The sun., 1881-07-03
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In The way Of pulpit sensation presehsr announces
% hts sasjeet "rhs Gospel In the Comet"
"A stroke Of lightning damaged to the
extsnt Of $500 the new Methodist church Deal Island
The dedication, which all things ready post
poned until the shattered could be repaired
The announcement that Brother Kalloch
OF Ban Francisco will have nothing to dc poll.
tics s considered BY the Bsptsts indication that he
intends 70 take sensible step In right direction n
would be very acceptable 70 most Baptsts II he would
his determination to have nothing more
70 do with tho Baptist Church Kslloch is not regarded
~ the most SPIRITUAL y.mnded In the communion
The Rev. Sheldon jackson, d. D., sailed
yesterday from Port Townsend washinston Territory
for Alaska He takes with him three big bells for a.
many mission chapels and some material for the cree
uon OF missionary budinsa One Of the aids cviza-
ton which his vessel 10 . portable sawmil This
comes handy In putting up buildings hundred, Of
miles from where civilization has been doing Its work.
Dr. Jackson Is Missionary Of the PresSy.
eran Church for large neh in the far West covering
New Mexico. Arizona. Alaska. and other territory
1t is unpleasant when q controversy
arses concerning stealing and brethren accuse
each other Of stealing ideas This has case
Of Dr. Lormcr Of Chicago and Or Joseph Parker Lon.
don and has far the point where Dr. Parker
cables fiat denial Of the charge that he appropriated
some Of DR.. Lorimers sermrna When II was at FRS,
noscd abroad that this had been DONE remarked
that DR.. Parker was In position In which pans.
ton on his part would be necessary. DR.. ParkerseE.
in his turn. will have to rise and explain lively con.
troversY may be expected between these gentlemen,
backed BY their frienda
1t Is expected that Francis Murphy, the
temperance evangelist will be licensed Meth.
odist preacher The oficial Board Of the Methodist
church at Bast Brady Pa, has reoomne nded Mr. Mur.
ply to the District Conference with q view to his
hcensure. tits not expected that Mr. Murphy will ever
acquire great fame as sermonizer for he has not had
that thorough training in hometc theology which de-
hrabls for one who mua by close study Of the Scrip
turcs prepare one or two discourses week But
OF hand speaker and narrator OF experiences he hasa
good delivery and . magnetism with audience that
paved his way 70 popularity half dozen years ago MUIR
ply may be counted os . ssul temperance ora
tor In any event
There is queer misunderstanding IN
regard to the identity Of wooden table which is said
have belonged to the Rev Adonram Judson the great
missionary and to be the table which he wrote his
translation Of the Scriptures This valued piece OF furn
turc Is In the OF the Rev. Cephas Bennett the
Baptist missionary printer. at Ransoon. In Nassau
street. in this city. also table, said TO Be the
which Dr. Judson did this work. The question
10 which Of the tables the more likely to be genuine
shrewd Baptist 10 the BY sting that
DR.. Judson may possibly have had two more tablea
This u net unlikely. especially whom 10 remembered
that the work Of ransatng the Bible IL which may
reasonably occupy much table room.
1T is not only among Episcopalians but
In leading circles in other that the action
Of the investigating committee In regard to ephe
Cowley has been commented with great surpris,
While It 10 considered noble to stand BY an accused
brother and help him out Of his dcultes Il Is regarded
aiding evil practices to give Cowley the
Of the highest authorities in the Church. which he has
now received These ecclesiastical dGntares set their
seal upon him as innocent with bit OF the mar
tyr In him to boot As matters remain Brother
Cowley ID in good standing Of the other mimic
rs Of the Prote slant Episcopal Church In this diocese
II Trinity or Grace Church St Georges were now 70
become vacant there Is ecclesiastical obstacle to
giving Mr. Cowley call nor 10 there anything In the
way OF his accepting such CALL should given
is not epored however that Of the churches have
nyet manifested desire for his services
Two eminent Baptist clergymen were
spending short time on the island Of Sardinia Ono Of
these gentlemen writes OF unusual experience he had
In connection with a IN dinner This repast is alluded
to as enten dinner Just the meal which sus gave
to Peter and the rest after his rcsurrecton-bread
and nsh ONLY Immediately after parakins Of this ap.
parenty harmless diet both Of the clcrsymen began 70
feel uncomfortable For three days they thought
poisoned 1t turned out that the nshernen the neigh
borhood have fashion OF catching hsh by putting into
the water drug which stupenes the poor creatures %
n to make their capture more easy. Sometimes . nsh
gets too much Of the drug. and dies like -
overdose OF Quack medicine. This was what the
matter with the fish the cergymen had The iet
ter says: 1had gotten hold one these or rather
he had gotten hold of me-" Tins unwho sons little fish
came very near Saknc these two eloquent cegymen ui
OF this world The symptoms OF poisoning abAed eAynT
them In an enieebled state Tor q week or two
The editor Of the Presbyterian Banny
went to the exercises OF Princeton Col.
leGe. and saw among other things the the
gymnasium He saw eleven students twist themselves
under and over . horizontal bar. Then he three
students painfully essaving to climb pole After this
he sazed upon twelve students who tumbed in various
directions and made pyramids OF themselves Then sew.
era students astonshed him by turning aerial somer
"uits on the double rings while others rskcd their lives
by dangling In midair the double trapeze and per-
forming Aging rapeze tricks to the great the
ladies' The editor Of the Pfesysrin RInner not
together pleased with these feats Of graceful skill
although he thought them both marvellous and atr,e.
tive His criticism 10 TO the effect that he thinks this
system OF training rather preparatory to the circus
ring than to STRENGTHENING and developing the body for
the regular duties OF life II must be borne in mind that
these tapeze exercises kindred athle tic orts are
not practed In connection with theological training
but that this belongs the college whichu
. secular school OF learning.
The psalm singing branches OF the
Presbyterian church want council all to themselves
where they can talk over the best OF making re
psalms The tor the proposed council have
not as yet taken definite shape, nor is 1t at all Ger.
tain that ANYTHING practical can be DONE There
are several minor denominations who refuse either to
sing anything but psalms TO instrumental music
In their churchea The consequence OF this rigidtyn
that their services are not attractive and that Of
the young people wandering away, OF ceav
ing to the religious practices Of their fathers and fore
fathers The old people that thing
TO stop this emgI alton and what 10 left their
gradually diminishing households of faith They are not
prepared to introduce either instrumental music or
hymns. both OF which they strangely enough regard
unscrptural In their dilemma the only thing that *.
ours TO them Is new version OF the psalms So
they In their ways. however that new version wouA
not greatly dner from the ones now in vogue
and would not be likely to be much more sccep ptable
1T is we'll known that geese and ganders
become greatly attached to persons who habituay feed
them anu treat them kindly But the attachments sell
dom great as that mamie sted toward an English mil
Ter wSo ksepsa flock. The faithful creatures had
peaIedly followed him mile the village week tsya
where he went u attend To business II did uu,
him that possibly they might day want To ioloT
him TO church But on recent Sunday thev med 70
be In devotional frame of mind and marched Jcain!
him as he went TO the sanctuary Arriving the door
they wanted to follow him in and probably would have
occupied his pew had he consented TO let them DO 81
He undertook to make them understand that he wantd
them to go home but the innocent and awkward erss
lures failed 10 grasp the idea Finding It impossible
make them return without committing violence then'
the miller was compelled to abandon his phT