Notes and Correspondence
By Editor
WE have received a paper from the city of Berlin with a request to exchange, which we will cheerfully do. SISTER WHITE has kindly handed to us a letter from Brother B. L. Whitney, from which we shall give some extracts next week. He presents some interesting and important ideas concerning the work in the Old World, especially in Germany. Our people are not half awake about the work in Germany. "Where are the reapers?" AN "independent church" is to be established in San Francisco, with Dr. J. P. Newman as pastor. It is to be under the special patronage of Governor Stanford's family and other residents of "Nob Hill." It is claimed that this movement will give a great impetus to the cause of Spiritualism, as all the parties are either Spiritualists or strongly leaning in that direction. WE compliment some of our Eastern religious exchanges for their discrimination in copying our news columns, sometimes almost entire; they are well made up, and are valuable. True, the news appears somewhat old by the time they republish the items, but that is their lookout. But we ask the secular papers to be fair with us; when they republish our editorial articles to give us credit, and not publish them as their own. A COPY of a petition has been forwarded to us, asking the Legislature to pass a law for the suppression of horse-racing, and all kinds of gambling, and liquor-selling, at the Agricultural Fairs which are held under State patronage. We highly approve the object of this petition, and are doing what we can to have it signed and forwarded. It is an injury to the cause which these fairs represent, and an insult to true agriculturists, to have the largest premiums given to horse-racing, as is generally the case. At New Orleans we saw a splendid display of good, heavy working-horses. In these and in no others have agriculturists an interest. As for liquor-selling, what right has it among agricultural exhibits? IT has long been considered beyond question that H. W. Beecher's erratic course has been a bid for popularity. His ambition led him to act as an "independent" in everything, even in religion. There is always a large class who will shout the praise of him who denies the faith which he professes to preach under the garb of "liberality." But, as is usual in such cases, Beecher has gone far beyond the bounds of prudence and is reaping his reward. At a recent appointment for a lecture by him in Chickering Hall, New York, less than one hundred came, and he dismissed them to have their money refunded at the door. Much comment is made upon this, which must be anything but gratifying to one who is as ambitious of popular favor as he.