The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1882-03-12
SUNBEA MS.

JnurCn, well as one OF the
most successful He is enjoying needed rest and
| vacation in Florida.
| OF DR.. Dexter's Congregationalism
the Saturday Rcrei1 says: "a true COngreRaonalisk
must not preach universnism or annhilstionism But
is he not bound to preach reprobaoni II can &C.
cept Cayinistic confession without being Calvinist
| where Is the line to be drawnt"
| There are 900 Wesleyan Methodist
churches in the Fiji Islands. Less than century ago
the islanders considered the depraved cann
balls In the world There are in all the group eighty
islands, aud each OF the smallest OF these has at
least church, with house for the residence Of the
| pastor or missionary
In 1881 there were 10,076 marriages In
| this city One Lutheran minister performed TAI OF
these lie has for long time had great OF mar.
riage business and has In sixteen years married nearly
5000 persons Some have paid substantial wedding fees
whio others have been content to hand the officiating
minister dollar, or even less.
The New England Congregational Church
In the Eastern District OF Brooklyn has always been
more or less hanpered by debt, sometimes such
tent that it's very existence has been mpercd It hap
now by desperate effort under the guidance of Debt
Raiser" Kimba lifted $4,000 OF it's $500 sncuin.
brance and is hopeful OF securing emancipation
In Calcutta more than 10000 persons
register themselves Christians OF various persuasons
The adherents of the Church OF England tho
numerous of the Protestant sects, numbering e7oOI
The Presby terians come next, numbering 800 OF
Roman Catholics there about 1900. rho Greek
Church has slender foohold with only il3 members.
heie aie III Chiiia apouI ooo MISSIONARIES
VI vi '.o DENOMINATIONS nnusn CLERGYMAN "noie
" s"s .o'' '''"' '''' ~ as IL iour nieu
were put u. WORK Ill LONDON ana twenty seven al
England and Wales Yet at missionary meetings and
anniversaries speakers dwell the great work which
$500 IN u"'e III Nhns aa poh' hoptiuny !" iu.uS
p Vi ''o"a'y en"r. ino "hssp"ar'es 'here
labor under great disadv the greates OF
which the dicuty of learning the Chinese language
According 10 figures recently published,
s'is expended Tor every person added to theBaptst
cnurches IN TINS city This includes PASTORAL salaries,
o.'.ren expenses interest on MORTGAGES choir music
80, v p "''."'an' on 'ne keepmR,
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80, ti.' ''', W "e n.A' pro"ic'h III spir-
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o Wv "ul'''o" ~ "e'' '"u''" Vi OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
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when inc nov. MI Smyth TOOK chargo
OF the Harlem Reformed Church, in October last no
found 1t so run down that the congregation numbered
only about l2' tnow numbers about 800 The church
is one OF historic celebrity lite records dating back for
more than two centuries The building IL one of consd
cradle ANTIQUITY standing IN the centre OF large lot m
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AREA Inc MISSIONARIES VINO nave ahored there are
nucn ny the OF the navea
10 accept any o'her resioh than That to which they
nave peeh accue'omeu weh Is medley or some OF the
most stupid oelef' ana disgusting rites of heahensm
"heh THESE ha'es are reproNcd or reasoned with for
any OF their e'h prncnces they tell IL" nissonarieo
40" one Anu Oh men, we announcer Wh"' Is bau Tor you,
go"u Tor us me great diherence between teir the.
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| lay ara
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ministers are lazy ana 'hat they nate WORK An Iowa
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| W Guy "'" al .'erfyieh VINO "o"u come ana saw
"oou ~, nun neAf.y si .he MINISTER'S Ill 'o"h TOOK
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might seem thht haf the debt has already been paid,
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