The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-07-15
CHAT BY THE WAY.


The atheist vainly seeking God through nature. is
Ike the shadow denying tho existence tho sun be-
cause 1t nevor secs It,
A justice Of tho peace In Michigan received tele.
graphic despatch the other dny announcing his wiic's
death IN another State. The charge was ST., which
he refused to pay, declaring that wasn't going 10
pay for hat news for no had been expecting the old
woman TO die for some time.''
crusty old bachelor gave II as his opinion
that the only was to give cannibals tho
privilege OF eating phop0nas." Thcre Is prolou nd
philosophy in ''the uses Of shings' this Benedict
looked at them.
diamond In the dark emits no light, nor do the
virtues when kept safely locked up at home And yet
somo people are continually prating about charity be-
ginning at home as the place Of beginning OF any.
thing was not It's home But they would read tho last
verse OF Paul's rst letter the Corinthians SO that
faith. hope and charity should always abide at home
ana never 60 out
Few men are worth loving much in whom there Is
not something worth laughing At There charm in
incongruity and delight III unexpcctednoss The rule
and may be valuable but tho curve 10 the line
OF beauty.
IT'S only the outward perishcth;
when genius las treathej It's vital breath
There mover can come decay death.
II Is not always pleasant and hardly ever profitable
70 ioiiow Iong-winded speaker Ut public meeting.
Al q recent anniversary. meeting Of OF the New
England Methodist conferences one Of tho speakers
committed the ncxcusabc rudcness OF referring often
10 the speaker who follow him az .thc big gun
Of the evening" But he talked on until nearly uno
O'Clock, and the peoples patience almost exhausted
Finally he closcd he said 'mske way for the big
gun from Name" Tho "bg gum" thus introduced,
rose deliberately, and sighting his adversary, re.
marked;-"l don't know how big gun AIN, but am
MI Ia "A vorv Inn undI
him TO ssko good deal or tho length OF his gun and
put to tho caiibrc." Shouts Of laughter foIlowed
which would do away and then DO resumed again. II
was long time before the big gun could DO heard.
The old city Of Troy had but one gate. Go round
and round tho city and you could and There
was but way to enter And so to the beautiful
city Of the saints GU high thero Is but way ana
ono door to reach II and into IT, That way 10
through Christ Says Bishop coxe:--
Who wears the Christian name
Hath Stamped upon his brow
. His glory hts shame
AZ he hath kept his vow,
And those bright garments OF his second birth.
When Baron Stowe. the distinguished rcvivalist,
visited Continental Europe years ago. intending TO
call upon some distinguished man he looked At hrs
letter Of introduction and found that spoke him
as one who thoroughly understood tho philosophy Of
rsvivais He would not use the lctier after and de-
clarcd that that precisely what he did not under
stand Human PHILOSOPHERS are Inadequate TO explain
my divine procedure for Gods ways past finding
cut Many persons, whole scots, indeed have
studied the philosophy OF missions, and havo based
their mstnods Of work upon preconccivcd theories
without Receiving tho lessons Of experience a. their
guide. Such theorists accomplish anything.
Men and children like pebbles You know how
pebbles on The rounded and made smooth
BY being rolled against each other Il so with many
yea: hat now anu shcn 70 nnd person who Is a.