The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-01-26
SCNBI AVS.

ishcd and dedicated. 1tco>; $500
A largo Sunday school Is held in Ans
brdam in a brewery and vinegar ractory
In Texas. the Northern Methodist
Church has III eleven years gained l207 members
The pulpit Of tho Baptist church ON
Bergen Heights which has had scticd occupant since
Brother vusburgh nrenchcd his vacdctorv viii today
be occupied by the Rev Dr. W. " Eyarts ,fChicaro
AT Bay Side. N. j., n number Of oyster
boats are frozen in. Their hold PRAYER meetings
nearly every evening Some OF the elders
and deacons and they opeu the services well as they
open aysters
The Row w. r. Wylic, having for some
time successfully administered thc affairs Of Wilson CD
lcgc. mhcrsbufg. Pa. goes 10 BDcr, IA to 10
pastor Of the Frcsy totan Chur,h OF that place. Ills
church is NJ tie oldest AMI most prosperous In west
ern Pennsylvania.
Chaplain McCabe, who is devout and
EARNEST Methodist says Tat many u The star preach
ers Of his church rant and too much lie advise,
his brethren, DO not mistake thunder for lightning
and imagine that great deal OF good is beins be-
causc You roaring very loud"
The Salem, Y. J., man who In { Sunday
preached The De,irs lIog Kihng" along In
his catalogue Of queer sermons far as to The DevrI
Pets" These will engage his attention today
and by the tine tic day is over all Salem Will know wha
they are and how they are petted
To perform the marriage ceremony In
Missouri when OF the parties is minor. costs
the officiating clergyman f3O The Missouri clergy are
excited this one OF their number has lust been
fined, the fine making irShuu inroad his salary.
An attempt will be made 10 have the Jaw changed
A wonderful revival Is going on at the
rooms Of the Young Mems Christian Association. Rich
mond. Va. II concerns mostly the white people. Tho
ooorcd folks had theirs some time when Brother
Jasper the great opponent the Copcrnican system
Of astronomy, rakcd In great multitude Of converts
The Protestant Episcopal Commission
in charge Of mission work In Mexico is much encouraged
by recent reports Of work accomplished especially in
the city ofheKco Tie cathedral In that city nearly
ready for the renewal Of services eounc has been
charged with the duty VI preparing liturgy suabc
the MexicanS
The Episcopal Church has taken is
work OF ciyiliHing md Chrisuanling The Indians on,
the hands NJ It's Foreign Missionary Committee. and
placed It In charge " the Committee on Domestic Work
This recognizes the Indians as citizsns and brethren
rather than regarding them In the old foreigners
and heather by this change the machinery n coilco
ton and distribution is simphhod aud the expenses
dueel several thousand dollars
Among the odd subjects for sermons an
nounccd for to-day The Nan Who Never Wac
Buried" which may refer 10 Moses to OF the Old
gentlemen In the congregation; "A Street Preaching
Scene rwcnty.thrcc Centuries Ago" waiting for the
Angel Hepers" THE Couaucror upon the white
IIorsc;n and In Brooklyn Brother Fulton will hiring oui
THE Beast Of Prophecy" and walk him up and dow1
for the bencnt OF the Centennial Baptsts
The MethOdsts Of Cold Spring are jubi.
liant the raising E9i 90 free their church
debt The pledges all made IN one dav sai 100 In
the morning and $1,000 In the evening the closing
vices lasting until iOis o'clock. The Cssfn A-a',
marks that NJ that hour the citizens Of Cold Spring
went home, the Methoists 20 shout tie others n
der and satan put his hat and prepared TO leave ne
town It's comforting to know That Satan does not
barcheadcd these cold nights
A st. Louis Sunday-school boy com.
planned Mother don't want To 90 TO sunday school
my teacher fusscsnc up 80" Inquiry revealed thc 80
that the teacher. who was well mcaninf Int wooioTS
headed confused the pupils by asking them an sorts
Of curious questions which they could understand.
