The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-09-22

haste all lars" and then added slowly elm
decd, David, an 70 had this parish 20 might
haze said u ~ your leisure"
Rev. Or. Roswell d. Hitchcock read a notable paper
Communism fhursday afternoon In the chapel
Of Union Theological Seminary. He asserted in
parenthesis that the study OF political economy
important matter in the education Of preacher;
that In these days It Is necessary tor the Church
TO express itself every question connected with
the welfare oil society. When he speak
OF the Communism which is rampant through.
out America he used phrases OF condemnation not
easily misunderstood AS for the horde OF wild
nomads, called tramps, who roam through the coun-
try seeking whom what they may devour he
advises that they DO taken OF by the strong
OF tho law and represssd In such vigorous fashion
that they viii hereafter and to honest
living than to beg prow And as to the large crop
OF Communists which iniest society interfering with
the laws OF capital aud labor, no declares that
II cannot be moved down too quickly o. too close
The whole paper trcnchant tho last Degree and
will afford wholesome suggestions not only 10 law low
ing citizens but also TO the Communistic hawks and
vultures who al the air With tue cry Tor blood. The
severest measures Ia the long run, tho most mer
cu, the only rule which IL Is sale tor society TO
follow Ia the repression OF Nihilsm by such vigorous
measures as will convince It that not playing
that we have law aud order, but that propose to
insist on both Ut any cost.
Few lines have been moro frequently parodied than
those Of Whittier. and few offered greater temp
tation IN that direction:-
or all sad words OF tongue or pen,
The saddest are thsso, at might have beon."
For years u Bit OF drftwood has been floating
about 70 this effect
But sadder s,i those other words l see,
'lt Is, but hadn't ought 10 be"
Now. however, We have new limo Of thought. prob
ably caused by tho ST. ingencyo the money market,
which puts on the same poetical dress:-
OF all sad words OF tongue or pom,
The saddest are, ''Lend me- q ten"
Impecuniosity In its last extremity, hardly able to
conceive Of the Gorg OF that large decimal
adds
The next saddest words that occur to me
Are, 'lm not able 10 lend you ""
II your mission In lie Is 10 Initiate the excoencos
OF others you must needs exercise great caution.
Whom u celebrated musician diod his disconsolate
widow raised tomb to his memory, with this
ipon, 'He has gone 10 tho only place where his
music can DO excsicd-" This certainly very
beautiful and worry appropriate. when how
ever, q pyrotschnst diod, bis widow. de-
terminsd be ousdons by poetic tervor Of her
neghbor, reared still larger ment, and had in.
scribed thereon suggestive aud perhaps not al
together inappropriate words:-'Hs has gone to the
only place where his fireworks be excclied." It
was long before she that her theology must
be reconstructed.
1t Des Carries who said. beautifully, "when my
one gives offence l try 10 elevate my thoughts
that the offence cannot reach me-"
FULTON STREET PRAYER MEETING.
TwENrY-HiRsr ANNIVERSARY TOMORROW
SPEAKERS AND SONGS.
At noon to morrow tho Fulton Street Prayer Meet
Ing atains majority During the great revival VI
1851, following u season OF financial depression In
which many busir ess man was crushed the Rev. J.
G. Lanphier, missionary Of the old Dutch Church.
started MONDAY prayer meeting tor business mon.
Tho idea novel one, but after while II took
hold OF tho class whom It was designed.
Out din and whrl OF the busy the re
TO the quiet upper room, wheTc only the voice Of
prayer praise and oxhortaton 10 heard. IL very
striking During the twenty-one years OF It's history
this meeting had auctuaiing experience. Its
tide has ebbcd and lowed; u has been 10 q OF
revival aud in conditioI akin to comatose But IL
has gene with course more or less steady, until
| to-day Il is recognized Of the In
| s,itutions Of New York. peculiar feature
| OF tho daily meetings IL found In the
| quests. Twenty, thirty, sixty and sometimes
hundred different subjects Tor prayer have been pre-
| ssntcd IN day. They come from lar and near,
| some OF them written but a fsw hours previously,
sssng forth tho burdens OF troubled hearts In this
great city, others having crossed the ocean, ioi.
| lowed ny many q prayer aud many hope
| tnat God would soud favorable respon so.
| Side by side NJ the MONDAY hour my be in
| tho meeting the merchant and his clerk portsrs,
| hand.csrtmon, policemen, minister's, lawyers, bank.
ore. The young man OF twenty aud the porty man OF
| forty there, the bent form, tho whitening
head aud the aitsring OF turn into quiet
retreat They all 60 10 got some good-some for
the soul, some thought food tor tho mind The
| records OF tnoso twonty-ons years. so tar thoy
be written with pen and Ink, are enshrined
| iu twenty books written by Dra PRIME,
Chambers. j. W. Alexander. Messrs. ". g. Conant
j. c. Lauphior and others But the unwritten history
| would I'LL many volumes Sumo OF the incidents aud
benefits nnccted this meeting during past
year. well the twonty that have precedad IT, will
be brought out tomorrow by the several speakers who
| shall take part Dr. ). ID. Burchard, the Oldest
| settled pastor In the city Of Now YORK (rhir-
| teenth street Presbyterian Church) will preside,
| and addresses Will DO delivered ny Or. W. b.
Brown Geographically Rev. s. Is. Rossiter (Presby-
tcrian DR.. j. r. Elder tl3aptist), Row. w. b. Merritt
(Reiornsdl DR.. l.. s. Weed (MelhoJistt and DR.. A. Is.
Carter (Epscopalian Two lay also to denver
addresses -Mcssrs. k W. Mckee, oil Brooklyn, Il. d.
| and W. Il. Eade, OF Staten Island Hymns written
especially for tue occasion Will be sung old and
familiar tunes. The exercises will DO held u the
Middle Dutch Church, IN Lafayette place ana Fourth
| street, vnd will last IRON twelve I'll two O'Clock.
MISSION AT ST. MICHAEL'S, WEST