The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-04-01
NEW YORK HERALD SUNDAY APRIL 1877-QUINTUPLE SHEET

II does ask you what you profess what the
articles Of your belief but. rather. what you do
ing, and II you resting your rcspectabity and
the act that in all the vast congregation TO which
Mr.. Touchemightly ministers there single
calico gown not all the big diamonds IN the broad
aisle all the carriages that drawn up before the
can the dry OF unbclief which will
or later your death.
A little boy swallowed by mistake . tumblcrful Of
I've the other day, and hts parents greatly
alarmed The physician, however. Gained their fears
by saying that the potion would do no harm II they
would send him away from the farm and train him to
| political life The lys he drank the moro he
would be likely to succeed.
At last sensible has been found who Is willing
OF tho inevitable facts Of married liie
| When dying he made will IN which he expressed
| bopo that his wife would not DO deferred from
second marriage by any romantic Ideas connected with
himself clause which u Is not always necessary for
man 10 put into his WILL and then bequeathed 10 her
| So 900 extra as wedding gift whenever . suitable
| number two could be found II Is entirely unneces.
sary to add that due the donation claimed,
| and the injunction OF the first husband 70 make
| another matrimonial experiment was tried.
| Hero Is characteristic Amercanism which every
| ono will recognize He was IN the company OF some
OF who fought In tho late war He had just re-
lated little experience OF hts own Tho landlord IN
| CURED, "what position did you hold, sr2' He
answered, al was only private" Tho next DAY rc-
| ceiptel bill handed to him with these words, .'You
| need not pay dollar Tor your entertainments Al my
hotel air. for you the only private ever heard Of
The rest all been officers OF the highest rank.
| Human nature delights in the various cpdemicai
| forms OF humbug Al time all tho world goes IN ad
over Graham bread whe tho author OF the exctement
! quetly sits down to his bccfsteak Al another tins
the repugnance to Sptz dogs RACES like conhagra-
tiou and pct OF tho paror finds his colin in an ash
barrel Now, again, are delightfully."- crazed over
| blue glass. Wo put our plants, our babies and our
| rheumatism under il Tho plants are expected to b.
| como trees In . night. the babies to absorb genius
| enough enable Thorn 10 become politicians or
feminine evangests the broathess Presbyery At
| their HEELS aud the rheumatism vacate the promises
and TO take orcibc possession OF neighbours joints
| ana muscles What would lifo be worth without
| quiet delusion OF this kinds
Pope Plus TX rs pattern OF genial temper and I'M
rufiled kindness IN his old age. His years begin 70
bear very heavily upon him. and he Is making active
preparations to 60 the way Of oil tho living As wc
look back his public career We GLADLY accord him
! the need OF great praise He has been exceedingly
patient unusual suffering and trial. and has en-
dured tho reverses and the imprisonment which the
chances OF war and revolution brought with calm-
OF illustrous sovereigns boast Of brighter Or
moro auspclous rule than the Holy Father Plus TX.
/ What could better illustrate the pccuiarites OF the
| boy OF the period than this incident? "Are you
lost fn said gentleman TO tic fellow who was rub
bling his eyes and making the welku ring, care you
lost9" He replied, mo, I'm not lost but my mothor
| ic, and she can't find me-"
Domestic economy undoubtedly the prince OF
virtues Next to this comes domestic affection. When
Il
/ must prevail to tho discontinue Of the other, then
economy be tho victorious party. The logic
| OF this assertion exempllacd the other day. A
husband in his last asonies, became somewhat
restless His spouse smo0thcd out the sheets several
times without murmur, but at last she came to her
economical and said testify, 'Now, John. do be
quet there Is usc in kicking around ana wearing
out those sheets, II you dying Just keep
| still ana die quictly'
II your congregation happens to DO nattentve the
best way them OF this bad habit is scold
| and fret but just to say something that is worth
listening TO. This may DO medicine which they arc
the habit Of taking but it is administered in
| largo doses it TO effect
This scnsliivoness TO right aud wrong OF which we
| hear much III sermons is very curious quality.
Sometimes It IS tho result Of moral principle and
times OF business shrewdness We got OF the car
rage onco and wall TO take q few
apples from tempting trco. Our fathcrn-law cried
OUT Don't take Thorn" Wo replied, .Why 2"
He answered, ..Because its wrong. Then we were
abashed. We recovered our checrlulness, however
when the old gentleman continued ssThcro two
objections TO taking those apples In the first place.
as have before mentioned, it ia wrong, and IN the
second place. II you had looked little carefully
you would have that those apples ripe"
We are undoubtedly on the edge Of great ecccsias-
tical changes Two inventions have burst on tho as.
tonished gaze OF tho world and the coincidence Of
their coming ut the same time is proof positive that
the whole method Of pulpit administration is to DO
changed. Small ministers doomed, and the
they begin to look for lucrative and more
secular employment than reading poor 10
their houses tho bettor. First, we have the telephone
| 1t is proposed to a marble retreat In Union
/ square, with tubes connecting with every church in
the city On Sunday the congregations will assemble
usual instead Of gazing into the minister's face
they will look at huge lunnel-shaped projection in the
| middle OF tho chanceL popular preacher will DO
| placed in the marble retreat, with eloquent and
stirring sermon Ito will preach at about 500 open
tubes, and his eloqucnco will be trans
| mitted to many congregations, and
emerge from the be-shaped projection tho chaucel
| with nil the various modulations Of tho preachers
| voice. Next are to havo the pyrophone, an organ
with copper pipes, whose notes be distinctly
heard over the wnoie city. we can SIT In our own
houses and listen to sacred gather
front stoops and unite in congregational hymn while
prcccrtor up in a balloon beats the time. This IS
certainly age OF abor-savng invention and spiritual
Improvement
| NEWARK METHODIST CONFERENCE.
CONDITION OF THE EDUCATIONAL AND PUBLISH
ING NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF JEACoNs AND
ELDERS.
After tho opening devotional services OF the Confer
cnce yesterday tho report OF the condition OF tho
Elizabeth district made by Presiding Elder Arndt.