The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-04-01
~ NBEfHS.

-Geclong, in Australia, is happy over ts
Zig sunday school, which has OBJ scholars taunt by 81
| teachers
The Pottawattomic Indians. al Eossyille.
kansas who are under thc charge OF the Qns,crs. arc
reported as doing well, both in civilization and r.ioua
| culture.
In the Syracuse revival. tho number ~
converts already on the roll reaches iopo Syracuse viii
now be great deal better place than ever before,
| these convcrtsarc truly converted
| Troublesome Tooth is taking n Crntincn.
tai tour including journey to Rome when he, RETURN.
to England he is to resume charge OF tn church a.
IIatchan, where his radical ruaustic made aim so
| notorious
| To-day Is Easter Sunday. Magnificent
music profusion Of flowers gay display of spnny
bonneis will be the order OF the day In many of tina
churches the amount of the flower bill will b, more than
| the donations to the poor for year
Chaplain McCabc urges that ponnv
| collection be taken in each family every morning A,
family prayer time. lie would appropriate tn proceeds
to the various benevolent operations OF the churches e
maintains that such proceeding would have millions
| init"
"A thief stole the watch OF Dr. McKeown.
pastor Of prominent Methodist Church in Boston The
church people got their pastor watch considerably
better than the the thief stole The thief thus unin.
entonally and indirectly conferred substantial favor
on the whom he robbed
We have some large Sunday schools In
this country but OF the largest the world sat
Aintab. In Turkey. II numbers 40 scholars con.
tains much larger proportion adults than custom
AIRY IN this country These large schools are dim.
cult to manage, Aschoo Vi 800 Is healthy every
respect
Wild and scattering statements arc
made concerning the number Of people who have signed
the temperance pledge IN and near PITTSBURGH one
spectacle paper places il a. 3ptop II keep. ON IN.
crcafng at any such rapid recent reports ndi
cate. there will be total absence ofdrunkardsl IN
western Pennsylvania
Major Penn Is the name OF the cvan-
rclst popular Texas lie goes from town 10
town. and draw, crowds OF II H. military
title gives him influence among these people greater
than he would otherwise carry. Most cvnn4,i. arc
without military titles Think how queer MAJOR
Moody" or scarsont sankey" would sound
The new Catholic church at Sag fIarbOr
isagem Of building costing, with it, parsonage 5000
and entirely free from debt The churches which are
free from debt will now be the prosperous Those
which have to struggle along under burden mort
and floating debts will have a rough time OF it.
even If the times improve and business brighions
The new pulpit Bible and prayer books
for Grace Church great magndccncc and cost
illness They bound In iull suits Leyant morocco
with solid gold corners and ornaments Five hundred
dollars worth gold is used in the decoration these
books The books ought iob put IN the nreproo safe al
night okeep thieves from taking them for reference.
-" Fiddler Joss " flnds'pccullar success In
conducting his mission work in the slums London on
account Of his natural adaptation TO the people among
was, prior to his conversion. as hard ease n
them Meeting them their intellectual social
level he makes impression which most ministers Il
scholarly culture and elegant manners might utterly TAN
TO produce
--Sixtcen windows of gorgcously coored
glass have been placed Or Parker city remtle in
London They all memorial windows. AMI it's riy
that at least Of them could have been entirely
blue glass Just TO try the religious effect OF the
ray Brush congregations The subiucd characicro 4
l. rru "a he fua
glare from some OF the polychronatc windows which
caricature art and make many churches look ridiculous
Installation services are generally wcari-
and tedious things, because the clcrsNuen who
take part spin their d.courso long E,, clorey
man makes his part as long sermon ought 10 he Dr.
Scuddcr made happy innov alton this absurd practice
the other evening at the installation OF Mr. hcner IN
Brooklyn. His whole charge to the people IA, best
advice can give you To home your PRAYERS ana
20 TO bed' The evening being spent opportunity
al once given TO the congregation act this timely
and comprehensive advice.
The Jubilee Singers are giving concerts
In Holland and Belgium. and will return TO England
few weeks During their absence number OF imitation
bands OF singers have imposed themselves the
churches. with degrees
eolored singers really plantation laborcrs
south But most Of them escaped hotel waters and
other persons Of color. who a plantation in
their lives The pronunciation Of a genuine southern
darkcy thing which cannot be perfectly initiated hy
anybody except trained professional negro minstrel
The ma GRITTY of concerts tor which the chur.he, and
SUNDAY school, are now ua,n. Ar. ,xtr,u.,.. tbin
commercials
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aud, there indications oi an unusual nun.
Der of conversions, some Van Colt, or Hammond %
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The conferences to which the Methodist
minister, of sew YORK ana BROOKLYN be,nc will moe, an
w,dn, ~iay next A srca, number OF change, viii "a
made in the ncld, OF laor now occupied by IN, omcr,
ct these conferences MANY of the brethren are ,t,,.r