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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-12-07
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Freq Charles A. Dsiess's Sunday Lecture
IN HE Series On the bible.
Another large audience hoard PROT Charles
A. Brtegs's lecture last night at the Church Of
the Covenant Park avenue and Thirty nth
street. Dr. Brggs's subject was: us the
Bible InerrantT
Every minister. elder. and deacon in the
Presbyterian Church." he began. "subscrlbes
st his ordination to the statements. L believe
the Scriptures Of the Old and New Testaments
to be the Word Of God. tho only infallible rule
Of faith and practice We do not subscribe to
the statement that the Scriptures are the only
infallible rule OF everything in science or
philosophy. in history or in art, In grammar or
in literature. There are errors in Holy Scrip
lures. but these errors are all in the circum-
stantials. and not In the essentials. In other
matters besides faith and practice. We stand
firm and improbable by the position Of the
infallibility Of the Holy Scriptures In all mat
tors Of faith and practice.
The Greek New Testament and the Hebrew
Old Testament have been kept pure In all ages
by the providence Of God. and are authentical
for their purpose for determining controver-
sizes Of religion. It is the testimony OF Biblical
scholarship that there are errors in the He
brew and Greek texts now in our hands. The
advocates OF inerrancy have boon forced back
kV" suo toAeo Al OuE uauub " tHe hoNeEH
dogma Of the inerrancy OF the original auto.
graph. The confessional doctrine is kept
pure In all ages: the texts are az pure to-day
TO determine religious controversies rs they
ever were. Our opponents deny the comics.
shas tho oIaea hsy nrs
deny, the. confession which states thu.
they have been kept pure at all ages. It dis
credita the work OF textual criticism to make
conlectures as to an original text different
from the best one we can find after wo have
exhausted the resources Of criticism. Con-
lectures in the interests Of skerticism are
quite as easy as conjectures in the interests of
dark. Blblica! criticism shows that the, pres;
ent text 10 as FREQ from errors. Of truth and
fact as any !earllertext accessible tous What
advantage" asked DR.. Briggs in his conclu-
sion. Is 1t to claim that tho original auto
graphs are insrrant when no man has access
to them or has had access to. them
for centuries? 1t Is .pure speculation beyond
any possibility OF veriticntion. 1t reproaches
the real Bible. in which errors are found. in
which no one has discovered. No have not
the original autographs and we refuse to dog
Matte about them.
The Scriptures are pure holy. errorless 80
lar as their own purpose Of grace is concerned.
as the only fnfallible rulo of the holy religion.
The Bible will ever DO the counsellor and
guide OF our race: New truth will break forth
Bible is the infallble rule: and It vii! continue
life that men may put In its way. 1t will ever
continue to give new theology. n new and
grander guidance in holy life and conduct to
all successive generations OF mankind
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Justice to b. Don. All Around.

