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During the month of August large part
of the pastors of the Protestant churches of
the city are away from their ilOcks, seeking
health and pleasure in the country. Some
of them take even longer vacations than IA
month, and cross the ocean to enjoy Euro
pcan tour. These ministers are having u
good time. we hope; and that they may re-
turn To their pulpits with new strength for
the assault upon all wckcdncss whatsoever.
inside Tia church as Ncllas outside of il. and
with right conceptions Of what religion Is.
must be- the earnest desire of everybody who
would see men taught wisdom
We remind these ministers, some Of whom
will rcappcar in their pulpts next sunday
the first sunday in September that while
they have been OF enjoying themselves, the
great mass of the inhabitants Of the town
have been tuilng md sweating under the
suns OF the dog days. We ask them not to
forget that tens of thousands of workers,
SO far from having had their wages or
salaries continued To them during q months
Vacat ton. have either been unable to get any
wages at all or have got such scanty nay
that they have barely subsist"d. Even many
merchants of good business. and pro!, sSional
mon N learning and experience, have been
obliged t. iorcgo the delights of the country
at the demand OF their daily duty. Perhaps
some of them have been able to send their
families away. though more have been pre-
vented from doing even that. SO hard are
tn times. and 50 difficult Is it to mako
money Meantime the ministers to whom
We have referred have taken their long va
cations without any loss Oi income. Not a
few of them have shut up their churches,
leaving those of their congregations who
cannot afford 10 go away for recreation
altogether without pastoral care, 81 turn
ing them over to some strange s..cpherd 1t
cannot be surprising ii some out of the
iocks 80 bcreft have wandered among the
guats, always ON hand in great numbers in
such metropolis a. New York.
In truth, il would seem A. If there was no
tune uf the year when Christian ministers
could find 50 much profitable work to do In
town AZ the summer. 1t j. our unhealthiest
season. and the suffering among the poor Is
great and widespread. The temptations of
the city are mover more numerous than IN
much. They are less in their own homes
/ than during the Indictment winter for they
seek the open air OF the streets and parks
/ Thus they are exposed 20 many allurcmrnts
/ of the devil from which domestic surround
ing protect them. They see the rich and
/ fortunate whirling hv with big trunks.
/ bound for the Watering places and the
| health-giviug and sprt-rc-toring brcczcs Of
the country; and some OF them. afflicted
! with foolish aud wicked envy, cry out
against their iato and vamly accuse the
a.-"i-e Providence which orders the affairs
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nov IIfE iRMr Is MiDE rP.

