The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-01-11

4 gan a vigorous crusade at once and
| preached in France, Belgium, England
| His life was noble one. He was one oil
the best and kindest of men, and the
! fame OF his good works will not soon be
! forgotten We say amen to our contemp-
orary. Oh, for more Lavigeries, both in
the protestant and catholic communions.
The world is still short of good men.
The Rev. DR.. Talmage of Brooklyn NAV
be something of mountebank; he is also
/ something OF sage. as witness this: AS
| soon as certain young scientists can dis
/ tlnguish between the horns of beetle
and the feelers OF wasp they begin TO
| paironize God Almighty"
A telegram from Monte Carlo informs
Us that the chief patrons of the noted
gambling hell are Engiishmen and Amer
! leans. What sort Of an advertisement is
this of British and Yankee morality2
There are some wicked people, remarks
Rochefancanld. who would be less danger
GUS if they did not have so many good
qualities. We add: There are some good
| people who would be more influential if
they did not have so many bad qualities.
| from your mother. Garry to her your joys
and sorrows,your foibles and sins. She is
the human form of the divine consider
and savior.
The enormous brides paid to news
papers. deputies and senators of the
, French republic to sustain the defunct
Panama canal scheme is making an earth
| quake in France. Ministries have been
wrecked, guilty politicians have been
driven 10 the confession of suicide, and
many prominent men are likely to be
scourged out of public lie by the impend-
ing exposure.
lis good sign that the French con-
science is so sensitive. Some critics on
| this side OF the water are irving to father
! the bribery upon the irreligion of France,
while others would impute it to French
catholicism. This will not do. \
hundred years ago protestant England re-
turned members to the house OF COM
mons by wholesale bribery and corrup-
ton. And even In America brides are
not absolutely unknown and unheard of
IN connection with congress. 1t were
nearer the truth to saw that the facts dis
closed by the French investigation
| are the outcome of the pitiable
weakness OF human nature when brought
face TO face with temptation. and especial
iy OF the prodigious power of the love of
money in this commercial age.
Two tests are appropriate iust
here. First, 'let him that standeth
take heed lest he fall" Secondly: Take
heed and beware of Consciousness. for
mans lie CONSISTENT not in the abundance
of the rhings which he possesseth."
To these texts we subJoin another token
from the uninspired scripture according to
Robert Burns
"Och, mankind are unco weak
An little to be trusted,
Il self ths wayring balance shaka
It's rarely right adjusted"
The verdict in the New York presby-
terry acquitting the Rev. Prof. Briggs was
not unexpected. The doctor is an am
biguous writer. with quill-driver's love
for paradox. Briggs read by others often
seems heterodox. Briggs annotated by
Briggs ia orthodox. On, We theologians,
be your own commentators.
"a great many sermons are made, and
very bunglingly. too" says that prince of
pulpiters, the Rev. Dr. :. F. Cuyler; but
the best sermons grow" Spurgeon was a
closely t-xtual preacher and that was one
secret of his perennial power. The
brilliant Theodore Parker of Boston some
times took his text from Shakespeare; ;
He concocted therefrom bright ESSAYS, but
they did not contain gospel enough to
save q mouse.
O. wad some pow'r the ciftie gle us
To see ourses as ithers Us.
1t Wad free monte blunder free US
And foolish notion
What air in dress gait wad lsa'e US,