New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-10-14

gan to revive, till II was decided unanimously to
ask him to take permanent charge. The building
has been withdrawn from the market, and aIl talk
Of disbandng has been dropped.
Last Sunday DR.. Peters received four moro mem
hers into the church In the evening he began
series of sermons on Marriage and the Home"
Each Sunday sees an increased attendance. With
the Rev DR.. Macarthur, of Calvary Baptist
Church, DR., Peters has also begun series OF meet
ings in the Harlem opera House.
Dr. Peters was for years an active force IN New
York church work. He is now forty-six years old
He was born in Pennsylvania and worked his way,
against great difficulties. through school and col
lege in that State. He took his seminary course
In Tlfln Ohio and began active work as q mis-
sionary in Indiana and Ottawa. At the age or
twenty-four he was called TO Of the Oldest
Presbyterian churches in Philadelphia. At twenty
nine he came to the BIooningdale Reformed Church
here. He resigned in 1899 because he could no
longer believe In infant baptism. and entered the
Baptist ministry as pastor OF the Sumner Avenue
Church, Brooklyn He went TO Baltimore In 1904
and later 10 Philadelphia, where he remained I'LL
he came to the Epiphany Church
DR.. Peters has attained wide reputation not only
as q pulpit orator. but a lecturer, writer and
editor. He has many plans for his new charge and
prophesies a brilliant future for the church
Epiphany's sister, the Madison Avenue Church,
is also making strides under Its new pastor, the
Rev. DR.. Topper The Young Mems Bible Glass,
with him as teacher. is showing unusual interest
All departments of the work extended hearty
welcome TO Dr.. Upper. The Rev. George H. Fer
ris. of Calvary Church. New-Haven has been called
the First Church of Philadelphia to succeed
ANOTHER Baptist pastor to be welcomed this last
week was the Rev. Z. T. Sanford, who has come
to the North Church to be associated with the Kew
Dr. Cortland Myers reports 148 persons, baptized
The Mount Norris Baptist Church has been left
without pastor by the much rfgFeed TGSg has
accented a can from the Second Church of st,
a s&er his ET snort Dr. BPn has @ with this
church for twenty-t|9 years He spent me 4q r
pairs were made the church building.
J1loudI CMTSb at Gregton-aVe and 1S9th-st The
church was organized in May. and is the first Eng
I I5S8 0Riy one part Of the church is be con-
structed at the present time. The plan embodies
six hundred a Bible school building, or chapel
and private h3nfe WIN P I pab fo accom-
modate five hundred children, for the most part IN
separate cIassrooms by means of subdivided gal
Ieries and sectional auditorium. permitting quiet,
undsturbed class work and making possible al the
rooms for adults and other special classes are also
is now being constructed. II Will serve tor tas
present ami probably for several years. as d
The parish house plans embody a primary room
and one two other class or cIup rooms on tIs
third floors in the front of the building, and excel
lent accommodations on ire seC9 ;b 19 e C,
toge her with rooms for volunteer or PAID workers
T5is has been a feature OF the Fordham work for
~ Isl +Z-o wears The plan provides for an eX-
ee in the d Rsf 4 IN the the P b5se
Iaenr Of the chapel The plan also PROVIDES for
antor apartments IN the & anSa fL 'e oS2eb
to,CsGeTahle EXPENSE annually for jantors services
The report of the fremont C9qESn SHOWS I 5is
torv having paid almost $4,000 for the new hoe
snd still having balance IN the treasury WI"
al The Fifth Avenue Baptist Church has been thor
,IaI,- renaired and redecorated. and regular SER
ices will be held there i a N ana P. m, 10
morrow The pastor the Rev on Dr The cbTrch in
oh IN
Personal Life and in the evening he will gge the NE
iltItar The subject being The Supremacy or
Chsrscter The music will be under the he 65s
school will meet as usual at 95 a. M; ~, ahd ne
Vonng Mems Bible Class, assembling al 30 IN me
lots Toon3 Of the church will be conducted by
The Rev. ". S Richardson.