New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-09-20
DIR. JOHN HALLS SUCCESSOR.
TALK OF CALLING THE REV. DIR. ~UR-
VFS. OF PRINCETON.
SOME MEMBERS OF THE CHURCH THINK TWO
PASTORS SHOULD BE cHosEN-DR HALLS
BODY TO BE BURIED HERE.

Church the body Of the Rev. Dr. John Hall
will have its final resting place in this country.
The idea was held by his friends and by those
to whom he had ministered for so many years
that his body would be buried in the old Gods
Acre. at Mount Norris, County Armagh, Ireland,
where Or. Halls father and mother and many
Of his ancestors lie. But late yesterday after
noon William Irwin. the stepson OF Dr. Hall.
received "a q message from Mrs Hall saying
that the body Of the dead pastor would be
brought here for burial. The body Will be con-
veyed across the ocean by the Cunard Line
steamer Etruria which leaves Queenstown
where the coffin will he taken aboard, on Sep
tember % The Ftrura is due 70 reach this
port on October |. 1t is expected lat Mrs, Han
and her two sons. who are with her in Ireland
will take passage upon the same steamer no
arrangements of any kind have yet been made
looking to the fitting reception Of the body. or
for the holding Of the public memorial services
which the members of the church have decided
shall he held The committee appointed I per-
feet the preliminary details Of these services
will confer with Dr. Halls relatives here In the
next day two. and will subsequently meet
and complete The necessary arrangements. Or.
Hall will be buried in Woodlawn Cemetery.
TWO PASTORS MAY BE CHOSEN
No steps In regard to the selection Of sue
cessor in the pas'crate Of the Fifth venue
PRESBYTERIAN Church will he taken until after
the funeral is already evident to the con-
gregati1n however that the task ( choosing
minister who Will not only be worthy Of the
standing Of the church but who Will adequately
meet its pastoral requirements, VIII be ore OF
considerable difficulty. SO much is this appar-
ent TO the members that the opinion Is held ~
many that the interests Of the church demand
that two pastors shall he appointed. II is not
only good preacher that We desire explained
one n the highest official members Of the chuFcn
yesterday 10 Tribune reporter but one VINO
also. like Or Hall shall be pastor OF his hocK
in the truest sense Of the term. ~ " w-f OF by
nulnit orotory that Dr. Hall held the affections
of his congregation. II was Or. Hairs practlce
~ r,tnelo with his people in their home circ :.
20 advice them IN their dificuti' and to con-
solo them in their troubles Whenever. for in
stance our late pastor visited a home ere
death I'd brought sorrow. his sweet. kindly.
unaffected disposition and his cuiet. earnest
words of sympathy and hope would always
hiring consolation 20 the hereavad family. HIS
people will never forget those things. ana Tor
that reason they will not be content NJ mn
,s,er whose sole ALLEGATION is his preaching
DR. Hall g-ew up with the church and un-
derstood its needs and its people. and II VIII pe
A somewhat hard matter to find one man ca. -
hle Of doing all that Or. Hall did in MS par!' I"
The CONGREGATION. however Tor The mos palt
recognized that 1t Is prooaJIy eHPeCtlte &
much from ono pastor that ne shaIl ), 80,
hlgh-clasS sermons every sunday diu ~
vote every weekday 10 visiting his paF1sniohe'S
Therefore the possibility is that the cohsl eso
ton sill decide 10 have Two p"S.,tYn',,,ng the
whom shall have the faculty OF hl'lut'ns 80, ~
r,urely uarOcnIal work II the clurch III 'he S"'"7
lines as It was carried on by DR. halI. ,,,,..,,
Undoubtedly to great extent me .vt
prevails In the cnurcn community ''n' ~ =, ~
occupant ~ the pulpit shall be man "ho w IL ~
be capable of holding the 'ongresa''oh ~ - g.
a. much b' his personal minis t'n: ,.fn 49, ma
tluence As by the SOuudneSS ~ ms uyt'' ~ a.
49, mimi 1ratorv As an eXemplihcaton OF
their meaning II has during the last iew ,, MaVns
been frequently pointed out oy many -, ,..1
10 the church that while Or HAN was ~
what might be called strong pIeacnet' Nrl -
thoroughly had ne earned thN ane'uohs - '.
fock purely by the interest ne ever names
In their welfare. that wher he resigned MS PAS
orate in the perod Of Jew days near! a tho4-
sand out Of a total membership OF ABOUT tWel'c
hundred signed an appefl 10 MN " ,,'', no,
thar resignation BY perhaps the sTedl ma
t1rifv ~ the congregation II is desired 'n+' l. l.
man similarly capable OF drawns me neiI'ueI >
10 him by his personality. VINO snaH 'r ',t 80,
10 as n paternal adviser as we'll as doculhi'
,e,cb.r shall succeed Dr. Hall ~ the same
time there is an element in the churon ANXIOUS
that i preacher whose force u u',TrdnVH IN III 'i.e ~
H..
which Tr Hall steadfastiy clurs. rI az tend 70
rouuIarize more widely than hitherto the fhth
Avenue PRESBYTERIAN Church
TALK OF DR. PURvEs.
While rroups of members declare for one or
another " the various clereymen who nave
preached IN the pulpit successive sundays
during the summer. II can be stated p"sitlFeIy
that there is no strongly defined movement IN
favor Of any particular one From time 10 time
hat Fha
cancv would be- offered 10 some particular
~ achcr More especially Is this true or the
Rev G. Campbell Morgan ~ England ana tha
Rev DIT PeytOn II HOge. OF wilmington, ~ T.
pevond the expression Of a few individual opln-
ions 4 preference for these men there was.
however ~ haas f.r the reports II al pres.
ont any forecast could be made as to the next
nastor OF the church. IL would be that the call
wiu he extended 10 the Rev. Dr. George J.
Purves OF Princeton University Nhen ne
preached in the church a Few sundays ago ne
created tho most favorable impression upon the
large congregation which attended and IN other
respects apart from his preaching II IS under
stood that he possesses qualifications 10 the Tx
ing Of most OF the members. 1t is said that the
wealthlest and largest part ~ the membership.
known as the McCoo', element favor the eX-
tending Of a call to him. II is not certain how
cy.r that pr Purves would accept the call II II
were offered 20 him. /; is remembered that he
relnaushed The pastorate OF wealthy cnurch
IN acc,nt his present place In Princeton Iniver-
ei,v md n ie thought by some n his friends
,hat he prefers deyoting his attention TO studies
rather than 20 undertaking the ministry Of a
church But in any event, as has been said. no
action will he taken toward hllIng The vacant
mimi until after the burial Of Dr. Hall. The
course that Will then probably be adopted Will
be the appointment Of a committee by the con-
eregation 10 pass upon the merits of one or
more candidates. whose names Will be finally
voted on by the congregation.
At n meeting of the Presbyterian Ministers
Association to which the Reformed Presbyterian
nastors belong Yesterday Afternoon In the
70 nth Avenue Presbyterian Church the death
or Or Hail was referred to. and committee
was appointed with instructions 10 draft SUIT
ohle resolutions Of regret and sympathy, to be
presentsd at the regular meeting OF the associa-
lion on Monday next.
Tho committee was made UP Of the Rev. VIII
con pbraner Of the Board Of Home Misslons
tho Rev Albert Erdman, Of the South Street
p-esbv.erian Church. OF Morristown. n. J.: the
Rav w Hathaway. general secretary Of the