The sun., 1878-12-22
SUNBE IHS.

Gen. o. o. Howard has taken TO writpo
Sunday school boots
Nine hundred and eighty-two inyalids
have been treated to carriage rides this year BY ms
Young Mems Christian Union OF Boston.
A perfumery man puts on his labels tho
picture Oi an Innocent looking oxford theological snien,
with the appropriate motto, too sweet anythinr
-"Spiritual Songs" bound in American
gros grain sik is the latest novelty fashionable yor
shippers velvet bound books OF devotion are no, "a
much in vogue they were.
In the Bethlehem Presbyterian Church.
Philadelphia there is pastors box fur letters ap
prsng him Of sickness or death in any family or any
other event of Importance to the church
Tho revival now going on at Fall River
Is the greatest known in that place The pcope
crowd in immense numbers to hear Brother rcn,c,os.
and his helpers. and many conversions are rcpored
"A religious newspaper quotes the Hon.
W s. Pierce Of the Judges Of Philadelphia ns saving
there 7ooo liquor shops in Philadelphia. That's
altogether too The generally estimated number
Is from 1909 to SoOn
AT the dedication OF the Baptist Church
at Bennington some quic..vitcd vcrnontcr suggested
undwichins In a collection between the sermon and the
dchcaory prayer. The result was sio0O and tc tuid.
ing was ulrg d,dica,cd tree OF dcht
The Iicv. Gardiner Spring pumley, who
for time had charge Of the Norh Dutch Church In
Fulton street has taken charge of Calvary Charel
maintained by the Ncw York city Mission.
In Scotland there are 81 Baptist churches
and iG3 members Ata recent meeting IN skye one os
the speakers said that the Prcsbytcr churches were
full Of nominal members and that there was not ons
good Chr tan in skye outside Of the BaTt.ts
Tho Pope is relaxing the restrictions on
study n the art Galleries OF the Vatican which were i'm
posed n 1870 The stanzc and L1sgic OF Rahat n the
Vatican and also the sixtnc chapel wall lc opon TO yisL
tors and students from o to g. except ON fc,yilJaya
A clergyman speaking at a funeral be-
walled the loss ot many great such fos instance 40
the deceased IN the coffin before him. AMI ad that none
like them were lct 10 Us. stronrvoccd old Methodist
sister startled both speaker and audience by oNclaiming
" Bless God. that's ale 90
The Rev. Mr.. Culls, who formerly
preached In Philadelphia has been doiui cv n-cisuo
work the midland counties Of England with such &C.
Ger Itance that hc has received numerous nyauons 10
stay and devote himself permanently to tli. Mind of
work. lis determination is not yet announced.
The Young Mems Christian Association
Of this city meal tickets very low prco Some
people who buy these Keep packages o. them in their
pockets ana give to each tramp bcgear who ap.
plies for aid The meal which the ticket calls Tor not
such the best hotels provide but of nourshg ood
decenuy cooked
The Presbyterian church OF lie Roy,
n y. was much troubled BY it, debt Il s3~p Pastor
Parsons preached on the subject AMI the Immediate
additional subscriptions IN making total Of
5000 thus realizing more than asked for The
congregation expect to and immediate or their
plus OF $2on
An irrcverent writer In a religious news
paper SAYS that schools where the
concluded with the Lords Prayer the children rush
ami hnish the Amen In the street. II would be In
tere sting know what schools those The declara
ton unvarnshod nonsense. Children rrcyercnt
to rush into the street while the Lords Prayer being
| said. are not rcvcrcut enough TO say "Amca at all
In the Presbytory of Glasgow Scotland.
motion made 90 apr ant day of Thanksgiving for
peace and ioT abundant harvest There wasn par
ucular objection giving thanks for the abundance of
harvest; Int OF the brethren wanted to postpone
thanks for peace until the Afghan trouble should be cut
OF the way. The upshot OF the matter that after
| discussion tie whole question was laid on the table
Bishop simpson who is not generally
given Joking, said In his second Yale lecture, Jonah
fed and would not to Nincvah until after hc had been
well whacd" Itisrcporicd that the utiorancc of this
statement followed by laughter the part Of tho
audience. lis somewhat out Of the course of things to
see such an eminent and dsndcd scholar the Bishop
making weak Jokes scripture when lcciunr 20 the
oollca students who should enter the ministry"
An old maid who died few days ago in
Phila lorhia lcit substantial legacy 10 establish a
| "home Tor INDECENT respectable. unmarried women,
members the Episcopal Church, and not Of African de.
scent" This probably the only instance In which indi.
gence, rcspccabiy. spinstership Epscoralanism aud
a white skin have been combined the conditions of ad.
mission to the blessings OF home II is not supposed
| that the membership Of Ithe home will be large.
