The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1882-10-01
SUNBEADfS.

SUNBEAMS.
Moody and Sankcy are in Paris. They
give only two Sundays to that city, they not at all
handy in their Of the French language After that
they return 10 their work where English is spoken
The Rev. Mr.. Greenwood OF the First
Identity Church in Brooklyn is pegsing away at his
hobby, which is to establish the proposition that the
Anglo Saxons identical with the ten lost tribes Of
Israel lie believes that IL this Is established in
the mind OF the Christian public there will not be
this earth for nhdelity to squeeze in one Of s
dark foreboding thoughts" There is far as heard
from, no Second Identity Church
When an uneasy and dissatisfied clergy
wants to leave the church where he has been set
tied and get n call to another he arranges for
change pupits with other pastor in o church in
place where there in nice newspaper II is then
arranged to have printed in the next issue of the news
paper that this gentleman filed the pulpit AT the request
Of the pastor aud further that for elegant language
forcibe and opt illustration, and above all, and
smOohness in delivery the reverend gentleman has but
few equals in pulpit oratory" II this does not the
door for call the same operation or Kindred oneh
tried elsewhere.
Mountain Evangelist Barnes says he
looks great results from the work he expects to do
to-day in Cincinnati The work he has done in that city
in the short time he has been there has greatly
aged him. He has not looked for aid and comfort from
the clergymcn for he knows by his experience in Day
and 1ndianspol that class they in gym
pathy with him. The clergy OF Cincinnati
stifiy orthodox and set in their ways than those Of
either the other cities they likely step
out Of their beaten paths for the oil the oratoy Of the
eccentric evangelist They simply stand by in astonish
men and pronounce him sort Of theological wild man
Of the woods
The last fantastic trick OF the Salvation
Army is to send detachment OF Iaelujah Iasses ant
others TO Madrid to turn the and lively SpanArda
from the of their wayB Carionets, tamborincA
and other instruments OF spiritual warfare only helped
make the salvaonsts ridiculous in the eyes Of the
| SpRnards, who laughed inmoderately at them. The
speech OF the Army being in English. and not in the
Spanish language, which they did understand the
effect the people of Madrid not to lead any DO
come converts. The salvationss to have = wild
idea that they must go every nation and preach the
gospel, whether the people to whom they preach can
understand il or not.
| 1T seems strange that two such churches
as the South Baptist and the Pilgrim Of the de-
nomination should not be sustained In such neighbour
hoods these have occupied The South is in Forty
eighth and the Pilgrim in Thirty Yet these
two churches have declined TO such extent that's
movement has been foot for their consolidation The
plan OF union almost perfected when pected
obstruction arose and the whole enterprise dropped
through. II is understood that the South Church
WILL for the present try to hold its The members
Of the Pilgrim Church talking about selling their
property and trying to locate more eligbly Both Of
these churches surrounded by a dense population.
A somewhat remarkable statement Ia
made by religious paper concerning church at Pike
This congregation have improved their pulpit vacancy
to make some needy church repairs, which about
fnished so that we may expect to hear that they
have obtained eptabc pastor take the place Of
the Rev. W u. Mckinley" The way this is put II looks
If the coming of the pastor might be depe ndent
his judgment Of the beauty and acccptabiy Of tho
NEEDY church repairs which have been made for his
advantage And also looks ms If the congregation had
hardly done tile fair thing by its former pastor in letting
the place become shabby that lie glad go away
There many and mysterious reasons for entering
into new pastoracs as well for giving old ones
Although the Rev Mr.. Eddy who was
buried ON Friday in Philadelphia had been known ~
such a notorious nser hard fsted and ungenerous
man, and voluntary dweller in Nth and squaor two
of the brethren who exhorted at his funeral spoke Of
linn in manner not only polite but highly euogstc.
One of these called him reformer. This in allusion
TO his habits OF saving in contrast with those Of the
other colorcd people of the neighborhood where he
lived who always spend every cent they and then
run in debt to anybody who will trust them The Eddy
funeral attended by enough colored people to pack
the Bethel Church. II dismal occasion although
there was nobody TO mourn the death OF the wretched
old miscr. His relations fighting over the
$4,000 lie left Nobody loved the old man.
A lazy British Clergyman can now buy
autographed sermons NJ the rate of about
week The sermon trade IL ON the increase aud il
aged either by publishing by eergymen who
want to exc out slender support, clergyman who
has been conducting this the sly informs his
patrons that he viii receive only n limited number Of
subscribers and that the Autographs Will be prepared in
his house. and mailed only by his hands lie will
arrange with the Of these ser.
mons that neghbors will be likely TO receive
the sane sermon The clergyman who is TO receive a
gets II Friday. This gives him all the time he
needs TO become acquainted with by Sunday Al nrst
amsn has mean feeling he the pages OF
purchased sermon on the pulpit desk, making his people
believe as he reads 1t that he during week
After few months Of this sort OF deceit he becomes
hardened 10 it, and deliver the Autograph
naturally as If it were his own.
t For to-days International Lesson the
Sunday schools will study about the Amounting Beth
any" as found in Mark xiv Ill The events recorded
took place in the town OF Bethany, short distance
, from Jerusalem. In the house of Simon. WHO had
A | been lener but who had been healed by jesus The
time for the crucihxon VI Jesus draw IN. near
y ana lie had but few opportunities OF meeting with h'
n friends and associates. Simon Ham feast AZ
which Mary and Lazarus present IN, tl"f n'''
dent OF this feast was the amounting lv Mary " : !
Of Jesus As liO reclining ~ the tat!' she fwet'y
came behind Him with hos ot costly ANA iasi"t ONT
, nent tnstnlins and opening ilI' she a"''" hs tee'
with its perumed coutsutt ina rui ~ h"hlhN love-
- and gratitude she then wIiri m feet "nh the hair OF
10 her head The dncis VITO were Al tie ahc crticsej
this net and luns was rsprrtnlN severe on H. remark
hgtLat woll have been hcr 10 sell the costly ont
aud give the proceeds to TIE poor bn The writer
of Johns Gospel mtuh'ts That i!s criticism proceeded
IT from tie fact 'hut Judas thr,ish person and
a. would have lkcl ~ ha,c the handling money be.
y fore the poor coud cnlo, rs benefits Judas
Is uhry Nnry wa Lrarful Jesus IIin,elf spoke
turbcd their criticism Let her alone. Why trouhleys
n hor' She hsih wrought good work On me- He
mrndod she had done for the spirit she had exb
Il tied In doing She brought al Offering probably worth
htty dollars OF money. The fault finding Judas
~ bargaining 10 b.trAy Jesus for less than hall
Of that Her deed was acceptable because Of III. way
WAS done, free generous, liberal. The criticism o.
n Judas bad not mach from economical NcwA
from It's meanness and hypocrisy. The generous ant
~ loving hna favor with hoh while mean people aud hyp
] critics fan into contsmp, aud disgrace.