The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-05-12

Beechcr about right amer all. We imagine that the
old darby hit tho truth IN this matter When he felt
.al gone told Marse George that he had recev ed
his .scall," and bound .fur odder sboahn But
full meal no said, "Marse George Ise got dc
call sure. an Use gwne scrost de dark rbhcr soon
but Use braced up little ,nsios an de
'scursion postponed-'scursion postponed.
sah"
clown has been converted by Pctor Dryer and
intends enter the Geld as preacher whether he
has made any proposition 10 exchange positions with
two who already In the pulpit do
know. There some churches which could give
to The circus what circus hope 70 give 10
the Church.
some people made that they can't 500 piece
OF fun They take everything in the most SOLEMN way.
For instance. when Yankee, VINO slightly gwen
TO exaggera,ion told English man that he had
a church floor uneven that friend OF his lost
sight OF thirteen times while going from the pulpit
the door, the Englishman his fingers through his
haira great relief In times OF perplexty-and simply
suggested that there must really be some mistake
about the matter, you know; and whom the
Yankee adacd that the trains In the British
Islands slow there NO pleasure
In travelling. and remarked that In America the
press trains went fast that the telegraph poles
looked like fence posts only two feet apart the Eng
iishman suggested that that reason why we
over. was capped tho other day al On agricultural
exhibition A clustering countryman speered the
prize cattle and asserted that mono Of them were
large cali which his own father raised, and when
bys,ander looked at him deliberately from head 70
foot quietly replied "Well, think You are about
right" he hadn't tho slightest idea all people
were laughing at
When Pennsylvania gentleman remarked that he
had at home perpetual motion machine his neigh
Whom, however, they all collected to see IT. and no
graveiy introduced them his wife, simply Nesting
her TO open her mouth and show her tongue. they
went homo sadder und wiser men
GREENPOINT MINISTER'S MIDDLE.
For several weeks the ministers OF Greenpoint, L.
L. have been In q .'muss " They had voluntary or
ganization which Baptlsts Methodists, Christian
and ministers fratern ized once week. In
Union Avenue Baptist Church Official whose
wife was q member OF the Christian Church OF the
EvangeI. Occasionally she went with her
band 10 the Baptist Church, and was pleased
with the sermons OF its pastor, Rev. D. C.
Hughes. In process Of time this lady united
with Mr.. Hughes church, did forty or
fifty others during the past winter. This created
some .fecling IN the Evangcl Church. and this fecl
ing transferred TO the clerical conference, where
on comparing notes II was found that other church
mcmbers from the different denominations had gone
10 the Union Avenue Baptist Church, whero the IRE
burned brightly. mr.. Hughes was called upon 4
pain first. why ne received this particular deacons
around proselytizing among other churches. He
Piled to the first that he had nothing 10 do with tho
ception OF members; It purely the act OF
his church aud said that Baptist churches never
receive members by letter de-
nominations: always by experience. 10 tho
second he replied that he tried keep conscience
void Of offence toward God and man. These re-
sponses did not satisfy the Conference and were
pccally obJcctonsb 10 the pastor o the Church OF
the Evangcl, Mr. SummcrDcil, TO whom Mr.. Hughes
pointed certain unsoundnoss Of doctrine hed by
him and his church which made II unpleasant Tor
their late associate member TO longer affiliate with
them The Conference proceeded summary TO drop
letter resignation, which IL refused TO accept. Tho
whole case, which vas known before, has now been
published, and IL shows petty squaOblc only
Christian ministers but sane men should DO ashamed
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