The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-06-23
BE11IS.


"A Sunday school hymn book has ina.
been completed IN the Spanish language.
Trinity Methodist Church, Danville. Pa
badly needs 10 he helped out Of its 5000 debt
The Evangelist says that one of the moet
depressing signs Of the tunes the general decay of -
riousness."
The Dean Of Chichester, England. saw
to the Darwinians "Ye Of science leave me nv an
cestors in Paradise and do not grudge you yours IN.
Geological Gardens"
"A new Presbyterian church is 10 bs
erected in Paradise Thisis the Garden Of rd,n
the site OF which discovered by Dr. Newman bu, n,
Lancaster County. Pa
More hasty baptisms. colorcd brothev
in Georgia is this time the hero. lie baptized eighty nins
converts In tweniysx minutes and thirty seconds N.
says that he did 1t without indecent hurry
The venerable DR.. Plumer of South Caro-.
lima has been invited to the psstorae Of the Centralp
byterian Church, Allegheny city, Pa but declines a.
account Of his old axe and increasing inhrmiues
The Independent intmatcs that Brother
lnskips Holiness" paper, The Christian Ssni,d is "h.
most dishonest paper as it is rcgiousy the most copet
ed in the circle Of our pretty large exchange nstr
The address Of Mr.. Jee Gam wSs one of
the attractive features Of the tenth Anniversary Of IN.
Congregational Chinese Sunday School Of oak nd c,ll
fornia About $50 Chinese regularly attend tn school
The Wesley clock, which Wa given bv
John Wesley himself and has the distinction Of being the
first clock Of thu Methodist persuasion in this country
still ticks In the old John Street Church in this city IN
In the main audience room
Mrs. Patterson, wife Of the Rev. DIR. Pat.
terson Of the Highland Uniycrsalis Church In Boston
will not to Europe with her husband this summer tu
will supply his pulpit while he Is absent She 4, aid "a
be fine offhand preacher
DIR. Payne, now President Of Ohio wes
leyan university formerly begged shoe, for his Iyngm
Providence, r. l. He is Of the most popular minis
tiers In the Methodist Church. and has been pastor a
several Of the most fashionable churches
In Jerusalem are about 10, 900 Jews. being
about oneihrd the whole population the city In tho
other cities aud towns Of Palestine there In all about
1900 Jews There arc great many more Jews in thu
city than in the whole land Of Palestine.
The Toronto Telegram called the Rev. J.
V. Roy an unniusaed scoundre Mr. Roy thought Thu
ought to be worth g. him. and sued the Tlvrux
for that amount The I,Lgrnm showed up Mr. Roy mr
bigamst and writer Of scandaous letters aud 81 Mr..
Roy goes without his coveted 500
"A Methodist Presiding Elder was an-
noycd by an incompetent brother who wanted hcen~
to exhort and in order the aspirAut asked HIN
the difference between exhorter and preacher He
answered. Well you see, preacher takes text ana
sticks to It, bu, an e1horier rattle round and saJ
what he likes
Bricks from the Moody and Sankey
Tabernacle at Boston 10 be sold twenty nv. ccn
apiece, nicely polished by machinery Ten thousand ID
them are to be thrown on the relic market In New la
the relic business lively and bits Of the late Taher
nacle in which the evangcsts di their missionary aud
musical work nnd ready sale at moderate prices
The revival among the colored people in
Richmond continues with such enthusiasm that Pastor
John jasper has had the pleasure Of receiving ha
fold 35s converts all Of whom he baptized by mme aos
in day Pastor jasper has given up occurring
motions Of the heavenly bodies and Is giving his lndL
al al at tfff ha val Itep
The Rev Newman Hall OF London lag
received from his congregation a testimonial esteem 70
the shape OF pulpit Of artistic construction and piinci
pay marble II bears inscription setting forth The
high esteem in which he is held Testimonials In Emf.
land are generally slyerware Of plated goods bas
burglars and thieves have unplc habit Of carry
INK these away No tibet will steal Mr. Hairs maIes
pulpit
On the Island Of Guernsey lives vener-
able Baptist minister ninoty-two years OIL named lei
lair on roccn, sunday ibis old gentleman walked
three miles To chapel where he preached and kept The
congregation awake during his whole sermon After ihs
ne walked home and was none the worse Tor the wear
lie does not make regular practice of preaching lts
ALWAYS ready whom wanted for .recial services His
oyesishtis clear AS when he was sixty
Tho Baptist ministers are now discussing
the validity OF baptism. AMI 10 be- arriving a. tie
conclusion that this depend, entirely who administers
A. aud whether he was not properly baptized By
immersion. Many VI Tie Bapusls hold that in-uoraoa
administered boy au uu4mmcr.,d Clergyman Is no zap.
usu at all They reject such baptism. Tor instance 40
that administered by the Prcshy terrain Talmase In Tie
bapustcry under his platform. because a III, baptism
ralmase ever received was "iuiant srriuking"
A Bostonian is undertaking to evangelge
the merchants Of Boston hy sending religion. appeaa
through the mail Sometimes postal cards ana sumo
times bit, coarse yelowish brown paper done up
envelopes. merchants receive ssases TO li- eiect
Winch viii You DO.
Forsakc Anur ~ius, ana 50 10
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