The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-11-12
sun NS.

arv WORK among the Kg1irs. "Thc Nornin, g.. :.
the Amaci Is tle name OF the nrs mission orsan,et
Most OF the Home NJ ssionaries of Tho
Prc-by'e i'm Church are At work In lcis west OF M,
Mississi pi. Iowa has 1O0 which is more th,n anv
other state.
Money is being solicited by the Banner
Of Li0httO use IN loyal effort for slade. Possibly
come OF the thousands who have bought sG,nces Of
slaie a 80 apt &c may IKE to contribute.
The Rev. Joseph Cook. of Boston, whd
Is drawing great crowds to he Monday lectures. do
clncs to come the Reformed Church at Manson
nue. md lifty.seyenth street. lie VIII continue M
Monday lectures.
MIR. Marquand gave billiard tables tn
Princeton College with the hearty roval of PrcJ
dent NcCosh But the trustees ~ tn Cole 20 or ioI
them a. b. removed President McCosh prot. SITS, but
his prptss, VIII not avail.
Mrs. Scwcll, who has for some years
been itD ring M q l,ker missionary Modags
IL anou. TO return to her nome in Lold'n e church
NJ AntaDantrivo passed some resolutions highly COM
pilmcn'aiy OF Mr.. scwel's worS.
DR.. William II. Thompsou's Bible Class
for young me at As.ociation Han, has been discon
tinued during the repairs and aora ns Of the build
INK, but Will resume opcrau this afternoon. DIT
THOMPSON isvery popular Wlth the Young men.
The Rev. DIR. Bevan, of London, who
has hccn called to the pastore OF the Brick Churcn
Murray fIl his been lied to the Pr sidency OF
lie his not yet sign d witch OF these calls he viii
accept. or. indeed. II he will accept either.
- The Rev. Mr.. Innocent" Is the mild
and inofeusve name OF q missionary at Ysns shio
China. A fierce persecution broke out against him
anu his church. and, notwithst ling the apparently
nonresstant character Of his name. e"hed ~
fort" bravoly til peace aud prosperity restored.
-" Financial ombarrassments" is what
they call 1t In tie Berkeley Street Church, Boston,
Whatever H. It drive- away the pastor. the Rev WIN.
b Wright This 10 the church Of which Dr. II. N. DIX
ter editor Of the C0nyTeganondiist. was pastor III
whole history has been OF struggle against dlcul
ties
New Jersey holds its nineteenth sun.
day School Convention this week Salem. The "a
lem,s open their doors with generous hospital
y ana seve al hundred delegates will be hand. Tina
exercises commence Tuesday evening IN the Broad
way Methodist Chu oh, wacre some OF the eio
quent SUNDAY school In the country will be heard
from.
The Presbyterian missionaries in In
dia have formed an Alliance for ual hep 4nd coun-
EEL They represent eleven different branches Of Pres.
bytertausm. the shaaes OF difference between wnich
ar difficult discern that the average Hindoo ~
unable to comprehend why tleY exist. The Alliance
vii be onv advisory aud will hold ts meeulgs oneo
Ia tire year,.
-Evangelist Hammond does not 60 10
Washington al present but continues IN Phadclph a,
This 10 the district In which is the Baptist church OF
Brother Bot, Who has recently been IN trouble con.
cernlig alleged Irregularities II is to hoped uat
the reyiying influences OF Brother Hamnonds meet.
inss Will extend to Botts church, aud be followed by
salutary results among its members
Under the shade of the ccdars of Lob
anon. the peaceful Quaker carries his broad brinmed
hat and his miss efforts. At Brumane, on houns
Lebanon, the corner stone Of Friends Mission baa
Ju been lad The style OF hoadgcar In syria very
din rent fro that OF the followers Of william Penn.
The fashionable syrian hat IA withou' brn,
TO longald high poin The syrlans to are fond ~
'insing, though their music Is long and weary
tone something ike poorly executed chanting. liz
these and some other pecuares OF Syria the Fronds
will have a good many obstacles to enc junter.
Brother Bolts name is stricken from
the roll OF tue d psts Ministers Conference OF PHIL
phls. Strange enough he stl continues pastor Of
the churc1 to which he has been mn sterlng. Tito
church Investigation concerning his offences has not
yet been concu ed, and each Baptist church
pendent OF AL others. Bot Is pastor until hi, chur,
shall regularly depose him. even though thirty. ona
Baptist minister have, oy unanimous vote dlsfelloS-
shipped him. Bot waited these brethren to walt tiI
the conclusion Of the criminal suits now pending
against nm. But they that they had information
enough TO enable them TO act, ana turned him out
The week which begins to-day has been
appointed a. season Of prayer for particular b ssins
on Young Mens Christian Assoc latons throug no us
the world There are over one thousand OF these or
carnations In the Unise1 States Tn y ought 10 DO
faithfully prayed for Some OF them are doing excel.
lelt work, and abundance of It others are trying
to- ana Others are not succeeding at all Some have
costly palaces, with elegant and heavy
gages. Some have poorly furnished third story box
rooms, cherries within. and gloomy to their outer
prospect But all OF them mean well, and. far 10
they are doing gooi work. ought TO be encouraged
The First Baptist Church of Pittston,
Pa is old tAat the eist Of December viii o. -
brae it's one hundredtn anniversary. grand reunion
10 announced which, II Is promised. will comprit. All
former pastors, officers ami members. The dreadful
fea Of sucn reunions Is that all Of the Old
aud other ex-people Of every grade expect TO make
speeches, and each one thinks he must give long
count Of all he knew scout the church when he be-
longed 10 IT, The exercise, thus prOracted to q
painfully wearlsome extent. II every speaker could
be limited tos minute ami hllf, T. might be wen, Al
though there are many people WnO cannot mucu
| OF speech In that time.
Brother j. spencer Kennard OF tho
Pilgrim Bsp'ist Church This city preached hi- nfth
annual sermon, and then astoni-hei MS congregation
| by reslgnng. Everything bcius harmon Iu- In tha
chur h. and he beng much Dcoved. the peOp knew
not what make Of tins sudden and singular FREAK Of
their pastor. They refused. ~ almost unanimous
vote. to accept resignAuon TINS worked oAceed-
ingy well In Mr. Kennard's case as he strongly G-
trenched In the affections Of his peope Hut soma
other ministers have tried the riuent ut for tina
sake OF showi how much their people wanted lheIn
to staY and nave fuunu g. tneir aOrr tat the con
srcgau entirely resigned to their re.isnauoB,
aud mildly allowed them TO depart "a peace.
A southern religious paper deNOtes @
whole large page TO obituary notices ot its friends aud
pa TINS - altogether too 20 Of good ding
esptci ~ as most Of the notice, by f,r long
and some OF them are ohrnsYey oulogi,lic. On'
prominent iicm IN such tuner a. intelligence general,
II TIE eject that the deceased. VINO ved long nut
consistent fe, took, for dozen or two Of years h