i Thanks to the energetic course pursued
W Governor HILL. the canvass OF the votes
cast for Assemblymen and Senators at tho
recent election is now certain to DO con-
Quoted with scrupulous regard to the rights
of all parties; and when the final decision Is
pronounced the whole people will acquiesco
In It. whatever It may be, because
they will understand that 1t is q fair and
Impartial decision. This IL the result Of the
Governors interference. Had he not taken
hold Of the matter as he did. the Republican
scheme for securing the control OF the
Legislature. regardless Of the law and the
facts. would doubtless have been success
fully contaminated.
No part Of this controversy has afforded
Q more signal vindication Of the wisdom and
foresight Of Governor HILL than the choice
Of Judge O'BR1KN to hold the extraordinary
special term Of the Supreme Court at SYRIA
cuse. Tho name and fame Of Judge BRIEN
formed q sufficient guarantee that moth
ing would he done or attempted be-
yond the demands OF fairness and
Justice. He had not sought the mis-
sion; to execute it was exceedingly
inconvenient for him: but at the Governors
summons he undertook the duty; and he
has discharged 1t In manner to relieve the
anxiety OF the Democracy fearful OF being
defeated by illegal counting after the cleo
ton. and to engage the admiration Of all
fair-minded Republicans.
The Democratic party Of New York may
we'll be content with having such Cover
nor as DAVID B. HILL to protect it's rights.
and such magistrates as Judge O'BR1RN to
secure fair count OF the votes cast In
complicated and holly contested election.
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Estimates for the French army for 1892 amount to
S135 about 900 less than for 1891 For
pensions military railway construction. and standing
army and navy together the expenditure will be APP
proximstely sass. 100000
Russis's hsrculeAn efforts to hasten the arming Of
her troops with the new small oSlibrs rns shown
By the latest reports from St. Petersburg Tho
rides ordered In France win be ready in July. 1894 Al
latest. Moreover the factories in Tula will deliver
nuaiy, reckoning from last July. $4,000; In Ishswsk
700; In 6jestrorezk, 10000 In July. 1894, there
FORE Russia will have 100 900 rnesenough for
the whole Russian army in Europe. including the
serves. A. the Russian gun factories have annual
capacity Of 5000. amt Alexander m. has always
made every EFFORT IA b. independent az for gn capital
and enterprise til order for b)Un rides from France
is indicative ot omnous haste in Inc preparation Of
RussiAs army for war. Work is being pushed so
rapidly the factory in Kaxan for making smoke
less powder that tho manufacturing there will be well
under way by next July.
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The FfAte 6cn0ol on DSkm11ks
Tho announcement u published that the
trustses appointed BY tho late OHAHLxs
PrArr have determined TO carry out his
project for the establishment Of an asricul-
tural school at which young men can DO
taught practical farming at moderate ex-
pense. "The college," We are told. will
be At Glen Cove. Long Island. whore 100
acres have been set aside for the purpose.
and will be an adjunct 20 tho Pratt Institute
In Brooklyn"
It is not too much tn say that IN to the
present time the various institutions
founded in this country for the teaching OF
agriculture have not fulfilled the expecta-
tions which were entertained by their pro-
iectors. In almost every State there IL either
IN agricultural college. 30 called. or adepart-
ment Of agriculture in some collegiate insti-
tuition where instruction in scientific farm
ing is proposed. To promote this sort OF edu-
cation. Congress many years ago made large
gifts Of the public lands to tho differ
emit States. These lands were sold and the
proceeds used as endowments for many Of
the schools and departments Of agricultural
instruction which we hive mentioned: but
the entire number Of persons who have
really become practical farmers by means
Of what they have learned In these institu-
tions is confidently believed to be very small.
In short. the influence and utility Of agri-
cultural colleges in this country may be
pronounced insignificant.
As we understand It, however, the plan OF
the trustees Of the Pratt estate contem-
plates school Of farming which shall be
eminently practical In It's methods. The
criticism upon the agricultural colleges has
been that they teach mon more about chem
istry than they do about the actual growing
Of crops. The aim should be to instruct the
student in such way TINT when he is put
out on farm with the appropriate outfit
he will know how to go to work and manage
his land and his live stock In such IN intelli-
gent way as to obtain the largest possible
return for his labor. This. we presume. Is
what will be kept In view by the managers
OF the Pratt School of Farming.
II so. the place will be useful and pleas
ant one for young men to go to. Fifty
years ago CHARLES SUMNER. speak
ing Of the studies Of his younger
brother HORACE. wrote: HORACE has
commenced as farmer. He picks
tomatoes. cucumbers. beans. upsets a
barrel Of potatoes. cleans away chips,
studies agriculture. rakes hay In meadow.
and Is pleased with his instructors and
associates" May the students Of the new
agricultural school at Glen Cove be as
happy and learn as muchl
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The establishment Of Sequoia Park. to
protect the famous big tree groves OF Tulare
county. In California. was one OF the credltable
acts OF the Billion Congress. Its successor
should promptly supply the further legisla-
ton which the past seasons experience has
shown to be desirable.
This public pleasure ground is vertically .
forest Of giants. One-of It's trees 10 34k feet in
diameter and $40 feet high. Capt Donsr,
whose troop Of the Fourth Cavalry guarded
the park from trespassers last summer found
ono tree 81 feet around tho trunk at ten feet
from the ground and $50 feet high: another 81
feet around the trunk: while there were hum
drrds Of only less majestic sequoias. Deer.
grouse. and quail are in the park. and its
streams are now stocked with trout This
wonderland and the smaller but superb Grant
Park. containing perhaps the biRgeEt Of Call
fornia's biz trees. were saved last year from
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to H. Tories the once Of blacssnins his fu-

