Fifthe Avenue

Sunday, Mar. 16, John F. Kelman, Scot divine, will preach his farewell sermon to the congregation of the Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church, Manhattan. No evangelical church in the U. S. has a wider reputation. The question of a successor to Dr. Kelman assumes international interest. Three of the last five pastors have been British.* George B. Agnew, committeeman, stated that an American was now desired. Two were mentioned : Charles F. Wishart, of Wooster, O., present moderator of the Presbyterian Church, theologically moderate; Maitland Alexander, of Pittsburgh, dominant fundamentalist. The tradition of the church is said to be fundamentalist. Dr. Kelman, now retiring, is liberally inclined.

*The two other Britishers were John Hall, who served 31 years (1867-1898), and John Henry Jowett (TIME, Dec. 31), who served 1911 to 1918.