The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-06-01
SUNBEAaTR.


DR. John Hall last Sunday morning who the CathedrsI
being dedicated he telling his tba,
the Catholic Church proud and assortve religion.
corporation, combining within itself the worst elements
Of Judaism the one hand, and OF polluted pagans
on the other.
Prof. Swing says that sermons should
be written with ink rather than with pencil and that
who win rise and make his toilet In a satlsfactorv
manner will make better than tho lazy brother
who writes In bed. and upsets his inksand over the nil
low. lie also wishes understood that ministers can do
better work after breakfast than they begin very early
In the morning on an empty stomach.
The Alliance intimates that many OF tba
brethren who attended the Presbyterian General Assam
bly, at Saratoga dyspcpos This accounts for the A
semblys thunderbolts against the opera against tho ~
ular papers which must not be read SUNDAY ana
against the Roman Catholic Church Not even the frco
Of the springs the copous draughts from barres
OF spring water placed In the vesbue Of the church
had the effect Of relieving the acy OF the stomachs AZ
these venerable nvads
Mr.. Whipple writes OF Agassiz that
placed at the head Of table with shoulder of mutton
before him. he so carved the meat that every guest was
battered with the belief that the host had given linn ba
best piece" There is loud demand just now in tho
Methodist Episcopal Church style OF bi.op who in
giving out the appointments made at the conferences
will make every minister think he has the very hes,
church in all creation when this can be managed the
ineracy will be voted such glorious thing that nobody
will want to tinker IT,
The Baptists had lively times at their
anniversaries in Saratoga last week one incident "a,
CURED IN this wise. 4 venerable clergyman from tho
West had expatiated for rcequarcrs nm hour on hls
section Of the country missionary Acli Much ofhs
manuscript was evidently unread aud the patience Of
clergy being exhausted they 10 the unoly device OF
cheering until he ellcd to sit down Just as
this ruse succeeded, the chairman invited the congrcga.
ton TO sing " Rescue the pcrishiuR" Immediately tho
sacred edihce rang with laughter and several minutes
elapsed before the hymn could be sung
The denomination which calls itself by
the unosentauous name Of Brethren lin sad worry
over the style Of hoadgcar the Some con
gregatons eXcommunc acd certain sisters for wearing
peculiar hat Of fashion not contemplated by tho
'Brethron' The sisters made great sur about Tho
subject Is TO come up for settlement Annual Meet
ing OF the Brethren In few DAYS These people are
quito numerous In Western Pcnnsy wanna They practice
immersion according to their own prescribed fashion,
which is somewhat different from that regular Rap
lists They are very set in their ways 10 matters Of
food and clothing and DO not many
the outside world II will now be settled beyond con.
troversy, II the Brethren fortunate agrcs
on the pattern exactly what kind OF hats bonnei the
Bible nsructs the women to
Tho Methodist Church South has pro-
cured subscri tons sa2l 900 Of the SOOOI necessary
to rescue the Publishing House at Nashville from n
creditors The remaining $4,000 be taken by the
LIST Of july the whole scheme fails. Acrcular has
been issued from the Publishing House 20 the meet that
" the amount is raised there will be an end of all
hope to relieve the embarrassments o the House. and
that the disaster will be beyond remedy The business
Of the Publishing Concern reported better condition
than 1t was year ago. over fioOpoi interest tho
hrst mortgage bonds has been paid ~ the lt May
There cash balance on hand 90 several thousand dol.
lars and fair stock OF books The Committee hopeful
that If the building be saved from the creditors.
the business OF the future will pay its way Hut that
s7oooo must before the LIST OF july all gone
1t is understood that the State House at
Madison Wis has been placed At the disposal Ut the
General Assembly Of the Presby terrain Church. which
meets one year hence II the brethren composing the
Assembly wise they will not in their official capacity
enter the building should the state House he used
sectarian purposes Of this Kind, general howl will 10
raised. and an ecclesiastical and political tempest Willie
brcwed which may DE difficult 10 aliay. Il the churches
Of Madison suited for the Asscmhys sc.sionss
large tent should be pitched on unoccuried lot
else Presbyterian accommodations should be looked Tor
in some other direction The Catholics. the Jews the
Quakers. and the Latter Day SAINTS have Just much
claim on public property Tor sessions the
Presbytcrians have.
