The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-09-17
6UN EAMA.

church In Michigan have closed aicontraCt with voups
minister, who IL to their year for the
munihcent remuneration " two ed dollarsi Too
cheap to be good.
The downtown Baptist churches are
suffering no the removal Of majority Of their mem
bers to the suburbs The City Baptist Mission doins
lite beet support tho which sclfsustsinings
but 1t finds Itself embarrassed Dy dencien,y Of about
5000.
No wonder that the Eplsoopalians OF
st. LuKes Church. Isle Of Wight county. Virginia. want
a new church. Tho old one in which thy have been
worshlpplng IN 1882, and T. badly dilart
dated 1t IL ead to be the Oldest church buildngh
the United States.
The new Jewish Synagogue at Harlem
will be dedicated to-day. Its name is the Handtn-
Hand avery appropriate for a fellowship Of cody
people OF any persuasion The building was formerly
| an Episcopal church. The Isrsees recently boughs
and remodeed IT, and It is now beautiful synagogue-
Mr. Townsend, pastor of the Pr,sby-
terrain church at ph1psburg, N. j., returned a fcs
days ago from his vacation. To hi. unepeasabe dis
gust he discovered that burglars had taken advantage
ofthe opportunity afford ID ny his alb to steal al
the clothes spo and other article Of value left IN
| the house. The thieyish sinners left no clue
| Moody and Sankey are AT North1eld.
and hold revival service there to-day They are com
fort oily rested By their vac on. and are
ready for their Chicago labors which wi begin the
LIST Of october In the building erected for them
The building IL nearly finished, and viii hold 5000 yer.
I
| tend TO.
Some Of the leading Methodsts Of
Michigan are much disturbed because dauciug Ia al
lowed at the state University, where many Of their
sons and daughters educated. They do no, know
exactly what to do about 49, but think that the dancing
ought, In some way other to be stopped. But It
very hard nowadays to young people stop dADc
| ing IN they too tired 20 stand up.
| TO pull peoples door bells and then
run hurredly away used to be considered an Offences
for which punishment sho uld be innc ed on the boJt
who were guilty Of 1t. But prominent Brooklyn
minister reports that day last week he made nifty
one pastoral visits. besides attending funeral and
one meeting OF a board OF directors. Who shall ssS
that Brooklyn pastors do not round among then
| congregational
Before the 9th OF March, 1913, IL waa
not lawful In England for the common people 70 read
the Bible In the English language. On that day the
British Parliament passed an act declaring "that
SHAH be lawful TO oil mon read the BOle and Test.
ment In the mother tongue" Although 1t Is lawful In
this country for everybody TO read the Bible, gresA
people seem 10 keep their Bibles only to look a.
or else for the sake OF rcspectabily.
Queer state OF things among the Con-
gregatlonslists OF Vermont. There 100 Co greES
tional churches In the state, only "a Of which HAYS
pastors There 81 ministers In the state who nsvs
churches The average membership of the churches
Il about 100 but while there few large and strons
churches. the majority both small and poor, aS1
have TO get along IN the bei way they procurBf
by Week, the ministerial services OF clcfAr
man who may happen TO pass that way.
The Fulton street prayer meeting
nineteen yeNs old. and will commemorate its ann
versary neat Saturday. The awaye bring
together goody throns OF people, although the
lar caily attendance At the meetngs Is not large. Tia
fact that the meeting. while s good and useful
getting ntto old, and necds the infusion Of soms
more youthful blood into IT, aud greater variety Of
Christian experience anu warmth than furnished hx
the old gentlemen who are lite cnief attendants.
Some Of the churches have adopted the
practice Of paying their pastors every week. Thisn
great improvement on tn, Old custom OF making quar-
t.ry payments, OF paying irregulaiiy at an
The minister who can buy his househOi supplies fer
cash can always preach better than the one whose
butcher, and bsk-r and candestck maker are ccs-
stanty pulling hs door bell, and requesting Just tho
amount OF that little bin, II You please" consrssr-
tons that understand their 81 interest keep their
| tore ~on housvd aud suostautaily fed.
The editor of IA religious paper In Novl
Scotia evidently has a large library, an amisble do
position and large constituency Of admrlng frien6L
Thus does he speak concerning the books which nm
friends have borrowed; The brethren who have
books borrowed from the editor. who have had them
one year or more will greatly oblge him by returning
them at their earliest convenience. He takes this
measure Of making the request because he has Dor
time 10 write them all. The Careless fellows who VIII
thus take advantage OF editors gOod nature ousha
TO be severely punched.
One OF Brooklyn's most distinguishes
| European
announced series Of evening Inee sur
gested by his foreign travel. neghDoIing minister
equally distinguished. thought good TO administer
from the pulpit reOuke TO this course Of conduct So
last sunday morning, he said As have not been to
the Centennial TO Europe thali preach the Co.
pei this evening" rae effect his people was nee
fecitous. great many OF them seemed to think thaa
II their psstor had not been TO the Centennial the
he said about MS omission 10 20 there the better
"A calico ball" was given by the peo-
pie Of town kansas for the benefit Of the Prcsby-
| terrain church. Although considerable amount ~
money raised the church refused to receive IT, bl
cause II was the result OF such carna and ungodiy
| proceeding ss the 4" calico ball" Yet these farsvsr
| Western churches will send to New YORK and neg for
money beinI glad enough 10 II from stoeE
brokers Of wsl street who may have accumulated IL IN
the unhallowed business Of gambling In puts calls
There people VINO will strain At cahco ba' ana
| swallow q whole Stock Exchange.
| AT the Kings County Asylum for Luna-
tics. the lunics who able attend religious ser
vices have that privilege the second fourth Sun
days OF each month. The Rev Mr. Mckay BrookyA
city missionary, conducts the exercises when
tended by about seventYnve male lunatics and Orp
feInAle ones limited number OF friends relsr
uons OF the inmates of the asylum are allowed 10 ~
present but there I. no Invitation the general public
lest the patients should be disturbed. The lunaticS
generally listen with apparent attention. and conduos
themselves with as much dccorum as the people win
attend the fashionable churches
In Stoncham, Mass, while the Congrs-
gatonal pastor was taking vacation for two SUNDAYS
tue pulpit was supplied ~ those sundsys by I've
young ladies of the congregation, each OF whom rosl
an address On the other sunday Two of the doacons o
tur church ofhcatci IN Ike manuer. But the people
seemed TO Ike the miu-tr,tious OF the girls betteH
than those OF Tie d"Hcons should the pastor again
absent for SUNDAY or wo. he may be sure Of q fun
house during his absence % me- viii bur announce thsa
these l'dirs are TO occupy As pulpit. her ministers
may Wisely take hint from ihe stuneham pastor. Tho