The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-04
DR.. ABBOTT'S SUCCESSOR
GAN MACLAREN" MAY BE INVITED
TO FILL PLYMOUTH PULPIT.
Names OF DIR. GunsauIus and Others
MentiOned-Changes That Work
Against the Famous Church.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal
NEW YORK, Dec. 3-New pastors for
Plymouth are already being considered, if
not by the Plymouth pulpit committee. at
least by others. DR.. f. W. Gunsaulus, of
Chicago, is mentioned. So is Rev Dr. A.
II. Bradford, now of Montclair, n. J., be-
cause of his associations with Mr.. Beecher
and with Mr.. Berry, the latter chairman of
the Congregational Council of England, who
was in this country to attend the
Plymouth half century recently, but who
has since lost his health. Rev. Dr. Brad
ford was spoken of before Lyman Abbott
went to Plymouth. 1t is certain that Rev
John Watson, Ian McLaren," will be con-
sidered Dr. Watson is to visit this coun-
try in January for an extended preaching
and lecture trip, and one of his engage
ments is in Plymouth pulpit When last
here he was asked if he would come to
any American pulpit, or was he averse to
leaving England, and he replied that there
We're pulpits in America which he should
feel 1t an honor to fill permanently. The
predictions are made that Plymouth will
have as difficult time filling it's pulpit as
the Fifth-ayenue Presbyterian.
Some local conditions helped to make
Rev. DR.. Abbott prefer editorial work to
the pastorate of Plymouth Church. The
neighborhood in Brooklyn, where the church
is located, is undergoing rapid changes. 1t
was once the finest residence quarter of
the city. 1t is now coming to be the board
ing house quarter-the apartments of the
Well-to-do, to be sure, but no longer the
abiding place of the family. Plymouth has
found, as have many others, that the
boarder, however well-to-do, does not at
tend church or contribute literally. Year by
year the conditions around Plymouth grow
harder from a church point of view. Other
famous churches in that section, like that
of DR.. Storrs, suffer- Lyman Abbott would
not do pastoral labor. He was not 4ltted for
institutional church work. Something has
to be DONE not Immediately, to be sure
but within few years Churches in that
neighborhood, Plymouth included must
cease to be as they are, or cease to be al
together So Lyman Abbott steps out, leav-
ing a successful record benInd him. But he
knew when to quit.
Archbishop Chappelle, of New Orleans,
who is to start at once for Cuba and Porto
Rico as the apostolic delegate, says that it
will be his first duty to show to the Cath
ole population of these islands that he
comes with full authority to speak, not
alone for the Holy Father who appointed
him, but for the government of the United
States in so far as to carry the assurance
of good faith on the part of the American
government II shall tell these good people,
with all the emphasis at my command, that
while the United States has no state re-
ligion and can under its Constitution have
none, it is nevertheless expressly pledged
to protect every citizen in all his religious
rights, and to guarantee to him the fullest
liberty to worship God after the manner
which his conscience approves. / will ex-
plain to the Catholics of Porto Rico and
Cuba" he says, that they are safe in
their religious associations and responsible
tiles under the government of the United
States they would be under that of
Great Britain or of Spain" He furthermore
explains that the purpose of his visit to
President Mckinley was to tell the Presi-
dent these facts and to assure him of his
intention to do, as apostolic delegate all
in his power to influence Cuban and Porto
Rican Catholics to accept new conditions
with good grace and to have confidence
in the political promises of the American
government The archbishop who will re-
main the occupant of the New Orleans see
says he expects soon TO be named as the
apostolic delegate to the Catholics of the
Philippines. At any rate he intimates that
that was the last judgment Of the Pope
should the Philippines come into American
control.
The Southern Baptist Convention. which
represents the white Baptists of the South,
and the American Home Missionary Society,
WnlCn is Il perseverance, VI lHG DdpllSlS
North, have just held meeting of confer
ence in Washington, and agreed to divide the
island of Cuba for mission purposes along
the line of the famous Spanish trocha, the
Southern Baptist Convention taking the
western part, including the city of Havana,
and the Mission Society the eastern, inciud-
ing Santiago. Workers are to be sent to the
island at the earliest possible moment.
The international committee of the Young
Mems Christian Association sent one work
err, Mr. Henry Willis Mitchell. with the Sec
ond Army Corps to Cuba within a week, and
will send Messrs. A. L. Moody, a nephew
of Dwight L. Moody, L. NJ Kelley, n e
Baright, A. ]. Adams, c. w. Chaplin w. B.
Durston, II. A. Howell and A. r Wilson
with the Seventh Army Corps, which will
soon go to Cuba under General Lee.
The new American Bible is practically
completed This Bible is to embody the
work of the American revisers, made at the
time the present Revised Version of the BIZ
BILE was prepared. The notes of the Amer
lean revisers were printed. but not in the
text In the latter, the English revisers had
their way. In short. there was serious
difference between the English and Amer
lean scholars. The Revised Version has
never been popular in this country, and be-
vond the first furry at publication II has
never sold AS many OF the cid reVlsers as
are still living are at work upon this new
now about through As soon as every DIT or
their work is done the task OF putting IT
info print will be undertaken. SO great IS
this task that il is calculated that 1t VIII
be October a year before the American Re-
vised Bible is in the market. The style or
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