The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-08-19
CHATS BY THE WAY.

now mission has been discovered Tor Methodism:
Is TO supply preachers to other denominations
"The most indecent thing that has been attempted,
IN the ritualistc controversy In England according
to ono OF the journals OF that school, the appointment
Of Canon Hill TO the Bishoprc Of Solder and Man.
Tho latest argument wc have for tho proposed
change OF name from protestant EpiscopaI' to
american Church" comes to from the Mississippi
valley II is unique and unanswersble It is this
II the now namo is adopted, ..Baptists, Methodists
Congregasionaiists &C, will have no excuse lett for
their state OF schsm and Rome shorn OF her Catholic
prestige, will have to reform herself perish" How
came that clerical editor to hide his light under a
bushcl SO long? This is Christian union In nutshell
"Parcnts who want sectaran education for their
sons, " says President Eliot ''must DO careful not to
send them to Harvard" And parents who want their
sons trained in the nurture and admontion OF the
Lord will be careful also not thcm there This
pomposity Of iberai" inndelity scKening to every
right thinking man. As If tho Christian religion was
the parent OF all and bigotry and ignorance
and scepcism Is the only thing that depended
upon to make men large hearted and liberal aud pure
What o sight for bgot At u recent corner stone
laying OF an Episcopal church in ST. Joseph Mo the
Jewish rabbi Of that place actually held an umbrella
over the bishops head and the trowel used by tho
latter belonged to tho rabbi by him tou
years ago ia laying the foundation OF u synagogue
"Has uIc VIZ CouuB W Wuen UlSnOpS ana raOOeS ira
ternizc ut such ratio as hIsS Tue Jeoish Messenger
wonders what the consequences would be had the
rabb held the bishop over the umbrella or tho urn.
brela had actually held the bishop over tho rabbi
We remember that during the tho sight Of tho
word spoons" had the same effect some Of tho
army officers that red rag would have wild steer
Tho Southern Christian Adcocate has been coaxng sub
scrbers by Offering premium OF spoons, which turn
out to be swindlc Tho duped ones have returned
The stun largely that the EDITORS olco looks more
hike junk shop than pious retreat, and he bcgs his
subscribers to hold up, FOR II thoy talk 'spoohs any
longer ho Will have to seek safety in flight Ho was
deceived, and SO were his patrona But would not n
little foresight and common sense have saved both
The dread OF the Yankee that New England might
day become New Ireland seems to DO better
founded than some people imagine. The latest Stats
Iics collated by Dr. Allen, an eminent physician in
Lowell Mass shows that out OF 25s,239 people living
In Rhode Island 1875 only H. ESQ foreign born
and yet 123,5l7 were OF foreign parcntage. And
while tho native population had increased less
than thirteen per cent In tho ten years be-
tween 1865 and 1875 tho foreign population by
parentago had Increased than eighty per cent.
DR.. Aliens statistics also show while S2ll natyc
American wives birth 1852 children in 1s74-75
In tho city Of Providence 500 wives Of foreign BIRTH
OF the same ages, fifteen 10 iorty-1vc, in the samo
city, gave birth 10 2,0l2 children similar state OF
facts exists In Massachusetts, and other New England
States The cause OF decline is that Americans have
given up muscular. work Tor brain work.
Bishop Marvin, OF the Methodist Episcopal Church.
South writes from Japan that ono-half the money
spent by tho women Of the Southern Methodist Church
for geweaws would support hundred missionaries In
japan or course the market will be flooded with
Powgaws and tho missionary treasures will bo Gliod
to overlooking with the receipts OF tho sales thereof
How strange II Is that Sensible should compare
mission work with threebutton gloves Jewels and silks
and such things and mako dependent on the sale OF
these things The women who can AFFORD to Uuy gew.
gaws and thrce-button gloves ure they also who can
afford to support missions and who so. Tho women
who can't purchase either and who don't are least
able to givo money to missions and do not give as a
matter oil TACT
brief review Of missionary work among tho
heather by Western magazine writer shows that
since the churches began 10 mako education the basis
OF Christian civilization the number of converts have
not increased In tho ratio OF labor and expenditure
Ia China while the missionaries made preaching their
main work success attended their labors g. 500
converts remain u living monument OF the Baptist
Missionary Union and as large larger number were
writer iorgcts that education f these results and
makes them permanent q nation. But without edu