Year: 1876

on the wing across the A sensible EN-
peror the world never looked upon


A Roman Catholic priest served as chaplain OF the
ST. Louis Convention, OF the religious papers
playing the role of Paul pry and ,ryu
wha, is the very peculiar significance OF the fact Can
not Catholic priest pray for his country we'll as
Protestant ministers Is IL cape and stare
That regularly ordained clergyman OF any Chris
tian church should DO invited TO perform that SER
vice! We ucmbIe at the bare thought of an invita-
ton being extended to eloquent and popular priest
TO supplicate the mercy OF God upon America Gentle
men, what this thing mean


What a luxury IL would be If in the coming political
campaign all unnecessary adectves and tender per-
sonal epthets could be avoided. Paving stones
the natural weapons OF "A mob, but educated people
ought TO use nober means of warfare 10 each party
the opposing candidate for Office is wolf in sleeps
clothing, very demon who smiles. only to beray.
Personal abuse constitutes element of in
every great election, but IN this centennial year
might DO well TO surprise ourselves with n campaign
organized in the spirit OF "mace toward none charity
for all" We might miss certain strong explosives OF
speech, but the four years would be all the better
for it,


The world is moving at very rapid rate, and some
OF the old fashioned notions of orthodox proprety
being disposed OF in such summary way that we
Oe surprised 10 see the ghosts o
logical ioreathers shaking their bony fingers at tho
innovaors Just think Of good old Connecticut put
ting its broad palm in benediction billiard table
Is It possible that the venerable President OF Yale
College wants half dozen of Phelans best for Cal
liope Halls Greek roots and French carrom game,
the bride and bridegroom of this renowned colese
cicero's oratons until sundown and then the music of
the rolling ivory. The conjunction of such a duty
with such pleasure is very suggestive The fact is at
last recognized that boys can't billiards home
they will have them elsewhere, and II is wise policy
which INDUCES them In anything that is innocent


The greatest event In the history Of theology is to
occur in September next--viz., the attempt to blow
up He'll Gate. After that all afford become
Universasts. Logic and reasoning have thus tar
failed to do what nay possibly be accomplished by
gunpowder or nitro-gycerne Tho majority have
personal interest in the OF the scheme and
ardantly hope 1t may not be a failure


II Is great though an unapprcciated privilege, to
be Idle for month six weeks In the But
" is n remarkable fact that the average American
finds 1t next to impossible enjoy his idle season
The ,erman Frenchman has acquired tho habit Of
locking his business anxeties and inside tho
counting when he turns the key in tho door,
When he goes to watering place he is a boy;
fishing, padding in the water, rowing and sailing with
rompsh spirit that brings his youth back again. The
American, on the other hand, always carries his
troubles with him, and he sits the piazza OF the
hotel, pretending watch the ocean, he is really
wondering whether his stocks going up down.
The Old adage ''Ali work and play makes Jack dull
boy" is verified, and irsead OF making his business
his meanS OF support merely, he makes it his very life
II the New York merchants will spend the next six
weeks in real boylikc recreation thoy will back
in the autumn better able to fight the hard times
willing help the minister lit the debt of his
church. There is old adage the effect that II a
man is "A fool halt tho he pretty sure to be
fool all the time good frolic this summer would
tighten up the lives OF many weary wayworn heart


In consequence the brief but heartfelt criticisms
OF modern Spirituasm which have IRON time to time
appeared in the HERALD, have been literally flooded
with tracts aud letters We have patiently and care
fully looked them all We have seen commu
nicatons from those who have been disembodicd only


few months, and who attempt to describe of the
novelties of the great hereafter and also from those
who have been residents the other side for many
years, and possibly centuries If what we have read
or tried, and tried in vain TO read is any Indication OF
the intellectual spiritual condition OF the dear de-
right here forever. Everything much better here
than there. st Paul certainly made n great mistake
when he said to die is gain, If the mediums tell the
truth about the other world. 1t may be- however, and
this is the only encouraging feature can see
that these hosts OF ungrammatical spirits who visit
sphere como up rather than down. The evidence
rather in that direction At any rate, II they
come down should hesitate about going up at tho
end o.. life and prefer to take the other route for
while, until matters assume better shape in the
upper regions Nothing easily reconcile a
sinner his fate than knowledge of modern Spirit.
ualism.