The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-04-23

swearing Whether this means that for $50 you can,
as II were, get annual license say what you
please or whether 1t means that only rich men, who
carry $50 bills with Them indulge in the luxury OF
an OATH not clear. II the lay Is enforced IL viii be
easy enough TO pay or the national debt
Cardinal Manning has been talking very plainly to
the people Of England about their national sn-intem
peraucc He says that the masses are swithout the
sanctites and order OF domestic lc insists that
tho conventional .urop TOO much" Is the first drop a
takes.
The two evangellsts whose tents have been folded
up Viii be remembered very sweety for many a year
10 come We had doubts about New York when their
approach announced. and felt that the whole
movement might end in an ieuomnious hcgra But
the earnest determination Of Moody and the tender
songs Of sankey all hearts. They came they saw
they conquered. All alike were charmed-the poor
in the third story, back. and tho millionna
the avenue Indeed. the world many
hippodromedaries before, and will again until these
interchangeable missionaries revisit bleak shores.
Vice always vice, by whatever name you call IT,
We speak OF irregularities" in these polite days and
intimate that gentleman has borrowed funds when
he suddenly determines that his health requires the
bamy atmosphere of foreign country with which we
have no extradi,on treaty. Ono day when Cardinal
Mazarin accused his Archbishop OF cheating him at
cards the accused replied, "No, Your Exceency,
never cheat only make Of my opportunities"
There some men in these days who never let an
opportunity" 20 by unused.
The best rule OF Christiap conduct Is 10 forgive
others the evil they may have done against
you but to forgive yourself for what you have done
against your soul with great hesitation andfonly
after a reprimand. We are TOO stern IN our
judgments others and lcnent toward ourselves
If you want to know what you really amount TO 20 to
your enemy and heed what he says He may make an
tute HE hnff than hn
words OF nattcry II you bent sclfimprovcmcnI
Talmage says that thrcequartcrs Of million Of
verls have been made by Moody and Sankey. The
Doctor has been dreaming of the multiplication table
and disdains tho slower processes Of addition. Hts
computation indicates wild flight OF the imagination.
II the evanges,s count up couple of thousand
genuine conversions they will do more than wc think
possible. If Dr. Talmage reckons his own converts in
the way there ought TO be auditing committee
appointed whose skill in addition can be relied on.
II is hard TO keep the adjectives OF the English
language under perfect control They sometimes slip
out SO quickly and unexpectedly that is himself
a-tonsncd at their forcc aud emphasis We
gentleman the other day hit ms foot against sharp
stone and the pain must have been intense for q
moment for re uttered under his wrath just word,
but he said though hs heart that word he
did outpour." We pitied him, and passed on with
hope that should be led into like temptation.
happen ought not to be held accountable for
the expression of opinion which might immediately
follow.
He who Is not perfectly satisfied and happy in the
friendship of Christ does not deserve to have it, II
your religion makes you happy II is genuine; II Il
makes you miserable II is counterfeit
"Ephram Is cake turnedns often quoted to
prove that some Christians only half done. We
apt forget that there equal fault at the
other end and that may be also cverdone. We
have Christians crusty that We are sure
they were only "turncd" and so done both
Sides turned again and again until the upper
and the under crust together
There is project foot publish the private life
OF Mr. Beccher, that OF other great men has becn
published The task will be by no means easy one
He is one OF tho few in the country who has
private life. Everything he says and does Is made pub
| lie by the avdity OF reporters and intervcwers. We
know what he has for breakfast and At what time he
rctrcs night His passing remark to beggar in tho
street in type within two hours OF its uttcrance Tho
color of his clothes and the Of bis boots all
known us. He lives under microscope, and there
ia only little matter that be hidden, and
that he vii: not tell. and the man who writes his pri-
| vatc life will not probably be able TO ind IL out
II Solomon tells tho truth IL is impossible to have
the "o of gadness old age uncss we have the
| toll Of birch'' in youth.
1t ought be remembered that there il no reco to
| the discharge Of ones duty
Perhaps the following cpitaph could be written over
nearly every grave. 1t contains homcly, but uni.
| versal sentiment
Here lies the body Of Alice oodcn
Longer she wished to live, but cooden
cheerful heart lghtons the burden. The old ballad
Jog on, jog the footpath way,
And merrily hent the stllc-a
merry heart goes all the way,
Your sad tires In mile-a
Tho Archbishop Of Canterbury says that there not
Bishop on the Bench who accepts the Athanasan
creed And yet Dr. TAFT receives . salary OF Els O0O
with ecclesiastical palaces and quantity OF perqustea
because he solemnly agreed that the creed Of Ahau
asins ''may be proved by moro certain warrants OF
Holy Scripture" Consistency, thou art jewel
Such crowd goes to hear spurgeon that he has been
trying his regular attendants TO stay at homo
and give others chance. What pity that some Of
churches are not near enough to receive the
benefit OF the ovcrnowl Tho only TO this great
mans is his earncstness He breaches no bet
than dozen other ministers IN London, as elo
quently even magnetcay some, but no gives you
the impression that II you want TO know anything
about spiritual he does guess about them
bat OF what nc says though he had spent
summer vacation the New jerusalem and invcstl-
gated the matter with great There Il no power
Garth to compare with that OF who talks be-
cause he believes himself what he says
very sharp controversy has been going on for some
time in Memphis between Baptist and a Methodist
clergyman Each eloqucnty insisted that tho other
wrong but the crowd probably insisted that both
wrong II is better 10 souls than to fight
about the rights of secs All sects right that have
Christ He is not confined by the limits OF any ones
ism.
There to be quiet sort OF unpleasantness in
Advisory Council. aud Dr. Dexter, who regards IL with
suspcion. We have been amused how near two
gentlemen get 10 calling each other hard names
and vet quite do II They handle their quilts very
carefully, and, far all obtrusvc adjectivcs have
been disncnsed with Il IL perfectly evident that IL