New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-05-20
DIR. HENRY MODERATOR.
Chosen Unanimously By Presby-
terians-Dr. CoyIe's Strong Words.

ley TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE
Buffalo, May 1s-The General Assembly OF the
PRESBYTERIAN Church to-day unanimously elected
the Rev. DR.. ]. Addison Henry. Of Philadelphia
moderator.
Three minutes before DR.. Henry was chosen 1t
was generally believed that the Rev. Dr. James u
AIoffat, of Washington and JEFFERSON Col'ese'
would be elected on the second ballot. at least
The other prominent candidate was the Rev Dr
Howard Agnew Johnston. Of New-York- 1t was
while the supporters Of DR.. Monat and OF LIZ
Johnston were waiting 10 nominate their respective
candidates that stampede for DR.. Henry started
The assembly. which began its sessions In the
I,afayetts Avenue Presbyteria Church this morn
ing. opened with a remarkable sermon ny tns
Rev. DIR. Robert F. Coyle. of Denver, Col "Ih4e
the preacher insisted that he was not sounding 4
dirge nor proclaimng Jeremiad, he doubtless Iel'
that it was necessary to make the explanation lest
the audience should misunderstood his purpose
Such an overhaultnS of the spirit of tho age ana
such plain statement concerning the re!atoh o.
the Church to the masses has seldom been hearo
from a pulpit. He pictured time when divorce
mills would cease to grind for lack Of grlstS ana
progressive polygamy and Mormon polysa1hy anu
everything else that shines the sanctites or Family
life Will be burned away in the fires OF holiness
Dr. Coyle said in part:
Few things are more in evidence at the present
time than the unrest OF the masses, men f5E I'D
tent increases. Their complaints sroW IouoeI gnu
and labor widens and. unless some solution IS
found. it is not pleasant to think what the OUTGOING
is likely 10 be. Democracy IS shaking thrones anu
compelling attention everywhere The age111IIng
mutterings OF the masses have found a voice. 1ley
are speaking and both church and state are deaf
if they do not hear. This is not something 10 Ia "a.
it is Our masses to-day are pushing the front
ana in the push they are not stopping 10 oT 6a
Industries suffer or what ESTABLISHMENTS go d0% "e
OF all the sovereigns earth. l know OF none
more to be feared than King Demos
Dr. Coyle then referred to the growth Of social
Ism IN Europe and declared Its growth in this
country was rapid enough TO awaken apprehension
in the minds OF all thoughtful people. Continuing
he said:
drift of the masses is steadily away from organized
Christianity Not only are they Largely tbsy baSe
passed n to anmoity Next 70 this one can
note the drift of the people in general away from
pause o GhS IS S4SH journals and
tive public men are constrained to characterize
sounded out from both pulpit and bench against the
United States, in view Of the public land frauds
and postal populations. has been forced TO say:
" Government Of the people by the people and tor
is tGieratea DISTINGUISHED prelate Of the fI Roman
Catholic Church declares that OF all our SINS as d
people that Of dishonesty is most pronoqneed5 60
fruitage indeed is the vanishing sense OF sin, Il
is winked at and CLOSED over and condoned- There
high places Of respsctabilty II there are any lost
people. they are down in the slums w.
talk Of Mormonism and affect a horror of it. as
an unclean ana loathsome thing; oqt as between a
wives or a woman 10 have three or four ex-
husbands and a system that permits a man 10
have his plural wives all at once there is very
little to choose. I am not sure but the odds are
OF easy divorce continues It will call down upon
people the curse Of Almighty God. wives
sides are being substituted Tor family circles The
aa a aq with the ceran social and PRUDENTIAL consd
eratious robbing our married women OF mate
aebS5Se a6d n not e oy Of the baby that we hear
nowadays. One Of the greatest needs OF our MOD
IS impcrauyely needed.
II took about twenty minutes to elect a modera-
tor al the afternoon session where in former years
Il had taken hours President Francis L Patton
Of Princeton Theological Seminary. nominated the
Rev Or. J. Addison Henry OF the Pres6ytery OF
Philadelphia. DR.. Henrys nomination was sec
onded by the Rev. Or. John + Carson OF BROOK
Are there any more nominations to be brought
Zig asseInbIage knew there were two more candi-
dates and when fully minute passed without any
those in front turned around in wonder. Dr. Moi
fat considered the leading candidate sat in one
OF the front seats looking somewhat disturbed Ihe
Rev. Dr. J. Ross Stevenson, pastor OF tAs Z III
selected TO nominate Or. Monat. while Or; >. =.
piekey OF lndtanapo4s haq oeen GnoiSn ey Speech
for him. Yet neither DR. Stevenson nor DR.. Dickey
arose Each wanted 10 nominate his man last be-
lieving a certain prestige would ensue. a..
After wait of two minutes. with no indlca-
A. Edwin Kegwin. Of Newark, moved mat the
nominations close TINS was seconded anu put ~
Tho assembly seemed stunned for an instant, as Il
realized that further uomlpa atoms had been barred
Il move that the nomination OF Dr. Henry De
made unanimous" suddenly spoke, up Dr. John.
ston. one OF the candidates who had been shut out
by the passing OF the previous notion ana the mo-
ton was carried with a cheer
DR. Henry was born in Cranbury, y. J.. where
his father DR.. Symmes c. Henry was pastor Tor
thirty-seven years. A sister became the wife OF
the Rev J. G. Symmes, who succeeded her father.
serving the church also tnlrty-SeNen years
The father. and son in-law have therefore been
the astorS OF two churches for an aggregate O!
lis wears The new moderator graduated from
Princeton University in 1857. and three years later
/ from Princeton Seminary On June 6. 1860. he was
installed tho first pastor OF the new church IN
Philadelphia which he has served. as DR.. Patton
said continuously. assiduouslY and faithfully for
well nigh half a century.
Dr. Henry is pre-eminently pastor. When he
had been forty years in PHILADELPHIA hs had made
more than 2S.500 calls. tusttyfng this remark a
merchant once made to him this subject: None
OF US would do half your work for four times your
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