The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-01-13
tramp home Monday morning, firmly re-
solved never to sin by attending q MOODY
meeting on Sunday again.
We Advise the Preachers.

church, what is he to do2 What is the
honest, manly thing to do
Clearly he cannot go on teaching as
divine truth what he believes, or even sus-
poets, to he human error. To do that would
be to become fraud and hypocritc. II
would mean dry rot in the moral nature
swift and deadly. Conscience forbids it
scli-respcct rccoils from 1t. We are glad to
think that there are few men in the pulpit
who are capable Of it.
But several things have happened Of late
that. taken together, 20 far to warrant
suspicion that there aro.a good many men
in the orthodox pulpit who are trying to
follow middle coursc-to compromise the
matter with their conscicnccs. Too honest
to teach what they do not believe, they yet
shrink from frank avowal of their convc-
tions, or doubts NJ the case may be. That
would mean the loss Of their pulpts, trial
before the ecclesiastical authorities, cxpul-
sion from the church; ard they are not pre-
pared TO make the sacrifice. They are at
tachcd to their parishes; they draw fine sal
aries they have wives and children
to caro- for; preaching IL the only
thing they understand The temptation
is strong to keep silence upon the
points on which they have ceased to agree
with the church standards, or to wait and
see whether by cutting and patching, quail
flying and minimizing. the old dogmas can
not in time be adjusted to the new con-
victions. and so made TO sit easily on mind
and conscience. 1t is not surprising that
preachers sometimes yield to this tempta-
tion. Martyrdom hurts.
But the man, in or out Of tho pulpit, who
undertakes to compromise with his con-
science is in pcrilous business. The brave
and honest way is the safer way. OF all
mon the religious teacher is bound to be
honest with himself and with the mon and
women, his fellow sinners who look up To
him for instruction. When day comes on
which he consciously rejects a. error what
his church holds as truth. her pulpit is no
longer the place for him. II he will look at
the matter rightly. he will see that it Is
place where he cannot afford to remain.
To find fault with the manner in which
HAYES carries on his administration. while ut
the saline time condoning the crime whereby lie
obtained the Presidency is as absurd as it
would be for a husband 10 10 whining around
among his nciehbors because the man who ran
OF with his wife did not, in his opinion. furnish
her with a good supply IT Kid gloves.
II is no wonder that the military aris-
tocracy don't want the army reduced During
the recent march Of the Third United States In
fantry from Cornnc 70 Helena the Colonel
travelled in buggy drawn by two mules. and
the seven married officers Of the command
each had Government wagon padded inside.
with six mules 20 each wagon They also had
Government wagons for their baggage and
aNn tod ap,hpiupr.a IL.
have been used by the sick. This. too while
disabled soldier was limping painfully in the
rear. and three laundresses and nine children
were piled in one wagon.
An unusual circumstance was the arraign-
mont yesterday. 81 n policeman's wife on a
charge Of disorderly conduct WILLIAM A.
KITS was the complainant. and he accused
Mrs. ANN LowREY. the defendant OF being
very dreadful person indeed-quarrclling
throwing coal and dirty mats at ncighbors. and
cursng. being among the offences alleged. Az
Mrs. LowREY has not been tried IL would be i'm
proper to comment now upon the merits Of the
case. but Officer LowREY will doubtless be bet
ter able TO appreciate In future the feelings OF
citizen whose wife is ANONYMOUSLY dragged to
the bar OF Justices court perhaps on false
or frivolous complaint. There is nothing like
knowing how IL is ones self.
A correspondent Of the Chicago Tribune,
discussing the question whether the Scriptural
texts on the subject Of he'll should be accepted
literally nsks whether the following verses Of
the New Testament mean Jus, what they say:
=, AND thc. signs shan follow them that believe In
NY nam. 'haM !hcy cat OF devils, they shah SPEAK
hsN q,nk sny deadly uint II sail not hurt ,em th.,
He says that he is keeping bottle Of prussc
1 ia. IN ID.
ing to test he literal truth of the above lines.
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Mr. CHARLES FRANCIS Ai;.Ms, writing OF
MIILARD FILLMORE. says he likes to -"mem-
Der him best as he appeared when Vice-Pres-
dent and before the cares OF state weighed
heavily on his shoulders. SO also he would
doubtless have preferred to meet HAYES while
he held the Office OF Governor of Ohio. to which
he had been elected by the people rather than
on the platform At the Harvard commencement
with the brand of Fraud dsnguring his fore
head. Mr.. FILLMORE, whatever his faults and
weaknesses, however. rightfully took posses
sion Of the White House upon the death Of Gen.
TAYLOR while HAYES entered IN rs q thief.
Justice DUFFY is reported to have re-
marked. yesterday. when the charges against
Mrs. ASS LowREY were read: " They form n
perfect cpiiome Of tenement house life" The
allegations made the accused out TO be a COM
mon scoli. Docs Justice DUFFY mean 10 say
that all women in tenement houses are COM
mon scoldsf His remark IL an insult 20 many
thousands of respectable citizens who live in
tenemcns, and is especially remarkable as
coming from Justice whose constituency is
chiefly composed Of that class.
Tho proposed constitutional amendment
in regard to religion ana the public schools has
made it, periodical appearance in Congress.
While purp'rting to-Irohihit any particular
crsd or ten It from being read or taught in any
school or institution supported in whole or in
part by State or municipal revenues. the article
provides with strange Inconsistency, that il
shall not bc construed 10 prohibi, the reading
OF the Bible in any school or institution" This
isnsuhlec, that belongs 10 the States, and should
DO left with them.
While Firth avenue houses have been
brilliant with the nightly whirl Of fashion. and
gay with magnificent toilets DENNIS RICE has
died Of starvation in the Chambers street hos
pital.