The National tribune., 1893-07-27
EDITORS CHAT.

The Critical Spirit Should be Avoided by
Every Good C. C.-Some- Questions An
severed.
"Mr. Brown preached avery poor sermon this
morning" AT almost every diuner-table in the
land we can hear expressions like this when the
family all cnnGreGate after morning church.
"The sermon last Sunday a great deal
better" says Jimmie.
"Well, would like 10 know who could preach
decent sermon from such text,' says Mary.
al don't think the sermon so bad answers
Emma; but his gestures were awful. and the way
he pounded the bible frightened me-"
81 wish he would not make such faces" inter-
poses John.
Il thought he never would get through pray
Ing" aunt says
q think the sermon was first rate" says father;
"but don't like the choir and their high-fown
tones give me the good old hymns
Every one Of you have heard conversations like
this and very few Of you have been exempt from
making remarks yourselves.
Don't do it. 1t is easy to criticize and SO easy
to form the unconscious habit of doing it, which,
when once formed. is hard to break.
Remember that your minister is human being,
and subject 10 the same cares and feelings as you
are. No one do uniform work, matter what
profession occupation lie follows.
You must not expect TO find people always at
their best. Even great preachers often preach
common place sermons. great man is not one
who is always doing great things, but one who
has occasionally been great.
II the sermon is not quite COED as the one last
Sunday, do not criticize, but excuse it. Look for
the cause, If need be. Perhaps your minister Is
not WELL or has sickness in his family; or may be
he is discouraged with the unkind remarks that
someone has carried to him.
If you want your minister to preach better
mons thank him after church for the helpful
words he has uttered.
We all need the helpful words and sympathy Of
others 10 cheer US on our way. and minister
needs human help well as divine.
Don't criticize, but praise.
COLOR IN DRESS.
A C. C. friend writes that she fears she is color
blind. She says she is very fond of high coors,
but when she puts them her friends tell herthat
come other color would suit her better. She is
very fond of palebiue, but though her hsirs light
she has black eyes and an olive complexion.
please tell me my color,' is the request, one
more easily made than granted. as there is great
variety in mixed types. But if c. G. friend
properly describes herself. we should say that
light is the last color in the world she should
wear unless. indeed. il should be pae-bue bow
or tie worn TO relieve a crimson gown.
She would no doubt find certain shades of green
very becoming and most varieties of the new reds
and darker blues. Cream is aIinos. always a good
color for a brunei, il reproduces the Uniting of
her skin in her dress.
Black should be avoided by brunets unless it has
the sheen OF satin silk but blondes the con-
trETy, look fresher ard fairer In dead black.
Women with forid compiexions should wear the
various shades of plum aud heliotrope; also. dove
Rrays. which have tinge Of pink in harmony with
The ruddy flesh limits.
Neutral-tiEted complexioBs. on the other hand,
accompanied by biue-grsy eyes, should wear
shades of blue In winch the gray tints are found