The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-12-29

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just ordained ~ the Episcopal ministry In Tcxas
Tho Congregational Church Of Oweco
has dedicated ts new house Of worship itee Of debt
Tho Baptist ministers OF Chicago bavo
extended cordial welcome 10 The Rev. Arthur Nur.n
OF England who visit, them 20 lecture
Near where the Princess Alice went
down church is to he erected. a clergyman named
Hill whose children drowned, leads the movement
Not even the gathering OF only two hun.
dred persons IN auditorium which has seats for len
thousand dampen the ardor quench the eoquenc.
Of Widow Van Colt
Francis Murphy is out OF pocket on hs
New York abors The principal alleged is the dis,
sensons which took place him among some Of Tie
temperance leaders
-Evangelist Henry Marley has decided to
make his permanent home In Melbourne. Australia
where he will preach In tabernacle which is TO a.
commodate 300 hearers
Tho Baptist and the Independent minis.
sheffield. England. have passed series Of re,olu
tons condemning the Afghan war as unrigheous i'm
polite. and unchrstian."
Tho Independent says Of the retiring
pastor Of the Clinton Avenue Church, Brooklyn Or.
Burlington has proved himself a brave. wise man ana
bis retirement will call forth wide sympathy"
--Spurgeon is so Frustrated by what some
people call rheumatism but others declare to govt tia,
he no immediate prospect Of return to pulpit duty
This is 1almage's Sunday Of and the
Rev DR. Looms is 10 take hs place in the Brooklyn Tab
ernacie Tamagc passed through Philadelphia on IN.
day and twenty disappointed reporters mourned his r.
fusal TO be interviewed.
The property Of the Michigan Avenue
Baptist Church Chicago has been in Jeopardy becau,
orhcavy mortgages but there is probability Of saw
ing It, The house is to be renovated and improved n The
creditors can be kept bay.
In Minneapolis the ministers Of all the
leading denominations meet for discussion on Monday
mornings. and have pleasant social hour mlnls,s.
rial association Of the Methodist brethren Is being oran
lied. the meetings OF which to be monthly.
A wealthy Baptist Of Philadelphia, Mr..
Bucknell. has made tho ministers Of the Philadelphia
Baptist Association happy TO the extent VI Is apiece By
authorizing them 10 buy his expense goods to tina,
amount These TO be bought at the Baptist bookstore
The Congregational ministers OF Chicago
are discussing the value Of the work done by Brother
Moody that city. viewed In the light OF the expenenc.
the years which have elapsed and sankey
there. They conclude that the quickenng which
most OF the churches then olt has not yet died
Bishop Simpson discusses In his third
Yale lecture the personal habits OF the minister he says
that In places CONGREGATIONS unwilling to ~.
eeive minister who tobacco, and that many FAINT
lies almost dread the visits OF such ministers their
growing should be led TO form the habit from the
ample Of the minister
| The Alliance grows sarcastic over tho
publishing arrangements Of Brother Muray's GOss.
Re and says that Mr. Merrill who has heretofore doae
the work IT, will be the real editor VI the marL
zine. Mr.. Murray will give his attention to the manuss
ture Of CArks paenihorse shoe the Boston buekbOafi
wagon and Leatherstocking Romances"
- The Bishop OF Durham, England, has
resigned his In consequence u ailnent which De
surgeons have pronounced ncurahlc. Amer the ArrhL
epscopate sees Of York Canterbury. Durham yehi
the largest income. Some tweutya years IL wni
tue richest In ENGLAND. yielding si5o.ooo year
but the revenues have been much reduced
English newspapers do not bear out tho
stories OF the Jews nocking u Palestine. new syns
gogue said to be- OF the finest Of it, kind In Europs
| has Just been thrown open At warsaw Hcost s21OOO
exclusive n the OF the ground which 1t Is built
Hundreds OF Jews leaving Palestine Tor Russia and
other countries aud the OF odessa full Of them
Bishop Simpson says that while he was
student his practice WAS 70 20 to bed at and arse At
but that he sometimes oversight ten minutes fellow
student was In the habit Of retiring at II and rising
between and Ia devote himself to study. Bui~s
Bishop says that sthough this young was diigsB
and faithful he did not 10 get wide awake all day,
DIR. Duryea writes to the Christidn Intel
Egs,r to say that lie did not either directly indirectly
call either Tauagc any other minister mountebanh
In answer 10 which the htHoo,oss quotes from Dr. Dr.
