The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-05-09

| opportunity " cultlvntin. pntipnre ns DURING
u.s. u.s. tiN w., weeks. fey summers ago. | lay
woke up ! found n caterpillar on my loot. IN
mn crawling up my sleeve, and spiders wcav-
! my loot. one across my kneu ono across my
waist one across my chin. one across my nose.
IONS But got up and shook myself. and
| TOOK good wash and felt we'll. | call you to
w,'ness that have for six weeks lain quietly.
mi allowed all sorts Of spiders to crawl over mo
| and siid nothing; hut think 1t is about timo
| ior me TO get up and shake myself l got no
| hhrm from my experience in the woods. | ex-
| pet 10 get no harm from my experience in the
ri ,bIs b, pronounce my 9enedction on
There are two or three regrets might mention.
! regret that when. years ngo | offered to leave
THIS whole matter 70 a COMMITTEES, that commit
| months ago. committee ~ five was appointed
! tnry heard my enemies but would not hear one
show them the ialsity OF all tho CHARGES bTt
/ they would not give me one second to the hear
Ing ,gso Of one Of my friends while they spent two
niles That is regret In which all iair-minded
srmKiNG BACK.
The actions Of that committee have made
| more inildels tnan all OF them will ever DO able
! 70 make Christians. At some OF the committees
thought that tho senior member of il would
nave bren very careful about making the scan-
ga OF this trial because Of his own past expe-
INN Presoytory which took from him his
nc-nsure 10 preach the Gospel for ak
the memory, Of that scene would have made
! him little delicate how he exposed my reputa-
| ton TO the attacks OF my enemies There has
been much discussion MS to whether my church
ana us pastor would leave the Presbyterian de-
p9mination on account OF tho atrocty attempted
| inrmed Church being one branch OF the great
Presoyterinn family. shall 20 with my people
| MS they believe in me. A more highly educated
anu refined and conservative group Of men and
women Cla are not to be found on this planet,
| none lot the present they will stay in this de-
| nomination.
LITTLE HUNTING STORY
The power that was the bane ofths Presby-
| terry Is now broken. and there is going to be
more room for free action. The thumb and
s,crew are going out OF modern ecclesiasticism
/ terry that are no more Presbyterianism than
! they are South Sea cannibalism. More liberty
cSsno ali %aSH b In Brooklyn
Some OF the brethren have said they do not like
ny way 81 preaching | Just as much dislike
theirs, They don't sanction mine. could not en-
dure theirs. 1t is certain that as many people
| Hkemine MS Theirs. My way of preaching Is poor
w"rd God seems to have ess %SNSr my S WORK ns
much ni as He has theirs but will make bar
If they viii lei me have mine II has been cen said
| on this trial hnve eccentricities. II So they
are natnEal ! have never cultured but one
eccentriclty. and that is never TO pursue any one
engaged in Christian work 1t makes but
little difference, TO me, whether a fisherman
ant, or u crooked stick. which he cut out OF the
MOODS with his own Jacknife. he only cat hes
| VINO cares about the way you get them in ? six
years ago. ! went to the Adirondack with a
bunting and fishing apparatus loaned me by n
trout and the deer OF saranac Lake and
John Browns tract, could have UNDER
apprSsnsS Such T rses P sSch Sst
boxes such cartridges such shooting
! Tor soda water and lampualaf Sufiaa ~ on
piscatoTy or zoooSicai world While was va Y la
old blunderbuss shot three deer. found that
| splendid apparatus did not imply great execu-
Church All our elaborate and costly theologi-
CO apparatus Is failure II we cannot catch
coSYEssINo TO ONE EccRNrRrc1rY.
| On this trial my methods have been criticised
because some OF you do not understand what
my theory OF preaching Is. When 20 into the
and help right away. We an want help Our
there is any place this side or the other side OF
the sun where we can get them into our arms
want Christ TO sympathizs. with us in the
struggle; Fiye hundred thousand people
millions Of race Whiting help Eternal nI" God
! help us to help them. Brethren, preach the
best can You could not stand 1t TO hear me
| preach. and would not for n salary OF Ave
thousand dollars year sit and hear some ~
you preach, II you want me different you will
dertake the job Of making me over again. like
unto which Of these Presbyters will you make
| me- Do let me have n choice OF models.
This is certain: will hereafter be more in
tense in my way. l have been stupid long
enough in sermonizng. am hereafter going
to be Interesting IL such a thing is possible.
| The brethren say / am orthodox. and admit
they are orthodox; but give them notice that
interesting way. No more humdrum for me
! have learned this from the newspapers Of the
papersf Because the newspapers rs are in in.
teresting. How are, We 70 get our
making our religious services interesting
Hereafter. count me out OF the old way Of doing
things. But must adjourn most .of what
at home and can have larger audience. Mean
while. pray for you and your families all hap
the ToPd srSSs Wssh is h 70
build You up aud give you an Inheritance
"T2Sg an 5asm i9@ sTe
nant at the speech and DR.. Talmage. after stir
ring w the storm. picked gp his hat and with
Greene. the, clerk. said that Dir. Talmaee Ind
Greene) believed that he tDr. Talmsgel was
guilty OF, in the statement about his tMr
| Graone'sl supposed enmity.
DIR. Wells manifested much displeasure at the
reference DR.. Talmage made TO him In connec-
ton With an old.time breach OF promise suit
at the time OF that occurrence. and IL Dr. Tai
mage had not gone out he would have spoken
more at length.
The Presoytery. In great excitement. ad-
! lourned until next Monday afternoon TO dis
cuss DR.. TalmaRe's style OF preaching. Mod
| orator Ludlow closed the meeting with prayer
| Dr. Van Dyke. Mr.. Crosby. and others severely
| denounced the speech Of DR.. Tamage.
| Wait till this matter gets TO the Synod, 4" said
one OF those who voted against Tamage. He
| can't stuff that place with darkies." There was
a colored elder and colored preacher who
voted for DR.. TalmaRe.
AMUSEMENTS.
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