The New York herald., 1878-11-10

In the chapel on Fifty fourth street and Seventh
avenue.
Yorkville Young Mems Christian Association will
be addressed this afternoon by Rev, W. d. Merritt
"The Last Words Of Jesus to His Mother and John,
will be expounded this evening in Twenty-fourth
Street Methodist Episcopal Church, by Rev. B. IL.
Burch. Mr.. Burch breaches in the morning also.
In the Church of the Disciples the Rev. George H.
Hepworth win speak this morning about Religious
influence" and this evening about Striving After
Happiness"
DR.. c. D. w. Bridgman will minister to Madison
Avenue Baptist Church this morning and evening at
the usual hours.
The Rev. William Adams. d. D.. and DIR. John Hall.
viii occupy the pulpit Of Murray Hill Presbyterian
Church this morning and evening respectively
Nothing but Leaves" and Voices Of the Leaves
are the subjects TO be discussed to-day by Rev.
William Lloyd in Madison Avenue Presbyterian
Church.
The Rev. E. A. Reed will preach at the usual hours
to-day in Madison Avenue Reformed Church
New York Presbyterian Church will receive the
ministrations of Rev. W. w. Page to-day usual.
Mr.. C. W. Sawyer will conduct gospel temperance
services this evening in the Park Theatre.
Rev. f. NJ. Van slyke will preach for the Pilgrim
Baptist Church this morning and evening"
Dr. II. w. Knapp viii preach at the usual hours to-
day In Laght Street Baptist Church.
Rev. J. S. Willis will preach in Fiftieth Street
Methodist Episcopal Church, this morning, "Jesus
the Light of the World" In the evening Rev. W. p.
Corbit will discuss ''The Recognition Of Friends in
Heaven" On Tuesday evening Dr. Newman will lee
ture there Remains of Babylon and Nineveh."
special service for members will be held In Mac
dongal Street Baptist Church this morning In the
evening Rev. j. J. Muir will preach ''The Sinners
Prayer"
Services "a usual to-day IN Anthon Memorial
Church. Rev. r. Heber Newton, rector.
Dr. Samuel Cooke, rector. will minister In st. Bar
tholomcw's Protestant Episcopal Church this morn
ing and afternoon.
In st. Ignatius' Protestant Episcopal Church the
Rev. DR.. Ever win ofIiciate and preach at the usual
services to-day.
Dr. J. N Galleher ministers this morning and after.
noon for the Zion Protestant Episcopal Church.
CHAT BY THE WAY
You can never expect to have all you DESIRE 80 get
what you and be happy.
The poet says that truth lies at the bottom Of q
we'll Then it can't be the truth for the truth never
lies anywhere.
The National Bank Of Genoa, Spain. has been seized
with desire TO emulate the example Of Great Britain
and America. It's directors have stolen So 600 OOO
which is certainly very well for beginners,
Vice is very prolific. lie hates to be alone. and
must have company. He who tells lie is to
up the other two. After that he becomes accustomed
TO 1t and stops counting.
grandiloquent Scotch preacher met piper on the
highway. and thinking to have little sport asked,
SANDY how does the wind pay?' The piper's reply
was significant. and rather checked the impulse to
continue the conversation Your Reverence has the
advantage of me-
Death and marriage two evils to which all men
come later. To the first they come unwill-
ingy to the last with certain eagerness which
shows how profound is their ignorance Of conse-
quencen.
All honor to the man whose epitaph ia written be
low; ne'er shall look upon his like again. When
he departed his friends put up marble slab with this
inscription. the duplicate Of which you will hardly
find in any other country Of the globe:-
An honest fellow here In laid,
His debts in full he always pad
And what's more rare. his ncghbors tell u.s.
He sent back borrowed umbrellas.
II quantity said Of q somewhat illiterate Ameri
who spent great part of his time abroad. and
who aped our kin beyond the sea that he was Eng-
lish in his Dress Engsh in his manners. and in fact
English In almost everything except his grammar.
A. hot temper resembles the illuminate of gold toe
closely TO be entirely agreeable. The slightest jar in
tentional or unintentional. may explosion
Deacon Block. . Presbyterian, Of Atlanta, who was
recently condemned for having social gathering in
his house NJ which the young people permitted
TO dance. appealed TO the Synod and sustained.
The has been carried 70 higher court STILL and
We shall learn whether the magnates Of that
august Church shnk II right wrong to enjoy the
social dance. This whole question of amuscments is
an important one and should be handled. not only
with discretion. but also with common sense. That
young people will dance. because young people can't
be made TO that il s destructive Of morality Is
of the stern facts of the nineteenth century But
whether the elders OF the Church viii agree with
them and allow the boys and girls to dance under the
restraints of home life and with the sanction Of their
parents. or whether they will put their ban upon
dancing and compel the children to have all their
good times s~b rosa. remains TO be seen To our
worldly minds It seems preferable to make homo as
happy as possible and not to rgidy that every
thing which boy wants TO do liz for that very reason
wicked and awful. Certain pleasures seem TO be the
prerogativc OF youth and IL they not TO be had
home they will be had away from home. that IN ALL
The Church either control this matter or give
up altogether TO the evil one.
certain curiosity hunter has hurled sharpeiQcd
criticism at American society which IL well deserved
He has a little wooden god. too ugly TO be human.
which he has labelled THE Idol Of the Heathcn by
=. eide is gold dollar labelled The Idol OF the
Christian"
IT is profound problem in connection with boy
hood that it requires about four hours 10 learn q
verse Of Scripture by heart. and not than four
minutes to learn ten of comic song sung by
the end man at the minstrcls' It's remarkable fact
that some things easy while others don't come
at oil.
The hardest thing in life In TO grow old gracefully
We fight the battle Of time inch by inch and try TO
smother out the crows feet and wrinkles: and yet
there is period Of life enjoyable or more re.
vered than kind hearted and light hearted old age
What disgusting sight is there than that Of an
old who Is patched mp by art that IL he should
give himself good shake he would ny all 20 pieces
trying to play the Romeo. and what appalling
sight than that of old lady trying to cheat her
years by means Of rouge. powder and various other
chemicals which good shower bath would quickly
dis,v,ae NJ and tryinp play the Iul;ct n,,r