The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-12-09

Fnmilv Bible venerable hnmhug'
New York city contains fifteen churches
which composed cxclusivcl, of rolorcd folks
"A new church, recently opcncd at Osaka.
in Japan has native Japanese pastor and able to pay
its own
The Widow Van Colt has gone to try her
hand at the aduous work OF converting the sinners Of
Kansas CITY, Mo
About 500 conversions are reported in
yonkcrs the fruit nj Evangelist diamonds lahore
Hammond il lat hearty. and cheerful
-PassaiC N. j., Is enjoying temperance
revival About ~ persons have signed the pledge and
nearly seventy said TO have been converted IRON the
general error II their way
The Moody and Sankcy meetings at
Providence have opened with trcm, ndcus rush Music
Hall iscrowdcd and overflow meetings are held In two
Of the largest churches by Moody and sanksy are
both in hnc condition Tor work
Nearly $4,000 was raised by the special
eoIec taken In the Cathoc churches OF the Arch
diocese Of New York to help with the finishing Of the
new cathedral Nearly Ssouo more viii he needed to
put the huiing in condition fvr dedication and $4,000
10 finish II completely
The pretty little Church OF st. Mary the
Virgin Forty nth has recently made several
additions to It's choir. The choir now numbers about
thirty mostly skilled singers The music aud services
OF the most advanced style rituasm known In the
Episcopal Church The building Is generally filled 10 M
utmost capacity.
DR. Somerville. OF England, who is doing
Evangelical work In Australia, Is meeting with great
success 1hearN lite he was pupil OF the celebrated
McChcyne. Though advancing IN years. he is in hns
health and with commanding personal pres nee calls
crowds ut people together AMI works among them
much alter the manner Of Moody
Brother jeremiah Bculah Murray's
Church in brooklyn has just been iniulsns in cake
walk" which Kept up nearly ali night. and made agrst
noise In the ncehhofhood The residents IN the vicinity
oi Murray zon wish he would on Barren
Island, somewhere out Ut cHt.-lut And yet the
church prosper and to draw, arso crowds Of
people, both to the preaching the cake walks, and the
other icstiyiucS
AT the fair in behalf of the Synagogue
Rodci Sho,n In Philadelphia. ritas introduced
asaward, Ia successful competitors which are In strik
ing with the I'D style raHi,- cakes slippers
and smoking caps Among these 5000 IN Govern
mcn bonds ss,j piano, $3.50 horc. with buggy aud
harness, trip ticket TO Paris and sundry and diver,
tickets for railroad excursions this side the water
| Tile fair op, ned IN lively manner
DR.. John Hall says that the box made
by order King Joash tn keep the In which the
Jews contributed In the Temple great chest with
hoe IN the lid We suppose It was like the
trbuuon boxes we sometimes see IN church yesubules
hut rather that strong SAT- which the Loyitcs
put the money the people had handed IL ia
them Dr. Hall says that there builders liens
solomon Temple In this respect that c1ce differed
from most OF the houses worship rtctcd IN the present
The Baptist missionaries who labor
amons tie Piloungs in Burnah are much annoyed by
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crate teir heads the most prouse decorations Pufs
silver shields large headed pins and chains Of silver
sometimes make Psdoung womans head 80 heavy that
she with difficulty keep erect during preaching.
In addition to this III the fashion the bccs to twist
around their necks and legs twenty thirty pounds a
brass and To preach the gospel to people
who decorate themselves in this fashion must be a. hard
attempt % csfy OF American rdres.cd
| congregations The Baptist missionaries have a hard
time with their work. and sometimes much discour
| aged.
Some OF the hardest missionary work
done In this any other country that carried IN
behalf Of the inmates OF peuit.nuareS Tile lot a
feminine is bris recently taken from sing Sns 10 the
Kings county ponitenAry Just outside ct 81 ookyn have
been the subjects Of missionary effort the latter place
A religious ting held these women strange
AFFAIR Some are moved In tears. while others seem as
hard ~ the pen,,enusry wall Even OF these whd
weep are ready NJ moments notice to laugh Nth the
Others and with the of, nsve Language put the
preacher To Some will sing the Moody and sanker
hymns with great iervcncy, and In minute he swearing
| aud biasphcmtlU They are wicked, indeed and there
seems but hc prospect " making any good imprs ssoy
| on them.
A Young man aid bis beloved went last
week in buggy To the house OF clcrg, IN Behle
hem. Pa. with a view Of being married The young
| man. who was evidently not much a horseman, tied
the horse To pos, AT the door and then took the young
lady into the housc. where they mot the minister who
| proceeded with the marriage er,mony. few mo-
| ments after the ceremony had begun. the horse wm
found "a be In trouble, having been hichcd In such
way as almost 10 choke him His strug les compelled
the sudden rush OF the bridal party to his rcef he
had fallen. and was Kicking the buggy pieces They
succeeded with the help OF the bystaiers in geuns the
animal on his feet aud then returned 60 the house to
! c.mrlcte She wedding The Knot was tied m better
manner than that IN which the youns had tied tho
horse But he bridal couple who had tNrectcd Ia have
nice rilc In the country had 10 dep art On foot as ~c
ssto pay the livery stah,c man bal Tor damages WI ch
areNcocdcd the lee handed the narson for has services
In 10. NIL
Slaughter OF the lnnoccnts II thc time sunday
school rarco shows concerts. and exhibitions Great
companies ittic girls and boys put church plat
forms and made 20 sng choru,es ant 90 speak pieces
| Most OF the boys dressed ffoa neck heels
| in good and scryiecabc clothing Most OF the
| girls wear their white dresses. low slippers,
and no great amount Of protection below the knees
These children singing and sfchiinf in crowded and
unycnulaitd churches, are bahcd IN prcuse rcrsira-
ton 10y the time the show IS and when they out
into the frosty HtIiO, phcrc Of December evening
liable to he attacked 10y pneumonia and other diseases
sudden wfcstlc with Group or dirthora Is likely TO
follow about mluiht and the po.r child who carried
In day her funeral i spoken the obituary
sermon OF the my ste rious and mscrutals
dealings OF Divine Providence" Many mothers who
would think IL wrong to cast their children 10 the crocO.
dcs " the Gauges 10 administer Gimme "a them,
freely tax, them half clad. To these SUNDAY school his
plays, aud then blame "D,in Providence fr thc
sequences IT their own iniproyilcnt folly.
George Mullcr's practice Of buying sup.
plies Tor ms orphan hOusc Is ON the &c u Plan and
when The cash runs out instead Of sont the grocery
and butcher stores aut askinf tor provisions ON trust.
he poos directly the Lord lie SAYS the children
have ALWAYS had tpit me- ais regularly. although some
times A. late ten clock "a the moruu. no means had
been supplied for diuncr In such c4.r he tell. rs:
Then We hat prayer meeting, and "od helped n, he
lore IL >,agy 10 rroyas -" dinner Sometimes
It 80 happened ihat now we had te m,Au- fug dinner
lat we had not the means tor the supper Then We Lad
another PRAYER meeting together that Cci would sra
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