Year: 1865

.al.ll.ls.ll.uu,l...a1l difference to the finale members that elderly females are the most capable to conduct and preside over an administration after the old Y style. For the female mind is more versatile in expedients than the male, and in many se- were crises is more ingenious in creation of resources. And there are times, you know, in every town, when considerable tact and shrewdness is required to keep the old cradle from being overturned, and the young Rip Van Wrinkles from kicking the rickety old thing to splinters. And in all cases the per -' sons best adapted to the work are those of small households and good pedal endowments so that they can give their whole attention to the matter and be strong on canvass am well aware, Hawkeyc, that this may appear somewhat strange to you, for fear you your self have sympathised somewhat with these men who (that may never be too harsh,) I will styIe innovators' and progressionists. But desire to warn you against such tenden- cies. There can, assure yoa, be no spro- gress, and for the simple reason that the hu- man race has reached or rather did reach the highest point of possible development, some- thing like century ago, and nothing is now needed in order to secure the immediate reign of the Millennium, beyond this, that all men should shut their eyes and go to sleep. For in such state there would@ be none of that chafng and rubbing of mind with mind, no jar of hostile opinions. which so disturb the world at present, but locked in tho arms of univer sal repose, the race would lie in sweet forget fitness, and taste the joy of inanity. An, Hawkeye, that would be what call Huing.- And dare say that many of the most respec- table and aged people of your parish agree perfectly with me. And you cannot conceive the pleasure it gives mo to agree with that class.

 But what about ministers shooting? Aye, that's just the question, Hawkeye, but don't zee how minister couId do any such thing in a state of society like 10 what have described For if he was q good minister he too would be asleep, like his congregation, and how could he possibly shoot when asleep? And as re- fect,I think it very likely that this is just the reason why so few ministers shoot, because they are fast asleep. And this too may be the reason why they never hn anything or hurt anybody. And as I consider further | how many sleepy congreg ations fill our churches, and how many spiritual somnambu- lists occupy our pulpits, I feel that the mil lenium is almost upon us. Like Hamlet's ghost

 Scent the morning air

 But to come to the point, what good would it do for minister to shoot? I have heard it advocated on the ground of the healthiness of exercise and relaxation. The great error of this argument is that it considers minister as though made of common clay like farmers and teamsters, and had Q stomach to whose health exercise could contribute But to talk n such way is evidently inaccurate, if not isrespectfnl. do not deny but that cler yyman has some arrangement of nature cor. to common mans stomach, but ts necessities are not like ours. This is well ,novn to most New England congregations, nd duly considered in the estimates min ster's stomach is more self-sustainng than ours or mine, Hawkeye, and is not nourished y bread, and potatoes, and beef steak. as ara