-Ezekiel's prophecy against Tyre consti-
tutcs tile sunday school lesson for to-day A. found in
Ezekiel % vii xiv Tyre one OF the most wealthy and
busy commercial cities Of the ancient world. II built
on great rock in the short distance from the main
land Ezckers picture OF IT, given in the 27th chap
ter, should be carefully read show what city It was
Of which he predicted the downfall The prediction was
considered at the time It uttered. little worthy of
attention AS would be the declaration
preacher that New York and Brooklyn would ~ sh,t
time, be evelled TO the ground Ncbuchnduelkar came
with his beseeing army. Al first the Tyrans laughed az
him. believing their city 10 he mprcgnable. For thirteen
years the iorthcauons resisted his attacks at ongth
he conquered 1t again taken BY Alexander. tho
Great Is G a32 The prophecies IN regard 20 dcsruc-
ton and desoaton have been completely and literally
fulfilled The practical lessons OF the prophecy and tho
destruction Of TYRE are ,hat pride must have tall and
That wiekedness must BE- punished Tyre pudcd herself
IN haFI aHHFN laaVY
commercial relations with all the ports of the world but
her kings and her merchants dehcj God brought
their city the calamiues spoken OF in this lesson.
Tho Baptists are eXultant over the recent
news nom Ongoc in India There has been much lie
eussion concerning the 30oo who were added To the
church on the Day OF Pcuiecost The Bapt,ts have in
sisted that all these converts baptized hy Immersion
In one day Others have declared this be impossible
Recently large numbers Of conversions have taken place
In the District OF India. OF which Ongolc the religious
centre The Rev Mr.. Cough. OF the leading Baptist
missionaries at this place writes inqmrng friend
in tins country and gives the figures ol the great
bapusmal day He says that a22 candidates were m.
mersed Six preachers oficiated The immersion took
place at the foot Of river AMI began at o'clock In the
morning Only two preachers worked at time. when
they became weary they relieved hy Others From
!" Were was no intermisou ani when the baptism
was resumed 1t continued until in tie afternoon Thus
iii seen that two preachers IN nine hours mmerse
Egg people. This allows about halfa minute for each
immersion BY people this might be criticised AZ
indecorousy hasty when only few candidates are to
be Immersed IN the baptstery OF elegant church ts
done with greater delherAton But the Bapss are now
happy In proving that possible 10 hauuze by i'm.
mersion even 30 large anumber that mentioned IN the
second chapter OF the Acts Of the Apostles
considering the progress made in hym.
noosy IN recent years and the great variety of really ex.
celen hymns from which selection may be made there
seems TO he no good why such clumsy ogsere 40
the verses about Jacobs Ladder should have been "a.
eced to be sung ON the occasion OF the cmiccntcnna
celebration Of the Brooklyn SUNDAY school Union The
hrst verse Of this composition tells how thatJucob wal
weary with travel one day ami that at night on stone
for a pillow he lay, and while thus reposing
lie saw IN vision ladder so high
lhat us loot was On cafih aud It's top IN the sky
The second verse proceeds the more detailed dcscrp
ton OF the nature and OF the ladder matcralinna
Jacobs dream thus
tins Ihis ladder is long, it is strong AMI well made
ias stood hundreds OF wears amt d, NOT Nrt rcnycd.
III u.lus nave climbed u, ami reached SION, hl
Anu Wousahls by iath are climbing ltsull
After these awkward statements about the ladder fob
lowed by several more OF the same sort the hymns