The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-02-23
SUNBEdlfS.

ALI the Methodist churches In Chicago
have discontinued the Of iermented wine at com
munon services
Trinity Baptist Church, East Boston.
has purchased lots which TO house OF wor
| ship, and will At begin to build.
Tho Church of Jesus in Mexico numbcra
about 900 members The number Of people Attending
| its worship is reckoned at over 1000
1t Is most appropriately announced, I'm
connection with the Preaching by the Rev Mr. Horng
that cornet will be used In rendering the music
Tho Baptist Church in Hydevillc, vt. Ia
TO receive at the death OF Mrs williams about Ssoooo.
She is the widow Of former conspicuous member and In
| advanced in years.
"A young clergyman OF Philadelphia. WIN
has been drawing full houses by the announcementos
sensational subjects. now begins service Popular
Discourses Fools"
The Sunday School Times suggests thae
the uterances OF BaaAm's were those Of voice
unframed by eocutionists" Such voices sometime,
have startling eject even though the ordinary rules os
oratory frightuy fractured.
The experiment OF binding choice hymn
books In fine silk for the most fasidious worsppers
successful These books Of sacred song are not
only Spiritual" but highly gentee that the most
stylish ladies do not like to be without them
Ono of the undenominatlonal religious
papers thus gets the fact that Of its contributors
is dead ut Is painful duty announce that our
esteemed friend J. W, who has furnished so many
valuable articles has passed away to better land"
The clergy Of Syracuse combined TO put
stop to musical entertainments which to be given
on Sunday evenings under the name Of Sacred Con-
ccrts" Proof made that the announced concert was
be lacking everything that could constitute an ele
ment Of sanchty.
Not every young man knows how to
choose wife, although almost every youth thinks no
knows what business to select The Rev. Mr.. Pullman
proposes deal with the questions OF both
portant selections, and invites the to his
church on Fifty seventh street this evening.
The Reformed Church at Bergen Point
n J.. owed $500 Pastor H. W. y Jones told the con.
gregaton that the conssory would subscribe twothrda
this the rest of the people would provide tho
other third This agreed to- and the whole amount
raised Fifteen converts have just been received
Bishop Jaeger OF southern Ohio has boz
gun movement called the Associate Mission" 10
object IL 10 unite the strength Of all the Proes Eps
eopal Churches in systematic Increase Since
he has been Bishop the number Of Episcopal parishes
and mission stations in the vicinity Of Cincinnati has
nearly doubled.
A great Conference OF the Second Advent
people is TO be held in London the 4h 5h and Of
March. Prominent among It's promoters the Earl Of
Cavan. and DR. HOrauus Bonar. the eminent hymn wr-
ter DR.. Bonar invited to the Conference recently
held In Dr. Tyngs church, but though he wanted to
diskcd ocean, and could not spare the tno
| for so long journey.
At st. Jamess Church, Hatcham, the
ritualss and the low churchmen have advanced
the point Of personal abusc. People Of party cry
aloud In church to those ct the other pay what they
owe to stop putting sand in their and chckory
their coffee and alum in their -four. The noice havo
been obliged to assist these brethren In kccIing tho
| peace in the hours OF worship.
The boys at Harvard College cannot, by
any stretch OF courtesy. be called devotional teir
manners Instead Of revcrcnty behaving themselves
like gentlemen at morning prayers in the chapel they
interfere with the services by hiring grinders to
stand outside and furnish secular music. Sometimes
they vary the exercises by catching dogs and n-
Producing them into the chapel They consider these
proceedings evidence Of great wit
The tenement house nuisance has be-
evil Of such magnitude that OF nblest
preachers have walked IN to the necessity OF ong
thing at least OF saying something sboutit Meetings
are to be had this evening, at Madison square
Church. the other at the Anthem Memorial Church in
Forty eighth street To relieve the OF tho
multitude and improve their condition is Justly recoz-
nized Of the nohlcst forms OF missionary effort
The Methodists are to have n new mis-.
sonary magazine They complain that their regular
sous papers do not publish enough missionary news.
The editors Of the religious that they publish
all they get hold OF that worth printing Of
the shortcomings In what missionaries their
fields OF labor is that their letters mostly personal,
and tell comparatively little about the work they arc
dong nisfor the new magazine to institute reform in
| regard to this
Tho contract for the narrow gauge rail-
road from JoppA Jerusalem been given to cncin-
natl engineer. Better times looked Jerusalem
when this road shall be finished. This business
has been dull there has been but little rain
resident Jews have been In condition great
Its expected that aer tho road is finished Hsar to
Jerusalem branch will he made to the Of
the Dead Sea, where there large deposits
and asphaltum. .
DIR. Rankln's Congregational church Ia
Washington u. c.. was carrying heavy dcht which
has for been reduced at the rate II 81 oOO
year until tits down to S2toOo Instead Of Kmha,nang
this debt the church seeks dispose FIRST mortgage
| six per cent coupon bonds The bonds various
amounts In order To the ability OF church members
OF humble means Part Of the plan Tor getting raj uis
debit the establishment Of sinking fund buy up tho
bonds as may be convenient
The Rev. Mr.. Dobbs Of Meadville. Pa, O.
seems not to have been his wic and other
members Of his family generally expected of clergy
| men Therefore the Conference dealing with hun.
One Of his brethren eshcs that he heard Brother Dobbs
call Mrs Dobbsa "he hound she devil. liar and .
Mici.' and that Dobbs acted in reprchcnshc man
that Dobbs Jr aged about years had to GO to tho
rescue and thrash his ather Brother Dobs is said
10 be very earnest man. and It will be good thing Il
ms brethren OF the Conference should turning
his carnc stness in the right direction
81" The King in Zion" is tho subject OF
todays Sunday school lesson, The passage bong tho
Second Psalm, and the " Golden Text" God Bath made
that Jesus whom Sc have crucihed both Lord and
Christ" The Psalm is one Of those known az Mes
sanc or prophetic OF the coming Of Jesus Chnst Ills
generally admitted to have been written by DAVID 10
begins by pctunng the Kings enemies; then potnts 10
the King in heaven. placing his Son on Mount Zion %
rule the earth. This l. followed by an alu-iun 90 tho
resurrection after which the Psalm closes with An cx-
hortaton to all nations earth to submit themselves 10
the ruler thus diyincy placed over them
This afternoon will be memorable occa-
sion in the history OF Richmond for by srccai invitation
Of the members q the legislature Of virginia Pastor
John Jasper will deliver sermon the statesmen
Od Dominion Its not expected that he will has before
the lawsiNers any o his ttvoute views ON astronomy,
but rather that he Will counue himself the ,cu,sion
| nj questions which more Intimately concern On, wartI
we live in The text which Brother Jasper announces "a
from the triumphal song o( Moses: The Lord a., man
Of war; the Lord is his name" There is rop DIV ,son 20
believe that Nj jasper will spread himself 40 c,cry
oi this discourse 10 Amlch greater extent than hscuS
| tom In addressing his own flock OF colorcd sheep
The statement was recently made on ha
authority VI the New York O,,,rsr and wlc, roa.i,
that the ritsby tcran church at summit y ! ad been