The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-02-18
BEAMS.

| Peter Dryers work progresses prospor-
ousy though irrciigous rufans do their utmost to him
| derit
| A Profcssorshp Of Russian language
and literature has just been established in the College
| Of France"
The Church Of the Strangers will soon
erect on one Of its inner walls tablet In honor OF Com
modore Vanderbilt
The lGoicien Rule administers n rap on
the knuckles to the sothiul preachers who cnuciso
Moodys way of doing the work
DR.. James Freeman Clarke says that tho
doctrines preached by Moody those which the Uni.
tarans have been accustomed for nfty years
| Evangelist Hammond Is at Terrc Hauto.
where house be found large enough to accomo-
date the crowds who throns to hear his preaching.
The Wdtchmdn calls the people who ara
always writing hard things about ministers Simply great
big twocgged gasomctcrs" That ought to settle them
Evangelist Henry Morehouse is at work
in the Brick Church, Rochester. and will continue his
Bible readings there for weeks lie has been received
with great favor
There arc in tho United Statcs 1917 thco.
logical semnarics with 0i5 Professors and 234 stu.
dents The Catholics have IL Of these scminarc with
| 12t Professors and 1919 students
| The oldest church wardcn's accounts IN
England In possession OF the parish church Of 81
Mchaers. at Bath They the period the year
1910 to the middle OF Eizabcth's reign
In ten years the gains Of leading demon.
cctys figures. are as follows EpiscopalienS 5 rres
byterans. i.0Ds; Bapusts, i,Ss2' Methodists i.i76
The Presbyterian Church at River Bend,
Dakota, is almost entirely Indian. The pastor and elders
are Indians. also 100 OF the members Twenty
| years ago all these people were aboriginal pagans
The Union OF American Hebrew Congrc-
cations includes congregations to the number u ~
The receipts OF the Union for 1870 s2.iu2 This
Union organizes many educational aid societies in tho
various cities OF the United States
The Pope will confer tho dignity OF Car
dina at the mex, conssory the Archbi.hops sal-
burg Vienna. aud Rheim, the Bishop OF Potter and
Italian bishop. The Archb shops saragossa
ago will also be created Cardinals
One hundred and thirteen colorcd folks
were baptized recent Sunday morning in the Union
coiorcd Baptist Church in Baltimore The church Is
new one. and has been for over two years enjoying
markablc condition OF growth and prosperity.
| Tho new ediiico of the First Baptist
Church in Rochester has Just been dedicated subject
mortgage OF about $1,000 The building il Of solid
stone. In the gothic style and highly ornamental twill
hold about 1000 people. The pastor Is Mr. Baldwin.
Of the venerable Dr. Baldwin OF Troy
| At the silver wedding Of a distinguished
clergyman, few evening ago. Of the speakers
toned as reason why the course u true love had
always smoothly IN the family the fact that the brds
was AN orphan when the clergyman married her, aud
that there consequently had been moth, rinlaw 70
constitute disturbing element
| st. Michaels Church in Bath, En- gland,
possesses the odst church records known be- exist
They date back far 3ie. and complete
far the middle OF the reign Queen Elizabeth They
throw much historical light the affairs OF Bath and ~
surroundings, and contain amount Of curousds
tail in reference TO church and ceremonies
The new Art Museum in Boston is to ba
opened free the public sunday afternoon. from 10
O'Clock. The experiment has been determined ater
prolonged discussion In the Board OF Directors II
strange that In large cities. where free rum is 10 10
obtained Sunday much all other days Of the
week. such harmless thing as an Art Museum should
| have to be closed
Sister Sarah Smiley, in her new book,
writes with great earncstness against the doctrine
Simultaneous sanctncaon She says that the brethren
who accept this doctrine fall into grevous
The true idea according to Miss Smiley, is that hess
constant struggle with sin And she might add looking
upon the sad experiences OF Some OF the brethren ha 10
| the struggle sin frequently gets the best Of IL
| France is enjoying the novelty ~ lay
| preacher Of distinguished ability. NJ de C-sey. rcll
tive OF the former Minister OF War The chief object Il
his mission is to the importance amorc religions
way OF spending Sunday than Is generally prevalent
France He has made successful visits 10 Ain. hsrsilcS
and number OF other prominent places His style 10
fluent pleasant AMI rooi hunor, d; AMI his al ,ouTsa
| abound with aptly. told illustrations and nec!ors
| Mr.. Cooks lectures in Boston continue Ia
attract many thoughtful persons Of all creeds Cookss
bold, original and unsccarian and handles his themes
In such startling and novel style that many Of ho who
20 to cri,icie, remain to admire and to learn li-not
| yet certain TO whether Mr.. Cook will remain much
longer In Boston While the people are very so
to hear him. they not prompt to furnish The mnis
| needed to Keep up his lectures Arfans,mcnts have
been made for him to deliver OF lectures In Au-
burn and Is more than probable that he viii be IA Nev
| York before great while.
DR. Schcreschewsky, the new Protestant
Episcopal bishop China want. missionary college ia
the land Of the Celesuals NJ the natives Tor missionary
work a preachers He Is taking hold OF the work at tie
right end accepting the fact that foreigner preach
10 the Chinese well as native ChinaInan The radL
cal mistake which has characterized much Of our mis-
onary effort In heather countries has been to suppose
that the Gospel could be preached only by Amcrcano 90
| Ensshmen Native preachers have. to u great extent
been considered unreliable and their talent, have gen
| orally been allowed to slunber.
| -" Hold the Fort" is now translated into
the Indian tongue for the bencnt Of Greeks and Ches
KEGS who delight In singing It's inspiring sains In he
Museogee dialect It goes thus;
T.elenny y~csennen
Pun kvpetvne enakets;
ut i, PTH 9 ,SsSsssS S' cs,v,
=. fu kce cmunka
Hvlyteyvres
Concerning tho mixture OF pastoral and
| editorial work which ambitious Gle rsym.n aempt
the NsN fork O'ru remarks; poor clergyman comet
u Us in great distress because the church
tell him that he will succeed until he has ~
gam e. until he becomes tie editor Of a rriYioui
weekly in which he can publish his weekly -efmon
and place himself prominently before the public ~
what is the poor man TO dor lie has money ana no
| publisher and beside he has no time to he anchas
even he had the capacity, II he is faithful tl'las
ish our advice To him was, let the cobucr .n,h ~ IN
| last"
| -Afashionabe Sunday school In brooklyn
gave the other evening, III, Ir'-1mnt
| Of which contained my pieces, one Of these i,''' vi"
mimic funeral, doll haly being the corr Sc aui hehS
coffin and all the accessories of the undertake f"s
sion being put on the sasewith great cNactn'ss I-ur
| esque graveyard solomntcs called forth uiN hH'i
applause, though some OF the more thou-hum -' "''
considered A. as well as some Of the other nnh't
I'm exceedingly bad taste. As the price Of Aini.' "h
| twenty five cents, nobody could complain of 'N'lhh
the rate for the pieces performed being lu.t tA" 'T
| cent There was much iun that ule performance Is
| be repeated.
| The Chicago woman who was cur-l u
her paralAs in answer to praycris now cortn'l toner
bed by sprained ankle the result Of falling rom nc
platform Of street The skcpucal ami irf'' tn'A'