The New York herald., 1879-11-16
CHAT BY THE WAY.

day in Grace Chapel.
CHAT BY THE WAY.
No man In the world can do a meaner thing than
the man who does it conscientiously man who
is 80 fearfully good that he feels it duty to con-
denim everybody who doesn't think just as he does
and who glibly quotes Scripture to back up his
position is harder to get with than man who
has chronic rheumatism and is ont Of sorts all the
time. In St. Louis the other day some of the Bap.
fists united with the Hebrews in joint service The
Jew not hurt by shaking hands with Christian
and the Christian was not deeply injured by sitting
at the side OF IN honest Jew. It too good an
opportunity. however. to be lost, and DIR. Yeaman
took the whole of the New Testament and threw it
at the heads of the often lers. While declaring that
they had forfeited their right be called Christians
he forgot that love of ones neghbor is the second
corner stone of Christianity This fghting over
word until the thing it means is forgotten quar-
relling nutshell until the becomes rancid
is custom more honored in the breach
than in the observance. If the Church has no
better work to do than to sit and snarl at every
pilgrim who doesn't wear its colors, no higher
mission than to growl when some man passes by
our sect and goes into another. then we have mis-
taken its aim. The best way in which to make men
believe in Christianity is to show that it grows bet
fruit than any other tree. Sour apples, by what
name callod. are still only sour apples
What is more maddening than to look all over the
house for pair Of lost spectacles and then find that
they have been on your nose all the while and that
you have used them to look for them witha
Many man who has good eyesight can't see his
way clear to do his duty.
A sacred concert nowadays begins with . psalm
tune. ends with "Old Hundred" and puts Chopin
and Auerbach between tho two. and the people
"A a,,sk
bread on tho outside and slice OF good ham in the
middle.
When DIR. Fulton opened his services in the Brook
lyn Rink he gavo out opinion that the masses
ought to be preached to. But what he really meant
only that his modesty forbade him saying SO.
he ought to have alarge congregation. The
certainly literally provided for in New York and
Brooklyn with half the churches inviting them to
empty seats. choice music and superior preaching.
Boys usually love school vacations far better than
they do school studies. An inspector asked little
fellow to namc mild winter. when the smart boy
with the instinct of his class replied. "The winter
Of 1875 Our teacher sick then for six weeks"
The story told by DR.. storrs about littlo clergy
man. whose bald head was just visible to the
gregation when he got into the pulpit. preaching
from the text. Thou shalt greater things than
these" IS more than matched by . waif from New
port, where a fat and very short minister found
himself recently in the same predcament DR..
Storr's friend. Very little of him to be
except tho top Of his head and arms, which he
waved about he read ont his text, 'It is be not
afraid"
Western man. who Is blessed with several at
tractive daughters whose charms occasionally de-
tain their admirers to late hour. has invented q
clock of ingcnisus character Il is the style of
the cuckoo clock. principal feature is that at ten
man with dressing gown and cap glides out hold
ing in his hand card inscribed "Good Night" The
effect is said to be admirable. and he has further
trouble IN getting rid of evening callers The clock
is destined to become popular article in houses
containing marrageable daughters.
For supreme bigotry and unequallcd folly CON-
mend us to the Baptsts OF st. Louis. who in their
assoctional capacity the other day disfeowshipped
o church and minister for cause that most Chris
tian people would rejoice in. When DIR. Boyd and
his church lost their house of worship last winter
the Jewish congregation, with Rabbi Sonnoschen at
their head promptly offered the of their syna-
gogue free of charge, while tho Baptists wore 70.
building their own house. few weeks ago part
ing service held. in which the Baptist minister
and the jewish rabbi jointly oiciatcd. and because
this service not according to the order of the
only 'gospel Church" that itself up the
DR.. Boyd and his congregation. Such mind
edness ought to receive national rebukc. we
doubt not IL will receive the censure the great
head of the Church.
Tho Prosbytcry Of Brooklyn has got itself In
pretty muddlc DR.. Talmage and his heresis or
what not According to the book of discipline the
testimony OF the several witnesses In the case must
be read over to them and bc subscribed by them
severally to become q legal record. This was not
done in Brooklyn. The proceedings were taken by
. stenographer and were not fully written out
until after tho adjournment Of Prcsbytcry. And now
1t is declared that the Synod of Long Island, which
is to meet In couple OF weeks. cannot receive an
appeal based upon records not legally made and pre-
scnted. What's to be donor The fun of the Pres
bytcry will be spoiled unless Mossrs. Van Dyke.
Crosby Il Co. make scapegost of tho Tabernacle
pastor.
Since the departure Of DIR. Swing from tho Prcsby-
torian fold the church people Of Chicago have been
looking for ecclesiastical sensation. Thcy are
likely to have IL at tho next meeting of the Rock
River Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church
In Chicago on Wednesday. DIR. W. IL. Thomas, ono
of their ablcst preachers, Is "spotted" for hcrcsy
last year he was ccnsurcd for his views on tho
eternity Of punishment. and since the meeting of
Conference he has given publicity to what deemed
unsound views tho atonemcnt Instead Of
toning to suit his brethren no has been toning
up TO suit himself. and now threatens to withdraw
from tho church unless that censure is removed.
Ho has received call from Congregational church
in Brooklyn.
An old Scotch lady. who had no relish for modern
church music. was expressing her dislike for tho
singing of an anthem In her own church one day.
when neighbor said, "why. that is a very old
them. David sang that anthem to Saul" To this
the old lady replied, wccl, weel. for the nrst
time understan' why Saul threw his javclin at David
when the lad sang for him."
Charles Lamb, when little boy, walking with his
sister In a churchyard ana reading the opitaphs.
said TO hcr:-"Mary. where are all tho naughty
pooplo buriedr" Who has not felt At somo time tho
ssrna In ouirv riaiuu nm in mind In he looked