The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-10-30

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The REV. DIR. TYING AMONG THE DIAMONDS
A few days ago the Rev. DR.. Tying, we'll
known fashionable clergyman of this city,
sought to point a moral and adorn tale by
stating, as proof of the wickedness and de-
moralization Of the age, that Messrs. Ball. Black
Il Co., the proprietors Of the Diamond Palace
from the hiring out of diamonds to ladies who
were anxious to cut dash at the Princes
ball, and could not afford 70 buy the gems
they wished to display on that memorable oc-
casion. The reverend doctor waved eloquent
on this theme, and made quite sensation
fortunate as to receive invitations to the ball.
According to Tying, all the fashionable women
in New York were going straight to perdition.
because they hired diamonds from Ball &
Black. After the first shock, however, the pub
lie was astoRished to learn from the proprie-
tors of the Diamond Palace that the Rev.
DR.. TyDg's assertion had no foundation in fact
They asked for the reverend gentleman's
authority, In very proper and re-
spectful note, whereupon he declined
to give them any satisfaction upon the subject
Now, the reverend doctor Ia very pious
mana bright and shining light in Israel-a
distinguished follower of the Lamb, and an
earnest supporter of the Sunday school truth.
Therefore we speak OF him with sentiments
of the most profound respect; but ii he were
an ordinary Individual lawyer, doctor, mer
chant or journaist-we should say, Tying, you
have got yourself into bad scrape, and now you
are making it worse by bullying people. Tying,
ought to apologize at once.
We presume, however. that upper crust par
sons have some special immunity over aud
above common mortals. Tnes are like the
diamonds Of which Tying complains, very ex-
pensiye luxuries; but there the parallel stops,
for the diamonds are always brilliant. while the
fashionable preacher is often an example of the
fact that great deal Of trouble, time and
money may be expended upon some peo-
pie with the most sorrowfu results. Yet the
Reverend Cream Cheese must have splendid
church; rectory with all the modern improve
up for his eight against the Devil and all his
works; bis broadcloth must be Of the finest bis
cuisine the daintiest, his library the choicest,
bis paintings the rarest, his salary the largest.
Then he wants a country house; and every now
and then the condition Of bis health demands
voyage TO Europe So, in one way or another,
the fashionable preacher costs his flock a mat
ter of fifteen or twenty thousand dollars year,
and perhaps, as he is generally an article of
chow, the investment IN him pays no better
than II 1t were put into diamonds. For the
matter OF that, we can see no great harm in the
hiring Of diamonds or other gems, if people see
fit to crafty their fancy in that way. The
Princes ball was, as we all know, a very curl.
GUS affair. II could not well be otherwise, when
we consider that il was managed by sages Of the
elegant school OF Peter Cooper, the Chester
Geld Of the nineteenth century. More than one
person undoubtedly went there in borrowed
plumes. One man who had dress coat and no
ticket loaned the former to an individual who
was so fortunate as to possess the latter but did
not have the former. Ladies who did not 90
probably lent their fnery to those who were
among the elect, aud perhaps some Of the fair
ones borrowed or hired the gems, rich and
rare, which they wore. And why not? Were
we not all doing our best to chow ourselves of
and to entertain the Prince! Does not Tying
crafty bis own particular vanity?-and IL he to
send US all to perdition, and 70 snub Ball a
Black at the same time. because we don't give
him all the loose change we haveg Does be re
member that portion Of the New Testament
wherein IL Is related that our Saviour rebuked
one Of his disciples for saying that the money
spent b. Mary for perfumed oil should have
been given to the poors Render, oh, Tying !
unto Cmsar the things that are Caesars; leave
the ladies to enjoy their diamonds In peace; id
here to your dull platitudes and stale jests; and
above all, explain how the statement about
Ball q Black happened 70 emauate from the
place where We have a right to look for the
blessed truth, and nothing but The blessed
truth
Our CoTGRFssioSAL AND CRY AND COUNTY
TIoKEr-As the best representatives Of the
popular national Union sentiment Of this city
which electad Mayor Wood Wa woulj racam-