The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-07-17

The Christian Union responding to an
attack on Mr.. Beecher, as political
'guide" he never set up to be-
saysi sEm
Doubtless he made mistakes; but there
was one mistake he never made, and that
is, to refuse to ''chauge his ground" when
he saw q mistake, from al absurd notion
of consistency. The only wise consistency
compatible with the human condition is in
the constancy with which one seeks the great
ends of justice, liberty, and intelligence in
the commonwealth. g... .
An editorial maintains that the Christian
revelation does not end with itshistorY:
In our time, the Spirits presence and
power, in some of its manifestations, is gen.
orally recognized by the church. But there
is strange reluctance to admit all that this
rightly implies. The work of the Spirit,
as declared by Christ, is not only to COM
fort and to quicken, but also to reveal.
"He will guide you into all truth" That
is, the Christian believer has direct
and continual access to the Divine source
OF truth. .-..-a..
The Independent upon Judge McCunn' s las
words, defines what ''bad heart" is:
That is bad heart which does not turn
from recognized sin, whether it be false
hood, or impurity or theft, under whatever
DISCUSSES it may hide itself, with loathing
and disgust. = y = The man who dees
not hate vice vigorously loves virtue but
lazily. H... ...|
A "curous skepticism" is acknowledged
as to the real existence of Homeric enthu-
siasm:
How far is admiration OF Homer, with US
English speakers, natural and genuine; and
how far is it either an an artificial taste, or
absolutely an affectation9
Charles d. Warner remarks about "This
Weather" that it is, "like the same season
every year, the hottest weather ever
known" -..,.... .. r--. m... ..a.
He thinks .....
"the intercourse with Oriental Japan has
something to do with it. The country is
flooded with Japanese fans. Everybody
must have noticed that. And where there
is great increase of any article, there is
always an artificial want for it. The
weather was never so hot before, as it has
been since the importation of so many ship
loads of these fans. But this is not by any
means the worst of it. These pagan fans
are deteriorating the national character.
Look at the pictures on them-the dragons,
the monsters, the impossible domestic life,
the heating tea parties, the strange gods. !"
No doubt the Buddhist missions have in
stigated the importation Of these articles,
and are now saying complacently, His
fan is in his hand" N. S. Meyrck gives
his experience that it IS of no use to ''put
the bars higher than the fence" since at
that point the cattle strive oftenest and
most persstently to get out, Stowe writes
of Jubilee Days." and there are many
good things.
Rev. Samuel I. Spear writes of "Nation-
al Protection" arguing the entire constitu-
tionalty of the ku-klux law. Charles Bar
nard gives lesson in the art of listening to
music:
To let the thoughts of the Master flow in
upon you quietly, to receive the feelings the
music stirs, to let the blood mount to the
forehead and the eyes to sparkle or the lips
to part with smile, or the tears to fall
just as the music bids, is to hear it emo
tionally. This is the way children hear mu-
sic, and probably the way angels listen.
There are articles from DR.. Cuyler and
DR.. Stryker, ''bit of travel'' from III. H.,
and much readable mat ter