The New York herald., 1877-07-08
CHAT BY THE WAY.

Nature, says Pascal, has many perfections to show
chat 1t is image of the Deity and mas defects 10
show that 1t Is but image No doubt Is this like
ness to Deity that many persons to worship
nature.
Every should get and keep the assurance of
Gods peculiar favor and love toward him. We neither
trust known enemies nor doubtful friends with what
we account precious. And Christ cannot commit to
our keeping His love until placed ourselves
such relationship to Him that all doubt is excluded
Halt q century ago, when Jesse Lee began TO preach
Methodism in Boston, II reproachfuly said, in
reference to the littlc meeting house no erected that
very soon corn crib would hold al! the Mehodists Of
the land But all the cribs oseph had In Egypt
would not hold them now
Do you want TO be happy9 Then keep busy about
something. 1dcncss Is great deal harder work than
plougking and less profitable There Is fun In
sweating for an hour than yawning for u century.
II Is amusing to see the seif-imporance that somo
small mon take because of their fictitious ac
quantance with great mon. The other day the occu
oants Of an omnibus going along Piccadiy, London,
were very much struck by tho reverentu and knowing
ooks bestowed upon q venerable gentleman whose
broad brmmed felt hat bespoke superior to con
Ventions When the object Of regard left the
omnibus the conductor with triumphant look ut his
other passengers said :'There do you know who that
iss That's Mr. Carlyle, the great writer"
Dublin writer has been trying prove that tho
Hebrew language is derived from the Celtic and that
tho latter was first spoken in Eden. The question now
arises, Wasn't Adam an Irshman9 But this suggests
another, What countrywoman was his wife, and did he
marry before he emigrated9
1t Is only tho spirit OF hend that could glory In tho
destruction OF houses of worship, and yet our cx-
changes tell us that during the current year no less
than fifteen African Methodist Episcopal churches havo
been burned In Texas by inccndisries and the socie
lies arc generally too poor TO rebuild. The last ono
that disappeared in flames Huntsville took seven
years to build but two hours It was heap OF ashes
and embers, and the verdict of tho white community
seems TO be, "Scrvcd them right" neither ar
rest nor punishment has followed.
Who can tell what's the matter with the Baptists
OF tho northern part Of state9 They don't seem
TO grow at all Is IL too water or too little 6rc
Some OF those good brethren who have spent so much
lime hunting up tho authorities on ordination and re-
ordination should let their peculiar genius play awhile
now among the churches in the Niagara Association
until they discover the why thcy havo ad net
gam OF 100 members only within sixteen years, and
the loss would have been just that number only that
the church at Lockport, " Y, took in 200 converts
during the past two years thus gave tho Increase
Bishop jaeger, OF Southern Ohio is evidently deter
mined that rtuaIistic novelties shall not enter into
that diocese during his episcopatc. There is how.
ever, one little fly in the ointment which he WISHES
carefully removed lest others follow That is tho prac.
tce OF requiring an anthem or doxology to be sung
and the congregation to rise when the oncr ngs arc
put upon the communion table, II this vicious In no.
walton were removed all anthemers and doxologIss
,uldozed we might expect heaven 10 begin below In
Cincinnati and vicinity.
Persons. rs we'll as things, not always what they
Nem to be. An old beggar woman died recently In
Mort France. and in her wero ound tho sum
$4,000 and will bequeathing that sum TO the town
'ospitas Evcn bcggars may be useful and after
reading this incident satisfied that tho Creator
has made nothing in vaincxeept tho broadclosh and
patent leather statnes with cigars in their mouths and
Dods IN their putonholes VINO stand all day long on