The New York herald., 1868-02-09
RELIGIOUS THOUGHTS AND MOVEMENTS.

A little Sin, like small thief opens the door for
o greater one.
The reason, says whtefeld, why congregations
are SO dead is because they have dead men preach
ing to them.
If any man, says Kirke White, ascend the pul.
pit with the intention to utter a fine thing he is
committing deadly sin.
l have no wish, said Leigh Richmond, to be a
popular preacher in any sense but one-that is, q
preacher to the hearts Of the people.
The tale bearer, says DR.. South, and the tale
hearer ought to be both hung up together, back
to back, the one by the tongue. the other by the
ear.
Great minds are the least quarrelsomc. The
largest ocean is the Pacific.
Regard no associations as safe in which you will
have to sink the Christian; in which the delicacy
Of your conscience will be damaged; In which
in which any virtue will be endangered; in
which you will seem to countenance wrong views
or practices in which you will mingle with
doubt rs to the rightness Of your conduct: In
which you would not like to see Christ present; in
which you can neither do good nor get good.
The minister should avert attention from himself
to his subject. Like the high priest, he should dis
appear In the cloud OF incense he sends up.
1t is impossible to escape trouble by running
away from duty. Jonah once made the experiment,
but soon found himself where all his imtators
will, in the end, find themselves-not exactly in
the whales belly, but in as tight place.
10 IOTm hu luutpfuuent CnhTHCteT Throw your.
self upon your individual resources. The oak
In the middle Of the forest If surrounded on every
side by trees that shelter and shade IT, up tall
and sickly; alone 1t early learns to withstand the
blasts.
The Episcopal Methodist Baltimore) ia not dis
posed TO fatter Senator Wilson for his remark
that God cannot afford to have their almost CON-
pletc policy Of reconstruction stricken down by
sin (Mr. Doolttle)." The remark is pronounced
"insunerably arrogant and coarsely profane."
The last Lutheran Observer notices that follow
ing the Week Of Prayer the Christians resident in
comprising Lutherans, Presbyterians, Methodists,
Congreeationalists Winebrennarians and United
Brethren, assembled en- nadsse in the Presbyterian
church Of that place. filling It to Its utmost cspa.
death in the Holy Supper. The pastors Of the
several evangelical churches all participated
in the exercises, and the scene is de-
scribed az one Of wonderful interest.
sort In that State. On the 26th ult, in Springfield
Prcsbyterians, Protestant Epscopslians, M etho-
dists, including tho venerable Bshsp Morris,
Lutherans and Congregationalists comrnuned to-
gether at the same table. At the conclusion the
Doxology was sung 20 as to move every heart.
For many years the Christian public have been
greved at the separation OF the old Tract Society
into two organizations, both claiming the title Of
other from New York. But important action, the
Eudngelist states, recently taken, seems 10 indi-
cate thst this upssemly division 10 likely to cease.
The Bishop Of Calcutta delivered his first charge
In the cathedral some time age. He expressed
high approval Of the PanAnglican Synod, and
declared not only that there 10 nothing to cheek
ritualistic practices in India, but that what
amounts TO ritualsm may have an important
scandals In Fort William, the cathedral itself,
DUN. Dunn, Darjeeling and 0otacamund, this Is
little strange. DR.. MiImans energy, geniality and
sympathy with natives CANNOT, however, be too
hi0hlv udnd nv Naryoou Marland h~a
been making eloquent and humorous speschea at
Bombay.