The sun., 1882-03-19
SUNBEfHfS.

Missionaries are seldom in luck with
ciOr.o egacies but this exceptional good fortune falls
To the lot of the Rev Gerald T. Dale has for some
years been laboring in syria
Good old Mrs. Barton Of New Haven has
been for nearly nifty years the teacher OF large and i'm
portant Bible class few days ago her class met to
celebrate her eghticth birthday
The Rev. j. Il. Vine, n British evangelist
has come to this country with view Of engaging in the
work which he has been accustomed and In which he
is said to have hal great success.
In Springfield ILL.,, the young men of tho
Christian Association hold services in the Jail every
sunday afternoon for the benent Of the prisoners.
These brethren OF their audience rain shine
Some time ago IL was reported that the
Greek Church proposed to establish hierarchy in Eng
land 1t now appears that this Some
young men who are candidates for the ministry
sent to England in order to become acquainted with the
phases Of Christianity as seen among the British.
At Gallupville in this State there Is q
Reformed church which has pastor, but wants one.
provided an acceptable man be found. The consd.
Grafton offered is treefud consisting Of house to live
n donation party once year and $500 In cash Gal
upve is in schoharie County. and the view from the
windows Of the Galupvile parsonage s said to be
| ceedngy picturesque
Three years ago All Dong knew not one
word OF the English language Last week he made
address OF welcome in English of the
nirersary Of the Chinese Sunday school Of the Mount
is only l3 years old The young Chinese found
to b. much more easy to teach than the aborer
or washcrmai, who Is generally 20 or rs years Of
when he arrives in this country.
In Clavcrack there has been an extensive
revival, pervadng all denominations. The Rev Mr. Hat
hcld pastor of the Methodist Episcopal church. exhibit
ed slagehearted catholicty when he told the
that while 1t was the duty of every Christian to unite
with some church it amatter Of choice with each
one as to the most desirable church Into his church
were received thirty four OF the converts and the
other churches were increased in the proportion.
OF the Bishops OF the Methodist Episcopal
Church three the list OF sick and disabled Bishop
scott is IN such failing condition at his home In Odessa
Del, that his death IL expected lie IL than 80
years OF lie is almost blind and is helpless owing
TO paralysis Bishop Peck is recovering from u severe
and prolonged attack of Illness and is beginning to be
able to sit up in bed Bishop Bowman recently pros
trated BY vertigo while preaching at St Louis He 10
! now suffering with chs and fever, added to which
typhoid pneumonia has appeared. The outlook in his
case is hopeful
The eccentric evangelists who are carry
ing oil the work of the Salvation Army in PhadeIphiA
have announced for to-day most remarkable series ot
exercises They declare their intention of holding
" Real Ilaelujah Spree" This extraordinary service
will lie led by Shouting Annie from Baltimore; Capt.
Pilgrim Charlie who heralded the Salvation Won
der' Capt Joe, the Hallelujah Carpenter and Glory
Milt. the Haeujah Drummer. Part OF the performance
will be Knee Drill" by the Blood and Fire Brigade"
Following onl this will be "sharpshootng by the
ders' From such announcements it might be expected
that something would be said done well worth
ing seeing by those who fond of sensation. In-
stead OF this the speeches generally vapd
be They consist in the relating of the experience of
the salvatonsts and in loud and wordy exhortatons
which OF particular Yet 1t may be that
there are some persons in every large city whose minds
are SO constituted as to be able 10 receive wholesome
| impressions even from this sort OF discourse.
| Evangelist Hammond wanted to show
/ tha elt ,,f
" as roaring lion seeking whom he may devour" In
order to do this eecua lie got down his hands
knees on the pulpit platform aud executed motions like
those of Quadruped. One of the religious papers Of
that region criticses Mr. Hammond severely for this
fraction of the ordinary rules Of pulpit gesture the
more severe in its criticism because of the noise
by Mr. Hammond in stimulating the roar OF the terrific
creature This regarded as not correct representa-
tion OF the noise made by the king of beasts to the
roar or other noise made by Old Satan himself the crit
les had never heard it yet they suspect that Mr. Ham
mond has not rendered it with accuracy. Mr. Hammond
has OF late become porty that he
with ease go through the motions incident to the
traya OF the habits of personal devil This fact lays
him open to all the pungent criticism when he at
tempts to do that in which 1.-the and athletic
| list might reasonably hope for better success.
The Religious Herald says that there Is
in New Jersey Baptist church with pastor who
| that although there thousand members in his
church single family in the church has house
want. The sisters do all their work The Bdptist
Weekly characterizes this statement as "bosh" and
says that there are few churches in this region with
hundred members where the sisters do all their
work. The OF the church where frugaty and
helpfuness thus said prevail is given by the
Religious Herald All the Baptist churches in New Jer.
sey which have membership OF a thousand and up.
ward would not be very difficult to enumerae Invest.
CATION into the truth fasy OF the statement OF the
Religious Herdld would be made easy by few letters
the pastors OF these churches II there be such church.
with such membership and with the household affairs
Of its members thus managed its example should be
made known in the widest manner possible. Thousands
| OF single families" and others elsewhere in the
churches would Ike to know how be rid of pesOt
| incompetent
"A restless young preacher with con-
gresatlon OF working people in manufacturing town.
wrote TO Prof Phelps desiring his help q better po.
sit!on, and remarkug e throwing myself away iu
this shoe town" Prot Phelps wrote to the young man
that he could nos make beties throw II by throwing
himself ava! on these people whom he considered un,
worthy Of his superior talent he could lift them up
tellectually and spiritually he doing work which
would be worth the sacrifice. The rest for young
man to Ills to the pulpit OF church
distinguished than anything he thinks he will hnd in the
shoe town" is Ia do his work there faithfully that
hc will he found ont and wanted And yet many man
who has succeeded in getting called from labor among
those whom he regards IowIy to Ds unworthy of
hi- efforts has been sorey disappointed gaining the
object OF his ambition to hnd that the pulpit cushion
was all prickly with thorns, instead Of being beautiful
anu fragrant with roses Ine ulllgent man VINO minds
his business and sticks to his work in the
may have the best OF it, after all
DR.. Cullis Of Boston is widely known as
the manager OF Faith Home aud several other kindred
institutions, whose ain is the healing OF the sick and
the bcterng OF the afflicted lie has met with extraor.
dinAry success lie is spoken "t ly The Rev Dr with
row of Boston man small ~ stature, and OF slender
build, lie blond whskers cutin English style,
and with his elastic step earnest countenAnce, and
pleasant seasoning Of lis conversation with wholesome
Fun, makes friends wherever he goes. lie has sundry
theological occrnrcitcs hut does not unpeasanty oh
rude them people lie isiu voice manner and sty!.
the very opposite ~ the venerable George Muller
whose bcncN No.ent work ~ Luglund famous
everywhere. OF MI Muller Dr, WithrUw says:
"He looks as awful as the angel OF death
His voice. while kindly has vibration melody
than tie bass Nols which We boys were wont 10 make
by drawing board across store box lie is man of
God IN stature ot grace much above that ! can
hope to reach his altitude But lie is nevertheless
grave graveyard Itself" Those who have seen