There is very mpcricct knowledge of
the cost and composition Of 'he regular army
W. propose to supply this needed Information
with the aid of the annual Ecgsto and the re-
ports 10 and debates IN Congress. wherein the
figures are derived from official sources down
to u recent date. The actual army consists OF
25.4O0 enlisted mon and 2.l5l commissioned
officers ON the actual list. OF i tota. VI 2I.sjl
ON ers and men.
OF the OH 'ers there are general lcuten-
ant-General. maIor-gcneral. and II lrisn-
dier-g.neral- o. colonies. - l-utenant-col-
oncs. 2i9 majors. - --dc-camp jgl cap
tains. 40 adIu,unts, 40 reeimcn'al quartcriaa--
,ers. battalion adlutant battalion quarter
master. SIS ilssi loutenants AS second leuton-
anti. and "a chaplaln-. with the rank of captains
of infantry.
or the lower ..rado- there are 30 rsoaat-
mnIors. 40 duaItcrmaster sfrscaiis. 40 chic.
's''.'''e '"'' - r''n tr"i riu-i ivnr -i,'i'iir
sergoan,s. 10 chief trumpcters. III ordnance
sorg"ants lis oommis~ary sergcani.. 2jO hos
pirl stewards. battalion srras~aut-inainr
battalion quarterna-tar sergeant. i3u first -or-
goants. 1910 screran's. 1slG corr rails gao
trump.t,rs, C-' mus iaus. ~ iarrcrs and
OLA .hsml.A,. go ar.1nrs. 10 sadll,r-. Il1
wasuner-, POS priv.t FIN first .ass. aAU l79
private of tine second class.
Tho ofli cops ana men ar. O. 'rihut.l a= ~
lows: General on. -cr~ H. military err,'ai,
GO the lieutenant gen ,al l h,ltcnyut- .io-
mel; ad,--de-eanp o. gen rial oHl u.s. -. of
whom arr colou.l- . lieut .nanf-ronn,l-. %
CAPTAINS or Neutouaut- l. n.u',upu'~. III
tAo AlIdWW Generals D.Iartm MT there arr
hfcalirr-s neral. colon ',. { lieutenant
o.lon' j.. ana 10 MAJ .f--l7 m AN. Tie lu-
.p..tpf-G 20 rail- Il. uartrent 'herrar.l .. .a-
n'l, h'Ui Huau'-eOl"nc.- an.l majors ) Ga
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Charges such az those against Justice
GUcK Of Brooklyn should not be lightly made
or lightly laid aside. According to the aflidavits
in the case. he is in corrupt collision with
lawyer. who happens to be his son; he is cor
ruptly Influenced. through this lawyer. In his
adjudications and decisions. and he Is other
wise guilty of using the powers Of his Office to
cxtort money. Justice GUcK Of the Fifth Dis
trid Court Of Brooklyn must annihilate these
charges as quickly possible.
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While the convict kURR, whose disclos-
ures have 80 blistered the reputation Of English
detectives. was under REORGANIZATION in the
London court. he was asked to give the names
OF all the detectives to whom he had paid money.
He gave ten names and paused. Counsel told
him to go on, and then kURR asked decidedly
suggestive question: Do you want them in
America. tool" There was laugh at this and
kUIR was told that he might conilne himself.
for that occasion. to the United Kingdom. Ii Is
a pity that he was not allowed to make his story
II tale Of two continents by completing the list.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-08-27

A dozen or twenty sermons on various
features of the so-called Labor Question have
come under our notice within the last two or
three weeks. We have studied each of them as
far as 1t seemed necessary to do 80; and now
we feel disposed to say that among the clergy
men who delivered them. there must be good
many who know somethIng about theology.
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excuse for the removal was that Capt DEvIS-
NEy was too old man propery to discharge
the duties of an important Office" DEvrNNEY
had attained the venerable age Of slxty-hye.
Brother FREELAND's age. to which HAYES. since
communing with BErcrER. il not inclined to
attach so much weight as some would do. IL a
thing that IL never spoken Of IN Brooklyn save
with wonder and ainazemcnt BEECHER's old
lamb was born last century.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-08-27

The Maine Democrats cannot do less in
self-respect. to say nothing Of public duty. than
TO call upon their candidate for Governor to
take himself out Of the canvass. That is the
one partial and inadequate atonemcnt he can
now make for his treachery; and the demand
should be prompt and pcremptory As the
Bangor Commercial forcibly says. his declara-
ton that he cannot find any impeachment Of
HAYES title in the resolutions is an insult to
the wel-kDown and declared sentiments. not
only Of the Convention, but Of the united De-
mocracy Of Maine" To pocket such an insult
will be to invite and deserve overwhelming de-
feat. Let Mr. JosEPH II. WILLIAMS bc COM
PEELED 10 step down and out, and let it be done
at once.
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" BoDEAUx." as plain Adjutant. Some Euro
pean newspapers have gone the length OF re-
porting the after dinner babble OF young Master
JESSE Roof GRANT. in the interest, we suppose.
of international good feeling.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-08-27

The CAMERoNs have decided to put their
hands in their pockets md Sc, up a new news
piper organ in Phiiadelptin. A, all events.
this report reaches THE Sun. Why The CAM
ERoNs should want another organ does not
clearly appear; they are well ,rvcd as it is. and
the starting OF newspapers. especially OF the
organ species. Is u costly amusement. But 81
MON and Don are rich enough to indulge their
fancies. II IL not expected that they will mako
open war upon HAYES at present either In the
organ or the State Convention But II the Re
publican candidates come to grief in the fall
elections, there will be music in the air right
away. and the CAMERoSs will contribute their
full share of IT,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-08-27

