The sun., 1878-12-30

DllIW ot 'onWIeSS.
All the pretended consideration Of this matter
In Cabinet ia simply one Of the tricks practsed
to deceive nspirants and their friends 1t is
quite in keeping with HAYEss treachcrous
habit Of encouraging office seekers by taking
notes ~ their claims" and manifesting cx-
treme personal interest In their success by par
ticular Inquiries when at that very time the
desired nomination had already been signed.
and in several well known eases. as was suhse-
quently detected. was actually in possession of
the Senate.
II Is we'll that nj this season the preachers
should invite their hearers to review the sins
mistakes and shortcomings. the mcrcies and
judgments of the old year. and to make good
resolutions for the new That Is timely and
appropriate. although they nrr not always IA
much on their guard ~ they should be against
running into commonplaces which tho hearers
nave listened TO 80 often that they know themby
heart.
But not one preacher ont Of n thousand has n
word 10 say in his pulpit about the most notable
and alarming fact oi all.
The close OF the old year finds Fraud still
snuRly installed in tho National Capital. Shall
the last DAYS Of the new year witness this shame
ful and portentous spectacle;
The abominntlon Of desolatlon standing
where IL ought not" There is text which wo
commend 10 the meditation Of the preachers
who are In search of n topic for next Sunday.
Tie question asked by The SuS on sat
urday ia answered. Mr.. JAMES l.. FISH. Of tho
Marine National Bank gives the FIRST 800 for
a monument I'm this city 10 NATHAN HALE. the
patriot hero and martyr oi the American Hevo-
luton. 1t would be singular turn OF affairs II
this monument should be- In its place a silent
but eloquent reminder to American youth Of
the nobeness of unsclnsh devotion 10 duty and
country. before the completion oi the other
monument which our distinguished townsman.
Mr.. CYRUS ". FIELD. intends to erect to the i'll
fated young EnRlishmaR. ANDRE.
Residents Of Harlem may ride down town
this morning on the elevated railroad and read
THE Sun on the way. nj total cost OF seven
cents-nvc cents for tho ride and two for THE
sun. Which Is tho cheaper the ride or THE
SUN. may be matter Tor interesting argument.
Over eight miles Of smooth. quick transporta-
tion for five cents is something but THE SUN
takes the reader all over the world. comfortably
and en,ertaningly. for two cents.
This country is threatened with inroads
OF English crcketers on both fanks-Lord
HARRIs's team entering from the Pacific coast
and the LAsCELLEs HALL team from the Allan
tic. Why not turn the tables and send an Amer
lean te0m 10 England? In fact. Philadelphia
tho home OF American cricketing. Is able alone
10 produce an eleven that could adequately
represent all America while being able to play
on the even terms to which purely local visit
ing club is entitled. Philadelphia local crick-
eters have repeatedly and invariably beaten
An Canada" rs well as English Officers teams
that usually represent the best school and uni
versity cricketing Of Great Britain and ireland.
The game last autumn between Philndcl clphia and
all Australia eleven to eleven. was drawn. with
at least equal honors for the former. Instead Of
waiting always On the defensive for English
cricketers TO come here. the Philadelphians.
while they are still strong. should assume the
aggressive and carry the contest across the
water. whore thcy would no doubt win laurels.
In one form or another the Closing Year
furnished the leading theme for Yesterday =
sermons To the Rey. Drs. SIMS and FULTON it
became Memories - 10 the Rev Dr. GooDsELL.
Resolutlons;" to the Rev. Messrs. CoLcoRp.
HATFIELD. HARRIS. HAYNES. SEAHLEs and
many others. lessons" :" while to tho Rnv Mr..
| VAN ALsTYNE II was Leaving the Old Mount.
| The Rev. Mr.. LLOYD heard a Voice from tho
| Vanishing Year. the Rev. Mr.. SwEETsER saw
Tho Flight OF Years" :" and the Rcv. DIR. SMITH
| gathered up Fragments OF the Year" While
the Rev. Mr.. WILSON and the Rev. Mrs. BRIG
HAM essayed The Discornment Of the Times. -
| tho Rov. Dr. PUTNAM balanced The Moral
Ledger" The Rev. Mr.. CHADWICK recalled
The Living Past the Rev. Mr. HULL. The
| Speaking PAST" tho Rov Mr.. KEIsAY. Past
Days: :" and the Rev Mr., STEVENS The Last
Night in Egypt" The Rev. Mossrs. CuYLER
and RodEIs waved " Farewell to 1875" but
the Rev. Dr. HoYT followed ON TO The End. "
| while the Row. DIR. THOMAS came to " 4 Full
Stop more general topic was the Rev. Mr.
| HART2ELL's on Books and Authors, and Mr.
q. s. MERsEREAu's on " Lost Sheep" The Rev
Dr. ScuDpER invited his hearers 10 " Esther's
Wedding" The Rev. Mr.. CHAArBERs discussed
The Sale ut a Soul" and tho Rav. Mr.. NAN
ALsTyNE. A Soul for Sale" The Rev Mr.
| HALL exhibited some Unstrung Pearls" The
e Lesson Of the Wheel was treated appropri-
ntely by the Row. DR.. POTTER. The Rev DR.
KING made known False Foundations" :" the
Rev Mr.. NYE. The True Foundations" the
Rev. DR.. PEABODY, The Sure Foundation. .
and the Rev. Mr.. STEELE. Hold Fasts." The
Rev. Mr.. GALLAoHRR told Some Things thn
are Certain" and the Rev. Mr. HEpwoRTH fur
nished Something to Depend On;" but th'
Rev. Dr. BUCKLEY put "A Question which NJ
Man can Answer Twice Alike Tho Rev. Mr.
RICHMoND's meditation was on Standing al
the Day Idle" The Rev. MIR. CoRBIT disclosed
| The Most Valuable ThinE in the World" Th'