The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1882-04-02
SUNBEdMS.

not the he looking for The boy quickly replea
Dead ones" and the teacher ceased questioning.
The Rev. Dr. Fowler OF the Methodist
Church s nrm believer in the oldfashioned kind OF
hell In recent speech he said he believed that more
from the Methodist Church would 20 he'll for tho
sin OF than for all other sins put together
"A great stir has arisen over the election
of the Rev DR.. Newman smyh to tho chair of theology
at Andover Dr. Smyth 10 considered by some to he too
broad and loose prcdestinaton Original sim proba-
ton after death, and everlasting punishment His pub.
ished sermons are now undergoing overhaulna
by the adhercns OF the old theology and the discussion
among the friends OF Andoycr is very lively.
AT Bishop Cheney's Reformed Episcopal
church In Chicago an abbreviated form Of the prayer
book service is printed card copy being furnished
to each person on entering the church This ia found
very acceptable to strangers to whom the work OF hnd
ing the places in the different parts of prayer 10
always confusing. The people who attend the church
permitted to take the cards homo with them u
mento Of their visit The cost OF the cards is trnng
compared with the convenience they afford.
To-day Is Palm Sunday, so called from
the waving of palm branches by the multitude in honor
OF Jesus Christ when lie made His riumphal entry into
Jerusalem. tits the sunday before Easter the inter-
vening days being known as Holy Week" In many Of
the churches the custom OF bringing branches has been
kept up although for obvious reasons tic branches
generally OF other trees than the palm In the Ro
man Catholic churches and some others, branch or
sprig il handed to each person in attendance In these
churches the services NJ the week exceedingly SOL
emn and impressive. Next Thursday 10 Holy Thursday
and Friday is Good Friday.
The Chicago ministers are discussing
what they shall do to reform of the wckedness OF
their city They have to the conclusion that there
too many grog shops and immoral shows. They
agree that the evil is and ought to he reached in
way by efforts put forth by the churches hut
the way practicable suggestion is offered There aro
said to be 10000 children in Chicago who have
lgous training and very little instruction of any kind
There liquor shops in Chicago than there are
lamp posts As long this proportion exists there 10
small hope that the 800 churches will shed all The moral
light needed for the elevation OF the degraded.
Some years ago the Young Mems Chris
tan Association OF Philadelphia built costly palace on
Chestnut street ever since which its treasury has been
afflicted with scarcity of cash Reports have recently
been in circulation to the effect that anxious creditors
would pounce upon the property. In answer to these
reports the officers OF the association that the cred.
itors have snch intention They further that IL
they wanted to sell the property 1t would bring 100000
which would pay the debts and leave substantial sur
plus There many persons who think that the
citation would do good in less costly quarters,
II 1t could not put on as much style as at present
President Robinson of Brown University
is this delivering the of Yale lectures
preaching He states that the proportion of people
attend church is diminishing For this he gives u
Der OF OF which very diverse in char.
among tine reasons skeptiCism cheap ntera.
ture the Sunday school, and the practice OF preaching
o.d sermons He also mentions the Willingness Of too
any churches TO exist supplies Of strange cergymen
Sunday Sunday instead OF securing the services
OF regular pastor To these he adds the uneasness OF
the present generation and the lack of desire of hearing
the steady preaching Of an old fashioned gospel
The post Of the chaplain of the House Of
Refuge Randalls Island is by an easy ona
to MI requiring II does OF tact, sense,
and ability to speak in interesting young
people The Rev w C. Steele who has Just been elected
chaplain, combines these requisites in exceptionally
felicitous manner. Mr.. Steele is Methodist and a menu
Der OF the New York East Conference lie has filed
some of the important churches in BROOKLYN and else
where, and now comes from Danbury, Conn. The
previous incumbent was the Rev George H. smyth,
who is now doing efficient work at Harlem For long
term OF years the position Allied BY tho Rev b K.
Pierce, ID. d. now OF Boston.
A religious paper published in this city
that in its once is Clergyman 70 years old who
at work at tho simplest mechanical writing, and re-
ceiving exactly the same the office boy. when
he offered his servces the better places all filed
and nothing more desirable opened in any direction.
This venerable gentleman has thorough education and
is able to translate from several foreign languages
served long term Of successful pastoral labor
salary low that he unable to lay aside thing
for old ago after providing for the expenses Of his
family Almost all the denominations calling loudly
for young men to to the work Of
the ministry The outlook old after
long years Of devotion to honorable toll is parcu
larry pleasant one for the young who invited to
take their chances the liberaity OF the churches
Rhode Island has not had a set day for the
public Fast Day which so prevalent and time honored
institution in tho other New England States II 10
now proposed to fix on Good Friday as u permanent
appointment for this occasion OF pentence and huma.
ton The Puritan element in the State objects this
because considers that such appointment would DO
q recognition OF a churchy arrangement at the thought
| Of htrh ptrtta ahaIa
Roman Catholics also object but their objections
different grounds They say that their most sol.
emn Fast Day will be profaned by being made day Of
thoughess Incidence and csrousing. Strangely enough
ths original idea OF Fast Day has become radio ally
changed in some parts OF New England that the 10
spent in domestic and other visiting and dinner parties
in fact in everything which is as far possible the
very opposite OF fasting In the present OF fen
on the question II is not likely that the Of tho
choice of Good Friday will insist on 1t,
| The advocates OF absolute rest from all
worldly labor on Sunday held two days convention ia
Pittsburgh The drift Of the papers and discussions
toward tho abolition OF Sunday trains and mails as well
as OF all labor on that day in mills foundres and fac.
tories Tho street OF Pittsburgh
for many Of the churchgoers who live in the suburbs
lind these vehicles necessity in order that they
tend their favorito churches which in many in
stances in the heart of the city Great objections were
made against the papers which published and sold
on sunday, although nothing was said OF gloing
on part OF those VINO ON Monday buy and read
| pcrs which were for the most part made on Sun.
day. Tho meetings of this convention largely
attended but of the solid and influential men
of Pittsburgh were there and showed Themselves to be
greatly in earnest The convention was held in stately
church, which, but for the Sunday street cars would
generally be almost empty owing to the hmenta
OF the removal of the members distance
The Leavitt Street Congregational Church
in Chicago has been much agitaed by the conduct OF
Deacon Rossiter who made srimacos at Pastor Pcaks
while that gentleman was preaching. Mr. Rossitcr in
sisted that he had right to make faces il he pleased
but the other brethren and the pastor considered II
unhoy and unwarrantahe interruption OF the services
now appears that Mr.. RossIter moved by spite
against the pastor and chose this method Of annoying
him On one occasion he stared 50 perss,enty at Mr.
cake during the delivery of the iarmon at he spoiled
discourse he confesses he intended to do These
and other APPROPRIATENESS have been going FOR
than year producing much worry and hard feeling in
the church The deacon worried his fellow members in
return for which they made his position In the church al
unpleasant as they could in the hope that he would re
sign. One OF the charges they made against him