The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1882-05-14
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At the Besscmer Steel Works, in Pitts
bursh, all Sunday work is to be discontinued
The Congregational church which was
some time ago organized in williamsport, Pa, has
dropped out for want Of means. members, and vigor
The Protestant Episcopal Diocese OF
Northern New Jersey will hold it's seventh annual Con.
venton in Trinity Church, Newark, on Tuesday next.
On Wednesday the missionary work Of the diocese is to
be considered.
During the ten months which have
elapsed since the Rev DR.. Peck pastor OF the
Hanson Place Methodist Church in Brooklyn, AS
bers have been added to the church More than 200 Of
these have been received within few weeks the
suit OF remarkable revival. Dr. Peck takes rest
from his labors and spend the In Europe.
A new light in evangelism has come to
this country from England. His name is Oscar Overs,
and his specially is the holding Of Bible reading meet
nga lie has been giving expositons of portions OF tho
Bible in Canadian cities for months He takes
his stand tho platform of the Young Mems Christian
Association and will labor in this city for It
is said that his Canadian meetings have been followed
by revivals.
Fourteen missionaries have gone from
London to Congo In West Africa in the service OF the
Livingstone Inland Mssi2n This mission has been in
operation for about four years with fectous results
as can be expected considering the besoed and sinful
state OF the native Africans 1t has series OF stations
which extend for 21o miles up the Congo River. Tho
Earl OF Shaftesbury that he looks for great har-
vest as the result OF the missionary endeayors put
forth in this seemingly unpromislns field
1t was reported two weeks ago that an
elderly mpostor who had ed the charity OF beney
client persons in Philadelphia had died leaving large
sum of money to her daughter who was spending 1t in
prodigal way. The daughter thereupOn exceed.
ingy Indignant The matter has now been thoroughly
investigated, and the fraudulent character Of both
women has been amply proved. BY playing that they
were sick and furnishing family" they received
regular pension from OF the churches. From char
nj ai a,ly thnVF
amounting 500 This victim lives in BROOKLYN and
like sundry others, responded to peous appeals which
sent by mail BY the oft repeated death and burial
OF an Imaginary man. who sometimes was served mp rs
husband and sometimes cousin, these females raked
i'll good deal of funeral money The case s remarks
bic instance OF what ingenious impostcrs do in dc.
ceving persons who are both charitable AMI unwary.
The brethren who have charge of tho
Brooklyn sunday school parade continue to labor under
the delusiOn that they ought each your TO furnish tho
paradng chiircu with newly auufncturcd hymn' and
music. The difficulties which cluster about this fen IRE
OF the May celebration Very great While II tine
that people are hard to please in such MISTER new
music IL also that for several the efforts
OF the sunday school brethren To bestow pleasure in
this respect have not been attended with conspicuous
success The pieces which been furnished for tbs
years parade noted for their general Inappropriate
their lack " dcvout musical precision and ther
poverty Of poetic sentiment Some Of the lcadng sun
dav school supcrmteudcnts declare themselves TO
asking their scholars to sing such valucess COMPOST
tons, There is prevailing desire among many o tho
Brooklyn sunday schools be rii Of this annual incubus
Of undesirable music and to allow each school
pAny OF schools TO select for itssE such hymn. whether
ancient modern, may seem good TO Il. II il not
charged against any OF the hymns furnished that
they contain false doctrines dangerous sentiments,
but only that they and tic Music to which they arc set
are commonplace stun and not worth tho tine ana
effort necessary to learn them wednesday, the eth Of
this month is the day hNcd Tor u" parade. II fc day
| is ne will IrOlAly be tlUUt AM children
| the mar, h.
The Sunday school children and their
teachers wall to luy study shout The Lcsvcm Of me
Phsrsc,s recorded in Mark Wit III. Tho scene il
still IN The neighborcOd Of the Lake % Gallee Tie
lesson begins with the Of another great miracle.
the feeding Of multitude OF people who had throngei
about Jesus and follow ID Him to hear His tachin- amt
His wonderful works of healing This miracle
much like the recorded in the sixth chapter at
many have supposed it TO he the sAne T5 is not
essary. Probably there many such mi. Ar's Thd
Gospel recoris do not claim 10 rHrTato all that locus ~
and said, but only specimens and examples Of To whole
of His ministry Crossing over to pamGnutlA jsu. "s
met by hostile and sarcastic PhHrisees. These cruS
and directors came IN very fault finding -it ami de-
manded sign from heaven to prove Ills hessch-h0'
was probably in their haste TO escape from the ano
ance of the rharisees that tie disciples forgot fee 'aN'
with them the bread they needed or;theIuys Journey
This gave Jesus an opportunity to rebukr tcm fer Ht
houghtessness and TO bid them beware OF The i"H''A
OF the fhsrisees Learcn, or Yeast was to some 'N'
tent emblem Of the impure and unhuly, "a un'ta'Wl
bread on the other hand, symhoztd purity aAd ' ""
sence OF dehement II WAS Of the hNpocIIt' tn wst"
impury OF these polite and 4eneInany fh"rsr"s "''
Jesus babe them beware We see IN the lesson ih' 'H
patty and compassion Of Christ and His he"rAiF ~
supplying the wants Of the needy Yves Him As i'
buker OF hypocrisy and impurty while lie encourage
sincerity and faithfuness, Perhaps the dsc''~ ""'
to us duh and stupid when they fll"d I" l''
the point OF His rebuke. Yet It Is not dh'"' 10 ",