New-York tribune., 1895-01-13

CAPTAIN schmittberge" has gone above the
Harlem Some Of his associates are In fair
way to make early Journey still further 10
the northward and remain there for consider
able period.
The nomination Of Mr. Elkins for United
States Senator, which guarantees his election by
the Republican Legislature of West Virginia. Is
gratifying incident Of the past week. MT EKlns
has already had wide experience and rendered
valuable service in the field Of National politics,
and in that regard Is we'll equipped for the place
which he will fll after March 4. But In adoitioh
to this general qualification. he Is In large de-
gree representative Of the material and polifical
advancement of his State. and therefore espe-
calIy fitted to the new duties with which 1t in
trusts him.
people Of New-York will be glad to read more
messages from Mayor Strong.
An international athletic tournament between
the best amateurs Of New-York and London
seems assured The meeting will in all probable
ity take place at Manhattan Field in September
This meeting will do much to rescue track and
field sports from oblivion. Each faction looks at
the question In a square. sportsmanlike manner,
and there seems to be small chance OF quioolng
Dr. n. K Carrolrs statistics Of religious
bodies in the United States, published In The
Tribune Almanac. show the existence OF lo4,soo
organizations. divided among more than l6o de-
nominations He sums Up these denominatiohs
into forty-threc classes by grouping In another
table all divisions OF Baptists Methodists' etc.
together The total membership Of the churches
he puts down at something over l9.o00Ooo Ihe
number OF church edifices. their seating capacity
and the value OF church property, also are In
cluded In the tables. The Almanac contains
large amount OF information relative TO the or
ganization and officers = the different churches
and religious. charitable and benevolent So
cieties.
Congress Is a heavier weight on Mr.. Cleve-
lands hands than even the President expected
The Lighthouse Board has at last determined
to re-establish the light at Sands Point l.. l.
No apparent reason for discontlnuing 1t has been
forthcoming. except economy OF the hoimah
type. The light Is necessity for safe navigation
OF the sound and since II was put out great
inconvenience and danger have been experienced
by shipmasters. They have loudly demanded Its
restoration. and finally have been successful In
their appeal The lighthouses along our coasts
are bad places for Homanism to work on
In intervals OF his annexation OF the Homeric
epos and his translation OF the Horatian odes
and epodcs Mr.. Gladstone finds leisure to give
the English public his opinions on preaching, ana
Il need not be said that they are good ones
worthy to be Needed ~ preachers everywhere
though it might not be judicious to permit them
tk,a -hnfa hnh
pulpit discourse HIS theory in general Is that
the parsons are not severe enough on their con-
eregations They le, them of too easily. stay
ing them with the dagons and comforting them
with the apples Of a yielding and excusatory
GOSPEL They do not he says. sufficiently
cay upon the souls and consciences OF their
.htarers their moral obligations and probe their
hearts and bring up their whole lives and actions
ito the bar Of conscience" All this is very easily
said but the corrective may not be so easily
found The deinquencies OF parishoners are not
Uniform The denunciation which would nj one
Ike a Jersey jacket would hang upon another
Ike a gunnybag on travelling cat having no
fitness OF relation or association whatever This
might be got around in n measure by taking up
one sinner after another and giving undivided at
tenton to his case: but n the congregation were
large the circuit would not be completed during
the ecclesiastical year. And II Is not to be de-
med that 1t would introduce n somewhat mo
notonous tone into the service. Perhaps the best
direction for good preaching Is for the preacher
to speak las II is given unto him. remembering
his place and obligations. and that the word
"ftly spoken Is like apples OF gold In pictures OF
silver" while every other sort Of discourse. no
matter what theory 1t is founded upon, Is OF
widely different similitude.
Secretary Carlisle's Currency bill. like every
thing else that ne touches. went to smash at the
first chance
Senator German at last accounts was search
Ing through his old mail to sec II by any chance
he could have overlooked n dinner invitation
from the White House like the one that Mr.. Hill
received Mr. German ia unwilling to believe
that Mr. Cleveland would pass the harmony pie
around without giving him chance at It,
It is to be hoped that the custom Of reinforc.
Ing theological argument with bulldog pistols
and bowie-knlves will not spread among Ken
lucky parsons. notwithstanding that one Of them
has avaied himself OF these aids to religious
discussion Luckily the stiff necked and perverse
limb Of Satan into whom he endeavoring to
instil correct and orthodox principles got off
with more serious casualty than a mutilation
OF the bootleg. which the mnistrations Of the
local cordwalner readily restore. But I,
might have been different. The Kentuckian.
whether parson or layman. is generally acted
upon by obscure local conditions. climatic or So
cial and shoots to KILL that the bloodless end-
ing OF this particular controversy will stand out
as an unusual incident In the annals Of the State.
The parson will hereafter have no standing, tbeo-
logical or other on account Of his bad marks
manship and lack OF argumentative readiness;
but no one can deny that he has perpetuated
Kentucky traditions and principles and followed
hirh old stan rds Of conduct ~ which