The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-04-26
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MORALSH MANNERS
n A CLERGYMAN.

Iho great sin OF our age IS not Hcen-
tiousness, nor drunkenness, nor aysrico,
nor selfshness; it is something which is
often produced by all of these, viz. the
prenatal murder of children. In Massa-
chusetts, for instance, there are $1,000
families with but one child each. There
are other Thousands of families with none.
Thus one of the great ends of marriage is
defeated, The state suffers. The parents
suffer even more; for that lofty part OF
character which is developed alone by
fatherhood and motherhood is never felt
and exhibited. Gods command, "be
fruitful and multiply" is nullifed
Goodness and indifference separate hus-
bands and INVESTOR there are no love
knots like children. Married people live
within and for themselves. The wife. a
married harlot, spends her time between
the looking-glsss and the novel, and
deteriorates into q willful flirt. The hus-
band solaces himself at the club or in
more questionable resorts. Is not such q
home like Dante's "lnfernoP
OF course we refer only to those married
people who kill OF their children before
birth with malice prepense. Those whose
nature deprives of offspring deserve COM
mlseration. Those who murder the future
deserve the penitentiary.
In his beautiful poem the ''Vision of Sir
SsmpaP (which is said, by-the-by. to have
been composed in poetic frenzy lasting
forty-eight hours, during which the poet
neither ate or slept, James Russell Lowell
describes the knight as going forth in
search of the holy grail, or cup out of
which Christ drank when he instituted
the Lords supper. He searched far and
wide, vainly. At last, however, with
Amusement, he found both the holy grail
and Christ himself In 8 cup which he filled
for a leper. and in the leper whom the
draught TRANSPORTED. Then followed
these well-known lines:
In many climes without avail,
Thou has spent thy life for the holy grail;
Behold, ii Is here-ths cup which thou
Didst I'll at the streamlet for me Just now;
This crust is my body broken for thee,
This water His blood that died on the tree;
The holy supper is kept, indeed.
In whasso We share with anOther's need;
Not what we give but what share
For the gift without the giver is bare.
Who gives himself with his aims feeds three
Himself his hungering neighbor, and ms.
We advise the clergy TO give heed to
reading" Il Tim. Nv, Is, w That is,
to the evolutionary rendering Of the
scripture lessons and hymns. As a rule
they are abominable readers-even some
who preach well. This is unnecessary,
for any one can learn to read well. It's
worth what it costs TO do so. Above
everything. Messrs. Preachers, avoid that
nnholy holy tone"
Scientists used to talk good deal about
the forces of nature" We hear little of
this now. II has came to be held in the
circles of learning that there is bnt one
central force of which those aforetime
much Wanted forces" are but so many
notifications and manifestations. Tyn-
dali has demonstrated that in our solar
system the sun is the source not only
of light, but OF all movement and activity.
1t ia more than probable that electricity
is the all-animatinR power Of the uni
verse.-the very breath of God. The mys-
terious forces of electricity already util-
lied are but as the first drops before the
shower. Infinitely more lies behind. We
are only standing on the threshold of die
covery thus far. Another decade or two
will disclose marvels. and, perhaps. make
earth and heaven intersphere. The cleo
trical exhibit at the Columbian fair may
prove 10 be the most brilliant and useful
department in Jackson park.
a heather man said TO a missionary
'There must be something in your re-
ligion TO make you come all the way out
here and tell as about il. / wouldn't 20
80 far to tel anybody about mine"
The Blaine mansion, on LAFAYETTE
square in Washington, Is iatsiul build
ing. Mr. Blaine not only died there, but
received blow after blow of fate and fail
ure under that uncanny roof There. too,
William II. Seward was nearly assassin
ated at the close of the civil war. And
there, when il was a club house, Barton
Key was louDging when he was called
forth by the waving OF woman's hand
kerchief from the window OF Sickles
home near by to meet his death at the
hands OF a justly enraged husband
That house is a good one 10 avoid. But
turn it into government Office or a mu.
scum
When we really possess religion, re.
liRion will possess us.
This is the most tickle age in the history
OF the world. The nineteenth century
should be put in the feminine gender.
We cordially agree with this remark o.