The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-03-15

needs for bishop young nan nan. sH MY that the
| vnathods so close is IT 10 new i"ih su". nv
currents of its activity must always anec. 'ho
greater city. Its bishop should .nelciv,o, 20 20
r. an,;re sympathy with the metropolitan OF
NJ Vnyk An the ecclesiastical theorists OF
| tIa 70, reajde within radius or nifty miles
w w york The bishops OF the locality,
| tborsfore need TO DO conservative, prudeht
| Leaders who prefer safety TO brlliiancy' ana
who can discourage tho theorists efectusliy.
The most important cohs'ueraton ol 1i' -
| tho futur q union OF the two cities New Ork
| and brooklyn. There Is no doubt OF that
un,on taking place soon. Two bishops could
! not easily reside in the same see. The lesser
would have to retire or compromise on the
basis of becoming coadjutor TO the metropoll-
tan with the right of succeeding him. ms
would remove difficulties. Monsignor Nc
Donnell IL thirteen years younger, than
Archbishop CorrIgan. In the order OF
nature he will outlive the archbishop;
who. If he reaches the age OF seventy; VIII
have lived to become ruler of the ecciesiasti,
cal greater New York. Monsignor McDonnen
is young. OF prepossessing appSaianoo' oI
tirely in sympathy with the Archbishop well
versed in modern methods. cautious ana pru-
dent after sailing through tie McClyhn
storm and would be quite ready 10 "ccept
the coadjutOrship in New iork witn inc Iisni
OF succession. His holding OF the ONCE "4ulu
not embarrass the Archbishop lid oo''
Thus apart from the considerations OF pieiy
and culture. MonlgnOr Mcdonnell Is III
man for peculiar office. which was Ine rSe-
son of his elevation over the heauS Oh Ms MS
elders. The Brooklyn priests knew very wen
that in America few bishops preside over rt tne
dioceses in which they live as priests they
no more than others expected Brooklyn
ruler. but for all that they are not yet over
their surprise at the appointment
Al.
The Suns Washington chit-chat has the
following.
the wac OF the Senate He has such slow.
uonderous voice and solemn face that those
not well acquainted with him are unaware OF
his abilities as a wit. In the clo1k-room, now
ever. during long debates his humOr becomes
manifest and has full play. During his bret
term as a senator he has told many good
stories 10 his senatorial colleagues before the
Zig wood fire. This is his latest: 81 have
an old friend in Vermont VINO during
his long and useful life has accumulated
n respectable fortune by the slow but sure
process of note shaving and money lending AT
n fair interest. He has always looked care
fully after his per cent. and now tnat he IS
rich he finds life in the little New England
village quite tame and mOnOtOnOus. lie mas
little enjoyment and no means OF spending
his money to advantage. The last time saw
him he said TO me in r regretiu. reflective
sort of way Proctor. Pm getting tired OF
this humdrum. money getting life. | think
I'll have t. try this bichlOrlde of whisky cure
and see if can't get some of the gold out OF
me. Mebbe then I'll feel better
The Rev. William Lloyd preached last night
in the Central Congregational church. Fifty
seventh street west of Eighth avenue. says
the Sun. on Men with beams in their own
eyes looking for splnters in their neghbors'
eyes, The text was taken from Chrlsts
Sermon on the Mount. The speaker said
that his subject had been suggested by the
discussion IN the newspapers of the propriety
of an immensely wealthy man giving his
money to the Church. Among other things
he said.
There are those who because this rich
man has been induced to give some Of his
money for disseminating Christianity. cues
tOn his motives and those of the institutions |
that are benefited by his generosity. This IS
all wrong Better far to think that the spirit |
of that man was 80 changed and his heart SO
softened that he did this for the love OF God |
and the church. 1t is uncharitabe say not |
to do so. And Christ had to suffer from this
same spirit of uncharltable Consciousness.
When he walked with the publican the Phsr-
isees pointed ut him the finger OF scorn, and
when he changed water into wine at the we'd
ding feast they called him a wine bibber.
When job was IN his sorrow his enemies
rallied against him with this same spirit. Why
did these people do this Because they
judged Christ and Job 10y themselves. Even
though a man make mistakes his whole life
should not be judged by a single act. The
beam of uncharitabeness Is bigger than a
dozen splinters OF weakness