The New York herald., 1875-12-26

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In the Church OF England there are eighteen sis
terhoods with ninety ave centres Of operations These
sisters devote themselves work IN penitentiaries
and visiting the sick and poor In the slums OF
the city. This fact may possibly silence certain
class or criticisms upon similar organizations In the
Catholic Church which the pattern OF the Epis-
copalians II may be that by and by these two great
divisions OF Chrstendom viii get close thai they
can't throw stones At each other.
II seems there are clerical well profane
etramps.S They impose upon simple hearted country
people 70 an alarming extent, and when discovered
manage 20 get clear. rather uncertain
John Washburn looked the map OF hassachu-
sets to find = green valley suitable for his opera
tona HIS instincts were evidently very well de-
yeloped, for when he made hts entire with the prehx
Rev. he received cordially, invited 70 preach'
called settled. After which he married But beiore
the honeymoon was spent he found himself In jan
charge Of bigamy polygamy, Tor y - NOT yos
known 20 what extent his matrimonial rs,A"ons
have reached Tho scamp muss nave ioss lne "
dnary sahouor among thieves" 70 make venture
with white necktie and stolen sermon Soine
sturdy farmer with thews OF brass ought 70 make
layman out ofhim forthwith
The revival in philadelphia may be very powerful
one, bat ID is certainly very quiet one ana - 81 -
marked contrast with the movement IN England Ar
Moody has moi lost his Bible and Mr.. Sankey has not
lost his voice the American people have lost their
interest Reyvas said 70 be generally widespread
In pronorton 10 hardness Of the times, and meas
ured by that standard, this present effort VIII be
crounea with unparalleled success II men naturally
take 10 religion only when they have nothing else 70 do
the churches ought TO be full this winter Something
the matter, but nobody can tell what It is
Rev DR.. Burrows, of Louisville, Ky, lost all his
manuscript sermons by fire the other day. That con-
agraton probably the best thing that ever hap
do what every live outside the clerical profession
does-l e. talk TO hls people and not at them A
manuscript in the pulpit IL simply subtle temptation
Of Satan his sulphurous majesty knowing that when
clergyman reads from the written page he is shorn OF
half his power Manuscripts are the fruitful source OF
all sorts OF mannerisma When clergyman has any
thing to say and feels that ne must say he talk
without notes In the year l7Tl there great re-
viva in Princeton College Aaron Burr senior and
the worst kind Still he "almost persuaded"
by the appealing eloquence OF the preachers.
him thai the movement one OF ianaticism only,
and that settled the matter What small thing ap-
parently decides destny II the President had fully
persuaded Burr OF the necessity Of change OF heart
what a different impression might have been made by
that life which out to be lawiess, sceptcal and
sad In tnat moment, when the boy of sixteen was
talking 70 the grave thinker, tho difference between
lite Of hearrness and LIFE Of heartlessness was de-
cided.
ber the venerable DR.. Mouat who has spent about
sixty years in Africa as missionary preached. II he
had preached anywhere else IL would have been an or
dinary event But for Eoncomformst to be invited
to speak from the sacred pulpit OF the Abbey WAS
sacrilege which has thrown High Churchmen INTO con-
vusions To be sure DR.. Mofat knew moro about the
subject under discussion than any else but then
he was not uone OF set y you know. He belonged
to i.conventicle,H while belong 70 the Church,
and the whole thing therefore outrage Still there
was earthquake and the moon suffered no eclipse;
the rtualsts who refused TO listen TO man who
knows than they because his coal was not made
by their tailor lost eloquent and admirable sermon
The uptown prayer meetings are reasonably success
ful AT Church Of the Holy Trinity the average at
tendance is from 125 200 and at the Church OF the
Disciples effort has been made TO interest the clerks
of the city. The latter meetings are held on Wednes
day evenngs and the attendance s good and the re-
suits encouraging. Something like dozen young men
came forward last week and expressed desire JOIN
tho church 1t is proposed TO invite OF promi
pent physicians TO deliver lectures the temptations
peculiar New York life, which will be very attrac
tive II more OF the Christianity OF Sunday could spill
over into the week days 1t would do no harm, The
trouble with Protestant churches is that they not
seven day but only day institutiona Young men
church The ministers pray, Lead us not into temp
tation and then lock their church doors 80 that no
one can enter That religion after all is best which
shows the largest interest In the welfare OF men, IL
there be any rivalry among the churches ought
to be found their ways and means' OF doing good.
Bishop Whipple In letter recommending that the
policy OF peace toward the Indians be continued
that there many true Christians among the red
men among the whites. The Indians, whose repre-
sentatives have spent some time In New FORK and
studied the habits and private lives OF the pale faces,
feel insulted at the comparison
There are subjects which ought TO be treated
calmly and without excitement OF express
sion or temper by Christian thnkers-the
Bible In schools and the difference be-
tween the Protestant and the Roman Catholic
churches We aware that men generally more
irascibe and impatient religious than any other
SUBJECTS but If the object is TO get at the right OF the
matter and then do IT, is better think twice be-
fore we speak than 70 speak twice before have
thought all II is question that will not be settled
IN a minute even by the most fair minded, and never
by those who the topic q popular stimulant
STIR up Ill feeling The gravest OF the city
quietly medtative, but obscure corners blue light
burned now and then and the cracking Of fireworks
heard only To be followed by increased silence and
darkness Giants, not pigmies, must grappe with the
problem
Christmas with its sweet and fragrant memories
has come again and gone II stole on busy world
with mufled slippers, but sang its song Of 'Peace
from our labors and sat down 70 think. most de-
lightful fell into before the open
wood fire. We went back TO those golden days Of
promise when the shepherds, while feeding their hocks
by night the ''star stranger 70 their astronomy
which they afterward followed until 1t rested the
cradle And since that day Of eastern splcndor
the tired worn the glad and gay Of every genera
ton have knelt by the manger and offered the Babe
the frankincense and myrrh OF gratitude and love-
Such day, redolent Of joyous and hopeful thoughts
Is benedicton Of the year. The tokens receive
and those give mark IL as q white day while its
leisure affords breathing place in the hot for
sermons which ought to be eloquent then II ever all
impress the spirit OF the season the spirit
of and help to tighten the drudgery for many a
month Preachers tell us that ought TO let
the merry chimes echo through the whole year, but
then they went down TO Wall street and sold
'short they would have charity tor business
men