, 1864-12-30
SuAMs AND SUOUDy.
Brilliant Lecture by Rev. o. II. TIT.
fany, ID. D., Lnst Evening.

lecture was delivered last evening, at Metro
polltan Hail. by Rev. 0. II. Tiffany, D. D.. to re-
spectacle and highly apprcciatiye, II not very
on IT. TIE suoeet for
was brilliant effort full Of good points, sparkling
with wlttieisms, and get containing rich under
current OF eaEnestness and truth. It was listened
tp< aler being frequently interrupted By storms Ct
Ne live, said he, in a singular aes-and fast
az an re- q improyement, and despite the fsare Of
nescent suriace. 1t might be thought that to a
people whose composition contained so much fri
yolity 1t would be difficult to administer reprooe
but be trusted that by ayniling himsclf Of the pop
ular inclination to be interested in The rsnsgres-
tionF Of nc!ehbor, to amnsc those present by
ta!kinE OF the foll1es Of those who were not
a99 tins a.e ae The ha prices .s q
less cost than the genuine avail ourselves ofIt
and By deetls If not By words ascrbe the yalue to
the glitter and not 70 the prccions metal: Men
of by the help Of co1ore5 plaster. They furnish
them wilh .1nosaic" aoorings Of colorcd pipe
fag 1a aSa n eoden q R
Their daughters wear initiation lace, washed In
coffee grounds to initiate the genuine n1-dlrty
color, appear IN Canton ct.pe shawis which John
Chinaman never saw, Cashncres from Paisley or
India grapes which never crossed the Equator.
When the dear ones arc married they exhibitor
At ny 5a.s used .oto i9stng g9ests brilliant dls
Ing feeling OF loved friends, which {the goods
not the 1riendsl arc, at the conclusion Of the cere
mony. carefully packed mp and returned to the
hired by the season. We build extensive churches
With stone fronts and brick sides and covered cx-
terna1ly with handsome stone cuttings Of painted
wood, internally with 1resco and Embellishments
which rise in value with the price Of paper.
People attend these churches with as little into
rest as they would cncr an express 1rain trusting
as conductors and brakesmen to see them safely
through. The Doctor dsselt at length upon the
sham charitable movers who convene great meet
hand their manuscript to the newspaper reporters,
end Fay for its tusertion OF the Sham cte1ces
which deprecate betting on the turning ofa dice
Eaas e. f. soe ea1s s bs and Es Z
'.orly speculation" and Of the many other shans
which 80 10 aid in making. up society. Some
Pog Is hey
fnult, for being go previously innocent But there
are shans whose influence ii haneful; Religious
shas ~o soy asf5 e s M 1n e. e sa ana
Of rags and poverty; barTistc1s whose prachcs Is
in saloons. Eguires who can5of draw up lease,
in country school houecs, physicians who study
from handbook at tho bed side; Deacons who
should belong TO churches where religion y not
necessary 91anncahon painters VINO hanate nc
tary men whcsc strategic skill In avoiding the
enemy Is the Galy qualification they, possess to
the buns on their shoulders. He next passed on
to the study ofshoddy proper. Shoddy he defined
to he the short wool carded or worn from the
inside oT cloth which is often found 10 the crey1ces
Of garments which have been long In use. The
Of beng woven with little OF the genuine article
into xeI plausible looking but useless cloth.
Since this war, the name hns acquired fearful
Eli in1,fH IL fhn all
that ia Vile and talse- The cheats Of this War will
fat exceed the wooden nutmeg sWtnale, for It Is