The New York herald., 1878-11-24

OO MIA L NOF EMDUh IL
serbs annually couple of thousand dollars with her
mellifnous voice may sing 20 for thousand
tongues" 80 sweetly that you wish you had them to
give her. but If You win the trouble to her
quiet little home washing day you will to the
conclusion that tongue about all the household
can stand and 60 away thankful that you haven't the
/ power to increase the number
The old negress had phosophic brain and far
into the significance of this enlightened nineteenth
century who said, when some asked her to define
q rogue:-'A rogue? Wy. bress you my chin.
rogue is man who steals jest like other folks till he
| gifts kotched. an do mint he gifts kotched he's
| rogue"
The theory of Darwin. when regarded in detail is
very amusing. We have always had the feeling that
If he hunted long enough he would cease to resemble
the new York detectives for he would certainly find
what he was after And he has found it. coolie
child with tail. and is now occupied in waving the
British flag it, and shouting at the top of his
lungs, II told you so, and Huxley and Tyndall and
their disciples gather about the cradle and reverently
| add "Amen." There is only physiological diff
Guilty and that is that up to the latest moment when
the could be teegraphed the poor baby couldn't
| wag that tail monkeys wont to do, as the
missing link it was hoped would be able to do No. he
can't wag the TAIL and this may after all throw shame
on the theory Of evolution because according to that
theory the power to wag is exceedingly important.
| But there is another side to this matter.
and ask with tears. IF the baby monkey.
the monkey baby. or this long looked for missing
| link between baby and o monkey, can't wag his,
hers its tail do pray look again Mr. Darwin and
If the tail can't wag the baby Give us that consoa
tion at least" There must be wag somewhere, but.
and it just occurs to u.s. perhaps 1t was wag who
| got up the whole story.
| TALMAGE AND THE BROTHELS,
| To EDITOR OF THE HEnALD:-
Considered logically ana exhibitionally perhaps
man in the country is more open to the charge of r
nationality. illogcaness and fustian than the Rev.
/ I. Dewitted Talmage
Fyrs-In selecting for his diet the garbage of the
streets of city life Mr.. Talmage does show want
of TASTE but very strong TASTE Is it that
he should personify every frailty personally
perience every manifestation Of sin to be able to
others not to do he has done? Cannot he preach.
for instance against drunkenness without getting
drunk himself? Cannot he dcccntly advert to the
haunts Of vice without gratifying his prurient
curiosity by personal enjoyment thereof under the
guse of religious reformer? II he must adopt such
subjects represent the feelings and fangs of lower
humanity cannot he find sufficient examples in the
Scriptures? And if the vices and crimes ex-
listed in Bible days. when the Creator said to be in
direct contact and conscious converse with men Of
such character as Tamage now denounces and He did
slay the evil doer and put end to the supposed
author rival, does Mr. Talmage think he is abler and
wisers Is his object reformation ref or defamation
for the august assemblage before him. as he terms
| his smiling audience?
| iSecond-Mr Talmages mode of preparation for his
midnight exploration displays want Of sense If he
wished to picture the worst side Of his subject it
would have been better If he had gone without the
police for the propretors Of these hannts Of iquity
he processes, afraid of the police and would
naturally avoid an exhibition of their best worst
| temptations. His other companions perhaps were
chosen to shield his fears OF safety and to
| mind him Of the "history Of Susannah" and the
| elders Of the Apochrypha.
Third-He has also shown lack of judgment. He
vehemently denounces the places he took the pains
to visit yet he furnishes solid for deterring
| others from proving the truth Of his gtterng gener
alities by personal inspection. In fact. he only ad
vertises what he claims he wants unknown and
| tricd-a strange way to prevent remembrance Of or
interest in any such place.
Fu4rA-Mr. Talmage also displays great deal too
much conceit. 1t would be safe to offer any amount
of money for single sermon or other speech of his
will do. what he thought What he thinks, what he
heard. what he saw what no felt, what he knows and
what he believes Studied craniaogically and side
wise his bump of self esteem is enormous while his
organs of reason. &C. are wanting. He would make
good argument for Darwin. When he says does
something he ought not 1t cannot be said he forgot
himsclf he never forgets himself. and fears some
body else will He acts IL the eyes interested
and striking phrase or attitude He is brilliant IN
promise. but disappointing in fulflment. both in
| IN.
| .'d)evil." with whom he to be familiar, his
sulphurous majesty is a bigger coward than he is
supposed to be il he is abashed by this knight in tin
arinor. wooden horse. with his sounding brass
| and tinkling fog horn.
FyA-Mr. Talmage also exhibits lack of forignality
| and ability. He has told nothing not known be-
fore. He fills up his time in discoursing Of 'the
carriage the high police" the horsc's hoofs."
the striking Of twelve twice in twenty-four hours-a
solemn facial acting rs midwife to the mountain
in labor. which finally brings forth diminutive
mouse He promises specifics but gives nothing but
| miSrepreSentS either through
wilfulness or the force of a vivid imagination,
from ignorance, as when he compares the places he
visited with those existing, he says in
| Europe-the Cremorne, the Argyll and the Strand
the first two having been closed some time and the
| latter quiet. respectable resort. On ono occasion
| we heard him deliver himself from q certain text,
and the following Sunday. in another city.
the first occasion taking notes in full and following
| him word for word on the second delivery, showing
| that Tamagc had committed the sermon to memory
literally although he delivered 1t the second time
with tremendous artificial heat with the evident in
ention of conveying the impression that it
promptu and inspired the spot by the genius
speaker Eliminate his constant repetitions and lower
voice substitute sense for sound and where is he?
be criticism ut all. He loves to brag Of his free
advertisements by the press. although it may be
they would mention any other show. and he often
takes occasion to tell from the pulpit Of the number
of papers that publish his discourses. REASON.
THE BROTHERS OF THE CHRISTIAN
| SCHOOLS.
/ This order was founded by the venerable DE La
Sale in France 1885, and bull of appro-
baton from Pope Benedict XII in 1725 The men,
bers of this Order devote themselves exclusively
the education of youth and they to be found in
| every part of the habitabe globe Their long
sable gown and peculiarly shaped white collar
is as familiar to the citizens of Cairo. Singapore,
Hong Kong and Melbourne to those Of Rome Paris,
Coblentz Quebec or New York. The Order has been
scarcely thirty years established in the United States.
Its progress during this time has been almost miracu-
lous. In 1S4S Archbishop Hughes obtained
| from the Snperior General. kraro Philinne.