The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-09-09
SURBEfMS.

pies His church now numbers fifteen members and his
services attract considerable crowd Of outsiders
A member of a colored Baptist church In
Memphis Tenn, has been excluded from the f.llowship
Of his brethren dancing singing shoe fly along
the streets When this brother shall next engage in
saltatoy exercises the pubic highway must select
n more devotional tune.
Notwithstanding the somewhat swinsh
name Of the place. some Of the Prcsbytcrans II Texas
have Just been enjoying highly prosperous camp meet
ing at Hog Island. The Rev. NJ Palmer u D. OF New
Orleans, and other eminent dignitarics, shove Il tlcu
approval Of the enterprise by their presence
The man who smashed the money box ut
tho ritualisic church OF the notorious Mr. Tooth,
iatcham. England, brought NJ trial 81 great
was ue feeling IN favor Of doing what lac had done that
no jury could be found convict him Tooth stIl aches
for notOricty, and gets it.
"A report comes from Ongoe in India,
Of 100 Daptsns by immc in single day Ongolc 10
the headquarters Of the Baptist mission the rolugus
The climate there is very mild and baptism by INNER.
sion practicable all the round We DO hear u
any Baptist missions in Greenland, or OF Immersion
along the shores Of Balln's bay
Some of our brethren seem to bc pretty
hard driven for subjects TO preach on II We may Judge
from the announcement thata sermon will be- delivered
on " man getting out of ship" Whether tis rcf,u
to Noah on Mount Ararat Jonah in the Mediterranean
or Paul near Malta Ia Of the returning minister
who have enjoyed Atlantic voyages. It is hard to say
Although the Spanish Armada was lie.
stroyod long ago 5 nm annual sermon of thanks
giving for its destruction still regularly preached in the
Church OF St Mary lei Bone Chcapsidc. Lonion. Thsn
done in order to comply the terms nj the will of old
Mr Chapman, who dicdi lBi leaving liberal bcquer
to the church. u the regular Armada sermon were anJ
year to be omitted Chapman's heirs would swoop dowu
on the church and claim the the legacy with
interest which would now make nice , hill OF about
sixteen times much the church originally received
Brother lnskip seems to have been hav-
ing glorious times at hi birmingham camp meeting, Ii
we may Judge by his account Of it, mart of
which reads thus Wonderful victory Hundreds for
ward for prayers and numbers ring into rest
God is making bare his aud ministers aud leopcar
being filled with the Spirit Deemed by all the most mar
voous meeting yet heidi lie adds request 90 all tho
readers OF his paper to Join with him in song thanks
giving aud praise Brother Inskps voice said 10 IL
louder than that Of any other Methodist minister
continent
AT the laying Of the corner stone OF q
church in western New York last week collection wal
taken up Just at that time farmer. who was driving
along with load OF cabbages stopped to what
going on. The clergyman who In charge Of the ex
ercies at once asked him for donation He said he had
no cash, but would give the cabbages they could he
sold by auction on the spot So the pafson turned
uonccr and cabbagcs converted into cash.
The profit to the church this transaction nearly
$50 These people will. probably pray Tor more menu
come along with cabbageS
One Of the quccrcst Sunday schools vet
opened is that which is connected with the Free
cauonal Society in Florence Mass Instead o reading 10
III, Bible at the opening services the writings ofvariom
religious moralsts used. Pagan, Buddhist other
WISE according To preference one class studies hook
keeping another drawing and another the works II
Shakespeare. French. German Mohammcdanism. and
philosophy engage the attention oi tho scholars
Tile Bible L. placed the level the Koran or the
works Of Confucus, and prayer IL not regular part
the services The number pupils In this remarkable
sunday school is about one hundred
1t Is generally supposed that the Bap-
lists the exclusive OF people in reference "a
committing and exchanging with other Christians But
the High Church wing OF the luthornn denomination 10
50 TAR beyond tie Bapusts that has law Prohibiting
exchange Of pulps with ministers other pcr.ua-onS
The Rev DR. krocl oi the Church Of the Holy Trinity
this city has incurred the disp his Luhcrap"
brethren by violating this law. lie AYERS that such
cluvcness is contrary 90 the spirit the present ase
and should be done away with ON the other hand the
exclusive brethren want To- do away with him. and think
that man with such broad church views has no paceiu
the Lutheran Church.
