Evening journal., 1899-10-02
DAY OF RECREATION
Enjoyed BY the Members OF
the Pau-Presbyterian Alliance.
FAMOUS MINISTERS PREACHED

'AeAN@AO~f - A~ANf - 4 - W An NAO0-
ERAToR OF SCOTLAND, WHO
TRAVELLED WITH LIVINGSTONE
IN AFRICA.
Washington, Oct. 2.-There were no
sessions OF the Pan-Presbyterian Coun-
ell on Saturday, the day being given up
to recreationr- The greater part OF the
delegation took advantage OF the spe-
cial excursion 60 Mt. Vernon arranged
for them in the afternoon. The steam
CIR River Queen was chartered and a
number OF Presbyterian laymen ac-
companied the clergymen, OF whom a
Photograph was taken at the portlco.
At In the evening the Council re-
ceived for an hour In the CorcOran Art
Gallery, the receiving party consisting
Of Rev. DR.. Wallace Radcliffe, pastor oil
the councils meeting place, the New
York Avenue Presbyterian Church;
Messrs. Radcliffe, Rev. DR.. j. Mar
shall Lang, of Glasgow, president OF
the Presbyterian Alliance and Council;
Rev. DR.. Y. ID. Mathews, OF London,
general secretary of Alliance and Coun-
Gil; his daughter, Miss Mathews; Rev.
Ia W. IL AAOnNAAof Vi ulAdutlUuIhr
American secretary of the Alliance and
Council; Mrs. Roberts, s. II. Kauff-
mann, president OF the board OF trus-
tees OF the Art Gallery, and Mr.. Nc
Chesney, a prominent member OF the
New York Avenue Presbyterian
Church, who presented the guests
Nearly 1000 people entered the gallery.
but the receiving party were able to
meet only small portion OF the
guests, who divided their time between
the clergymen and the works OF art.
SACRAMENT OF THE LORDS SUP
PER.
The sacrament OF the Lords Supper
was celebrated yesterday afternoon at
o'clock in the New York Avenue
Presbyterian Church, Rev. DR.. Lang
presiding and administering the bread
Rev. DR.. James Stewart, of Lovedale,
South Africa, and Rev. DR.. Sample, Of
New York, moderator of the General
Assembly OF the Presbyterian Church
Of the United States OF America, the
cup. Elders for the distribution OF the
bread were Samuel Smith, NJ. p, OF
London; II. Charters Mcpherson, of
London; Wellesley c. Bailey, OF Edin-
burgh; Robert Russell Simpson, of
Edinburgh; Hugh Steven, of Glasgow;
John Smart, S. S. c., of Edinburgh; I;
Hon. Judge Forbes, of st. JOhn, New
Brunswick, and DR.. j. Sherburn, IL.
ID. In the administration of the cup
these elders assisted: John w. Foster,
of Washington, d. c.; DR.. w. G. Gray
Chicago. H.: James Wilson, OF Wash
ington, ID. c.; Hon. Henry II. Swan, OF
Detroit. Mich; DR.. S. J. Collen, OF Hol-
land, Mich; S. L. Stahl, of Fort Smith,
Ark; F. Wolcott jackson, of Newark,
N. j., and Bailie Alexander Murray, of
Glasgow
Practically the full quota of 2S0 dele
gates were present at sacrament. in ad-
dition to as many of the church COM
municants as could find place in the
galleries and the rear half of the nave.
Washington pulpits OF evangelical
denominations were enriched, to adopt
a city clergyman's expression, yester-
day morning and evening by the pres
ence Of council delegates. Among the
notable sermons Of the morning we're
those Of Rev. DR.. Lang, at the New
York Avenue Presbyterian Church, and
Rev. DR.. James Stewart, who knew and
travelled with Livingstone in Africa,
and is a pioneer in South African mis-
sion work. He is also moderator OF the
General Assembly of the Free Church
of Scotland. DR.. Lang's text was Ephe-
slams, /, 1928: "And hath put all
things under his feet and gave him to
be the head over all things to the
church, which is His body. the fullness
of Him that filleth all in all" He said
in part:
The church, as Christ's body. is one
We do not need to pray that it may be
one. For this Christ has prayed, stand
ing before His Father when the shad-
ows of the passion and the cross were
on his soul. Do we suppose that the
answer to this prayer Is deferred to
some future millennium? No. In q
/ sense deeper and fuller than any which
belongs to the surface, all who abide In
the word of the'Apostles are essentially
and verify one. A glimpse of this unity
is afforded in the assembly of repre-.
sentatives of churches in all parts oi
the world, diverse, yet with a common
type, and in the distribution Of its
members to-day in churches Of varying
hues, even without the Presbyterian
there is a hand pointing to a still widel
and more catholic unity-that which Il
as the Gulf Stream in the ocean, tenn
pering, making wholesome and holl
the climate Of the actual church.
Standing as l do to-day, a son o
Great Britain, in the capital OF tn
United States, what can / desire NOR
than that through all its wonderful ex
pansions, its progress and its perils, 1t
magnificent opportunities and its grea
responsibilities, the heart of its citizen
ship may be ever true to the vision o
the city Of God, which lieth fou
square. True to the noble past and tn
nOblest prophecies Of the future; tru
to Him who is head over all things q
the Church, which is His body.
A MISSIONARIES SERMON.
Rev. DR.. Stewart preached in tn
Metropolitan Methodist Church,
which President Mckinley is a PEI
holder. The president attended morn
ing service alone.
DR.. Stewart said: 1T has perhap
been expected that should, as a mi:
| sionary from South Africa, preach
missionary sermon, but / shall spea
to-day about Him at whose cOmman