Year: 1875




Haven. Now, when an Episcopaian puts the word
bishop within quotation marks, he means that the
man who bears the title does belong TO the Apos
toc Church. but is only outside barbarian who has
stolen the garments OF respectabty. And when the
aforementioned churchman spells the word bishop with
q small b. you can almost the scorn which curls on
his lip The difference between capital and small
Is Infinite and II you would know how grand thing
is to be high official in the Church. you should hear
n rituallst utter the word Bishop; and II you would
know just how a counterfeit bill ought to feel JUS.
listen TO the supreme contempt with which he says
| methodist bishop"


1--WE could only attend the funerals OF some OF the
worlds croakers should be very happy. There
men living who yet gave full and free express
sion OF gratitude for anything. Over every blessing
| they cast the shadow OF grumble II you say to
them, 1T is beautiful day" they will answer, "Yes,
but -n II you say, care you well ~ they answer,
| Every WELL except -.n There are peope-and they
not all outside the Church ether-who TO
think IL criminal offence TO be downright joyous
Long faces hearts, gloomy views and religion
not in judgment, be trained into happy family
| You teach anaconda and a rabbit 10 lie down
together the rabbit outside the snake and inside,
but you can't put religion and grumbng into the same
heart Grumblng can't stay religion holds the prem
ises; and religion won't stay II there's much grumbng
| going on.


There is a fatal mania among Americans for organ
ization. II half dozen club together for any
purpose whatever they begin with ponderous consti
| tuition and long list or bylaws. We have known
great many useful societies destroyed and buried under
the bulk OF their bylaws and great many others that
spent so much time In tinkerng their constitutional
machinery that they succeeded in getting
| up steam. The best Christian work is done by the
men and women who simply want TO find something to
| do and who earnest about doing II. Consttu-
tions and bylaws are the bugbears OF little minds and
lazy hands


| The three colored men who were hanged on Friday
a relic OF the old system. They had
physiaues which the proudest and most gifted might
4 al hen hQa w hA
regularity OF Jurgensen watch and with the force Of
engine, but they seemed 10 have more moral
than three great masHs They talked OF the
details OF the murder with an indifference which showed
| that they did not possess such thing nervous
sensblity, and one OF them, Ellis, said that although
after the murder he expected the pedler his
dreams he had once been troubled that way. Why
can't some clergyman find out what ought TO be done
with such people2 To be sure they can be hanged
when caught but is that the best put them tor
They are at best only animals with possible but


The Young Mems Christian Association OF the Bowery
have issued meal tickets which be had at the rate
OF $5 per 100 IL is very kind Of the Young Mems
Christian Association 10 furnish meal for that sum,
IL fit is nothing than oatmeal The best way
TO exterminate tramps of the city will be for the
chartably disposed to buy those tickets and when
hungry looking fellow who has not 'tasted food for
forty hours cir children az home cry
ing for bread, which almost breaks my heart sirn
asks for quarter to be spent generally, lager beer
give him ono Of these tickets and he will stink away and
perish of modification.


The Nation tells that the only way 10 make the
obsequies Of great man impressive Is 10 have them



criticism on American living We live fast that the
greatest statesman must have his euogy pronounced
within twentyiour hours OF his death. because the
memory Of the people s treacherous, and they will
soon be busy throwing their hats in the air and
cheering the and rising star TO attend the funeral
OF the star has Foryeght hours after death
a man becomes antiquated mummy TO which no
| interest whatever is attached.


Professor Swing has at last put hts In the list
OF those who have tried TO accomplish impossbilIties
and failed He has organized an independently church
such movements as Professor SWINGS presume large
degree OF eccentrcy generally and the congregation
likely consist Of the religious rregious odds
and ends of society, which rejoice for while 20 be
thrown together in the rag bag Of independence When
q man badly of that he cant pull with anybody's
team he is very likely to dwell long unity with
that large Glass; each one of which keeps his pri-
vate hobby horse.


Some people are rash beyond expression aud here is
| a deplorable instance one OF the speakers at the
| Ph adelpha Church Congress, in of hopeful
exuberance that some time give rise spontaneous
combustion in the good mans heart, suggested the
creation OF "a chair of common In colleges
The 'chair" be had without difficulty, and great
Is the desire OF the public have that piece Of
furniture that they would gladly pay any price for it,
/ But who is to SIT in nY That is, when the matter
assumes a grave shape


There are very many people who have heretofore felt
that they possessed competency who can't afford to
hire pew in church, or who feel compelled to give
giving extra turn TO the thumbscrew this
winter and curiousy enough, some Of the men who
richest have the least ready money and though willing
TO give, they let the contribution box pass Just
think OF owning hy sixty lots on Ffth avenue just
| That would indeed be poverty. When Mr.
Francis of Boston, day asked Tor a donation
he replied in full of tears "why, my dear sir
have got $500 900 in the bank not drawing OF in
terest can't give TO ythng or any one" He was
TO be pited poor man. We have almost wept the
poverty OF some very rich men, Still If we should ever
| become rehtful owners Of their bank accounts we
should put large round dollar on the plate, for once
least just TO enjoy the novelty Of the experience.
At the personal solicitation of President McCosh, OF
Princeton College Presbyterian merchant has given
i've billiard tables, 10 be placed in the college gym
| nasum shades Of Presbyterian deadi has 1t come 10
thisY II the statement be true will have the OF
the last trump. and call whole generations from their
sleeping dust to protest against such innovation.
just think or the bare possibility OF
| French game between the venerable ana
70 be venerated President Of Princeton and the
equally learned and loved Crosby OF New York, with
Or. Hale umpire. Well II may be funny, but II Is
sensible thing to do, and DR.. McCosh viii save his
young men from great many temptations by having
the billiard tables under control The smile is irresis
ible when think of Prcsbyterans handling the cue
and listening with anything like pleasure the rattng
balls but If the Church had the sturdy courage cap
ture all the pleasures of society IL would do much
| good q very large pile OF sermons


Religious newspapers beginning to call the atten-
ton of the people TO the fact tnat no better missionary
work be done than by securing subscribers So
apiece the missionary fund thus obtained being sent 10
/ the editor's address,


The Eddys, OF Splrtualstic notoriety, have packed
up their little games and started for the West hoping
| 20 find in pastures new greener grass than Vermont
affords. We have seen great many humbugs in
day but thoroughly disgusting this and
which, IRON its general acceptaton by men OF
and culture makes US moro suspicious Of human
turc We ready TO receive revelations, but
from table which is as uncertain IN its motions q
man with ST. Vtus' dance. We believe in immortality.
but don't believe II can be demonstrated - as was
recently asserted by piano suspended In mid-ar The
logic of ianatcism is wonderful piano under n mad
impulse leaps up from the floor and poises ITSELF there
fore tho soul of is immortal. This life Is bad
enough; but on, how much worse the other is II what
we hear Is true 81 want TO be angel and with the
angels stand has been sung very little respectable
circles since tables and chairs first began hake
with spiritual chis and fever II We're better be
/ dog and bay the moon" than such immortal
| CHRISTIAN UNION AND REVIVAL.
Last Sunday we noticed the growth and success Of
the prayer meeting started in Greene Methodist
Episcopal church, and to day wc chronicle meeting
which is indirectly outgrowth OF that. It is one
also that illustrates how easily some can accom-
plish what to others difficult young man con.