The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-04-21
SUNBEAMS.

The Christian at Work has opened A
Fashion Department
Prof. Swing Of Chicago is sick from over.
! work. and is taking Il rest
Great meetings are held by Evangelists
shcai and Wells in the shops at Toledo. Ohi1
Ocean Grove is making ready for pro-
dgious religious meetings Tor the coming season
The Christian Sidat'drd says that tho
Christian, hrorofe ndcs the question sanctihcaton
Park street Church. Boston. owed 1000.
but has paid it OIL and also raj c sIOo1 for fresh paint
The Baptist church at OwassO, Mich Ia
happ, over the immcrson Of nearly hundred new con.
verts
The International Sunday School Con.
venton which has just closed at Atlanta very sue.
cessnl.
Every workman on tho Paris Exposition
building has received present Bible in the French
| language.
The First Presbyterian Church OF Troy,
V. owed S4,OO, which is wiped out by subscrip.
| tons IT solid men
Old DR.. Bacon has received 5000 from tho
Board OF Aldermen Of New Haven for centennial ora.
ton he delivered in that city
The Presbyterian quarrels with the Inde-
rsrie0t The hrtiSa,nt says the Presl,rnn does not
know what 1t talking about
--Thirty-six Mexicans have professed re-
igon and joined the PRESBYTERIAN church city of
Mexico number OF little Mcxcans have been baptized
Thus reads the obituary OF deacon's
wife. who recently died. "she lived with her husband
nifty nine years aud died In the confident hope Of better
hie.n
The milliners did not get much of
chance TO observe Good Friday holiday the spring
bonnets must be worn to-day and thousands them
to be finished.
DR. d. b. Cheney, one Of Chicago's most
popular Baptist minister's his church in order
take tile Eastern agency Tor raising money needed the
endowment OF the Chicago University
DR. Behrends of Providence receives an
addition Of 1900 to his salary with additional dona.
ton OF a. 500 to spend in to Europe His salary
5000 and the Providence people crowd hisciurch.
Nearly all the religious papers contain
long obituary notices OF Tweed For the they
speak unfavoraby the deceased statesman, and eN
press the hope that there will be OF exactly his
pattern
The Church Of the Pilgrims in Brooklyn
Of which Dir storrs pastor has purchased several lots
for the erection Of n chapel The church is wealthy
and is patroniled by the weathiest citizens THE
Heights"
Miss Britain, who is widely known for
her missionary work in Calcutta. has arrived In this
country to remain here for rest She may occasionally
deliver addresses If her strength will admit Of IT. She
an exceedingly popular speaker
The Baptist minister's of Chicago have
been discussing The Spiritual Temptations OF the Min
istry" It proved TO be fruitful subject The leading
essayist said that the principal temptations self
cxaltauon excessive depression. mechancait, the
performance OF service, and great consciousness
| The Rev. w J. Mylie, in report 10 the
Presbytery OF Carlisle the Of bcncvocnce In the
churches, presents some startling figures lie shows that
the contributions per church member are only
so7 for year. which Is not much more than half
day. lie instauced the OF church. the aggre.
income of whose members is about s2UoODO annual
IT, This church gave in the course OF year less than
| SiOD in all
-Nincty-six Presbyterian ministers died
last year Nine theological seminarios graduated 14s
theoogues thus putting that many newly aedscd minis
tiers into the hcd With such overlooking OF the min
lister market - not matter OF surprise that many OF
clergy idly standing with hands in empty pockets
or looking TO secular work OF escaping sarya.
ton The brethren ought in clfdoence to choke OIL Tor
few wears the means OF supply.
One of our most prominent religious
publishing houses has issued sunday school book
| with the startling tide Whose Clothes do You Wear
The announcement OF tins work raises question 10
whether It is in the interest al the clothing of
people who have suffered by the purloining hats ana
oyercoais from hotl dining room racks II is emncntY
proper that II SUNDAY school boys teachers wear any
clothes. the garments should be their
The New York Flower and Fruit Mission
is in eGson and busy In its benehcent work cheering
the dark places with the fresh flowers Last
summer persons ia the vicinity of the city sent 900
bouquets besides much These pleasant things were
distributed In hospitals prisons. mission schools AMI the
houses OF the sick and feeble. The ladies OF the
have at 2ae Fourth avenue. where they cheer.
FULLY AMI erauitousy attend tho distribution VI all tie
floral mNors
Notwithstanding frequent and ludicrous
failures in this direction enthusiastic Bos,ouians
have anew opened II Ministerial Bureau to furnish
churches win ministers and ministers with churches
The new concern has Congrog basis although
understood that ministers churches other de.
faft.t
advantages 1t offers II Is safe to say that neither
churches nor ministers Will reap any sold advantage
! from this enterprise.
The Tompkins Avenue Congregational
Church. Brooklyn still continues to occupy its rented
house oi worship which Is owned by an insurance
pany. They enoy this arrangement It gives them
good church for very small rcnt they are freed
from the burden ol debt which mght be- unler present
circumstances. exceedingly difficult carry. Dr. Hell
mcr the pastor has suffered from prolonged illness. but
the pulpit has been well supplied and the people keep
| gether harmoniou,lv.
DR.. Egslcston's Sunday school, In
Brooklynis hcrai distribution of chromos to new
corners The indictment i, highly priced b, the chill.
drcn and OF the other sun lay schools the neigh
borhood are alarmed lest they shall lose all their pupils
one Superintendent advocates the distribution plug
tops and another Is talking of buying barrel, Ut
marbles. These things Will do the bows. wlu, the at
Traction best suited 10 the girl, Will he a gayy hthV
graphed fan with scripture notices uron 4 with these
aids 10 religious instruction. there why the
| rising race should laps into mhloltV or paaan.,m.
The Episcopaians OF Brooklyn do not
enthusiastically respond Ia the proposition tohelp Jay
the debt of ST AIMS Church while ties regard 81
AIMS sort at mother church. thcy say that the Oh
lady hAshren nuwarrantaly cNTavagant and that ,he
! had managed her affairs better she might have been
wealthy instead OF having to beg her bread the doo
| OF her poor children. The emergency OF 81 Ann, Is
every dav becoming more and moro IMMINENT and
very lew weeks must decide the question OF the rAnes
or failure Of the enterprise There is much grumhhng a.
Rector Schenck who said to have led the church mo
| most ot the expensive operations
The " fraternity" business between the
| Methodist churches North and South does not loos "
promising ~ did Tho southern hrethrcntricl o. uke
Use of II to set the Northern help their claim
Sl3uou1 through Congress TIL, claim WAS for ti o,cu'
patton of the Nashville publishing house durin- tho war
by the United States army, The Norihcrn brethren won't
as far as a. SAY that they would cndcaVor that The
merits OF the claim should be- thoronshy looked into
This was lst what the southern folk, did want NJ
they had omitted 10 say anything about how the puhD'
ton hou~ had been used arsenal tor Confederate
ammunition and things in earlier stage of the prueerd
inss The Rihmoai ur'oi, now Say that the south lai