, 1873-05-11

-; not alWnyH.' very eteBank EaubiInA' ono
be never hesitates to call . spade spade, o.
any sin, however popular, by Its proper name
He indulges freely in Illustrations, which Is
often of the quaintest character. For instance,
not long ago, in speaking Of the SOUL which 1s
bound up in sell, he said It Is like nothing 20
4 mup-ruRr1x IN 1rs sHEI1,- -
. thing apparently without life, or SENSE, Of
vision, "a bard, ugly, unfeeiing, useless lump:
ID described the animal with viyidness 81
epithet and auggestiveneaa Of pantgmime which
3oa want to sss e hs black
lump; what do you do? You take live coal IN
the tongs, and lay 1t on his back, and presently
you see. him put cut d claw, aud then his head
appears, and then another claw, and another,
fairly to Life and begins to trnve1 The selt1sh
soul is just like that reptile; and Logo-Diyine
Love-is the live coal from OF the altar which
alone can warm through the hateful shell IN
which it hss wrapped itself. and cause 1t to hSe
aud move"
The figure is certainly homely enough, and
may have nothing original but the speakers
manner, voice, and gestures invest it with
great secret Of Mr.: Fnlton's power Is to
convictions. He has also perfect faith In him
self consequently, any truth which he feela
called upon to dali1er Is uttered as prophet ut
tera his q Thus smith the Lord" think, too,
that his very limitations add to his strength in
more than one way first, by bringing him into
thinks, indeed, moro forcibly than the mass, but
On the saune level and, second, by causing him
to be untroubled BY any Of the doubts which will
beset. men Of wider culture and profounder
knowledge. The man who secs = complex sub
iect only on ono side Is more likely to think he
understands it fully, and to pronounce upon it
authoritatiyely, than one who has considered it's
many ideas; and his confident utterance carries
weight DR.. Fulton has entered earnestly, into
the catse Of reforms,-the temperance reform
law having been constant and ardent. His voice
is always heard On whnt he believes to bo: the
side Of public morality and order. Such mnn
must necessarily lenye wide gap in tho conn
munity from which he wlthdrawB, and be large
addition to the social dynamics wherever he
decides to settle himself. 50 = F.: -
-, .. ,,':' A smvER-WEpD1yG. .:..l 's-lt :
Apropos Of the Prohibitory movement bore in
Boston, AM reminded that the Rev. DR.. Miner
the great champion OF that cause in Massachu-
versary Of his settlement over the Second Uni
vcrsalist parish. This Society, long known as
the School-street Society, is the one to which
the venerable Fsther Daliou so long ministerod,'
and over which Dr.. Chaplin was settled when
quite young man. The Society and their
and the occasion Of their "silver-wodding WAS
marked by some appropriate and pleasing cere-
monies. DR.. Miner, in his sermon, reviewed the
chief events Of his ministry, and especially his
course upon the temperance question, and
launched the thunderH and lightninga OF his elo
quence once more at the upholders of the liquor
traffic. The Doctor is the very backbone Of tho
Prohibition cause in this State. To aee that cause
triumph is, I suspect, m object dearar to his
stout heart than even the spread of Universal
ism or any other system Of theology; and the
recent success which has attended the efforts Of
himself and bis co-labo1ers, in bringing the beer
sellers under the ban OF the law, is naturally the
subject Of not q little exultation with them. i.
J.. THEATRICAL NOVELTIES .. Il
abound with us in those days. We have had .
succession Of new plays ut the various houses,
but no one Of them has 1nnda any great hit.
Last night, new "nautical drama," entitled
slack Hathaway" was brought out at the Bos-
was better than the nautical style Of thing usu-
ally gets; yet, though it certainly excited up
roarious nirth, 1t can hardly be said to have
been success. The audience insisted On laugh
ing in the wrong placesl In truth, both plot
At the Globe, there is promise OF metal more
attractive. h1r. Wilkie Collins dramatiZation OF
his last novel, "The New Magdalen," mill be
brought out: on Thursday. with - -
- MISS CARLOTTA LECLEECQ
to have been prepared with special reference to
the peculiar capabilities Of this charming actress;
aud it would not be surprising if Mercy Mer-
rick +" should prove one of her most powerful
roles. The novel itself ia, from first to last, 40
might almost say 60 staqy--thatit
reads like an adaptation from. the drama AT
any 1ate,- it's rapid succession Of intensely :!
wrought situations, and its salient contrasts of
ars likely to make it popular.
-. FEW sAvaUEE SPIRITS
among us are indulging q hope that the SNOW
storms are over for this season; but one cannot |
bo confident. Only last Sunday morning, Dos-
ton woke up to find the earth covered to tho
depth Of two inches. Things looked Us II we
had slipped back to February. Where, the day.
before, fad been bright-graen lawns and gay |
:olored dower-borders, was al one dead n hite. !
su1e; but It was 3 most incongruous and dis |
agreeable stats Of things while 1t lasted Divil
AXE me-" said al IriahmAn under my window,
s if can tell whether it's last winter OF next |
winter that it isl I'm puzzled inti1ely." And |
t il NO wonder. .r. u. &c. i