situation nas become a public scandal which reflects discredit on all parties whose names are involved, and most of all on the church which tolerates it.—NEW YORK AGE.HOMELY PHILOSOPHYLOST LAUGHTERSomewhere between childhood and age, laughter is usually lost. Little by little laughter gives way to sighs and silence so that it would be strange to hear one’s self laugh.A group of merry children revelling in glee, brings back forgotten scenes, forgotten dreams.Shall we not strive to save and cherish the great gift of laughter that it may lighten and ease our way nearer the journey’s end?—GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON.