The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-10-01
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After long consideration the Row VIM
Alvin Bartlett, ConRregat onais of Chicago has az.
copied the charge OF the second Presbyterian bprcp
of indianapolis, from which Dr. wthrow went 10 h.
pastor OF the Congregational Park Street Church In
Boston.
1.-THE Devil Threw Him Down" IL tho
fancy title Of sermon announced to he Delivered bys
young sensational preacher. This kind Of captrau
may draw CATION for while, but for solid and
permanent usefulness something VI different sort
more seryiceable
The Close-communion Baptists Of Bos-
ton IRE again worrying Dr. Pcntccost Of the Warren
street Church that city This time II IL In the shape
Of comnitc &c OF investigation raised TO inquire into
the terms on when the church allows members VI
other churcncs to cit at its communion table.
The Methodists are revising their
hymn book Revision has been tried at various time,
end In various WAYS during last twenty years. but
the has been that nearly all the churches stick
TO the Of the OLD hymn book, The wcsleyans Of
England issued new hymn book about year ago, and
have now sold over half million copie'.
Those who have occasion to consult
Bible dictionary and wish to do 80 IN Chinese can nnd
the work the Canton dialect sale at the American
Tract societYs store. When add that the prceh
only twenty cent?, people will be surprised that tns
book Ia not generally introduced among families.
| It looks like the covers Of several packs Of ns
| crackers
The smallest church in England lie said
to be in the parish was,dale where one nnn uuites
In himself the Offices Of rector chortcr. and sexton.
lie holds two services each Sunday, RECEIVING
| nual compensation Of $50 Tie Bbhop recently APP
pointed the See OF st. Albans receives salary Of
about $4,000 and does not have to GO chOrisers OF
sexton work eifler.
| More missionaries are called for in
Persia. Two good ones specially wanted for work
among the HISTORIANS Of the Mountains. There are 20
many ministers In this country. seeking places among
the churches aud not finding them that there ought "a
be greet many applicants for these positions Oroo
mah NE place to reside. with pure air and masnt
| ncent mountain scenery. Who spples?
| In their quiet way the members Of
the Society Of Friends do great deal OF evange lsa
| work. Rufus King and Edward SOUL Of this country
are ovaneeikng In Denmark, Friend CowgiIs and his
eloquent wife In England, and II. Brathwaite ana
DR.. Thomas have recently arrived here from England
to labor various parts OF this country Friend Robe
| Pearssll Smith 10 not evange izing at present.
The American Temperance Union has
made arrangt mcns TO hold a series OF meetings in
stenway Hall Sunday afternoons, the nrst Of which
| will be day. large aud well-tained choir VIII
leLd its attractions to the occasion. II the meetings
are made sufficiently interesting. great crowds will
probably attend. Mr.. Virgin Of Harlem and DR.. T ).
Lambert of this city are the orators for odays meet
ing.
The Bergen Baptist Church has en-
| gagged the venerable Dr. Bowling to supply Its pulpit
for the rest Of this year Although the Doctor In his
70h year he Is interesting and eloquent preacher,
and always draws large congregation. After a Iona
ministerial experience q great usefulness he has re-
tired from actNc pastoral lite, but makes himself
full In hts healthy old age IN the pulpit sunday, ant
| with the pen on week days
by the sudden death Of the Rev. DIR.
Howard OF Pittsburgh. the second Presbyterian Church
OF that city lose, a faithful and beloved pastor He
had served that church ls4a and Ills ministry
In every way successfu Although "a years OF age he
did not older than most men do at 90 Dr. Strong
Of the rcnns.ivania Female College temporarily sup
plies the pulnit while the congregation TOOK Tor no.
other pastor. The church Is of the arGe,t Pits.
burgh
The intolerant course of the Spanish
| Government has aroused the Protestant missionary
and Bible societies. A deputatiun from these has
waited Lord Derby. why that he docs not think
the Government will insist on the closing Of Protest
ant schools No Protestant school or place Of worship
is allowed TO display sign. This, however ought MOI
to be considered q hardship for with us churches do
not generally display their own names on signs. bus
| rather those Of their sections and undcrtakers.
| carrying on Sunday schools III Sicily Is
a work Of considerable difficulty 1t II impossible to
introduce the American system OF classes for the want
OF teiche No lady teachers to be lad for ladies
are not expected to out without male escort and
husbands. fathers and beau1 do not generally take the
trouble to act Escort. In Metina there IL flourish
ing Sunday school Of nifty children, but It IL
Quoted entirely by one clergyman. He gathers tts
whole company together anu lectures them on the
lesson
Moody and sankey begin operations
TO day among the sinners OF Chicago The new raber.
uacle Is completed its bills paid Seventy nye huu
dred chairs placed in It, The walls are Of brick,
except the front which Is Of iron The roof nearly
forty feet high, with ample light ana ventilation.
Chorister stebbins has been training a choir OF b0d
singers to have them In readiness for Brother
sankey. large sum Of money will be needed for the
maintenance OF the meetings for three months which
II rs expected the wealthy and liberal Cnrstiant OF
Chicago viii abtndantly provide.
The Rev. Dr. Carroll, late OF the Bed
ford Avenue Reformed Church In Brooklyn has &C.
cepted call 20 the Reformed Church In Newburgh ~
y and viii soon enter on his abors there The Doctor
leaves Brooklyn with the good esteem Of his friends in
that city. Tho breaking down Of the church 10 which
he ministered the result Of money pre- sure, and
not OF lack Of ability on his part An effort In being
made by the Be ford avenue congregation to retslsb
sh their church OF asold basis Lack of cash 10 ths
only thing In tie way. Tue building 10 morlg aged for
more than 1t is Low worth, ind there ave 10 wealthy
pay the debts II Will probably he sold by thu
insurance companies which hold the mortgages ana
purchased by newly organizing congregation. Ths
neighborhood Of this church II better supplied WITH
churches than Almost any other in all Chrlstendom.
Peter Dryer, having labored for q
number OF months faithfully carving on his mis.iou
WORK IN a humble way, now announces that he win
bring his services to conclusion. lie will
Chicago and do what he can IN taxing the Gospel Ia
some Of the neglected people Of that ungody civ ia
VIII md worS enough to do there though MOODY
however, TO discontinue any Of the means Of gr co
main aimed for the advantage OF the sinners Of our
own wicked metropolis. They need converting as
badly n anybody can IN Chicago. II Is to be hoped
that some earnest man will take up Brother Dryers
worS IN the city where he leaves 1t on.
Not long ago u Methodist Conference
wa disturbed by the exceedingly small number OF hap
!islns .dma.;."rsd 10 infants within ti bounds. me
Hs III ma y dbgtsr now raises compliant agalns.
~ Presbyterian constituency the same subject IL
says rpn only family IN every eight, infants
have been brought Tor baptism during tle last year
The Inference from thus Is either that ia" rdn1noe OF
infant baptism g. being neglected, or that, owing - the
! hard times, very few Presbyterian blhas have been
born leading Baptist organ, however cSpains II IN
another way. II sees falling OF an Dchel in infant
pusn, anh tending toward the docirue of the Zap
tlss that but aiut believers should be baptized
, Last Mondays meeting of Methodist
minis ere devoted 10 hearing somewhat amusing
, account OF That most eccentric preacher, the Rev
r jacob utuDor, Who diod ABOUT twenty nyc yrrs ago
y This vas much more profitable than the exercises OF
previous Mun4AY, when the speaker u the iN) &c