The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-04-23
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| -" John Centennial Is tho cupboniop,
and dsiuguisned name OF an infant baptized la.
Sunday at Grace Chapel, Brooslyn
| When Archbishop TAFT pronounced tba
benedicton the other dfy ut the opening - the Inn
don Hospital he wa, ciai IN m ulster overco,t
AT st. Thomas's Episcopal Church ON
Fifth avenue fonyseven persons we're lat suud,,
confirmed by BrhoD Potter large proportion "A
| then were adullp.
| The people Of Maronite town in
Byra to the number Of about have e the faith q,
their orefathers and accept, Protestant Chrsusnty
30 writes Dr. Jcssup OF Beirut to the Presbyterlss
Board Of Foreign Missions.
AT the WOodside church in Troy the
novel speetatlo was presented Of father ard mo he,
and Ave Of their children together unitng with ths
church, and making pubic profession 81 their fath Nv
baptism Such an event this Is unusual IN the bis
| tory Of any church.
"A MONDAY PRAYER meeting of businen
men has been opened at e77 Greenwich street. Ts
nal holds about 200 persons RnG 10 generally nlsa
Theee minute spt eches pray N. vigorous sn
ing, a up the time. The indications that the meet
ings will be kept w permanently.
The Queen OF Madagascar Is IA temper,
snce society unto hers.lf The Government IA com.
PEELED by the treaty VITA France to admit Intoxicating
drinks. the duty beng oue.tenth part " what Il iIn-
ported, and payable IN spirit The Queen has thh
1.-THE publicly empued into TIC sea.
The sale OF DR.. lIcpworth's church
bulldng has been pottponcd Tor two weeks. hlinouss
tho congregation have late hope Of isng euhclcnt
money buy the bl Zine me sct that Ju &c ltoH
IL President OF the Eord Oi Trustees affords grounA
for cone vague exI ect ton 81 reltff
Deacon Ford OF Philadelphia ought 10
have made hs will sooner cee to have lived lonreS
alter he made ". Unocr the law q Penn ivtna, whien
nulincsa ch r,tao bcqucst 0heu made uitin month
q the tosttot's doccasc. Institute Loser he
40 600 which IL would othtrwise have received from
tie Dclcon's estate.
The Indian Aid Association OF the
| Orthodox Friends at It's annual meeting adopted
memorial protesting against the transfer Of The lndaa
rurcau to the War department the memorial aa's
that the present system has met with success, Whea
VI ge-,s the proprety VI asking what the Fr.enai
| wOulu have called failure.
AT the laying Of the corner stone or
new Presbyterian church on Columbus avenue, Boston,
besides the PRESBYTERIAN ministers VINO spoke he Rev.
| Phnnps ~ )oSs Of the Episcopal Church. Mr. Cook %
the Mctho list DIR. Lorimer OF tue ptlst, w. H. II.
Murray OF the Advanced Congregation alst, and In.
| Miner OF the Uuiycruu,t also m de addresses
"A stays hoa with &c points, the largest
number reeor may aiil b. seen by the curious al
haurtzomg. rcyl shooting boz In Germany. The
appended inscrpuln states tnat she mead IL ~ feet
broad and IN feet high, without the skull and that the
stas. whioi shot by Frederick WI liam / on sept
Is, 1905, weighed 1857 pounds An eIa-t molel Is pro
served al Perrin.
The First Baptist Church OF this city
holds ts centennial celebration, with nirs, festival
music, Ant mirh. Dr., Armtase saii, Ia his address.
that he hal carefully searched all a. Rov1lutJnaJ
records c,ulI not hnd tust any Dapti eyor wass
| Tory. LEI isd found document sent ~ Gen. W an
inston TO The pusis, viii n spoSe Of the singular
unanimty ,Ith which tncy had sustained their oJuR
| try's cause
-Thoys are In Brooklyn several great
| Sunday sch ools. TIE Bethel Mission NUMBERS l,sio
! scholars officers. The lhroop Ayenne Missioa
num ocrs II y; Or. scuddcrs LEO; Taim~ges, i2st
Lee Avenu, l.lS0, GrceapOint Pre-ty.erian' lVJ7,
and St. Jd ms Methodist Episcopal liza h'st Of
these schools are large as to DC unWicliy, ani IN
some OF thea, the scholp or 30 closely packed ~ 70
tulor ffom " VenilittOr.
