The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-07-17
9Th AVE. CHURCH
GETS DR.. KELMAN
Edinburgh Presbyterian MIN
lister to Receive One Of
Largest Salaries.
KNOWN IN NEW YORK
Preached Easter Sermon Here;
Is Author of Many
Books.

The Rev. DR.. John Kelman OF Tdin-
burgh, Scotland, was elected pastor Of
the Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church
yesterday at a meeting Of the congre-
70 ton in the chapel. Fifty-fifth street
and Fifth avenue.
DR.. Kelman will succeed the Rsv.
DR.. John Henry Jowett. who resigned
in May, 1918. to become pastor OF the
Westminster Congregational Chapel in
London. He was selected from a prac-
tical,y unlimited field. as the Fifth ave-
nue. church is the largest and wealth!est
in the Presbytery of the United States
and the ministerial salary is said to be
one Of the largest paid by any congre-
cation. DR.. Kelman will receive $4,000
year and the parsonage adjoining the
church.
The Scottish clergyman Is we'll known
here. having visited the United States
on several occasions, when he preached
at Princeton and in this city Last
spring he spent two months In this
country, delivering a course Of lectures
before the Yale Divinity School He
preached the Easter sermon in the Fifth
Avenue Church and on his return to
Scotland cabled the church committee
that II the pulpit were still vacant and
the congregation unanimously called for
him he would accept the pastorate.
VIII BE Hero in October.
Officers of the church said yesterday
It was expected that DR.. Kelman would
preach his first sermon tho first Sunday
in october. He is now pastor Of St
Georges Free Church in Edinburgh, the
largest church in Scotland.
DR.. Kelman Is IS years old. He In
| married and has one daughter. who is
the wife of the Rev. John Hay, a mis-
| sionary in China. Mrs. Kelman Is
| SPOKEN OF as a woman of much charm.
| who is we'll qualified to At into the So
cial and religious life of the congrega-
ton.
The new pastor was educated at
| Edinburgh University and New College.
Edinburgh. He interrupted his studies
ITO travel and spent several years in
| Australia, where he took course at
| Ormund College, Melbourne, returning
| TO receive his degree as doctor Of d.
vinity from New College. He was or
Gained Minister Of Peterculter. Aber-
| deenshire. In 1891.
In 1897 he was called to the North
United Free Presbyterian Church. Edin-
L
when he was called to the pulpit he now
occupies. He has been uniformly sue
| cessful.
| During the war DR.. Kelman served at
| the front with the British Y. NJ. c. A.
| For his war work he was decorated with
the Order of the British Empire.
| He has a pleasing personality. an ex-
cellent voice. grace and force as
| speaker. and impresses his hearers with
| lie 10
not only to be great preacher but a
good organizer and especially popular
with young men.
He Is the author of many books, in
Guiding THE Holy Land" The Faith
of Robert Louis Stevenson" Honor
Towards God" THE Light That Saves"
From Damascus to Palmyra" The
! Eternitatis," The Road" "a study OF
| Bunyan's Pilgrims Progress). Among
/! Famous Books" and "Redeeming Judg-
| ,nent"
| Although the committee appointed to
| select DR.. Jowett's successor spent al
most a year considering candidates and
| visiting many of the leading Presby-
| terrain churches in America. no other
name was suggested at the meeting, yes
| terday.
Third British Incumbent.
| This Is the third time the Fifth Ave
, nue. Church has gone to the United
Kingdom for a pastor. Dr. Jowett was
called from Carr's Lane Chapel, Bir-
mingham, England. and DIR. Hall. an
| freshman. WAS Internationally known
| when he came to the church In 1857. 1t
| was during his pastorate that the pres
ent church building at fty-fifth street
| was erected.
DR.. Kelman was the choice of DR..
Jowett for his successor, He Is highly
| recommended by many of the leading
churchmen here. including DR. J. Ross
Stevenson. president of Princeton Theo-
logical Seminary Or. J. Douglas Adam.
OF the Hartford Theological Seminary {;
| DE- lanes q. K Mcclure. DR.. Robert u.