Year: 1873




Duties Which the Panic Has Imposed
Upon Us-w ords OF Wisdom For and
About the Ladies'. Eet r#
In Lyric Hall, yesterday, the Rev. 0. B. Frotnnc-
ham preached to q large and fashionable congrega-
tion on 1.-THE Good Soldier.n


The Introductory sentences or the sermon ex-
planned that In all literature, not excluding Holy
Writ, an inclination was displayed by writer's to
be military in their metaphors. Paul. especially,
was fond oi bringing military figures to aid
him IN his explanations. Paul's weakness for
forcIble martial figure is easily explained
when one considers the circumstances
with which he was surrounded when in
Rome. The reyerberations OF the clash Of
arms forever ringing in his ears and although
he was man OF peace he became anected by the
usages OF those whom he met every day. snort
time since, said the preacher, attended peace
congress, and although all its members were men
who meant what they said regarding peace they
evinced very warlike spirit in their denuncation
OF war and its votaries They gesticulated and
fought the imaginary enemy with all


THE vIGoR OF TRoJANs.


1t matters not how we may in theory preach
against war, we all in our hearts love and admire
the man who Is ready to do battle for q cause The
martial hero Is and always will be admired II not
adored. The school Miss, lounging on her elegantly
upholstered sofa, gloats with romantic greed over
the story OF sGrace Darling,n who went out to sea
In her small boat to save shipwrecked mariners.
loves to sit near the blazing hearth when the
storm wind howls without, would never do as
The schoolboy loves to and glories in recting
the tale of Casabianca. He would never stand
''upon the burning deck till all but he had ned"
and yet he admires the boy who called in vain TO
his father for relief This disposition TO love the
brave is universal and am almost confident that
the late panic and the wretched results which
seem imminent to follow 1t have not caused q feel
ing OF joy TO any man or woman in New York.
This may seem paradox; but when we consider
this field that the poverty and suffering which is
gradually settling on the city affords Tor true
should be thankful to God for this most favorable
opportunity to do good We can learn profitable
lesson from it by trying to curtall our expensive
habits and limit our pleasures. We can dispense
with plurality OF horses and, with benefit 10 the
poor, cancel few OF our engaments, or rather in
tenti0ns OF going 10 the opera or theatre. 1t is
strange that people should always be at crosspur-
poses with Providence. Our orthodox brethern
they know the Divine intention in doing certain
things, are inclined TO look upon the late panic
visitation for the sins OF the past The scientific


A STREAM OF TENDENCY,


while others, who are slightly non-comnittal, call
It an especial dispensation. 1t may be all these,
but 1t certainly Is divine opportunity for us to
develop the gold within US. 1t is the loud clarion
doing. Since the war ceased the Web OF
pleasure, which is ever saturated with
been tightening around US, producing utter moral
tnaction. We are not inclined to move unless
Pleasure holds out before US the mirror OF enjoy
ment, or Pain. with her scorpion whips, strikes
us from behind. Illness is the inseparable con-
comitant OF wealth. Boston doctor has lately
discovered that the cause OF so many New England
girls being III is that they study too much. In
Boston that may be as true and good as Gospel,
but in New York IL would never do. The cause or
so many New York girls being sick is that they
don't study at all or do anything else that
ful They are not satisfied with letting themselves
run down, they must accelerate the downward
movement. Ladies attach to the extremity OF
their spnes huge and awful bundle OF sturf, by
way OF looking graceful, and to the back or their
heads they append an excrescent capillary mass


TO COMPENSATE FOR NATURES POVERTY,


or exaggerate her bounty. The women OF the up
per classes OF society have hearts, but nothing to
do with them: they have heads with nothing in
them, and the knowledge OF this settles and rots
the surface OF their beings. This inaction is the
child OF wealth and is settled. In afiuence we are
inclined TO forget adversely. AS one looks for a
long time single color he sees nothing; as one
hears the same strain Of music for length of time
ms ears hear no sound. SO also Is IL with who
As in continued sunshine he not only forgets what
shade Is, but does not realize sunshine, and his ex
istence Is utter blankness.


Let not try and shirk the duty which now
devoves upon us 10 help the poor, but let us face
II like true philantnropsts and we will be better
men and better women.