The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1883-06-03
sUNBEAMs


Americans who 20 to Paris and want 10
keep mp their old habits OF churchgoins are reminded
that the American chapel II Rue de Bcrri Chsmpa
Elysecs regularly open sundays and that WEI.
come Ia extended TO all who want to enjoy Me scrvices
Persons who want to become acquainted with ali the re
iigious movements going on In Paris. and indeeA
throughout Europe. may there procure whatever m.
formation they desire.
The Quakers are talking about revising
their book Of Doctrine. Practice, aud Discipline {"
which contains the principal enactmcns OF Yearly
Meetings concerning the matters mentioned In ito ti,c
These quiet people ana that their rules strict thai
the young people are driven OF into other dcnomin,
tons or into irregion The intense feeling OF con.
servatism which prevails among tho Friends will pro
ably prevent any very radical changes at prcse, The
question however, is between relaxing the rigit,,y of
the discipline and letting the brotherhood Of Quak,tu
dwindle into nothing.
A Methodist church which some ycors
ago began to build without sufficiently counting IN,
cost succeeded I'm doing the work only as far ns ivv,
cclsr laying the foundations. and building the wall.
UP to level with the ground. Debts misnanag,nent
and other hindrances brought about total failure and
the sale Of the property under the hammer Of IN.
Sherfs nuctoneer. Tile worst OF all was that thu
property was purchased by ice company that found
the excavation and its surrounding walls of heavy
masonry exactly what thoy wanted for AN ice hou..
Thus the place which to have been filed with IN.
fervcnt haeluahs and amens of the enthusiastic fol-
Young theologiuns, especially those who
are given to controversy and always they are
right, may learn wholesome lesson from n clause IN
the will Of ths late DR. Puscy TIL. Doctor Ind the rcpu
tntion Of being OF the most theoogans Of hs
day, and was considered hsh authority OH mos, of tina
subjects which he wrote Yet in his will he ordered
that his two books on German theology should no, be
repnblishcd any Of his corrections ~ the English
TRANSACTIONS OF the Hebrew scriptures nor any Of M.
notes thereon The reason he gave for this prohibition
was seeing that in maturer years roaaon to with.
draw many Of the corrections I made when I wa.
young To the self sufficient youth who thinks hi. own
opinion ia the only which can lie correct this ad,s
sion the part OF aged aud ed scholar Ia
full Of the most valuable suggestions
The infcicty In the Park Reformed
Church. Jersey City every day assumes larger proper.
tons 1t grew ont OF almost nothing aud has now no.
come important that several OF the pastors other
churches in Jersey City have taken hand ia order
ito prooc the speedy return Of peace AZ when man
and his wife in ribulaton domestic affairs aud
the neghbors kindly attempt to help them rec oneis
their differences 40 in this case the Efforts Of wei
posed outsiders have not been attended with
The Rev DIR. Suydan. pastor Of the Park ChuYch Ia ono
OF the most anabe men In Chr.stendom. The feature
of the trouble which attracts most attention is that DR.
Suydan has been accused OF lying The accpss,ion
turns the in which the word probably" satd
to have been used The musical services IN the Park
Church have proved exceptionally great
have drawn very large congregations to the church. 1t
Ia concerning the printed proof sheet OF hymna ~
sued in connection with these that the trouble has
arisen The trouble is Of such nature that die
. of itself IL let alone.
Tho Baptists and the Presbyterians haN-
ing departed from Saratoga the onass will
now take possession. On Tuesday next their Home
Missionary Convention will begin its sessions and tho
dollar and half boarding houses will again he full
overlooking 1t is expected that at least 1000 Congre
satonali-ts will be in attendance. Although there
no great controversies hand to be settled this
VOCATION the proceedings will be full of interest,"
lines Of missionary effort to be marked out especially
for the South In that the drawing Of the
zine in the churches has given rise much discussion
This becomes more important in proportion as the
society work is en!argsd The work among the foreign
born population Of this country is Of increasing mug
nitude and is bGset with ccrrespOndngly increasing
difficulties. The giants OF Congregationalism will 10
heard from In full force during the three days winch
will be devaedt to this meeting. and variety Of spirited
debates may be looked for In its Importance both to
the Congregational denomination and to the Christian
world at large this meeting quite equal to these Of tile
Presby ternns and the Baptists.
A village In Connecticut, with n popula-
ton Of 800 has six churches of different
each In competitive rivalry with the others This is by
means Nh isol,ted In many places in the New
England states IL almost bad aud there
OF places in the newly settled parts Of the West where
similar folly prevails OF course 1t is impossible for
these churches to their pastors living salaries Many
Of them without pastors and will probably remain
80 until they md men willing to preach for nothing
The namss Of such churches entered the OFFICIAL
rolls Of their denominations being without pustOrs
On this account the customary 10 periodically made
| that theirs many hundred churches which
starving FOR the bread Of life because there
ministers to break 1t unto them Then urgent
app the part OF three dollar secretaries
for mon to devote themselves to the ministry in
order dollar congregations The spirit Of
self sacrifice involved in such ministerial devousn is
truly NOBLE but In view Of the amount Of bread aud hut
ter required to keep mortal minister alive. 1t is not
surprsng that the six churches In village OF sS pso
pls are in many instances allowed to suffer the
| veuiencs OF vacant pulpits.
The broom drill Is increasing in popu-
lnrity a OF raising money for churoies aud
Sunday schools The sight OF company Of pretty girls
handling broons after the manner in which the militia
handle muskets is one calculated to bring forth raptur
Gus applause from spectators Yet recen; evening
In fashionable Methodist church in this city the trus
| tees filled with holy Indignation when the de.
lighted spectators OF broom drill raised Go2d Of dust
| from the pew carpets by humping tisr boot heels
thereon One trustee told the applaudsrs to dess and
reminded them that they not in circus but in the
house Of God The incident calls 10 mind the OF
tho four ysarcld youngster who on being taken to
church for the rst time began to clap his hands and
stamp his feet in approval Of the organ voluntary His
mother told him not TO do that for that the way he
had do at the circus and that this not the
circus. but the church. Tho youngster replied We'll.
who provide church entertainment satisfied To in
troduce into their rsnctuares such worldly shows Nc
"broom drills" thoy should not be dissatisfied II tina
people who have paid to the fun pleased to
applaud in a worldly manner.
AT the Presbyterian Assembly IN at
tempt made to prohibit theological students who
ccivs aid from the Education Board from using tobacco
II is considered by Of the brethren must thing
that these young men should be receiving the bench
Of the Church in order help them through thrt
course Of study AMI then wasting In expenditure fol
smoking or chewing the money which bestowed upon
them. Most of the students do not receive than
or two hundred dollars each from the board
The youth who smokes and elbows the weed to the ex
tent of quarter of dollar day makes serious in
road this fund. The trouble in dealing with this
travasant habit on the part OF the students was thai
most OF the brethren composing the committee in charge
OF the matter are habual smokers and. according tt
one Of the religious correspondents had to lay the
cigars on the window sis they sat down to d'scua
tho question Tho resolution they passed carefully
avoids the mention OF tobacco, and says that the stu
dents must not sIuander the money given them. Oh
"pervert 1t to any empty indulgence" Thus ice cream
soda and similar placed In the SAINT