The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1882-12-31

his church enterprise in Paris but the outlook il moi
very encouraging. lie wants provision which will
afford him stipend Of about g 900 year, and from
present indications he lie not likely to get t. Hyacnths
Ia said TO be so weary Of the matrimonial relation that
II were not for his child he would break up his little fam
lily and enter convent
To-day Is Hospital Sunday" Persons
who are in good health and able to be out Of doors VIII
do the fair thing by remembering the poor fellows whs
are lying on lonely and not very cheerful cots suffering
from diseases broken bones. The tin boxes which
have erected in public places during the week have
not In all been filed to OVERLOOKING. 10 under.
stood that there 10 rivalry between Jews and Chris
tans to see which shall give most to this good cause In
some Of the churches to-day collections will be taken
In Indianapolis tho Rev. DR.. Arthur T.
Person has adopted the expedient Of hiring the best
public hall in the city for his evening services The
church Of which he has recently become pastor 10 both
spacious and elegant yet he finds that he draw the
people into the hall in far greater numbers than into the
church. His Sunday evening sermons are delivered ia
immense audiences. He uses no sensatonalism to A.
tract them but adheres to the old fashioned doctrines Of
sin and redemption. Formerly Dr. Pierson used manu-
script when he preached Now that he large
and miscellaneous audiences he has thrown aside ha
manuscripts and consequently speaks with larger
liberty than before.
The Congregationalists at Cory, Pa,
made good thing out Of the pecuniary of their
brethren the Disciples OF Christ Some years ago the
Disciples erected $4,000 church and could pay for
IT, Hungry creditors compelled the sale Of the property
which the Congregationalists bought for 81 eco To
finish and adorn the building about 50 400; that
IL stands the CongregatiOnallsts Is 600, and Is
complete and attractive building The Congregational
lists have paid the debt they incurred by finishing
the church and putting large organ in IT, The Rev Mr..
Squer has been installed as pastor and the church BE-
gins new career Of prosperous usefulness.
Some years ago the Rev. Charles Voysey
made himself very conspicuous in the Anglican Church
by taking such different position from his brethren
both enthusiastically and theolOgcaly that he had to b
expelled. He set up church Of his own which "a
league with many doctrina eccenricities. He thought
the public would sympahze with him to such extent
to give him $4,000 with which TO build church
after his heart The fund for this purpose has how
ever yet reached til OOO and there
to be little probability that it will increase Meantime
Mr. voysey and the somewhat eccentric persons whs
follow him worshipping and proclaiming their doc
trines in hired hall
"A curious state Of affairs has developed
itself in the Beth Eden Baptist Church, Philadelphia
Some months ago the Rev. Mr.. Ashworth came from
England and pleased the people Of this church greatly
that they called him. and he became their pastor Last
week he suddenly resigned the fact havng leaked ont
that he had papers Of dismissal from the Baptist
Church Association the other side Of the water to
which he had belonged The lips Of all the officers and
members OF the church. well Of those of Pastor
Ashworth are mysterously sealed on the subject All
that they willing to that Mr. AswOrth did not,
when he came to this country intend stay and that,
therefore he brought with him letters dismissory
Considering how easy would be to write telegraph
for such documents II they were to be had. there is
curious mystery connected with the affair.
John Wanamaker's famous Bethany
Sunday school, in Philadelphia. was the scene of
mskabe Christmas festival Instead OF giving presents
to the children the old custom reversed and tho
children brought presents to give to others These
ents misc elaneous lot collected
q sunday school platform Nearly every Of the
two tbOus nd m he phpplh nuohN
gift The parents and friends also bestowed ber.
ally some Of the articles presented being of considerable
value There oil manner of toys for little children,
and garments for those Of every size. There bags
and barrels Of -four and immense quantities Of vegeta
bies There were whole carcasses Of sheep and hogs.
which were not the less acceptable because novel
Many OF the gifts were given out TO the poor and needy
of the neghborhood The rest to Of the
orphans homes and other benevolent institutions OF the
city procession of wagons waited for them outside
the Sunday school hall during the services after which
the larger boys enjoyed the fun OF loading up.
"A Congregational minister In Michigan
was not much used to engaging in lawsuits, yet he
thought he would so to law against inie who had
said some unpleasant things about him, lie sought to
recover damages from this intdel FOR defamation Of
character This was several months After suffering
the customary delays Of the law the suit has been
brought to trial The result is victory for the clergy
man, which, though It brings him money, lie neverthe
less barren victory. The verdict in his favor
800. This represents four five months largely de-
voted to preparing for the suit to say nothing of the
worry and the wear and tear Of mind Had the good
parson spent the same amount Of time and effort in
ing wood at dollar and quarter day he would have
been better of in mind body and estate His character
which he considered to have been damaged by what
nhdel said about him. would have been quite highly
esteemed by the good people in the community as is
that he has received the hundreddollar for
its supposed damage.
Although Mexico is such hard field for
missionary effort there many instances in that
try of converts who have shown far more diligence in
studying the Scriptures than is shown by
Of corresponding station in this country Some Of them
commit TO memory great quantities OF Scripture
Several record of men in middle life who
committed to memory the whole of the Presbyterian
shorter Catechsm In the strict observance Of Sunday
Mexican Christians are far behind those OF this latitude
sunday is the principal market day in most parts OF
Mexico. Persons who refuse TO work that day have
very little chance Of obtaining employment. Cock night
ing and bull batting prevail in many places TO such
extent as greatly to interfere with those who really
to be devout The besetng sin OF the Mexican lying
II often happens that tempted this
spect Sometimes they give way to the temptation and
entir, fall from grace Yet there among many per-
sons great desire to hear preaching. A missionary
writes from one Of the smaller towns that he preached
at night to $50 persons who were packed WI ch
| could comfortably hold only IS. Some OF them had
walked six miles after their regular work in order
hear the missionary and intended after the service
| WAX uaCR again.
The combustiblc nature of the greens and
trimmings used i'll decorations fo- Christmas festvi-
| ties has become a serious element Of danger TO the
churches and Sunday schools. box Of hgs paper OF
cheap candies, or Pockefu Of cookies is poor
rensaiion to the child who ID bisered and burned by
blazing Christmas tree tramped under foot by panic
stricken crowds hurrying away from the danger The
reckcssncss of the good Sunday school teachers in erect
ing fragile and combustble festivy fixtures is far from
| conmendable. They want to please the Sunday school
children which is praiseworthy. But they are
wrong in pleasing them by the display OF that which
| contains elements of danger and death, They
| erect ON rckety wooden platforms enormous
| trees and jacobs ladders" OF pine bran, hes,
| and frequently illuminate them With little candles The
effect Of this is very pretty until lighted candle swings
against the pine branch just above it, until soms
| hurryng Sunday school teacher, who is lighting ~,
drops his match torch among tile foliage Then there
abale, accompanied by screams OF fright and frantic
Efforts To escape People who fortunate enough 10
get out OF doors with whole bones and to their
churches from contagration, consider themselves
so highly favored that they ought TO hold Thanksgiving
| service on the following Sunday.
To-day is Review Sunday among tho
| Sunday schools. Those who have q asl0