Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-03-18

SOME intelligent Massachusetts, gentle.
man, student Of the scriptures. recently
settled il when he declared, with reference
to the revision of 1881 Ii the version of
St. James was good enough for st. Paul,
it is good enough for me-"
Mr.. III. X. PEFFER's Carlisle Valley
Sentinel thinks the latter part of June
would neither be a very early nor very
late Democratic state convention, and
ought to meet the views Of all. Later
than this would bring us into August or
September, which would not give sulfi-
cicnt time for tho complete organization
of the state. With proper nominations,
and united and harmonious effort, the
prospect for success is most assuring"
SOME alleged American idiot, who has
Travelled through Egypt, makes::free adver-
tisement of his Cor her) vandalism. lie
Cor she) apparently carried a paint pot and
brush all through Egypt and Nubia, and
upon every monument, temple or curiosity
Of note he Cor skc) painted in large letters
varying from six inches to two feet, this
'.p. r., New York, 1870" On sculp.
tured wall, or frescoed ceiling, Or On the
arm Of Il statue, or on some massive
coiumn-it made no difference where
any place was good enough for "P. r."
AN interesting historical work is ap-
pcarng in The Aoraoian, published at
Bethlehem, Pa, namely, "a History of
the Unitas Fratrum ''-the church founded
in Moravia and Bohemia by followers of
John Huss, four hundred and twenty-five
years ago. The work is written by Bishop
Edmund dc Schwintz, after a careful
study and comparison Of all the extant
sources, very few of which are in the Eng
lish language. 1t is perfectly safe to assert
that this is the first opportunity to read.
in the English language. q thorough and
correct account of the church Of the rcfor-
mcrs before the Lutheran Reformation.
WHAT the New York World states of
the condition of the law in that common
wealth and the necessity for its codiica-
ton may with more OF less propriety be
applied to this and other states
A periodical ".house- -cleaning'' of
statutes and cases is absolutely necessary
to get rid of rubbish and to reduce tho law
to comprehensive and systematic form.
This necessity grows more evident every
year in Now York, since every year the
Legislature, with what has been described
as !: the natural fecuudity of low organ
isms," adds to the enormous stock ofstat-
utes on hand. When the highest court
declares, as the court Of appeals has de-
clared of the statutes relating to this city,
that it does not know what the law is, tie
time is plainly ripe for acode.
THE Rev. Newman Hall, in considering
how to get people to church-he concludes
that they do not come-concludes : "Lct
us use appropriate methods, not bound
slavisbly to old or conventional usages
not fearing novel plans, when old ones arc
effete seeking by all means to save some
and going after those who will not come
after us. If we should leave the ninety
and nine sheep in the fold, in order to
find the one gone astray, still more let us
leave the empty seats. to go after those for
whom they are prepared. Instead of re-
naming inside our churches, lamenting
that so many keep outside let us 60 to
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