New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-07-01
"ALL ABOUT THE SMITHS"
DIsPOsES OF SOME " NOM
ETHICAL ENTITIES"
AN ARTICLE BY THE PRESIDENTS SISTER.

From The Chrtsiida II Work.
Lady Mary Wortley Montagu SAID the world
perso1 6y the name Of suith myself aud not mas ing
any friends by that name, Lady Marys nomenclature
Tesynaon for srecies of creature very In the
OF every good cause undertaken ny church. s'e VI
Everybody knows the Smiths even the Smiths them
selves though the smiths not anybody ANY pastor
long or short OF these non-enca entities They are
never lacking from the rinAs o any good tause eeeesi
ssmse is popular and a out eroasy when il Is
popular rne gives n "na hr @
prcdicabity OF position Is always To De preuieated AS
species thry sal gnsris and may Dc very precisely
classified Is the N0bodies of the cause. 49,,
There is nothing good friend OF these tgnss Ja.s
from the ranks of hghung men and wonen ana Eana
them to an abstract space where they may hudde WIN
their own Give them space for repentance the beneht
of clergy, and then swing them from the piory OF tho
worlds high scorn 10 nix hereafter 10 their opo,ess
nearts content with tLeir elemental kindred Ia tue INN
air OF moral non mitment! Give them only just
time repentance. DO not delude yohrsei Win any
canso ihoy have long cIoege The irst wha OF IN
huence from any quarter VIII DION the rom ,"I P oS
they have sought carefully ana Win .ers 10 los
dream it kind To give them anoher caanee;;
Tine only wisdom for the ease tney .Iy D
any win anything whatever these peoplc .io
too ethereal for tnis world noy mr. G ,o.sams
on summers day held in this sunny OSCILLATION ~ the
any Ii is their nature To not stand, but swing Milton
say they cannot bur 10y annhilati"n ue' ptt tey eau
he ignored moral existence as llpcihehts W
good cause. Aud they should he. IN the stress ana
strain of the battle are set to wage WIN Ietl oAs
we are called to light Ike Isnnysohs r'"'o' WIN
shadows. - o.,.,,o % ,r,, ma, and
women TO the cause OF your a.sso o ~ i1,ya yon
deceived aud exhausted by the smi.hs. Hao YOU
labored aud prayed IN your cold and lioless M,n or
revival OF pure An indebted religion IN yoaf anu
is your heart cheerei oya inl iectute;fon,a nno
crowded church Beware OF the smiths III tLis eVmu.
DO not count them They VIII always an IN, ma Ion
put in an appearance at the meeting IL the' ,
In NM i'm appearauces Are yOu seeking "a SET Tue tenn
in kpur
wLiskcy and world besotted DO MOI put 700 "u0h
I'm the ar.e aa liences those Lectures ta seni 70
promise men and women Tor thr WORK. sino sni.'.s
are there subslract tue Smiths. Wheh You conio W
call your committees, the places that know them now
viii know them more forever - - - A., ,,,,, ..
Under It's column of Facts ana theories IN Tue nor y.
science late Chisiian at Work had an item descriptive
OF Frcpchman's theory To account lor ts nn Jus
dsapuesrances notices of which we so olei see IN ou
nrwspal.,rs and which much trouble 10 iiehs
ami so much cmpoymsnt TO the police me n
that death is occasionally actual dissolution
atnckrd bv thIs form of decease suffer no previous w
ness and without warning suddenly ceasc ~ % 49,"
,Seo melt into thin air. lie was discussing political
Situation with a friend ence who thus metea am ne
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. aus strong sulphnrous odor was 10 90
observed but nothing beside that Was renlirsapc
thinks the phenomenon worthy OF medi'al ih'c'"e"
''y good many beside tho Frenchman have Witnesses
tho same pLcnomenou. Tue Smiths are all liable ~
aaers of this form of dccease No occasion Is better
adapted to develop fade than loltcs Or a",stis
Ne have seen something melted Smiths lately oussae
OF France But we would not take the tmc Oh Tue p0
for search An ordinary pointer wouu ,,an as "a
the smell OF sulphur would be sufficient susses''n ~
Is there then no hope for the smthsi leave tnas
question open Probably some one Saye very Ittle
hope OF Smiths Experience has iaade rue sac ans VIZ.
about them Turn coats are Srxiss ' his own nina.
either wishes know IT, or else has none 70 Am0w
II person never known to n9a us ~ no ground
Tor his legs And the practical import In either case
the same. 1t Is my advice 70 men and women no' 70