The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-09-16

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Evangelist H. Pcarsall Smith makes.
over his on signature the statement tina, he docs na
hol the IRREGULAR AMI h,icrvdox views which have been
ascril ci ohhn.
Tie reading Of sermons Is not fashion
able ia rcHas There Is sand ic lat minister m All
the state who reads - discoursc' fiom manuscript and
the pcopie dec not 20 IN crowds 10 hear hin.
The new building Of the First Baptist
church in Rroohlyni going rapidly orward md WILDE
under cover before winter The new church VIII b.
Large and beautiful but wi waste nothing in show "
decoration.
Betscy Barnes lcft to the Congregational
church at MEDINA ulno Si.uQu. condition that tho
church should adi another sicO1 IT, ami buy parson
The other sLooIha. HOW been raised and the pas
tor is happy In his new home.
Tho General Council OF the Lutheran
Church will meet ON She 10th Ut october nj Dr. seisss
church &" the liolycommunion in Philadelphia surrrg
discussions are expected ,cxcd questions OF ececsa
teal poiity AMI management
Three Congregational converts at Con.
cord have inst been Japi,c Icy immersion Their PASTOR
the Rev II circuit oAcia'cd. and the ceremony took
place in me placid waters ct big pond 4 great con
course vt people assembled on the shorc.
While Dr cyrus hamlin. President of
Robert College at Consantinopc obliged to remain in
tins country, which will bee Tor at least another YEAR he
will M the chair Of Systematic Theology at Bangor
Seminary. This Is the char formerly occupied By Prot
Barbour.
The Sunday school at Weeping Water
Nebraska. makc-a SAFE offer proposes to be
thousand school. contribute So each the purpose
paying IN the 500 y debt OF the American Home Mis-
souary soccN Al that Is wanted is TO hear from
the other h, SUNDAY schools.
The Rcv. H. NJ. Parsons, who Is well
known oftne sounics and sparkling congre.
eauonal ministers Boston has called the Laay
cue Street PRESBYTERIAN church Of Buffalo This IS the
church OF which the hnonted DR. Hcaeoek was pastor
& IL f.s NJ
Will accept
The Brooklyn Y. VI. G. A. which was for
some time ~ lansuishlng condition. Is happy over
u bcquest W S2ph and new President II Is under.
stood that President Dillingham; is in sympathy with the
Young men. and that the old gentleman" element will
not be ~ prominent IN the management Of the
lions affairs a. 1t has been
A plan of church contribution has been
oreanl2cd by the Rev. Mr. fcssenden Of Connecticut
which claims merits Of the other plans which
are based weekly donations Cards are distributed,
and on them noted the amount OF the eit OF the holder;
but these cards proyie for donation. produce well
n in ca-i The Flea i principally Tor farming people
i In view Of the fact mat the First Con-
efceauona Church ami the First Reformed Church VI
Paterson have practically united owing to financial
pressure the Chreiiian suggests that THE nve
prominent architectural dciorm,es" in almost every
American town be made Ia disappear giving place
one temple Of the living God ~ which all the citizens
shall gather To worship HIM whose very being unity
The Union Gospel services at Chckering
HAL are To be resumed oday under the Of the Rev,
vi. c0lcord, who managed them last season Mr. c5l
cord showed sound common the work he did last
year. ana gathered large congregation Prof Gnnn
who managed The music. has been training his Choir Of
.o1 singers and has them in readiness Tor active
The Hal has been heautined and furnished with WHAT
needed IN the way ri safe egress Asn was before toe
alterations the people in the galleries would have had
poor chance Of escaping in case OF panic
Tho lhfinl.ntv.. nf Nnlnna - t.tlf ~ had