The New York herald., 1877-09-02

Protestant religious books as could be found wore
pado bonfire OF by the Catholics OF that parish And
while tine flame was arising the cry of the popuacc
was heard "lurn the Protcstantsn II this story Is
false It IS vicously and II II s true is dsgraceuiiy
50. We walt for confirmation denial from other
sources.
The tendency 10 multiply bishops is not confined
alone 10 the Catholics Episcopaans. The ycthod-
lists OF the Southern Church are already calling Tor
more Thor General Conference Is yet year OIL, out
they are taking time by the forelocK and creating
sentiment in that direction already They could take
ana use half dozen, but they imperativcy ask for
two-oue for Texas aud one for the Northern Pacific
slope But they are troubled about locating them.
Methodist bishops are simply superntendents at large.
aud their Jurisdiction Is equal The ontre Church
Until lately the Northern bishops resided where they
pleased and that the Atlantic cities Their res
dcnces aPo now Gxod, though two OF them have not
yet compiled with the law OF the Church. And there
Is no power to compel them They are law unto
themselves
Tho Methodist Bishop Haven favors the public with
long glowing account Of his malara fever and OF
the efforts hifn brief and poctical extract
will be enough for our rcaders:-"An African forest
was growing up within me, the tops whereof were
madc visible. When the scrapngs from the roots oi
the tongue placed under microscope their
moving swiftly up and down these ferns and gross
trunks and branches were probably monkeys leap
inc from tree to tree Of this inward African forest"
There must have been malaria about when these
sentences escaped but believe that the Bishop Is
fully recovered
The Connecticut minutes of Congregational churches
report Rev. John L. Dudley as member OF tho Hart
ford South Association Of Ministers he is now sup
plying In: Thirtynlnth Congregational Society, Of Bos-
ton known Theodore ParKer's society," lie preached
Oh a recent Sabbath to q congregation of about TWO
hundred He read from apocrypha writings but moth
ing from the Bible HIS prayer had TO recognition of
sin. mention OF Christ and but little recognition of
God. Hs dwelt upon the possibilities OF nature, the
struggles OF lie its victories, aspirations and nspra-
tions and tho power OF tho gods. He held up to con-
tempt theological questions, and said 'theoreticai
inadeiity never hurt SOUL" He said ''any man who
should enter heaven through unmcrlted bounty would
DO loafer therc and discarded all merit In the death
OF Christ. Mr.. Murray too with his half orthodoxy,
Is also cassed Congrcga.ionalisI We cannot for
bear asking what is the Congregational standard Of
orthodoxy in general?
Twenty-Five years ago and less it was not uncom
mon thing 10 and the Methodist churches open here
winter and summer for three preaching services on
the Sabbath, but gradually change crcpt over them.
and the afternoon service omitted. AT the same
they have only one, and even that is too much for
some churches But the further change is taking
place among the mi nsters TO give the congregations
only one sermon on the Sabbath morning and 10 MI
up tho evening hour with praise or prayer mceting
BY and by. perhaps, that will be too much labor
for them. And these structures are In part as app
cable 10 other denominations as 10 Methodsts large
number Of Baptist, Presbyterian, Episcopal and other
churches have but one service OF the Sabbath
day, and many Of the oldfashoned church goers are
fearing that the good habit ol church attendance at
second service will be broken up altogether The
matter IS worthy Of careful consideration on the part
OF all concerned Good habits public private, are
to be Lightly set aside And yet with this disrc
gard and neglect Of tho people, ministers now and
again express rosret and surprise at the decline OF
their particular sms During tho past two months it
has been almost impossible in certain localities to nd
a clergy man to bury the dead. In small parish In
Brooklyn pastor has buried fory-two children ia
month besides adults, and now he is away brief
vacation. Perhaps, II burial fees demanded and
received some Of tho pastors incline toward, they
could be more easily found in the summer time Of
Feed. ...,~ ..-.
The Rev. Samuel Mott, d. d. was very singular
OF the olaen He dicd In 1852 at the age Of
ninety eight having been the pastor Of single flock
IN what is now Franklin, Conn, for seventy years
lie was IN the habit In his carly days OF writing out his
sermons and committing them to memory before
preaching them. When he past ninety hve years
OF ago he went into his pulpit and preached with
out variation sermon he had written and committed
to memory forty or fifty years before, and then
IN the afternoon hc again preached the very
he had preached IN the morning 10 the same
gregaton remembering the itself to the very
letter. but utterly forgetting that he had preached
the former part OF the day. When his ghter
who lived with him aud whom he always called
'daughter," SAID to him. Father, do you know that
you repeated this afternoon the very sermon you
preached this morning." he saw II at once. But his
mind being active and he as play fully cheerful
ever he had idea OF admitting it, and pleasantly
said, 'why, daughter, how you be SO Mistaken"
'But father" she replied, 'you did, and all the
gregation know it" Daughter" he replied. 'was
the bread you made last the same as you made
tns?' "why, no. OF course not. "3ut" he con-
tnned, ait made out OF the -four, from the
same barrel, in the same way and baked in the
oven, and rather think IL must have been just so
with nv scrmonu