Queer, that in his first campaign speech in
Ohio STANLEY MATTHEWS didn't have a word
to say about the Comnunstc programme for
regulating wages. preventing pauperism. fixing
the rates of freight, and making everybody
prosperous and happy 10y act Of Congress- 50
cloquently unfolded by WEST and SHERMAN.
Isn't this unnatural conduct in MATTHEws?
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-08-27

For once, amhassadorial honors are going
a-heggius in this country. The negotati,
with SITTING BULL still hangs fire for wal, 81
ncsotator-. Prof. WALKER OF Yale il the latest
rasc of deel.natOn. Thus far. We believe. one
-s... .s $500 ..''sa"s
he l. willing 10 serve Why doesn't ScHufZ
rise 10 IN" level Of the eNigency and 70 himself?
No doubt SITTING BULL would feel the conlpu-
ment
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-08-27

On the day after Mr.. HAYEss return to
the White House from his sentimental Jour
ney through New England two distin-
guished Southcrncrs arrived in Washington
and unostentatiuusly sought board and
lodging AT tavern. These statesmen came
from latitude near the tropc of Cancer
While belonging to neither the legislative
nor the executive branch OF Government, IL
may he said that they are mot entirely un-
connected with the present Administra-
ton. In fact, the present Administration
owes its very existence Ia their patriotic
services. II il unnecessary to say that we
refer to Mcssrs WELLS and ANpLRsoN of
the Louisiana Returning Board
Nothing but Mr.. HAYEss own recent re-
turn to the capital can satisfactorily eX-
plain the fact that these distinguished
Louisianans were allowed To remain AT a
hotel over sunday. In the fatigue Of a long
journey and the intellectual exhaustion fol-
lowing much specchmaking he has uu-
douht"dly overlooked the announcement of
their arrival Otherwise, how could man
with any Of tn" finer instincts OF gratitude
permit hi- benciactors to incur for two days
tine expense and discomlurts oi mrrccnary
hospitality;
MI IlAYls's action in this matter ought
not t. hc influenced by the circumstance
',u Mo--r-. WELLS aul ANDERSON are iu-
diriod criminals, soon o. Doc tried lYr felony.
lie has already pat himself un tN.Irlprl
level hy receiving the plumber lie cannot
npN refuse 80 receive the tnND- ihui
would be- hn-"ne-- unhoarl Of even amnn,
ionlral- and pickp"okot- y th" lowest
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-08-27