Thus does Brother Duryca speak OF
Brother Talmagc Il know there Is Amorhid craving,
| SO that hc who PLAYS the mountcbauk ami struts
across the platform. and paints the most lurl pictures
IL is. will gain most readily popular attention
ami insure TO himself the most constant presence Of The
multitude. would rather have only two three gah.
fHt IaI ..fHt 4
my Lord than TO have the hosannas OF the multitude
-Ncwburgh. n. Y. 10000 inhabitants was
recently canvasscd by agent oi the Cty Bible Society
with tins result Pound 3s3 families entirely destitute
OF Bibles and rcstament 2i5 OF these refused to take;
i6s accepted To los OF these families gave orders Tor
l5s Bibles - small Tesaments large Testament To
the other 10 families who would only ta.o Iestimenih
gave orders FOR 10 small Testament, found aJ otar
families destitute OF Tesamcnts 70 these save orders
for 50 small rcstamcnts aud large ones
Tho following topics are suggested 10y
the Evangelical Alliance the wees of PRAYER Sun
day. Jan. 3. is7o-scrmon-. Christian Union NonlN-
Thanksgiving Tor the blessings OF tic 'clr INST enie,
and prayer for their continuance Tue day-rnyG 20
the church OF Christ, its ministers is growth 10 sfaee
and It's enlargement Wednesday y-Chii,uAn cdueauoni
the family, the young colleges, scmiuais oi 'aruns,
Sunday aui other schools; Christian a... .iluHrs e'
| young mcu and OF young women. Thur >IaN-lof na'
tons. rulers AMI ncopc, for peace AMI rchou' liberty
|
fishers editors and authors, the cause o' toms 'rAne' ana
other social reforms. saturiuy-omc ami F.'.ltu MS
sions and tae conversion OF the world
Tho Sunday school lesson for to-day IS
on our Sayiour's last woris.' nculm- N.' a''cnen
from u,e Mount of olives The passage B. , L1-c "a
4i-53. lie cites some of the ancient Ir,l h,.'s cone
corning hi. coming and assures his dl'.,I tl 10
Holy Ghost Should soon come uqon them. ln tc'e A'
worls" Je.u. distinctly declares himself D l' te NeF
siah aui has coming his death. amt h,, l''irfecn'p.
TO be In strict accordance with what hai itDr lIti -
of him. Afi,r his ascension his followers returned .
Jerusalem anl waited there, cmgo,ius themselves "a
devotional SEW ices aud evangelical lalar' tH" ihe ~
of pontoc - For AZ sunday thc lcs.0H' fe'tN
/ what has been studied in the past three n'n''''
cour, o less MS tor 1879 begins with ri. 'o me
Testament opening with lesson ON " the Second l'-T
pie, from the u.ird chapter OF EZRA
AT Stevens Point, Wis, Il Prc-hyteU"n
home missionary Is wanted "who can 'a'u" 'Htin' ~
At oioan In this state nm uncomm,n ,uuH; man j. 'n'
Quircd for. presumably Methodist O., te l'N''
elder who adNeruscs Tor mm, one Whoi' uni''I'u
has religion anl can ptcael and can s,' "ni 'i'''
every one. aDi i,r,aly 90 WORK hard i1r ti'.'' gay
The haiG,ncdlDan fug W.ooa Elm MAY ". ra-. "' i''
but uic Oi.4uG Auny have 60 Re t.t s.f. h."t "''
out si,. '.r'. 81 they Wil. take io'I.- -''i d" ''
having aft f.l. rcuureuprt. Of the aiNtl i'.i