The sun., 1878-10-13
SUNBFIM MS.

st. raul reformed Episcopal Church.
CHICAGO. Loses its pastor and the Rev r. Morgan zoo,
from its pulpit into general evanselisuc work
Evangelist Hammond, looking mora
pory and cheerful than ever has finished his labor in
the West for the present and goes TO his home in
Vernon. Conn, Tor rest
The COngregdiiOndiist says that "tho
seed which MIR. r. Poarsa Smith sowed in Prussia CON
unucs 10 bear arcs" This not at all wonderful consid
erins what hind OF seed twas
DR.. Cuyler is so well pleased with the
hymn book used in his church that he rests all attempts
at the introduction Of others and We will stick 10
cur old friend like wax to a shoemakers thumb" Tha,
| looks like holding
The Alliance makes fun OF the Inter.
national series Of Sunday school lessons and eracks
pleasant Jokes at the expense thereof and Chautau
qua Sunday School Assembly. 1t is the only religion,
newspaper doing So and has the field all to itself
The Unlversals.s will meet in General
Convention at Providence L. the 23d OF this month
It's the representative body of twenty three State Con-
ventons whose constituency is composed in the aggfe
gate o si2 churches and 44OuJ families Among thess
| families are 80 s95 church members
Brother Kimbal, in an address before
the Congregational Club in Boston, said that he atnru
struggled going the work raising money ia
pay church debts but the he fought against ths
more he felt his duty toengage in 1t lie has secured
pledges to the extent Of over SjOOOOD and sadfasty
refuses to receive cent VI Tor hi. ryce
-Evangelsts Pentecost and Stebblns ara
having lively time In Philadelphia. and drawing
large crowds The voice OF Mr.. stebbins is much lk.
Sankey's only not powerful 1t ns Association Hall
very pleasantly. Mr. Pentecost chief speaker These
gentlemen will to interest the Phiadelphia
pubic for about three weeks longer Moody with
them day only
Francis Murphy is In Pittsburgh, speak,
Ing to muttdes He considers the Clergy altogether
lrkewarm IN temperance affairs and says that long
they sit still with folded hands very little will be
phshed lie very plain spoken concerning the Chris
uan people who are afraid ashamed to show them.
sves as temperance workers lest they should be thought
lacking IN respectability
A London religious paper contains tho
Advertisement "Natron wanted for a servants home;
not 4O whose desire the salvation sous
good writer. with business tact. Is alone eligible salary
small In the same column Is demand for "a groom
and coachman who thoroughly understands his dutes
and will take his meals In the house and pump water
when required. A Christian is desired"
The General Missionary Conference
which is 70 be held In London beginning the 2is inst
sexrccpd 10 call together missionaries from the vari.
| ous quarters OF the world Some eminent ones from
Syria Polynesia Egypt and India set down for pub.
lie addresses The Conference will last for days one
OF Its leading IDEAS away with the opinion preva.
lent among many good people that missions and mis-
sionaries are fvery little use.
The Twenty-third Street Presbyterian
ChuFc is IN better circumstances than II had been
burnsi ont The insurance money fully paid the q
rebuilding. The bills Tor rent VI hall and incidentas
during the period OF worship there amounted to about
s-OOl special collection taken the day VI dedica
ton more than covered all that due this &C.
count and the church starts anew. with better build
ins than before, AMI entirely out oi debt
The Lutherans are making great prepa-
ratons second Free Diet which is to be hedin
ST MARKS Church, Philadelphia beginning the 5th u
November ami continuing three days Sixteen important
subjects have been selected each OF which assigned
some eminent cssayst Two speakers are to follow
aah Nkl .f..l. ali. for
debate The writer the essay allowed ~ close
the debate IN each II is expected that this Free
Diet vii briuF Luthcrans to Philadelphia from every
part Of the United states Liberal provisions being
made tor the enter tainment Of guests
-Chromos have become 50 common that
the public VIII no longer bite at them bait Tor
sonptons to religious newspapers Some Of the journals
have on hand large numbers OF these works Of art and
have wondered how 10 get rid Vi them One VI the
wetkes has invented felieitous way, namely that Of
offering them to sin "'ldren as prizes for the solution
'eripturol pufll, ese puzzles are purpossy made
easy so that srca; hany ,ltdren will readily solve
tsm. Ascach chid who gets chrome talks TO all Liz
friends and relations about the paper by aid VI which
1t reached him. this variety chrome business DAYS Al
an Advertisement
In England the publication OF sermons
does not seem TO b. attended either with the ease hs
correctness or the fcctous results common In TN,
country. except in the Of very eminent and
! popular preachers The Rev Mr. Hardy Of Marlborough
Mfrs 70 tAe Ian tluk about his Will
very kindly allow ms space enough 10 dAsown a seImOr
IN the church OF EHsland pulpit as well as to protea
against Its publications After attempt force the
ucript rom me 1t has been printed without my eonsea
aud without correction, and except IN name and
| Of the expressions. is much unlike the sermon
preached astis possible 10 be This Is unhapp,
all round and It 10 pits that. considering Mr. HariI
took the trouble to commit his 10 paper he DIG
Mt nscTe on the sheets thereof something Ik,
What he intended to preach.
There will be crowd at the Brooklyn
Tabernacle today ramage is going TO tell the youns
men all about the Objectionable things he saw In the
naughty places which he inspected In this city He Aai
declared his intention OF saying exceedingly pair
vnss to warn the young OF the DANGER consequent
on visiting such resorts some time ago when hs
preached on the theatres lie violently taken to task
Tor not showing anything about them, he sai he had
never been inside Ut in hs life No objection can
taken on this ground 10 the discourse now announced
He mas ai great expenditure of ami EFFORT taken
pains to learn something about the traps the unwary
and what he says will with the authority of one
who knows what he Il talking about His salary has
been raised 10 si2oco and things booming NJ
the Tabernacle.
The Sunday school lesson for to-day ls
about The Gospel Feast and Is ound in Luke Ia Is
"a the golden text being Blessed is he that shall eat
bread IN the Kingdom u God" The passage is the
paraole OF the great supper given by King The guests
though invited In time. forgot come or made various
excuses Tor STAYING away The king dispeased at their
Ni ms Nltalon once invited others, select
INK them this time nj large from the ure and
unlikely classes. The great lessons from this parable
are that no position OF wealth influence coners tito
TO salvau1u and that human cr, ature can be OF 80
ho accnunt in the eyes OF his fellow men that there j.
not gospel invitation for him The study o tins pa.
saSe appropriately follows that OF sunday which was
on ofma IN ami hs pocrisy For next sunday The lesson
Is the well known story OF the Prodigal SON LuAe 10,
ll-g4
Tho Rock River Conference Of the
Netoust Episcopal Church is m WORRY over the Pre-
sizing kirr,lip The salaries OF Presdu. Elders nave.
IN some cases ialeu largely arrears auA N other
cases Where the, have h'en paid iu the money has
i'en raised y process which is open " cruosn the
Fcsdtr Elder has the younger hrrtlreno o tle mu.s'
n' Nr much IN hls power and can h,lp ot hinder hgm
Hs Ia their appointment he peases Hence the suffer
rt tT'treu Who are struggling along salaries V from
s7t' 10 l-p' are compelled Ia nakr good the dehcen'
elt' o' u"i churches when co,eu taken toward
the fH'," salary Of Ais Emine the Presiding Elder
u' course thrrr no law ,h.s uut tile force which
eohptls II tismorc iotcnt than law Hence not onl' IA