A lively controversy IL going on in some
Of the religious newspapers concerning the merits and
dement's of camp NEE tnss II Is ayerrcd one hand
that the camp meeting encourages dissipation as well az
dosoorauon of the Loris Day, and that speculation IN
camp lots i demorang to the brethren who speculate.
on tile other hand the advocates OF camp de-
tend themselves by insisting that there i, except IN rare
instances neither disorder dcsccrauou nor curaza-
ton, but that the meetings are generally means "A
grace TO the people who attend Its admitted an round,
that the institution ct camp meeting Is an altogether dG
ierent thing from what in the days the sim.
rciiy OF the ioreiahcrs but the march improvement
has revouuon4ed almost every thing else and why no,
the camp mcounsi
The Sunday School people Of BROOKLYN
are going have grand celchrauonin the rnbcruaccur
three days beginning on the ri OF October They expect
To make the gathering large one as generally Assem-
bcs when state sunday school Convention /, held Ths
only difficulty about Convention and sunday school A.
ISOLATION managementn Brooklyn l. the same which han
heset the Young Mems Christian Association of that cv
namely the too great presence Of the odscuteman cl@
mcnt In both OF these branches OF religion, effort much
OF the manasng done 10y nice old persons Whose Chief
claim 10 official station is the that the, have bees
before Inc public Tor long term Of years IT thc-s
good men have ryod their day AMI generation So Ion,
So iaithuly and 50 t,diousS hatis unreasonable foI
the Christian community insist on oyerloadins diem
with work
Tho First Presbyterian Church of All.
lene, IN Kansas, has had remarkable Nper,nce under
IT. pastor the Rev H. snyder Four years ago it com.
m'nc'd work in public dance hall from which It soou
moved 10 the Court House. After staying there a while
It took possession OF deserted wh.kcy shop but nndna
is an uncomfortable place returned 10 the Court House
hut Tie quarters which belonged to the law did not prove
specially adapted to the Gospel ami the next change made
was Ia the hosplabe accommodation offered by the Rap
list church by this time the Prcsby got weary OF
moving ana Pastor snyder took hand the work Of rai%
ing money to build house OF wor,hip He succeeded
ami then, being practical mechanic helped on In the
carpenter work and the painting The new building IN
no" hhIshed and every pew filled. The religious life ID
ue ehurch Is IN a prosperous condition. During the
whole term Of building time there has not been singls
communion season without additions TO the church
AS model structure in case of con.
migration, gospel tents" should take the premium
me destruction o the tent Thirtyfourh street Lao
Monday was the ooanest AMI neates FIRE ever seen In
uls oly Tie canvas, being elevated on a pole wen'
UP IN plaAe before II had chance 20 fall among In.
'has ana set them ON Are. The oonscquo nee was tina
not char was injured The organ case was slightt
'harred but not enough 10 interfere with the in,d,
musical works An erroneous report was published u
the effect that another tent would Immediately h
W''h'd on the site OF the consumed This was con
@mpaicd, but the trustees concluded that the scasoI
was TOO nearly over to make such an arrau.cmcut *
pcdIen now The chairs. which wcrc hr,i ior the SUM
mer have been returned e. their owucr and >,yNico
nave been held in d. Tying chanel instead OF the tent
uurng the evenings ol the wetk There +, OF 70
nance however IN golns toH tent scrvcc, which loef
not attach 10 service m chapel The closing sctlcco
The tent work will De held pa the main auu.e room o
III INng church lAis ,NrHns II Will prubNhlN ho NJ
occasion ol stirring interest Dr Tyns, Vl.u !. .ul ab
Ettrnl, is OK b ffI