New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-01-28
ALL PRAISE DR.. GREER.
rHURCH CLUBS DINNER.
coadjutor Tells of Important Work
IN The BrOnr.

-, Coadiutor Greer, as the guest Of honor
. ~, seventeenth annual dinner of the Church
-,b which took place at Sherry's last night met
-soention that was most remarkable Tor its
srrnth and enthusiasm.
rr.lstes from all over the country including
-'.son Potter and other church dignitaries. as
81 rs layrnen We'd with each other ia paying trib-
.,s 70 his character and peculiar fitness for the
ssrb once 70 which he had been elected.
The expression OF George Macculoch Miller VINO
,,sed that even more than the annual dinner 1t
.ss a Greer conservation dinner, proved the note
o, the entire evening.
Among those on either side OF Mr.. Miller at the
table OF honor were Bishop Potter, on his right
n Greer. occupying the left hand place; Blshop
r,nss Of Newark; Bishop Vinton. Of western
,T.ssacbusetts; Bishop Talbot. Of Central Penn
,vlvania; Bishop Courtney. rector OF St James S;
a,,bdsacon Nelson Dean Robbins. OF the General
1@.olog1cal Seminary; DR.. Huntington, OF Grace
church. who in October seconded DIT. Morgan OiA
,6t,on that Dr. Greer be made coadtutor
Ir,-t,,s,lv every one Of these Joined his voice to
n. general chorus OF appreciation and assent to
v-hch was added the contribution OF the army
represented by General Corbin
r. Fulton Cutting and Asa Bird Gardiner were
among the members OF the club. more thah TWO
hundred OF whom were present
DIR. GREER EMPHATIC.
IN, singularly modest but emphatic speech. DR..
Greer EXPRESSED hlmstlf with exceptional freedom.
Fyis address was frequently punctuated py ap-
nlause Dr. Greer indicated The Bronx as trulI-
ful mission field and intimated that he snouIo ma
q great work for the Church Club. He SAID IN part
have not yet become accustomed to my new
name ana tile and an. therefore; adrnit III
lie embarrassed am stil wonaerlIs; To- occiSss,
s ssf OF cher TT professions
Nv that I do not mean that have no convictions
A man without convictions is man without force
z sbo,,ls he man enough 10 hold convictions and
also TO respect the opinions OF those VINO oiHeF
ir1 nuTbt TO know. above all that the Gospel Of the
Son OF God ti ano 11 3 sp1rehension Of it. II you
GEEK a distinguished and llustrious eNaIlgIe 81
nof concusons would point the distinguished
and ilustrious head Of the docese-BlshoP Re a.
Ee personihes the thought ana breaoth Oh MS "N
Vvbistier once repIied 10 a friend. why DO you
say English art? If English art. why not English
The principles are the. same everywhere; Is sg{
there Is applied art and mathematics. AbpL a
nIIS1lsiS n ,6srbeT these constitute real Chris
fianty whi-h will be realized when the Lord takes
70 lei Cod work in us as He will In heredlty ana
bsTs bee,l thinking Of the potency and power
oo,tsfre5 in this club. 7 shall take II on ne. II
may say So 10 "a do There is great work 10
be done in The Bronx Not many vars o as9 t,is
several hundred thousands. and tomorrow win
have as many more
. Dr.. Greer closed by speaking Of the work OF the
Church generally.
Bishop Potter who preceded DR.. Greer in q
brief speech referred laughingly TO the exclusive
ness Of the club. which he said had never made
8 clergyman a member. He also spoke Of certain
novel features If DR.. Greer's conservation. He
declared: 1T was the first time. believe in the
history OF the Church that a layman took part IN
the conservation Mr.. Zabrskie, you remember
rsad testimonial az the conservation. There are
remarkable elements too in and out OF the Church
There are united elements between the Church and
lsity as never existed before. The fact Of Mr.
Zabrislxies reading afrms the union Of Church and
laity.
ASKS COOPERATION WITH DR.. GREER
81 commend the coadjutor. DR.. Greer. not only to
YOUR sympathy and prayers. but TO your co-opera-
ton"
xsr Miller. who had opened the dinner with the |
reiterated declaration that IL sudden chance
that made Dr. Greer Coadjutor, but twenty years Of
high administration and unceasing labor, and that
tn Dr. Greer divers views had harmonized as never
before. now expressed the hope that the Church
Club would obtain recognition from the powers OF !
the Church.
Dean Robbins after referring feensly to the only
two occasions On which he had met Dr. Greer, said:
I'VE accept him Bishop and rejoice with
sou that we shall have his help and inspiration"
DR.. Huntington said: Il know our new Bishop
cosdjutor I believe in him; 7 think you do, too.
For myself propose during the remainder Of my
ministry to 'coadjute' with the coadjutor."
DR.. Morgan Dix. who was to be present. had been
prevented from attending said Mr.. Miller by poor
General Corbin said: 'The army and the Church
Of COD had never been strangers in TINS Blessed ldhd
OF ours"
Before the dinner opened the club passed vote
of condo ence Bishop Dudley, OF KENTUCKY VINO
eieo suddenly on Friday.