--On TIE ,sday, the 18th OF May, The Pres
pyterian Gene raj Assembly MI meet II the Broosyu
Tabcrnat I'd the opening sermon vi be preached
" the Rev "a ward u. Morris d d., Moderator Of We
! last Assembly Great preparations AVE ocrn made ~
the Losp Pre- byterans OF BrooS yn Tor the euter
IA, IA Mt Of u Fix hundred ~ho s.i come 10 this A.
semoy. Thes ssions hr expected to last not la
| man Two veens nor more than tnree.
i,hines.. converts are made uproarious-
~ nanny hy ,n ing that taii AMI solemn ie, od
uuudr.dr In fact 1hcy 30 greatly prefer II % al
otter tunes tuat at recent prayer me'tih'' 10 an
thr nymns aud doXo,oey were sung, thts' fons %
the Cce.tals lnsistci On sits.s GA undrcd 20 al
of them Ry the tine they reach ID the ast ll1e ~ 'hs
Dox,lo.y China h.u gsined Is cilnax Of dscordAn1
enthusiasm. lAeie lsuo music 'he 'hlnes voice
> Sturgeon does not neryo witt Moody
on church fam. MOODY says ine Dew Is IN ihsu.
spurseon fGY.T T. bctcF T. siyc money outrgat maa
It ~ far but That when each DONATIONS eaS
not he oOiancd, tar u tue urNt BIT thing He asa
says that church fairs trng the talent % tho 10
ters. ia he tceis there dot an article offered
Tor sale ptl ed over, tue motef %
Mo &c said ~ have prayed vIcn she made h cradle.
The commit es OF the (DutChi Re-
formed C0ur anG the Presbyterian Gnu ch OF the
North not so;cee led IN arriving al sclene Of
1 union Which is prscuc4ele rluush to be unl.laT 70
conn lded. The whole question VAL now ue i..oses
10 drop. The Rs ormed Church sud tie sounern
Proshyterins have emily however treaty u
combination as to theis puthcauoo WORT wilc7, A.
though not organic union, Ia pleasant fellowahp
Some OF the reaing they puo sh Is fearfuy snd WOO
deriuy dull and new they ever gel peope " purchase
and peruss It Ia a mystery.
,, In the Independent Presbyterian
Church Of savannah there ms Leen conflict Of 80
thorty bet the Session And the Trustees on the
subject OF the church collection. TLe Old genutitA
composing sesson bee conscientious as 10 What
. they considered Grafton OF the church aud Of re
LorL's Day by handling money They forbade the COZ
lection Then the trustees announced thai It wouli 30
taken immedi tely after the benedcton ana that TIE
, choir would sing an anthem NnLe the b~Geu wee
passing round. the .dcrs forbade this announcement
aud aclor Out the trustees naI lie oest of thcu ara
l. the mouey 10 gathered while the sineey eItea's
= their odious strains.
! The Broadway Tabernacle recently
made arrangements 10 sbul III It's cnoir nnd have He
4 music ted oy Irrcentor Bur tle NJ, Asur "1
nap, pullr anu the congregation dran icda tttp 70
the Old sly e. win an the mOOern Improvements ias
most important wen.s the most expensive ~ nbeI
VI lle cnor TO ue Nisf IAursi3 ol Nruo.y' We
a has the chief sopr,au % ir. 1hapn's ohor tI
her saVc,s M.ss !.urtJ istol. ctNrHt, fy = - ~
agar. la az -iiou 10 th sAr 10 Go nc tuihp'd vita
aeAriag, 20 bring tcr nom Hronf yn ia tgci ming
and r,turn her a;ter tie evening service. And she %
4 a.o " DC llowe4 ht hotel oils tA't che MY trip
proper rest AMI T1reshu'a N ,he Interval te'"ssS
e moruing aud eyeaing service.
a Sister Van Cots evangelical lIhor' IN
o Broos w. nAye NOT been attended VITA tn' as-'ur
u - when mas followed Ter cnl-t' IN 'u" rW'''
~ ONing to the TEN orafy 'ne-r nee Rev ''r ~
Il al whose church ~ warren street ar f't's D'''
p been hrl sho has been obliged 90 cp H' n' N'. y
~ In almost unaidod Mrs.. Van 30 sa1s tnAi 500 ".1
" tters are lukeNarI IA them 900. er"' !" I't VIZ
~ They snun her Occao.o she 70 1mAr s"e lhl ~
I'd some OF them 20 RAJ ~ na'rc 49, "i tee 4''
le not right II any uf tie vrDtuvn lave Dee m'''us
~ tun Of sieier Van Cott they stoud HuLir 4ep e'N
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