The sun., 1879-07-27
SUM EAMS.
Bishop odenheimer of New 1oroo..

hut her iather forbade her having yting to Ia with
So, when the old gentleman not looking ,hn ."'
away ANA were married. Mr.. Arlington refuse, , ,""
his daughters request Tor forgiveness ""'
Tho Young Mems Christian Associoti..
of Dublin. Ireland, has an elegant building which -
$1,000, and is nearly paid for Many ut the nsi so''
in tliis country which have costly houses wish
could say the same, especially when mortpar. cr,,y
call on empty treasures for overdue interest and h
ot the hammer oi the shcrs auctoneer is ain,ly hea
in the distance.
Bishop John j. Moore has gone to C,.
lahd on MISSION Tor money in behalf Of the negroes,
the South lie wants TO raise funds educate and al,
vate the colorcd to greater extent than h,".
done by any Freedmen's Boards other agencie. o,
existing. His pan is to 20 among the men who were Il,
olGcn times prominent III tile abolition noye,nep, r,
Bishop carries letters from DISTINGUISHED
nhianthropsts ut This country, and hopes 10 make sn
cessiu strike for funds
There is littlc doubt that Dr. Harr,a
Bishop cl ct OF Michigan, will receive the approv,lr
sufficient number OF diocescs TO make his cosecrnon
certainty. But this would be the case If the o,In
OF the Standing Committee the Dioce u virrin. ~
generally prevalent. This Standing Committee ,,t
ground that there vacancy In the Diocess =,
Michigan 1t believes that Bishop cannot be demos.
and that consequently he still Bishop Therefore n
fuses to tnEc action regarding Dr. Harris
Evangelist Hammond has recently hoo,
holding prOtraccd meetings in Canada. At Chatham ,
thousand persons came 10 the railway station durn,
storm. to bid him goodby At Gucrh sgi s,,r.,
pledge to serve the Lord His estimated conversion,
figure up about 1000 men, women and children no.
tier Hammond now goes to his vine.covered home A,
Vernon, Comb to rest for the summer. Unlike man,
other cvangeliss lie is amply supplied with this world,
goods lie is about nty years old and is round hearty
and jolly.
"A thousand Mennonites three years am
from Russia TO Brazil i'll order 10 escape seryn,
III the army. which was contrary TO their conviction,
duty. They lound that they had jumped from the irwin,
pan into the lrc or it was impossible them to max,
decent living in Brazil Having made as persistent
trial as they could, which resulted in the spending Of a
money they took with them, they have gone back
again. but in wuully Impoverished condition Asve,
they cncamrcd on the border aud enter Rus
without official permission.
The spirituGliStS who are holding n
camp.meetng at NcshaminG Grove. near Philadelphia
proclaim their o'jcc; in holding it to Le enjoy nature
hear supcrnal truth, To eradicate error to elevate
mankind. and to hasten the wheels Of progress Not
withsandng all this. it is officially announced thai
perfect order prevails at the camp meeting at NelA
min- Grove The principal Objectionable features thu
have been the great long windcdness OF some Of The
speakers aud the tact that the most long wiud
had very little say. Nevertheless the hearers area
onrsuiering party. and the is pleasant except
during the prevalence OIL northcasterly storm.
Grace Church is one of the most stately
structures in Wilmington, Del When the Methodist,
built they thought they would be able pay the sixty
thousand dollar mortgage they lett upon it. But the
CARRYING OF this debt has now become that the
concern has been compelled TO maui in its ecclesiastical
horns and come down to the grade of the churches
miu>tcrcG to by bachelors widowers OH thousand
dollar salaries Some Of the most eminent preachers 10
the Methodist Church have served t, church. ncudlng
the late Alfred C"Okman. To come down the thou
dollar salary great descent such church.
vet 1t is better pay this fully in cash than
minister large salary ana let 1t fall in arrearL
Pastor Sabine OF the Reformed Episcopal
Church in Madison avenue expressly says that his
church did not receive any pccunary aid NJ
Thomas II Powers, who aided many of the Reformed
Episcopal churches in their houses Of worship
lie moreover declares that the denomination is cr.
