New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-05-15
PASTOR FOR IS YEARS.
DR.. MacArthur's Long sSerU1ce CeIe-
brated at CALGARY Baptist.

OF pastoral work at calvary
Baptist Church were completed yesterday BY the
Rev DR. Robert s. Macarthur. On Saturday night
Dr. Macarthur was entertained at dinner at the
Waldorf by the trustees of the church, and silver
loving cup was presented to him. Tonight there
will be a gathering in the church TO continue the
celebration and on Tuesday the congregation will
give q reunion and sociable in the chapel for Dr.
and Mrs. Macarthur.
The pulpit was draped with the American flag
at the services yesterday. In the morning William
NJ Isaacs, the clerk OF the church in 1870. who
wrote the letter calling DIR. Macarthur, presided
Dr. Macarthur in his sermon reviewed the more
personal side OF his work. pointing out that he
had never missed a Sunday through illness, and
was entering on his thrty-siXth year with renewed
vigor
cone special point about this pastorate, he said
's that it has been, and in all probability will be-
the one pastorate CT my ministry. Perhaps when
my work at Calvary is done, some work may be
found as bishop-at-arge, with some section or the
country as my diocese. We have grown ir mem
bership in thirty-fve years from 24} to 2215.
"All other bodies are fed By immigration. but
from this source of supply the Baptsts are almost
cut off. II the stream Of immigration was stopped
the Church of Rome would barely hold It's own
Fl. we have grown more IN ten years than other
churches in one hundred years. Ten years ago we
had 1900 ministers; to-day we have 5000 we
gained one and a half ministers for every day.
Ten years ago had $4,000 churches; to-day we
have 5000. We have organized four and quarter
churches a day. In 17S4 one man in nlnety-Iour
was a Baptist IN 1900. in nineteen; to-day, one
in seventeen
The University of Chicago has been founded
since I came to this church, and the founding OF
this institution is of the great events OF Aneri-
can history. It is certain TO be the greatest uni
versty of America, if not Of the world John D.
Rockefeller has made his name immortal IN con-
nection with this university.
At the evening service addresses were made on
different aspects OF church work The prayer
was offered in his native tongue by the Rev. kota
Hoshino of the Baptist Theological Seminary, at
Toxic DR. H. NJ. Sanders spoke on The Church
in It's Interdenominauonal Relations" The new
watchword federation he said.
Lieutenant Governor Bruce spoke on The
Church in Its Patriotic Relations" in place of SEN
ator Depew who had been called out Of town
1--WE have so many good people holding absolutely
aloof from public affairs, to critcfse he said
ut is as much the duty of man to go to the poll
as to go church. Politicians will Withstand the
influence OF the Church long possible, but will
be the first to respond TO its demands when the
people are aroused We want the pulpit to speak
out and denounce the evil in civic and national
politics and for the clergy to have the courage Of
their convictions. Then will the conscience of the
people be aroused. acknowledge we owe debt
of gratitude to DR.. Macarthur for the splendid
defence of right he has made and the courage he
has displayed in denouncing men fld measures
THE Church in It's Relation to Theological
Ha presidenf Of Union Theo6gical sennary
The Reformation brought in the Protestant prin-
cple of the right and duty of every man to search
the Scriptures for the truth for himself, without
regard to theological restrictions said he In
modern times we have yet larger conception than
the Protestant one A still deeper undercurrent of
TO the fears Of those anxious and restless at the
many indivdualistic interpretations Of the times.
There is less acrimonious dispute, not less jealousy
of the truth less intensity of personal belief.
Bishop Charles H. Fowler. in speaking of THE
Church in Its Worldwide Relations dwelt on the
progress made by the Gonceptjon of such ideas as
purity, mercy, immortality and eternal life.
The unity of the Bible really lies In its unity of
teaching this one subject, redemption, he said
Christ could have told great many things
about great many SUBJECTS, but content with
teaching how the sinner might come TO Him