New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-11-09
THE TALK OF THE DAP.

The Rev. Dr. H. A. Monroe the well known eolsEe4
clergyman of this city recently visited some Of tho
slums OF London ~ did wish hundred times no
says that could have taken that walk and the one
took the day after through Seven Disis and White
chapel In company with some Of our Southern negro
hsters in order that they might be confirmed In their
cOnceited opinion OF the superiority OF the Anglo
Saxon. The negro slave in his darkest hour had moro
decency regard for religion more desire TO rise
into something better than you can ever instil INTO
the miserable drunken underestimate of this great city,
1t may be well enough standing in Hyde Park and
watching the splendid whirl Of fashion and PRIDE
around you, to talk about the proud position OF tho
British Nation, but what Of the great ma3ority-uN
millions that are grovellng in Nth, poverty ane
drunkenness like swinef'
An American Flunkcy Well James Observes
the gentleman. al hear you got situation as vsles
recently A.. .,..I
much for nv sefrespect What do you think the boss
asked me to do the very first morning! Wanted me 70
help him dress.'-(American Grocer.
Among the most successful women preachers b
this country are the Rev. Florence Kalock OF chicago;
Mrs. G. l.. Jackson, Of Greenpoint, l.. l.; Elizabeth
Cumstock OF Union Springs, ~ v. Mary L. Moreiiesd,
of wyanet. ILL.,; Maggie NJ Elliott Of Arrowsmth. ILL.,;
Ella Niswor ger OF Elliott Ill Mrs. Orniston Chant
the Rev. Anna Oliver and the Rev. Phoebe iianafou.
These, and many Others who could DO named, nave
made credltable record as preachers 40 pastorss
Nevertheless there does not To be any general
desire for female clergy in the Christian denonlnats
Practically women themselves responsible for THIS
state of affairs. They are the working arm OF moss
churches and virtually control their policy. IT, there
FORE women wanted female pastors, IL would not %
long before they would have them. The TACT th*s
tho Leading churches Of the country In when women
have so potent voice have men as pastors Is pretty
good evidence that women prefer men for that oihce.
In a Texas SchoOl-Sman boy (lolding up hanal-
What's B. c. hitched onter them dates In Greek MS
tory meant ,.u s.,,n,. v,., 40.
them old Greeks were queer kind OF creeters 80 WIN
they didn't know . date for sartn tney put -. Us
.'bout correct" arter the nuInbcrs-tfaie RECORD.
Probably 500 newspapers recently chronlclcd the
story that two Kansas men a few weeks ago foune
as 600 In gold In an iron pot in gully near certain
town Now the papers, Of course, acted ia Coca
faith in printing the story, but as matter " iacs
thew were fooled by an unprincpled LIAR There were
no such men, no such gully, no such town. DO iron
Dot and no 900. Stories about the hnding VI oue"
treasure and about live snakes In peoples ssomaehs -
a rule need not be believed.
seven Thousand for One.-It Is doubtful II the history
-. tIe world has recorded another such spectacle 40
~ ht resented in PENNSYLVANIA where 5000 coke burn
srS rho have 1000 wives and children 70 iee1 weis
II is either grand sacrinco UT tho "P-no'>'' Va WIN
fOolery.-(D Detroit Free Press.
.uistorv cannot be written in hurry like a ser.
mons saws a writer in "The Churchman' THIS
statement would have reused the righteous indisna-
,or NJ the late Canon Liddon who believed that the
nrenaraton of q sermon, like matrimony, should NOS
ha entered upon hurredly, but with q solemn sense
that IL Ia the most important thing In ufe