The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-01-23
SUNBEAMS.

me centennial Baptist Church N Cby
cago does well to wipe out Ito debt al s,.
new building "'o lN
"A new Unitarian chusch has met boo,,
dedicated at flarvari, Mass. It IL ab.,,,, D.ou
structure. the fourth erected since i7s2 h tounio
MIR. George William Curtis has for so,,.
time been onciatng as iay reader at the r,..cor.,
Church ~ tho cdecme-. staten Island thai ch,,ch
having now no regular minister.
90" Pudding and milk festivals" arc this
latest The FIRST OF the season VIII be given at the
Methodist Episcopal Church in Thirty ecvepth sreet
near Third avenue Thursday evening.
The IIippod ONE choir for the Noodle
and sankey meetings now numbers nearly thousand
Most OF the members skilled vocallsts. They ara
brought together for frequent practising.
-Sevcnty-two hundred dollars il n mti.
nIncent sum fora congregation to give In one morn
ings collection. But this is what the Old South Church
OF Boston gave last Sunday to Foreign Missions.
AT the Lee Avenue Baptist Church.
brooklyn the Rev. J. Hyatt Smith Is drawing great
crowds to hear his sermons on "Ihc Bible IN r. Publo
Schools ana th'IPrcscnt.A the Iom catbollo
| Church.
| Mrs. Lowory, an actress for aboui
twenty years. but who has LETT the stage fr tie puph
has been holding meetings at the Warren street Mebos
ist Church, BROOKLYN She IL SAID to be a. eloquent and
| persuasive as Mrs. Van Cot.
| In Illinois all the oysters that can bs
got are those Which sent there in cans vet a,
oyster supper Of these yielded to the reformed urc,
Of Havana, In that State S4e5. This sum was invested
| In big bel which now tells the Ha,anese vb,n 70
| come to church.
| There are signs OF n movement amone
the Episcopal Churches tending toward the addition Of
the sermons especially At the service OF the dAv
The dstastc for sermons is felt principally among the
young people, who cay they wish more service with
| plenty 81 music.
The uptown daily prayer meeting Is
| held at DR. IudOWs church. Finn and For
eighth street every afternoon half past three. Il
ed by clereymen Of different denominations, and at
tended principally by ladies', who sometimes come 10
sufficient numbers to oil tho church.
The Washington Square Reformed
Church has been closed. The church at time had
one " the largest and fashionable congregations
| In New York city. being known as the Unlversty
Church. The building cannot be sold, the collegiate
corporation have heavy mortgage upon It.
The Bishopric Of Iowa is still vacant
and the Episcopal Convention called for the purpose Of
holding an election to MI 1t will be held at Des nones
in February. Although the position Of Bishop Ia an
honorable one, In Iowa the salary Is only $1,000 which
is small stipend for any settled OF cmnence.
Mrs. Van Colt is to be invited TO Brook.
Ign, there Is among the thousands who attended the
Moody aud sankey meetings great desire to hear the
| lady whose evangelical la6ore have accomp he'd such
large and apparently solid results. II she accepts tbs
invitation immense crowds will wait on her insruc-
| tons.
st. Andrews Episcopal Church Rich-
mond Staten Island, Is trying secure as rector
the Rev. J. Houston Eccleston Of Philadelphia Iie.
brother OF the Mr.. Eccleston wac recently declined
the Epscopate Of Iowa. The Church of the s,ylourin
PHILADELPHIA, Of which he has several year, been
| rector, Is 10th TO lose him.
The complaint is quite general among
the Methodist churches that old custom Of having
class meetings Is falling into dsuse. But the Fleet
| street Church In BROOKLYN Of which the r. w.Cl
Steele IL pastor. has succeeded
Of cid. The inquirers directed to these neclugs
for light and information and the mature Christians
| go 10 them for refreshncnt and counsel.
