The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1845-12-30
WASHINGTON, Dec. q,

WASHINGTON, Dec. q, 1885,
The Ne,c Chaplain of the House-His Sermon today
-Interesting facts connected with his appointment
A Lady in the Case-Mr Sprole, Col. Polk, and
the Line of Forty. Nine-lM ericanA faus-Cuba-
Critical State of our Foreign Reiations-Pedce
Predom,nant-Dfr Sloman-I The Weather, 8-e.
We heard plain gospel sermon to-day, from the
new Chaplain ofthe House, in the elegant and COM
modious nall of that honorable body. There was
large and fashionable audience. The sermon, on the
general principles of the New Testament salvation.
1t was plain, SO that he that might read it, and
beautiful and effective from Its very simplicity
And we really felt grateful for the generous re-
solution eleeting this Chaplain. He is young
man-uearly blind, scarce twenty-three years
of age, and very poor. He has sufficiently
educated himself, however, to a thorough under
standing of the Scriptures, -FOUR common language,
and knows something Of hstory-something OF lit
erature. and great deal OF the world. The manner
and voice of Mr. Milbum are very fine-hls en-
phasls and modulatons decidedly pleasing, and, al
together we predict he will do credit to the honora-
bic station he has been called to fill. There is no
stiffness afectst overstrained effort in his
stye of speaking but there is bold humility and
genuine modesty about 1t, which would afford
something of profitable study to some other dvlnes
that we wot OF. Hey? Mr. Mllburn, for this use
iul and honorable promotion, Is much indebted to
mred widow OF DIR. Linn, late Senator from Mis-
sour. She il was, we understand, who induced
the stranger to come here and try hs chances for
the chaplalncy, and her recommendation acted like
a charm In his favor. The placing this young man
in this manner, in situation which will at once Sc
cure HIM, il he is faithful to himself and his high
cation, straight path OF usefuness and honorable
EMPLOYMENT. is consistent with the whole DISPOSE
ZION OF this estimable lady. Though not an ac-
uuaintance of ours, our associations have afforded
us frequent evidences Of the NOBLE generous andex
allied Christian character Of Mrs Linn. We ASK par
don Of the lady in thus introducing her name 10 ,he
public eve, assured, as ale, that she would in
finitey prefer the appreciation OF her own heart, to
all the applause OF her feow-cltizens, in any benevo-
lent act OF which she may be the origin or IN which
she may be the participant
And now we will tell yeu why the line of forty
nine is destined to be our northwestern boundary:
The President to all practical purposes, Is good
Rain or shine, his carriage at eleven
o'clock the Sabbath, may be seen In front OF Bro
Their Sprole's church. Sitting SO punctually under
the dropplngs of the sanctuary ne has learned that
the cutting OF mems throats Is pretty nearly equiva
lent to murder in the first degree-and the appllca
ton OF the sylogism is very simple Ii predeter-
inmate obstinacy for the ae Of fftyfour forty will
result IN the cutting of throats, he will stand az
particeps criminis in the bloody work. Here comes
the suggestion had we not better compromise upon
the line of torty-nine And the President thinks
ofrthe West and scratches his head; but he also
thinks OF the warm climate of the lower country,
and the possibility OF his souls salvation, and then
ne saws we must compromise upon the line OF forty.
nine Ours Is not the Preise-C iod-bare-bons admit
nstration oil Oliver Cromwell and the rump Parla-
ment, but an administration OF the New School
Presbyterians and they do not believe with Gen.
Cass that war is inevitable ii II should come but
are xedly of the opinion, that the line OF forty -nlnc
is the Christian boundary,especiay after the CLAIMS
of England have been conceded 80 lar m coz.