The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1882-09-10
sUNBEAMs.
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Joseph Cook was badly bruised while on
his voyage to Sydney By tumbng down an open hatch
way in the vessel. He was confined to his bed for n
week or more, but by careful surgical treatment has
| now entirely recovered
The Christidn Advocate says that Care
full examination OF the published topics of sermons f
popular clergyman showed entire omission Of subject
of Salv alton" The inference s that the good brob,
preached Oh almost everything else, but left this out
| The Pastors Association of New York
city. including the Reformed and Congregational a. well
as the Presbyterian pastors OF the Presbyery Of New
York and Westchester. resumes its Monday gather
ings at the parlors Of the Fourth Avenue Church DR.
| CrosbyS.
The New Years Day Of Israel is next
Thursday, the beginning of the year 5o43 As New
Year approaches with its solemn thoughts and ceremo
mails says the Jecish Messenger, our preachers have
remarkable text in the persecution that singled ont
| 5642 as q black year In our history"
In France the Salvation Army has e1.
panded into Salvation feet cutter taking the nam.
OF 1.-The Sailors Bethel" has sailed down the Seine from
Honheur to Rouen tits manned by three clereymen
and pilot, who IL said to he converted seaman Tia
cargo made up Of tracts and Bibles in French As the
pusica they give sacred concerts at the points
where they touch
| An eminent Brooklyn clergyman, who
has returned from very long vacation told his peop,
| last Friday night in prayer meeting that he becam,
weary of his holiday and had been patiently waiting fo
II 10 10 tnnt might return TO the
of his accustomed abors The question which naturally
in the minds of those present at the prayer meet
ing why he did not home as be began
| to feel that wav
| City ministers are all getting back to
their neglected nocks Forty Of services
to-day at which regular pastors will oiciate appear
one evening contemporary. As might be expected such
| subjects as Vacation Lessons" Returning Home"
and Preparing for the Harvest abound One preacher
announces Israels Restoration his theme Whether
applies to the return of New Workers to their
not is not explained.
The old African Baptist church III Rich.
mond, Va, has dedicated Its new $4,000 house Of
worship, the financial management Of which has been
exceedingly credtable Thus far about 1914 has been
paid it, most Of which has come from the weekly con
trbutions Of the colored members. Some OF them
very Their in raising $4,000 shows what
can be done by large number Of faithful PERSONS each
one Of whom regularly contributes a little.
The Presbyterian church at Dayton,
N j. has been making desperate struggle to pay of
old debt Of GOO The people although poor contributed
literally The pastor who Is ulso gave $500 and,
| by the united effort Of all. the debt was paid. The
church building needs repair Tho steeple is ia.
secure the plaster is tumbling down. and the paint
nearly Of Notwithstanding the dilapidated
dtion OF the building, twenty nine new converts
said to have been received during the Consider
ing the fact that the number of converts
ceived by the Presbyterian churches in the about
five. and that some OF the costly and magnificent
churches have received hardly any it seems II the
outwardly shabby state Of the Dayton church had
| istsred to Its spiritual growth.
DIR Bernardo is one of the most active and
successful city missionaries in London His mission
to the most degraded and he depends voluntary
tributons for the with which to carry it Re-
Gently he was in tight place for lack Of funds lady
who was entire stranger to him called make
inquiries about the mission She expressed herself "
well satisfied with what She learned about it that she
asked DR. Bernardo TO accept Of 81 600 Bank Of Eng
land note. This he gratefully consented to do Before
| he had recovered from the astonsment consequent
the unexpected gift she asked him il he would accept
Of another Just like He consented Just gratefully
as in the first instance As she was going away she
quietly slipped another into his hand making altogether
f3OOo about SIS in money The lady declined
TO give her name but seemed to take pleasure doing
good for the love Of it, and for the sake Of having her
benefcence advertised in the papers.
"A great many sermons will to-day be
| preached on the Importance of active work In the
| churches. When city clergyman has been of in the
country doing nothing for eight weeks during
which time his church has been closed and his people
have been spending their Sundays in Coney Island
elsewhere his first thought returning is the neces
~ of immediate labor for the benefit of the ungodly
He that the church has need OF revival and that
every Christians duty is to work while the day lasts
for the night cometh wherein man work" TheI
he out the district in which the church 10 situated
and appoints committees for each section to visit The
people who do not come to church About the firsd
November the committees meet together oyt
tiers and ice cream, and report progress This is IL
many instances all the progress that IL made The
time for the Christmas festival shorty after that
and the energies Of the church people concentrated
the Sunday school anniversary and the fair for pay
ing of the debt And il goes until it il time foi
the next summer vacation.
So much has been said about the success
OF the Telugu missions in India that is sad
that OF the converts have become backsliders
From one Baptist church about ninety members have