Piled by the complications OF some of the churches with
Mr. Powers'S estate The valuation OF church property
among the Reformed EmScopalians is about 81 OJOuD.
over and above all ncumbrances The whole amound
indebtedness to the Powers estate is $4,000 large
part OF this is owing by the weaker churches, who will
probably not he able pay up The denomination hasu
no wisc relaxed its efforts, altered Its purposes asrs
CARDS maintaining the position originally taken by Dsh
Cumunins and those who scceded with him from The
Protestant Episcopal Church
They must have q sorrowfully dull SET
of preachers IN Richmond If the hints thrown by the
christian Atrocn of that city any indication They
10 the effect tai apology is needed Tor wing that
the sermons dull The introduction is tale that
is told very quieng to the nerves The divisions are the
cOuriers ot Morpheus gentle tricke ot talk, us the
juice of puppics concludes the discourse. This however
has reference to shat eminent preacher the Rev.
John Jasper. This gifted divine whether discussing hh
peculiar system of astronomy or anything else. alwa
keeps has vast congregation in state OF wdcawake az
tcnion Many Of the white preachers might take les
oi Brother Jasper style although i'll their scholar
ship some them might come OUT ahead Of him What
he lacks in book learning he makes in positive
ness and IN orGturical action.
The Rev. DR.. James B. Dunn has for some
wears been prominent Presbyterian pastor in Bostoa
where lie has built upA large and prosperous church
lie accepts the call OF the Bethany" in
Philadelphia. BETHANY" Is known John Wananakeri
Church." having been built up largely 10y the exertoni
OF that gentleman. 1t founded a mission some
what over twenty yearSago, in section OF PmAdephh
which was chiefly the resort OF ruhans. Its Sunday
school is famous throughout the religious world the
membership beng about2.UDO The church and the sun
day school have separate buildings both Of which are
OF brown stouc finished within the last few years and
| rcpIcte with every modern accessory worship Th
retGborhood around Bethany" is now built up with
neat houses, the homes Of thrifty people.
The most stylish thing in ecclesiastical
ramcnt rohing the and assistan sexton,
of Trinity Church. During the these gentlemen
are now habltcd III hight and loosely flowing robes
thin balCk material. To the unsOphIsucated stranger
they appear like ccrEymcu, but examination the et
pvrcmcei judge of churchly millinery notices that the
cut of the robe quite different that Of the more
| stately black gown worn bN the clergymen Tile seNe
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I'M lady uuguy boy should have To be- iicd out
church. Wmr on the wcoror 1t is imlc imcn to his
u lions, Il, 1t l. some inches 'hort oi reaching to ms
ankles Il /. understood that the principal reason iot
thu, ruhus the vNtuu, Is that visitor, WHO require Ih
formation may, without trouble ask Of the r-l men
In many OF tie ENGLISH churches the practice o. roDa!
the soxt"ns II SO odd us TO occasion NJ comment
Ocean Grove is deeply agitated by the
statement made few day ago bv one uf the umrcrane
Indies in Convention that liquor is to lie found on soh'
o tie tables N the homes ot hat cmncn,y ruus tr,oFN
The Hmt was also thrown that the cul'aie''
aer In the habit ot keeping bottles IN their closets
| although in u strictly unosiyutat!uus way. TINS ~"
diEEanty resented 10y the dwcrrs at the Grove ""o
call aloud Tor names, acts Uud houses, and declare a'
the uSuUouou i II slmdrr on them aui their "fe'"
j. commended hy those who know h.st That II any '0"
las been introduced mt, the place il ha- been onl u"
very lew instances, and cuu.ccutluU,lN tor mentI'P
| To>,s No hotel or boarding house IN the place h1'
lowed u furnish alcoholic drinks or even hc'r A. '"
II was attempted tu exclude tobacco. TIA, w"sI,
possible, lrcIU,r many ut the hr, thrrn are 'o".
| smoking and chewius. The attempt was ti'eon'h"''
ami now the brethren have no olN.uty an te'""' '
the tobacco they want The tenth HUrl'e'-nr' " '
founding ct ocean Grove VIII tab" .'aDr th,- "'1" W.
OF the announced attractions l. that ro"ms Lave w"
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