The New York herald., 1877-12-09

worth In money, his reply might well the Office
seekers OF the present time to stop for moment and
think the matter over. SWELL" he said, at may be
worth some thousands OF pounds TO him who. alter
his oeath, would instantly 80 to heaven; twice as
much to him who would go to purgatory, and nobody
knows what IL may be worth TO him who would adj
venture 10 60 10 hell.r
In the days OF Horace human nature was about the
same that II is now, People delighted In scandal
then. aud they roll the savory morsc under their
tongues in this nineteenth century. We DO take
morbid delight IN andiug out something bad about
somebody. We tell II bur neighbor In the strictes
confidence, and he does the same, and SO the story
goes through the community until everybody has
been told OF the mishaD aud cnioned to keep II Sc
oret. Horace said long agoi-
There is a lust in charm can tame
OF loudly publishing hts neighbor's shame:
On eagles wings immortal scan 1as fly,
While virtuous actions are but born 10 die.
1t always easy enough to find satisfactory
for doing whatever you are bent on doing. Revenge
has its logic well love, and II you hunt for
cuse Tor your misdeed you will not DO long in nuding
It. The devil runs wholesale mandatory OF ex.
cuses OF every shape and sze and by personal appca
ton ut the head Office you will be furnished with what
you want Dr. Aldrich has run this matter into the
mould OF rhyme:-
II On my theme rightly think,
There are FIVE reasons why men drink;
or lest should be by and by,
or any other reason why
Memory is q very great con veneIcc times aud at
times very great Inconvenience. Dr. Fulton, who
seems to oil pebble in the shoe Of the Baptist
body, suffered very serious accident tho other day,
but tho molecules OF his brain completely
Jared out each other that he remembers
nothing about It, coored editor, who writes Greek,
and so proves that his combustion, as Mr.. Tyndall
mid worki 10 froeI q N
collar and ejected-a potter word would be "ejacu-
latedn-him from the sanctum The colored arm
raised, and like Roman cataput IL struck the da-
phragm Of tho ioe 1t war Of races and the law
OF natural selection alas decided in favor Of the cd
tor, who from sWhere Afric's sunny fountains
roll down their golden sands" The phenomenon
which surprises us, however, is that DR.. Fulton has
no remembrance OF the occurrence whatever. He
thinks he simply treated as he deserved to be,
that Is all People may not appreciate It, but there is
nothing which helps the OF peace and broherly
love and torbearancc SO much as clerical rumpus of
that kind, and Of which any ordinary man would be
ashamed.
Continuing In the same line OF thought we come
next some of tho personal peculiarties of fol
low citizen George Francis Train. His illusions
entirely harmless, and his eccentricties rouse
sympathy AS well as our pity. He is at present un-
dergoing some OF tho peculiar processes Of evolution,
and expects to reach tho stage o inspiration and
prophecy. Hc ls, we are persuaded, mistaken in his
methods He proposes to live on only few crackers
day, TO refresh himself with tumbcr Of sparkling
Croton and thus to prepare himself for the DICTATOR
ship. Experience, however, Is our great teacher We
have seen scores of ccrgymen who lived on next to
nothing not OF their own free will but OF necessity,
and the only result wo could discover was a certain
lcanness Of body aud q corresponding leanness In
their sermons. Tyndall is partially right at least,
when he declares that tho human stomach is the
tire OF all things When there IS nothing in 1t the
head becomes vacuum, and when II is well filed the
machinery the upper story attends to Its business
properly Unless George Francis changes his theory
and taxes kindly 10 an underdone tenderloin America
will have no dictator and the children in Union
square will have play fellow and the birds thereof
no one 70 iced them with cracker crumbs.
ST. DOMINIC'S SEWN DAUGHTERS.
The little community Of ST. Dominic, located at No.
100 East Twenty-eighth street, was yesterday in-
creased by the addition OF seven new novIces, who
received the white vel at tho hands OF the Rev Father
Rockford, o. p, late Provincial OF the DomiB4can
order Three OF the novices, VINO received the habit
about year ago, also made their simple vows and
were invested with the black veil and golden ring OF
profession
received the sacrament OF communion the seven Can
didates conducted into the chapel, each clad In
PLAIN black Dress with simple white veil falling
the head anu face, and zach carrying burning
taper IN her hand. AS they prostrated themselves
before the alter the priest asked. ''Wnat is your
requestW And they replied, with one voice.
"lne mercy Of God ana yours aud the
Holy Habit of ST. Domino" AL tho candidates re-
NAMED seated while Father Rockford exhorled them
to cousiuer the act they about perform They
"a
establ 600 years ago by ono oi the most ustri
Gus saints OF Tue Churcn, aud, ike hin tney must oe
prepared 70 undergo u,orlIication, humiiiaton and
suffering II they desired 10 exchange the norns o ie
for the pleasures o eternity the cross Of the world
upon them The necessity OF patience, genteness,
meekness, modesty and a becoming exterior, so tnat
others seeing their good works shall goriiy God who
has INSPIRED them to tins perfect service.
Wnen the exhortation was nnished the prioress led
the candidates to The robe room where they exchanged
the dress OF secular lie Tor the white habit OF 81
Domino, alter winch they returned 10 tue chapel,
where they aYain prostEa.ed Themselves on the steps
OF the aitar The cnoir meantime chant ting tue Veni
Creutor.u Arising from their prostrute attitude the
seven candiuates stood before the altar, wheic they
received the whine veil ana the Del,s, suapul,rs ana
rosaries from the nauds OF the priest Tney then
tired TO either side OF tho chapel and the throe cand
the black veil kne before tne altar, when they
were askcd "What is your iequestY' aud they re-
pcd "Ihe mercy ot God and grace 10 DO received 10
profession Each then read the simple
VOWS oil poverty, chastity and Obedience, aud prom
ised To pcrsevere IN ther practice ior iuree years.
AT end winch time more binding vow
DC made. Each one mus Received me pian aold
cspousal ring upon the hira hnscr o the rlgh hand
aud the black vcl Was placed upon each bowed head
As the cnoIr sang the re DeumN the kis, oi peace
exchanged bct~ cen the AewIy proessod. the
prioress ana Lna newly clothed, tuey adjourned
to the paror whe each one was intf oduced Dy her
new TO oiiiciatng clergyman aud MS assis.
tani.
Sister Mary Joseph Dougherty Sister Mary Dominic ic
Downing anu SISTER Mary Lucy Cashcn Received ihe
black vciL those wno received The waite ven are
Mise Mary Moilt Sster "a. Francis Assis; Mss
Margaret Mar.n, Sister NJ stanisaus Miss JENNA
McGufck Sister "A. nttIus Miss Catherine Ciark ke,
Sister NJ. Rose ei Lima; Miss NJ. Snanin~n sister Nj.
lmciua; Miss M Murphy, SISTER NJ. vincent Fcrricr,
and Miss Mary 0'kcfc, sister Monica. Father De
Fine, OF Italy, assisted at the ceremonies.
FORTY HOURS DEVOTION.
The ONCE OF tho Forty Hours Devotion will be
mepced at the Church OF ST. Mary Star OF the Sea,