New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-08-13

that ne had one To blame but himself and sailL.
pet wonder ioat nndeI me circa@s,ancs hi WIG "a
sorry ~ the turn that Affairs d n taken. ~
The general argument for the substirt, N
Of the scrutlD 10 List for tbc present System If 81 m
10 France upon these points: Tn ,s smail =, g.
member Constituencies TOO lblc 10 Be inhaere. ~.
local jealouses aud ind Filui ambitions or inino d, 80
that departmental Elections viii civ the Chamber MAJ,
cohesion AMI that the tendencies o. Il pn0Ican MN r
ties viii be better recognized. A. TO tDo Onj cos i,.,
IN certain depar lmepts The Reactionares VIII carry an
tho seats ana that In Others Radicals ~l exclude Mod
crates. or vice versa. Gambettas former jouua tn
RcDubtique frGncuiSs maintains That tbe Jcruee n
1871 GisDeis this fear, but that, even &c we'll
founded political geography and the progress OF n
ona opinion better understood when taken IN aree
divisions. The quotes Gambottas remark IN Ia,
as to the Importance Of preocoral and official prsg,.
IN the Gaze Of constituencies 100000 strong aud n,ye
that now, when projects, mayors and policemen are
bound To strict neutrality, toe independence reae
ton electors will bail reYoiuilonary agitatoro,
reactonary ntriguers A. for the Republican,, mel,
OBJ ect diminish the pressure Of local cains and
hunting and 10 give the towns greater BHuenoe
IN the Chamber. At present no afTODd ssement win
100000 iDhabi ants returns more t1aD sia
gle Deputy. Thus, 10000 nha6tants and 10000 havs
equal suarcs the represn alOb whereas win scrutn
dc ste each department "ill De asslgncd number Of
Deputies prOp0rt oDate to its population
One of the most interesting incidents of the re.
cent Wesleyan Conference IN Eng and Was the APPEARING,
OF Mr. Sturgeon upon the platform The President, shak
Ing hands with him. while all the Ministers were on
the feet, said Mr. Spurge0n. this Il our way tex
pressing our acknowledgment Of Gods great mercy 10
you Your great IA an evangelist OF the Lord
Jesus Christ addenet the heart OF the Conference
as much as If you had been Of orr minister
The way which you organized your church ia,
filled us with amazement We take this opportunity Of
welcoming you amongst u.s." Mr. spur geon said was
altogether taken Oy surprise. The kind things which
the President Lad spoken had humbed him 10 the
ground. While opposition reused him, kindness over
came bin. n denominations haG grip OF tfun a.
believed they the Weseyans and The Blpists. He
belonged to the "know-nOthiugs." for he deter
mined to know nothing among men save JesuSand Hin
crucn-d Their business was 70 believe the Word OF
God and to preach It, lie Oldfashioned enough 10
believe not only IN the Bible but its verbal insprs
ton H. believed God had chosen the best words 10
which the Bible might be written. But ~ these days
there was NJ sure ground ior some peoples they allowed
one doctrine after another to Slip away from them He
couus,ed his Younger brethren that most ~ Their We
tories came by faIth. They sGO.d have alh 70 believe
what VS. unpopular. ana 10 OeeY" that the power "
God would enable them 10 spclk ont llie uuln. lie
didn't know how he had there, but DE- was glad 70
feel tbey wcr. all He sauted tneD Dsn0ps. lie
was bsnop himself, but not Old - some O,.Dfe him
II. sAluted the laymen also who were before Ian. lie
was gad tDey had got the laymen INFO tAe Conference