The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-01-30
SUN BEA M.

Wayland Hoyt who breaches for them to.d,y Wash
ineton Avenue Church also wants him. II ia p,cas,n,
to be popular ana in demand.
D. Howard Crosby's church. on Fou,,h
avenue. comes out nve thousand dollars ahead attn.
close Of 1875. II sustans mission schools each n,
which has chapel for preaching DIR. Crosby has bsa
the pastoral care OF this church for about years,
with q constantly increasing congregation.
The Methodist General Conference
which Ia to be held in May Baltimore will meet in tn.
Academy OF Music This hui ding has been rented ~
some wealthy Methoditts In preference N iue the,
splendid new church. which cost nearly half million
dollars. Arrangements for hospitality are beng made
on liberal scale.
brooklyn IL making large preparations
TO entertain the Presbyterian General Assembly which
viii meet May In the Tabernacle, and continue IN
session for or three weeks. AZ the Presbyteres
are represented this assembly will have nearly 700
members large body 10 entertain. But BROOKLYN
hospitality Is ample aud elastic.
The evangelist, Miss Sarah Smiley, ia
now holding religious services In Cleveland, At.
tracing great throngs Of people She has pleasant
unobtrusive way Of expoupding the Bible avoids coA.
troverses, wins her way among all classes Of peo-
pie those who have been prejudlced against ths
| idea Of having a woman in tho pulpit
The international Sunday School les
for to-day IL on the friendship OF Davio and iona.
than, and Is in the Goth chapter Of First Book OF
Samuel from the 25th to the AL verse In IN.
study OF this beautiful passage young people viii
have opportunity Of comparing tho difference be-.
tween true friendship and tae empty pretcnce which
often takes its place
The Independent, in Its recent discuss
sion OF church debt,, made The stat, men, that Dr.
STORIES Church OF the Pilgrims encountered with an
Indebtedness of cons erable snude. The treasurer
OF the church ikes the official statement That thu
only debt ia a mortgage Of 5000 and that me has
money enough on hand to cancel this mortgage at aug
moment, and applicable thereto"
| The Rev. Fred. Bell has resigned this
| Ia. d.. .,t,fw
lie says he wants to be evangelist. rather than be-
eramped within the limits of comparatively snaii
church. His trustees that they have built he church
on Park avenue and they think II s large enough Mr..
Bell will preach under the auspices Of his church unuf
the close OF February aud then begin his hook
in the Academy OF Music.
| The color of the skin of Mrs. Amanda
Smith very dark chocolate. but her utterances
| very much In earnest and at times she wares
with true eioquence. She has been at work in aver.
straw, NY for some weeks and about hundred per
have protested conversion She has voice which
10 mixture OF the wild and the meloalous. and which
she with great effect, frequently stopping in the
| midst OF q sermon or exhortation to sing hymn
Trinity Church now has n chapel in the
Bowery called ST. Augustnes It Ia over store, ana
10 neither churchy eligblS situated. This wealthy
corporation is about to erect magnificent building to
take the place Of this II VIII occupy the site OF the old
| Quaker buryng ground on Houston street, near the
Bowery and will seat thousand persons II will DO
|
manship. and will be well furnished with every conye.
nenco for the maintenance Of Sunday and day chooi.
and for the relief OF the poor OF the neighborhood.
The General Conference of the Presby-
terrain Churches OF Chrisendom otherwise TO be known
as "The Pan.Presbyterian Council" is to be held In
| Edinburgh the Fourth OF July. There are thirty
eight different branches Of the Presbyteria Chuich an
holding substantially the same faith anu the same order
OF government. IL Is not proposed to make a formal
unloa in OF all these ORGANIZATIONS only to bring
them as happily possible into harmonious action and
cooperation. The number of congregations connected
With the various branches VI the esDyteran Church
10 about 20.0C0
| Curious scandal suit in Indiana. An
eI-memoer OF q Methodist churc1 Is plaintn ana the
pssor and stewards OF the church defendants. Ths
church people had said that the exbrother had stolen
from the church dollars worth of rope, and indeed
that his general character regards prooity such
could best be expressed by hrst line Of the hymn
which begins 81 love steal" The object of the
brought by the eXbrother Is to from these
people or from any OF them who may happen 10 have
that lying about loose the Of t20 900 for
injury done to his reputation.
| When Barnum's old circus in Four
eenth street was burnt. three years ago, the church
ednce next door to It. known as Grace Chapel, wa
also destroyed. prolonged litigation as 70 ownership
delayed lie rebuilding, but church far
magnificent than the one which was destroyed, has
been erected IN It's place, at cost Of aoout $4,000.
The main audience room is 90 feet BY 80 and will seat
$50 persons The upper portion OF the building 10 pro.
vided with commodlous school room. The third floor
Ia divided into smaller class rooms for teaching. The
building IL Of stones the Interior is finished with the
choicest novelties In hard wood
1t is happy incident Of the breeze now
blowing among the Baptist churches Of this city nd
Brooklyn that the essay which Dr. Jenery to have
read, and which, having been invited read, he IN
ytud not TO read had nothing whatever to do with the
subject Of open communion. The question now under
discussion is Sbeher not Dr. j. merry who holds. or
supposed to hold views In favor Of open communion,
proper person TO read an essay to gentlemen and
clerRymen who are close commandments. On lees
questions tlan this bitter eccleslastica battles have
been fought The battle on this nay be "a ID 10 rage
with considerable yigor Just now.
The Reformed Dutch brethren do not
seem to prize their Board of Publication sufficiently TO
give II liberal support. The board has compelled
to tsue to the churches piteous appeal for AID setting
forth That the contributions have been small that
has been impossible to meet obligations. The people
are urged TO contribute cash, to cave the board from
going 10 the wall Tire tact that the days Of useful
ness Of some such publication concerns have long since
passed. Those which cannot sustain themselves on
business basis without asking aims for their support
ought to dry up aud be blown away by the nrst blast
OF healthy religious excitement that bowe over III IN.
Preaching rs candidate for a vacant
pulpit Is not without its disadvantages. In Connec
ticut village, few sundays ago, . dlgnned and
sleepy clergyman WAS exhibiting his gifts and grace
with ANEW to call. After the sermon there was n
customary on such occasions discussion TO the
merits OF the asplron for the vacancy solid trustee
on being asked how he liked him. gravely remarked.
"Wel have my fears" Fears Of what ?" responded
the inquirer. "we" he said, 81 have my fearp that
some day that old fellow viii to sleep the pulpit
ana fail out and break his neck" The pulpit sin
vacant, and the sleepy and dignined minister m IN
search Of place.
Thursday was observed as Il day Of
pryor for colleges. II well known that many Of
these Institutions sadly need praying for In q
the ~, cia meetings which held with view 10
prayer the supJ ct u sociescs discussed
some extent. In many minds an impreeslnn prevails
that these societies eN IN their nature
as 10 need specal prayer aud great deal Oft. Ohers
IN favor Of praying that the blessings manifested IN
the life Of these societies may peryade the whole coll,
system. IL Is not to be expected that all people vii
agree az TO exactly what prayers should he offered 10
this respect Meantime the secret societies live aud
move and have their being, and are likely to-
The Rev. II. ID. Winslow of Boston who
made way with over half million dollars Of the money
of connding banks and hnancier, prudcnuy put him
self beyond the reach Of summons from advisory c0un
ellis, putua councils oxpare councils, councils Of
Var In tak IA .seIf Od