New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-01-14
, CROWD HEARS DIR. HILLS.
sprAYs BEFORE PLYMoUrHs WEEK
LY PRAYER MEETING
cv N THE CHURCH TOMORROW MORN
NIGHTS IDEA OF CHURCH AND ihh
cyp,sr1AN MINISTRY EXPLAINED

~ TIVE CHURCH TO MoRRow MORN
,xc-urs IDEA OF CHURCH AND THE
CHRISTIAN MINISTRY EXPLAINED
r,,nouth Church last Wednesday had chanee
80 ~ the intellectually OF the Rev Dr'
.o-au Dv,rh, Hills. whom 1t hopes to win from
cs,.ago 10 succeed the Rev Dr. Lyman Aooo.''
80 lectured on Ruskin. Last night at 'ho
MI. rraver-mee0ns Plymouth had the oppo'-
,,r 20 Judge of the spirituality OF 'he S0'e
- Dr Abbott who led the meeting Wac "
80. platform with DR. Hills. The FORMER spohe
-, length after the latter. and the congregation
a., aSvantage OF the opportunity TO compare or
'00' bo,ter word contrast, not only the APP
o.oa and manner Of the two men. ou' also
80 s,vle Of talking and method Of treating 'he
subject ,,,r,. -o<orrsd %
80, .s one whom they hoped soon to nave wiz"
Nv, permanently. In giving an excuse TOT me
no.r,ent that tomorrow. when Dr. h'i'iS
u,,, ,reaoh the pews would be held for the'r reeu
1..,,ror,s longer than usual. he said he hopeu
-. Plymouth would in the future he able 10 ol'e"
.,,,,e the stranger TO listen TO DR. Hhhs.
~ n-avAr- meeting room was so crowded tha' II
-.s found necessary to open the church paiio''
,f,er the service was over the peope
che front 10 greet the minister. -
~. e,h,ect Of the evening was the Ne" 'e
c,,,ron After several had spoken, Dr. Ao-
bo,t called upon DR.. Hiis. ,
Ne traced the growth of the church anu spoho
- the friendships and companionshps "hcn' Dis
-. vrsrk Of life aid those banded tcgether 10
~. obiect Of their desire. HIS idea OF a
- he said was somewhat different from many
,na, are held There are exclusive churches' Tic
.ss ,,he members Of which say to themselves
"a. .,A The cream Of the city. And so they are
49,. .bev ar. the ice cream; and any pe'y which
- - he preserved by going into refrigerator
-. worth preserving. Then there is the other
-. =, an aristocratc church, where, as In a
-. ,er a IS believed that the contents should
- :, ~ the same magnitude. But such church
doss m more for its members than jar ooes ioi
-toulss II only keeps them from spoiling
NJ, idea of church is one that is mace up Oh
-, ,-s r,cb and poor high and low the ten.
- 49, ,he fWo-taent men ana the o'e- ~
- ,boee who lead and those WHOSE JOY II 10 w
T S,estinr Of the Christian ministry he SAID
~ ,f Cbrist has reVolutOnized all nouerH So
J'S"1 r. ,thrfstian minister never had such re-
.~5s nd such inducements as To-Day Inc nlin
,vfrv ,s one of the greatest pI0lesslos. ' ~
IL no. in i; must make millions OF uoi!dis u
VIZ -, ~, vhar ne is losing by not belns MINI
is,er ~ christ would rather go 10 Iuue N leg.
- epegk 70 men crude and ignorant anu h -, -.
hards nointing 70 Gods shining city than 10 enJoS
.1, ~ ~ great honors of earth or 10 SIT on any
throne" 80, ..oa commitment IN
~ ,hto,t nv saving: But ] know that you all
49,. IN hear from Or. Abbott on TINS subJec''
Emerson said In New England. The ldea OF re-
'io,or N these PARTS Is what ChannihB thilhs..
We might say that the idea OF religion mere Is "ha'
nv Hiue win preach IN Plymouth Church TO-
,.nrr,u morning on The Intellectual! supremacy
81 fosus Christ IN the Realm OF Genius.