The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1883-01-07

ness OF supply should refuse TO see their inter-
est In the adoption and use Of an Invention 90
to ne protection Of human health. a way would
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sUNB1AMa
The ex-Rev. Mr.. Min, who became IN
asnosic and then took the stage 10 said to be meet
ing with large success In the West His voice 10 good.
and his personal magnetism 10 great Ills costumes are
costly and magnificent. and his snuncation u sxcsp
tionallv distinct
AT Ogden, Utah, the Fourth Baptist
Church dedicated the sunday preceding Christ
mas Day. The Rev. DR. Jenery went from Denver to
preach the sermon Pastor Spencer mentioned 70 the
congregation that the church had cost nearly 5000 all
Of which, except nearly eBoO had been paid Within .
very few minutes the sa00 made up and the sanc
tuary was dedicated. free Of debt
Some OF the Baptist journals do not seem
to be deeply In love with each other. The Rsltetoxs
Herald which Is published at Richmond Va freely In.
dulsss criticisms OF the two Baptist orrans In
this city and the National BdptH Of Philadelphia The
Bdpttt weekly thus refers TO It's methods and msnnsrs
I'VE only that for thorough blackguardism-nc
mider expression be uuthfuy used-ths Religious
Herald Of week exceeds anything have known"
In this Christian land ancestors are laid
to rest In graveyard and their spirits supposed 70
keep quiet when the graveyards are torn up -
make for stores raroads In China II 10 differ.
ent The spirits Of ancestors supposed TO be In con-
nual Of worry and disturbance In order to quiet
them sacrifices must BE- oaersd and religious services
kept up with ersat diligence and ct vast sxpsnss The
Rev. DR.. Yates, an eminent missionary and Oriental
scholar that for these purposes the Chinese spend
sis4 $4,000 year Nearly all Of this goes into the
hands Of their eccesastios who thus have heavy n
teres keeping alive the traditions Of the fathers
Thus far there have been but very few
subscribers to the fund for the Of the debt Of
Archbishop Purcell the aggregate OF their subscriptions
being but few hundred dollars The addition Of the
Xfchbishops own subscription Of go shows how i'm.
porant he eonsiders that this debt should he paid
Stripped all he had and reduced to the barren
condition Of poverty. the feeble old nnds 1t
dncuD to raise sixty dollars than II was In former
days command sxty thousand The prospect for the
payment Of the debt far from encouraging that
Of the creditors have given up al hopes Of svei
seeing dollar Of their money.
To-day begins the Week Of Prayer" az
semi officially recognized by several Of the Protestant
Evangelical churches Lamentations are made BY
number Of the religious papers that this Week Of
Prayer" has been to extent nisdrected from the
purpose for which II was originally appointed That
purpose to pray for the speedy Of thu
heather world. 1t has been gensrAlized and enlarged
until II now embraces praying for almost everything
A most Of the prayer meetings which are held In the
churches also speech meetings the amount Of speech
making great while that Of the praying 10 compare
lively small Many Of the speeches bewa the fact that
the world 10 not entirely converted In some Of them
impracticabs plans are suggested for the almost I'm
mediate convsion Of those who not yet converted
There absence Of the practical and the devotional
which indicates that the power Of the week OF
Prayer" Is by means whatit half dozen years
ago. The probability u that In few years Il will almoA
entirely fade out.
AT Madison Avenue Baptist Church tho
graceful custom has been introduced OF the rendering Of
brief chant By the choir the candidate for baptism
10 led into the water Heretofore has been tbs custom
to sing each candidate after having
been immersed. The new plan does not take the place
Of the old but 10 addition to It. tits great improve
ment the method Of observing . solemn and awk.
ward silence during these preliminary moments and
movements. When silence 10 observed the period 10
Of anxiety and embarrassment The children stare and
the strangers curiousy cape about - II wondering
what 70 next This annoys the minister and the
candidates. and the whole congregation share the
nOysnce. II = few words Of pleasing chanting were
made to take the place Of the Of hymn. which 10
generally sung - the candidate leaves the water the
effect would be marked improvement. Most Of thu
which favorites for this particular time
are rugged ones which have been in for 20 many
generations that they valued rather for their old
sociations than their actual poetic worth.
In Jersey City the Rev. DR.. Suydam's
church has taken new departure in the line Of
tive services Music and sacred song have been intro
duced to far greater extent than before and the ser
mons have been shortened. 1t IL not only appealing
70 the love Of the public for easy and
hymns that the movement worthy Of note but In
the use Of classical compositions Of high merit 0ou
mods -" Redemption" Handel's Messiah" Rossni',
works aud those Of other famous writers oratoros
furnish part Of the staple Of the music rendered by Dr.
SuydAns choir The effect wonderful In bringing the
congregation up from which nlled onlya few psws
to that which packs the large auditorium ON Sun
DAY evenings The new method 10 worthy Of examine
ton and adoption BY Of the pastors who are look
ing for improvements In the art and science Of making
people come TO church. service Of this kind can BE-
made far more attractive than the stir SORT which con-
sists Of three dolsful hymns wesrisoms prayer and
poorly rssd chapter two Of the Bible according 70 the
mode prevalent In many Of the churches.
"A Georgia man and his wife Quarrelled
over theological aud ecclesiastical matters the dispute
raging to such height that they determined 20 70
Atlanta and procure sdvorce The lawyer before whom
they laid their grefs thought the affair good Joke and
made fun OF both Of them. On asking them to state
their grievances II appeared that the man was Print
tive and exceedingly set In his ways while the woman
adhered snsciousy to the faith Of her fathers who had
been the bluest Of the Old School Presbyterian The
lawyer asked them the leading doctrines Of thsts
respective faiths - concisey possible This they BE-
to do to the best Of their ability both speaking n
| the same time and with considerable excitement The
scene became ridiculous that the lawyer and his
friends who were In the once with him were moved TO
laughter This confused the speakers and made their
definitions OF doctrine more rambling and dinuse than
they had been at the beginning Presently they all burst
into laugh together and the lawyer told applicants
for divorce that since their understanding Of doctrus
points was ~ imperfect - proved to be- they had bet.
ter 90 home In rood humOr and study the Scriptures to-
gethsr with view to better enlightenment This ID.
vice seemed 80 good that they agreed 70 take H. The d.
vorcs suit was abandoned and the parties went home
In far different frame Of mind from that In which they
hsd come The lawyer was in such good humer tia, he
| did not even ask for . fee.
The Sunday schools now enter on the
study Of the Acts Of the Apostles This book vss written
by Luke probably between the 81 sitter the
birth OF Christ. The "Thsophilus" to whom he I'd.
dresses the opening verse 10 not certainly known to
have been particular person. but the word may b
Intended to embrace all "lovers Of God" The topic Of
todays lesson 10 The Ascending Lord" recorded In
the nrst fourteen Of the chsp Jesus remained
on earth for forty days after His resurrection In this
time He showed Himself many times to His disciples
There are good reasons to believe that " these forty
days He gave them much counsel and many instruc.
tons to the work they to do In carrying the
new gospel to the people Of the world He instructed
| them to walt at Jerusalem for the promise Of the
Father" which, - will be seen In the next chapter
proved to be the psntecosa descent Of the Holy spirit
linn al