The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1883-01-14

A prominent minister recently remarked
that he did consider the laws OF Moses any h.
spired than the laws Of Massachusetts,
Three officers Of the Salvation Army 40
ceptcd from admrins friends gold watches - siftA
Gen Booth, the Commander in Chief Of the Army. saw
bribery and corruption In th and therefore dismissed
the ofncers In the most summary manner.
Benevolent persons who want to best0w
on needy church . Sunday schooi library. . comm.
mon service, and set Of pulpit furniture reminded
that the Presbyterian church at zacatecas Mexico 10
suffering for the want Of these thlngs The zacaecas
Presbyterans arc said to be prospecting In spiritual
way although they have not made great In the
matter Of nnsnces
Sometimes people wonder why II Ia that
certain ministers not successful than they
In the Of obscure and unsuccessfui minister
the wonder 10 explained lie confesses that he lacked
ideas and also lacked words with which express such
ideas ~ he had Ia not surprising that this unfortu
nate attained little celebrity, either - pulpit
orator or - pastor.
-"The Quakers" was the subject OF an
essay, the esssyst being moderate sized boy at popu
lar boarding school OmittnG all such references TO
George Fox or william Penn are customary In essays
on Quakes this essayst plunged into the thick Of his
subject by saying that the Quakers never quarrel
get into night. CLAW each other and
jaw back" He added, PA 10 Quaker. but don't
think ma L." There 10 record Of this essay having
received prize.
Medicine was administered to sick cler.
eyman Long Island by several Of kindly disposed
parishioners Instead Of giving him pills and pissters
they gave him wood and coal which they put In
his cellar. To this they added money. which they
pleasantly placed in his hand they shook hands at his
bedside 1t was agreed by oil concerned that these
remedies were tho best that could have been admins
tered to the suffering pastor He Is convalesccnt
There is general lamentation that tho
services held at most Of the evangelical churches In the
week Of prayer thinly attended and lacking
in interest This IL much expected last Sunday
was indicated In the style Of the notices given from
the puipis by many Of the pastors II something
done In the line Of the introduction Of radio improve
ment In the way Of holding these meetings the nstu
ton Of the week Of prayer will In few years thor
oughy forgotten a. the monthly concert Of prayer"
which was formerly greatly relied . promoter
Of interest In foreign missions The great fault Of the
meetings 10 that they have been too dull and feles
For long while some Moravian mission.
aries have been aborns the borders Of Thibs hop.
ing and expecting that the time would for their
admiration to that most exclusive nation There hope
now that Morsvian mission will he established In Thu
bet for the missionaries have at last been admitted
There enterprsing self denying mission
aries In the world than the Moravans. They have Ia
bored among the dreenlander the Iceander and other
jewellers In frozen regions In the early days Of the set
Element Of this country they ddnuch to try
the Indians. They have extraordinary diligence and
persistence with a minimum Of the ~ and feathers
The church at Miles Plating, England,
Of which the much-martyred and imprisoned Mr. Green
was rector 10 again in trouble. This time Ia concern
ing the gentleman who hoped 10 be Mr. Green's
cessor. His is Cowgirl and the Bishop Of Man.
chester refuses to institute him rector Mr. Cowgirl
has been appointed to the position by the patron who
has tile living at his disposal and the patron insists
his right to have the appointment respected the
Bishop The diculty 10 that Mr.. Cowgirl was curate
while Mr. Green rector. and that he has made Q
specially Of observing tho Objectionable rites
those which brought Mr. Green into trouble The prob
ability 10 that there will nowbe prolonged and bitter
controversy between Mr. Cowgirl patron and the Bishop
The Baptists OF Chicago recently met at
banquet to the number Of 500. including many eie-
ganty dressed ladies and very promising senior class
OF theological students from the neighboring seminary
Now the Congregationslsts Of Chicago have been ban
quoting in royal style. Two hundred followers Of the
faith Of tile Pilgrim Fathers sat down to better spread
meal than pilgrims Of old contemplated A social
club was formed which 10 expected to DO means Of
grace and to minister to the growth Of Congregational
ism in the Northwest There 10 great deal Of wealth
among the Chicago Con and they also
nguished for enterprise and culture. Among many
Of them there wish that their denomina alton had
shorter handler and more popular ret is
likely that there will be change. name would
be almost as dificut to agree upon the creed
which has for many months been In the hands Of
mee Of learned men, who are not yet ready to report
Some time ago an appeal was made to
the friends Of missions for money buy mill to
be sent to Alaska It to pianks houses for
Alaskans to live In that this mill wanted These
Alaskans, who benencares Of mission work. were
glad to have the means Of building they had before
lived in wiawams or In very rude log huts The same
want Of saw mill 10 now felt the Bonita River In
Africa The natives who live within reach of the 0aboon
and Conses missions ready adopt such
civilization a. houses built Of boards but they have -
yet no means Of saving logs. 1t 10 claimed by the mis-
sionares that the erection OF cheap mill ct almost
point along the Bonita River would result In greatly
increasing the efficiency Of the OMISSION work The
pense Of such mill would be about &2UOO An African
moving into his own house OF sawed boards would put
on a. much style among his nsighbors the occupant
Of q Fifth avenue brownstone mansion would in com.
parson with the less favored jewellers Baxter street.
1t is not a very pleasant fact, nor one
that IL Of good cheer to young entering the minis
try. that more than half Of the ministers on the
roll Of the. Presbyterian Church. when they die leave
dependent widowa" Yet this 10 the statement oficslly
made by the Board Of Ministerial Relief The slender
pttancs which this Board IL able to allow either to
disabled minister or to minister's widow Is but $50
year Yet 10 extremely narrow are the resources Of
these aged and nrm persons that this amount 10 eager
ly sought and thankfully received. Since last April
there have been nifty appca new ones are
coming In every week. The charity of which the
churches do not to appreciate tho need as they
should The trouble ~ to the giving that the people
In church who called upon for contributions when
collection 10 taken up for the part those who
are able bodied heslthy and in fair pecunary crcum.
stances They have not felt the pnchng Of the poverty
quenv not moved give 10 literally a they might
otherwise be. When thoy have passed through the sx.
pertsnce Of penury and disability they feel ~ II the,
would like to give, but longer able.
The dearth OF acceptable ministers has
become not merely matter Of complaint among the
churches and educational Boards but matter for great
alarm. In denomination the topic one for es.
pecal consideration with the opening the year The
classes In the theological seminares small and will
be smaller when the men who are only "men Of prom
l.~ "a ri
OF the limited number II those who candidates for
the ministry are likely to amount to much The fear Of
the prominen, In The leading churches 10 that tie
churches may be compelled to fall back on the men
whom they have already laid aside being too old or
too spiritless for pulpit orators and pastors Its re-
markabe fact that in the Presbyterian Church alone
there are l,isO ministers who preaching regu.
larry to churches 1t 10 not claimed that all these men
are laid aside by Ill health. Many Of them arc a. useful
In variety OF ways as II they pastors Some OF
them are discouraged men who have been pushed aside