, 1879-04-19
II. II. S. PINAFORE.
A Good Word fnr tho Musical Graf

TrqE Sning IN The AH,ance.
Tho good, stout. ship II. N. 8. P, with lis
crew and passengers, has weighed nnchor and
called away from our port. 1t was ns good
vessel Us has laln at ctr cock for Mnpr loug
year. Some OF those men who have heavy inter.
ests In certain theological shipping aud freights
did not welcome elsewhere this " Plnaiore, but
tho world cannot manage It's bottomry so as to
please everybody. a PHILADELPHIA parsonage
writes to the religious Standard, OF this city,
that tile "Flnafore' enthusiasm crippled for
time Church, work in the Quaker City. His iau-
guoge will give better tue animuB Of The writer:
thing clsc Is due, think tho ]a1ncntablc lack Of
religious interest over which all our churches Arc
mourning. Thousands Of cAurctl-1ncu,bers, ma.
'.rinaforc." The music Of tho opera IL whistlc,l
upon thu street aud played IN tug parlor. II lias
ssacs ssn sS me vi sss an 4 smson
selection from ...pInafore ndnpteh 10 a. opening
very properly dtsinsEod therefor. The cifrct of
all thla upon both slo Church and tho worla Inns
IGsn dsast,ops Tho CHURCH has been in no ;cpn. On
drowned IT. cares and sins In lauGh. And So, in
stead of revsya1 II relir'Sn We have rey,va! 81
Ihe thcatro gets Ito batter Of tic Church.
OF conrss do not attempt to eritisiso " Pima
fore ,tself u may bc a.! lts a;nssrs elal fos
Ia Ha;lsen "n 'ne@etit M M 'a.n.'eu ~ sft't1 -,
apon aossety nna ~ Wnye speaA Mnm Simply ~
H. ;o,a ats' ~ ncntpa,a NJ nrrhs: natn.
nn., na na tGi IT. yenr. ~ ,mrmre ~ Ihs Gnsne
A,aa, tdo Ch.s,!al, people viii turn nsds FOR
langh trut, Tic gseat work nf saving their fellow.
men! Alas, that men out Of Christ nrc 20 willing
10 forge! In tho strains Of comic opera the pres,
eAt needs auu eternal destinies of their IMMORTAL
sau1s!
Thus the Gospel ship met in battle the iratl
barqup pinnfnrc.
There are very 1nauy who had supposed that
this style Of ta!K had died uEay among Chria-
tia,ls, anil that the Church had ut Inst reached
tile conclusion tint nlan Is not only creature
that uraya anl Eorsl'lps, and dies, but thnt l,n
Is creature tllnt laughs. It l,aa oven been NJ
nr.ncd tllut sucl, aseetfcsm terminated nlnuat u
ceutnry ago. when tho Inst origtnnl Puritan
.lleJ Without having appointed SUCCESSOR. But
hcrc comes the old fully buck to ns,-a man
Complaining bitterly thnt boys, instead Of whist
lllt hymns, layu wh!stling suliss fratn Ifrr Mal-
csty's Ship; md that Christians. instead Of
plueklng souls from etrr!1al death, are lntlEl-
ausnts.' at - '' ''A''D'' ''0 40 ''''' A'''' "''
This is Indeed a bad condition OF things. And
H. Ia equally fearful to think Hf That even ccry-
n,en wtIt IT. n br tltuncr-tal.tr tail nnnrIiotts
anil iari,i, whnr narhana In tyIat vcrv roou,
ther, a. sn,nc M, not snva,; " ,n,i who,3 l., tl,n
sa,1,u so,,arc. in tha eity. There certa.niy must
hn Innnv ,tncouycrtcd norsons. to wIoni ttlcsu
cicnsyt;e,,. having tnkrn a hasty md solemn
inmch miHI,t i,nwee hccn atminf.tprin,s thn cnu.
~ i,,"my ~ .tares tcrhans tina inlritt si,nnIe.
Inn WIZ wrutn Tho irttrr tn ina StaudarI hn.
hi,ntcf heel, inurlins IN te WV hour whop l1c
miI.i,t hayn brsr arrsodju. his (;osnel among
,s ,Srt, so,nn "c ~ ~. sistc,s Sr hIs cn,,sj,,s.
W. II, ",.1s may | iav. bcrn nsan lis snit,ia
,nt"1rmuti,"s. ~ ~. ii" 'nar hay" s;nncd len MEMS.
"mtlv whiIn s1,rnr nnrsI wns 1Sintr.
ANY, ~e n rco,i,p Su pann a,'h ns1 o,nr ncca wonor
,.hw ,h,, d dr.tneti.7. and ti,c iaM"bim' ..nni" NJ
vi s I wnv liz hv. @ nuH nd thr ,5;,s iii n1Inos
I'll ,vn"M, Ir. h"nrt: icar,ri IN tiInss I nnss ia
\ IN mt" ;im, rhnrri. mist hiticriy. AZ Mi younr
nr" -, ,,er.' want IN form"r }incs ~ Gsto
n mSS r,," .nhontnst,r ~ ~, h"t,nr
oss' ~ ueau lot ..,,., ~ ot +hc Grrcb n.
h" ~ npo'..' tla1, nmam n. scin,,
Imalv aus,,y ~ nj I 'h.ertuineas In tIlosn
1ac .,n,es, & .s na huen ~ piiuI pian"I III .,m a,n',,
~. unGn HUN aI.a !ueae ~ ~ fr"i,nnI 49,. hn.,