidden faults and foles known,
BE thou. In rebuking evil.
Conscious OF thine own.