The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1883-04-08
SUNBE.AMs,

the Rev. A. seguin pastor TO be openei TODAY in
salmi Morses Passion Hail In Twenty third stree,
Tho Rev. Father McEvoy. who has had
charge Of the Roman Catholic Retreat n, st Vincent in
HARRISON and the church ut Rye. died Of paraly., AT
the Retreat on Friday afternoon.
The revival services held by Evangelist
Hammond In the Brooklyn Tabernacle have Uroush, out
great crowds both Of children and Adults Three NEE.
ings q day held and it Is expected tina, the work viii
continue for several weeks
Two enfcebled churches In Jersey CITY
about to be made into one with the hope tina, the
consolidated enterprise thus formed will be sron,
enough to go alone, The Second Congregational AM
tho wavcrly Methodist are the morhund churche. Ths
which Ia to be yitalzed by their cxprnsbr,a
Is to be called the wavcrly Congrcsat Church.
In the Protestant Episcopal Cathedral at
Albany. on Easter Sunday, hungry church mon.e WAS
caught nbblns the communion bread The Officiating
clergymen succeeded in frightening the animal away
Notwithstanding which 1t almost immt liaciy returned
10 Its feast This operation was repeated several tines
the being at last eaecuaiiy driven Of sight
Tho New England Fast Day has long
been falling into disfavor among religious people owing
to the worldly In which 1t has been celebrated Tho
quarrel between the ministers OF Massachusetts, ami
Gov Butler has made the institution OF the ny more
distastcful than before The Baptist minis, Of Boston
and vicinity say by large majority that they will have
nothing to do with Fast Day, and that they think
II ought to be abolished,
crease In the money contributed in England in behalf
Of the salvation Army Ia. been at the rate OF nearly
slpvpay year. The Army has now become grea,
financial engine as well ~ religious one Much sport
ha been made Of Gen Booths banking and many have
predicted crash But Mt the recent anniycrsary meet
ing in London the General very CHEEKY in view
OF the future of the Army and took slightly the fault fad
ing of the critics.
There are six Lutheran almanacs, each
more or less official and no two of them alike giving
sie numbers Of synois congregations members Ths
smallest estimate ia So synods and 7iipb church
bsrs The largest estimate gives ~ synol and ss ~
members The number OF congregations is varinu.y
given from SIS to ii3 For number OF ears these
alnianacs have been making efforts tending tOwaria
correct church but ye, with better resu,
than this Each almanac insists OH Its correctness.
The Young Mems Christian Association
Of Brooklyn although in apparently such good luck with
Its Maryland legacy wherowith a building ia to he
erected. has heavy work before IL. one of the coi
tons OF the legacy ia that the brethren raise
$4,000 for an endowment, the interest OF which Is &,
provide for the running expenses OF the There
IRE some wealthy men on the Board and in its circle OF
friends and there are several conditional subscrp tions
made By them. But the whole Board AMI all the
bershp will have to exert themselves to an unheard u
degree II they would raise the large called for
They have year in which to do it.
Tho Golden Hon Circle will meet on
Wednesday" was the unusual announcement ma'eb by
stately doctor Of divinity who last Sunday occupied
the pulpit of Of the most as;ocra,c churche. OF
Trenton, n. J. The pastor absent, and the notice
had been given along with other notices the learned
gentleman who filed hiS place, The ladies looked at
one another and smiled, Uttered and otherwise gave
signs of recognizing something queer the
ment As far as they knew there was no Golden Hen
Circle" connected with the church. But when they
though, of the Golden Hour Circle" missionary soci
ETY. composed OF of tile young people of the church.
they thought what good thing it would have been IL
the brother who wrote the notice hal taken the trouble
to make the penmanship SO plain that even strange
preacher could make no mistake.
The General Theological Seminary will
probably erect buildings this prop.
erty at Ninth avenue AMI Twenty first Most Of
the money ready and the plans have been presented
| The first building erected will probably contain the
library, two dornitory departments and six lecture
rooms OF ample size Prominent Ep.copalisns have
greatly desired that the new buildings shall be
other site preferably out Of the city. But this desire
has been overrued The property belonging to the semi
nary as clgbly situated in the city be 1t
protected from all such encroachnens factories
tenements Dean Hoffman who Is the head of the
nary, holds that unless deem 1t wise to train
future clergy to become ecc,esiascs of narrow type,
ignorant and unminiul of the and drift OF thought
Of the men OF this busy nineteenth centdry whom they
expected to evangelize the metropolitan NY the
place for their education" Tie plans which looked
| upon with favor OF early English style much
sembling Of the college buildings in England Tho
present buildings Old and poorly adapted for
present uses as can be conceived. To pursue thoo.
logical education in such quarters as vii! probably 10
erected will stimulus to many young gentle
| men OF the Epi.copa! Church. who will hnd new pleas.
| ures in preparing for the pulpit
| The debt of the Metropolitan Methodist
Episcopal Church of Washington. D. G., has for years
been bugaboo to Me,hodism throughout the country
Some OF the most perseverins and eloquent Mehodsa
have been assigned to the work Of preaching II on hut
as yet their success has been only partial The latest
endcayor in this direction is 10 tax the Methodist min
listers for small sums the aggregate Of which will in
time pay the debt An attempt AIDE at the session
OF the New York East Conference thus to compel the
brethren to help pay the debt. resolution intro.
duccd to the eject that minister should pledge
himself to two cents for each member Of his church
This was stouy resisted by some OF the brethren who
regarded the Metropolitan Church debt old story
OF which they very tired They said they had no
that the church would not run in debt
as its presen; Obligations are paid The resolution
was after much discussion passed in the form OF
quest There is indefinite expectation that few Of
the churches may take M meagre collections for the
cause. But there ia no enthusiasm in fsror Of II on
the contrary there ia widespread feeling tia, the
brethren In Washington did a rash and eStravassnt
thing in building costly church for which there wn
no particular need and that they may worry their way
out OF the trouble as best they
Just now the Rev. Waldo Messaros, tho
lively young Greek preacher s attracting more a,trn
ton than any other pupiteer In Philadelphia lie was
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Northwestern Presbyterian Church in tina, city, and
much pleasure TO the lovers OF eloquent preach
ing that there was disposition TO call him as pcrna
nen pastor This excited the opposition of certain u
the regular Presbyterian c!crgymen who sail that NJ.
Messaros was too puck.tempered. too little given TO
book learning and in other respects unsuitable for PAS
tor OF church Of their denomination After they hsi
battled with this brother for while without any marked
victory on either side Messaros yielded 10 the demand
that his name should he erased from the roll If the
Presbytery oil which he had appeared as Il 'rn''''e
lie now falls back on'a license which WA sometime n!o
granted him by Baptist organization. Under til' he
still desires to preach to hls Presbyterian cong
Great objection is male by the Presbyterian fleJS TO
his contnuin: in such relation b." hs hearers '. %;
to him In great number. captiva'el 10y Eis rrii nee
scandsous stories touching ms anec"d'nis have been
circulated by some OF his opponents lie IN llsHai'y
denies them and Offers TO knock down If ate 10 eaten
him, the mscrcant who started the story that lr hii
trhcd with the affections Of several young ars Large
crowds attend his preaching Present in!'a.1n' Ms
that he III form AN Independent church
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