New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-03
Church AND RELIGIOUS NEWS NOTES
West PresbNerans Hold Final Services in Old Building
Tomorrow.

nh anal services will be held in the
wos, presbyterian Church In AID street to-
or, and one week from tomorrow will
30 .o,a the first services In the new West
porL Presbyterian Church, Amsterdam
avenue and S6th street The West Church'
situated in what many have considered an
ideal location opposite the new library
has been sold. and a business block Will
tal. rs Mace. Thus ends famous Pres
hvter,an Church Of New York. having
nraacbers known in both Europe and
America. and members prominent In pro-
fessional and business America The pas
tor. the Rev Or. Anthony Fl. Evans. be-
comas hereafter associated with the pas
tor of the Park Church, the Rev. DR.. An
son Atterbury. Most members OF both
churches are already absent from the city,
but some have remained for tomorrow FOR
the final services
There will soon be built. on site on
Washington Heights already owsed by a
committee OF Presbytery new Presbyte-
rian Church that will cost fully 500, 900, and
will have, in common with the West Park
Church. q substantial endowment for Its
support. Plans are under consideration
for this fine improvement, and will be an
nounced this summer. The West Park
Church. as IL is hereafter 10 be called, is
TO maintain its work during July and Au-
gust this year. excepting the absence of
a night service. The Washington Heights
Church will be a part Of the plant, and al
ready a nucleus OF the congregation has
been gathered The changes, while large.
do not mean a dimunition in number of
PRESBYTERIAN churches. but simply read
justment and a moving UP town
Next wednesday there Will open IN
Washington the Lutheran General Synod.
and many Lutheran ministers from this
city will attend. The Rev. DR.. J. b. Rem
ensnyder, OF st. James's Church. this city,
prominent in peace and similar move
ments connected with Lake Mohonk, may
be elected president. The present president
Is the Rev. DR.. II. X. Fenner, OF Louis
Vile one week from to-day the Synod viii
go in a body to Baltimore. there TO dedi-
cate a Lutheran Deaconess Mother House.
one OF the largest and finest buildings de-
voted TO deaconess work in the world.
Laymen from this city will attend.
The value Of property under the Synod
is now s9.S24,O00. and the people have
given. during the last two years, S5.6Jl,OO
an Increase Of about $4,000 over the pre-
ceding two years. There has recently been
formed a Lutheran Brotherhood. and its
council will hold its first convention In
Washington June and Z President Taft
is to speak The Brotherhood is part OF
the new men and religion movement
which is 10 spend the coming year trying
To Increase the amount OF oldfashioneC
religion in the hearts OF men and boys OF
North America.
Next Friday night the New York ant
Brooklyn members OF the men and relig
ion movement committee give a dinner a
the Hotel Aston Men on the committee
include J. G.. Cannon. r. Fulton Cutting
Alfred r Marling Charles A. Hull anc
others, and the speakers are to be the
Rev DR. W T Manning. Robert f
Speer. the Rev. Charles Sickle and Will
lam p. Millar This movement plans the
holding of upward OF one hundred con
ventions this coming fall and winter, anC
Il will provide trained instructors who
travel IN teams from city 10 city, showing
men how 10 teach the Bible. advance mis-
sions, influence boys and conduct meetings
in shops and parks The meeting next
week is in part 70 prepare for rally sun
dav. June H. when churches are asked e
..,roii a., ,t,ts man and religion camDaign.