70 ths Tories The ONCE Of blsokenine his M
turs chief.
Such success a. Mr.. BAbYouB has attain
cd In the governing Of Ireland IL. due, In
Mr.. STEAD's opinion. to his deep-rocted be-
lief that the Irish are politically and dis
tlnctly inferior to the English and Scotch.
The new leader Of the House Of Commons
IL firm upholder OF the theory, which has
shaped for centuries the English treatment
Of ireland, that the Irish are incapable OF
seli-government. They cannot. In his opin-
ion, be trusted with tho rights and fran
chises conceded to natives Of Great Britain.
for the simple and sufficient reason that
Providence. in bestowing on them many
gifts. omitted the qualities which insure
self-control. England. Ia other words.
should deal with Irishmen precisely az o
parent deals with children in the nursery.
We may call 1t coercion, but according to
Mr.. BALFoUn 1t lie merely the exercise
Of tho minimum Of authority needful to
keep the reins Of government in the hands
Of the natural head OF the household. We
have no doubt that Mr.. STEAD lie right in
thus defining fundamental article OF Mr..
BAIFoUR's political creed: but In view Of
such definition. how Is It possible for him
to predict that Ireland is much moro likely
to obtain q practical homo rule measure
from Mr.. BAbFoUR than from any other
prospective Prime Minister. not excepting
Mr.. GLADSTONE. We suppose 1t to be &C.
knowledged on oil hands that no home rule
scheme will be practicable which 10 not sat
isfactory to the Irish people. But how can
Irishmen DO satisfied with o measure based
on tho assumption that they are by nature
incapable Of self-government?
To Mr.. STEAD's personal acquaintance
with Mr.. BALFouR we owe an interesting
disclosure Of the latter's inclination to re-
publicanize the English polity. He would
like. We are told. to 60 further in this direc-
ton than even the Radicals have proposed
by introducing the referendum. or refer
ence Of al important acts Of Parliament, to
the deliberate judgment Of the electors. It
IL. II seems. his belief that this. which il in
principle the most democratic Of institu-
tons. would in practice. by assuring the
Intervention Of q sober second thought.
prove bulwark against hasty and vision
airy innovations.
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Another Cherished Idea, Attacked.

To Ebr1oR TaR suS-Sir: What II Uncle Jerry
Rusk should. after all adorinS turn to be Of
common clayf Yet such he Is. II I can believe tho
words Of member OF his own regiment. himself long
farmer.
sojournins In the San Juan Islands during tho past
grs old man by the dark 0acsus. had 'levelled tho
wealth Of kings to his thoughts" by planting and
ing fruits and flowers. Tho old man said that Uncle
Jerry never. to his knowing farmer; that for
long time before and for part of the days of the
great bean and pumpkin Secretary kept tavern in
Oshkosh.
Dreadful to relate whskey was sold in that tavern
by the drink and IL my informant said true tho pro-
pretor OF the tavern and the owner Of tho whiskey
thus rstailed and are one and the same.
IL our Uncle Jerry only Tom and cry after all:
GREAT FALLS Mont, Dec. 9. P.Sw.
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Mr.. Balfour sketched by an Opponent.

