New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-11-30

,iAys and nredilectons are often very pronounced
sbet with statesmen who not pillars In tic Church
or even sleepers In II. .,,,
the champion storyteller OF the senate mas o'o.
stripe Of Calvinism down his back though he Is not
.communcant in the Church. 1t Is told OF him that
siding along in Buncombe County one day he over
took n venerable darbey with whom ne Thought TO
have little fun
"Uncle,, said the Governor, "arc you going 10
church7' x ,.
church."
nyou,re n BAPTIST reckon-now, amt your
aNo sab Amt no Baptist, do most Of the bredcren
and sisters about here has been under dc water"
Methodist, then ~
"No sab, amt no Mefodis nuddcr.'
"Campbellite.'
"No sab, can't errosate to myself De Camehte
way Of thlnhn'.'
Well what in the name of goodness are you
then ~ rejoned the Governor remembering the mar
row range OF choice In religions among North Carolina
negroes.
q Well. dc fac is, sab, my old marster was Her.
ruld of de Cross in dc Presbyterian Church ana was
fotch mp in dat faith
"what! You don't mean til Why, that Is my
church."
The negro making no comment on this announce
ment Governor Vance went at him again:
And do YOU believe in all Of tho Presby. erlan
creedl-
ayes, sab. dat does.'
aDo Won believe in the doctrine of predestlnaton u
al dunno dat recognize de name, sah'
"Why do you believe that if man Is elected 10 DC
saved he will be saved and that IL he Is elecleo W oe
damned he will BIO damnedi'
.Ob. YES, boss / believe dat. It's gospel talk
dat ISL
aWell. now, take my case Do you believe that 1
am elected to be saved ~
The old struggled for moment with ms des're
10 be respectful and polite and then shook Ills hea"
obviously.
aCome. now. answer my question:" pressed tho Gov
crnor. "What do you ssy''
"well-I tell you what its. Marse Zeb Use ben ioin
in dis hyah world nigh on sixty years. and nebber Wv
hyard of any man ben' Elected doubt he was can
ddate."
WAS an eyewitness of incident Of quite another
kind Illustrative of Senator vance's Presbyeriansm.
It was at Yorktown. Va, on the occasion Oh tnc oe
tenna celebration OF the surrender OF Cornwas' INC
orator of the day holding forth undo Dig tent.
HIS Grafton was of overpowering length, anu gooa
many people whose attendance was not enforced spped
ont and sought other pastmes. An interesting group
in bip marquee was composed of Governor jarvis OF
North Carolina and Governor Hoyt, OF Pennsylvania
with their respective stalls, renewing the assuraces
etc after the traditional manner OF the Governors o.
the two Carolinas The Pennsylvanans haa caiIeo 10
nav their respects and North Carolina hospitality took
the form OF liberal ratons Of old Bourbon The Gov
ernors and Senator Vance in plain clothes ana score
of staff officers in plain clothes stood with glasses
charged ready to drink, when Governor Vance said
something about his being a dyedin-the-wool Prespy-
terrain.
aUoh.p said Governor Hoyt; "do you mean to say
that YOU are a Presbyterian"
Just that Governor; If you don't believe mo- Try
me-
any further How many questions are there IN the
Shorter Catechism? 7"
aOne hundred and seven,n was the prompt answer
aRieht. And 'what is the chief end Of mann
Mans chief end is to gorify God and to enjoy Him
forever
@Good enough said Hoyt. al give you cerdh
cate Of good standing
The bystanders. whose lips had not yet been moist
ened were about u have the deferred drink, when
Vance said
9UoId a ptnute4p gentlemen. Since Governor Hoyt
hos catechseh me- 1t IS my to have shot at HIM.
How do T Imow hat he is qualified TO give a GER
eco abesd Sc tor5 rejoined Hoyt, evidently ready
for the te,s T4 bystanders sighed, and again held
their glassS in pbeyance.
Tell mk, Goyernor Hoyt, What Is sinP
"'sn istlny fant Of conformity unto or transgres'
sion Of uS law3o God.''
aGood toy said Vance, you will do,' and then,
turning To the Inpatient crowd, "Wel gentlemen, let
lis drink 10 thekmemory Of John Calvin
The glasses We're drained. l doubt whether the
Shorter Catechikn was given such an outing, ana
whether the prosecutor Of old Scrvetus ever had his
immortality toasted under more peculiar conditions.
The late Samuel J. Randall fond, even In the last
DAYS of his fatal Illness OF relating some OF the recoec
tions of his Congressional life. Among these was one
regarding a chaplain who had been called upon TO Of
! fciate for the regular clergyman 1t was While MT.
Randall served his first term Speaker OF the House.
The clergyman was about conclude his prayer and
reyerent silence pervaded the big chamber when the
members we're startled to hear the following sentence
drop from the chapains lips May corruption and sin
Of every form far from every member Of this body
as Thou art. o Lord" 1t some moments before the
| House fully grasped the meaning OF the chaplains
PRAYER but when it did 1t unanimously decided to
have new substitute In the regular chaplain was
unable to attend the next mornings session.
At gathering friends not long ago Senator Allison
| alluded TO the courage and independence always dis
played in political matters by General Logan. And to
Illustrate these traits in the Generals character Senator
Allison recalled the time when the Salary b was under
discussion In the senate.
There were a number of men, said Senator Allison
who favored the BILL but who yet hesitatcd to vote for
IL. Logan hit them hard in his speech He said
that there were some senators who probably expected %
become President Of the United States lie wished then
to understand that voting for the Salary bill would
neither make nor unmake them Their hesitation re
minded him OF the story Of the two boys who were
hunting and came across wild boar. One Of them
climbed up tree but the other unable to reach
this haven Of safety. and the boar in making hinge al
him slid between his legs The boy caught him BY boil
ears and after holding for some time shouted out ID
the boy In the tree:
| "'John come hero
a. What for qucried the other
nj IN holm mn 1pf QOt
| THAT said General Logan, Is the position Nom
bers OF this body take today on this BILL
ale correct but none Of us told him that he had
hit the nail the head
When Judge McCreary. the member from Kentucky
rising young lawyer in his native State he was
! engaged by three gamblers to defend them In a
criminal action before Circuit judge. The case was
such poor for the defendants that McCreary ad
viscd them TO LEI him plead guilty for them and pay