New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-07
NEWS OF BROOKLYN.
A SUCCESSOR TO DIR. HAIL..
THE REV. l.. MASON CLARKE CALLED ID
THE FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.

sprrcTrD Ey UNANIMOUS VOTE OF THE MN
pcrs ,xn OFFICERS OF THE CONGREGATION.
~ an unanimous ard enthusiastic vote tns
r,.rh.rs of N. First Presbyterian Church. on the
Heights las, night decided to extenh cal w W.
Rev T. Mason Clarke pastor or the Fa'h LEM a.
chur,b NJ Syracuse 20 succeed the fev Dr'
Charles Cuthbert Hall. who has been lhs'a''eu ~
rreslden. OF the Union Theological Sefnhai''
The meeting was attended b. about one hunnre'
and savcn,vdye members. who gathered to hear
tho roport OF the committee OF seventeen appointed
m Arr last to select a successor to DR.. nan Inc
committee visited different cities ana listened u /"
number OF preachers. Finally In May sup-con-
mjt,ce. having been told OF the Rev. Mr. Clarke.
went 10 Syracuse. ard as soon as they heard INN
decided to report In favor OF selecting him.
Another subcommittee heard him. and there was
lille hesitation in deciding to ask him to consider
q cali Nj Clarke refused TO leave Syracuse at
first hu; after a week or two George H. Southsr1
and others went again to Syracuse and asked MN
10 reconsider his decision. This lie did. and hnally
told tho committee that II the cal were unanimous
on the par, Of the trustees. the committee ana the
congregation he would consider l..
The Rev. Mr. Clarke IS thirty-eight years Oh. nc
was born In Canandaigua. ~ V in 1852 and az,
tended the old Canandaigua Academy OF WHICH, nnl
tered amherst in 1871 being graduated in $50 ~
49, he entered Auburn Theological seminary ana q
the Presbyterian Church al Wolcou. \. y, and
stayed there until, 1889. From there he went 10 tne
Park Central Presbyterian Church. IN syracuse.
where he has been ever since. His work there mas
been successful. and ho ~ said to be one or the
most popular preachers in the city. He Is OF
medium height. and has dark hair and blue eyes.
He il married ami has three children.
At the meeting last night the Rev. GAYLORD =
White presided George II. somthara reported for
the committee. lie said that President Booth; OF
Auburn Theological seminary. and Messrs' k,ggs
and hopkins. OF the faculty. spoke in III" highest
terms OF Mr. Clarke The latter he said cane ino,r 10
over the church and surroundings In closing IN,
report. the Committee Of Seventeen recommended
that the can 10 the Rev Mr.. Clarke he signed 10y
the deacons and trustees When the motion 10 ac-
cept the report OF the committee was put by the
chairman. the entire congregation rose. ana there
was 10 negative vote. IL was moved that Messrs;
Southland. Taylor Edgar and Stanton be appointse1
commissioners prosecute the CAL before me
Presbytery. and THIS WAS carried. and II was also
determined that tho amount OF tho new preacher :
salary should be fxed by the trustees and stated
In the call. 49,,
About 1900 was voluntarily subscribed for the
parish house fund Mr.. Southland, OF the compute
Of Seventeen. said that Mr., Clarke would prooapIy
preach In the pulpit Of the First Churcn on ctoo.r
Il. but that he would not move 10 Brooklyn oetore
the winter. ,.
The greatest satisfaction was expressed last
night by leading members OF the church over tne
successful elimination OF the work Of the COM
nliifre.