The New York herald., 1878-03-31

new dellass which are 20 frigniul 70 look a but
delightful 10 possess
sslAshness has variety Of dlsguises. bus under the
velvet you can always lind the claw. We can SEQ how
mean and filthy thing Is In others, but tail to rec
ognize it in ourselves England, Tor instance - de-
claiming against Russia Tor occupying Turkey, and
not only dseaiming but rubbing up her old guns and
counting out ber cartridges. IT. you are very young
and looking the manufacture OF history for tho
nrst timc you fondiy imagine that she Is having AN
TO "fair play" that is all; but you must bo very
young indeed TO arrive at such conclusion II you
have older head ysur shoulders will remind
yourself OF the following story "A plato Of apples
was being passed 10 Two little boys The 1rst
lected the biggest, Of course, or he wouldn't have
been boy. Tho second took in the situation at
glance and turning his competitor, said aercely,
SNOW, Russia you the meanest and most egrcgi-
ously selfish boy In the world; you've gone and de-
hberately taken Turkey, which isn't at all far; and
then added, al meant TO have taken that myself"
There is . great difference between preaching and
practising II is easy grow eloquent about the rea-
tions or honesty TO progress. and quito difficult to
pay your bill At tho corner grocery. Preaching and
practising are like the Siamese TWINS. They are
bound together by q gament which can't be cut. and
besides that they are very rare "You ought 10 have
heard tho last night on tho instruction OF
children" said one OF these Siamese iwns with the
The reply was "I didn't need to hear II, Tor was
home doing It,"
Some agricultural society has been discussing the
best method OF irrigation. A iittlo change In the
spelling OF the wordust enough to mako IL read rrl
taton-and we could all engage In the controversy,
There Is sublime faculty OF irritation deeply i'm
planted In every human breast, aud one which by no
means lies dormant: aud there is also large
pacy for bong irritated, which, like the lightning
rod, constantly invites the FASH The human Is
made up partly OF fint and partly OF finder, and the
tiniest spark starts the nre. And tho worst Of 1t 10
that IL Is not only easy to get downright mad and
blow somebody up, with or without cause but II Is
also great relief at times, sort OF automatic safety
valve which keeps tho boiler from bursting We
have no doubt that these well known facts will be
taken into the account when wo are judged.
is not morally fitted for the care OF baby.
Whom lie Is walked at TWO O'Clock 10 the morning by
ominous from tho cradle he iecs that there are
certain emergencies for which religion has no con.
solations He tries to ignore the tnantils demands
but NO paby has yet been treated In that way
with impunty. Al last, aud just before tho child
threatens 10 srangle he leaps from his bed grasps
the embryo In anything but motherly way, and
then proves the possibility of carrying on two
different trains OF thought at the Same time Hc
not only sings = cultural lullaby as he walks to
and fro, but he also INDUCES In q substrstum Of
thought which cannot be expressed in the ordinary
adjectives OF fashionable society. Whom the baby
shows plainly that he has started on regular tenn
pest and introduces hts vocal thunder and lightning
by turning rod in the face, shutting his eyes and
screaming at the top Of his voice, thcn II Is that one
OF the masculine gender becomes convinced that tho
mother ought spend tho night away from her
home and her children. Ho shakes the baby, he
coaxes II, he threatens to XIII II, he calls It pet
49, eh~ hoA
utter despair and cries 30, Lord!" in way that
makes you tecl that earth has deeper woe than
baby that Will cry and . iathsr who doesn't know
what TO do about it.
LATEST CORRESPONDENCE ON HE'LL.
WHAT II is, WHERE IT IS AND HOW TO GET
THERE-oPINIoNs OF THE PEOPLE MOST IN
TEREsTEp-'A HELL OF TIME" FOE SOME
FOLK HERE.
"Say Necks" country correspondent In q com.
muncaon tells us that oil the discussion about hell
arises from tho lack Of dogmatic authority In Prot
ostantism that II has nothing but opinions to give
aud M gives those freely. He gives US also tho aston
ishing Information that 'the existence OF God was
not defined until she assembling OF the Vatican Couu.
cil" nor the divinity OF Christ until the Council OF
Nico, A. d. 43l In like manner the sacrifice Of the
mass purgatory and other doctrines were defined IN
W, y.
But mono Of these dogmus, correspondent ayers,
were new novel. They wore simply denied, and
the Catholic Chur0n thought It proper TO define and
defend them. Tho existence OF man or the ,ransla-
ton Of the Virgin Mary bodily TO heaven may DO de-
MED next and II they our correspondent says the
Church will promptly define them as dogmas. But he
iorgets that deanons may DO false and misleading
and the mere promuleaton OF dogma by council
does no. make the dogma true nor any more worthy
OF belief that account II a tho sects IN Chris.
tendon should gather council and decree that
kind Is annihilsted ut doatn II would not make the
doctrine truo Nor II they should decree that there
such thing as punishment, hereafter would their
dosma,,zlug bo OF any moro consequence than the
opinions OF 80 many individuals. The doctrines
revealed Dy God In HIS word, and the business OF men
Is not to mako them. but to believe them.
n. Roman. OF this city, is like many others who
read the papers, troubled mind about eternal pun
ishmont. He puts his troubles in the form OF
queries which he wants enlightmeni. First propo-
posiuon--Bclievers In Christ are saved and 20 to
heaven; unbelivers damnod and 20 10 hell Tor pun
ishmenI Query-Does the same saving process work
In hell NJ ear.h! Arc there officials he'll 10
administer faith, belief and relief to the poor suffer
ersS Or can dsbeliever IN hell become q believer,
10 converted Christianity, saved from eternal pun
ishment and trans ported from hell 10 heaven? II an
uubever Is CONSCIOUS aud sensitive to pain In hell
why should he be deprived oil repentance, conver.
sion und savationY Tnen, how are those creatures
treated liter death who never knew or heard Tie
name OF JesusY These are questions our correspond
would hkc some OF our theological ph osoph-
cul CORES pondents 10 ans~cr
A BIBLE STUDENTS OPINIONS
Il. NJ. Jones, 'BbIe Student." OF Brooklyn, regrets
that subject OF tuture punishment has not been
BUicaily considered NJ ALL though If he had read tho
papers lie would have known that the DOCTORS
VI divinity and lay theoIosians have rung the
changes for tho last tour months on tho true In
depreciation o .he words and phrases usco express
the OF hell In the Bible Mr Jones hereu pou en-.
gntenB tho readers oi the HERALD bv telling tbem
that ~ understand Gods word at all eight things
necessary 10 be considered. First the cha or OF
Jehovah second, what Is nguratve IN the Scriptures;
third, wnat ~ Iitera; fourth, what Is synlvoncal
nth what Is purxbolical; sixth, what Is aegorcaI:
seventh. time, place ana position under whicn every
truth was penued. aud eighth, causes and cGects
These things should be cOugdcred analy zing any
subject concerning theology. and wher these are se
tied all else 10 ceur any hnite mnd can make IT,
Our challenges any Inau 10 expa,n sat