The New York herald., 1877-07-29
CHAT BY THE WAY.

CHAT BY THE WAY.
When the Rev. L. D. Bevan came to the Brick Pres
byterian Church. in this city, he created amomentary
sensation by requesting lady, whose cough annoyed
him, to retire IRON the church a certain Sabbath
For this sharply criticised ut the time. He IS
the latest instance OF poetic justice. If he
gallant Goals Of Gre been heaped on his head by
Ruts Female College, which recently conferred on
him the degree OF u. d. He will Of course, think
better OF the ladies' future
We have long been of opinion that Baptiss were
among tho most conccted Christians in the land aud
have confirmation OF 1t from their own side.
they have nine thousand more churches than or
daincd ministers and the Baptist Weekly for
tho anomaly in this wise. Five hundred of those
churches suffer from iastidiousness and selconceit,
four thousand from chronic covetousncss, which will
not support pastor, and the remaining four thousand
i've hundred lack financial ability to pay $500 year.
These charges be by Baptist brcth-
rem against their people. And yet while SO many
churches without pastors than that number
Of ministers altogether idle only OCCASION
ally employed
FIRST class church In New YORK. with lrst class up
poniments and all, much 100 palace
seventylvc locomotives thirty eligible brown
front houses l3O 900 barrels OF flour u
tain number Of of coalso calculates OF New
Yorks trec thinkers And, of course lrst class
churches ought to be coal aud -four and
distributed among the city's poor.
Dr. Leo Rossor, the Southern Methodist evangelist,
was preaching in Durham Va recently, about PauPs
conversion tho part that Ananas took in that i'm
portant In tho heat his discourse declared
that "Ansnas was a Methodist local preacher And
now his brethren have started tho inquiry, (Which
Ananias?' There OF the namc in those days.
Ono sod his possessions and kept back part OF the
torcal wcll as theological definitions important in
these days Of close and carping criticism.
"Usc great prudence and circums pection in choos
ing thy wife" )" said Lord Burieigh to his son: 'lor
from thence will spring all thy fortune good ev
and IL action OF life like unto a stratagem of war;
wherein a man can but once" And yet marriage
Is the last thing in lie that either prudence
In. It is much easier to get the error recthed by
an Indiana court than by the application OF little
common sense and common prudence. Marry in haste
anu repent at leisure Is trite maxim OF the day.
The savagery and barbarity OF the present Russo
Turkish recalls prayer that President Fnney, OF
obxrlin College, Ohio, offered when the French and
Russians were cutting each others throats few years
ago:--.O Lord how longS how longS' no cx-
ca,rnod. "Bring this speedy close Lord !
they go killing women and children and burning
villages; aud they call this civil warfare Lord !
did you any thing ridculousr' If Finney
alive now he would emphasize this prayer when
The named have been sadly and torriby en-
phasiz in the East
Preachers are frequently tempted to complain Of
small congregations iorgotu OF the remark OF the old
pastor had felt the responsibility Of the ministerial
ONCE on him Tor many years:-"lt is large a con-
grcgaiion perhaps you will account for at
the Day OF Judgment" That day appears so distant
10 the average mind whether of minister or layfan
that the relation OF present opport untes and abilities
TO that great and important day entirely ynorcd
ono of the commonest excuses for non sclon IN
spiritual affairs Is lack Of ability opportunity or
both Tho servant that received talent hd u, so
that he could II It II he had had five
talents he might have used them and gained some
thing. There aud women in all our churches
today who IL hey could sing, play or preach like
Sankey, or Bliss, or Moody Joseph Cook, they
excuse themselves nom any clor a. all Opportunity
and ability 80 together. Tho former makes some men,
and some make opportunity. But whether taken
or left every is responsible God for both bis op
portunitcs and HIS abilities, each In their relation to
the other
Mrs Stewart Is not TO have the sole glory OF being
the rsi or only Individual who has built and endowed
cathedral 1t stated by Mr.. Prince in his address
Nc Garden City few weeks ago that no private citl
zsn since tho world began, bad conceived, far
,oss accomplished such splendid work for the uure
and for mankind 1t nov appears Aha, a single lay