The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-01-05
SUNBhAJfS.

within a Var professcd Christianity
The venerable Bishop Nottingham of
Maryland is very III. and not expected to live
DR.. Blackall comes from Chicago to be
| Baptist sunday School secretary Tor this vicinity
In Rock Island ILL.,, Or. II. A. Reynolds
has dong temperance the various churches
Wesleyan University at Middletown,
Conn. has 1853 students four OF whom young women
Tho correct census of the recent converts
to Christianity in the at Tinnevely India put.
the number at s0p
Two Presbyterian women at Dixon. Ill.,.
were troubled the indebtedness. the church AMI
set 10 work to ure pledges 10 pay it oil They loi
| all they needed.
Mrs. Frances l.. Willard President Of
the lmnoi, Woncns Temperance Union. Is SURFING up
women all the country to renewed efforts aid u
the temperance
Bishop Gilbert Haven who is making an
extended through Texas recently shocked the iool
ngs very respectable congregation at Autnby stat
| ing that Jesus Christ was ynchcdn
There are in all Tennessee only three
Methodist preachers who tobacco and they are old
men, who learned the habit when they little boys
| and cannot now break themselves VI it.
The Rev. DR. r. $. StOrrs suggests for
Bayard Tayors the Rev Joseph + Thompson,
d D. who was formerly pastor Of the Broadway Taber.
nace. DR. Thompson is living In Berlin.
The Week of Prayer" which begins to.
which all clcrgymen Interested In the subject are In
vited to preach The subject Tor tomorrow is Thanks
giving Tor the blessings Of the year past and prayer iof
their continuance
On Christmas Day fifty converts were
Immersed in the River Delaware Point Pleasant which
is near Lambcrtville. There much shivering and
chat'erus Of teeth Some OF the un'aucuacd behodcr,
declared that the proceeding daring violation VI
the rules OF good health AMI common
The Rev. John Peddic, who went from
Philadelphia take charge VI leading Baptist church
In Chicago. extends welcome to the pcripateue
preachers who cvangclistc work they lind
opportunity. He calls them "carpet-bax evangelist
aud SAYS that he will not stand out OF the way them.
The Independent and the Presbyterian are
not happy without their little pcasantres each other
II i the PeJV'' ANS turn this week. AMI chucse,
the discovery the Indeyendnt " two advertise
mcnts which 1t considers Objectionable. one ~ these
in regard to Tom Paine mndel books the o;her In the
interest Vi Awhskcy shop
The sexton piles on the coal, the church
furnace becomes red not the detective Hue" eNert,iu
majestic influence and church conAagration the re-
sun The Presbyterian church ut Quincy. H.. loses
s'o"o more than is Insurance. while the Second LAP
list church " ST Louis Is insured round hundred
thousand, which will exactly cover its loss
In the Roman Catholic Cathedral ia
Richmond novel series Of meetings Will night be- he
gun In behalf Of the coorcd people These meetings are
under the direction ot Bishop kcanc who intends Il the
oolored folks attend largely to attempt similar meetings
III other parts Of his diocese Most OF the colurcd olksn
Richmond Bapusts or Memodists OF the Baptsts
Pastor John Jasper has by far the LARGEST following
The Rev. Thomas Graves Law. an as.
tecmcd aud scholarly father OF the Brompton Oratorv
ENGLAND editor ct liaydocks Bible and author Of The
Calendar OF English Martyrs ami other critical works
has seeded from the oratory and the Roman catholic
church. Ills father, Prcbendary Law sou Of the nft
Lord Peterborough, was among the earliest recruit,
from iractarianisin to the Roman Catholic Church to
which most Vi his relatives belong.
An English clergyman, who Is somewhat
given 10 haste has shocked his people by what they con
sder an itrtNernt hurrNing through the services HIS
wardens are angry at him, and have written leerto
the Bishop saying that SUNDAY after sunday common
deeency Is shocked by strong healthy younx clergyman
OF the church OF England holding the 90 souls
with thousand pounds a year stipend and no family
getting through the entire service In forty minutes"
The Congregational ministers Of Chi.
eago have had discussion Of the amusement question
AMI have gone into details cards billiards and iuns
ms Ihey agree Tor the mos part TO pronounce agau
these, not directly aseNil In themselves but because II
the associations which generally msepatabe from
them They did 20 50 lar a. thus TO denounce ca,
quei rs they do not consider the associations VI that
game as pcrncious as those which cluster around ia.
billiard table.
An eminent preacher was called on L
preach. while other preachers sat on the puip sofa
Having loud voice. he male the most oi it, the greA
ANNOYANCE ms TWO brethren. Attcr church
both OF them took him to task Tor his and IN
sisted that palmer aud less noisy stye Vi oratoy Muu
do moro good And how much 90 > ell get Tor preach
ihs'' he asked of his criuc. one rcplsd that he ~
slS0a year. the other si0oo "wen," was the ansNet
get s40o. which than both your salaries pu.
together guess IN keep on 'hollerins.'"
The way In which the Mennonites choose
their ministers Shy lot regardless Of the Quahncauo,
OF tile persons chosen Certain brethren are nominated
ami The name OF each. written ON slip VI paper put
into separate copy OF the New Testament The book,
are then shunied ami placed a table when each nuu
nee walk up and takes AT u recent selection u
ministers IN Nirsnia two were wanted but ~ ~.et.
'hes' sixteen were placed IN nomination The brethren
m whom the lot ell designated by the Tact that
they happened to pick the book containing their owo
names The call 10 the ministry thus considered divine
The rector Of st. Johns Free EPISCOPAL
Church in Jersey city wanted get rid OF the orsan,t
who Is also bank cashier SO he sent the musical man
note giving him leave oi absence or three inontia
THIS the cashier orgAnst refused 10 accept seeins INIT
~ he housht the insertion OF wedge to hit him out VI
his position The rector admits that he wished 10
Gust the organist aud says that he has right to 10
especial, as the musical performances are not what
they should be ON the other hand the orgAnst says
that the music which he furnishes is good enough and
that he does not intend 10 TIE contest WILL
bring MANI to the church. aetuated by tue desire
!" eArhior themselves exactly how good how
cashiers music is
The students OF the International sun
day school lessons begin course OF Old Testament
'tudy giving attention 20 part Vi the Scriptures which
Is much neglected The lesson Tor to-day Is Ia the urd
'haper OF tue Book OF Ezra hrst thirteen verses anli
ON the building OF the second Temple II recount, The
work done By the Jews after thcr rcurn from th BATE,
lonmn captivity, AMI shows that although humbed i.I
annoyed b, their long humiliation m foreign countr,
A. capuNcs they sull hat commendable amount Of na
uohn pride and Nnl Tor renewal of their national ti
ist,hcc Tho present OF lesson. deals largely m
history, ami the pru tr,