The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1882-05-21
sUNBEAMS.
DIR. Forshee OF Madison


raised for the widow of the Rev Dr Bellowy II wa.
freely given by the members tile church OF which M,
Bellows was for many years the pastor.
Tho Baptist Home Mission Board bnvo
received during the fiscal year closed $4,000 o,
which so7 40 cano from tho state Of New York m.
increase over the previous year is about $4,000
Brother Hyatt Smith says that the store,
to tie effect that lie intends TO resign his seat in Con-
gross and accept tho pastorutc OF church In Vermont
arc not rounded on fact lie Is not at all dissatisfied
WIN MS CONGRESSIONAL experience but on the contrary.
n"ppy 'nn lie expects 70 remain in Congress during
'e whole term for which lie has been elected
Two colored deacons have been ordained
70 the ministry of the Protestant Episcopal Church NJ
haieigh N e. They engage In work among people of
their own color In the missionary fields Of the South
the Bishop OF North Carolina makes earnest appeal
to the wealthy and benevolent funds TO carry on the
work OF training and educating colored for ths I'm
portant work
The evangelist Dr. Someryille Ia more
than 10 years OF but is hearty and active a, most
men OF So lie is a Scotchman by birth but be has
spent much OF his time in missionary work in Spain.
Portugal. Australia. and New Zealand. He 10 man Of
broad culture and liberal scholarship and his sermons
are rich In illustration He is now ut Hamburg where
he has been preaching for while lie has urgent in.
vtaton to South Africa signed by twenty eight minis
tiers and from nearly dozen Itm
probable that lac will accept this Invitation.
Among the pulpit notices given out In
Paterson IN ~ pulpit was one queer relating to the
pastor himself lie took occasion contradict report
which had been in circulation, to the eject that he
about to be married He assured his congregation that
he was not keeping company with any lady, CORE
spending with any, with view matrmony. He said
that he knew good Christian companion would help
him In his work. and he would like to have one but on
his limited salary such thing would DO impossible The
people said to have been deeply interested in this
extraordinary pulpit notice"
Wednesday next, the oath, 10 marching
dny tha Gupd ,hud 80
not however. including those Of the distracted East
ern District" who march later day. AZ tho time
draws for the parade iondsr and more grievoua
complaints heard concerning the unsatisfactory
character Of the music provided for the day. It has
been said even by clergymen that the children
given few selections from Pinafore Patience and
other popular and harmless operas and opereas the de-
light would be far greater and the devotional
feeling could not be than with tho present des
The Methodist Episcopal Church South
General Conference, session in Nashville, 10
siderng proposition to insert in its discipline clause
forbdding the ministers and members of its churches
attend the circus the theatre the Should this
become law, there is telling the disturbance 1t will
create in the churches There are many church mem.
bers who make 1t their habit to seek recreation at these
places occasionally, although they cannot be called fro
quent attendants on such amusements. There
who 20 TO the circus than to the theatre To discipline
all the church members who visit a circus when
to be would be to spread the path OF every crcus
cpline would involve the expulsion of majority Of the
church members.
Religious circles in San Francisco are in
curious whr the revised creed Of The First
gregaional Church Of that city. The pastor the
Rev Mr. Barrows has been accused Of doing the vision
himself but the facts that 1t put into the hands
of revising committee months before he became pas
tor, and that the committee revised It, making In
era respects simple and easy be understood
1t was before. The ministers radical
y opposed to each other In their opinions this
Some say II 10 Unitarian creed; others say 1t 10 not
Unitarian but decidedly too liberal and broad Others
regard 1t as expressing the same doctrines
expressed in the former creed, but putting them
clearly. Others that the creed has done great
harm to the congregation One brother is dark
and ambiguous another It is inadequate to
what the Church believes and another says has
truth In It, but not truth enough. II II these sayings
Just criticisms on the creed 1t must be as
satisfactory piece Of ecclesiastical and theological
composition as ever was put together.
At Easter there were in Jerusalem about
1900 pilgrims Of various nationaies and persuasons
Although it is by large city. yet these crowds
md accommodation such It Is. The better class Of
pilgrims the hotels and those who not well
OF take lodgings in the converts which built for the
express use of pilgrims The Armenian convent said
to hold 1000 persons Its guests slowed closely
and a. comfortably a. the tramps who furnished
with nightly lodging at local police stations Noss
OF the Christian pilgrims from Russia They are g
norant, supersous, and devoutly sincere II might b
supposed that among such crowd there would DO many
who lived by beggary but this is the The rigid
rule of the Russian Church Is to allow leave
Russia to go pilgrimage until he has deposited with
the holy superiors enough pay for his passage and
turn specially Of the pilgrims Ii to battle In the Jor
dan They take with them for this purpose peculiar
bathing robe whchs used for other purpose long
as its lives when he dies this robe serves 40
winding sheet and 1t with reverent care preserved for
| that purpose.
| For two or three years vigorous effort
wasmade to revive the oden glory of the May anniver
saries OF the religious and benevolent societies 1t
not attended with success The day OF the popu.
arity Of these societies has by and is
10 attract crowds by announcing their Anniversary
meetings This year of the societies made their
anniversaries simply business meetings and held them
in their Thus II with the American Bi.
Bile Society whose treasury has received Sa52 1913 The
American Home Missionary Society met In the Cooper
Union building and reported receipts of $40 77s Al.
though this sum is than the receipts OF pre-
vious year, there 10 lack Of harmony in the society
and aniunsettcd state OF feeling in the churches
its management. The American Tract Society met In the
lecture room Of the Broadway Tabernacle and orted
receipts of s37e22 The Episcopal Missionary Society
for seanen lled the Church Of the Holy Spirit with its
anniversary. This society employs fortyhve mission
aries at thrtytwo seaports One Of the enthusi
asc anniversaries that Of the National Temperance
Society, which has done q good work receipts OF
$4,000 The holding Of the meetings Of
present day does not create ripple the face Of soe
ETY. In this respect they In strange contrast
the meetings Of twenty 1--we years ago.
There is controversy In Philadelphia as
to allowing prohibiting music In Paramount Park on
sundayS Many of the people clamor for IL The Park
Commissioners would Like to grant permission but they
embarrassed by the church people,
who consider that the music would be dissertation Of
the Day OF Rest They are even more embarrassed By
pecuniary considerations. They regard it as hardly
right to pay away municipal money for that which can
he had for nothing and they have offer from All enter
prsing variety merchant who proposes to furnish &C.
cepable music at his expense lie agrees to make
this music OF as sacred character may be desired.
combining it, II required such tunes as may DO played
in the churches in the ordinary course OF worship The
Commissioners afraid that II they grant his REQUEST
aud accept his offer they will be bsse by all his compst
tors in trade each pleading to be allowed to furnish
brass band orchestron church choir and thus TO
advertise their goods AZ the park is Of immense area
there 10 plenty Of for hfty hundred bands 10
perform in it at such distances apart that there wodd
be no interference 1t would thus be possible to Sd
the rcantile interests OF trades