New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-12
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES MEET |
THE MANHATTAN-B BROOKLYN CONFER
ENcE HOLDS ITS MAY SESSION.
REPORTS FROM CHURCHES ALL ENCOURAGING
DR.. sToRRs SAYS WE HAVE BEEN MARK
ING TIME AND NOT MARCHING FOR


DR. sroRRs SAYS WE HAVE BEEN MARK
ING TIME AND NOT MARCHING FOR
wARD"-oFFIcERs CHOSEN.
There was a large attendance OF delegates and
other interested listeners at the May meeting OF
the Manhattan Brooklyn Conference OF Congrega-
tional Churches. held yesterday afternoon ana
evening at the Church of the Pilgrims, ReEnsen
and Henry SITS. Brooklyn Heights Devotional ex-
ercises were led by the Rev Fl. G. Miller. OF the
Camp Memorial Church. The service was closed
by the singing OF Dudley Bucks arrangement OF
Lead Kindly Light" by male quartet from
Redield College. South Dakota
DR.. George w. Brush. president OF the Confer
ence. occupied the chair. OF the forty-seven
churches forming the Conference thirty-seven re-
sponded, generally by both pastor and delegates
James II. Prentice. treasurer. announced receipts
OF sSS 81, with several assessments yet unpaid The
total expenditures were $3.50 9s. and Of this the
State tax members %Oe 81.
On motion OF Mr.. Jesup. OF the Tompkins Avenue
Church. Spanish church Of eighty members with
the Rev. Mr. Lopez as pastor. was admitted into
the Conference
At this juncture the Rev DR.. r. s. Storrs was
introduced. He laughngly referred to his place on
the programme being rather late for extending
a greeting. saying II like welcoming a guest
after the soup. fish and Joint had been served
He extended the cordial regards OF the church 20
that In most humanitarian and civic efforts for the
betterment OF the dependent classes or Of the
Government the Congregational Church had taken
the initiative the lead. He spoke Of the time
when he came to Brooklyn and the Church of
the Pilgrims the only Congregational church
here. The proportion OF the Church OF this bor-
ough TO the population still remains the same. al
though there are now twenty-five churches Of this
form OF belief in Brooklyn I'VE have been mark
ing time. and not marching forward" said the
speaker. I'VE ought now to advance. We ought,
In other words to gain upon the population-not
desiring nor endeavoring to crowd out other be-
lefs but dwelling in perfect unity with them all
Twominute reports from churches followed. All
were favorable. Frederick c. Condct reported for
Plymouth Church that the Bethel branch is soon
TO have n pastor in charge, as the Mayhower
branch now has. The Rev. ]. C. Wilson. OF Puri-
tan Church, announced that his church has taken
church hI at canarsie. composed Of coored people,
has almost paid off its debt Of 5000, and will
people themselves The Lewis Avenue Church
building is not large enough to hold the congrega-
ton. - go
Henri G4sr the
the following the secretary casting the ballot:
President, Charles A. Hull. Church Of the Pilgrims;
nue., and Frederick W Hinrichs. Plymouth: Re-
cording secretary. the Rev Horsce Porter Py ITS
Clinton Avenue treasurer James PITegtGs
p. Lyon. Central the Rev; Edward Payson niger
SOIL Emmanuel; Or. f. A. Day, Lewis Avenue; the
Rev w II. Kephart North Church, Manhattan
and Charles L. Mead, Broadway Tabernacle Aud,
TORS, Gilbert Hassel Bushwick Avenue; Bradford
x. Wiley. Manhattan Church.
The evening session was opened by devotional
service led by the Rev. William r. Ais, OF the
Mayfower branch OF Plymouth Church Henry
Eyre Brown. presided at the organ. The topic OF
the evening was THE Open Door with interest
ing addresses by DR.. Douglas Putnam Brine and
DR.. William Hayes Ward. entitled Personal OBJ
seryations in Hawaii and Personal Observa-
lions in Porto Rico respectively Both of these
have been given before.