The sun., 1883-08-19

twadde and cant aud the only good thing suout tneW
would be the numerous texts Of Scripture those were
not etines used bolster up wrong system" It
concludes that the Evangelist has much wrong to
swer for"
Tho first surpliced choir OF men and ho,
ever seen within tile bounds OF tile Protestant Esrod
Diocese Of Vermont has made its aprearanccins ro,
Church Burlington. Before the choir appeared in $40
lie It was carried through very thorough co"r'co;
training under skilled musical master Tie ca,so"Ss
and surplices worn by the members of this cliur s-s
made in the nncst manner. and the gift OF mi!n
airc friend OF the church.
Among the many conflicting announce.
ments made as To the movements OF Moody anu sH"er
OF tho latest that they will undertake In September
to evangelke Baltimore The people OF that ely are
tsmeiy conservative In their religious beliefs And 'n'h
DDS and not the kind to be carried away by sudden
enthusiasm. They rely their regular church cpefs
tions for spiritual improvement rather than on tie
efforts Of the most eloquent evanRelists
The debt OF tho Metropolitan Methodist
Church OF Washington D. c. has been reduced TO nUou
$1,000 at which It seems to stand still Chaplain Nc
Cabe who has isboring most diligently for Its
ducton finds this debt the most troublesome ecclesas
tca elephant he ever had on his hands. Among mos,
OF tho Mehodsts who have money there is a feeling
either that the Metropolitan Church ought never to have
been built that II built 1t ought to have been paid
for in cash by the who built IT, and there are some
who that the church not built for the glory q
hearted brethren.
-pishop bouRhiih ol Droohiyh 10 JusNy
severe tho oxcursions which allow the sale and
sumption Of liquor part Of the days entertainment
He says that in nearly all the boats or bargs
"nie" carry 'ness sheurhohs arc turn'neo win iiuo'
o.' WIN no te"ricuoh ~ 10 'hs sss Ut sex vi '"''s
WHO .hsh ouy intoxicating nuos lie Chains 'nat muea
ot"' results from 'ne pnron'l"e vi '"ess
bars and that many young persons date the begin
ming OF their downfall from days spent at these mis-.
eh'e'o"' p.emes ne not oh'y couhse'' oathoncsto
now.r 70 r.,n,. Oh. ..nr.n,.n,, -, ,h. c,,roh ~ WY
who dsobev thi. command"
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Inv o.".SiA'uU "iioi WOO ih'uo s"iue
',e "xo % W h"s'""u .uf's"is .""se' io' .'''u"o
'u', , " Nv" i."'i"'su :" WV "" in'. e""eu e'p"a''S ~"
u "A. mess iao sous H.s h'"oe III ere"' 'u'"''ie'
.. ~ .'"'i's"a,'' A"a .upp'eu No o'u,"'s '"e!V"""iss
lucy ~ s,o .os"y 'hah ."aiS' i"'ehaea 'or nousthva
use "e '"'sef ihase: AZ, 'e 'enp'e. 'o"'e Vi ""ea
"te vi ~ s'Ie oi "ooueh ihuiahs anu SOME iasfr' are
'h"ae oy 'he haVes' In costly temples 'hese latse In
akes nre somet"les richly orh"mehteo' even II f'ueJ
csr,e" ~" oy no means rars'o nm" 'ne'r eyes maze
OF DIAMONDS or othef precious stones The hanes ci
the birmingham manufacturers OF small idols have no.
been made public although there has been considerable
inquiry for them on tho part Of persons interested
missionary affairs
In Trenton, Nj, gentleman who took
mis- seat III the hall OF tho Salvation Army neglected to
rise when tile first hymn was sung. Lieutenant, Gaze
| to him aud pompously commanded him to stand up
which he refused TO do Then the Lieutenant lifted him
up by the neck, partly choking him as he did So fo
this the gentleman had the Lieutenant arrested 1h'
Lieutenant tried to justify himself by saving thatit
the RUE OF the sA'auoh Army that all shal sahu dur
ing Inc singing OF the hrst hymn This not accepted
as good cause Tor choking person who preferred to SIT
The 'n'h and tyrannca salvatonis was held in s"'o
answer the charge OF assault and battery The whole
militant host of saivaonists OH duty in Trenton march
| ID uip A
keep him In countenance
| In view of the recent lamentations con.
cernnr the dreadful scarcity Of ministers tits worthy
of note that during tho Inst s,xt.en SUNDAYS
candidates for tb. vacant nInit NJ IN, k,n,s cbrcb
at Port Richmond Staten Island, have exhibited their
gifts and graces to the congregation Twenty-Five Of
these eSpectant and aspiring brethren were doomed to
| disappointment The twentysixth Babyonian gen
| tleman. carried of the prize The case of this Fort
Richmond church sby no means solitary one nor 10
1t peculiar to the Baptist denomination. Particularly
among tho fresbyterians and congregationas's such
cases are common As soon a. the pastor of sefsup
porting church resigns or dies the church authorizes
ere oese' o' Procession '.rre'e"'"H 'ho e'"'nenee.
tue earh"R' .iu he e'y VI '"c "n"re" a"o e"eh ana
an "a".s " su'eeeu '''o te'ieu ueau par'''' anu
1et"o huuen"oha' noafas auu 'heir i'e"u' afe 'of'
| i'"'"S "'"f '"e ~n'seu u'Af I'll VI ''''''''''"
| Bishop Huntingdon OF the Protestant
| Episcopal Diocese OF Central New York uttcrs some
severe structures on Sunday schools generally man.
aged. lie says that the only task which their
existence Is the religious training of children He claims
that for this great work the provision which liz made IA
wholly inadequate He hints that most Of the teache
although well-n,eaning. are without ,ndoc'rnati
experience dignity discrimination or Inc FACULTY OF
strncting" And he thinks the clergyman VINO ie's
duty OF instructing the children slip out OF ms hama
and fall into those OF such people as are in charge OF the
sunday school interests ncurs "a CUNT Tor w.iich ne
and he alone must answer Tho Bishops opinion oi
Sunday school teachers may seem uncharitaple Bat
unfortunately. there are many good Christians and
judicious educators who from extensive observation
know that there are numerous cases In which the Fes
ious training OF the youngsters committed Just such
persons as he describes
| Tho statement Ia made by n respectable
reliuioux paner that "tbe anpou,ment or
Bshop Potter will h. suvyestsd when tho prote,sI,
Episcopal Diocesan Convention Of New York n.,t. IN
sent.nber Not 40 Risbo, Potter has mn, vs, synd,i
his intention Of res9ninv bis position or Of diving Al
,houvh advanced in v.nrs bs .,ioy. r..,ounhly gooi
health and may live for twentv years ANY suggestion
A. to the .ppontment n, . succs..or would be in eA
ceenrly bad taste the more so n. there s no au,hog
or functonury in the Protestant Episcopal Church W.T.,