The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-11-07
ford Alcock bat viii that their letter would have
been better had It been shorter; would have boon

ford Alcock bat will that their letter would have
been better had It been shorter; would have beer
moro objective had they kept to their point, II
refute Sir Rutherford's calumnies OF them was on
easy task; they have wasted their strength In attack
ing other men and having thus given the Minister
moro than subject which TO reply he can do SC
! and with advantage, without replying on the real
From the imperfect materials AFFORDED by Sir
Rutherford Acock we Satner that his opposition 20
mission work III The interior OF China Is founded
the following assumptions
That tho Chinese authorities and tho Official class enter
That injury viii accrue TO our commercial res,ions with
ths country Il missionaries are alowsi to domce them
That The anecsssary connection Of missionary labors
phrasc) an obstacle to progress and improved political
l. Tina. the British authorities as rule arc neither con-
slted nor even advised by the missionaries of the seps
several Independent menbes Of d,yerBo missions
g. That Protestant missionaries attempt to reach
Tha. he human Instruments brough. to bear on the
secure the end proposed" On other words That the mis-
slonarss arc aeomposen. and ledaca,ed deduction
Thai they . symps.haed Win so iaeplns
spah rss bands Of p"ses s and otS wl
who can gather OF disturbance about Aem and
fiat from the nature OF tho doctrines they teach they
must Of necessity teach revolution.
Therefore. he argues, at Is absolutely necessary
that the missionaries should not establish them
selves In the Interior" and tatit is expedent that
the missionaries should cOaine themselves to the
treaty ports, exercising, even there great Judg.
ment."
Curiosities Of Pulpit Preaching and Litcru-
The specimens OF preaching In the Middle Ages
reveal strange intermngling OF wild imagery and
tender pathos grotesque treatment Of sacred sub
jects in one class or preachers. and fervor and
force and disregard OF consequences which recall
the Apostles In another One preacher. In applying
the text, "Many arc called. but few are chosen"
thus plainly and pungently illustrates the pas
sage:-
Noah preached to the old world for q hundred
years the coming OF tue food, and now many were
saved when the world was destroyed Eight souls,
and among them was the reprobate Ham. Many
God would ram DIRE and birthstone on the cities OF
the PLAIN were ten saved NO; only four and OF
these Tour one looked back. Many were called. but
three were CHOSEN.
An odd preacher was DR.. Oliver Maiard, who died
IN france IN 1902 ana who was famous for the
drectnesS and Force or his sermons. He preached
so Dolntedy TO the Parliament Toulouse that the
assembly was enraged, and voted to request the
next two years. Mallard went to the offended magis.
trates aud slated his duty to them as preacher OF
threw themselves on his bosom, confessed their
crimes and showed by their amended lives that they
were true pe ri a liz preached 80 severely
HIM thrown into the river courtier informed him
Of the threat "rhe KING said ne, 'Ts my MASTER but
You may tell MIN that shall get sooner to Heaven
by water than he VIII by his post horses" Louis
XII had been the first TO establish post horses and
posting on the roads to Eranoe rne King threat
In some OF Maillard's sermons the words "Hem,"
"Hem,' are written In the margin to mark the
Tns Is like the stories OF the manuscript OF Robert
Hall, which was said TO be marked on the margin at
affecting passages. Cry hefe."
About the same time Latlmer was preaching in
England, aud in one OF his sermons he SHOWS the
taste OF the times by this manner OF expression
"Now ye have heard what Is meant by tins frat
card and nov ye ought TO play. l propose to deal
unto you another card Of the same suit for they be
out the other'
This would be a strange way Of dividing sermon
nowadays.
II Is related OF Father Uhatenier who preached In
Paris In IT'S, tina, on one occasion some lmpudent
youths disturbed his discourse. After some severe
denly exclaimed cater your death whittier do YOU
think that you Will go TO the Nails To tile opera
No, to Tie Gre, to the ire =, These words Were
uttered in SO loud and terrible voice that his hear
eIs were Thoroughly alarmed. Many instantly
quilted their seats and rushed from the church as II
they already felt the flames. The anecdotes OF
Bourdaoue, Masslon and sundry preachers who
took novel ways for arousing sleepers have been
too often told to be repeated, as have many which
are given In connection with the English clergy.
Mr.. Jackson gives the following story about curate
parish and small pay applied for the gilt OF chapel
which l south controlled. TINS was reused
the month lie devohty expressed his feelings of the
regular course Of the service by thus reading the
ton cometh neither from the East nor from the
West nor from thee (the) South The Doctor con-
ceded to VII what merit had laed to obtain, and
the curate got the wished for place."
curious collection OF titles OF sermons In the
seyenteent aud eighteenth centuries contains such
comical and seemingly irreyerent Inscriptions as
these
..Baruch's Sore Gently Opened and the salve Skill
fully Appied,n "a Pack OF Cards to Win Christ,u
"The Nall Hit on the Head" "A Funeral HandEer-
chief" "lhe shop or the Spiritual Apothecary." and
finally, ''5ome Biscuits Baked in the Oven OF Char
lty, Carefully Conserved for the Chickens OF the
Church, the Sparrows OF the Spirit and the Sweet
Swallows OF Salvaton.n
reverend divine in the west end of London was
what Is called popular preacher. THIS reputation,
however, had not been acquired bv his drawing
the ingenuity with wnlch he appropriated the
Thoughts Of the grea. divines who he'd gone before
him. With his hearers he passed for model OF
knowledge and pathos Nevertheless he was once
detected. A grave Old gentleman came one Sunday,
seated himself close to the pulpit and listened with
profound attention. The preacher had scarcely
finished his third sentcnce BEFORE the stranger NUT
him, 'sThavs Sherlock The preacher 1rowned, put
went on" He was giibyyproGacding when the tor.
mentnR interrupter broke out with That's Tillot
son. The preacher bit his lips paused, but again
thought II better to pursue the thread OF his dis
course. third exclamation OF THAT'S Blairu was
however, too piuch and completely exhausted his
patience. Leaning over the pulpit he cried, "Fel0w
II you do cot hold your tongue you shall be turned
outn without altering muscle or his colnten-
head, aud, LOOKING the preacher full In the face, re-
tortel, THAT'S his own"