The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1882-09-03
SUNBEAMs.


ant denominations are putting forth missionary eforts
in New Mexico but as yet, with that can bs
called encouraging
The Hebrew congregations of this citv
are making great preparations for their coming Ne,
Years holidays which according to their calendar tc
the 18th OF this month. The year which will than
open will be 5643 asreckoncd from the Of the A.
ting up Of the world for its present inhabitants Recorded
in the opening OF the Book OF Genesis During the sum
mcr vacation most Of the have been painted
and otherwise put In order that they now rendv
for the sacred festivals of the approaching season
-"Glory! Glory! Oh Hallelujah Hal.
lelujahN shouted apparently devout and enthusiast
tic worshprer at Ocean Grove. in the crowded
tabernacle when the campineeting fervor wa, A
Its height. II the shouter had not been quite 90 IA
monsrative A. he was the fact that he was stealing
watch from the nan next to him might have escaped
observation. As was, he ovcrdid the business "A
greatly that he was easily caught The crowds Ocean
Grove during the camp meeting which has Just closed
were so thick that many pickpockes eapsd quiet har
vest, and then silently stole away.
In Edinburgh the ministers have better
way OF taking their summer vacations than that which
prevails among dominies Instead Of all going ont
Of town at the time they arrange with each other
40 that out of half dozen two are always ON
hand to attend to urgent calls for pastoral visits among
the sick or to bury the dead Arrangements are also
made for keeping up services that large n,ghbor.
hood is left without Gospel minstraions II such sys
tematic provision were made In the churches Of our
large cities the summer state Of religion would be very
different affair from what 1t now ia, with Of the
large churches closed nearly all summer.
The Rev. Hugh J. Brown, who has been
chosen to succeed the late Henry Highland Garnet a.
pastor Of Shiloh Church. is in Berlin and expects
to arrive in this city before the close the present
month Mr.. Brown is young man Of more than ordi.
nary attainmcnts and has in addition TO his course At
Princeton Seminary, been pursuing special studies At
Heidelberg College In Germany. There has been much
contention in the Shiloh congregation since the depsr.
ture and death Of Dr. Garnet and it lie understood that
the troubled waters IRE not yet Gained Mr. Brown
writes that he doep not want to take charge Of church
rent by internal dissenson and that If the brethren are
still greatly at variance he will ask them when he
rives here to him from becoming their pastor
The camp meeting at Merrick, Long
Island, dragged itself to conclusion. the attendance
during the closing days having been somewhat better
than in the opening week Although the managers say
that considered in spiritual light was wonderful
success they mourn the fact that - pecunary
enterprise 1t langui-hed. The widow Van Colt was
pected and the that she would come had
the effect of temporarily drawing hundreds Of people
who went away disguised when they found that this
eminent lady evangelist did not appear As the Presd.
ing Elder Sunday read letter from her saying that
she would Tuesday rain or shine, the disap-
pontment of the and of the crowds great
when she failed to Her absence proved perma-
nent damper and the dropping spirits OF the detected
camp failed to revive
ragged in the United Presbyterian Church over the in
strnmental music question has assumed q new shape
The antmusc party has secured written opinions from
two eminent lawyers TO the effect that the act by which
the law against instrumental music repealed was
not constitutional, inasmuch as 1t was passed by
number OF votes short of the required legal majority.
This opens the contest with new bitterness, and points
the to long and contests in the civil
In Scotland similar battle is going the leader OF the
ant.muscal party being that exceedingly beiRerent
hrnfh tha Raw nr RnO In inn "a his rtanHa
and adherents petition against organs and asking for
their signatures to It, Dr. Begg asks all true Prcsbyter
ans to engage in q manly struggle that the noble con-
tendings of their ancestors not be rendered abor
tive and covered with rdicue by generation Of pre
tentous backslidcrs.
"A project is on foot for uniting In one
body the various Methodist sects in Canada There Is
bitterness rivalry between these various bodies ~
they stand. Is there any material difference
doctrina points matters Of church government.
This makes the projected union all the practical
and to be accomplished II such union shall DO
perfected II will be valuable lesson 10 the MethOdss
Of this country. The two leading bodies the Church
North and the Church South have been separated for
nearly forty years the question OF diversity being not
Of theological faith of ecclesiastical government
The Church split on the question Of the right wrong
Of holding black people in slavery The North contended
that slavery wrong while the brethren Of the South
insisted that it dvinely ordained nstituton A.
there has not been slave in the land for about twenty
~
| has no better cause than this for existing.
Brother Barnes, the Mountain Evange-
list, about to give up indianapolis ns ahor,less field
of labor and to Chicago where he had TO be-
| lieve there thousands of very wicked Sinners
among whom he might expect to make many converta
But unexpected stroke of good fortune waited him.
An old Methodist brother who had for many years been
bent almost double with rheumatism to him to be
anoined with healing oil lie said he in faith yet
the rheumatism seemed to all except himself and Brother
Barnes considerably stronger and more deeply rooted
than the faith. Though 1t was hardly hopeful case
Barnes administered the oil and prayer The good
old brother to'tered home in his slow and painful old
way, but the afternoon walked into the meeting as
erect body there and rejoicing that his rhenma
sm had been out The brother being well knownin
Indianapolis his made great sur and revived tho
waning interest in the Evangets meeting Barnes does
not attempt to say why his amounting succeeds in some
and fails in others lie leaves it all 10 the Lord
and says he does his best
-To-day's Sunday school lesson Is on
Love to God and men, aud is written in Mark xii 2-
a. II at Jerusalem, only two OF three days before
the crucihAion that Jesus was surrounded by crowd
composed OF all classes and conditions Of people He
had just put to confusion certain fault finding rharsees
and Salducecs, recorded in last Sunday + lesson. His
answer to these qucstoncrs found approval among
OF the company is shown by the remark OF GER
tain scrbes; :" Master, thou hast well rad The way
was now open for more practical and pointed instruc
ton scribe asked question NJ 10 the most important
of all commandments 1t seems TO have been asked in
captious spirit but its such broad lesson Of
love and duty that drew from the scribe who had been
the of it the response Master thou hast said ht
truth Now Jesus takes His turn in asking question
and gives the scrhcs in reference 10 himself which
they cannot answer. This for two lessons
against hypocrisy and nsncsry. The first Of these
in reference 10 the ponpous habits Of the s'rlhos me
second regard those who give large Gums Of money
from motives Of pride In pleasant contrast with these
proud and pOmpous persons, lie pointed out the POOL
woman who dropped two mites into the treasury From
her lie drew the lesson that small p bestowed
In the proper spirit and from motives Of real charity
more acceptable 10 God than the large donations OF ih+
wealthy If given in pride and with the idea selfish 40
vantage Giving is act which may justly he ronsa
cred part of Christian worship II there were enough
of truly charitable giving according To al't and WIZ
proper intentions there would be little demand fer ,hnIci
fairs and similar devices for getting money
Last year it was evident from the records
OF the Presby terrain churches officially given TO I'M
General Assembly, that the ordinance of infant talusn
greatly the decline and in some chdlth'' Amos
falling into disusc The records for this year when M
published show slight increase IN some quarters
hut lrucrul a state nuathV before come q