New-York tribune., 1885-01-30
THE TALK OF THE DdY.

CLEVELAND paper has been interviewing the Clergy
OF that city the proprcty OF preaching short scr
mons. One of them, the Rev. G. L. Bowling. thus
expresses himself: think aud prayers ought
TO be the shortest distance between two points When
started reach my father said To me: George
IL is great deal leave of just when everybody
wants you than 1t is to keep on TILL everybody
gets spiritual dyspepsia As the years have gone py
they have only confirmed my estimate OF his good uds
ment SO that fully persuaded that save in very
exceptional instances, whatever else sermon Is about
it ought be about half an hour. know men, 'the'-
wise gifted who are failures in the ministry because
they hit the nail the head the first tine-aEd tnsn
keep on hanmering Till they split the board
.what do you do when cyclone watts q few farms
and a village two over rour sectonf" asket New.
Euganier OF visitor from the West Dof DO, S was ni tas
reul- Nothing Just sit still and walt I'LL the anair
blows over -, Burlington Free Press-
religious editor has his own peculiar trials. One OF
them ia thus described in The Richmond Va) Religious
Herald: lone Of the editors o! this paper visited
certain virginia and PAID compliment To one OK
the ladies' OF the church whom he met while there ihs
offended another sister, and sine refuses to read INC
Herald
Nav, ha, inst reached this office that the bowegged
trombone player with the canfy-coioea S
besn heath: the divinity OF embroidered skirts req.
ment.of reporters aud awoerks will al once sss
comntted Every warrior VII equip tmss ra,Sn @,' Of
pattern Harvard mGn1I An neaess eass fA''H
exhibition Of curioses were take place in this
country New-Yurk wouId take frat prize. she hAs
succeeded in finding within her limits a disanieaW~
veteran who has never applied for pensions
In this time OF frequent changes,
brightest creams II brilliant future
Fading in hour away; -.
When the clouds OF life are darkest
And the fondest hopes have nea'
There is nothing half so constant
As a nickel plugged with lead.
scorped by all whom it approaches
Thrust aside by Deggars DInu,
Even in the deacon's basket
Sweet repose it cannot hnd;
Doomed to drear ana lire misfortune
To all thGgs rejected wed,
Such the social ostracism
OF the nickel plugged Win ieao'
Still. perhaps, when war Is raging
IL Will lind surcease from woe,
And when nodded 10 a bullet,
Seek the heart of wafise i1ei
Or perhaps, when funds are iowess,
Ar.ord with needle, thnoie. tnreaos
I,oic . make a trousers button
VI Tie h'eAe' P''sS -IPhiiadelphia On
uvisibe friends gathered around the bedside Oh sns
,,,a man said a Texas preacher. while deliveringA
,nora, discourse over the body OF q man whom death
,a re.cued from the torments Of derium tremcna
Ne,t day the paper had 1t: Invisible iends gathered
around the bedside OF the dying man." The family Oh
the dead man could be persuaded that II was spy
the result Of printers dropping an r. and were VIII.
d,outy restrained precipitating another funeral
on the community.
We local. In company with friend was invited % ains
with two pretty and sweet young ladies' on New .esa
Day aud Of course enjoye cd himself Lnse,y w M ssS ~
ofIsn that We rich feast set before US anu
our appetite seemed unappeasabc on that occasion
hone the young lades will pardon US. We aio s"ssys
however that the presence Of ourssl ana iie .st
any thing scarcely. .-tEary County tGa)New
A Boston physician advises everybody to ascertain
hat cau.ed the death of his In order that ~
NAV guard against similar fate An old topper hearing
th,s remarked that some Of his ancestors died OF ""