The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1878-06-26

every well Iegultteu IeIDale, ana WOulQ not
remove it. The result can be imagined /
feelsore when think how laughed. Every
time she was ducked, up popped the leg
like an exclamation.
The Rev. Adirondack Murray has been
given long leave OF absence, which he will
devote to the gratifying of his passion for
hunting and fast horses. 1t is thought the
church will forget to call him back. A man
joined to his idols should be left alone.
The Rev. M. ]. Savage: Large number of
persons hold in their minds most artificial
distiction between what is sacred and what
is profane. They would count it perfectly
proper for them to deliver q whole series of
sermons on the life of David, and yet David
was no sweeter singer, and it was not i'm
proper 10 say that he did not approach the
character of Bryant as man.
The Charleston News and Courier in ITS re-
port OF the proceedings of the Episcopal
Sunday-school union in that clty alludes to
the most enterprising features of one OF the
schools to be the Bible class for girls and
yeung men, in which the sexes are about
equally represented 1t says under COM
petent instructors and with the blessing of
God, it is confidently hoped that this clas,
will in time present many candidates for the
'laying on of hands"
All SAINTS. Margaret street, London was
built for the poor, but being magnificent
and having fine music is chiefly occupied
by the rich. A popular novelist thus alludes
to it:
In church which is garnished with mullion
rs and gable, u rs
With altar and reredus, with gargoyle and
groin,
The Penitents' dresses are sealskin and sable,
But sreiY If If fncifeS Tinr rom Soi3gn Hiaas
Were TO gaze ON the crowd, with its pansies
and paints,
"oh, where is An sinners, if this is An
Saints?'' rH 30
The bad influence of pernicious books, es-
pecially upon the young, is SET forth in these
anecdotes:
The boy David Hume was a believer in the
Scriptures until he ransacked the works of
infidels to prepare for debate in which he
was to take part.
1t is said of Voitaire that when only five
years of age he committed TO memory an in
tidel poem, and was never able after that to
undo its pernicious influences upon his
mind
|. Thomas Chambers, an officer of the British
government, says that all the boys brought
before the criminal courts can ascribe their
downfall to impure reading. ,4
Wilberforce, speaking of the works of Lind
sey upon his own mind, thus wrote: 'It was
a foolish curiosity, and was obliged TO stop
when l had proceeded little way in the
second volume; for, though was sensible of
sophisiry and effrontery of many of his ar
gumens aud objections, yet, somehow, my
mind was entsngled and hurt, and after I
had put the book away it was two or three
days before / was composed again"
Robert Hall tells us, IN one OF his sermons,
that after the reading of certain work, "he
could scarcely go through the usual devo-
L ,ol of
| On Sunday afternoon, May 26, the Rev. P. B.
| Morgan, rector of st. Pauls church, Chicago,
delivered an address in Cincinnati, at request
of friends In that city. AS stated in card
| published on the 18th ult., he made this the
| occasion, not of making any personal attack
| on any one involved in the controversy
growing out of bis withdrawal from ST.
| Johns Protestant Episcopal church, but TO
speak in the interests of the Reformed Epis-
| copal church, setting forth reasons why this
| church is a present necessity. In his card the
| Rev. Mr.. Morgan, referring to these attacks,
says: II have to day received intimation that
/ it is currently believed 1 have returned to
| Cincinnati for the purpose of delivering an
| address, having for its object the discussion
of personal grievance. Will yon permit nae
| to say that such is not the case. So far as
am informed, whatever attacks have been
| made upon myself of an injurious personal
| character, are, without exception, grounded
in falsehood. | defy any man to prove
that any one of them is true. mean what
| / say, and make no exception L purpose to
| remain in Cincinnati for O time, and shall
be extremely glad to give a hearing to any
man who believes to the contrary. l sug-
| gest that it will seem far more manly to
| speak now, while | can face my &C
| invective when have left the city, and am
some hundreds of miles away" This card
was published in the Cincinpati Commercial.
| in the city where some, more to be pited
| than to be condemned for their cowardice
and lack of Christian courtesy, have. under
the cover of assumed names, assailed the
/ Rev. Mr.. Morgan with abuse since his with
| drawal from the Protestant Episcopal
church. II is singular fact that previous
/ to Mr.. Morgan's withdrawal from that de-
nomination, and assoclating himself with
| the Reformed Episcopal church, none of his
/ former church brethren knew aught against
| him, but his merits were fully recognized by
bishop, clergy and laity. and widely COM
mended. 1t is a very singular fact that, as
soon as he left that church, and allied
| himself with the Reformed Episco-
pal church. his virtues have
| all become vices. 1t is especially wor-
! thy of notice that now, when he goes back
to the scene OF his labors, which, with Gods
| blessing have been successful during
these years, and with a Christians courtesy
and Christians courage calls upon these
| defamers to come ont from the dark and in
| the fairness of candor discuss the questions
at issue, not one along the whole line comes
| forward or raises his voice to take exception
| to the course pursued by Mr.. Morgan. We
| exhort our brethren of the Protestant Epis-
| copal church, for their own good. to cease
this method of evil speaking. aud if they can
not give a heartfelt godspeed to brother
who leaves their communion to enter the
Reformed Episcopal church, let them at
least permit him to go in silence: but If evil
be known of him, let them present their
proof, let those who make the charge appear,
| that they may be known. Otherwise their
charges are but ISLANDERS, and they that make
them are the fathers of ISLANDERS. Chicago
| Appeal. r