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FOOL PREACHERS.

and does is a matter OF public
notice and comment, having an
influence for good or evil. 1t is
a striking and indisputable fact
that the pulpit has been invaded
by men who endeavor to make
up for paucity of intellect by a
Hnies of sensationalism that
savors Of idiocy Of inexeusablel
sort. The rankest specimens Oh
hebetudenous inability in the
pulpit has been recently dis
placed by two New York minis
tiers, who INDUCED in villifying
American institutions and Amerl-
can women while holding services
concentrating the sixtieth an
niversary of Queen Yictoria's
reign. One Of these is the Rev.
D. Parker Morgan, rector OF the
church of Heavenly rest. Mr.
Morgan is a native of Wales,
where he was known as Weep
| inc jeremiah" among the fisher
men because of the character OF
his preaching. Recently he was
convicted of plagiarism having
! stolen a sermon, for Easter, from
a volume published by a Unitarian
minister. In speaking of the
reign of Victoria, he spoke, ac-
cording to the New York Sun, as
follows:
"It is no ordinary occasion
which brings US all together here
this afternoon. The whole world
Hover there are services being held
Ito contemplate the life of Queen
Victoria and to give God praise
| for such a life.
"Hers has been long reign,
and in contemplating it and the
feelings it arouses, we cannot but
Efeel that the monarchy is better
than the presidency; With the
monarch there is continuation Of
lever increasing love, but the
] changes constantly recurring IN
the presidency makes a break il
the affections of the people,
toward the occupant of the
i chair
The only thing should be said
4 coneerning this utterance is, thai
the Rev. D. Parker Morgan
ilshould either confine himself te
! the use of other minister's SER
!, fmons, or else return to Wales by
! the next steamer. If suchsstate'
5 ments are permitted from thu
t pulpit, the sooner the pulpit il
: abolished, the better.
The other representative o
pulpit Hbelers is the Rev. DR.
3 [Beiamin F. Da Costa, rector o
. tho church of ST. John the Evan
Z gelist. Again, according to tn
J., Sun, this is the way Mr.. D.
81 Costa owned his American an
3 Icestry, and DETAINED American
lwomanhood: as b
; -gs'It is, hover, as a mother tina
0 Victoria is sublime. Never ca
]. it be said of her that she shirke
o the responsibilities of mother
: hood. In, this she puts to sham
Il the majority of American wome
# OF the upper class, who are nc
only Indifferent to such RESPONSE
biIities. but who, by crimins
Z practices-criminal practices,
4 say-avoid those responsible
/. ties" Ss-E aA
d - Had some one thrown a brio
L at mans head while maxim
: that charge, he would have bee
e worthy of applause. Statement
= like the preceding are influencin
d the people to disregard tn
y pulpit as factor toward the de
:, velopment Of character and goo
. : morals. Yet it is satisfying
ir note that these pulpit libelel
: are only few and al
d under the ban of the descen
sincere clergy. The pulpit shoul
+ be for anything rather tina
= co1ntenance the depreciation
q patriotism and the defamation {
;. woraanhood. Words are tc
weak to express the indignatio