EFFIGY SARGENT does not seem likely to
succeed in his attemptto destroy the San Fran
cisco Chronicle which had the courage 10 expose
the villniny oftic San Francisco Ring. koDEsoN's
old pal has not encouraged truthfulncss on the
part OF the newspapers of the Pacific coast
When the Chronicle made its vigorous exposure
Of the rottenness OF SARGENT character based
on PfNNEY's revelations. he sworc grea, oath
to spuclch the newspaper. H. and his associ-
ates brought libel suits against the Nhronicie.
and by packing grand Iurics procured the crim-
inal indictment ~ it, publishers in every coun-
ty. or nearly every county. of California. The
first suit tried WAS that Of Congro ssman PAGE.
the issues involved being the same a. those in
SARGENr's suit. and the Jury has failed 10 agree.
notwithstanding the Federal Rings great iuilu-
ence in the courts SARGENT cannot crush the
Chronicle. He has himself been crushed by his
own record Of dishonesty. His term in the Sen
ate ends on the Attn of March 1879 and when il
ends one of the most corrupt of GRANTS ole
cronies goes forever out of public life.
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amount being promised. The vastness of
tho undertaking dunbfounds some Of the
brethren, nnd--as on Sunday. IN the Church
Of the Holy Trnity-somc OF them try to
escape from the coming ordeal lie IL watch
full for that, and bcgs that all will remain
ia their seats. At the outset tho prospect i,
invariably dubious. The people are unre-
sponsivc for an hour or So The first cnihu-
siasm l. usually aroused by Brother XIV
RAIL Offering TO head u list Of subscribers
Of $4,000 each. More singing. praying and
exhurtng cnsuc, aud true revival iclNor
gains Roadway. Subordinate solicitors 20
ing about among the pcws mako personal
appeals to reluctant brethren; the urging is
continued from the pulpit, Tho cNcito4nrnt
grows intense. and in II climax Of semi
religious cnthusia .nl the debt is eXtinguish-
ed that Is To say, promises to pay money
TO the full amount are secured.
Brother K1MDNLL'S roViNNlism turns re-
ligiOus lcrvor into an entirely new channel.
ReNivalsts usually prefer something sal
Nation--" without money and without price
lie, on the contrar asks something; AMI
the gifts that he solicits. however insignlll-
cant they ought to be held in comparison
with the certainty Of eternal felicity, affect
the immediate temporal interests OF his con-
Ncrts. In this view OF his work 1t Is more
surprising than that If Brother MOODY.
Mems hearts are more susceptible TO inliu-
encc than their pockets. MOODY says:
bring to You plan by which YOU may GER
tainly gain heavenly happiness, and it will
cost you nothing except the living W a bet
ter and happier life ON earth" krMBALL
says: IL bring to you Il plan by which you
may gain financial prosperity for your
church, and it will cost YOU heavy and
possibly a gripping dimnution of your own
means" The first ofler Is spiritual, intan-
giblc. comparatively easy to accent, and at
tractiVc to the nearer whose mind has been
brought to the proper condition. Tho other
Is SO exactly the reverse that the possibility
OF assocating them successfully with the
same revival methods might reasonably be
doubted If the proof were not before us.
Ordinary religious rcviyals are condemned
by some Christi on the ground that peo-
pie become converts through undue excite
mcnt, without Il sufficient understanding OF
THEMSELVES. and are therefore likely 10 back
Hide "a soon as their fervor subsidies. This
* met with the argument that no harm can
come Of even brief adherence to Christian
doctrines and practices. Thoughtful mon
will apply 10 Brother KINBNLLs work the
objections that are made to that Of common
rcviynlists. IL will be said that he takes an
unfair advantage Of overzealous men, in
ducing them under the pressure Of excite
mcnt. and Of the influence OF emulative
pride. to mako promises that they cannot
keep without injuriug their business and
their families. II Brother KlMRArL's re-
Nivalism should develop number OF Gil
MANS, what thcny
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doors Of the departments against commit
tees; shut the books and papers away from
prying eyes; put padlocks on the mouths
of clerks and others who know the secrets
that have long been hidden from scrutiny,
and deny inquiry the power 10 make itself
felt against contuinacous witnesses and
perjurcd thieves: and then, the Republicans
say, speaking through the mouth of their
smallest specimen of leadership, there will
hc no difficulty in passing the resolution!
There H. written ON every feature and line
of tli- resistance to fair. honest, and thor
OuAh inquiry, confession of the concealed
corruption in the public service, by which
most oi tho Republican leaders have in one
form or another prOiited during tho long
rule OF their party. Hundreds Of millions Of
the peoples money have boon stolen, and
more hundreds Of millions squandercd. since
the close Of the civil war. in efforts to main
tain political supremacy and TO continue
tho vicious system by which the revenues
have been robbed aud our politics have been
d,hnuchcd.
And now. when the country demands to sec
the vouchers filed in the 1reasu for reck
less aud ,cnal jobbcry to know exactly how
the money was expended, and who We're the
bcnchclnrcs Of the plundcr, the Republicans
mass together in solid body and set their
backs against the doors of the departments,
50 mat they shall remain closed against all
invo-t igatiOn. They have inv tied more than
suspicion by thi- course. aud in the end will
ind occasion 20 regret their attempts to
prevent an exposure. which must come be-
fore this session ends.
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After month OF unjustlfiahle delay and
tinkcring mostly I'm Difference to De GOLFER
EAIflELD and other leading Republicans
who have personal reasons for Resisting
bvery form Of searching investigation. MI.
FERNANDo WOOD reported from the Com
mittec of Ways and Means ON Friday the
clear and direct resolutions Of inquiry into
the abuses and frauds OF the public service,
which Mr. GLOVER had pro4onted 80 the
House at the extra session. Though shurn
In some respects Of their Vigor, they are
Htill sufficiently strong to be OF much value
III honest hands.
GARFIELD and his associates on the COM
mittce struggled with their utmost
strength, aud by every device, to prevent
the proposed investigations from having
power TO send for persons and papers,
knowing that without that power the de-
partments would snap their fingers AZ the
different committees. and laugh at their
attempts 10 reach the root Of Republican
corruption. They were allowed to postpone
decision which should have been made in
few days, and To ongrait d condition
which ought never TO have been accepted,
In the following words:
"P,crtid That the exercise Of the powcr shall m the
Judgment OF ue commltt, De- necessary, aut that when
Me production Of pnn'rsis required they ,hal be- fpct
he'd ana described with such aOcuracy As shall lrsc
Eabie under the ciil umsfanccA"
Even with this qualification the Ropuh-
lican, rushed forward with impetuOu- zeal
aud concerted plans, the moment the report
wac made to the House, 10 intorposc oliec-
hons, points Of order parliamentary in
purice, and AL the tricks of rules TO thvart
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-12-18

