The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-11-10
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Church Of the Holy spirit
"A Chicago minister named Crafts do
clares In book iust Published that the drinking of
glass Of wine IT, like lying thieving adultery or mpr.
der" sin in itself
In the Evangelist the Pre-Mllcnnarlans
and their theories actively discussed and is broadly
limited that cases for docrnal discipline may arise out a
uttcranccs made at the recent Prophetic Conference
Mrs. Jane Benson Is announced as 1.-THE
Rind evangelist She ~ TO evAngelize at tho Advent
meetings TO be held at 1874 West Twenty fourth street
She was not heard from at the Prophetic Conference
Adirondack Murray saves the thumb
and nnger OF his right hand instead Of having TO los.
the whole hand, first supposed he would I,,,
expected that he will very be In his pulpit again
His church Of the future appears yet to be consider
able distance in futurity
Brother Fulton OF Brooklyn now breaches
a in to Talmagc His subject il IN,
Bright Side Of New York. and he pronounces ralm.g,
sensatonalst for going under high police auhorv,
pick Information about the naughty places in ord,
TO retail II TO his congregation.
Father Coghlan has been lecturino In
Brooklyn on Teachers sent by Christi lie ,,,a,
There Is no Church established by Chra I'M,
the Catholic Church. which IL the true Church God
sent miracle to confirm this fact St Franci. Xavier
In the presence OF 5000 people raised dead man 10 IN,
from his grave"
The New Jersey Sunday school people
hold their twenty first annual convention ON Tuesday
thursday " t1ls week, IN the Pres
byterian Church, Trenton. lively time may be *
pcced the OF this convention arc men fuut
with the spirit of the tunes and always provide some
thing worth listening to- Hospitality Of bed and board
is offered 10 all the sunday school teachers who come
In the Marcy Avenue Baptist Church,
Brooklyn is scotchman 70 years old who served under
wellington In the battle OF Waterloo lie has foI
hfy years Baptist and was recently received by
DR. Jenery into church fellowship. Some time ago Dr.
Jcnery admitted old Frcnchman about ~ years Of age
who served at Waterloo under Napoleon. These I've
veterans now strangely enough meet members Of the
same communion and are cordial friends
The subject Of quietly dropping church
members account OF abseneesm has been under dis
cusson In the Long Island Baptist Association. II
that In some churches the practice has prevailed Of
striking members names from the church roll when
a long time they failed to appear This practice
iected to violation OF the rights OF the members
is urged that member should be stricken from the roll
except for some fragrant violation Of church law.
The bad boy who put chestnut burrs
under the saddle Of the horse OF Pastor Dicck near
Nebraska city ought TO be severely dealt with The pas
tor had been visiting Of the church members and
left his horse tied to on rcmountng the rritasd
animal speedily threw him Of. breaking his arm and
otherwise damaging him. Mr.. Dictrck has charge %
two German Lutheran churches, both OF which Will have
to give him vacation Of several weeks duration
Evangelist Nccdham comes to the First
Reformed Episcopal Church on Madison avenue In con
duct series Of gospel lie begins t. morrow
evening ami continues throughout the week Tie M.o
dot says that among the thoughtful people she M,ho
dist church there growing conviction that rcpatcue
Evangolsis doing moro harm than gooi aud that the
work OF true religion would 20 on better m lett 10 the
iudicous management OF pastors OF churches
| A number Of the religi GUS newspapers
are advertising diamonds In solid gold mouuungs one
dollar each" Now that diamonds be afforded At Thu
low figure every church member ought to have few.
The minister can them for buttons and the
| SUNDAY hop chillrpu he
them ON anniversary days presentations can be made
Of dollar diamonds TO the children who have gained
appreciation vi their teachers by rccung great nnmbeu
Of scripture To be without diamonds when thess
gemsare ODE had at dollar apiece and
OF the religious thrown ill., is little short criminal
| neglect OF opportunity
| PROF. McGill Of Princeton Is extremely
indignant at the changes OF sundry religious newspapers
against the piety OF the seminary students lie pro-
nounces the author OF the article which made the nrs
accusations and stirred up the inquiry a cAnting and
spleneue person. unable to procure pastoral
and therefore making incendisry filings al the students
II is understood however that this author is an emnsn nj
Brooklyn clergyman and retired professor. who pre-
tends to know what he writes about and TO possess In
formation about the seminsnans The controversy over
the morals and manners Of the young theologues has BE-
| come exceedingly lively.
To-day begins the week OF special thanks
giving and prayer services, to be held the rccommcn
dauon OF the general Convention Of Young Mems Chrs
uan Associations Most OF the associations IN the Arr.
| cities will hold special services discussing Al
| each service the theme selected for the DAY
| To-day number OF sermons will he delivered
bearing ON gospel work among young men For the
rest OF the week the subjects will be Monda, Young
! Men. Their Power Tor Evil" Tuesday, "Youu. Men,
Their Power for Good" Wednesday Some,hu. stronger
Than the Strength Of Young Men, Thursdly How
Reach Young Mem" Friday. Young Men llcr Special
Temptations Saturday, The Pattern Tor Young Men"
-To-day's Sunday school lesson is on
Whom the Lord Receives" and Is found in Luke win.
l7-le, the golden text being "vcriy say YOU.
WhosocveT shall not receive the Kingdom ul tod
little child shall in wise enter therein" The lesson
gives the story OF the rharsoe aud publican end that
the little children whom Jesus welcomed while he re-
buksd the disciples who would have kent hem away.
Its whole teaching Is In favor of honest humility. and
against hypocrisy and pride the Phar,,cs are MOI
all dead and as the temptation, to Phar,I.m ~
great now AS they eighteen centuries there
opportunity for wholesome aud faithful le,-on 10 ls
| young people on the subject
-Moody's meetings in Baltimore are
drawing muuudes 10 the shionable chur,hin thai
city lie has been saying some very plain things to hs
stylish people who attend chiefly the .uhc, Of luke
warm Christianity As In Brooklyn ana In Sew York %
In Baltimore he denounccs church fairs and choirs lie
says that too many church lotteries gou- and
asks what is the use VI going to gambling d,n when
You can have game Of grab with lady Tor artncf"
lie particularly severe the practice OF hrus unsod
ly persons to sing In church ehors ami the orsandi
who get drunk and who cannot play without refreshing
themselves with drinks during the services
Several OF the papers are again suggest
ing the establishment of ministerial Intelligence once
TO supply needy ministers with churches and provide
vacant churches with ministers This thin; has bceu
tried so often as " prove tia chimcrca tica Boin
respectable people and those who have n0 .tnNns IA
the community have eudcayored to put their schemes
into operation but only meet with disa,tro, 'aurs.
No church Wantsa minister who would appA tlrIai
this Kind Of an agency and any respectable church
able TO take its pick OF from my hundred canh
dates the churches have no occasion 10 use When
minister has no other work whatsoever do amt 'eei
uochance Of getting any. he rcvolvcs IN hi. nId ne
idea OF starting a ministerial intelligence once
Tho Palestine Parks at Chautauqua and
Round Lake have become famous, although uHI ,asani
eouuuversles have arisen As 10 who hal thc Story
OF m,enuns them ThcU advantages extend ohY
to the comparatively fw who can ,i.it them IN
summer But a HoboScu minister the Rev Mr. iiurl
but now introduces into tho SUN lay school rma. c'si
of his church novel Palestine Park whose -fDtt meat
i,tts extreme haudmos,. II consists ol l. hoN h
any convenient sin. With no top. amt v,i0 mirrv1
enough ON It's inside lower surface 90 tc Nri