The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-04-06
SUNBEtNS.

| Of debt. and the Mcthodists rejoice
-Evangeists Whittle and McGranahan
holding Gospel meetings in Buffalo, and drawing
| large and attentive audiences
To-day is Palm Sunday. This week ia
Holy Week Next Friday is Good Friday Next sunday
| the 18th Of April, is Easter Sunday.
A new chapel is being built twenty miles
from the City Of Mexico Native Mcxcans are doing tho
| work themselves, AMI largely at their cost
Tho Duke Of Northumberland has prom-
iscd $50 900 and the Bishop elect Of Durham siiguto
ward the foundation Of the Roman Catholic bsopre Of
Newcastle.
About 400 attentive hearers crowd thu
hail Of the Evangelical mission at Marscos The
work has been going but short time, and is consd.
cred by Its promoters great success
Last Sunday in a city church an old
gentleman ~ OF age immersed in the bapus
terry As he stepped down into the the aged con.
vert paused and made address to the congregation
The Rev. W. II. Strausc Of the Christian
church in corydon Ind also acted as physician Per.
haps the mixing OF two professions confused his moral
for he has been formally accused NJ Beechcrsn
The Coffee Tavern Company in London
has made Its mark in the work Of temperance reform
Fifteen coffee hverns have been opened which about
400 persons have signed the pledge 1t is said that tho
coffee is well prepared ami good to drink
A convention of ministers is to be held at
Springfield Mass. the 9Th aud 9TH of May. discuss
for the better Observance OF the Lords Day
Tile services Of OF the most eminent clergyman %
this city promised II is understood that sunday
newspapers are to he particularly denounced.
If Josh Billings were a Doctor OF De
v,i,v no conf, no, h.vo r,odo a r,o,o n.,,,ror, -.
than this lying: Lying IL the most difficult habit
TO get rid Of II to be composed of vanity and
impudence with malice sometimes added the very
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when Vho NV. ~ puiiinEh "in uVoh
charge OF inc "hloughoy Avenue Bapnt Church,
brookfh' Anoauhg ueot causing cohNuerahr embar-
Ia'sment one element Of the success which has thus
iar attended Tue DOCTORS ministry Is the hiuhs OF TINS
uouneso"e ncuho'ance' me considerations are IarSe'
ana .Ile cnufch pfospers as II never uiu before
-DroOklyn Is not 10 DC allowed 10 ENJOY
amonopoy Of eccleSastcal litigation The New York
East Methodist Conference has two cases on hand.
that OF Brother Rowland Of Islp and that Of Brother
BeAle Of Walingford Conn These arc In the hands OF
committees BY ms means publicity Is to some extent
avoided Ana YET mere - something OF the character OF
s~r Ohamoer proceedings ABOUT o1Als from whieh
"e puohc IL mus eteluued'
Protestant services are now regularly
held In Havana. In Of the leading hotels They
open To any who wish to attend and moestAtion or
interference is offered by the authorities OF the city The
Rev Mr. Kenney principally responsible for these
vices lie was sent to Cuba some time ago by the House
OF Bishops Of this country He is supported by The Cuba
Church Missionary Guild Of this city. In addition to
these services, there Is generally public worship on Sun
day evenings on one or moro Of the English American
vessels In the harbor The marines from the fort arc
free to attend these meetings Besides those IN the har
Dor Of Havana similar services are held on vessels in
nearly every port Of the island where the captains and
owners are favorable to IT.
line presbyterian Board OF Education l9
in trouble for the II money. because the
regular contributors have DELAYED their accustomed sub
scnptons The secretary makes earnest appeal for
$1,000 lie says that the distress OF the students and
their professors is great aud that their anxiety
The question which many Of the students debating Is
whether TO stop short In their studies and 60 home
incur debt. which they present means of paying
seminary professor complains that the present lack 81
funds is owing to the men who are necessarily suarns
at the Board Of Education and SAYING that there arc
already too many ministers Nevertheless the unpleas
ant fact still exists hat whenever the rut of c.nec
able church is vacant there are from two doy,n to any
eager candidates earne silly seekins the positiun
Tho Rook ~ lob 10 n yvondarfuI dramatic
noor exceea,ng,y d,n,cui, % ,,r.,,,, an, a. ~, "a
study a. any ,a,, 81 the pnio ,, ovcsr,,g ,,e ,,I .,
Revelation I,,sno, g.r.,.liy nm, NOR. tho clrt,n
for study but in the present international course two
lessons are selected from IT, The nrst hese i in chan
ter 81 from the fourteenth verse to the thirtch and
appointed for to-day. The subject is "sancuacd
affection" II discusses some Of the troubles which Job
endured aud gives the views Of Ehhu who wa. nuc u
jobs three comorters on sin suffering and chasu ming
not surprising that Job said to his friends "Mt.er.
able comiortcrs are We all" Their style OF exercising
sympathy was thing but pleasant and probably made
him feel than he had et before the, undertook to
comfort him. The lesson for next sunday !. a more
cheerful than that today Tor IL treats o Jo. re-
turn to prosperity after his gric, troubles 1t Win 10
found in the fret verses OF the rtsecod CHAPTER
The novelty now begins in Bro .l,lvu of
A Methodist church resded over nv "A l,d, ,,,t.,.,
Miss Anna Oliver takes chnry. t,tl Al. .h,., i,,,.t
aud pastor Her success with the church which .ne
managed at Passac \ J. affords prou,,.e Of p,,t .uo
cess IN the work now before her A. ,,t She t NAT ,,
daincd but the party in the Methodist church ayoca.
ne the ordination Of women gradually eaning ground
and II expected that day ordamng hands viii 10
laid upon her head The greatest extent Co "hich Meth.
odisi Conferences have as yet gone IN this d cuon Is
the licensing Of women to preach. The Tomphus Ave-
nue. Church was built at time when II was expected
that the part of Brooklyn In which 1t is located would
soon be hiekly built up Its Official Board incurred .
heavier debt Than could be carried The recent sale
under foreclosure puts Miss divers possession and
a'housh many Of the members are surprised At the nov
eiN Vi having FEMININE pastor most OF hcni agree 10