The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-10-19
NEW YORK HERALD SUNDAY


once said :-"women are all alike. When they arc
maids they are mild as milk once make 'em wives
and they lean their backs against their marriage GER
tGcates and defy you.''
1t is not so very hard to be virtuous when there
is no possible temptation to be anything else but
the highest provocation alters the materially.
Even Jonathan Wild once induced to be guilty
OF rude action after fully satisfying himself on the
most careful examination that he would gain moth
ing by refraining from it.
Children at times give unexpected answers. and
wittier than their years would prophesy. school
teacher. dilatipg on the beauties and wonders of
natural history, said :-"Boys did you over see an
elephants skin?' Not boy had seen it. albeit
menagere had passed through the village that very
woek. girl. however, raised her tiny hand and
said. Teacher. have" little incredulous, the
teacher asked "where did you see it. Mary?' And
the child replied, ION the elephant, SIR
Ono of the most caustic replies was that Of Mr..
Curran to his opponent in q celebrated case. "lf
that be law. Mr.. Curran." said Lord Glare. II may
burn my law books" ut would be far better, my
lord. to read them.' was the retoinder.
There men in the world and women. too. who
take special delight in bit of gossip. They chew
upon it as lovingly as Illuminating animal elbows
its cud. and seem to obtain enormous amount of
nour1snmcnt from IL. IL kfndly tnfng is sau tney
listless and unintcrested. but the moment q
piece of scandal scents the air they snuff the
ing breeze and begin to enjoy themselves. A vile
story is rs bracing to their lungs oxygen to tho
lungs of an honest man. While you present
they polite as though they had swallowed
. dancing master, but when your back is turned
they suddenly remember some very disagreeablc
things which somebody told them on the authority
of some ono else. who heard it directly from some
else. short memory for good things and
long memory for evil things Is their popularity.
Such people have large appetes. and there is great
deal OF food for thcm In this wicked world. II. as
Sidney Smith says. of Taeyrand, they had no teeth.
roof to their mouths no uvula, no larynx. no
trachea. no epiglottis. no anything. they would
nevertheless gurgle scandals and make society mis-
erabe.
DIR. Holmes said twenty years ago, "Put not your
trust in money. but put your money in trust"
Twenty years have SO changed the complexion of
affairs that it is quite dangerous to obey the last
part Of the injunction it is impossible obey the
first.
CONGRESS- AND CONVENTIONS.
BATH CONVENTION AND EVANGELICAL ALL
ANCE MEETINGS THINGS TO BE
SAID AND DONE.
Tho sixth annual Congress Of the Protestant Epis
copal Church in the United States Will DO held at
Albany, n. Y, commencing next Tuesday and closing
on Friday evening. The daily sessions will
be held in Tweddle Hall. The communion
address at the opening devotional exer-
cises will be delivered by Bishop Williams
of Connecticut, and the inaugural by Bishop Doane,
Of Albany, who also will preside The chic: interest
this year centres in the anticipated discussion Of
subjects which involve the main points of difference
between High and Low Churchmen, and tho clergy
and bishops who have just closed their missionary
convention here will attend this congress. The
topics announced for discussion are:-''The Re-
laton of Social Science to Christian Eth2rs,"
in which Rev. Messrs. Kidney Still6. Watkins.
DIR. Potter, Of this city; Maurice Wines and J. f..
Garrison, NJ. D.. will speak; positive Christian
Education.' on which Bishops Huntington and Beden
and Rev. Mcssrs E. F. Bartlett, W. g. Andrews and F.
Courtenay will speak; Communism and Rcpubli-
can institutions" will be discussed by Bishop Harris
and Rcv. Drs. j. II. Rylance and Gear. of this
city; Rev. c. r. Baker. of Brooklyn; Rev.
Rev. G. ". Ward: ::rhe Authority Of Dogma" ma"
Clark and Bedel and by Dr. John Cotton smith. Of
this city, and DR.. Kuddcr and others. 'Non-a attend
insured no by Messrs a. nn rnnc DC
Wells. Bishop scarborough of Now Jersey; Dr. Ship
man Of this city and Rev. W; len grOeek Mo
J. G. Ecclcston and f. N. Potter and Rev. Messrs. c.
a. L. Richards. +. /. Norton and Leighton Packs.
presented by Bishops Stevens. Lee and whipple.
Drs. Eccleston: Osgood, of New York. and DR..
ton and James Haughton. The sessions of the con-
gress open to all persons who may be interested
In the discussions, the latter being limited to APP
pointees and also volunteers who communi-
cants in the Protestant Episcopal Church. These
in the main important topics. not merely to the
ministry and membership OF the Protestant Episco
pal Church. but TO Christians Of every name and
order. The English Church, which has had con-
next month an interesting feature Of which will be
extensive exhibition OF ecclesiastical art.
THE AMERICAN KvASaELIcAL ALLIANCE.
A State Sabbath Convention is to be hold in Boston
on Tuesday and Wednesday. to get up tho "rouse-
ments' on the recognition of sunday as weekly
ator i'll the constitution of man, embodied in the
fourth commandment, confirmed by our Lord and
the pord pag Of .he chrsaa
and existing "as civil institution. main
tanned by law and .nS s;.v sTom the begin
bity of our institutions. This question is now rec
ognized of the most important and pressing
questions OF the day. and will be discussed In all its
bearings by representative ministers aud laymen.
Among the speakers announced are DIR. Duryes,
Strong Of the United States Supreme Court. Russell
sturgos. OF Boston. and William 4. Dodge. Of this
city, io Nov York rvan.o,,o,, Alliance viii hold
meeting here In DIR. Omissions church tomorrow
evening to hear the report aud addresses from its
Among tho delegates from whom remarks may be
expected the Rev. Drs. Schaf John Hall. Wash
burn. stoddard. Aterbury. Chambers. Porter. Hurst
and Anderson. An occasion of much interest IL an
ticipated Tho biennial conference of the Evangci
cal Alliance Of the United States will bc hold In st.
Louis. Mo-, n week from next Tuesday (2sth) and
the folio wing three days. The Rev. DR.. 4. W. Cham
bers. j. NJ. King of New York; j. 5. Bush. of staten
Island, and T. d. Woolsey, of New Haven. Conn.,.
to road interesting papers The latter will dis
cuss the Sunday question ana Dr. King will show
the relation OF the public schools to Christian
morals, and the reverse. ''harmony In Spiritual