The New York herald., 1877-02-11

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| 1t little remarkable that Noses who insisted
that all the people Israel should obey the COM
mandments, is the only man in the world who ever
broke them all At time. Perhaps the reason
why Mr.. Huxley is trying dethrone him and put
John Milton IN his place.
TO the ordinary American clerical mind there is
something just a bit incongruous in the English ad-
vertsements OF sermons tor SALE One dealer In this
pawnbrokers theology asserts that he will pay cash
Tor any manuscripts sermons which are s'orgina and
modern" and which have "a thoroughly good Church
tone" When we have listened to some sermons We
have thought must be nearly hard for the minis
ter to preach them for the people hear them
whom you add TO this duplex burden the fact that
those very sermons lithographlc copies OF some
original which written TOR just ten shillings by
broken down literary hack, and that the clergyman
bought them and palmed them on as his own because
he was busy during the on nshing or hunting
tour, then the camels back Is broken entirely II
may be curious preference bat still congregation
does prefer 10 hear poor original stolen
better one in the former case they go quietly to
sleep, updor the impression that tho Clergyman Is
honest but terribly duh, and In the latter case they
feel as though they had bccn swndled. On tho whole
brilliant with borrowed brains and lreworks
There IL at least matter which the Protestants
and Catholics agree. Father Burke said, the other
day. that there "a great many people who
be ashamed OF what they ought TO prize They
20 out to dinner party, but they don't dare mako
the sign OF the kiud Of grace Tor fear they
might be seem" great many people have just
enough Of religion TO make them towards. They
might live for years In society," and il would find
out that they had anything like religion about them,
and for the best OF reasons. It Is like q bottle Of
medicine which they carry In their pockets for tear Of
sudden attack Of disease, but which they
til they are III danger Then, however, they glad
enough to pull it out, and they don't it,
If ii will only them for just that oRce.
Tho tendcrcst instance OF aparshoner's solictudo
Is that Of an old lady who sent for dissenting clergy
man to come and administer to her son. who dying
of typhus fever because she would not allow her own
pastor 10 subject himself to the coniagion She
wouldn't risk him with a bad OF typhus but AZ
for the dsscnter II wouldn't do much harm wcrc
to be carried Of As illustration OF party bias and
christian charity beautifully intermngled that is SO
intermngled that the charity couldn't be discovered
II stands pre-emincnt. II not often permitted 10
mortais to kill Two such BIRDS charity and clergy
man. with ono stone.
Don't be selfish in your prayers. After you have
asked for everything you want yourself and too
just say kindly word or one else pious
planter owned negro in connection with another man
for whom he felt bit of carnal hatred. He took a
sweet revenge, however, by praying, 40 Lord, be
pleased to bless my half of Pompey" What ould be-
come OF his half of Pompey II the other mans half
should happen TO die never entered his head or
heart
We have heard story which better illustrates the
power Of faith than the following:-An old colored
preacher once told his congregation that whatever
God told him to do he would whether appeared to
HIM to DO reasonable or not "Why, brethren, )" said
he, '' the Bible tell me to jump troo wall Pm
gwne to jump at It Going troo IL longs 70 God, but
jumpin at It longs to me-"
great many prayers patterned after that OF the
little boy who wanted sled and was told 10 mention
the fact his devotions and believe that his pet
ton would be heard. He did so In these Words
Snow lay INC down to sleep want sled; pray the
Lord my soul to keep. want a cutter" He showed
his faith in bis own petition the next morning when
he saw sled which his grandfather had brought after
hearing his prayer, by saying, swell, now where in
the worti did that sled come from anyhow" great
many grown up children have just that kind OF faith
in their own prayers
The Consisory of the Dutch Church seems 10 occupy
an uncomfortable position. A sefeleclcd aud sell per-
petuated body they danger becoming arbitrary
They have tried to bribe Dr.. Ludlow TO leave his
church, and since be is not open offers OF
they threaten TO pull him up by the His church
simply say. ''we love our PASTOR and would like to
have you give tho reasons for removal" Since, bow
ever, II is impossible give ono doesn't possess,
the Consstory shakes its wise head prepares for
battle. II little hard the foss liferous
remains Of extinct species should have the power
to dictate to the new lie OF new age The people OF
New York delight IN fair play and they have right
to demand that the representatives tho old aud re-
vered Dutch Church shall any and overy issue
with strong facts and sound judgment
Rev. Dr. lnglis has studied the Polynesan character
for many years He says "It is to get these
people to pray and sing hymns than be truthful
honest" There some fcw suggestions this Poly
nesan peculiarly In America even. Lip religion Is
very fine, but practical religion very difficult It Is
one thing to get state OF ecstacy the prayer
meeting, and another thing TO smile pleasantly when
you hit your head against expected cornor In the
dark. We can "Hold the Fort" Sunday, but when
try to tell the truth and at the same time trade
horses religion BIZ about the TO oughes thing
VIC over got hold Of
The Methodisls have been talking about prayer at
one of their conferences They listened to learned
essay on tho subject in which the words Of pet
ton werc iikcnod to the grains OF giant powder or
tho cans OF dynamite and nrog lycerine with which
tho rocks OF nndclity are blown to ATOMS To theo.
leisure but we have very practical question to which
we should like from ethor the clergy or the
laiiy:-Why do you pray very earnestly Tor thing
and then, when the prayer over, cool down as
though 1t were mere matter OF form, and you never
expected TO geany answer? We have attended the Eps
copa service, and hoard tho whole congregation re-
peat what is called tho Lords Prayer, part OF which
pleads that "rhy Kingdom may and Thy will DO
DONE" when, II the truth were known. those very
people would not have Gods viii dono on the earth
with exact justice for half their fortunes They
prayed the prayer as beautiful iorm but they
expected that God would pay any attention TO 1t,
neither would they have Him II for The
world
Dr. Murray says that II he were unmarried ho would
ratncr take for wife amlablc sinner than snap