The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-01-19
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One Of the most distinguished con.
versions reported from the Northwest D., that Of one o.
Sitting Bull's lie takes his seat in the Episcopal
Church
A religious newspaper says that Whit
field was not possessed Of vivaciy spgi-ltincsN
This Is a great mistake. lie was both wyacuus and
sprightly to q remarkable decree.
In q recent discussion among the Prose
bytcrian ccreymcn Philadelphia the Rev Nr Col'cit
sor OF the First Presbyterian Church Of that city be.
hevcd nat the masses are gong to he'll.
Watch night meetings are somotimoa
tedious and wcArisoinc Hut at Coate,viIe. Pa such
meeting was curvcned ny the unexpected presentation
10 the pastor Of u box containing $3.50 In gold
AT Eureka, Ill.,, the Row. M st. John,
pastor Methodist church. has wife who breaches
for him when he wants her The people like her dis
courses as well as they do those Of her husband
Prof. Swings congregation at Chicago
has been worshpping in theatre A hou-c Of worship
is be erected for H. The will be- cccd ouby
using this edncc for music hail during the week.
The Rev. Mr.. McAll, whose missionary
work In Paris has become famous, now has twenty-five
mission In that city with for people
The services regularly kept up and well attended
The new church at Sea Gin is Open Tho
Rev. J. L. Peck preached the FIRST sermon init Ashs
winter congregation Is scanty. the building will notbs
dedicated until the residents begin to make the
place lively.
Missouri has 10 Congregational churches.
only II Of which have pastors Minnesota has iCa
Congregational ministers Is Of whom have churcheS
while Is Of the churches have been unable to suit them
selves with pastors
The Rev. DR.. Vincent has received an
application from country sunday school tor dialogues
for missionary anniversary The applicant says DO
not send dialogues which too religious bat
inclined to the ludicrous nature"
The rage for selecting funny titles for
has extended all the way to the usually quiet
Of 4 A II rlsr Of aN
place disturbs the hahitualy unruncd calm which per-
vades the place 10y announcing that he viii to-day preach
on The Dcvirs Hog Killing Tine
The Rev. Mr.. Mcfarland of the New
Guinea mission says that the heather are much more lie
PRAYED than In the ia time hcathendom Of Greece that
they adore -hapecss blocks before worse look.
Ing idols, and worship In less elegant temples lie says
that only hofo the heather world the eleya
ing power of Christianity.
A minister who set the members of the
infant class Of his sunday school at work money
reports in few weeks result Of s23e This ia
pledges promises TO pay but In c,sh The only obec-
uon TO this WAY c gathering money /. that trains The
small boys aud girls In habits OF begsary which make
them exceedingly disagrceablc to their friends
A prominent feature in Henry Varley's
me- Tabernacle In Melbourne Australia will be large
coffee house. where eatAbies will be furnished little
price The whole edihce will about tiO1.
OOO 1t will be nearly as large Talmaeos Brooklyn
Tabernacle. A working Mans Club will nud shelter
undef It's win rooms anu other ample
yenicnces
Moody is resting himself in Baltimore
by holding meetings IN churches, instead of having
great tabernacle erected purpose At prcscnths
is at work In DR. Ieyburns church. where he gathers
large audiences lie will thus take number Of churches
In different sections OF the city thus expecting to reach
all parts Of Baltimore by the time he completes his eK-
pcctod round ct reireshment aud rest.
Tho official record OF the Unitarian
Church. Just published gravely that twenty Of the
churches Of tina, denomination have gwen no signsd
life for several years, AMI probably dead" The
probabilities do certainly seem TO lie in tina, direction
Amer a church had given signs Of life Tor year
its friends would do wisely W undertake funs-
rail- enough OF the remains be found T. warrant the
trouble OF buryng
The Lutheran says that the statistics Of
the determination It represents now in much better
condition than last year The remarkable feature q
these statistics is that four nlmsnacs published by
auihorty aud that thesc gives statistics
differently from the other three There to be
| mystery about the In which the have
been brought in II would he intere sting know the
exact badness OF the statistics Of former years II the
sre the best yet published.
| The Rev DR.. Morris OF Lane Theological
Seminary wants Ia know what's to be done with The
Prcsby terrain mini. tiers who have embraced the belief 81
forth In the recent Prophetic Conference lie would,
he had his way with them turn them out ofchurch
but the difficulty Is that neither the Westminster Comes
sion Of Faith the Book OF Discipline say anything
AGAINST the holding Il their views Dstsscfu ,hess
views may he to Dr Norris and other eminent Presbye
rian.. the presence OF the brethren who hold them vii,
| have TO be endured
In the Sunday school lesson Of to-day
have account OF the errand Nehemiah TO AriaI
erxes King OF Persia. Ills purpose was ask
hority to return oJcrusaem aud give his personal AZ
enton to the rebuilding Of the city. Thirteen wears be-
fore this Ezra had there and had bestowed his
eial energies on the rebuilding OF the temple Now Ar
aNcrxes grants tbs petition and Nehemiah as Gov
ernor ofJcrusaem Under his efficient manasoucnt tho
Jews proceeded with the work rcstouns hc city Tho
Scripture Tor today's study is In nehemiah o.. - tho
Golden text being The Cod OF heaven hc vail prosper
US, therefore we, HIS servants will arse amt huhd'
| The clcrgymen OF Troy have now put
themselves record by resolution tlo funeral queS
ton. Not only do they condemn extra, IN now
crs Carriages and millinery. but they su-., Il the Wis
dom Of consulting the minister who Is t. nc as to ths
time OF the funeral Tins is good. foF thought
less people appoint time and then send word to their
pastor that they expect him to be on hand There tut
one difficulty about carrying cut the excellent resolu-
tons which the ministers OF various cucs from time TO
time adopt in regard to tunereal economy and humility.
That's the fact that AS rich man dcs and hs
family insist on AN destinations funeral, exception
made IN his cas- because he good ami so liberal
and all that This opens the way for all wAocan pa, ior
display who obtain credit OF florist coihn dealer.
milIncr, or livery stable keeper
Tho Brooklyn Tabernacle will to-day bd
nllcd ny eager 10 near hfttr lhlHAkct
views OF the difference between seu,l'ouaiism and
stupidity Its understood that he will administer few
sharp TO the brethren OF the neiEhurood Who moi
having been able 10 MI their ch4rrl.s have mads
up Tor 1t by scoiu, Al him Tor taking away 40 ~ helr
except the few who faithfully and '1uuV
went to sleep Tulmage has pleasant way Furnishing
his brethren He hrst them from head to iooi
with compliment and tells them that there mo- such
nice men IN the world Then he tells the mean things
they have said about him. and presents them m such
| Ia NJ tlg I.I.
TAlmage has the advantage has ministerial oppo
nents IN ihathe never loses his temper, while some
them IN their excitement far tofct angry And
call their brother uelj names
Some Christian ladies of Brooklyn pub
lished protest which they signed witt their owS
names against the dissertation OF SUNDAY Icy Madam An
derson by walking her regular rounds IN Mozart Garden
These excellent ladies, however committed tlc error
not protesting unul the walking nearly or entirely
completed after was too late 10 undo what had bees
done To have been Of any avail the protest should nave
been made several weeks before A to the sale ct hquorn
the place on the Iorhs Day AgSns; which also these ls
dies utter their protest there ell ega mea