The New York herald., 1877-08-26
CHAT BY THE WAY.

CHAT BY THE WAY.
An old citizen in a country village to whom was
handed a subscription list toward purchasing q new
hearse for public use, declined to give anything tho
ground that forty years ago he paid So hcarsc
and neither no his folks had had the benefit of
yet.
The very indefinite acquaintance which some men
have with the Scriptures illustrated the other day
during the strike In Western town. Two were
overheard discussing tho strike. condcmninE and
the other defending it. The latter appealed to the
Bible and quoted the we'll known text Strike till tho
last armed foo expires" Tho opponent at In
remarking that he had not thought OF that.
Tho good reclineth his ease; he covereth hi 8
head with paper he taketh his rest, aud his
are heard in the land The house fly So for his
heart deviseth evil continually, and when he hath
erept under tho paper he Will tickle the good man
Verify all that is vanity and vexation OF spirit
Eight souls were saved In Noah's ark. Eight Dunk
ards crossed the Atlantic primitive Chris
tianity" these distant shorea Eight souls const
tute the Dunkard mission which has gone back to
Germany. where, trusting in God, they can lie down
safely with the lion and the lamb, the former, Of
sourse, being behind bars.
Tho liberal Unitarian school noted for its denun
station OF bloody sacrifice for sin. Hence far II
Is able 1t expunges from ITS hymn book and omts from
It's Bible every reference to a blood atonement. The
Chicago (and New York; Adrance supposed to be n
Congrcgatonalst paper has come to their aid and
declares Of that venerable hymn OF Cowpcr's,
There Is u fountain filed with blood,
that ait is nero doggerel utterly unworthy OF the
me. and that rolling over and bold ma
teriastic conception OF visible, streaming fountain
Of visible blood Is not good for tho mind Of child
ADULTS, In fact. decidedly harmful
DR. Schaf, OF this city, who has recently made tour
of M md iuat houo To G,ltv tic
ned that the provcrb 'Ceanliness next to godll-
ness" did not originate In tho East We know 1t did
not take Its rise in New York
Tho editor OF the Presbyterian Weekly modesty
speaking of himself that he is "a Presbyterian
and American of five generations standing" The
srthmctical editor of Christian at Work. taking
thirty three years the average duration OF genera
ton. finds the Presbyterian editor 1876 years old,
and thercupon prays that he may his second
tcnniul Queer folk those pious editors.
Absent mindedpcss Is not peculiar TO any
people All men are subject 10 1t at times 1t Is
ported Of the lato Professor Tholuck, Halle. that
he called his house late the afternoon,
when a maid servant, not recognizing him, said tho
Professor was not ut home. 'Oh, never mind" SAID
he "l'l call again, - she asked his name. And hc
walked away and did return at later hour and was
admitted.
Frenchmar has discovered why Evo ate the apple
In Edcn The gcnlemanly doviL presenting It to her
remarked that III NJ. Adam cat zs appel ne will be-
come like our Dieu; but you, Mme w. cannot become
moro OF goddess than you now" This comp-
meut settled the question. and she ate and left legacy
to her descendants for all time.
On recent Monday morning tho pastors OF Saratoga
resident and visiting, held their weekly conference.
TIE topic that well one the morals
mcnts. Seine OF the Saratoga brethren complained
sadly that city church MEMBERS who may behave very
well at homo, are inclined to take out rect or two
when they get into the gay atmosphere Of that fashion
able resort, aud dcport themselves better than tho
worlds people DO. Morc's the pity, then, Tor q re-
lgion that Will not bear transportation IS not worth
his consistent pcty well trimmed than place
OF fashionable summer resort.
German jew, who became convert TO Christian.
iy, and was Tor who professor in Drew Tneoog-
cal Seminary, recently went 10 Chicago, where he
immersed and received into the Baptist Church.
correspondent, with chi!dlko innocence, says:--"He
has been for long time finding his way through
Methodsts and Presbyterans to the simplicity OF Cos
pol order as practised by us; though before.
believe having fully attached himself to any church"
Mcthodsm aud Prcsby lerianisn DO very complex
forms Of faith when of Professor wahl's intel
IIecnce should take "a long timo" TO nnd his way
the Daptists
There is a thought IN ore OF wh;tticr's poems whi:h
Is rs truc It Is consolaiory:-
Yot On Hos current he who dtins
is M with him who rows or sails;
kAd ho who wanders widest liza