The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-12-22

was you. I'd tech VERY light on de Ten Command
ments." Indeed And whys" "oh. l hab
notise dat dey most always has damp effect on
de congregation. OATS ALL" We're they blackr you
ask Yes but the rule holds good elsewhere.
There is phrase without which half tho pleas
ure OF life would be taken away. 1t Ia phrase OF
irritation to party and Of extreme satisfaction to
the other. whenever anything goes wrong II is. Il
told you So"
Sometimes we have wondered il the following con-
versaton indicates exceptional or is of more
universal application Having facts within reach
on which TO build a conclusion give the girl OF
the period the benefit of the doubt. Said one guile
less soul to another dear, would You rather
be good and dowdy or wicked and stylshf' Ethel
tpromptly):- "oh, wicked and stylish. wouldn't
you?"
The difficulty with the photograph is that. under
all circumstances, it tells the truth, and, like the
Father OF his Country whose initials. G. W.. are
somewhat familiar to all. 1t really cannot lie.
This is certainly very inconvenient at times When
the husband and wife differ for instance. concerning
what occurred yesterday. each depends on memory,
which, like conscience, is somewhat elastic, and .
wondrously prolific quarrel may he stirred up by
the TITS of and the " 'Taint" Of the other But
for Mr.. Edison that quarrel might last for months.
it might never be settled. Turn on the great moral
invention however. the G. W. phonograph. and the
is quickly settled than by . judge OF
the Supreme Court Families who invest in the
photograph must look little more carefully at
the Decalosue than others. Here follows an illus
tration of the foregoing. Early in the morn
ing a devoted husband addressed his wife very
tenderly and said my dear. think it only last
night. on my return from the club. that spoke Of
the necessity of immediate economy in family
affairs. Now. il the good wife had sharply replied,
..No, Mr.. Jones' you spoke of nothing Of the kind"
she would have lost her temper, and he would have
gone aud done likewise. She quietly from the
breakfast table. brought in the phonograph. and
silently ground out last nights conversation. Judge
of his surprise when he heard in loud tones these
words ~ s-ssay. Marier. whazzer, whazzer mazzer
hic hey?' There is no doubt whatever that must
either suppress Edison or cultivate memories of
past events.
There is nothing like being cheerful at funeral.
While company waiting for the minister, who
late. it was suggested that Of them elocu
ZIONIST. give them a recitation He gravely rose and
recited with great dramatic effect, The Raven"
GOOD WORD FOR TALMAGE.
In the midst OF the many hard and harsh things
that are said about DIR. Tamage. of Brooklyn, and
his dark pictures Of New York vice it is refreshing to
read good word from one who knows the man ever
since his college days and has kept track of him dur
ing the intervening years. 'Old Colony" New
England correspondent of the Christian Ingencer of
this city thus writes in the last number of that paper
concerning the Tabernacle pastor :"Inasmuch as the
most representative voice of New England ortho
doxy the Coagregahonas has seen At to come to the
aid of the secular and Satanic press in echoing Dr.
Duryea's unbrotherly designation of De Witt Talmage
as 'mountehank claim the privilege in this
organ of the Church in which my friend
was born and educated Of uttering my en-
phatic protest. l venture to say that nine
ont of ten of his censors have
which showing how much they hurt Mr..
Talmage's way of saying things may not be my way,
nor according to my TASTE but God forbid that all
men should be like DR.. Duryea or the Congreyd
fiOadIiS. God forbid that when see a man who,
week by week reaches hundreds OF thousands with
pure Cavnstic gospel and fervid exposure of secret
and presumptuous sin should join the sneer and re-
nforce the his adversarics because forsooth
he is what God made him and has sanctifed this
traordinary personality to the kingdom Of God and
His Righteousness. He is well aware Of his mental
dosy and has been the subject OF unsparng
criticism ever since his first seminary sermon. In
those early days they occasioned him seasons OF pro-
found disbursement and / verify believe that
nothing but the appreciatve comfort and cheer OF
q few fellow students enlboldened him to go And
God has owned his work above that of almost any
living man. The same criticisms are made against
Joseph Cook and every reformer of original power oil
mind and oratory. have heard as harsh things said
of DR.. Duryea and the Coagregdtionatis but apprs
ciate them the less Ii Talmage Is a mounte-
bank what were John Berridge and Rowland Hill
and Puritan Adams and Lorenzo Dow and Peter Cart
wright If this is to be mountebank God send
that we may have . little more sanctifed motley in
our pulpits. Thank God that He owns still for sal
walton the "foolishness' Of preaching. and that
which is stumbling block to some. We need Eze-
kiels in this day rampant vice and couchant pull
pits and If the CongregatondtistS and Duryea's will
take the needed role let US not take up stones
against Talmage. For heavens sake. gentlemen, let
us give leave and room to every earnest and able
man the Lord and tight the devil in his own
way, without stabbng him in the back.
FATHER NOLAN'S CHRISTMAS BOX.
Rev. Father M. A. Nolan. who for a number of
years has been assistant pastor of Nativity Church.
OF this city having been appointed by His Eminence
Cardinal McCloskey to the charge of the parish of
Morrisania was on last Wednesday evening the
cipient Of handsome testimon ial gotten up under
the auspices of the Nativity Catholic Union Of which
he the founder and president, aided by the ladies
of the parish. At eight O'Clock the magnificent rooms
OF the Union, on Second avenue. we're crowded with
ladies and gentlemen. On the platform sat Father
Everett, pastor; Vice President Kehoe. Fathers
Rgney Mcclure, Lamell and Schrader. After several
piano recitss. vocal music and Rotations, Professor
Eugene Aubert behalf of the Union. presented to
Father Nolan set of resolutions, handsomely
crossed parchment expressive of the feelings OF
the Union aud parish at losing valuable, brill
liant so pious and indefstigable adviser.
director and friend Father Nolan. and wishing him
God speed and blessings in his sphere of duty.
Mr. Doyle then in eloquent terms presented the purse
that had been collected, amounting to 81 200.
Father Nolan thanked the Union and the people
for the many evidences Of their regard Rev Father
Everett pastor, then spoke and after indorsng all
that had been done and said about his friend and
sistant concluded - feel IL to be my duty to state
here that to the indefatigable exertons of Father
Nolan is due the present hourishing condition Of
the Sunday school, the ladies' societies. this Union
fkxht Ia 4 "
also the magnificent results OF the late fair for the
new Cathedral. by which this parish enabled TO
pay over 49, $50 So" and wished him all the pros
perity and happiness that no richly deserved.
After several songs, recitations &c. the meeting adj
journed.
CHURCHLY CHANGES.
PRESBYTERIAN.
There four Presbyterian churches in this city
without psstors-namely, Alexander Chapel, in King
Meat Side Chanel in THIRTY third atrcet