New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-10-09
DR.. MERRILL INSTALLED
Brick Church Gets Pastor, and
Dr.. Henry Van Dyke breaches.
COUNTRY HAS "LEGIMANIA"
Discussing Revivals, He Says
Let the Pulpit Speak as
Jesus Spoke.

The Rev Or. Henry van Dyke. Of Prince
ton Uriveraity three times pastor Of the
Brick Presbyterian Church. IN Fifth ave-
nue.. preached last evening ar the instaIla-
ton Of the Rev. Or. William P, Merrill, his
successor TO the pulpit Of the Brick
Church. After the service hundreds OF
members fled around in front Of the pull
Dit and spoke 10 Dr. Merrill Then they
turned 70 DR.. van Dyke, standing beside
the new pastor. and told him how much u
had meant TO them 70 hear him preach.
Or. van Dykes subject was Life, Law
and Religion" He said the country was
passing through a period Of extensive ana
intensive law making and the world had
touch OF 'legimania" The rise Of de-
mocracy and the growth in population OF
civilized countries made this inevitable
and the country was approaching a state
IN which all the affairs Of existence might
be regulated by enactment and man
would hardly dare buy a newspaper or
blow his nose without consulting 4awy er.
on the whole. d. van Dyke thought the
end and elm of "legimania' were goou'
though the means were often imperfect
lie said in part.
And the loss Of outward liberty IS bal
anced by a gain in inward freedoH- ~
crimes have been created. but ancient 'l-
h noes have been abolished. The custom
house is more active, but the censor mas t@5
disappeared. After all free sFeetn ~
more than free trade. teresV is no l o..Ig+
burned M the stake. After all, that must
have been more annoying rnan a pro7eCu-
ton for the restraint OF Interstate COM
merce. -,,ot,
II is far better 70 live in a state W ,,c.s
fOrbiGs YOU 10 carry concealed weapons
than I'm a state which punisnes YOU lor
wOrshipDing according 90 your c9Lt-.'tll'.
So there Won are Whether We Ike ll ,oI
not NO have 10 I've iu an age of cNten-ll 2
and intensive legislation. ana the Jhlh5 ."
do IS 20 make the best or *.
DR.. van DYKE was sure that the world
was suffering from "lesimania' when the
Saviour came to preach a gospel 20 q
weary world. lie said he could vel believe
that this was gospel for the weary world
to-day The multitude Of Inventions nor
Tho ingenuity or legislation, won't save u.s.
but the life Of the spirit that IS Jesus
Christ would, said Or. van Dyke. Regard
ing the corning revival Dr. van Dyke SAID.
Men are deploring loss OF power IN me
Christian Church to-day. INtte PSI iiV lv7-
of outward pOwcr. The Dnurcn was never
so large SO PROSPEROUS. so wei organized
The only loss is In vitality. TOO mUch Is-
lance on law and system. TOO niue lHapl-
ration Of love and joy ana petce. M5H aas
saving that we need religious revival, t,'dL
a revival Is coming. ] hope So. pray thaI
/ n MAY come But what IS q revival, -,
H. the church 10 help IN ms IeVltaL. -
She to lead and inspire IT, Then she must
I fo two things She must regain her power
/ t1 convict men of sin, that is, or spiritual
6eadnceg She must enlarge her power 70
convince men of salvation. that Is. of NE
and Immortality I'm Christ Let me pulpit
pharisees around the woman caHEnt IN the
act. Gle that Is without sin, let MIN cast
the first stone az her
''T Of fine pulpit speak as Jesus spoke 10
tho moor penitent. Neither do I condemn
/ +boe. 20 and Gin no more ~ Then the. out
cast and the dcspalring, the SICK ana the
/ ,,lai,,ed who need physician, Will come
f0 the church as they came % Him.
/ Tbsu the respectable and selI-complacent
with cold selfish hearts. viii tremble as
tbev trpnhied before Him. a church I'm
(which no -clf-riChtCous proud man viii feel
/ eor1fortahIs. and from which no humble
Land penitent sinner shall 60 away lincoln
/ f1rtod-that ia what we must nave 20 pre-
mare the way for a revival
/ Tho Rev DR. George Alexander. pastor ~
the University Place Presbyterian Church
and moderator or tine Preshytery, presided.
/ Tho Rev Or John Henry Jowett Of the
/ Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church. and
the Roy. Dr j. q. Wylio offered prayer
/ The charge 10 tho pastor was made by the
Row Dr. Francis Brown. of Union Theolog-
i.3l Seminary. and Or Alexander made tine
charge 10 the people OF the church. pr.
| Merrill came 90 the pulpit after the SER
,.,,.o and pronounced the bcuediCuon.