The sun., 1894-11-25

nority OF three on the new Board. The voters
Of each district had three TO seven votes accord
ing TO the number Of seats each district is
entitled 10, but the voter had the privilege
OF casting all his votes for one candidate
or dividing them 10 suit himself. The Church
party managed so 10 concentrate its strength on
. few candidates In each district that itsucceed-
ed in defeating the VIII OF the majority. Never
theless, the popular mandate. In the aggregate,
is 90 overwhelming against the party Of relis-
ious biRotry that II IL doubtful II the new Board
will undertake TO carry out the plans which the
famous circular TO teachers inaugurated.
The Rev. DR.. Joseph Parker. pastor OF the
City Temple, has been expressing high indigna-
ton because some newspaper printed extracts
from . sermon without his permission. The
irste preacher OF the Gospel OF Christ even de-
clared: "The man who reports sermon with
out the preachers permission Is thief" He
explains frankly that the preacher may desire
10 sell the sermon or preach IL elsewhere on the
next Sunday. "A DICK Turpin OF reporter" "
prevents this.
This strong language provokes many unkind
remarks about the gentleman who. since Spur
geons death, has been considered by many as
London's greatest pulpit orator. II really does
seem that the soul-saving business, like all
other things English. has got down 10 strictly
commercial basis. Some rather awkward ex-
tracts from Holy Writ, including quotations
from the lips of the Preacher OF the Sermon on
the Mount an authority usually held In quite
high respect at the City Temple, have been
brought to DR.. Parker's attention this week BY
the London press. Some, even Of the parish
toner's Of this gentle follower Of Jesus, have
been disturbed by his words. Thus one writes
10 the Times:
"Df. Parker's letter causes me some quaims Of
conscience. few weeks back 1 was able to
pour consolation into the heart Of an old friend.
who was In great mental afiiction and bodily
weakness, by reciting TO him some singularly
beautiful sentences I had heard from the City
Temple pulpit. confoss IL quito escaped me
that ought to have charged my sorrowing
friend three shillings sixpence or 80 for tho use
Of the preachers balm for wounded souls. and
transmitted the money to tho owner Of such men,
tai medicine. think DR.. Parker will see that
even In these ungodly times, the public are not
yet ready for viewing what they are told In the
House Of God as q shop, and the proclamation Of
the Everlasting Gospel a. o trafiicking In mar
ketable goods. Doubtless DR.. Parker's letter
will help the people to sec him and his work in
the right light"
Others put the pertinent inquiry whether DR..
Parker Is greater than his Master. It Is recalled
by the newspaper men that in his earlier days
he not only welcomed the presence of reporters,
but used 10 beg editors 10 send them. and when
none came he was not above summarizing his
sermons himself and sending reports to the
nev,paper ofics,. No man. I'm fact. knows bet
ter than DR. Parker how To utilize the newspa-
pers for gratuitously Advertising him self.
when. a few years ago. he aspired to fill Henry
Ward Beecher's pulpit, he took immense pains
To obtain the assistance of ali the agencies en-
Gagged In the business of cabling news to the
The polIts society OF Rome. and even ROYALTY
itself. is immensely excited over the prospect Of
ex-PremIer Giolitti,s examination by the Judge
who for months past has been investigating
the scaudalous secret history of the defunct
Banca Romano The readers of TIE Sus know
that when the inquiry began the discovery was
made that n large pile of documents of the
greatest Importance and value had been spirited
away. The Judge ascertained that these docu-
ments were removed Immediately after the COL
lapse of the bank, by Signor Felzani. tho Chief
of the Italian police but he refused To give evil
dence unless authorized by Signor Giolitti, un-
der whose orders he admittedly acted. Signor
Giolitti pleaded privilege for q long time and
refused to assist In the inquiry in any way.
Finally the Judge threatened 10 commit to
the policeman, and the former thought best to
surrender.
Signor Felzani was then examined secretly.
He explained that he removed the documents
on Signor Giolittfs written orders and handed
them to the then Premier. signor Giolitti ad-
mits that he has placed the documents In safe
custody, but even yet It Is doubtful whether he
will give them mp. He Will probably be ex-
amined In court In secret session next week.
and Will plead that the documents arc or
such character that In the interests
Of the Crown and State they ought not to be
made public. IL the Judge decides against
Signor Giolittfs contention. he h likely TO sur
render the documents, and then the world viii
be In position 10 gloat over the astounding
stories of the late King Victor Emanuers
amours and financial embarrassments, and OF
system Of political corruption besmirching the
regulations or nearly all the public men In
Italy in the last fifteen or twenty years Hence
the palpitating anxiety that Is now prevailing
in the highest circles In Rome
The Hon. Edward Blake has soon tired of Irish
politics In the course of a speech to his con-
stituents the other day he hinted at his inten-