The New York herald., 1877-08-26
No more Of besuty's jealous wells

VI nome ny means Oh rcauinB extend fancies 70
the snd OF the earth.
The valuo OF q comma has often been cxemphned,
but perhaps seldom strikingy IN recent bank
ruptcy notice In provincial English paper-the Lon
don Gdsete. II Intended announce the failure Of
"Henry Earl, OF Buckingham Palace road, Nddlesex,
lime and merchant" but instead gave that OF
s'Hcnry, Earl oil Buckingham Palace road, (" &c In
asne the CONSERVATION OF the local arsocracy they
read this Another blunder, not much OF punctua-
tion Of transpcstion. ts standing Joke in Clifton,
England where, In the parish church. memorial win
dow has been placed ':ln loving remembrance OF -,
taken hence December 23, 1874, by his widow and his
mother
In the founding OF churcnes in this country there
have been less striking condolences than In tho
establishment of the civil government the discovery
OF the continent. by ono OF those singular coinci-
denccs not unknown TO history Maryland became the
fruitful seed-bed OF American Prcsby bytcrianis Amer
can Methodism aud American Catholicism. Tnere
Francis Mackenzie, an freshman, first organized
byterianism. There. also Strawbridge planted Meth
odism and thcre Lord Baltimore and others laid the
foundations OF Catholicism. Tho irish Prcsby yterians
swept down into Shenandoah Valley and over the
Allegheny Mountains and founded Pittsburg, Pa
city that is us dlstnctvely Presbyterian as Boston is
distinctvely Puritan.
Tho National Reformed Church OF Holland Is rccov-
erinc IRON long OF ra,ionalsm Forty years
ago. according 10 Dr. Hocdemaker, OF Amsterdam,
them very few who preached tho living Christ IN
his Church. Then hoy had only few students 10 the
ministry, but now they havo taken prominent posi-
tions In all the great cos and crowds flock hear
them just in proportion thoy preach the living
Christ His Church, tho Doctor says has reason to
bless the influence of ratonaisn because stirred up
the ministers OF the Church study tho Scriptures
and push forward the claims OF the Gospel upon the
similar disease and the doctors have yet discov
cred or applied the medicine that can cure Our own
churches and people are comparatively free from the
contagion OF ratonalism.
How unlike the action OF the Presbyterian Church
in tho United States toward herotcs that recently
taken by the General Assembly OF Prcsbyterans In
the British Provinces. A Rov. Mr.. Mcdonnell, very
attractive and popular preacher had publicly denied
the endlessness OF future punshments. He was
raignod for hercsy. The Assembly divided. Part
favored explicit denial Affirmation of the hcresy,
and part favored milk and water arrangement by
which the Church should not lose ablo minister
and he should not be compelled to admit deny his
theory. A statement therefore drawn up, which
he signed. declaring that be still subscribed the
Confession OF Faith and its teaching doctrine Of
eternal punishment OF the wicked, Notwithstanding
doubts and difficulties which porplex his mind. So
that Mr.. Mcdonnell hold this any other beret-
ical notion he pleases In tho Presbyterian Church,
provided he does not roach 1t publicly.
The Interior finds In the late resistance to striking
mobs a revival OF Calvinism We did not know that
the heirs Of John Calvin had monopoly Of that sort
This the favori,e month for seaside and mountain
camp meetings, we'll as for the less ostentatious
tented groves Most ofthcn the vicinity Now York
have been we'll attended this year Their usefulness
will not be questioned by those who attend them but
fhoir
difference in the latter between Long Branch aud
Ocean Grove.
Tho Methodist has commenced a crusade against
female dress fashions But that the basis of
such crusade must bc changed from the supposed ruin
physically inflicted on women to the ground OF bad
taste. Our neighbor thinks that In ludcrous bad
taste nothing much exceed tho long dresses at
present worn gathered into the hand of
to disclose boots, stockings and Skirts and pulling
all the lower portion Of the dress out OF shape.
Women make themselves ridiculous IN masculine
cycs by absurd and scnsoless q custom Won't our
brother describe the style Of dress he would have tho
and relieve their anxiety to know
what is most pleasing to masculine syes9
The National Association Tor the Promotion OF Egot
ism meeting recently at Chester Heights. near
Philadelphia The city and neghborhood pastors kept
away, but the people turned out TO hear the egos.
They pummelled and fired away at tho absentees, as
usual, who, in the peculiar dialect OF these pious
PADRES in danger of hell fire unless they join the
Association OF Egoists and obta in the experience"
that the latter pretend to If the pastors would
keep hloor those honess" people might realize
their condition and position In the Church.
Bishops are In great demand just among the
ethodst camp habtants One OF them, Haven
has gone to Marthas Vineyard; Bishop Peck
has been running between New York. Ocean Grove,
an nd So cmha .
he expects to be in Syracuse to help Mrs. Peck prop
ery to celebrate her seventicth birthday. Bishop
Foster has gone from Newark, N. j., to Ocean Grove
and thence to Camp Tabor, Donve, ~ j., ana Bishop
Amcs visited Lakeside camp meeting. Bishop An
drews took peep at Sea Gin, l.. l., and Manchester,
Conn, and few days ago went to his homo in Des
Moines, Iowa, aud to day Bishop Simpson VIII perform
dedicatory service for tho Holmcsburg, Pa, Method
st Episcopal Church. Methodists seem 10 be as
anxious to have a live bishop among them as somo
other people to have live prince duke town.
EPISCOPAL GENERAL CONVENTION.
CAL vEsTMENT CoNTRovERsy-DIvIsIoN OF
DIoCEsEs AND CHANGE OF NAME-INrEREsT-
ING DISCUSSIONS EXPECTED.
Three years ago the General Convention the highest
udicatory the Protestant Episcopal Church in the
United States, met IN this city, and had very excit
ing session. principally tho election OF tho dean of
the seminary to the epscopate, o which he failed to
receive votes enough lew weeks hence tho Convon-
tonwil come together in Boston october - hold
sessions daily two three weeks In Trnity Church
and in Emanuel Church-thc bishops In the former
and the deputies IN tho latter On Sunday October T.
missionary meetings will DO held all the churches oil
Boston and vicinity. and the 10th musical festival
Will be gwen III Trinity Church part OF tho pro-
grammc Missionary meetings will also DC held on the
11th and 18th October in the Tabernacle For the
IL may be hoped that tho General Convention will
be occupied chiefly with the making and mending Of
canons. The code Is certainly extensive enough
already. The clergy and laity scarcely have time to
become acquainted with the canous before sucn
changes proposed and effected frequently
cason no little perplcxity and confusion.
The attempt to regulate by canonical provision and