The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-06-08
SUNBFAMS.

brother PentecOst Is doing evangelical
work In Minnea polls where he draws crowded houses
One hundred and seven works in the
Hawaiian language have been published since the mis-
| donaries reduced 1t to writing.
Parts OF the Bible have been translated
into languages yet in only 90 languages there
| complete TRANSACTIONS from Genesis to Revelation.
The Illustrated Christian Weekly says that
the Christian Sabbath has been scandalized by the
irreverent conduct OF prominent Christian minstera"
For any comfort which II holds out Ia
persons who seek consolation In looking beyond the
grave, Bob ngersolrs religion Is an exceedingly
| thing 10 take 10 a funeral
One cent a day from each member Of the
Methodist Church at Duncllen. j. isexpected to pay
the church The brethren have begun and say hey
| will keep on to the end.
The Standard Of the Cross, which is q
leading Episcopaian newspaper, that among the
clegymen and missionaries Of the Protestant Epscopd
| Church. are 223 converts from Judaism.
The Rev DR.. Jessup, Presbyterian mis-
onary told the Bh ptss that when he reached beavea
next TO greeting Paul there was no man he should be
more glad to meet than the Baptist Adoniram Judson
1t is rare for an Episcopal Convention TO
prescnt such attractions as to compete with those offered
by murder trial but at Snow Hill In Maryland the
crowd from Miss Ducrs trial and filled the church
| where the Convention was in session.
The Roman Catholic newspapers and
several Protest the Presbyteranf
Catholic Church was Antchrst or very important huh
| In the succession OF the churches of our day
| A Baptist newspaper In the German lam
guage has been started In Hamburg with 400 subscribers
Hamburg evidently good field for such enterprise
Many religious papers have struggled along in this
country for years without getting half so many sub
scribers as this Hamburg novelty.
In the warm weather, when writing ID
troublesome and economy is desirable, some q the reg
ious OIL their columns with the Ans and tails
OF old Some Of their readers do not ind 1t out
when they get tired Of reading these they turn Tor
freshmcnt to the advertisements OF incidence one a
the leading UNCONVENTIONAL sheets printed last week.
advertisements OF II nostrums Offset the heayness u
one second hand sermon nxed up contribution
| The Rev. DR.. Deems thinks that 1t Is q
mistake Christian brethren try get Justice against
each other In the Church courts for these iudicatoes
hardly settle dispute well the civil courts
can. lie says there are wicked men inside all the
churches as there are wicked men outside. aud uat
these wicked insiders sometimes have influence to rass
party aud secure unjust ends He Furthermore saws
that not one 1.-THE Of the presiding officers In occlesas
cal courts familiar with the laws Il evidence Re-
cent In churchly litigation show the correctness
Of the Doctors statements aud point out to htennts the
fact that religious assembly engages In what II does
not understand when undertakes 10 settle quarrel
| between the brethren
| Some OF the subscribers to Baltimore
religious newspaper objected to the medicinal advertise
ments which appeared In Its columns The proprietor
said that he had objected to them and that his friends
| would make HIM additional list OF ten thousand
subscribers he would close his columns against adj
refreshments OF every KIND. The Directing hrcthrea
thought that would be but when they 10 Ned into
the only show them how little they know
about the conduct Of a newspaper The advertis
still stand and the brethren who read the wspancr
will enjoy the advantage Of being told every week ast
what remedies may be expected the die FROM
which they their families may happen to suTer
| In Manchester, England, the Salvation
Army" continues Its odd announcements OF religious
services The great nducement u go and hear their
EMISSION Giant" is that he weighs 80 stone As
English "stone Is IL pounds, this solid apostle Of
and easy Gospel the scale at fG2 pounds Thes
people cast the net for sinners after the giants SER
mon on recent evening they melted seven sinners
among whom was one known Harry West the Cheap
jack II is said that the net will hereafter be cast for
the close OF each service. All this quits
ridiculous, but Of sensauonalists come very
near There preachers in Brook
Ign who every Saturday advertise their services ia
curious manner as the salvation Army one queer
old fellow denounccs all the regular churches, but
in his advertisement that his work will stand the IRE
OF the Judgment day"
The Vision Of the Valley OF Dry Bones
forms the sunday school lesson to-day. Its in Ezekiel
xxxv ITO, ana pictures great army Of unbured and
dismcmbered skeletons These were miraculously
clothed with muscle and skin, after which the breath
from the Lord came into them and gave them he The
vision was prophetic revelation OF the life which wAs
The Jews at this time in their Babyouis csptiuy.
aud IN state OF great discouragcmcnt The ot
Ezekiel showed them that they would again be clothed
with life nation and he restored q, "a
their former prosperity. This brought pass in
their return from captivity ana the rebuilding o Jeru-
salem and Of the temple In It's application 10 present
religious life the lesson teaches that churches may fall
into sin and decline ct religion until they doAd.
but that the Spirit Of God can awaken them TO Ike.
"A most unique trial Of skill is to take
In
paian has given $500 which be sicn in rrzcs 10
be given to the young students divinity can do
the best reading either Of the services of the church
the Scriptures Students uom hvc Of the sominaiies
will compete for the prizes Nine gentlemen sii
examining board, and with thus select corprega
ton before them the young orators 10 EXHIBIT their
gifts and grAces Its unfortunate that the ID
to be so small for IL large hall church 10
thrown oen Tor such service. people would crowd MI
(, IT, Young ladies would constitute large part. The
young will be at great disadvantage in irving 70
read before the nine nice old gentlemen who are ID
as Judges on the performance Had they the opportunity
OF exhibiting their skin before large congref alton
posed TO considerable extent OF admirng and s,mDA-
thizng young ladies' the magnetism would be greater
and the reading more effective.
Brother Moody has gone to Mortified
to rusucate, after months Of hard work Bau
more The result Of his experience in that c is to make
aradieal change In his views regarding the great
tabernacles as compared with churches In Baltimore
OF the city Although he could not any time reach
many hearers MS he could In the taber
naeles which have been built for him. he reached in
better manner those who could crowd into the churches
r remarkable difference was In the OF those who
were converted. when tabcrnacles had bcen used nc
church felt responsibility for the tlesc rcronG
and so great many Of them were suffered strlgg,
away. when the meetings held IN church. III,
pastor and his supporters naturally dsposed
after the Interests OF the WELDON,
, them 10 membership Moody seems 10 be greatly II
u demand ever Several large cities are applying FOL
: his services for the fall campaign against satan
: Some OF the churches in Sixth aVenu,
say that the noise Of the elevated railroad trains vii
y compel them 10 abandon their services II isworhy O
note In this connection that the recent exercises OF ami
u veisarJ week were held in the Broadway Tabernacle
u the corner OF Thiryiourh street and sixth avenue tn
various meetings TOOK place at almost all hours Of A
Is and evening, while the trains We're laundering past h
their most spirited manner Yet there was no ,uncrn
on account Of the NOISE any OF the nuntNer
saries or tile speakers seriously inerercd with III
not expected that the trains Will be more noisy ou sun
u day than on any other day OF the week. Years aga IL