The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-30
Established 1923.
WILSON
WHlSKEY.
That's All!
p1sTI1IING CO..
PRESBYTERIAN VACANCIES.
DIR. VAN DYKE GIVES NOTICE OF An
ELECTION FOR HIS SUCCESSOR.

DR.. Maltbie ID. Babcock of Baltimore Ia tho
Man Chiefly Talked Of-Fifth Avenue
Church Committee Adjourns for Another
Week without Announcing n Selection.
The Rev. DR.. Henry Van Dyke Is at last pre-
pairing to leave the pastorate Of the Brick Pres
byterian Church. At the conclusion OF his SER
mon yesterday morning he announced that a
meeting OF the congregation had been called
for Wednesday evening. Nov. &. to elect pas
tor. He asked the people OF the church to re-
member that Il am still your pastor and shall
be until put the pulpit In charge OF ono you
shall have chosen"
Many MON bers OF the congregation are much
disposed to offer the pulpit to the Rev. Maltbie
D. Babcock of Baltimore. Dr. Van Dyke HIM
self 10 believed to desire the selection OF DR..
Babcock as his successor. The selection Is by
no means settled upon. member OF the con-
gregation said yesterday.
Dr. Babcock Is the pastor Of the Brown Me-
mortal Church OF Baltimore and went to Baltl-
more from Lockport about ten years ago. He
has great in influence in the Presbyterian Church
in Maryland and n reputation as pulpit ora
tor and 1t is said that the congregations at the
Brown Memorial Church on Sunday evenings
overflow into the aisles. He breaches without
notes
Friends OF DR.. Babcock In this city say that
it will he very difficult to persuade him to leave
his Baltimore congregation. They are sup
ported in this belief by people in the Auburn
ThsolpGiGal Seminary who are In close touch
It has been tho custom Of his present church to
send them to Florida for two months every
winter. This ie merely an Instance OF the de-
lievcG that hey will 90 TO great lengths to per-
sIaGe rim TO remain.
Church OF this city invited the Roy. Mr. Bah
cock to become it's pastor 70 succeed the Rev.
ofrere,,To him to begin with. Before 1894 two
other New York churches had made II strong
ytIort 70 ct DR.. BnheoGk for pastor; He
oussion over tho filling Of the pulpit of the
Fifth Avenue rresbyterien Church.
named met after the morning service yester-
day . eopsIeT the Te.ect.n of pastor to ;ne
was in session for an hour or more. When the
members came out s. B. Brownsll. II. Edwards
Rowland and three Of the trsstess said that
day without action and without approaching
any more nearly than before to the actual selcc-
time the committee was in session. they said.
was spent in tho SELECTION OF a minister to oc-
reached in this matter either.
II is nderstood in the congregation that the
choice is still likely TO fall upon any ono OF ten
thom are the Rev, Dr. u Audley Ross OF New.
ca.tle-on-Tyne, England. the Rev DR., Sneed
The 81" Rev T. Camp6e Morgan - OF ' london n%l
Those OF the congregation who desire to have
an American In the pulpit have united in Put
ting forward DIR. Sneed AZ their candidate
Another American who has been considered Is
Prot Furvs Of Princeton.
Prof Purvs of Princeton. and still another is
the Rev. DIR. Thomas II. Hall. son OF DR.. John
Hall. and n professor in New York University
DR. Hail is a graduate OF the Union theological
Seminary. The committee has. as matter of
fact, cons dered the name Of nearly every
and In England. Tho discussion has slfted tho
choice down. but. IA a MEMBER Of the conCro-
cation said Yesterday. the committee may he
inspired To select an entirely new man at any
ono OF its meetings.