The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1882-10-15
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IA .sstion Of the brain.
. -. is said, on good authority, that the
missions in Japan, which have been exceedingly pros
porous were first foot by contributions sent By
Christian converts in the Sandwich Islands.
The Elery Street Mission Ii a healthy
and vigorous enterprise which Of the Rev.
Mr. Pentecosts Tompkins Avenue Church In Brooklyn.
large wooden structure has been nearly completed
which will scat 500 persons It cost about $4,000.
The Sunday school people Of Brooklyn
are preparing for . convention which they expect to
hold on the 18th OF November Committees have been
appointed TO take charge OF three important Items
Of detail. namely, finance. refreshment and music.
yet uncertain whether the convention will no
held in Dr. scudders Central Congregational Church or
Dr. Thomas First Baptist Church in Pierrepont street.
Some Of the ministers who voted at tho
New Haven Conference for the installation Of the Rev
DR.. Newman smyth say that they did not mean to
approve his peculiar views the subject of the future
state. The question which naturally suggests itself IT,
why, then did they vote for him" On the faithful
answer Of this question depends the solution Of Of
tho puzzles which are now producing complications as
to alleged heteodoxy orthodoxy OF eminent preachers
-Theunusua) phenomenon OF a woru-caten
church building Ia seen In Andover Mass Within tho
last four years boring insects have attacked the timber
of which this church is built. Their work was first
noticed by of the little piles Of dust they left
upon the carpet the wall. 1t has until
much Of the woodwork Of walls and pews ia riddied
with holes In places the shell which the borers
have left is hardly thicker than paper The church
people afraid that what IL left of their church will
some day tumble on them. 1t is believed that in this
country other instance is known of sucn deNOurng
OF church property.
Recent troubles In Brooklyn in regard to
gests have developed the fact that there is
in that city law against street preaching, provided
the preacher and his preaching do not collect such
crowd ohstruct the streets to hinder persons
who want to pass All the this respect that
street preacher bound to observe ia u' enough TO
able him to take his stand open ~, or else where
the street Is wide enough to accommodate crowd with
out interfering with travel Several peripatctics have
been arrested for preaching in the streets but have been
discharged II unders God that they had
not made any disturbance
The wealthy Methodists OF Philadelphia
who building the Trinity Church have planned
extraordinary edince, which is not copy Of any
other earth The new building will have under
roof the church auditorium the Sunday school, tho
dining room. and all the conveniences that advanced
architectural ingenuity suggest or liberal expenditure
The style is Gothic with PROPULSION Of stained
glass windows One majestic polychronatic window
to be twenty feet wide and forty high admitting food
Of manycolo light. The church will seat about 500
persons but is so connected with the Sunday school
room that the two can be thrown into one thus
modsting more than 5000 persons Bishop Simpson laid
the stone for the building assisted by Drs
Carrow, Todd and others.
Although the Congregationalists have q
large md prosperous weekly paper in Boston, which
bears Inc name OF their denomination, OF tho
brethren are so far from pleased with that they want
to establish rival paper. This has about for
come time but has not taken definite shape until
for the lack of cash capital It is said
enough money has been raised that the
seph Cook Is TO be invited to the editorial chair. While
the profundity of Mr. Cooks scholarship recognized
by most of his admirers 1t is not generally thought that
he would be conspicuousy successful editor Ono
Of his difficulties would be the bringing Of his editorials
to conclusion at anything short Of what would occupy
n her he lOyA
for the discussion of topics out OF the Of the
Outstanding Of ordinary readers of religious newspapers
The Rev. Arthur 7. Pierson, late OF De-
trot but OF indianapolis makes vigorous protest
against rented pews. He maintains that In the early
times OF Christianity all places of worship free and
the services voluntarily conducted by ministers and
others who had stated salary. In those days tho
Lords people paid the by voluntary gifts Mr..
Pierson claims that renting selling introduces
human and ungody proprieorsh into the Lord house;
that fosters self righteous spirit in the ungodiy who
pay pew rents and that 1t tends to and weigh
men by the money standard He would have free will
offerings brought every Sunday such the people
fairly afford and the expenditures limited by the amount
Of these offerings Mr. Person is also in his op.
position to uncOnsecrated airs warbed by paid chors
under the inspiration of brandy and vanity"
The Pennsylvania Sunday School Com
venton met last week at Easton. During its sessions
the announcement was made that the Treasurer was
lying dangerously i'll. Thereupon a season of silent
prayer for his recovery observed detracs some
what from the interest otherwise attaching TO this pray
ing for the sick read the that the duration
Of the silent prayer was limited half minute Such
eNactness is painfully and the appointment
brief period affords for the suggestion that tho
brethren thought their fellow so near the grave
as to leave 1t hardly worth their while spend much
time In praying for his recovery In the passage In tho
Epise of St James in which 1t is said that the prayer
of faith shall the SICK mention made as to tho
length OF the prayer. In many prayer meetings. and
even III the pur's the PRAYERS are far too long Yet IL
does seem like cutting the prayers too short TO limit
them by resolution of convention to thirty seconds
If the story which comes from Alexan-
der, In Texas is true Texas revival is hardly more to
be desired than earthquake The statement made
mat NOISY man disturbed the meeting which Evangel-
list Penn was holding in hopes he might be able to
convert some of the wicked Alexandrtcs Penn PRAYED
for Divine punishment this disturber of his pcace
wherenpon the man is said to have dropped From
ALEXANDER rem went TO Lampasas where u giddy girl
gisgled and disturbed the devoons Penn prayed that
the Lord would punish her whereupon she unset kero-
sene lamp and according to the veracious Texan who
SENDS the account was burned TO death The next udg.
meht winch followed In the wake Of this evangelsts
march was sudden and unexpected tornado This
overturned tho gospel tent and overwhelmed tho
ahrghed congregation being almost as destructive az
Araroad disaster in its results OF manning killing.
The panic described as having been dreadful in the
extreme As the place where the stood was flooded
to the depth OF two feet Of the congregation be-
came as wet as II they had been baptized by Immersion
such an evangelist as Penn more OF o terror
than blessing to the community he invades.
The Universalist General Convention IL
to open in Philadelphia Tuesday next. Application
WAS made TO the Young Mems Christian Association for
he use OF the spacious hall in its stately palace at
Fifteenth and Chestnut streets But this application
was refused by the managers account OF the alleged
heerodoxy Of the uniyersalsts and their consequent
unhness to hold meetings in hall erected by the rep
resentatives Of churches known evangelical" Tho
Rev Mr. Nye OF the leading universasts Of Phila.
dolphin" comes out with apungcnt letter, in which he