New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-06
CHURCH NEWS AND NOTES


The mems club connected with st. Paurs NJ f.
Church Eighty-sixth-st. and West End-ave-, gave
its third annual dinner on Thursday evening at
Breton Hall. Eighty-ffth and Eighty-sixth SITS
and broadway. Ex-Governor Lounsbery OF Conhec.i-
eG1 sS III Governor Vrooman the Rev
d.. Erkman. the pastor OF the chuIGn, aiir 81 20
bring together socially the men Of the church and
TO interest them in church work Inc uliiieis
have grown in popularity.
An enamelled and draped cradle standing on the
platform aroused the interest and curiosity OF te
members Of the Madison Avenue Reformed Sunday
School. as they entered their assembly room three
Sundays ago They soon learned however. that II
had been placed there TO call attention 70 IN
Day Nursery. A representative from each class
placed the offering in the cradle whiie me me fol
just been sent to the treasurer Of the nursery.
At the Church Of the Puritans one hundred-and-
thirtieth-st and Fifth-ave.. tomorrow morning
there will be communion service and public recep-
ton Of new members. the pastor. Or. G J. Young
more than a thousand members received into the
ent pastorate which began in December 1888
The thirty-second anniversary Of the Niobrnra
League will take place tomorrow at p. m at
the church Of the Incarnation Madis9n-ave. and
Bishop Hare or South Dakota. and Il w Mah'e'
Al the Riverside Baptist Church. Ninety second
St and Amsterdam the Rev. Or. a. Lincoln
Moore has completed his first year. having preached
his anniversary sermon on DecaIloeF 10, ,,.rJ
The Rev Frederick Lynch. recently Of LenoX.
Mass. wall begin his services as pastor Of Pilgrim
church Fourth-ave. and TwentyItsescGnd-st by
preaching tomorrow al il A. m anu p III
In the Scotch Presbyterian Church. Ninety-six'h-
st and Central Park West young mems league
has recently been organized TO aid in the physical
social mental and spiritual welfare OF the young
men OF me $3.50 En- tb tactics 81 the British
ARM. who is giving the members OF the league
Tbrllay evening a. No. West Ninety afthst.
New electric lighting has been installed IN the
auditorium u the West End Presbyterian Church.
Amsterdarr-ave. and One hundred and -hfth.st. and
| better light and a more cheerful 80" result
On Monday night. at the Metropolitan Temple
| seventh-ave. and Fourtcenth-st. there VIII DC "A
public discussion 81 Better Transit Facilities Tor
/ The West Side" on Thursday night there viii be
! a roruIar lecture on the English Bible by the
| Rev 7. p. Longacre and on Friday might VII be
| celebration OF Lincoln Iifl t-.t $780,,
Ieagne superintendent Howard T. Russell 70 p.
nett Frank Moss and ~. David James Burrel-
4, rloo-ninFdnie Reformed Church Broadway
and S!xty-ogllth-st.. on Tuesday evening the an
| uual entertainments VIII be given by the choir q;
| the church The rrogramne will include an orig
/ iral musical sketch entitled Trials % Choir
Rehearsal" written by George ~ RarSshlde, al !,
1 composed by S.gnor del Campiglio. the church
organst.
The first anniversary % the Rev. Dr. Francis Z.
| Narston al Bethany Presbyterian Church. East
! One-hundred-and-t rty-seventh-st.. near Willis
| ave will be held to-day lie will preach IN the
| --orriuP on the theme Looking Upward Ia the
| evening the Rav Dr. Wilton Merle Smith. pastor
| OF the Central Presbyterian Church VIII preach a
| special sermon.
T. +. FRANKIE. tho evangelist. VIII speak for tho
| first time tris season IN Carnegie Lyceum. Fifty
| eeventh-st and Soyenth-avc tomorrow evening.
| on Russia i'm History and Prophecy in new
| series dealing largely with the Eastern question
| The Lincoln meetings held IN the last week AT
| the Metropolitan Temple have been largely attend
/ ed and hundreds have signed the abstinence pledge
! written by Abraham Lincoln. The final meeting Of
the series will be held IAncoln's birthday. next
! Frida,- night. az which the sneakers will be DE-
/ William :. Bennett. DR.. Howard II. Russell. the
founder OF the Lincoln Legion. will preside.
The Rev. A. r. MacI.auren Will begin his pastor
ate Of the Sixteenth Street baptist Church. Six
teonth-st between Seventh and Eighth aves. to-
morrow. Mr.. MacI.auTin for uine years pas
tor Of the Union Avenue Church. Brooklyn, and
/ central Church. Of Atlantic Highlands. y j where
he added large numbers the membership and
wiped out mortgage Indebtedness OF Sl7.J00. The
! Sixteenth Street Church has Just passeI its sew
TO lie the oldest Baptist house o, worship IN the
city.