A surprising feature of the new number Of
the Reuiew Of Reuiews ia the highly eulogis-
Ho opinion Of Mr.. A. J. BALFoUR. expressed
by Mr.. w. T. STEAD. No Tory could view
the present leader Of the House Of Com
mons with moro admiration and sympathy
than does the former editor of that stalwsrt
organ Of the Radicals. the Pail Mall Gazette.
We suppose that no one would dispute the
Justice OF his estimate in some particulars.
but his ID ecast OF the Irish Local Govern
ment bill seems too optimistic, and the at
tempt to glorify Mr.. BALFoUR by vilifying
Sir WILLIAM HARcoURT Is In questionable
taste.
Il cannot indeed be said that Mr.. STEAD Is
= worshipper Of the rising sun. for he took
an equally favorable view Of Mr.. BALFoUR
some years ago. He admits also that the
present eminence Of the nephew Of Lord
6AL1sBURY is largely due to opportunity.
n Ill health had not compelled the retire.
,ment of Sir MICHAEL HORSEBACK. II Lord
RANDOLPH CHURCHILL had not In fit Of
petulance resigned the post OF Chancellor
Of the Exchequer. and II Mr.. GoscHEN were
not irremediably obnoxious to tho mass Of
the Conservatives. Mr.. BALFoUR might still
b shut out of the Cabinet and occupying
the subordinate place In the Ministry
which was assigned to him at the open
ing Of this Parliament. Mr.. STEAD
u right. however. in affirming that
the opportunities offered have been
turned to remarkable account. Mr..
BALfoUR's conduct in the post OF Irish
Secretary. which broke Mr.. FORSTER. which
srizzled the hair Of Sir GEORGE TREvELYAN.
and drove Sir MICHAEL HICKS BEACH into
retreat. has PROFESSIONALLY gained for him
the entire confidence Of his party. and has
extorted respect even from his political OPP
ponents. That he has shown himself o
Cool-headed and sagacious administrator. o
dexterous debater. and skilled parliament
tary tactician, is undeniable; but when Mr..
STEAD attributes his success to profound
convictions and complete absence OF
4 cynIcism, he i,scribes to him qualities
with which he Is not generally cred
tied even in the Tory party. To
draw q parallel between him and Sir
I WILLIAM HARooURT on the score OF serious
ness and sincerity. even II 1t were justified
by facts. was inexpedient on the part OF q
man protesting devotion to Liberal and in
deed extreme Radical ideas. For. although
in the event OF Mr.. GLADsToSE's with
drawal from public life. 1t is just possible
that the Queen may call upon Lord SPENCER
or Lord RosEBERy to form the next Liberal
Goyernment. 1t Is considered absolutely
certain that Sir WILLIAM HARcoURT will be
the leader OF his party In the House OF
Commons. 1t is an Ill bird that fouls his
Y Own nest. and Mr.. STEAD should have !est
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From De Chicago Nmea


1T is a fact I admit am superstitious and
! nm believer In signs" said one OF the group
that was occupying cosey corner at the Occl-
ut was down in an Idaho town not many
years ago that the following incident took
place, Outside OF Idaho or Montana IL would
have been termed m accident, but there 1t
was merely an Incident I had just entered
the gaming rooms when heard a gambler OK
eIaim when he raked of = large pile Of checks:
the nne and lost nine tines H on nth the seven a
Give this note to Banker z He knows the ad-
dress OF my reatives.'
III, IL thought nothing more Of IT. Late that
form lying on the road. Isummon ed the police.
and we found the gambler lying there with o
frightful hole in his head. One arm was thrown
breast"
Who killed him? P" asked one Of the inter.
He wasn't dead. Simply drunk"
The crowd was furious.
Thought you said he had frightful hole In
his head" remarked II business man.
SO did. His mouth was wide open"
How about your belief In superstitions
Oh believe they're untrue"
Then everybody except the story teller went
In and looked in the pier glass back OF the bar
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A prophetic woman Of Kansas City has
passed resolutions in which she views with
alarm the fact-she is perfectly sure that it is
. fact-that the world will come to an end at S
P. NJ. sharp. on Christmas Day. An early
dinner. therefore. seems desirable on that day.
But oil optimists and lovers OF fun are per-
suaded that the world will last ut least till the
vote for Presidential electors ia counted next
November. We advise tho prophetic woman
OF Kansas City to communicate her ideas to
Lieut., TOTEM OF New Haven
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The Democrats in Congress.

The Fifty-second Congress will meet ut
noon to-day. with Republican Senate and
an overwhelmingly Democratic House.
The Democrats in the House Of Repre-
sentatlves hold in their keeping the future
OF the Democratic party for the next five
years. The Democratic candidate for Pres
ident will be elected or defeated on the is-
sues which they make. Their management
Of the public business will be the test which
the country will apply to the fitness Of the
Democratic party to be intrusted with
larger power. II they irritate the conser-
vative feeling Of tho country by ill-judged
and extreme measures. the next President
will be Republican. II they fail to keep
down the appropriations. to favor rigid
economy and the Limitation Of the powers
Of government, the next President will be
Republican. They have come into power
as result Of the extravaganza and the ar
htrary course of the Republicans. They
will go out Of power II they repeat the mis-
takes Of the Republicans. They will be con-
demned as unworthy Of power II they neg
lect the instant practical duties Of states
manshlp which they have been elected to
discharge.
They should investigate such culpable
iollies or dishonesties OF the Administration
~ the PORTER census and the RAuM PEN
sion Bureau. They should be scrupulously
fair to the Republican minority, and avoid
the slightest imitation Of the REED and
RowEI1 tactics. They should be on their
guard against the dangerous temptation
which the size Of their majority affords.
In attempts at new legislation they should
be cautious. and. above all. they should
avoid the rash confidence and extravaganza
Of the Fifty-Hrst Congress. II they initiate
In any degree the vices Of that Congress.
the Democratic party will suffer.
II practical. old-fashioned. sterling De-
mocracy prevails In this Congress. the next
President will be Democrat.
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Are Stranger. Welcome at Our Churches

