The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1885-09-26
Br0adhTin'S New York Letter.
Special to the CARBON ApvooArr.

4 al picnic, and | wish II distinctly under
! stood that this is not intended for joke.
In every church there was general
shaking of hands. The minister had
got through his two months vacation,
and looking back he could scarcely real
ize that 1t was more than couple Of
weeks. 'How time fiesr' deacon
Smith remarked to brother Jones, and
brother Jones replied it did seem singu-
lar; that he hardly felt that he had been
away at all till he looked at his check
book, and then with deep sigh said,
"Brother Smith it's awful expensive"
Brother Smith turned away, too full of
the subject to express himself properly.
All the churches in New York and
Brooklyn .were open last Sunday and
with very few exceptions, with their
regular pastors. l notice that the high
priced ministers are the last to come in
In Brooklyn, Dr. Storrs, Mr.. Beecher
and Dr. Cuyler have not yet put in an
appearance. Supposing Mr.. Beecher to
preach every Sunday (which he does
not) he receives for every Sabbath in |
the year $500. A Western audience
think they are giving Mr.. Beecher an
enormous sum when he receives for
lecture $3.50, and yet, Plymouth Church |
is willing to pay him $500 day, year in |
and year out, and think that they are
making money at that-or at least lay
ing up treasures in that bank where the |
moth doth not consume, nor thieves |
break in and steal. Doctor Talmsge |
gets $4,000 and DR.. Cuyler $4,000 a
year, so that a two months vacation TO |
these gentlemen, means very nice sum
in hard cash; beside paying the itinerant
clergymen who are called on TO fill their
pulpits. There seems to be a very great
disparity between the original and the
itinerant representative. Mr.. Talmage
receives $500 for each Sunday; but the
gentleman who represents him is thought |
we'll paid il he gets S25 with his lodging
over night, his breakfast, dinner and
car fare. In consequence of the alb
sence of these three great lights, the
pews their churches were not as full as
they will be in couple of weeks from
this time.
Mr.. Halliday, who Is Mr.. Beecher's
assistant, and whose special business it
is to visit the sick and make congrega-
tional calls, and preach in the absence
of the great Plymouth Pastor has late
ly been exchanging pulpits with the
pastor of the Sands Street Methodist
Church, the point of which is this: the
Sands Street Methodist Church is one
OF the Oldest, most respectable and most
strictly orthodox Methodist Churches in
the city Of Brooklyn. Now, Mr.. Halli-
day is the representative of Mr.. Beecher
and Mr.. Beecher's last sermon was on
evolution and in that sermon Mr..
Beecher declared his unalterable unbe-
lief in Sheol, where the worm dieth not
and the fire is not quenched Can it be
possible that Methodism is drifting
away from its sheet anchors? We will
wait till the regular pastor gets back be-
fore pronouncing decision.
The new Catholic Cathedral, the bare
foundation of which has stood unfin-
ished for twelve years, is now TO be
hurried to completion. The cost of this
magnificent structure it will be difficult
to compute, but il will be among the
millions, as it is intended TO make it one
of the finest cathedrals in the United
States. When Bishop Loughlin first
presided in Brooklyn there were six or
seven Catholic churches; now there are
nearly forty, all flourishing, and there is
hardly church in the city that can con-
tain its congregation. 1t is only by
three or four duplicate services that the
Catholics of the different parishes are
able to gam admission to their churches.
Brother Talmage was met on the
steamer by large delegation of his flock,
the fatted calf was slain and the pastor
was toasted in gingerpop, lemonade and
vinegar bitters, and every member of
the congregation went home after the
fun was over, slightly exhilerated by the
coffee aud doughnuts, but able to walk
crack without wavering, and all de-
claring that they bad had most royal
time.
In Brooklyn, where they have so
many good things, lives an ancient lady
somewhat eccentric, but kind and chari-
table. and rejoicing in the possession of
many guildeis. she also rejoices in lit
tie pug dog, or she did about two weeks
ago. About two weeks ago puggy was
taken with pleuro-pneumonia, or pips,
or gastritis, or some of the fatal diseases
to which even pugges are liable, and
before they had time to summon a doc
tor poor doggy's case WAS hopeless. The
family physician came, however, felt of
his tail, prescribed cal. OF. sen. ? DIR.
sas. 2 OF. hydragpill, aqua quaint. sui. a
quart 10 be taken internally every two
minutes and halt, but before the pre-
scription could be compounded the dog
was dead. His demise WAS q fearful
shock to his mistress, for like Bonnie
Annie Laurie, he was all the world to
her And the question was, did his
sudden demise demand a coroner's in
quest? but when they told her that
twelve men would sit on him, she dis
missed the idea in an instant. Then
arose the question of what should be
done with the body2 A taxiderInist
wanted to stuff him, but his mistress
declared that her nerves could never
stand the shock of having him look
down on her with his little glass eve.
She could not bury him in the back yard
as she was going To move, so she re-
solved that she would bury him in the
family plot at Evergreen cemetery. A
regular undertaken was called and a
rosewood coffin was made with all the
latest Improvements of silver handles,
satin lining. tatp and nnnr lfttla IaoG !