The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-04-20
BEAMS.

"A neW TellRlOuS Sou mas hTlScU IN MeSt-
phaia 1t is composed principally Of women, who hold
doctrines much like those OF the shakers
A stingy man dropped, in Chicago
church. his poke containing about $1,000 and did
not even give "thankcc" to the boy who rcstorcdt
The man who believes that women havo
right to speak out In meeting has no chance among
the Minnesota Baptsts They refuse TO ordain him to
the ministry.
Two crosses were placed on the roof OF
the Congregational church at Fair Haven Conn 20
much disturbance was raised them that they had
to be taken down.
In 1867 the Foreign Sunday School AS
ISOLATION" reported hftyone Sunday schools in Germany
II reports 81 Of these schools. with 1900 teachers
aud 1862 600 pupils.
Evangelist X. A. Burnell who has just
returned from his trip around the world declared to
Boston audience that he would rather live In the worst
part Of any Chinese city than In parts " Milwaukee
Robert Collyer's church in Chicago owes
10000 For the year closing with the end Of last month
Its revenue si75oO, and its expenses Si7iOp Tho
showing 5000 better than 1t In the year before
The New England Conference took strong
action against holding camp meetings sunday re.
CARDS these places the resort Of vain and ungoiy per-
who TO make a day frouc Of what ought TO
be day Of rest
"A Cincinnati clergyman named Rhodes
Is preaching frauds OF his sermons was on tho
people who cheat the sorekcepers BY purchasing goods
Tor which they do not pay The next on the store
keepers who cheat the people by selling goods which are
not worth paying for.
Several Of the Congregational organs
are in a spirited controversy to whether the uture
punishment Of the wicked to be eternal or ever
lasting" The outside public show a disposition to let
them have their way about IT. and fight 1t cut to
their own complete satisfaction.
The Bishop of Truro Is looking for a
selfsacriheine clergyman parish in hcahul part
OF Cornwall-in moorand surrounded by beautiful
try The value OF the living is sl75 year. with two
acres OF gebe The population Of the parish is thirty
four, and the eight hundred and forty three acres
but there is no parsonage or church
Ned Wright, who was formerly prize
fighter has for some time been very acceptable
gcst and has done much evangelical work in various
parts OF England He and fellow-cvanscli.ts were
recently annoyed while carrying meeting by rude
persons who asked them who and what they lie
answored I'VE very respec table gentlemen, Tor We
are sons OF the Lord God Almighty"
The COlored Sisters OF Providence Is the
name OF Religious order in Baltimore. connected with
the Catholic Church This Order" Is ofhy years stand.
ing and maintains for colored sisters, home
for orphans. academy for children. and a training
school In which coored girls may be fitted for the work
Of teaching. The Sisters about $1,000 and
preparing to hold great fairly OF which they
hope to get out OF debt
1t is understood that at the Baptist min
sters' meeting tomorrow an effort will be made TO
restore btotner fulton 10 membership lcttfr Is IN
somebody's hands IN which Fulton humby apoogiKea
But Of the brethren say that they than
this They declare that certain assertions made by Ful
ton to newspaper reporters must be recalled At all
events the brethren happy In view OF his being
out that they will not let him in II they can help H.
The Sunday school lesson for to-day Is
about Queen Esther ana found in the fourth chapter Of
the took which bears her from the tenth
the seventeenth II tells the story Of her determination
TO 20 before King Ahasuerus and nereede for the Jews
The subsequent which should be read with these,
tell how she did this and met with browning
Next Sundays lesson is The Coming Savior" AMI 10
OF the principal prophecies recorded by Isaiah I'll
In Isaiah xiii Ito
A most unusual course OF sermons Is
announced to be delivered at the Columbus Avcrls
Unversalist Church In Boston. Of which the Rev nr.
Miner is pastor These to be by eminent ccrpymen
Of various persuasons and will be delivered
i've sunday afternoons the first by the Rev Dr. wimrow
Of Park street to be followed by the Rev r. Il
the Shawmut Avenue Baptist Church, the Rev Philips
Brooks OF Trinity Church the Rev Dr. Peabody OF Cam
bridge, and others equally distinguished.
A great dispute Is raging in Madras
over the right to the u hair which is Sail TO
have been plueked from the beard OF Mohammei TIC
in which this precious relic Kept Is guarded by IN
oieer who receives Tor his services pension from he
Government There are six claimants for the hair Tho
High Court OF Madras has been appealed and will have
TO do some hair splitting order accomplish the ends
OF Justice. So great is the competition among the sI
Nussulmans who claim he hair that there Is POSSIBLE
ity OF their splitting each others skulls contrary Tie
law and custom long prevalent among them.
Tho Tunkers are generally supposed to
be sufficiently different from other people and sufficient
~ set in their odd ways to satisfy the bgood ONO
the worlds progress And vet one OF their lcsd
ers curious old brother named Harshey dissatisfied
with them on account Of what he considers Heir
great conformity TO the customs OF this wicked world
especially in the matter Of the cut OF their clothes
InN..fl q
body Of runkers carrying with him few friends who
narrorm minded as himself They live in Missouri
and 1t is to be supposed that influence will ex
tend over any very great area of territory.
The Presbytery Of Newcastle has lust
disposed Of what might have been pro,ractcd and
troublesome case Of litigation. year ago two 'FRONT.'
nent church members angrily marched q! a church
because minister whom they did not like happened to
be in the pulpit The church session investigated and
the quarrel ragged with considerable activity In que
course Of events it came few days ago before the Pres
bytery This judcaory is fortunate in being controlled
by peace makers rather than by hsious promoters u
strife Instead OF taking mp the quarrel rrestytery adj
mniseTed few words Of Teproof to the iuranis urao.
uealy telling them to 70 home and mind their business
Sister Anna Oliver has begun her PASTOR
ate in Brooklyn under circumstances which gvc PROMISE
Of success She attracts to her church larger consre
cation than customarily gathered there under masculine
administration on the subject Of church finances her
teachings are radically opposed TO the common practice
81 Loading churches with unreasonable dchts ami
looking to the Lord to pay them. She cmh.l.os her
financial creed in three trsc sentences: l. Ttu.tinGuL
. Never spend dollar until It is in your pocket 2 10
your utmost to hclp yourself Miss Anna's pr, seu. Is
not Of the. Sensational kind, but Is for the Boost ltA
lucid exposition Of Scripture, with strong appeals Co Ito
unconyertod.
A Methodist minister in Michigan Is
undergoing great exercise Of mind IN rc-a-l 90 me
barrels OF beer which have come into his uo,,cs.pa
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