New-York tribune., 1891-05-04
THE TALK OF THE DAP.
,on rocor,,v revealed a little ~ Ms sws

Mr. spurgeon recently revealed little OF MS swH
individuality while reviewing book on hethodlsm In
Yorkshire by evlncing delight with this criticism OF
sermon "Ah say Mister, you preeched goodish ser
mon tonight but If II had been cut short at beath
ends and set a.frc in the middle. it wad dean us
mare good.o Mr. spurgeon scarcely remembers beI
fer criticism than this" and says might be applied TO
many of the dscourscs and speeches which one hears
NOWADAYS Another story tells OF not very huens
Young man who, being in the habit OF saying IN MS
prayers "Lord help me TO pray was answered ons
night By an old mans ejaculation And the Lord help
thee 10 give ower.s "Iiow heartily" remarks MF.
spurgeon could we say amen TO such prayer In
ths case OF a Iongwnded brother" Mr. spurgeon
also likes the story Of the clergyman who at noisy
prayer meeting commended silence and SAID MY uear
friends the Lord is not deaf. Now, DON'T you u'lns
YOU could pray a little quetlyl You remember
when the temple being built at Jerusalem hers
was no sound Of any tool heard in 1t while building
Yes sir, said one of the brothers, that's all very
tre but Won see we're not building the temple, wers
blasting the rocks y
ON a Hog-M Logansport, Ind, e53 men paid Ten ten
cents each guess on the weight oi i've nOs, & aa @
Guessed within three pounds of the actual weight Inc
owner of the hog who has been tOOuhg nun d aUu ba o
len years, said that only one man out Oh thousaus n %
over hit the right weight and he was preacher-tD
troit Free Press.
aThe Catholic Review Of this city urges thas
Roman Catholic delegates from all the countries OF
Latin America be invited TO attend the great Ca'hohc
Congress which is to be held in Chicago during the
session of the Worlds Fair in 1893 In some Oh t"c9o
countries II SAYS the Church has lost Its presge anu
even tho more intelligent classes cannot nave NUN
resnect for the faith But il they saw the strengtn
~ Catholicism in this country their interest IN 10
would be revived "The destinleS OF tms cohuheh.
says @The Review" ARE particularly In Cathohc
hands We are strongly intrenched IN tne oni'eo
States and Canada and ownership OF the cohten'
ID l.
Only the most criminal neglect and Indifference OH YIN
mart of the bishops the clergy and the leaders OF s
laity can lose to us this magnificent heritage -e'o'
theless is strongly impressed with the rear 'ha'
OF these Latin American delegates to the Congress may
conclude that the greatness Of the United sa'e' uus
| to Professionalism
GrIpper-I listened to beautiful lecture ns eS =,
MssuHind The lecturer said that IT is duty upon
each of us to aid and assist our FELLOWS III osog
nossible way. IL was fine and convincing IcSIuIH1
~ ever heard and can heartily indorsc every word
Of Hx'' It. , ''''' m r,..,,, ,rom.r q, the door
Who SAYS that she IS in a starving condition, ald
that 49,. ,o,,,,o for nea.,rs
| hora FPExit seryant) That's the way fellow mas
his life almost pestered out Of him. I'll take Hos sn1Ir %S
Ive eaten anything half good.Boston Transcript
| .personaIy.n says "The Boston Transcript the
followers OF theosophy are certainly very intelisens
and praotcal lot Of people. At fremont Ieihp'e u"
! other day. the Listenc saw but one man whose sp
pearance at all answered the ordinary Description VI
scrank, and that pretty small proporaoh !" a"'
Boston audience. Yet, for that matter. there are no
doubt cranks in theosophy. and there ought TO DC '
| the good of the movement. This world would DO a
very stagnant unpleasant sort OF pool II II were nov
for the cranks' to keep ID stirred up Closecroppea
hair cutaway coats, collars turned over at the ups anu
pretty hats and taormade gowns are not ihcohsse"'
1T was plain from little observation OF the theo-
foun
doctrines Of Theosophy. Nor are these doctrines in
Consistent with dilIgent following of the ordinary
| vocations of life"
Nanoleon Of Finance-wlthers had been talking
about eighty y-cent dollars for some time ao,ar ~
| "As l understand you" sad JihiSoii' "'H'' "
day Is worth eighty cents :"
| & Precisely, returned Withers. . .,,.,. ou..
Then owing y0% sTT aSStS as cens ts or eighty dollars
aWell' began wthers, "y0u-er-weii YES - TT, my
the sake OF my point eighty dollars is the vaine OF my
aGood,' calculated JmsOn counting out some
money There's your Gas1 four nov Sesr liar i here said
Nn there are eighty times eighty cents-or eighty
dollars which as YOU Just SAID, Is the value OF your
claim That's sixty-fo dollars Receipt, please
And then-withers fainted.-(Puck.
The art exhibition of French authors ana |ournas'''
which was opened O few weeks ago In the small INC
atre d'Applcation according TO frehch papers lao" ~ .
tracted numerous visitors The salon has TWO paF'S
tba q Iouvres and the Luxembourg The works OK
tho dead writer's including Victor Hugo. Theopnne
Gautier Alfred de Musset Prosper Mermee' 'i~iY' -,
Beaudelaire Gerard dc NervRy schanne, Augus'e uo
Cbatillon and Jules de GOucOnr are exhibited III '0
Louvre" the works of the living ones, including more
than fifty Journalists and authors In the "Lnxen,'
bourg" The works consist Of drawings seuip'ul''
paintings and bits Of fancy work.
Do They Swallow 7-Dr. James Wheat. a ~ b1r tssS az
Doctor viii give 800 to see any dime m1seul NE
actually swallow pounded glass tacks, ec. ne ea2 IA
they are all OF frauds when they pFe,sia V ,s %
thaf none OF them could live three days II tnes uV"A
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