The New York herald., 1875-11-21
CHAT BY THE WAY

nopelul concerning Lne patent.
Dr. Burlington says that Mrs Moulton is right and
viii be sustained by Congregational usage II she de-
mands an investigation it must be had II is bad
enough TO have skeleton in one's closet but rattle
its bones in the Of your friends courtesy that
may well be dispensed with
1t is curious anomaly that the Unversalists are
enjoying the present revival more than any one else
and engaging in It with more interest and spirit
II is said that sixty Mormon missionaries are sent
out from Utah religious drummers among the people
of the Western States 1t is, however, very difficult
in the present financial condition OF the country to
persuade any that il is privilege to pay the
bills Of Ann Eliza No l6 and those OF fifteen preceding
conjugal felictes. Not even religion impose such
a strain as that on a mans business
Father Hyacinthe seems to have grown weary with
the unequal contest Of the last few years. proposes
10 make home for himself in this country There
is little much explosive material in his compost
tion TO allow him continued happiness under either
Romanism or Professionalism. He is SO self-wed that
he refuses to do as the bishops tell him. which is the
law of the Church OF Rome, and obstinate that he
won't even do as he has mind to, which IS the prvi
lege OF the clergy in the Protestant Church.
At the Episcopal Church Congress, held in Philade-
phia last week. the falling of in tho number of theo
logical students was depored. Other denominations
making the Same If it should be confessed
that ministers the poorest paid class of the
community, and have the most fault found with them
for the deficiency would be discovered.
Men Of talent and promise will hardly be satisfied with
life OF pinching and financial anxiety when life OF
competency and luxury is within reach In the Cath
ohc Church, when man enters the priesthood he is
taken of for life. He knows trouble about his
bills and has no anxiety whatever except for the splr
tual welfare of his flock. When he grows old he
reres to hospitabe roof where every need is antic
pated. Professionalism is cynically unjust to its
clergy. The Church has no responsibility concern
ing him AS long as his talents command price
he gets II; when he gets the bronchitis purse or
quietly sent out Of the way After that he becomes book
canvasser tinerant temperance lecturer or is per-
haps sheyed underpad secretary Of some benevolent
society NO wonder that young men, instead OF rush
ing into the field as they do into the OF law
medicine hesitate and then conclude TO become useful
| in some other way.
Professor Proctor said in lecture lately delivered in
Boston that no seeded from the Church when theolo
\ gans refused TO absorb the Belfast address of Mr.
n TyndaL Since then lie has belonged TO the ''Church
Universal winch is one OF those gterng genoraltes
frequently used TO cover some sort Of infdelity He
puts the matter into agebrac shape, and the unknown
quantity the OF the problem, seems to be his own
self-concet.
The Brooklyn pastors have not taken up the work
Of Mr.. Moody as earnestly as he expected Nearly all
the meetings 10 be discontinued and the revival
VIII be lett TO take care OF Itself as best 1t can until Mr.
Moody returns. The evangelist has not yet succeeded
in getting the clergy more than half awake They
in kind Of trance or somnambulic condition, going
the prayer meetings IN lstless, automatic sort of
way, but refusing to lend helping hand. Mr.. Moody
must shake the orpor Of the pulpit before he can
ret at the pews The ministers can have revival at
any time IL they will only revive themselves first
In England and Scotland, during the visit OF the two
evangelss 1851 900 o. Mr. Sankey's compilation Of
hymns were sold. Religion set 10 music is the impor-
tant peculiarly Of the revival and the converts
expected to beat time as we'll as to beat Satan
Spurgeon preached sermon on the loss Of the Van
guard His text from Psalms, CIV, 26-"There go
the shps.n His verbal picture OF the rolling deep
vivid that several Of his congregation had wede-
fined and unmistakable symptoms OF seasckness-
DR.. Talmage says there are l5 900, 600 600 children
all dressed in white and singing in chorus around the
throne in heaven This is very beautiful but isn't the
estimate little sarge? We dislike TO question any
statement by the cloth, but we have much to do
with dgures-nosty lay however-that we are inclined
TO ask whether the account has been properly audited
and whether il came by telegraph or private post
Religious papers, started in the interest OF individual
churches, seldom live long enough to arrive at years
Of discretion The last death recorded is that Of The
Levte Of the Temple edited by Dr. Lormer, OF Boston
The existence so brief that its demise will not be
nconsolably mourned IL was followed to its infant
grave by select few, who dropped their tears
paid bills. There seems TO be mania among minis,
| ters to have 'organ, but so many of them have
collapsed in early life that one Is reminded Of the
touching eptaph above the mound Of the little two
ay-old:-
Vow that 50 soon done for
wonder what was begun for
Some Of the religious papers arc strenuously advo.
eating the doctrine Of the ''hgher Christian life Y
We need more aud better illustrations OF the lower
Christian life 6rst We always suspect a man who
processes that he has committed sin ten years y
He may be very profitable element of the prayer
meeting, but we would rather do business with man
II honor. learlully
good that they were little sharp bargain.
The Tablet Of last week paid very Just tribute to
tho work of Mr.. Moody In Brooklyn. Although it re-
CARDS the ministry OF the evangelist as irregular and
unauthorized II yet commends the results achieved
This looks like generous appreciation Of the revival
by Romansm and If the two great divisions OF Chris
tendon would Int their hats to each other otener 81
might do no harm. But here follows a sentence which
shows in what sweet and gentle spirit Of charity the
Methodist responded;"We shall not lose hope Of the
heather concern represented by the Tablet long
its organ shows signs OF glimmering Of religious
knowledge This looks little like asking fish and
getting serpent
certain class Of religious people seem 10 think it
their duty to pray not only against methods bot also
against men, aud when physical calamity befalls q
public man who is not member Of the Church, they
regard IL direct answer 10 their petition. For
ample-the Chicago Journal reports that Edwin Booth
has lost the OF his arm that Clara Morris has
spinal diilcuity that Fechtcr has st knee and that
George l. Fox is more deeply afflicted still, and then
adds this query Can II be that the prayers of Dr. Tai
mage have been heard 2" To all which the Herald and
Presbyter responds 1--WE have the authority Of Scrip
turc that the efectual iervent prayer of righteous
man ayaileth much Perhaps here Is an Illustration
OF IT. II would be a curious state Of affairs
rDr Talmage or any one else could pray poor Fox
into "A softening OF the brain, but II any has the
power he might az least designate some milder disease
than that which wrecks man beyond the hope OF re-
covery As Fechtcr's knee that is not beyond hope
for the young lady, who claims the GIN of heal
ing, who cured DR. Platt might exercise her power for
financial remuneration to- counteract the power OF
prayer When Christian men and women have moth
ing better TO do than 70 beseech Deity to send
ment OF weak spinal columns and stn elbow joints and
knee pans for distribution among actors their religion
Is Of very little value
Brusch Bey professor OF Eastern lore, has proved
conclusvely 70 himself that the Israees never went
through the Red Sea at all but crossed tho Serbonan
Bog, on the shore Of the Mediterranean. He says,
further that the Egyptians were drowned by tidal
wave which at uncertain intervals sweeps the
marsh. Well, some people can believe anything sooner
than the Bible and ready 20 account for the
countabe by something more unaccountable still II
makes but little difference 10 who ''are marching
ON whether Pharaohs charots al the bottom OF
the Red Sea in the ScrbOnian Bog. Still the old
story is moro reasonable than the ono
onitea number " the daily papers record the fact