The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-06-04
gUNBEAMS.

ep.s"e' ID d. sayei we have personally Known him
70 write out fully two sermons preach them both.
within the twenty.four hour, This feat was Of
course exceptional but those dsoourses probsby sur.
eesec TO the hearers nothing Indicative Of unusual
haste In their prepar ion." This may DO for some en-
traordnsry men, and Dr. sprague was indeed one Bus
tho average clergymen OF to-day young or ID will do
wisely 70 spend more time their sermons II thsy
expect their hearers to give good heed.
| In discussion in the General Assem-
bly, Sunday travelling the Rev Mr. stewart saia thss
cergymen often the worst ss bbath breakers ana
that he knew OF q number Of cs,es where ministers
were In the bit OF travelling railroads sab
| bath. The Assembly laughed, and the resolutions
which were under discussion laid upon the tabs.
This was several DAYS after the return Of the gentemen
who went to Pnadelphis as q special commttee 70
protest sganst the opening " the Exhibition sun
days Those gentlemen, by the way, had very pleas
| ant little trip.
The subject of the International SUM-
day school lesson for to-day IT, 1.-THE Apostles In Pns
on."-Acts 1926. The lesson of Christian manliness
which may be learned from the conduct OF Peter ma
John, b valuable one for these degenerate daya
Knowing that the charges sgsinst them untuss
and sbsurd. they did not ask any Indulgence df
they call for sham committee Of Investigation %
they run all round Jerusalem to ma straw bail They
| Just committed themselves to the OF God. ana
went to JAIL In the night the angel Of the Lord lss
| them out and the next morning they dutr
| preaching, ss II nothing had happened.
The camp meeting business is nos
| lkey to flourish this summer a much as It has fos
| some seasons past. 80 mucn WORLDLY greed has peea
msnf sted by the brethren who specu IN camp
that the spiritual life Of some OF the camps hss fven
pace to an experience like which pervaiesa
real estate exchange. This his made conversions
scarce and the demand for lots exceedingly light u
costs less to 20 to saraogl Niagara than to nrst
class camp meetins with all the modern Improve
ments. great many good Methodists, who have for
some summers been spending their spare dollars n
fancy camp meetings, Will this invest trip 70
Philadelphia and derive spiritual comfort from saxins
| on the beauties Of the great show.
| -" Baptismal pants" of improved varie-
ties OF rubbcrcoated alpaca advertised In the
Baptist papers. The improvements the manu-
facture OF rubber goods brou Oaptism by i'm
merson to degree OF mic " ana comfort
tempaed by John the Baptist Ia the pictures Of thsi
primitive missionary oic ting at baptisms In
the Jordan. no representation IL given Of the "bap-
tsma pants" which he any indication OF the
material OF which they made Perhaps they were
Of csmels' hair. like ais outer coat Certain II Is THAI
some of the ladies who come to be baptized ini-
tate John the Baptist shawl, Of cames
hair, or what passes for IT, But woad It not be graft
Tying for John the Baptist could he anu
know that In the matter OF baptism pants all sizes
| are constantly KEEP. on hand2"
Already the fine weather Is beginning
TO tell on the church congregations The sprins bon
nets and other new goods have had several weeks Of
sunday exhibition. and the longing for
On occasional day OF at home absence from
town. The fashionable preachers have mostly made
their arrangements for summer absence and recrea-
ton, although but few Of them will commence their
vacations before July. This many the city
churches will consolidate their forces and thus save
the expense OF paying for supplies" Two churc hes
or three will thus combine to worship In the edince
one the ministers taking their turns preaching 70
the consolidated congregation. This will also AFFORD
rest to museum organ blowers sections the
who pass tn, collection baskets Many of the consrs
CATION also and rest II the pews comfortably cush
Toned and furnished with soft place which leg
the weary head
The old discussion on music came up
again In the United Presbyterian Assembly In Phsds
pha, and a. usual. produced much inharmon -
Tue question Is as TO singing exclusively version Of
the Palms known as that of Rouse. Some OF the
brethren, principally older ones are deyotedy at
tsched 10 these rugged rhymes. while the younges
brethren think that Rouse ought TO have
been soundy punished for making them The
odd thing ABOUT II Is that the soherents Of these
particular versincations consider them uivtney In
spred and regard the singing of any other devotion
lyrics as positively sinful. Between the parties
who are both strongly set IN their opinions the
versy will probably continue without arriving con
cluson until all the old men die all the younger
are forced into some less arrowminded communion.
The Presbyterian General Assembly
has spoken Its mind dancing The resolution passed
deplores the practice as a "m' inconsistency
ana regrets the giving OF dancing par les Dy Christian
families. II further says that the session of each
church 10 competent TO administer discipline no
sary. But Hives the church heavy job u
do, namely, "s far practicable wisely guide the
enthusiasm and activity OF the young memb re- by bota
precept and example. with the many foms of iul
service proviuentaiy presented TO all who deli
10 and honor Christ" This Is discussing the dano
ing question with empty and glittering
for no church session Will know from tins direction.
exactly how to guide the enthu and activity VI
the young members" without giving them something
which some fossizeu old brother Will denounce y
equal in snfuiness with dancing But the people ana
their children may rest assured that will
cases of discipline under this action The light Pres
byterian fantastic VIII stl continue to be ,pped
a. before.
Watts, who wrote the hymns which
sung many of churches, now has q mon y
ment erected TO his memory at Southampton, England
III not an equestrian statue, for Isaac Watts noa
known to have been noted a. horseman yet Is 10
sstone image Of the hymnologFt, sitting with hymR
book In each hand but It ~ OF school building.
which cost about $4,000. This q noble monument
and is spirits worthy of Imitation. The Presbyterans
who put up In Paramount PARK the $4,000 bronI4
monument Of Dr. wtherspoOn, cOulo much better have
honored the memory Of that patriot by putting up
mission, paying the debt old As 1t 10
poor wtherspoon executed In unyic ding bronze win
stand In the cold. In the park and be forgot a.
when the Exhibition Is verexcept by he founder whs
him. VINO viii probably remember the unpaid part
of the bill While our patriots memory grows cold ana
indeed may be suffered to freeze winter the spirit
Isaac Watts will ever pleasantly hover around thu
Southampton school house, and smile the children
sing How dotn the little busy hee," and other lyrics
OF which Watts IN the nrsh was the author.
Some Of the religious papers which
have been gratuitousy inserting obituary notices
now obliged TO make charge of ten or twelve cents
line for oil notices certain length They say thes
have no objection TO insert ten or twenty lines IN fact
gives them pleasure chronicle the death Of then
subscribers. In modest way out when II comes IA
gfa m an
the virtues OF deceased persons who VI pardo
ular public Interest during her lifetime II Is
of good thing, AMI makes the paner monOtonous. Ts
great extent this rs true and yet there regiou
papers dry that they could pronably insert ties,
obituary notices instead Of their customary editorial
matter How much better they would all oOituaris
after the manner Of the Phad lpha Lel0er the col
unns OF which brlet aud touching eeRaic poem SUN
marLes the virtues OF the deceased, and sends soh
comfort to the hearts OF borrowing survivors But
the religious press rally could stand the outa
for these yersined obituaries The and tear oil
the mental organic tIOn OF the poet VINO makes them 4,
astounding None out the cheerful Cllds, A, NJ, cOu,
endure It. Maintaining the strain his MIN,
caused by the production Of several elegacs eac
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