The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1880-03-06


sumption; and next to him, a savage
brute, rendered almost wild maniac
by rum. Is it any wonder that the
city is so full of Juvenile thieves and
vagabends, when these hot-bedsexist
by hundreds, where he'll is SO near,
and heaven is so far off?
A meeting Of Presbyterian clergy
men was held here on Monday, for
the parpose Of taking into consider
alton the present apathy that exists
or religious matters in the Presby-
terian Church. If they really wish to
know, they need not go very far to
fhd out. One OF these inquiring
,evangeists spent months Of energetic
endeavor to prove brother evangel-
ist rascal and q liar, and another
of these iDqniring saints is now pre-
paring to drag bis brother Clergyman
again before tile ecclesiastical court,
and if he can, to damn his reputation
beyond all possible hope Of redemp-
tien.
What is the cry Of perisiing sinners
alongside Of the pleasure Of hunting
down brother p,iest7 What is the
value Of a soul lost through all eter-
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nifty, in comparison with the triumph
of some special point of creed7 The
umgospeled millions cry for bread,
and these men have given them
stones. If they want to know What
was the matter, they need less Of
doctrinal synods and more of the
grace of God, less of sectarian hair
splittings, and more of that mercy,
love and charity, which will do more
to bring back the wandering sheep
to the fold, than all the doctrinal SER
mons that were ever preached since
Christ was crncifed on Calvary.
James Lennox is dead-and SO
passes away another of New York's
grandest benefactors. He was born
at the opening Of the present century,
and was consequently eighty years of
age. His benefactions amounted to
the magnificent sum of two millions
of dollars, and though connected with
several of our public charities, the
founder of Lennox Library, and for
many Yeas President of the Chamber
Of Commerce, there was no public
man in the city whose personality
was so little known. There are not a
thousand persons in the city who
would be willing to swear that they
had ever seen him. In one sense he
was thorough recluse, and lie
seemed to find but little pleasure out
side the walls of his library, which is
one of the most complete and valuable
to be found in the United States rare
manuscripts and books were his de-
light, and he was never SO happy as
when he had secured some ancient
literary prize. It was only few
weeks ago, at an auction sale, that he
secured single volume which cost
him over twelve hundred dollars, and
the agent Who pnrch hased il for him,
was commissioned to secure it at any
price. While demonstrating by his
princely gifts a noble and glorious
charity, to the great mass of the out
side world, his character seemed hard
and angular. For many years he has
been almost inaccessible, except to
his most intimate friends, and there
were times for days, when he was de-
MED to every one. Admission to his
library could be obtained by persons
properly endorsed, two days in the
week, and story is told Of Henry
Ward Beecher, when engaged on his
Life of Christ, that he wished to con-
suit some rare old work which he un-
derstood was in Mr.. Lennox's possess
sion, and be called on an off day, not
doubling but his name would be an
open sesame. He called at Mr.. Len
nox's house, knocked at the door, and
sent in his card the servant handed
it to Mr.. Lennox, who carefully iu-
inspected it through his spectacles,
and then turning to the servant said,
"Who is lie WiAiam9" Why he's
big preacher over in Brooklyn, sir, l
believe" replied the servant. "Neyer
heard of linn BEFORE" said Mr.. Lennox,
tossing back the card, "Tell him to-
call at the proper time, and he can
see it."
Three cases of breach of promise of
marriage occupied the attention of
the courts in the moral city of Brook
lyn tn1S week, duu dll Oh LHeW marked
by the ruin Of the unfortunate COM
plianants.
The list of suicides is appalling,
embracing almost every grade of So
ciety.
Another case of clubbing by the
finest police in the world. occurred on
Monday, when couple of young
hoodlnms discovered policeman
| drinking in disreputable house, and
they concluded to give him start !;
| they called on him to come out, and
he came, club in hand, and for time