The sun., 1879-05-04
SUhBEI Ms.
N. L. T..

Tho Rev. Mr. Scott, pastor Of the Baptist
Church of New Durham, N j.. has become blind
An odd genius who lives at Westfield
Mass, but expects to DIE has msde will In which he
bequeaths 81 to each man. woman. child who win
attend his funeral lie will be certain Of large following
" the grave
The price OF Sunday school library bookG
has been so greatly reduced a. to wipe out nearly all p
eunary proht them the Sunday school brett
rem claim that there is literary spiritual prohtn
them either
San Salvador, which Is 80 miles from the
west coast Of Africa and south OF the Congo River viii
heneeOrh be the headquarters Of the English Bapua
Missionary Society.
The venerable Canon Beadon OF Wells,
England is io2 years old and In good health II 10 hIf
boast that he reads without specces and that he hs
not in his long life overcoat lie has not dons
regular ministerial duty for years.
The Congregational Church at Ionia,
Mich. has been without pastor for several months
The onesr the church take their at reading SER
newspapers and the people like this plan -
well that they contemplate continuing IL permanently,
and calling no minister.
DIR. Birmingham went from st. Louis one
year to be pastor Of the wioushby Avenue Baptist
Church In Brooklyn. His years work shows addiuon
Of twenysx converts and the wipng out of the floating
debt which had annoyed the church The building IL v
be newly furnished and decorated
Tho General Synod Of tho Moravlau
Church is to meet Hernnhut saxony on the 2eth a
thus month. II Is composed Of cergymen and lay dele
gates from all the church provinces Of the Moraviss
Church throughout the world. The delegates from this
country sailed in the steamship Ohio from Philadelphia
Thursday last
Lincoln University is badly crippled foI
OF money Ills training school for colored min
isters and Is in Chester County Pa The buildings are
out Of repair and the professors salaries
President Re uda has resigned and the faculty
dering what they shall do with lot Of young Iaa
sent over from Africa to study for the ministry.
The Baptists will hold their anniversa-
res at Saratoga beginning Tuesday the 27th OF this
month. Like the Presbyterisns they will pay their
way at the rate of dollar day. at which price TIE
boarding hours and smaller hotels will be open To them
The large hotels do not open until later and they
would not care to entertain hungry religious
people Of any denomination As low a dollar day.
The Rev. DR.. Francis l.. Patton OF Chi
esgo has ehosen by the Synod Of the Presbyeran
Church Of England to the chair Of Apoogeca Theology
In the Presby teAn College OF London. Dr. Patton
yet quite young for such honor The last
eral Assembly OF the Presbyterian Church chose him
Moderator. and he will deliver the opening sermon a
the coming Assembly at saratogs. DR. Patton Is ripe
scholar and has STAINED distinction largely through his
controversial ability.
During the last year the New York Bible
Society circulated ~ sS4 volumes Several hundred
foreign vessels supplied with the Scriptures ana
HOO copies through their aid have found their way
into Roman Catholic ports with few exec ttons all the
immigrants this port offered the Testa-
men In their own language. Every part of the island.
from the Battery Kingsbrdge and including the new
wards In weseheser County has been repeatedly can
vassed and supplied.
The lesson for the Sunday school to-day
continues the prophecy Of Isaiah especially in relsoa
to The SUM ring Saviour the passage being in Isaiah
% liza The predictions passage are In regard 70
the rejection Of Jesus Christ his suerngs and DEATH
and his restoration to life and glory The lesson con
tans several Of Ihe which are we'll known -
being set TO some Of the finest parts Of Handors oraos
Of the Messiah. particularly IAN we like sheep have
gone astray" Next sundays lesson is The saviour's
Call" In Isaiah lv. ILL
The negroes in New Orleans are much
disturbed by the new municipal regulation which CON
pes them to close their religious meetings by oeloeh
in the evening They that reminds them the o
days Of slavery The penalty sta wing later than Ioh
arrest and hne or imprisonment Under the old regula
ton 1t was nne and hogsng One Of the specinues Of
new law is that the pastor of church whose meeunu
are protracted tcyond the hour regarded as chefa
the one nders and is punished accordingly. This hasG
tendency to make him eondenss his prayers and exhorA
tons as well As exhort hts brethren TO breyiiy
A church has been organized at Ham,
mondsNie n \ Although 1t has oly tcn menlbers Il
represents Fix denominations iis union church. with
the Apostles Greed for It's basis 1t the first and only
church organization IN Hammondsvlc In some pIaoes
the people would nave organized connecting churches
which would soon have resulted the starvation Of an
poor elersymen The Hammondsvine riants the most
practical Such church ought 10 last village for
great many God service could be rendered TO
cause Of true religion by going through the lite villages
which have competing and conflicting churches ol op-
posing denomin1t ons. and consolidating them
"A new Reformed Episcopal Church Ia
about 10 be established IN Newark y }. Tie whieh
has time been in existence has enjoyed con
siderable prosperity and tits thoushtthat there senongh
OF the Reformed Episcopal ecmenin the c tn maintain
three active church ORGANIZATIONS The new one hAa
secured hall Tor present purposes ami Will maintain
regular services number Of energetic gentlemen havs
charge of the enterprise rnincd to mAka
II success. Its pulpit wall today be supplied by the
Rev Mason Gallagher who is vf the most active
ministers in tie new denomination. and has done
than any ether Of his brethren in promoting the estAb-
hshment OF new churches
The present issue OF the Christian Adro-
o' OF this city may be down most rcmarkAbh
instance Of obituary printing known in religious
journalism While this paper publishing the leo
lures OF hshop simpson and 10 Cook. It's obituary
nral accumulated until there almost enough mann
script to ill good sized conlu For ncars month ons
industrious man CONDENSED these 10 make them ht foI
publication Most of such contributions are. when TO
coivcd. fcar'uy VoumuouS The result OF the months
toll of the industrious bring about ohitu
aries into twcuN. columns As thus printed. they
indeed a curiosity None OF the crooked folks vhs
went to the bad place obtuarizcd In this extensive
lot The one hundred and nfty all marched straight ines
the kingdom OF heaven. II Is pleasant to contemplate
the departure Of these people Tor they were all so good
that the earth almost seems desolatc without them.
The latest novelty in tho cvangcllstid
line IN England is troop Of howling enthusiasts ia
Manchester, who cali themselves the salvation Army7
Their salvation Temple" Is on Grosvenor street and
there they keep up noisy time Among th- attractions
are advertised Capt Booth with his haclulah fiddle;
Happy Bill and Glory Tom, from shenl,la, Shaker Ball,
| ron blackburn, and converted collier, band Of
haleluah lasses, the champion pigeon n! cr and the
champion wrestler OF over Darwcn. and Mrs wilson,
the SINGING pilgrim. who will pray and speak for God"
This ereAt miscellany of talent draws hgether many
hard fellows who would take No notice Whatsoever d
ordinarily desSrsus religious servises Some OF the
newspapers soniemn the announcements NJ the SAvG
uon Army and Its style OF work sensational" Anc
otherwise open to criticism Bnt ne regular churcheG
do not generally reach down into the sluu, the class
o people who apt 10 be Influenced by tie salvation
Army And II the halleulah fiddle sf CAPT Booth
the prayer and praise NJ Singing Pilgrim wilson will save
anHers the respectable righteous ought to rro,ce.
-Ayodhya is ono OF the sacred cities Of
India In the province Of Dude, and is the cradle Of the
lllndoo and Buidhi~ tHha Three thousand years Ago
It uSs in it, glory but its considerably run down