The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1883-03-11
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pawnbrokers shop In Pittsburgh. The pawnbroksr has
found that 90 per cent Of the money III lends spent
for strong drink.
For long time the First Baptist Church
OF San Francisco struggled under debt that has
been down from time to time until now 1t Is all paid
and the property Is free.
1t Is poor compliment to q preacher to
tell him that his acceptable because they
short II much say that the there
Is Of them the worse thev
When Pere Hyacinthe preached to an au-
dience of 5000 persons at Marsees recent sunday.
uproar caused by the kissing Of persons who
opposed to the doctrines he advanced
The Observer says that "every financial
got up ostensby in the church to get the peo
pies for the church. with the promise Of profit
to the lenders to be suspected of being pious fraud"
Fifty years ago, in New England the
wives Of ministers made their dresses. and were
proud Of It was somewhat unusual thing except Ia
the cities and larger towns for ministers wife to keep
servant.
Trinity Baptist Church holds its Sunday
school anniversary to-day and tonight following with
Monday night living lesson" the angels and their
kind Offices of love and mercy which has been prepared
with great originality md with patient labor and will
present scenes which will long BIO remembered.
Tho Rcv. John T. Vine, who is heralded
. most successful evangelist has from Maine
where he has for six weeks been enjoying triumphant
wrese with the forces Of Satan He seeks other fields
in which to make conquests, and while in this city 10
under the charge OF the Rev. DR. Stewart Walsh Of the
West Thirty.third Street Baptist Church.
GLEASON Avenue Presbyterian Church In
Brooklyn having been bereavcd Of Its pastor has made
brief and temporary arrangement with Bible reader
and evangelist for term of special services and Scrip
tural expositions. This gentleman the Rev Mr. Erd-
has retired from regular pastoral service In order
to devote himself to this variety Of spiritual instruction
and refreshment.
Pastor John Jasper OF Richmond Is moro
firmly than convinced that the world 10 fiat and
has four corners, and that the up when IL
rises and down when 1t sets. As the good old i'd
vances In years he becomes positive and he has
now reached that point from which he hurlshs anahe
mas at all who disagree with him. Such persons do
clares to be infdels
In Louisville. KY, the Buckingham,
which ia the chief cheap variety theatre ia opened on
Sundays for preaching The reaut Ia the attendance Of
a great many people who do ordinarily 60 to any Of
the churches The Salvation Army under Capt Blosser
has begun operations Major whitte the song evange
list is expected. Evangelist Hutson Ia carrying on 70
vivsl among the Bsptsts with much success He is do
scrbed as very striking and original preacher but
without Objectionable eccentrcity. Notwithstanding
his lack of eccentricity he draws immense crowds.
The Patriarch Of the Greek Church In
Constantinople has strong dislike missionaries
sent from Protestant churches and He has
expressed this dislike In strong a. he can use
In book called The Protestant Missionaries in the
East in which he roundy abuses the whole fraternity
OF missionary workers One Of his most crushing argu.
ments against American missionaries 10 that they come
from country which was discovered until nearly
fifteen hundred after the Gospel was pre
among the orthodox of the Eastern Church. The old
Patriarch has faith in doctrines or new enter.
prises and cngs stouty the ancient as he un-
70 nave 'eeh aehVered directly TO the saints
convert him.
AT the Virginia Baptist Congress the sub.
ject OF amusements was discussed. The Rev. Mr. Hun
denounced all popular worldly and said
that Christians had business to engage any Of
them. He did not, however give directions as to how
Christians should occupy their spare time Or. Inw
thorne took such diverse view Of the say
good word even for such amusement rs fox hunt
ing The Doctor thinks that II people not allowed
some rational amusement they will fall into worse mis-
chief than the amusement is likely to lead to The
brethren tried without success to come to fusion
as to what should be done with church member. who
are so worldly as to seek amusement in tn. dance.
this as OH other methods Of recreation conflicting
"e'e e.p'es'e''
line COngregationallStS have less cantli-
dates FOR the ministry than they had in 1919 by 50 This
counting the students in the seven leading theological
semnaries The Presbyterans In their leading
semharies nave % less than in 1871" Meantime there
mas beeh an increase OF o87 Presbyterian churches aud
OF "ooohgresafona The managers Of the educational
interests IN both denominations are much exercised
ABOUT TINS state OF ahairs and all the more SO because
the ihuicaons as they carefully figure them up are
a' to some years 10 come there VIII be All increasing
sHy Oh ministers ohe OF the shrewdest Observers
OF aHars says fhat the decline is not local
OF uehonhatioha nut widespread and long con
ueu' "e tue symptoms az worse thah those OF
suuueh coaPse ana Indicating lack OF vitality in the
system ana the need OF efforts FOR recuperauon
Figures recently compiled, and said to be
Trustworthy show that there are in tn, United s,ae,
nine millions of children who are outside of all sunday
school educ alton and influence II Ia also stated tina,
these children have no church ADVANTAGES or other
religious pr,il to make up for the deprivation OF
sunday school tuition The churches and sunday
schools have been largely TO occupy
districts but II would seem tina, they vet
have great work to do to keen up with the religious
iteracy Of the rising generation The statement gen.
e.aiy made by Sunday school orators a quarter of
century ago to stimulate interes, in Sunday school
work to the effect that there were in the United
States four millions Of children outside of SUNDAY school
inauence Now TINT tho no,,,,,i,, ., a, oaun,., ,..