New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-09-12

who visit him rpon their desires and intentions,
| and rewards them for any information they
may give to him by the quaintest remarks in
the hOmeliest style. A Liberal member who
recently visited him was eagerly questioned
as to his intentions anent the Buriai5 bill.
What shall you dO!" the Cardinal asf.i.
Vote for it, most certainly was the reply.
Il think there may he som, danger - yOur
Church in that was the remark - Dui let II
pass. What shall you do about disesrab!ish-
mentT Again the reply was that, II the ques-
ton arose, the Liberal member would vote Tor
It, "Ah - said the Cardinal with sigh, you
are like q boy who takes TWO pigs 20 mar ket tied
by q string; one OF the animals would go IN
this direction. the other would 90 in that hy
counsel il, Take that they do not get be-
tween your legs They will throw your
A clergyman gave a st. Louis congregation.
last Sunday. thrilling account Of his terrible
experience rs an opium eater, telling how from
lsf7 to 1850 he practlsed medicine in the
Mississippi Valley, and having ~ rIde night
and day for az least four months 0f the year. ex-
posed to mllaIla, commenced TO take qunlnc
in from five To ten grain doses. He then added
morphine to the Guinine,- and after a time
begin 10 drink Whiskey. In 1865 he fully con-
sccTated himself TO the ministry, and ia 1867
appointed y sfOr of the FIrss Methodist
Church of st. Louis. There he remained until
he was sent 10 Lexington, Mo- In the latter
part OF 1870 trouble came upon him, ana bo
began u opium and whIskey 20 excess.
One grain of opium was found insufficient, and
he increased tie dose until b. found himself
taking twenty-five grains. His description OF
his suherinEs during this period filed his
audience with the deepest sympathy.
Mr.. Spureeon remarked in recent sermon
that there were those even nc the present day
who painted their checks. They must, how
ever, not resort 10 the practice, for the paint
would rub Of and expose he deception, whilst
the ruddy cheek OF health, implanted and
unsullled, would not only remain, but show
its ruddinrss through stress aud tral. SO
with those who painted themselves up rs
Christians IN lies pilgrimage. they must iook
very demure, and II the coating rubbed OIL.
they must look very melancholy indeed.
Whilst those who drew very long faces a.
masters OF plefcnce were - be condemned, Il
was certainty hat comfort existed IN he
heart Of the Christian even whilst he was cast
down and depressed.
An electoral triumph of the Conservative
UitIamontane party IN Frelburg l. celebrated
III this ecstatc manner by the Am' du Penple
the ORGAN of the Clergy MAY God, may jesus
Christ, may the Holy Father CaniSIus Che
famous Jesuit may tie blessed Niklaus Won
der Fue 20 on protecting the city and canton of
Freiburg. May they still further ward oil rom
the city and canton the double plague of Oid
Ca thoicism and Radlcailsm Nlthout ener-
getic and loyal counter measures, however, the
land viii be delivered over TO these two
paguesw
A Lutheran student WIS sent ont 10 preach
during the summer vacation among the
Swedes at Leadviile. They told him they did
not want him, but he sail he had been sent
there, and would stay and preach, and took
board in the house OF the man who had
warned hlm away He reports that his per
severance has been rewarded beyond his most
sanguine expectations. In a trip atoOt $50
miles over the mountains he found many
Swedes and preached 10 hundred Scandina-
vians at Kokomo, Il, 200 feet above the SEA.
(; r,o,-oJ N .,ll- ,nli.
ties he expresses himself uncquiyOcllly. "
recent Baptist meeting in Cardiff. the presl-
dent the Rev. X. Jones, of Llanllyfin. re-
marked AS for the Tories, they had always
been bitter enemies of the Bapust-; they
stopped 10 tbe most ezecrable Of art, and tactics
70 damage and destroy them. He had sad at
PWllheli, and he would repeat there. thar II he
ever attended an execution 1t would be-.wheh
ii Baptist was hung for voting Tor Tory.
There seemed at one time to be no PROSPECT
that decision would be reached IN regard TO
the ceremoniOus opening and consecra ION OF
the now finished Cologne Cathedral unless The
Cura were inclined to make counter-conces-
sons for the advances lately made 10y Prussia
with the Falk Laws Amendment act Inc
day, no viewer, has been set by the Government.
The interval between the laying Of the corner
stone aud the topmost stone in the pinnacle
of the second splre WAS 632 years.
The Baptist preachers of PHILADELPHIA related
they resumed their meetings last week. One re-
mark brought tears into many eyes: spent
six weeks 10y the bedside of my fe, Who Was
not expected to live. ! have not ben III the
mountains. IN the country, OF Out a-h>hlng but
must confess that have been drawn nearer
to God than If | had been elsewhere.
Brethren, viii you pray for nv AFFECTED
home r Instantly every head was bowed.
a few days ago there were ter missionaries
Of the American Board IL san FRANCISCO On
their way to China and Japan, who bad just
arrived from the East. lWO on ulcr wy
back from China, were also in the civ. making
twelve missionaries Of the Board. Ga. Baptist,
two Presbyterian, and two o! the Episcopal
Church, We're also on their way 10 the i.r ka,t,
making seventeen missionaries on then way -
ANA from their labors among tie heather.
In the new Anglican d. Geese of Liverpool, the
Bishop has appointed eight clotgymeu Of his
Gio-ese to be honorary canons. Seven canons
have been traEsferr from the Old diocese OF
Chester and Two will Doe appointed every year
until total OF twenty -tour has been reached.
The Old Catholic Congress hes been arranged
10 meet at Baden Baden on the l2th, 1871, and
l4ih of this month. The leaders OF tie denom-
nation in Germany, including Bishop
Rcnkcns and number of delegates from
abroad. have promised 10 attend.
a point made by NJ. Moody during the re-
cent conference at Mortified was that man
does not need 70 b. UNn 10 worship Monty
some poor men make IA god Of Their lttle.
About $25, 900 has been subscribed toward
iiquidatng the debt, OF the conference Camp
Meeting now IN progress at Round Lake.
CURRENT RELIGIOUS OPINION
ARCHBISHOP PCR Ellis FAILURE
Petition 10 NE POPE for AID siJnsd By many Ansrteaa
Roman CdttOitcS
The evil consequences o. the failure are far-reach
inc and wIde-s prcad. there Icing, o, the average.
five OF SIX persons dependent for support or assist