The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-26
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america he desired to throw whatever influence, or infiooence, he might have in that capacity in favor of the aim of the church extension committee The doctor explained his care in the procia- nation of his title by saying that he ex- pected to hold it only a few weeks long CT and he, therefore, wished to get all he could out of it's extended syllabifca- tion. Although now of Princeton, little old New York, the doctor said, was good enough for him, and he coined a word to describe the city of his love. Ut is the happy hunting ground" he said. 'of the college president and the wandering 'finangelist.' He continued
 Tn this age and in this community a shrinking enterprise is doomed to failure. The man of one talent who hides it in a napkin, if he lives in New York;, doesn't have to wait for the judgment day to find out his mistake. A receiver sits on his property at once, and probably coroner on his body (Laughter).
 Put a church with spiritual sap in New York; let it keep the peace pay its debts and do its work, and it will fill itself to the doors and you can't stop it. New York is not hard place for a church, but a splendid place.
 The Rev. Dr. Stevenson of the Fifth Avenue Presbyterian church, said that the Presbyterian church property in the city was valued at $1O,50O,0OO, or $40 for each church member, but that the present generation had given practically nothing toward the acquisition of this property. Most of the church's money had come from the sale of downtown property, for which other generations had paid.
 The Rev. pr. Richards of the Brick church explained that the committee de- sired to establish three new churches in Harlem and four in the Bronx.
 The Rev. Dr. Wilton Merle Smith men, toned the success of the Methodists, who in eighteen months had raised $90000O and had paid off the indebtedness of every Methodist church in New York (amount- ing to $6T0O0O. Almost thou persuadest me to be Methodist" he exclaimed.
 The collection of pledges and contribu- tions began, and in few minutes a total of $90,000 was announced, in seventy three gifts Whole basketfuls of pledges and cash remained uncounted, so that it is probable that the total of contributions for the evening was we'll above $1O0,000-
 It is significant that the Rev. Dr. John Halls old church, the Fifth Avenue Pres byterian, contributed, through it's mem bership, much more than half of the total sum as announced, or above s570O0. From this church came the largest single gift of the evening" s25,00O and two gifts of S15,000 each. The next largest gift was one of $10OOO from member of Dr. Park hurst's church.
 .-.-.....----- f1lcted upon those who did not join in the Sunday sports and no one could take part in them without first having attended di- vine service in the parish church, which was also enforced under pain of penalty.
 In those days the clergyman would, in obedience to the royal decree, publicly re- cite the Book of Sports from the pull pit After divine service he with his churchwardens would proceed with the congregation to the village green, thereto indulge in all kinds of lawful recrea- tion." While the sports were going on 1t was the custom for the parson and his churchwardens to retire to the adjoining