Among the Presbyterian and Reform
churches ihursd ~ the 9Th be observed a. day
Of PRAYER for colleges There will be special
at Princeton. where It Ia expected that Nj Moody VIII
| be present TO take prominent part Mr. Moody has
gone for hasty trip to Florida one Of
hs children who Is sick and for whom the physicians
have prescribed ashort residence in climate.
"A remarkable meeting of foreign mis-.
sionares who employed IN city WORK wa, recently
held IN London Part OF the banquet al
which blessing was asked in fourteen languages The
London CITY Mission Society employs four mlssionanes
among the Germans, one among the Dutch two among
the Italians, one among the Frcn H. among
Orientas who are always to be found In the great
| tropois.
A daily prayer meeting will he held in
the Young Mems Christian Association Rooms every
Afternoon this week. AZ half past three. The Rev.
Frederick G. Clark, ID d. conducts tins week In or.
der to avoid the rik Of having scattering addresses and
prayers on ever subject, subject at all
m'te has wisely selected theme, for meditation and
remark. LYDIA, gideon, i,ahau HezcAah, Elisha. and
Caleb one FOR each Jay WIFI afford subjects for pront
able thought anu remark all the week.
AT DIR. Fulton's centennial Baptist
Church IA Broohyn permanent org nlzaion has been
en' cited, and trustees nave been .osen. Boanerges
Futon, who has p easant way Of giving the Lords
deal lnfOfn1ff y he rut .
ated the other evening while praying that the people
do not come up to tie work with enthusiasm but wa
tninA they Will by snd uy." This Is an encouraging
outlook After ecctng trustees, the Church observed
last Friday a. a diy OF fasting ana prayer.
"A pleasant incident ut DIR. Cuyler's
church, Friday evening the unusual rus of peo.
pie, the majority OF whom adies TO the evening
prayer meeting Announcement had been nadc In oua
OF the papers that Brother Sankcy would be- on land
and make his melodlous voice heard In leading tho
music. This announcement proved TO be NJ lusned
one Yet, though the lecture room packed almost
10 sunocation the people remanod and lisncd to Dr..
Cuyier's lecture Brother sankey Ia great fayoris
among the ladies OF Brookyn
Cases OF church discipline arising out
OF the too free OF that unruly member tie tongue
are so frequent as to cal for comment. But the
case Of the Plymouth Church, versus Bowen combines
amusement with novelty, the chief charge against
MI Bowen IL that he held ms ngue instead Of spean
ing. The Psalmlst David sud When Ik,ri filcace
my Dones ~aNed old through my roaring" 1he kond
Of Ids Plymouth controversy ere waxing 20 Old fAl
they are becoming roaring nuisance What RiN bent
next rattle Of TINS llllayored ske.cton2
There is now hopo for the dusky-'
skinned millions Of Africa, for the America Ms..onS
~ Association Las invited the Hon. and Ky ER
SAltn 10 visit tnat ieAlaAteI lanI for uo puf'oa
Of lrspcc Ing the couliton II the sssocM l.n' MS
sions and to inquire into the beet me us OF c.pyDnna
more Africans. the late Clmmls.oncroi iudna Aniit
tkcs temporary leave Of absence from rr ~ aid
tnlyersY IN Washington, and goes 20 lI-iI1 i'.'ua
the sons of Ethiopia that alili N .rn .'at1,ned
hi mln.s'ation OF an4iss among lacaa ''-h'sV1'
native land.
The Reformed Dutch Board OF pN
nestle Missions sadly behind hand mii- money ma"
trrs. The Church Buld.ur Fund is tlinJ 'a i' '"'
nearly nfty missionaries. wao ought TO have h"' Ncl
money ON New Years day. are fulunial A,s'Nc y
the thurcncs Eva inaNiduJls Of Their J'u0. lN''''""
this city ana its surroundings gave gi'N "'" ."
pity that the board sA1fld short of ct.h ''' -
greater pity that the men " y are du,gg M .'l"n y
worN In Western and Norti vc.trrn towns nal .'Ie-