The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-04-24

days, when Mr.. Beecher's residence was
crowded with callers, she kept the door.
Very gracious and winning to her friends
she Ia said to be; to the stranger she wore
a froWnlng aspect. There has always
been q little COlerie In Plymouth Church
aS exclusive az that which surrounds the
Queen. Outside Of this Mrs. Beecher has
seldom ventured during all these years.
Mrs. Cuyler has never done any pastoral
work. She lives in All elegant mansion
on Oxford street, Brooklyn. She Is a
lady Of elegance and refinement, and
whatever society work has been needed
has been performed by Mr.. Cuylers
mother. She resembles her son In size
and nervous force, and the prosperity Of
the Lafayette Avenue Presbyterian
Church owes very much TO the indOmila.
bic energy and untiring labofs Of this
lady. Mrs. TalmRge il very popular in
the parish. She Is the center OF It's social
life. She preSides over the social gather.
ings Of the church, although she docs no
visiting. She Is lady Of medium size,
with cheerful and sparkling presence,
decidedly talented, but not Extensively
prominent. Nobody annoya Mrs. Duryea.
She Is a lady Of feeble health, and can
scarcely attend TO her home duLies. Her
husbands church has, what nearly every
important New York church possesses,
one or more ladies Of wealth and culture
who make it their especial business to
look alter the social business OF the
parish.
THE Catholic Young Mems National
Union hold their third annual convention
in New York, at the De La Sale insti.
tute on Second street, Wednesday, May
30. This is a representation Of the vari.
Gus young mems associations, sodalities,
ETC., through the United States; It's object
Is "the progress Of the church, To quote
from the call for the convention "The
growth Of the church in our country has
been truly wonderful but its continued
advancement must depend in great
measure upon the loyalty OF her young
men. We are surrounded by influences
hostile to the faith, and, that we may not
no misreprcsCnted or misunderstood, in.
telligent organized effort is necessary.
Let us therefore band together under the
Influence ii our holy religion, increase
The mcmber5lipot existing societies, and
form new ones throughout the length
and breadth Of the land The President,
OF the union is R"v. L. +, Mckinley; the
Secretary, William Connolly, both Of
New York.
APRoPUs to recent churchly denuncia.
lions OF dancing, the Christian Rtgisie.
quotes Norman Macleod's festive verses
for his children, for whose dancing he
used to hire 4 piper, and adds: "Proba.
bly, there are few evangelical manses in
this country where the children are
30 bravely provided with this innocent re-
creation, but the sooner more liberal
policy is adopted the better it will be for
all concerned. Even Mr.. Moodys chill.
dren ought TO acquire relish for the
graces and delights OF cotilli0n parties,
md Master Harry Sankey should take
lessons Of Papanti the next time he visits
Boston. This important part Of the
youths education need not conflict with
his exhortations at the boys prayer meet
ing, for religion and recreation, DANCING
and devotion, are perfectly compatible.
There is u time for merriment AZ we'll as
for seriousness, and young people in good
health who do not crave interesting
amusements mustbe prigs or pharisees."
NATURALLY the Hartford Churchman
disapproves OF Dean Slanley's address,
and says ouCh things of him a. these
"Desn Stanley would fain have people
pay no attention but to moral miracles.
Ii there are such things as immoral ones,
we might select himself us eliminating
specimen" "Dean Stanley seems to
think he has struck out rev plan Of re.
tormation-which is to regenerate Chris
tianity, instead OF regcneruting sinful
men, III the dean thinks that all which
has hitherto been regarded NJ at least
. lolerab,c Christian theology has become
eiicte or dead--or ct least descrves to be
treated ~ il it were 4O--then he had bet
ter make Il collection Of the works Of his
new saints, Voilairc, Rousseau ard Spi.
noza, and commend it Rs substitute for
the New lestamen: OF times gone BY"
SruMr.ORAToR lEGERsoLLi Is attracting
audiences out West by a lecture on
"ghogts," and the Chicago Adranec com.
ploin' that what he really does "is 10 in
cIude religion as one OF the superstiLions
OF mankind, baseless and mIschievous,
and Clolhe them nil with FOOLS mock
robe Ct ridicuie" The Advance says also
ave happen to know some Of the circum-
stances under which Mr.. IngersoIl con-
tracted his desperate preIudices against
religion, and, while they do not excuse
him, they wonld, il known, show with
startling force how sedulous..y Christians
ought to C!othe religion, in all its rela-
tions to business, domestic and social
life, with the sweet reasonableness Of
Christs own spirit.
The entire debt OF $4,000 upon DR..
John Halls Fifth Avenue Presbyterian
Church in New York has been raised
within less than a month. There we're
three $4,000 subscriptions, Some from
K. l.. * A. Stuart, one from William
Sloane, and one from Robert Bonner;
and number OF $1,000 subscriptions
and 20 on, until, in last Sundays Collec.
ton, the poorest members were allowed
the privilege OF contributing
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