The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-04-22
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edition has been published at consanunorlc
Tho Baptist Weekly contains an ar,loIo
on The Ecclesiastical Carton Grow, the Buyatd
lfcarcr"
Mrs. Maggie Van Colt is to conduct tho
camp meeting services NJ Sea Cln commcncif June n
and closing with national jubilee service Juyi
Tho people OF DR.. John Halls congrcra.
cation happy the payment Of their church den,
There several stylish churches IN their Immediate
noighborhood whose people would like to hayes
hit
Tho Baptists have o mission on tho
Island VI 81 Helena. with membership about $50
which has in cxi.tncc about thirty years The "a
is much water around the rocky little island and every
facility for making Bapu-ts prosperous
Tho Minnesota Christians will spend
next Tuesday in praying for the total abolition Of grass
hoppers The Apostle Paul prayed that the Lord would
take away his "thorn in the flesh give him grace 10
bearit Perhaps the Minnesotans would be willing to
compounds on supply oi grace instead Of the removal
OF the grasshoppera
A correspondent OF Boston paper, the
hvnng Star, thus hypcrbolcaiy writes about Moody aud
his work; lie wills to conquer and he conqucrs for hs
sits before the very throne OF the Eternal, he moves tho
hand that moves the world" Brother Moody probably
admire such semi nous stun a.. this and
his work does need IT.
The TheosOphcal Society ISSUES statos
mcnt warning the public against pretended revelations
OF its my sciies and saying whether this society %
Hcunns, or Individual members nave seen elementary
or other spirits ut its meetings concerns Themselves
alone. They viii act judges themselves when any
phenomena have suitable give to the
public"
Two thousand butchers sat down TO tea
In London ~ the vcstry II Surgeons Tabernacl
OF beet there provided $50 pounds and pork,
utS, with other and lighter things In proportion The
Evangelist, Henry Marley, formerly butcher,
made the principal address lie denounced gambling
the national ain OF Great Britain and warned the
butchers 10 beware Of that and OF drunkenness.
The case OF Brother Pearson OF Pitts
burgh very curious lie accused OF much mscon
duct. most OF which proven lie cougrcgauos
white washed him by passing resolutions that they
sidered him. though all imperfect man, yet one who
striving 10 do the best he could Tie ministerial assoca
ton which he belonged thought differently and passed
on him unanimous vote Of censure and disclowshp.
AT Fisk University a new $50, 900 building
at to be erected which will he named livingston
Hall This Is for the special accommodation Of negroes
who intend to go as missionaries to Africa Bishop OH
bert Haven reports that the native African is unco.
monty hopeful subject for missionary operations lie ID
simple minded aud inpressibe. and the missionary Of
average industry and intelligence generally makes quick
work with him
Two gorgeous polychromatlo windows
have been placed In Trinity Church Boston by the Win
hrop family as memorials One represents the Good
Samaritan and Dorcas, the other, Abraham Offering
Isaac Docss though she has received much honor In
the sewing society line has not generally been depicted
IN stained glass Anything for the sake Of variety ssoo
We have had plenty OF red blue, and yellow aud
angels In church windowa
In most OF the small and new villages Of
| the West. each denomination builds and mortgages Q
church. thus compelling the slow starvation Of several
ministers which is bad for all concerned wotb CITY,
Mo. has pursued better 1t has built later
naee for the Of all Christians who won
shpn peace The population Is thus far abou, iSo iua
enough to sustain one establishment u this Kind but a
| enough TO divide among several churches
The Sunday-school lesson for to-day "a
about the lying and the eprosy Of Geha set forth 10
| the Second Book OF Kings NTH chapter There sms
teal In this great deal Of solid instruction the
young people. Considering the great amount " lying
now prevalent In hrh places and low, the only wonder
Is that leprosy Is not more common as consequence
| little chap who was asked why God does not now
strike with leprosy everybody who tells lie. rephedi
Because II he did there wouldn't ~ hardly any boiy
what wasn't lepsrs'
| A great temperance convention was held
the other day In Brooklyn the congregation numbe ring
about two thousand people Earnest speeches brought
enthusiastic response In the way OF stamping cappins.
and verbal expressions II was agreed all round. that
drunkards ought be saved asd the hQuo1
selling put down But when the announcer ent OF . COZ
lection offered opportunity for The practical following
up Of these words Of good cheer the emptiness of the
enthusiasm was shown In the giving OF the begsary sum
Of to7 The liquor sellers Contribute literally than
| that
A weak church In Brooklyn has thirty
applicants for Its pssorate This Is not so bad however,
one In Wsstchcster county which, being able pay
about 5000 salary has over forty apphcaut, Some
plan ought to be devised by ingenious which
would entirely prevent such absurd state NJ anArs
About half OF the applicants for vacant pulgit
who are out Of employment The other halt are men
who have churches but want what Is commonly called
"a wider field OF usefulness" church Whose pastor
dies is at bcset by army candidates.
each camoring either IN person or By his TIA, uds he
appointment