The New York herald., 1876-11-19
lem. the Rov. Or. A. B. Beach viii preach this morn
ing and Rev. DR.. Samue, Cook this evening.
CHAT BY THE WAY.

Whom rains Sunday We arc sure to catch cold "
20 church, but ift rains on Monday We can goto
Stewards just as well M not.
II you want got to heaven ss lass you must carry
little DIT OF through your life BY and byo you
exchange the little bit for the whole.
II is easy enough TO the truth when II your
side in the argument but when II is the side OF
your opponent all the microscopes In the world
win enable you TO discover II.
IL Is SAID with TRUTH that the church has an
advantage over course The latter may make
you bet, but the former Will make you better
Natural religion is well enough, provided II DO
trely natural When a says no believes In natu-
raj religion you had bctter nnd what kind
ture he has before you trust him.
That Sunday school teacher meant TO cay scmc-
thing else-perhaps he was looking for the word
tension, but he really said ~ have long been aboring
for tho extinction OF the cause" There Is a certain
class OF people In the world who just right.
but who really do just wrong 1t Is easier deal with
open opponent than with man who Is Ycry
anxious TO help you, but who can't try TO do
without hurting you
Tho Russian Bear has at last expressed an opinion,
and is TO this effect VIZ. that unless Christians
have all nccoful liberties granted to them, and at
once he proposes 10 have Turkey and Thanks
giving
The logic OF childhood is sometimes irresistible. A
bccn accused OF always tolling the truth,
examined his father "Father, did you to lie
when you were boys" mo, my son," said tho pa
terna, who evidently did recall tho past with any
distinctncss 'Nor mother, oithcr?" persisted the
young lawyer. mo, but whyY" "Oh. because
don't see how two people who never told lie could
have boy that tells as many as CO." The problem
has been solved. There is a mistake some.
where, and tho chances are that IL was not mado BY
the boy
Mr. Damon Y. Kilsore has written q letter TO the
Philadelphia authorities asking 10 be permitted to
present to them bust OF that immaculate patriot,
Thomas Panc and tho said authorities laid the letter
tho table, quiet intimation that the bust Of the
author Of Common Sense" Is not needed at present
Al this the radical religious papers briso oil with
indignant criticism Tney have worked themselves
into kind OF catalcpc ccstacy tho virtues OF
their ST. Thomas, and have words with which to
express their faror divinus that thoro In
our national temple In which to put on ef,gy OF
nndel, whose private liic In perfect accord with
his theorics rhomns Paipe has not yet become our
patron saint
A young clergyman has written TO Nr. Beeoher say
ing, "l can't nnd texts" and goes TO ask what no
shall do Mr. Bcecher very kindly gives q vnst
amount Of Information the subject and suggests
thousand and ways and plnces In which texts
be found. wo should think that the best way to find
q
:hc Bible. II occurs to us, however, that n young
clergyman doesn't know what to preach about, and
has to cudgel his brains 10 got subject and thus
spends couple Of days In wondering what ho shall
say IT. he had better spend teon minutes In writing
his resignation Such a resignation would bo very
ccptabe tho few who left constitute church
meeting. If you have nothing TO say, why say IT, and
SIT down.
The sky is clearing for Mr.. Beecher. Tho committee
somebody to say something, but that the mysterious
somebody has rang the door bell, and
Mr. Moulton has quietly withdrawn from the precincts
OF the New York court and II no again expresses
hipsel freely on the subject In hand he will do 80
among tho wilds OF Delaware county Either there s
no evidence, or thcro Is no guilt or something else
Tho over, the clouds OF dust being blown
away and a. last Mr.. Bcechor is prouounced-what?
Nothing can be more SAD than to see woman likc
Harriet Martneau or man like Mr.. Ranncy going
der tho veil with the that there is nothing
in them worthy of Immortality" 1t may be all very
| we'll for person whose Instincts refined that
dshonorablo act would bc an impossibilny TO talk
about humiliation, but tho doctrine OF future life
restraint which we can't we'll do without Tho prac-
tical operation OF the general belief IN Immortality
the moral Ito of the community Is greater than We
think To dio ike dog Is incentive 10 live like
one To bc nothing hereafter is TO DO nothing here.
SAID tnot cotton crop OF the S0utn
this year than for many years past. With prosperity
will patriotism, perhaps. Lot US hope that this
cotton crop will not DO u,ed 10 stun tho OF po-
clans witha when the election returns come In. We
afford anything except fraud. America s safe so
long tho people willing to abido by honest
vote Tho Executive Is for four years. but tho country
is forever Let the cotton crop Of the South and tho
corn crop OF the North shake hands, ami all will be
WELL
We suppose every who has been in the Art Gal
cry at tho Centennial has stood long the crowd
would permit front Of the CHASTITY picture Of "Pro-
mclheus Chained" Tho vuitures swoop down With
such ravcnous boaks that one almost shrieka Tho
other day perrons Of evident religious tendencies
wero standing before tho picture IN increasing amaze
mont ''what can II boz" mildly whispered the
youngest ''well," replied the other, with something
ike cisdain at such possible ignorance, IL should
tnnk any who has road hts Bible might know. OF
course it is Elijah ted by the ravens"
METHODIST MISSIONS.
APPROPRIATIONS TO DOMESTIC MIssIoxs-yoUR
HUNDRED AND NINE THOUSAND, SEVEN HUN
DBED AND FIFTEEN DOLLARS ALREADY
GRANTED-sEvENTY-THR CONFERENCES YET
TO BE PROVIDED FOR.
T. At the opening session OF the Missionary Committee
yesterday Bishop Wiley presided and Rev. Mr. Miles
conducted the devotional exercises. Tho California
Chinese mission by the delay Of night received ST. 600
less than 1t proposed to give II Friday There
somo discussion the question, but on q
motion $1,000 In currency granted 10.
stead OF tho $l2,ll4 asked BY DR.. Gibson,
and tho $io,2s4 which granted last year. 70
the Indians in Central New York Conference, $500
were given; to those tho Detroit Conference s7Oo
TO those In East Oregon and Washington Conferences
Columbia Rivor) 5000: TO the Indians In Michigaa
Conference, 500; TO Northern New York, $3.50;
to Genessco Conference tlate Western New York;
$780, and TO Wisconsin Conference Indians a20Q
Bishop Harris then nado stirring appeal Tor an an
propriaton for tho Round Valley indian Mission In the
California Conference, upon which a protraclcd dis.
cnsson ensucd. IL appeared tina. under voluntary
aUors OF Methodist minister, who had been lndiun
AccnI thai nlacc nhont nf thu zoo In lila