New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-04-04
GENERAL NOTES.

Lord Marcus Der, sford was fined $500 dur
ing the third week In March taking the law into his
own hands and assaulting moneylcnder who had in
suted him. The magistrates cOntended with one an
other for the privilege OF Offering bail for his lorismp
and the mob that chccred in the courtroom was gra-
cionsy informed that the young man would not be de-
tanned in custody even for a night
A hermit who had lived forty -one years, more
or fewer in cave near Dingnans Ferry, Penn, was
found frozen death in snowdrft last Friday night
He IA said 10 have married in his youth rich Yankee
Girl and to have developed abnormal religious tendencies
after her death Hermit stories not very exciting
as these gentlemen lead quiet ves ana content
themselves with such prosac diversions as summing
starving aud freezing themselves
A writer in q German engineering journal
contrasts behavior of different animals toward steam
machinery That prOveTbialy stupid animal, the OK
staDds compOsedy the rails without having any idea
OF the danger that threatens him. dogs run among the
wheels Of a departing railway tram without suffering
ANY injury and birds seem to have peculiar delight In
the Larks often build their nests and rear
their Young under the switches of railway over which
heavy trains are constantly rolling. and swallows make
their homes in engnehOuses pair OF swallows nave
reared their young for years IN mn WheIe 9osS oo
borseDower engine is working night and day, ana
another pair have built nest in the paddle-DoI Oh
steamer which plies during The season between res'n
and SemDn.
One hundred and thirty-One colored converts
we're immersed in the waters Of Beargrass. near
Louisville on Easter Sunday. The candidates STOOD az
tie waters edge and sang hymn. Then Elder uauu!
vent down into the water. followed by three deacOhs'
two of whom led the converts in and ont while the hrd
stood BY the preachers side to help him put them under
water and pull them ont again. The first convert VINO
was mmersed-a young Girl-wiped the water from her
face and shouted Glory! Oai am glad I'm freel"
Another cried didn't know religion was so good; On
Lord come down to the water Alitte DacR boy came
ont of the crying pteousy bat all the other con-
yerts emerged with smiling faces and voices atuned 10
NH. he
that An aged sister threw up her hands ana pIuhgeu
headlOng into the stream whereuSOn inc ShaS
set up deaenng cheer and two cOioeu irlehus hSnou
her out The ceremony occupied an hour
Mr.. Gladstone made some inclslve remarks
Oh "preaching" az the City Temple, London among lhe
Congregationasts, on March D. He quoted remark
which Dr. D0lnger had made TO him over 80 years DE-
fore depend upon IT, il the Church of England is to
make way and be thoroughly national church. II must
give up the practice Of preaching from written sermons
His comment WAS that il only out of the full heart and
likewise out Of the wellfurnshed mind that good exe
poraneous preaching proceed He then reverted 10
Dr. Newman's oratory lie remembered IL during his
oxford days 40 years agone: There was not very Duc
change In infection Of the voice action there was
none His read and his eyes we're always
on his hook and all that you will against efficiency
in preaching Yes but you take the man as whole ana
there was a stamp and seal upon him there was d
solemn music and In the tone there was COM
peteness the figure taken together with the tone ana
with the manner, which made even his delivery such as
have described it, and though exclusively with written
sermons singularly attractive" Then Mr.. Gladstone
described DR.. Chalmers " am very much attached 10
scoand and like even the Scotch accent but not the
Scotch accent Of DR.. Chalmers Notwithstanding that
II was all overborne by the power of the man In preach
Ing" Mr. Shells voice he compared To tin Kettle BAT
tered about from place place producing succession
Of sounds as knocked first against side and then
against the other. There was "a peculiar eharacter-a
sort OF half wildness-in his aspect and delivery ana
his whole ngue and delivery and his voice, ana MS
matter all in such perfect keeping with one an0her
that they form great parliamentary picture. FROM
Parliament Mr. Gladstone returned TO the pnlplt l@t
the preacher forget the reality OF the man; lei m
conventional being let MIN never auOpt
the mere slang of religion for there s slang IN re
hgon-that Is u say, there is an leSmate CROWN OF
vngTny and dialect religion as in everything else
let aim rctan his reality man, ana IN proportion W
the rnteTains of the inmeasrhDle dignity anu
power OF the Office he FIJI and the instrument ne
has " wield let him extend pToporuonate ana core
spOndng in the cultyatlOnay, OF me ven
Incidental qualities that lie thinks ay contribute W 'o
fuller accomplishment Of his work.