The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-02-02
sUNBEAMS.


Prob slant Reformation
At Vinelnnd N. j., sundry prominent
members the Baptist church have been turned out for
parakng OF the Lords supper with the Congregational
ists These people thought it was the Lords table Ia
which they were hidden.
The Congregational Church OF Bound
Brook had its origin IN quarrel in the choir Of
the ancient Presbyterian Church IN that village II has
built neat house Of worship which rested debt oi
e. 500 The dcnt B. hed anu the Bound Brook Congre
gainunlists are rejoicing
Tho Methodist Missionary Society is
putting pres, sixucth annual report aud requests
pastor. forward the Of all new members whose
names added since the last report The list
nance does make interesting reading, yettn
considered important to printi
On st. Valentines Day a lively time may
be expected In the Hope Methodist church Of sa.
lem Nj The pastor OF that church will publicly debate
with the Rev W. c. DcSerson. The people who are
patient listen to this debate to be rewarded with
poychromauc valentines ~ premiums
In Pckin, China, the Catholics have
magnificent cathedral The Government permits 40
many public professions through the streets the
Catholics are pleased to have In the Grand Seminary
Of Pckin there are forty pupils Of whom for
cfly Mandarins but who hold firmly to the doc.
trines OF Catholicism.
The Rev. DR.. Z. T. Baird, who was some
time ago suspended the ministry for mismanagins
unds the Publication Board OF the Presbyterian
Church South has been restored ny MS PresbYery The
vote was Is O DR.. Baird who, when first u
Irregularities ran away his accuscrs has confessed
his offence aud declared MS penitence.
Some of the religious papers carelessly
speak Bshop Thomas H. Gregg Of ENGLAND as the Rs.
formed Episcopal Bishop. This Is mistake. Some time
ago he lett the Reformed Epscopalians and set up liz
tie Zion Of his own Of which he is the primate. The
right Ut the cardinal points which
the Reformed Episcopal Church organized
The Ctristim Union speaks OF "ths
breaking up falling in, whatever else the fate may
be- called that has overaken Mr. Nurra,s New England
church THIS looks though the dreams VI the Aron
da b. brother not to be realized in the -
tie marvellous combination Of religious ececntrciaes
| the plans Tor which were months ago published
Bishop Gilbert Haven has been enter.
tanins Bishop Peck In Atlanta The Rev. Dr.. Vail u
Newark y j. goes 10 Europe on the 2oh. accompanied
by the Rev G II Gregory of the New York Conference.
Thc Rev y. Clark Of the Central Illinois Conference
was thrown out ct u carriage and severely bruised and
the Rev DR. l. O. Wood OF the Indiana Conference has
had a troublesome tumor cut from his lace.
The Church OF st. james, Hatcham Eng.
land. is unicr the charge OF the Rev II A Walker.
who succeeds the trouble some Mr. Tooth. MI Wakeru
ns rtualisuc as NJ Tooth aud uses incense.
candles AMI SIMILAR csiastical cmbcms His services
interest among the people and are attended
by throngs although without the rioous demonstrations
which interrupted the services Of Mr. Tooth.
Since the Rev J. o. Peck became pastor
Of st John. Methodist Church. Brooklyn,
vival has begun. Within weeks about hundred
persons have profes>ed conversion Meetings held
every The church Is Of the most stylish
brown structures In BROOKLYN and has the most fashion
able audience OF any church In the Eastern District u
that city lthas not for some time been visited with
| very great revival until now
One OF the Philadelphia papers gives Q
bit Of gratifying intelligence about some people who
Gently oincd the leading Baptist churches In that
city II SAYS: six persons baptized recently, and
they enter upon the year without dollar OF indebt
with the exception OF the ground rent" So many
church member IN debt and otherwise crippled Ii si
TO hear even sN new converts who have other IN
debteducss than ground is exceedingly refreshing
In Camden, y. j., n young lady was es-
cortcd home church by her lover when she started
from church she had ring her hnger and when she
reached home gone As he had heli her hand IN
| hi~ while the way home, she thought he had some.
ihirz do with the abstraction OF the ring. This he
stouty denied Nevertheless she had him arrested ot
the larceny oiit lie auguishos in jail shocking wara.
ing to al young men who are tempted to steal rings from
| the girs whom they escort home from church
The Presbyterian Church at Summit
Sd has strange financial history, given by the New
York Olerr,r PAPER which Is not given To bunderl
into snsauonalsm. According to the Observer this church
raised sis.oO year simply by passing the plate morning
ana evening. and without any envelope system.
rent system system OF any kind It seems, further
more that nothing has been said about raising money.
but that the has been lett To the conscences Of tho
church people Many the churches which spend their
best energies in struggling with the consequent on
an empty treasury would Ike to know how the summit
church managed TO get all the money with so little EFFORT
There are lively times in Petersburg, Va,
between Bishop keane Of the Catholic Church and some
Of the Protestant Clergy In tho pubic discussion which
Is now rons on Bishop koanc invited the Protestant
ministers 10 seats on the platform on an evening when
he sIoGe. some OF them accepted his invitation, and
astonishod when he gave them what they call In
ia nr lao
cstug what else they could have expected The
discussion was one in which Protestant and Catholic un
dcrtook To show tha their belief the right one,
and that the others were radically wrong The clegymen
should have known enough 10 keep Of OF Bishop keane,
platform, else. II accepting his hospitality, to accept
also the risk OF having TO listen any thing he might
about their doctrines
Insurance men are sometimes considered
nuisanc,s church because they bore and bother the
brethren so persstenty But the people Of the Second
Babu-i Church, 81 Louis rejoicing the
that thcy numbered IN their fellowship number OF the
most diligent canvassers Tor IRE risks The beautiful
building OF this church about 5000 90 and
nrst insured Tor about $4,000. The insurance men
thought this not enough. ana very freely said
which considered by the other brethren matter Of
their own setiuieresL and urged with view to The
lining of their own pockets. Nevertheless the trust q
yccl To their urgency. and added insurance until the
policies amounted to Siu1Uo just after tins com
pleted the church burned and the loss was null
Slutuoo The satisfaction of all concerned Is grcat
and hereafter Insurance men Will be as highly honored
in tie Second Baptist Church Of ST Louis geese
in Rome M the da,s of Old
-Tu-days Sunday school lesson will test
the mn'm"uc powers of thc children who Try to commit
its verses 20 memory amt Wil the young persoa
shower inverted blessing, she head Of the veneer
able Committee who selected such passage as tla
found ~ Nrhcmia viii, rs In the fourth verse occur
The si OF the men vino stood beside Kzra's wooden lul
pt namely; Matuu.ilh. amt shema. amt Anaiah. and