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DIR. vANDYKE TO STAY HERE
HAD DECIDED TO ACCEPT THE CHAIR
JOINS HOPKINS OFFERED.

day and Reasoned with Him, aud In the
Afternoon He Announced That He Would
Stny-Churoh's Work to lie Broadened.
The Rev. DR.. Henry Van Dyke OF the Brick
Presbyterian Church. whose determination TO
resign the passionate and become Professor NJ
English Literature al Johns Hopkins Untver-
slty was made known to his congregation after
the morning service yesterday. was reasoned
with in such fashion between services that at
the afternoon service he announced that he
would stay here.
The session OF the church had known for
ten days OF his decision TO accept the
professorship. but had kept the secret
well. in the hove, as It appeared, that they
would be able TO induce him to remain with
the church. Having failed In this. they re-
auested DR.. Van Dyke 10 announce at yester-
day mornings service u meeting OF the con-
greRation to be held In the lecture room OF the
church Immediately upon the conclusion OF
the morning service. In making the an
nouncement DR.. Van Dyke said that the meet
ing was called at the sessions request to en-
able the congregation to receive a communica-
ton from the pastor. and he added that he
would endeavor to have ready for the after
noon service. at which he expected to preach,
an answer. If one was required. TO any .action
the people might take.
DIR, Van Dyke then proceeded TO preach a
sermon upon faith. simple. sublims faith. its
value. and the iutility OF attacks upoa 1t and Of
forts to get away from that once delivered to
the saints to something more modern. He
salu that the only diHerehce between the hrst
century ana the nineteenth In the assaults upon
the christian iaith was that the first was
more polite. There was the same profound
Ignorance on the part OF DIRECTORS as to the
substance OF that to which they objected. and
the only difference between CELSIUS and Inger-
soil was that the former knew mora and wos
,nn,""i. 80 MI Wv 10
thing as a mania for knowledge. there was
such n thing as preterripg Swinburne TO
80
oh"hospeare . pFe'errins d niue nineIeehtn
century rei,Elon Oh one owh II thahkea
God for a church not founded in the sixteenth
t tvrr n,,b w i IO. r HhJs ~ u .h 10 o ohe 1f sor Uen-
s,ano ona ~ $40 90, ,,hioh o,,ttod pata-
stone or ana It, the ., same en ia' tn, when s guided tets5
benrts during the centnrias through turmoil
and trouhias
Give me On infinite arithmetic! Teach
me n divine language +" h, exclaimed "Tben
we have obtained"
AFTER tne sermon TWO OF .hFee hunureu Oh
the people filed down to the lecture room.
mnr,norr ohane, Xyh,ts Tho neon,S 80 q
To-. .nNo tne I'LL . .
meeting to be- called to order, they were silent
as NJ a fnnsro, With sou ercantions tbov ra'
as az unetu ~ low. N.en''ohS un.s 9
to another, The clerk of the session. Hamil-
ton OdelL called the meeting to order and the
Rev. DR.. W. W. Atterbury. who has attended
| the Brick Church for q few years. was chosen
Moderator, Mr.. odel stated that a week ago
iaSe Fr'aaS. AZ d mee1ihs Oh 'he session whion
all the members attended. a letter vas re-
ceived from the pastor. a part OF which he
would read. informing the session of the in
closure OF another letter. addressed TO, both
practically DIR, Van Dykes, resignation. Mr..
Odell then read in a very sober voice. 1t fol-
" The Season ana Congregation Of the Brick Church.
pro Hs Penn fE Of En;c,ihs6 eau 10 ! er q tuntveffhl sy
-! ss5. Of / H2 i: n %;': ! PS T$'E il d e s,z 5'aS? % ,i e
Void Void. and He i is the hetr master Ell Of all T good 4" WORK. iHs
"Tbs question that comos 70 mo now IL sim.
pIv ! a ne o%u H"dio9H of |I trspsferrin 20 q The NH Rsayy i adj
nfnrsh Snt" ot M1[k n 0i d mp pasS "1m pa u rnrf Sen Gd.y
e anu devotirG myself j to IGa.'l lie in which Tiers
Snttt 20 Af mere ea ,Ter.y CON anu aid i erst io oo sn,fs ss ahu
I'M! light from ABOVE, / think that this is the
lasting service TO NV fellow men ~
'!The Brick Church, which have had the
ptlnieee ot serN.nE . siHteeh Syears' H. nov
IN nUi,rS wopt nnsdar dtodts bI.oSirg Invss
Grcught 4, o., thia hnrnv cnndition ,n1 vii
pconsn' IL 70 thls happy ronuiiion; anu WI!
a9epption for YOU all, I reaues 4 you tS unite
mi', ne ~ ~ aaHiAsInnE NE Tes1SteT'. ! nc way
tTaon tho Rri.s Ghprn6 ND mvssIy ar sn"h
tinve and in sirnh mnnnar q q nny Le "GpyanI
fdnie anu IA edGn n manner as may Ve CONVEX
mn "a nd ,9G f !" or ypTg w venrs n'eies's fa''"
'"'' - HENRY VAN DYKE"
En- a. UNI
me session. MI Vue!i SAID, mao. upon con-
siJeration. adopted the following, minute:
Two letters. one addressed by DR.. Van Dyke
70 the session and the other TO the session AMI
the tongregntiGn: having been presented 70
| the session at their meeting held this day. the
latter letter relHestlng that the Session Will
unite with DR.. Van Dyke In asking the Pres-
bytery, II the way DO clear. TO dissolve the pas
torai relation between the church and him
self
,.HeSHIred5, Thai the session cannot. comfy
with Dr. van DYKES reqIest For MIN 70
leave Woui4 seriously lny4Ee We onutcn: would
sPTsr ,re.Allops HatWoon DR.; Van Dyke and tbs
ohuroh Nh1ch have, now leated tor Nxteen
years with, unVarY!nH satisleot1on TO tho
churen; and. IA we, hope. U Dr. Won Ryke:
would be a severe, blow 70 the Church 81 large
| HORN in New YORK ma nlGpWnRra and would