The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-11-09
CALLED To BRICK CHURCH.
the REV. On. BlBCOCK OF BALTI-
MORE TO sUCCkkD dr. TIN DIXIE.

New Pastor Recommended by tho Oid-Ac-
tisn OF the Congregation Said to Have
Bscn Unnnimous-Dr. Van Dykes Pisns
DIR. Babcook's Career In the Ministry.
The Rev. DR.. Henry vaa Dykes successor as
pastor the Brick Presbyterian Church was
chosen By the congregation last night The
Rev. DR.. Maltbis D. Babcook OF the Brown
Memorial Church. Baltimore. was the choice OF
DR., van Dyke. and upon his recon IN sndation
the session OF the church asked the congrega-
ton TO call the Baltimore preacher. This tho
con GreRation did without q dissenting vote.
DIR. Babooek was In town yesterday. and be-
fore he left for Baltimore he Jaw DIR. van Dyke
1t Ia believed that he will accept tho call to tho
Brick Church. Several New York churches
have tried In vaia before this to get him.
The meeting OF the congregation last night
wasvsry harmonious, so far AZ could be learned
by the newspaper reporters, who were not adj
mitted to II. IL was presided over by the Rev
DR.. Btoddard OF the Observer. Hamilton odsl.
clerk OF the session. read DR.. van Dykes letter
OF resignation.
DR.. Van Dyke. In his letter to the conRrsea-
tion. spoke OF his seventeen years service In
the church, aud said that not q single shadow
had come between him and the congregation.
His call 10 Princeton University. he said. was
in no sense . call TO laavs the ministry OF
Christ, but rather to 20 into It still deeper
There 10 no place In which the preaching OF
plain and practical Christianity 10 more nscss-
sary than IN our colleges" he continued.
There 10 no way in which man who wants to
speak In behalf Of faith, hope and charity
and clean living oan ind q wider audience
than through the printed page. After care
full thought was sure the chl rep
resent cd q duty and that. though IL would in
Nolye personal bacrihce and deep pain In g win g
n. a.w vorf VIII. there wa. ss vSsr sRd
The college 10 nc. place for . man who is worn
elegant am asem.nt., Il Z. hard work. and i
p shi'p ~. and arduous labor to keep
Pr: Var PIKE y... on to recommend tn.
pif9eHo Si g
p ' sA pytb so {: cnst &c n:
s ss,Sa w vi E'id i, -: 5
OF Trustees, and Eussns Smith. Tor The The
deacons, endorsed the report Of the session
a"a ss. ,hf orr JSS the. S' s 9sG
oISssa ealing p, B lab 70 n, RTicE
pr stoddard appoinisd as a COMMITTEES
Jesup Charles W. MeAlpin. Frank 8. Hastings
| and DR.. Thomas p. Sattrrthwaite
DR.. van Dyke, who had bees In his study all
this time. wse invited to come into the meet
action taken and spot In the highest terms OF
the Baltimore preacher. After the meeting
| was over DR.. van Dyke told the reporters that
| he would continue to preach until DIR. Babcock
| came to tho church. He would not 60 to
Princeton until then.
Or, Babcook is a graduate OF Syracuse Uni
| yersity. Glass OF 1879 After leaving Auburn
| Theological Seminary he was ordained In
| 1882. His hrst. pastorats was the First Pres
| byterian Church OF Lockrort. Twelve years
| ago he went 70 Baltimore TO become pastor OF
| the Brown Memorial Church, There no has
attained q ine reputation, as a pulpit orator.
| In March. 1904. the West Presbyterian
Rev. Dr. John n, Paxton at a SALARY. 81 $40, 900
| q year Before that two other New York
CHURCHES had endsayorsd to get HIM. There
| has been soms talk. too, Of his succeeding he
| Rev. DR. John Hall at the Fifth Avenue Church.
Presbyterian churches IN the West also have
| tried to secure him. He has been In town sew
| at Rlverdale.