Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-06-26
PAYING VERSUS PRAYING.
What me tHec, Is IN New York Pres.
bytefianlsm.
Dr. Chambers says the Paying Church
L. Most Popular Meeting OF
the Presbytery.

New York. June ss.-Rev. James
Chamber. who has just ,calgncd the
paHtoratc Of Calvary Presbyterian
church. said In his farewell sermon
that Prcsbytcrlnniam was on the
verge Of "a serious question In the city
OF Now York. The church was begin
ming to be looked upon In the light of
O paying Investment The paying
church was getting more popular than
the praying church. The people were
too much inclined to subordinate the
real aim
In order TO provide for the districts
that could not support church he
thought the Prosbytcry ought 10 raise
a fund Of at least iiOO.O 10 rndow par
ishc1. lie believed something ought %
be done 60 elevate the real purpose Of
the church and that the spiritual end
should dictate IT, policy,
I'VE have gone through our cNperi-
cucc here because there has not been
a sufficient constituency 10 maintain
rsbyterlau organization" said Dr.
Chambers. THE churches must 20
where the people nre, and stay there
hrd cave the people. / stated that this
locality was Inhabited almost entire
ly by people of another race. l want
10 say now that certain rabbi told me
hc could buy Tor his people 10 10 20
churches n satisfactory price was
arranged, Al least ave offers have
been Wndn Tor this property. Whom we
send missionaries among the Jews We
must put up the money. We cannot
work Among them any other way.
"rhcre IL another element that has
a wide Influence In this church. The
discussions u the Bible have had
mighty influence on the people. Their
faith has been undermined until II
has reached q state ~ Indifference,
Doubt has been raised ma 10 the very
subftructurc ~ the Christian faith.
This has made the task Of minister ten
Dr. Chamber said that II was with
dcep regret that he rellnuulshed hlH
paatnrate. The church win be sold Tor
500 600 for synagogue and tho pro-
seeds devoted 10 missionary work
MEETING or THE PREsBYTERY
The New York Preabytcry will meet
today fot tho purpose Of finishing left
over business, but the case Of Prof Nc
Glnert wiz not be touched upon, The
proabytcry at lta last meeting, acting
upon the message from the general as
sembly regarding Prof McGineTts al
legged herctlcal work appointed a COM
ulttrs o. Investigate the charges and
To mako report thereon. This commit
leo was instructed 70 report not later
than the November meeting, az nothing
further will be done In tho matter I'M
IN tho summer vacation; Il n not like
ly that any developments viii take
place until thon. The investigating
body has not MS yet mot ana az most
OF the members are now away from
tho city, 10 u understood that the In
quiry viii not begin until towards fan.
II ~ rumorcd that Or. Mc0inort,
rather than face the notoriety Of a
trial for hereHy, win leave the Prcshy-
terrain church and jpln the conErega-
toual denomination
Or Robert 4. Sample, however, said
hc doubted n Prof. McGinort had any
such intention
"The professor" he said, TN his
works NJ n h historian, ana M I under
stand. did not advance those writings
ns being HE own personal opinion,
That much I think was made clear In
his letter 10 tn general assembly, but
OF course until he appears before the
c0ntnlsslun h ~ Impossible 60 say
whether Or McGincrtH belief differs
with the orthodox faith OF the ircaby
terrain church
Aithourh the commission a. stated n
hnyo Teen formed of strongly cpnHer-
vntiyp members, II " apparent from
Dr. Samples remarks that the exam
iuntlon VIII not be conducted In any
preiudiccd or narrow spirit