The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1882-05-28
sUNBEAMs.
The opening sermon Of tho pros

'heS lhNe appreciation OF the he
Ing l5o,Oo copies In a few months
In the eighty-four days he spent IN Ind,.
and ceyon Joseph Cook delivered fortywo .ad,...as
Educated EnElish.speaking Hindoos are said 10 ~"
listened to him with close attention.
The Home for Aged and Inflrm Hebra,r.
is to cost s2ooooo The was laid 70 a.
ago for the new building, which is to be in Iosth 80,
near Ninth avenue The funds are con,,,hn,a, ~
wealthy and liberal Hebrews "
Some time ago IL was rcporia,I ,bo, Ii.
Majesty the King OF Ashantee had brutalv sacrificed o
girls. This is denied, and ON tho nihs h, " o
mentioned to the credit of this monarch tina, hs hs
coined party Of missionaries to Coomassi. VII 30
will make their headquarters
The Rev. j. Halstead Carroll D. d. q,
Newburgh resigns the position OF lecturer for thu
temperance Association, and goes to Saltwater MINI
to take charge of the First Presbyterian church Dr.
Carroll has achieved the distinction of being one OF IN.
abest pulpit orators In this State
"A st. Louis he goat made sensation in
OF the churches OF that city by walking up the aisle
to the pulpit during the service mounting the ,teps Of
the platform In front OF the pulpit and trying to eat the
fringe which hung from the pulpit cushion Tn.
sexton and deacons succeeded, after much difficulty In
driving the animal OF the sanctuary into the stree.
The Rev. James d. Eaton late pastor "
the Congregational church of Bound Brook, n. in
going to northern Mexico In the service Of the American
Board OF Foreign Missions Ii Is probable that he
settle at chihuahua which ia important point. The
Mexican Central Railroad will be finished TO Chi
huahua. and then the place will be within days ride
Of this city.
The Rev. Griffith John, who has for many
years been engaged in mission work China was re-
Gently in London, where he addressed many Of tho
churches lie says his chief lament is that the mission
airy prayer meeting, which formerly interesting
feature In most churches has either been given up or
has fallen into condition of GOODNESS and dunes He
earnestly asks for renewal Of the old time which
animated these meetings lie has returned to China
Among the anniversaries recently held In
London that OF the south American Missionary So
cety. The magnitude OF the work undertaken by this
society may be inferred from the statement In he
that there 81 10000 South Americans within reach
Of the efforts OF the missionaries As the annual receipts
thus far only about 5000 Of money It is eu
dent that the society must have financial aid be-
fore it can fully live to the Of its privileges
For the present the difficulty In regard
TO the professorshp at Andover Theological Seminary IL
settled. The Rev. DR. Newman smyth declines
as lecturer for year and this leaves the professionally
vacant. The professionally of Hebrew is also vacant
This leaves the seminary in position to look out for
two men, whose theological views give salts
faction to all concerned From the extraordinary expe
rience OF the seminary and its friends in arriving
decision in the smyth 1t is evident that the choice
OF two new professors will be neither easy nor
speedy work.
The Atlanta Christian Inder, a Baptist
organ gives statistics OF what 1t calls the whole
Der of communicates OF denomin alton the State
Georgia" But examination these figures prove be
only those which enumerae the white folk Of the Bap
tist persuasion in Georgia Why the colorcd brethren
have been omitted is mystery, especially there
twice many Of them OF the whites. The Baptists
have been at much expense and trouble to secure the
conversion Of the colored folk Considering this fact
strange Of the dusky skins should not
DO considered worth counting
The British and Foreign Bible Society 10
of the greatest and popular of all the English
hama ThA EarI Shaffa
its President occupied the chair at the
versary which was held In Exeter Hail. London. The
society reports the issue and distribution than
100000 copies OF the Bible in the year About half Of
these distributed in Great Britain and the
abroad Most OF these are bestowed gratutously the
income from sales being less than $500 The gifts aud
legacies to the society for the year to about
$4,000 which is indication of the general IN with
which the society is regarded.
"A minister, being asked II he would
attend the funeral OF deceased church member, re
piled: Il will with pleasure" He meant only to be po-
lite. but the form Of his was by some very
touchy construed expression OF pleasure
that the deceased in condition to have funeral
services said over him Another minister having heard
of the breeze which was stirred up by the unlucty
mark. replied TO similar invitation and request; 81"
will give me melancholy pleasure to attend" This
brother was criticised OF the air of gloom he
expected to throw into the funeral services The
brethren say that they much al loss TO know how
to answer the next applicant for funeral ADMINISTRATIONS
The Rev. Atticus G. Haygood, d. D.. is
one Of the most practical and aborous In the South
Methodist Church and he has distinguished himself
not only in his valuable contributions to Sunday school
work in the South but in his efforts the
of general education. He has shown such conspicuous
success in his Presidency of Emory College that his
choice to remain there seems an exceedingly wise
lie elected Bishop by the General Conference In
sion at Nashville but he has declined in order that he
may himself to his educational work. The work ef
| n Methodist Rishop is LARGELY ne O. AMI Al
though the Office one OF high honor the life is weary
one involving long absences from home and the perfume
tory duty Of presiding at conferences and nonlnAiy
making the appointments Of ministers to their fields Of
labor. The influence Of the man who is q successful
college President or who wisely manages leading sec
retaryshp, is often far greater than that Of Bishop
Although the Sunday school children OF
Brooklyn have happy time with their grand parade the
Madagascar children are as happy and festive when
their sunday schools are marshaed to appear betoss
the Queen At Antananarvo the various schools both
Protestant and Catholic. were marched into the court
yard Of the palace and reviewed by her Gracious Majesty
Queen Ranavalomanjaka The Prime Minister made .
speech TO the children but do whether
received with enthusiastic delight with long
for him TO bring his remarks 10 close The crown
feature OF the aston in the presentation of
gifts of solid worth TO the children The Brooklyn chill
drsn received ice and sweet cake after their pa
rads But the Madagascar youngsters received money
and beef. To each child siIpence was handed. Sixty
killed and roasted, and the given
to the children to carry home. There $500 Meda
gascAr children in line OF march, which 10 about
tenth as many as paraded in Brooklyn on Wednesday
In the Protestant Episcopal churches OF
Mississippi the offerings donated today TO be sppro
pra,d 10 the purchase of theological books for the
tors OF the churches This by recommendation OF the
council OF the diocese which met last The sAAsi
OF most OF the clergynen small that additions 10
their libraries almost impossible. In the smaller
towns OF Mississippi and in the country such uxurss -
circulating libraries unknown Many Of the minis
ters confined for reading to their store
of books and TO the church papers which not much
more stimulating suggestive than old reports Of be-
neyolent societies tmay be that Of these Clergy
would rather buy almost any other kind of books
with the offered money than theological ones for some
OF the able works theology exceedingly dry
reading But the range Of theology just now 10 vsf!
wide, and takes in almost anything pastor or boef
dealer may be pleased to call by that name IL Is TO %
hoped that the donations in Mississippi will to-day bs so
liberal as to tighten the burden OF many stritened
brother and to produce general revival OF interesting