The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-02-16

HERALD, SUNDAY, FEB
stimulus. We once saw young lady reclining ON
sofa with such ianguid air that felt almost
she suffering from incipient paralysis. The next
day she slowly walking across . green pasture.
picking flower here and there though the effort
was terribly exhausting. suddenly however. there
doomed up in front of her. and in her immediate
vicinity. a creature with horns. With slow and
step he advanced. and then catching sight
of red shawl he filled the air with clarion note of
defiance. The locomotive muscles of that languid
maiden were galvanized into spasmodic action. She
twenty yards with the speed of gazele and then
climbed over hve-raii fence with rspdity that
startling. What We need in this life is impulse. and
when We have enough Of IL VIC can accomplish won
ders.
Whenever you raise your hand to strike friend
you should remember that. in Parliamentary phrase.
that motion is out Of order.
IL 4. very kindly and proper thing whom Q man
asks ''will you give your handy' 10 reply. with
all my heart. SIR"
II is of the plausible arguments Of tho intern
per2te that beer makes . fat. but the fact that
many q steady drinker has been known to lean
against lamp post ought 70 be carefully consid-
cred.
Many . rich man. when asked IL he knows what
floss that they are mostly poor relations.
DR. TALMAGE'S SENSAT1ONALISM.
KxrESr on rHK TABERxAcLE PASTORS COMMON
PAME-opfSIoxs OF THE RELIGIOUS PRESS
ON MS MORALS AND MANNERS.
Apropos OF the recent action Of the Presbytery Of
brooklyn concerning Dr. Talmagcs common fame"
tho religious papers have something 70 say about
relates TO the morals involved In his despatch to
baltimore and his sensational methods In the pulpit.
Tho sstAafis has small patience with the sort Of
Phisiinic Christianity which has been prevalent in
recent years. especially that form Of religion
which more or iess openly holds that ends
determine the morality Of means We're the Tab
ernacie pastor the only man Who held this
view the ketAafsa would pass him by. but IL be-
ievcs the notion IL widely prevalent and that DIR.
TAimaee has merely overstcpped the boundaries Of
custom. Indeed. it has been publicly preached that
one Who refuses TO subscribe 10 some Church inter-
est trusting 20 the Lord" for the money. proves
that he lacks sound faith. Mr. TAlmago therefore
may veil be surprised the uproar created by such
an almost daily But the ketcdist thinks
all persons Who believe that the ends justify the
means are gr,evously mistaken and that ministers
will have TO render sccount OF their sensational
Christianity and little meditation their part may
be timely Paul made stir" but did he do Il by
describing thu hzunts Of wicked people and sdver-
Using the business Of those hsuntsf
In some pertinent comments ON sensational preach
ing In general which 10 says ID more common In the
United s. TIA. N any o,nsr Rss n ?, the " SoI .
days tried this method OF preaching with more zes
than Dr. Taim~se. II did not seem likely. says our
contemporary. that man actin. In the way he did
could be profoundly moved by the Holy Ghost or be
greatly under His influence. and thus II has turned
out even A. might be expected The Soaak1~ cAsycA
shsnsl uot<~ the te
tween DIR. falmaee and his nephew. and sdds:-This
rs not the nrst time the lay conscieuce has rebuaed
che clerical. No class OF stand In need OF
guidance than do ciersymcn. that they may be de-
p's ana Aa ans
ministers and followers of Christ
TRicKKRY IN THE CHURCH CONDEMNED
The Jocs~h 4kessngu very potntedly and ernphst-
ically condemns the Transaction involved In this cor
rcspondenoe and says that trickery IN the church
cannot be excused on any ground. To build .
church with borrowed money 10 wrong. undoubt-
eddy; 70 pay the debt by fraud devsce Is simply
iyn church and its pastor ana the ssme Is probably
true Of other organizations The church. ~ have It's
All moral s.sin' Money rs,sed by trieIery cannot
The Erams.r asd CAr~se< says that the pastor
who undertakes 10 build up his congregation by SEN
satonAlism must. matter OF course be no great
stiekler for morality. His morale mast here
ianaa%sn.si prinsps shss hs esa .ssesass the
means" for this contcnp orary has not
thought IL worth while To join IN thc univorsa
buke 70 Dr. TAmago tor asking friend 10 subscribe
5000 To make subscription list banatng but with
| the understanding that he needn't pay amy more Of
IL than suited his convenience. N course Dr. Tai
mage would do such thing that. Tho sensational
methods by which the Brooklyn Tabernacle Is kept
going. says the ExamsHsy have educated him mp 10
the doing OF just such . thing. ON the matter OF
sensational preaching the Baltimore EPssc5d tMetho-
dist define. sensAsionali,m A. the pro.sitoton OF
selection OF SUBJECTS the form OF their announce
ment the mode OF their presentation And this 10
ing In TO save souls.
In review Of DIR. Talmaees sermons on the might
| Side Of City Lifc." which the Prcsbytery he'd In
mind when IL appointed committees. the CArstsas
Unioa declares that the preacher indicted for
preaching sensational sermons and TIM. last volume
port of the indictment the jury would DO compelled
to render verdict Of mot guilty. The heraidng.
the advertising and the discussion. have been
extraordinary but the sermons themselves are CON-
| monplace And Dr. TalmAgc. IL thinks n in danger
himself instead Of the Master; OF drawing transient
crowd rather than OF collecting and Assimilatine
permanent audience
The ChrtstiaR Adrecate thinks the Presbytery are
kindling fire under DIR. Tanlage's pot which VIII
family matter the advocate does not to inter-
fere. Talmsge. It says. Is man with convictions.
| but how much he has 10 II not necessary to
| discuss. As he has more hearers and readers than
| any other American preacher. IL will be easy for
them to pass Judgment on the quality OF his pro-
auctions. So long he breaches the Gospel ~ one
who has been sent. and has n message to deliver. We
| are not concerned for him. II he has convictions.
| the Presbytery cannot harm him. Az soon as they
and feel his convictions they will gladly make
room for him. Let the pot boil.
The Rev Arthur Mursell. an English baptist. gives
very humorous description Of service he attended
recently in the brooklyn Tabernacle To the London
Christian World and closes with the REMARK that ~
the footsteps OF the rereating people sounded the
pavement and the jargon of the cornet blended In
his with the echo Of u sulphurous denunciation
he felt that he quitting the Windmill street OF
| Worship kind of consecrated Cremorne. with all
the glare without the society 80 that the Freshly
| terys common fame" IL not myth.
OCEAN GROVE PROGRAMME.
OCEAN GnovK, N. j., Feb. Is. 1879.