The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-12-03
Sun EfUS.

The Baptists In STAN ford, Conn, had n
beautiful church. but they have ju been charging ana
making more beautiful with liberal expenditure Of
cash. The improvement arc far completed that The
church VIII be reopened in week two.
Rowland Hill was once requested 10
preach q sermon to toe elect He promptly replied.
" Have the goodness to the elect with piece Of
chalk, so that may know them. and will preach 70
them" The request not inst ted on"
The cold snap admouishes sections to
be wise In time, put plenty q coal In the church
furnsces In order hat there not to day BE- to
OF coldness In the churches But beware OF the de-
fectve nue" which about this time OF the SENDS
90 many churches up In a blaze OF glory. [
The new Episcopal Church Of ~. Bar
naba, In Philsdeipnis. s 10 he free church The
sh only syear DID, vet the new BUILDING Just opened,
Ia crowded. # 10 in den ely poDuiated part OF tho
city lie members being mostly spinners aud weavera
IL ~ill thrive, II 1t goes on as It has begun. I
SO great was the vacancy caused by the
going away from Hans Place Baptist Church. Brook
Dn' Of Brother BoaDerles Fulton that somewhs,
wear ana half has ell Tsed In Milling his place. Tho
Rev. Mr.. Mcfarlane OF Michig,ni the honorcd man.
aud II Is Understood that he accepts the call.
"A religious paper announces that whilo
II Will with pleasure pubsh OBITUARY notices OF its
friends and patrons, It insist hat such notices
shall be exclusively In prose II refuses to publish at
any price, obtu ~ verses. Can this be meant for re.
buke to the elcglac I'd whose the post.
IN rtem column OF the Pnilsde phIa Lsd0-r such do
lightfui rcading7
"A gorgeous memorial window, In oom-
memoration Of the ~ aset and ted
soorkeepers has recently been put up in Church OF
the 1rsnsngurauop better known the Little Church
Around he Corner" Tae cost OF the aindow pro-
viied for OF specis donations from friends in thu
church who ~anted to pay tribute OF sincere respect
TO the memory Of the AGED pair.
"A new and carefully revised edition OF
the Heidelberg catechm l. being prepared Tor the
Of the Re ormed Churches II IL the rule of theso
churches that their mihi ters shall preach at stated
times curing the year this ecLism but for years
the practice his except IN few churches, fallen into
disuse Perhaps the bretnren viii pr ach the cateehs
more when they get tae new edition.
DIR. Kennerd's new Baptist church en-
terprse In Fifty NTH street promises larve thlugs
numDer ~ his Old members IRON the Pilgrim Church
40 with him. sufici wealth. ork, dom 70
carry the church on IN good style. The building In
which the new church organized Ia one formerly 90
cupied by Baptist church whicl he ,vily mort
gssed that It had be sold By the Sheriff. The
neiehborhood u one which 9Ords plenty OF neld for Q
new church. Dr. Kerasrd Ia gentleman OF nne pulps
ability and possessing elements OF great popularity for
church work.
A jealous Sunday school superintend-
en vas addressing his school the subject of whas
the boys might possibly come to when they became
Bsid bel My dear little boys you are now very
young. but IN twenty ~ thir you will DO Law.
yers or doctors or preacher. Perhaps some Of you
may preach In this church. Perhaps ., You may
occupy my place while am underground or m heaven,
or-or-or-in some othtr D, &C." An audible grin
played round the faces Of boys they Thoughts
Of the possibility Of their oelovod soln
TO the ." some other place"
The pressure OF the times causes tho
BAPTIST Uiion to slug; feel morning Il r"for
1t announces its nsion. anu religious runor ssys
Il ahAna hna
Star. which h for long time listed the organ OF
the Freewlt Bspu l.. The BaDhsi Union fought Q
good night for h.ery and op II communion. but its
FRIENDS have not been among the ~eathy u Of Tho
church,s and It, pa ronage IN the ~ sGb,croers
has not been enough 10 pay expenses. sew r lofths
other religious Paper are pa way, would do
wen either TO consolids or. gently possible, 70
give up toe ghost
The retirement OF the Rev. j. Clement
French. u. d.. from the p wcsmiui ter
Pre- byernn Church Of Brookyn l. source Of sincere
regret TO the cong iUn HI, mlaIstry during ts
I'VE years hss been remarkable succes@ Dr. Frvncns
only duhculy l. a~eakness % the throat, from winch
the physicians he recover n he ntinues
70 live In ProokNn. He goes Tor the present to tho
mountains of New Jersey. The Doctor has tho
clergy Of Brooklyn pr,ise~or,Y example In tho
Straightforward way in which he hi work in
his totIl freedom from cat oigotry aud Ia tho
genial way In whcn lie his made frield- smong tho
peopie for tie cause OF true ana honest relgon.