JOHN WESLEY MIsQU0TED.
What he said, aud Nhas he Dsd Not say-He
Never Sn w. n Spirit.

To THE EDITOR OF The SUN--.Sir. Nj.
ID. Winder Of Wyoming. Ohio. in an article in
the american Spiritual Magazine ~. 30ll. makes
John Wesley. the founder Of Methodism. say:
On Friday. july D. sitting at dinner when !
,hSns,i heard 'nMs on, s,m cen, a9ns " pa'-S
Castle. standing ~ my hack on saturday had letter
informing Mc that sht died thai day
Tho quotation san be- found in Ne-leys works
Ioudon edition, Vol. w.. y. 3O9j but the words
are Elizabeth Hoiron's not Wcsleys. Her mar
rstva his twelve pag Of the hook, and the fol-
loNin. saNrrn"un cppy vi What Wesley sad
concerning II Up 30I-eG
wednesday NAV % l7cs'. and the two following days,
icing al suni.rianh. took down, ifoin one VINO hat
.e.,.i ,im rom ,ef m Act Que e' tle sN"i.e-t ac-
i.,he'c H. The wen sniwn chaiacu OF he pcr.on
l,, an ~, .t'..n " ,.II auI tnv aatni oi n'r e.
lu.ion II a. true a. lo are @f'ra Of W'm which do
r,ion Tor what lslt when comprehend even o lie
things see d.uyf Truly not
The smallest .ran Of sand, or spirc OF grass
A o, ' oihcre "ieF %ai m" pr. Gw , rH "
dny wellaue sed in.s. because cannot comprehend
II is trne likewise that the Erehsh In general ant
~ a account. of witrhe. and anuarnnn. AZ meie Old
wives isnes am .orry fer T. and willingly take MS
.lulrnt compliment which - many taat believe the
.uch -ryice taxi kuow,dse that tnc. are at IN, hot
ton q" tho cutlery which has been raised ana with such
sinun not only Ia the Bbie hat the suffrage OF IN,
wei Know whether Christians know II ur not that NE
.ivlng OF ~tchcrn b. in cfcci giving up the Bible
And They know lie other hand. that hut ao-
count 81 lnsrroir,c of With lnarae spirits All
united thcir whole castle an the lDul,ln Atheism
Maicuallsni, falls to the ground know no reason,
therefore. why we should ,ef THIS weapon To be Mrvst
ed out OF our hands. Indeed there arc numerous argu
meuts hctidCs which ahnnlErtly Vuniuie their vain
ina.Inauons But we need not be hnotei out OF
neither reason nor religion requires thus
one OF tc capital objections 90 an these accounts. which
have known urltd over aud over. l. this. DID YOU
ever soc an Apuauuun yuurseut' No, nor did
q murder Yet believe there Is such n thing, Yea, and
that plAe, another there l. murder committed
every inv Therefore cannot as reasonable man.
ltnN tie tact although never it, and perhaps
may The testimony 81 uno uLonahle Witnesses tully
AnIA lm-.s mo lnll " The ono and the Ntlel " u. q
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The War pIoitcrs M work.