Arc StrnnGerS welcome mt Our ChurchesS
To TIE Epiroa or TIE suS-sir: In OF your city
churches card in the vestbule assures visitors that
they are welcome but the welcome 10 only In print.
not by tho regular worshippeis pew owners. They
pass their seats knowing there to be unoccupied
sittings in their pews without invitation to those
strangers who waiting to be assigned to seat by
tho sexton or ushers.
When making the music so great an attraction. am
they must expect the annoyance of visitors. II
the regular attendants would spare themselves the dis
turbanoe Of seaing stranger the regular
ity even not sincere and extending to tho weary.
waiting IN their Asles invitation share with
them their pews.
A. visitors made to feel that are intruders
NEW YoRx, Dec. q. OxE THAT ISIkupED
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Pawtucket has now had her fourth attempt
to elect Mayor. and it is said that the legality
Of the election will be contested. Unless
Rhode Island will give I'D the majority re-
quirement and allow plurality to elect. cities
like Pawtucket should make the term OF Mayor
last for life. 1t takes good part Of life to be
alacfod
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We had hoped that with tho dissolution OF
Mr.. BAowNINa and the English BROWNING So-
ciety the students Of BROWNING would Keep
their studies TO themselves. and let the public
repose for season. but q discussion ia now
going on in London as to whether the poet was
q Christian or not. Mr.. BROWNING had con-
siderable command Of rlain English. In prose.
and his opinion Of this discussion and the
discussers would be amusing II It could DO
had. He was sinRularly unfortunate In some
Of his worshippers. but he had plenty Of COM
mon sense.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-12-07

As one Of the nine leading Mugwump or
gans engaged in promoting the Mills move
ment In Mugwump politics. tho Boston Herald
puts forth this defence OF the free trade and
income tax candidate for Speaker Of Demo-
cratic House in the year preceding Q Presi-
DENTAL election:
"He has not the leas. idea OF introducing attempt
Ing income tax: far from favoring free trade he
proposes only to advocate the change Of the sarin In
those points indicated by Congressman AxDaxv Of
this State"
That Is to say. the Mugwump promoters Of
Mr.. Mills hope to be able to suppress his per-
sonal enthusiasm for absolute free trade and
an income tax. and to subordinate his convic-
lions on the subject Of taxation to Mug
wump programme OF procedure!
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Tho BARRIERS International Union has
resolved to memorabilia the State Legislatures
to pass laws prohibiting shaving on Sunday.
The proposed legislation would not reach the
root Of the matter. What tho Legislatures
must do II they would give genuine relief to
the BARRIERS is to pass prohibitory laws or con-
stitutonal amendments forbidding boards to
grow on Sunday
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THE SUN, MONDAY, DECEMBER I, lse..

ths further rayaees Of arc and axe which had
wrought 20 much destruction in that reGion.
6eQuota Park Il noble addition TO the Yosem.
its and Yellowstone pleasure grounds. set
apart for the snioyment Of al the people; and
legislation shouid not DO lacking to enable 1t
10 accomplish it, purpose.
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Il II for this Democratic House Of Repre-
ssntstives 10 determine whether the Republic
can National Convention In the PARKWAY North
western town Of Minneapolis in June Will be
an ssssmblase Of delegates to name another
Republican President Of the United States, or
q conference Of bsok-number and unemployed
statesmen TO furnish victim for November.
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No wonder tho Hon. THOMAS BRACKET
REED Of Maine hopes that the Hon. RoorR
QuARIEs MILLS OF Texas will be selected to-day
as his successor in tho Speakers chairl

The Minnesota farmers are carrying on
war against the wolves, and. by the time the
Republican Convention meets. the gentle lamb
will be able to wander harmlessly through the
streets Of Minneapolis with nothing but tho
electric cars and the butchers to modest or
make him afraid. Wolves are picturesque.
but they have to fly before the boom OF civili-
zation. and where the howl Of the wolf was
heard yesterday. to-day is heard the sweet
voice OF the bunco man.