The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1877-04-24
CHURCH MATTERS.

The recent classis of the Reformed Dutch
church in this city was marked by Lud-
lows resignation of pulpit which he has
occupied for little more than eight years,
with salary of $4,000. Heis very ami
able young man, and has done everything
in his power TO retain his position. That
he has not been successful is a misfortune
rather than fault. The congregation is
much attached to him, but the .consstory
was determined on a change, and it has
now been accomplished. This body no
doubt has its reasons, but they are not spec
tally made public. The chiet mistake is
that this change was not made in quiet
manner, which has twice before been done
in Fifth avenue churches. In one instance
| an unacceptable pastor retired because Of
ill health" and purse of $4,000 was
made up to compensate him for the surren-
| der of his pulpit. Had there been more
wisdom used in this Ludlow affair its con-
dition would have been much better. The
| Reformed Dutch church is immensely rich,
and a few thousand could easily have been
spared for such purposei but it is too
| late now:
A GREAT MISFORTUNE.
1t Is great misfortune for any man TO
be overrated. This was Talmsge's mis-
fortune, and his congregation is. beginning
to feel it. 1t was also the misfortune Of j..
d. Fulton, who was obliged to resign Han
son Place church. Talmage also would
soon be reduced to his level were ia not for
his fit of eccentric utterance and his re-
markable comic rowers. These, as it
would seem, he considers his forte. In all
large cities there is class which will
Gro I'd around the pulpit mountebank.
Pope referred to one of the latter, 'orator
Henley" who must have been the Talmage
of that day;
| 40 great restorer Of the good old age
Preacher at once and zany OF thy age"
But Henley drew great attendance, to
which Pope thus alludes:
"stnl break the benches, Henly, with thy
While Sherlock, Hare and Gibson preach in
vain"
| Talmage Is an easy and pungent speaker,
and might, under proper control, have car
ried an immense Influence. In this point,
| however, he is one of the weakest Of the
Brooklyn pulpit-and yet Tupper styled
him the Spurgeon of America.
MOTHER GOOSE.
One of the present features of young So
ciety is the game of "Mother Goose" This
shows the undying popularity of whatever
| delights childhood. Mother Goose is now
known wherever our language is used, and
has place in many heart that ia usually
devoted to loftier matters. Southey quotes
| from 1t in his ''Doctor," and Beecher re-
Gently mentioned 1t in his pulpit. We thus
see how men, as they advance in life, 90
back TO the associations OF childhood. A
still moro remarkable instance is found in
| Walter Scott, who, when broken in health,
both of body and mind, sought recovery in
a voyage to Italy. When 10 the mufeum
at Naples he undertook to look up Mother
Goose, tor he had been told that II was OF
Scotch origin. He failed in this, for the
collection is of Boston birth, and the orig
inal Mother Goose, it is said, is buried in
the Granary burying ground, not far from
the graves of Franklin's parents. Who Ia
there that does not love Mother Goose
such person, indeed. 10 not evied BY
The HERMIT OF NEW YORK.