The teacher had iussy way about him which seard
the lad The boy put into another class. and was
happy In the change. The teacher who knows how 10
instruct boys kindly and sensiby 10 always in demand.
The announcement OF L" n winter camp
meeting Tor the promotion Of holiness hasa cherries
sound suggestive brethren who have made great
advances In Christian grace TO enable them
bare logs under lcAicss with the the
down grade toward hut this is not concup plated
The winter camp meeting" at The wnlct street Meth
odist Church IN hi. city held all last week and Il
Drought together srcat many Of the Holmes broth
and sisters The venerable and claton.yoicod Dr.
Inskip took "A Prominent part
The Brooklyn Tabernacle now turns
leaf In It's concert giving. Instead NJ nNng
the price dollar head and giving only
Nle utu'ut ot Ahc wealthy " puts tlt If'f NnNN 10
twenty-five cents, to admit the comparatively i'm.
peeuuious The hr.t concert the plan D. 10 no
given on Tue SHAY evening The Tabernacle is big and
will hold many people that this method ~ raising
money moro feasible than 10 raise bv pledges KIM
ball fashion. wrllmanAged concert there ought 10
| yield the church treasury several hundred dollars
The people OF the Michigan Avenue Bap-
us Church, Chicago were much astlnshol Last Sunday
At the unusual way In which the Rev Or Cusu- th.r
pastor descended from the pui, aud marched out ot
church At the close Of his sermon he seize ~. hAt
and lon, apparently In great indigunon and 30 sueh
haste that ne omitted the closing hymn and tho
ton. The mystery solved by tho revelation ct The
fact that the angry parsons salary considerably IN
arrears. twas thought, however tut he mirhi have
selected accurous way Nprrs.ins hsd lis
respect Tor thc treasurer and the trustee,
Tho southern Presbyterian Church is in
bad way, according to is leading ORGAN ,or; Of
means to carry on is foreign missionary work ANA ~
many places finds dinculty IN maintaining pastors IN
churches Owing 20 lack OF money It, puhlcau lu.
nesss seriously crippled and it does know how u
is financial AFFAIRS Keep educating
more candidate, Tor the ministry. There good =.
son why Ills church should keep ny ind peni'nt
ence II ought TO have been absorbed In tho North,
church long and would have been but the
mined opposition Of a few leading mon WHO are now
rcaline the consequences The relations between hi.
| body ani hat OF the Nurth fratcruM a. TO allow
Of free interchange OF ministers from &, the other
by the ordinary process OF Prcsbycrinl lisni,..on
The recent curious developments as Ia
the true inwariness OF the naturalization q, church
debts may well awaken serious doubts to te Oh, .e,
made In other churches than the Brooklyn Th.rnace
and by other gentlemen than The one wiz st,.d,,tn
refuses 20 pay There IS always good deal Of NV. no,
sure put ON when money il 10 be rai-,i. Amt Il @
ciement even some OF the best of people son forget
what thtN are about They rashly make pledges witpt
in many instances they have not hc means iay There
can be no objection "a mans plednng himsrl to pay
certain sum Within definite time, subject ur '.ul.
uuns 10 which every business man il liable But
OF nc means 70 pledge themselves to Pay certain sln ~
SIX months years and then for hotl Of trustee
10 count these pl dses cash and hold uhce g. -olc
bratc hc cmGnc patton of their church om debit. h.
diculcus method OF nnanceuns In many OF she thurcl
whose debts have nominaiy been wiped out there hav
been PLEDGES from irrr sppnsble persons, and m SOM
eases even fictitious names have bccn given.
The Sunday school lesson for to-day Il
an interesting story. u Of announcement tor The dow
hearted. It's IN Nchcmiah vi, tbs, and tells how m
builders oil the walls Of Jerusalem wcr, obliged to cor
tend with an manner Of opposition IN uuirWogk III
work Was er,at, the means were not yer, ample. Oh.
hatred of the enemies u the Jews exceedingly h
ter and the jews themselves were sadly tirip',l O.