New-York tribune., 1900-01-26
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

The Rev. DR.. W. S. Rainsford Of this city said
at an Episcopal gathering in Philadelphia
Wednesday: The Church is not fitting herself to
new conditions. The people don't want her, because
away down in her soul she don't want them. Our
clergy narrow and ignorant II We going
to be able ministers of the New Testament have
got to know our country for one thing Wherever
I go 1 see churches that failures. You never
see printed records Of the failing. you Of
the sudden collapse. What causes these failures?
Because the churches do not hold the fact that
times bring duties. You don't suppose the
Church is absolutely right to-day. 1t is that spirit
of life which means growth that the Church wants.
Church failures result not from lack of zeal
lack Of earnestness. but because again and again
the thing that Is good in age is not good in
the next decade. New occasions have not taught
the Church duties. Growth or death, choose
which you will have. The living Gods organization
has be the vitality instinct with mind of any
organization in the world But 1t is not"
'I noticed after you left the house this morning
you went back again. Don't you know that's un-
for e if Edn Back Ny W caed
-(Cleveland Plain Dealer
Through lack of heirs the property Of the Seventh
Day Baptist Monastical Society," at Snow Hill.
Franklin County. Penn, reverts to the State The
society founded in 1875 by Peter Lehman. who
said he heard mystic whisperings' directing his
course.
Dooey States the Democratic Platform.-"Do ye
think hiven sint us tn Phlppeens?'' Mr.. Hennessy
Il don't know" said Mr.. Dooey. ''Th' divvIe take
thim"
The Cape Colony correspondent OF 'The Boston
Transcript IN his last letter writes thus:
II have verified report that 1 hoped to prove a
canard. and after careful inquiry 1 feel justified
in making the charge public. When Joubert's main
column passed Lang's Mex October 12). the forces
camped the of their leaders, previous tri-
umph the British. 1t deemed fitting for
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battles the historical spot Jouberts lambs
hardly released from solemn service when
number of them vented their inherent bestiality by
desecrating and horribly defng the graves of
British soldiers killed in the disastrous of 1881
The savage occurrence became standing joke of
the Boer campfire and from all we know Of the
Transvaaler such action is typical
I'VE may have little sympathy with the Downing
Street policy that has caused this war. and but
admit there is strong Boer side to the question.
Despite some acquaintance with the Boer, 1 had
strong amount Of sympathy for his desire to keep
alien majority out of power. But as one sees
and learns more and more of their incredible
ignorance and intolerance the sympathy grows less
until the wonder is created that England has so
long allowed a republic of her own making to grow
in power and sustain ollgarchy that has men
aced her very paramolntcy in South Africa"
Turning the clock back is time honored custom
among belated husbands whose wives insist upon
nimble witted Kensington Benedict has gone the
Olu one Inc only III MS eStaD-
hshment that strikes is q cuckoo clock, and he
came home after night of it last week the clock
just in the act of striking g. He knew his
wife would be awake and would know what time IL
was. Like flash he was seized with of those
Inspirations that to a man but rarely in a
lifetime. AS the clock struck he took up the
burden of its refrain and 'cuckoOed' nine more
times in rapid succession. Being something of a
mimic, the deception was perfect. Was that u
o'clock?' asked his wife Yes, darling" replied
the husband. But Just the same, he was greatly
relieved when she turned and went to sleep
philadelphia Record
According to THE Gentleman's Magazine the
following epitaph is to a member OF Oriel College
oxford;
Randolph Peter,
OF Oriel. the Eater.
Whoe'er you are, tread softly entreat you.
For II he chance to wake be sure he'll eat you.
On John Adams OF Southweu a carrier who died
OF drunkenness:
John Adams lies here. OF the parish OF Southwen
A carrier who carried his to his mouth we'll;
He carried so much, and he carried fast.
he could carry no more-so was carried at last;
For the liquor he drank, being too much for one
He could not carry or-so he's now carbon.
The Ladysmith correspondent OF The London
Morning Post" says that the Beers have stretched
wires across the roads. which ring electric belts
near the pickets when they touched.
Lady-Why did you have that boy arrestedg
Baker-Why, he was throwing stones at poor
cat. F'
L2dy-How cruel! I am glad to see that you are
humane. -
Baker-Yes One OF the stones broke my window