The people who are plotting war with
Mexico chose well In pitching upon III Pasp
county fora field Of operations. A region
by itself on the upper Rio Grandc. it, chiefly
settled parts separated by Il broad zone of
barren country from central and southern
Texas inhabited almost wholly by people OF
Mexican origin yet with the county offices
and the means Of sending news. including
the telegraph. I'm the hands Of anti-Nexicaus.
no place promised better for first fomcnting
adtsturbancc. and then conccaing some of
i,s facts and distorting all the rest 1t also
possessed The advantage Of an existing local
quarrel. capable Of being represented n Il
war of races or perhaps even of being mag
nilied into nm armed invasion.
But the purpose of the anncxatonl-ts Is
60 transparent that it bids fair to defeat
itself. Even HAYES does not dare TO give at
least openly. the full backing which GOV.
HUBBARD asks. Troops are hurrying to Fl
Paso but no directions are given for Il gen.
cral crossing OF the Rio Grande and history
does not yet repeat itself by an announce
ment from the White House that war exists
by the act II Mexico. This temporary fail
IRE of the annexation plot the country may
largely trace to two causes: First. to the
exposure of the former similar attempt to
represent the III Paso salt pond riots as an
Invasion from Mexico; secondly, TO the firm
attitude Of CONGRESS which is believed 20
have already led TO secret orders to SUSPEND
cavalry raidlng into Mexico
The iabcriOu- concealucnt Of the real
source of trouble in III peeo county is the
most remarkable feature Of the.. anncxa-
ZIONIST tricks. Not Il word about the salt
troubles osoapos the Sheiin. or the Cover
nor. or the Texas Cmgres.meu. Mexico.
and Mexico alone. Is the head and front III
the Offending. "Fichtinr all dav b,tvaon
State troone and Nexicaus from hoth side.
nj Tin. ,i,,,. :, -ova sh.ri,r l<rpppp carefully,
ah.t,ipiny rrnn, e.,.i,., ,yb,t tb.n.,bti,,,
,caa about ar h,, be know thst armed
hIexican. had crossed tha riar On a..
81 rcno,b NJ tbo. do-ratoh oIono e,o,. I'm
pArn telocranhs n "A ,N,pe thst :. citi,.n,o ~
,Icvi.o IN ornrcc,i,, .,.ith ,i,,,o,,s - ~
poso county, arr. lillin,, An...ri,ars Irr,
eog.rl,. m, mt oiti,.r- ~ li.vi,,. ti.., and
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Brother KimbaiI's Rcyivoll>m.

Brother EDWARD KIMBALL Is rcvhali-t
IL q new kind lie devote, his talent to in-
citing churches to pay their debts We call
him a rcviyali-t because hc uses the ordi-
nary methods Of rcyiyal5, only slightly
muiiird 10 meet the different conditions.
His success has thus far been astounding.
Having selected "A church from among the
many that solicit his aid, he obtains
from some Of tho leading mcmbors a fund
with which to make subscriptions in his
own name. This, as viii bc seem is an es-
sonlnl point lie Is careful TO keep any
turekunwledge of the effort from most of
the congregation, whose first lntimation of
ii b. his pre- no"in the pulpit on some pleas
ant Sunday morning. Fair weather il
noc' -slry - that tnrre may be a large
attendance. He talks awhile about the
bad elects ~ church debts, and APP
prals 20 lns hearers to rid their church Of
IL hurd'n. The pastor makes mn address
similar in tenor. Singing and aging fol
low. Brother KMRALL then states Che
amount of the debt, and proposes that the
subscriptions be conditional On the entire