The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-12-23
SUNBEI Ms.

-itu I't Ntuts vi bIt HODUlnllOn OF IL
city is made mp of Hebrews Yetthc Hebrews con,,.
only about one per cent to the criminal population
"A MONDAY prayer meeting for railrooa
men and ohersish held near the Pennsylvania Rsil,,s
Depot in Jersey City Ills well attended and yiso,on.
conducted The conductors are railroad conductor,
Mother Goose opera was tried by rn,.
versalst Sunday school in Brooklyn and i, aunou,,a
be put on the boards Of prominent PRESBYTERIAN hons,
on Christmas Eve. Wheeling church almanac.
| mother Goose sociabe."
The National Baptist calls the Rev lr.
thur Murse Of England grave digger Bapu.,n 1,,
is because he belongs to the open communioui.. T,
National Brita considers that these brethren arc ,n,y -
undertaking to accomplish the funeral Of all that
| cred to the Baptist faith.
The Methodist Sunday School Union viii
hold its anniversary and Sunday School Conge@a,c,
land beginning Jan 10 and lasting three days The c,.
sion will be Of great interest Bishop Andrewsu,
preside, and number OF eminent Methodist cers,u,n
| will make the speeches
| Bishop Lane OF the Colored Method,.t
Episcopal Church South is somewhat over 90 year, a.
age lie was formerly slave and in his boyhood did nes
attend school lie isa good presiding officer aud grace
fu speaker, and seems to understand affairs A. veuss
many men who have had more liberal education
The Rev. Mr.. Schauller said at the Ci,v
Mission anniversary last sunday night that he f,,,.
much OF the missionary work In this city il done unw,s
ly and in manner to promote rauperism than IA
relieve the distress OF the deserving poor lie MAINTAIN.
/
Brother Van Meter will return to Roma
in May meantime doing what can in this coun,r, 4,
raise money Tor his mission work there Ills sohoo,as
kept up, and the Baptist Publication Society has is.u,o
letter expressing its confidence in Mr. Van Meter and M,
work The children In tile schools Florence are r-cr.
Ing in grace and have been supplied with maps pA.r
tine.
Nearly all the fashionable churches IN
BROOKLYN and many OF the humber ones are hodb,
fairs. or have recently held them will hold uonis
tore Sew Years There special rew,als roinsen
In Brooklyn Just now, revival work has stand Ao
until after the fair After the January "w,ctf
PRAYER revvas Will be in season aud may be cxJtcud
| to take their turn
While Christians OF various shades ~
faith are rejoicing in the prosperity which ndca,dty
the extngushment OF gigantic church debts and ~ u,
rolling up Of enormous profits from pncushion tan. AMI
the like the Bapsts Of Philadelphia have mourniuly re-
solved that day Of humiliation and prayer needed
They have appointed the 10th Of January which BY,
elicitous coincidence. is the day on which Conyreate
sumcs its sessions
The fact that even the most benevolent
persons are not always the mos. harmonious receives
new confirmation from the struggles distract tie
management OF the Moyamc nsng Soup Society in rbu.
dcpha. One set of people. who claim be the regularly
elected officials the distribution Of soup to the fam.
ished Philadephians have applied for Injunction
against another set who, setting up like claim aps
anxious to have the honor OF adhng out the liquid ,cu-
esubc. The returns to he overhaulod.
The Orthodox journals are pitching into
beecher for his recent sermon on hell The Pfetvrha
vents its wrathul indignatonb y saying that he oesd
in Plymouth Church an orthodox scarecrow. and con.
monced swearing at H. throwing mud at IT, making iaots
atit buttng at like Infatuated goat Every time the
red rag OF his fancy hoated before him. he Iawd
AMI flung turf in the air indeed. lac stood I'm qoi,n,
RAGE swearing most basphcmou-ly ami striking sa
ows" This is about as spirited comment as any uai
have been made.