One OF the Curiosities OF the pow sys-
TEN crops out when pevs have to be auction for
atrears Of pew rent. such nov turns 10 IN tho
Collegiate Dutch Reformed Church. whose Cousistury
trders the luolc sale Of hslf pews all but one
OF Viii, h are he pewH Of tead ntn One o. the pews
Is IN the church VI Fifth aveLue ana TNentyninth
street. the Others 10 the church ON Lafayette place.
The auctions are announcer TO Ne these churches Il
the arrrars are nop Id. business l. business yett
looks queer lbe two gin mills on the Fulton street
prop rty of the Collegiate Chu ch active
operation as ever II IL to be re,umed that the pro.
prctors OF the Industries pay th ir pune
Men servants in the vicinity OF DIR.
John Halle church now have opportunity ~ gong
to bible class for c'ss hs. been established spo-
cially Tor them at Mt hour. Tnis Is good
Idea; fr the servants even IN godlV families generally
receive little more religion, vantage than enjoyed
oy the shen OF Ehi1pi. The religious piiviegesof
CO cnmen who drive the carria. Of religions people
are especially meagrt. Tney ke tn tam y 10 morn.
ing service, and en stay OutIl e saged Ia moro
profitable occupation than that OF IA king rse-alk
With other cOachmen, similarly 81 uAt,d. Mlny OF
excellent people WHO employ these cOscum n do noe
cOnsler that lhsN have sOuls ~ w saved ANY more
tnan II they " re rises.
Consolidation IL expected to take place
during the coming Xix months betseen gictt many
weak chuiches Ia email towns aud villages where one
church. manned by one vel. aid mi ster. would DO
able TO 40 tn worS now poorly done ~ hr,c foup
churches whose ministers half starved. Denomi.
ional pride scciari.l h.gotr, have Kept these
ohurcats I've; but Il bcrn discovered nat these
things do Not nay. The many Consultations which
may reason blY he ex.rct before next spslug viii
throw lar-e number Of cerl out of eupl Yment
These brethren may however cougr ltul,e an n.elves
On he iact tn Il there l. whoa tlci can do
winch will yicld them slender muncratli 10 ~ tho
ere Of halt tary'd church. Tne minister, tdusa-
uohal sooi Ties Nil do vel 10 sus end opr,tiins Tor
about nve years as IN, re arc now IA IN. 4 10 many
more minhters than tue cnurcnes have any Use Tor.
A canon of the Protestant Episcopal
Church fofbds he ordintuon To- the mi.I-tN Of any
person wto is adjective Ia lis eurcs or gricyous.y
maimed. kotSitl standing IA $, 81 hop stevens OF
Penney wanna or .ained Mr. sYc, VINO Is both caf and
dumb numoer u Episcopal Clergyman an others
are mAfing SIR about IL uut Hlshop s,tvpns NAM
tains that ne was Altogether uSht Nj Sble'. MSS IN
II To the deaf aid GumD people, who cannot understand
minister who spcaS the ordn ,rY way AMI tnere 10
part cular fl ness IN Mr. Sile, ministry TO tlrsc un.
fortunate prrs ns. He can tell them To ne doers Of
the WORD" even tnrS cannot he che rcrs ouly.'
considering how many ministers there are Who can
make hardy any more I'm rrssipu on q cousrecitiOn
than they could II they W're oer dunn. aud uud. ig
~oud b. nay 20 hlnd,r Nj. syls from -ins tho
fu'cilons Of his erce Gmuns those whom II, ~
sympathy, particularly adap.ed 10 reac1
Saint Marks Church N Philadelphia ia