yeas Sermon the occasion oi Dr. Mtchers rcceni4
saliaton the words which have already been wA1sg
published and wondersif the Doctor did not ~
Tabernacle orator
There are in this city $40 churches.
Protcstan; Episcopal 81 Catholic. %; Methodist EpS
pal 5O Presbyterian, Al; Baptist 81, Jews 25 Ln'Aa-
ran, p; Dutch Reformed 20 African Methodist Epsoe
pal y, United Presbyterian :; congregational. o. r.
formed Presbyterian. .; Universast, A. Unitanaa. q,
Friends. s. True Dutch Reformed. l. swedenboriai !;
Greek Catholic l, miscellaneous IL
The Baptist Weekly complains that tie
same Brooklyn pastor who introduced Darling r1L
! lips the young man Of many aliases. 10 "a New Jtfsy
church has secured the opportunity for k W. Pa
son. late Pittsburgh 10 preach an prominent ehara
in the state New York. II might he supposed that ne
secular papers hal published much concerning h'a
that his au,eccdents would be- So well known that IN
could not occur"
While the Baptist ministers OF Bostou
are discussing the question: lis the national morii'
nroving' the Reformed clergy OF this city aro wre''
ling with Is wictedncss increasing In the carthN IL
Presbyterian uiniserso Philadelphia have grown Hl
over their discussion OF pre.mcnananisn, and soie :
their number have gone Tar TO intimate iha' i'
prenilrnaians hereucs, and should be the suleeo
{ Of church discipline
A pleasant combination OF immersion
and sprnkhng is reported by the Baptist minister " Nd
ford Del lie says ON Sunday morning baptized go
in the lake herv under drenching rain The neonFt2
ence experienced seemed to heighien the effect
Bowling Green Ky, baptism WAS hal last 81
! day, when the thermometer was at hve degrees ~
low freezing point The candidates stood bTavey an
made mp Tor the cold by shouting GLORY laielwah
Of their vocal ability The SPECTATOR sh'r's'
! aud chartered their teeth,
The Chris'idn AdrOcdte says the Roman
Catholics are 10 be- treated like unbapuled heathep Az
that they are hrous AT shores 10 be converted
add. "Soundly converted. these heather will be'al'
good citizens and good Protestants The false ass
! tuu that Romnuisu ia branch OF Christianity bA -
way oi their salvation On the other hand. iie ofh
Ani,r takes pity all who are out VI the Roman oA
lie church. and IN issuing its compliments Of me *,
SON" % everybody hopes they will All be- converted ~
their TO becoming good Catholics before inc '
( OF another year
The Tompkins Avenue MethoNs'
Church, brooklyn was ouilt by brethren who t's-'-
q it. immediate neehhorhood would soon be eo'e3 %"
M, and inhabited by ehurchgons people Years ~
passed ami there are su many vacant lots IN the '
itN and though pastor ana people have done the" -
the probability Is that new organization wi'1 Dc 'oTV
~ persons connected with the present church ana m
t tAi, new concern Will buy the property. taxing "
chances Of being able 10 pay Tor H. Iai- is "HH' y"
= dok iu the case OF the Seventh Avenue Neu"'
n tntruh. the Lee Avenue Bapusi 10 bfoo"9N' a.
with Tie Church OF the Disciples In this city
|. The Rev. DR.. Leftwich was pastor OF IN