The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-04-13
SJNBIfHS.

uon Of the adoption and ratification Of the Fifteenth
Amendment u the Constitution Of the United States
Six candidates for the Methodist min
istry were last week asked Conference at Hart
ord whether they used tobacco They ali REPLIED ,ba,
they did not Thereupon tile Bishop calculated Thank
TOD" hearty amen rcsounded from the Conference
The Rev. DR.. David Swing has tee-
phone hading from his study. with various branches To
the houses OF intimate friends and parioners lie doc,
much OF his pastoral visiting with the aid this an
paratus The only care required is IN arranging tho
switch board 10 send his message to the party for
whom IL Is intended.
Tho National Baptist says Of faithful
deacon Aroused by cry OF re he dressed himself
In order to render assistance in the act OF putting on
his boot he died Few Chrstan men have been more
consecratcd" In Lcadvle one Of the highest complL
ments that be paid memory OF deceased Der.
son Is To say that he died with his boots on"
Many Eastern Baptists criticise the
hasy expulsion the Rev H. W. Read from the Baptist
Ministers Conference OF san Francisco Brother Read
happened to be IN this city when the Chinese question
was under discussion He in the ministers meeting
that he believed that the opposition Chinese on the
part Of the Christians OF the Pacific not "a
unanimous as had been represented. The next Monday
his Baptist brethren expelled him. solely the strength
Of what they had in the newspapers about hii
declaration Then they elcgraphed all the country
the news Of what they had done.
When the Methodist missionaries went
to the mission Boporo in Africa the natives enter
tained such great dislike them as to pass law making
1t penal offence to sell them anything But there
seemed to be no law against giving things for the natives
had the smallpox, and freely gave to the missionaries
THIS was both unpleasant couragng to such ex
tent as 10 induce the missionary band return home
leaving the Boporo Africans In their ben aud I'M
converted condition Missionary Osgood remains on die
ground although much debiiitatcd by the various dis
from which he has suffered lie will try his hand
on the Boporo' again as soon as he Is well enough
lady namtd sharp is to 10 to his assistance.
"A careful review OF the leading religious
newspapers Of the last week discoses the that
Of these publications speak with admiration or even
with respect OF the way in which the Court OF Jesus
Christ" In Brooklyn business Most them
are outspoken In their opinion that the Tanage case
should not have been taken Almost all OF them agree
that such ventilation Of taue and gossip that which
has for three weeks RECALLED the OF the Brooklyn
people work good " the OF religion but
rather productive Of harm 1t is supposed that the
trial can close in less than two weeks aud It may CON
unue LONGER No provision has as yet been male for IN.
expense, which is rolling at the Of $40 day
The venerable DR.. Bushnell OF the Ga.
boon Mission in Africa is looking among the Theological
emnaries for three or four young who viii 20 with
him TO enter on missionary work when he rcturnsin
August Although there are many minister's old aud
young, who seeking church settlements DR. Bushnell
does not find himself oyerrun with applicants for mis-
sonary honors Most of the young have family ties
In this country or are expecting to have them The
older men have valid not going as most Of
them do not understand the African languages are
too old 10 begin to learn The for missionary service
IN Africa Is not large is the easy The cong-e.
cations arc not composed Of cultured persons
Jobs restoration to prosperity forms the
pleasant subject Of Sunday school lesson today the
passage being in the second chapter Of the book
which bears the ratriarch's The whole chapter
should be read with the which are marked out
tor study The chapter shows job noble and mag.
mheent man. all the better for the he been
through and the poverty he endured In his latter
days he enjoyed twice AS much prosperity he had be
fore he reduced to poverty An important lesson to
be remembered with his history that when he became
wealthy the people who had cut his acquaintance la his
poverty sought 10 renew g. They went so far to
approach him with presents The contempt which such
man as job must have felt for these mean fellows CAP
well he Imagined
DR.. Weber Of the First PRESBYTERIAN
church OF Troy some time preached doctrines con.
corning future punishment which had not enough of the
birthstone element in them to satisfy his brethren
some thought they ought discipline him Others dis
liked the trouble AMI illfyohug which a church trial
a"AysenScndcrS frcshytcry contcnt.d it,, o. with the
passage Of a resolution expressive Of sorrow that Dr.
Weber had preached as he did Synod rapqcd prcsbv
terry over the knucklcs for going so far as that without
gong urher Now Or Wchbcr has resigned hi. CHARGE
SIMPLY tor the sake Of promoting peace and gooi viii
among the brethren Ills ehurch people urre bum to re.
main as his preaching has been very popular and they
have high esteem for him a and a brother The
matter for tie present remains open
"A Lutheran clergyman named Baltzly
mas succeeded IN finding out TO his .ausfac-
uon the dimensions Of heaven lie makes the heavenly
city square ana containing somewhat nine huudrcd
ana iortyTight seNuonot cubic feet lie squares the
room reserved Tor the redeemed apartment. each
about the size OF hotel bedroom OF these apartments
ne computes ue possible existence OF 81 5iI ss.
o"ooe"'1 lie does not say how the two-thrds OF an
apartment is To be occupied While Baltz, iss'thus busy
win ms slate aud pencil in Calculating his views OF the
many mansions reserved for the bic st many neouls
are concerning themselves rather about whether they
hei get to heaven at all than about the sort OF apart
men's they will be thrust into when they get there
BaltAys notion Of heaven is altogether too much ks
that OF Jail to mud much favor IN the public mind Man,
VIII say mat II heaven Is 20 be as he describes It, they
would rather live almost anywhere else
One OF the pleasautest features of tina
management OF the Methods. Episcopal Church Is the
calm and quiet way IN which the ministers leave the
nrlds OF labor where they have finished their terms and
Z" To the new ones to which they have been nppon,d
Ihe ehure absence OF fuss aud pomp attending the Trans
action eommends the plan some Of the other ,u.ui
"uohs' whose Ministerial changes are attended with
much delay and great bothcrnton II C,nrr,.at,.nal
OF Presbyterian church loses ITS pastor the rllritre.
mains vacant for weeks months. while the l.,c,,,t
mock make disent search and inquiry To srt what
eh"'h Wey shall bercave of pastor in order o. make
good their loss After they at length pouuce ouus
man OF their choice they speak the Transaction
can rom the Lord and tie brother who ACCEPT. trcv.
elently speaks NJ /, IN like manner Not ,oanoi. tho
MeWodlsis When the bishop announces tho ap t.ut
at conference, the brethren at once take t.cr ba--ge
anu go "herr ihry are sent There are c,urrtvH low
words Of parting from odd friends and of pleasant ,L
come from new ones Beyond thi. there i. n tI. ,re.
sponG'ns To the dissolution of the PASTORAL r.. 10
'ne installation services held In other churclc, II .m
easy ana natural for Methodist preacher toeotouu,v
church as Tor boardcr to change his boa.uu. house, ~
lor lady to exchange her old bonnet flo, tIe tasteful
Easter headgear she Will wear TODAY Mist az hs
Methodist brethren whose relis have been c,ansci Nv