The New York herald., 1877-11-18


street. Rev. Mr. Anleck tBsDjamin Helpingnandl will
speak.
In Macdougal Street Baptist Church Rev. Joseph J.
Muir, PASTOR will preach this morning "Faith and
Works Married" and In the evening on Judgment
Delayed" Dr. J. r. Elder will preach in tho after
noon.
At the Russian Chapel there will bo divine service
this Sunday morning at the usual hour
Al the Bergen Baptist Church. Jersey City Heights,
tho Rev. Mr. vosburgh viii this morning present the
subject OF "Prevailng Prayer" In The evening no
will discuss the 'ssoul Longings TOR the Infinite"
CHAT BY THE WAY.
In all happy households the wife is blnd and the
husband dealt &, he refuses hear the quick. .tem-
pered criticism and she refuses unkind or
ungcnerous sct.
II may be your way search after tho sweet things
OF lite, but some there who arc more fond OF
their bitters.
great many soft-heartcd ladies have latoy been
deceived ny plausible beggar, who insisted that he
was both deaf and dumb. 'poor man. said one who
had yet discovered nor mistake "he told him
self no had been dumb since childhood and had not
heard sound for years."
Rev. Mr.. Agcr. whom speaking OF Mr.. Bryant the
other evening" said that '.ongevity is virtue If
this be Old Parr must have been a saint and
Mcthusaleb ought to be canonizcd On the other
hand, those who die young must DO the most vicious
people in the world, aud those whom the gods
love, as We have been taugh. II Mr. Aser is right,
then all willing and nxious exceedingly
virtuous
If you have some money which you wish to put
where no will ever find II just hide It In tho lam
lily Bible, and IL will be SAFE
1t Is not what you say, hut how you say 1t, thar is
Important certain aghast at the sight OF
his wife's dry goods BILL ana, as nc held IT in his
trembling hand, exclaimed, 'Matilda Is the dearest
In the world" Matilda felt Tor a moment like
rushing into his arms; but she had dim OF iee-
ing that the word ''dear' had reference tho
dry goods bill, and waited for further developments
II you were willing TO be pleasan. and as nxious
to please In your homo you in the company
OF your noighbors you would have tho happiss. homo
in world.
Who could ever dream that tho ca.echism could con-
voy a wrong impression. A little girl once said that
she should be glad 10 60 heaven thcy havo
plenty OF preserves thero. ON being cross examined
to the Of hor Information she down her
catechism and triumphaoty read the question. .Why
ought the saints to iovc Godf" Answer, "Becauso He
makes, preserves and keeps thcm" She insisted that
II God really did mako preserves and keep them then
heaven must be very desirable place to 60 co.
bit OF rhyme is floating past which Is so sig-
niicaut that We stop It just long enough 10 tako q
copy. Itis deserved hit at those students OF poit-
ical economy whose idea OF reform Is level every
body down, but not to level anybody up themselves
There are mauy people in the world who are much
more willing to compel tho rich TO share with
them than to submit 10 having still poorer man claim
his share OF their own goods This Is called reform,
but II Is only greedness
What Is a Communist2 Ono who hath yesrnings
For equal division of unequal earnings;
lder or burglar, or both. ne Ia willing
Train up n child in the why he should 60 and whom
he comes to be u man you Will probably ind him
training In the right company. The best way Is not
10 give your child oral directions TO the path OF
virtue, but 10 walk yourself and take him With
you
Consistency is jowel, but some great mon dsda,n
its possession. Whom read OF the Friday even-
ing talks OF Dr. Tamaac and that he had been ut.
ering swords OF respect" the memory the three
prominent actors who have lately died, felt that
volcano had burst forth In the typo room, knocked
the forms into pi and that this report was ono
of the unaceountable results. Evcn now we
think there must be a grave mistake somewhere.
Only few weeks since DR.. Talmags consigned
theatres and theatre-gocrs to region the heat OF
whose climate exceeds that OF tho tropics; and now
he says kindly word for poor Fox, left the
memory OF "Humpty Dumpty" bchlnd HIM like
ripple OF laughter that lives again in Its echo. There
Is nothing left to starle unless, indeed, DR..
Talmage takes back the polysyablos he hurled at
John Morrssey. and has his portrait hung up at tho
pulpit Of the church patron saint Of honest
politics.
We have great sympathy for tho poor tramp who
marched of to Jail by the fierce custodian OF the
law, and who tried to establish moral charac-
ter by singing from Mr. Moody's collection The avore
hymn, "Tnero's rest for tho weary"
The Indians have asked the government send them
great many things which are easily procured and
slight expense. But when OF them requested that
somo "resion" might be sent It had 10 bo confessed
that while tho spurious kind be had in largo
quantities tho genuine article that the
pale face neeoed all he could procure his own USE
Some people are SO modest that they refuse to take
the best and content with tho second best They
this unsefshness into thor morals even. They
acknowledge that "honesty is the best policy" but
they perfectly willing to leave II to those who
II, while they rest satisfied themselves with
policy which Is second or third rate
Tho Catholic Repiew speaks in somewhat boastiul
terms Of the recent conversion to the faith or
three PERSONS two Of whom Episcopal rituaista
This all very wel but It seems not quito necessary
to add the hope that many others will "happiy 70.
moved from the terrible darkness ana blcakness OF
Protestant night" II help US any 10 call
others hard names The world belongs 20 the Church
which works hardest, and neither Protestant nor
Catholic has a right to complain, excapt when il
blames itseli ior OF the other Mon have
somehow como to feel that the truc orthodoxy and
the that Is post needed Just now, Is tho orlho-
doxy, Catholic or Protestant that enables ono 10 keep
his books straight and rcstrains HIM ..rasrng
check wnencycr he wants TO raiso money
There practical tests oil Christian charac
ter which more valuable than those OF creeds
Housekeeping presents the strongest possible tests OF
religious progress. II you cold buck wheat
cakes without threatening to tear the house down. or
drink muddy coffee without suggesting tnat II il over
comes the table again you viii probably organize
funeral PROCESSION for The benefit Of tho .hep, you
may be pretty certain that you have mado your call
Ing and election No, 1t Is the creed Of The
Church, II IS an undcrdone steak when you are in a
hurry, which settles the question whether you arc
pagan or a Christian.
Superstition sometimes makes lilo comfortable
When poor fellow wen, TO Brigham Young and asked