New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1842-10-27
parkey,s s.ctures-Importsnt slave Case.
rorrespopdence OF The Tribune


BosToN, October 25, 1872
The friend. of Rev. THEODORE PARKER in this
e;,y. having completed the arrangen ents for a
Sn,ele.t che time of his appearance to fulfil their
expectations. A strong desire was felt that the
Course should be delivered on Sunday evenings,
as in that case multtudes could be present vino,
on any other evening, would he engr ossed with the
cares of business, occupied in attending other
popslar Lectures. 1t was found impossible, how
ever, to obtain either a Church or suitable Hall
for those evenings, The UnitariaRs, who have SO
long boosted Of their libcrality, compared with
cher sect.. not disposed to accommodate either
Mr. Parker or his friends by allowing them the
Use Of any of their numerous houses OF worship.
The best that could be done to procure The
fremont Chapel for Monday evenings; and Mr..
Parker accordingly delivered his first Discourse in
that place last night. The Hall will seat perhaps,
six hundred persons; but, before the hour appointed
it was filed TO overlooking; many stood in the aisles
and around the door, and multitades n,away who
could not obtain an entrance.
After singing, and most impressive Prayer, Mr..
Parker delivered one of the most thrilliDgy eloquent
Discourses to which have ever listened. NV ex-
pectatons were highly raised beforehand, but they
were more than fulfilled by the performance His
text was" The law of the Lord is perfect and
his subject, Erpedtency and Morality. 1t was
bis purpose, he said, at the urgent solicitation Of
his friends, to deliver, on six consecutive Monday
evenings, a series of Plain Sermons the Times
They will be practical rather than poemica; and
if those which are to follow shall prove equal TO the
one delivered last evening, they will excite an In
terest almost unparalleled in our City, and do much
60 increase the reputation of their author pro-
found scholar and eloquent speaker. 1t would be as
impossible for to report his lowing periods as
would be to describe thunder and lightning To one
who had never witnessed those sublime manifesto.
lions of Almighty power. This is no cxasgeraton,
but sober truth The way he handled the current
maxms of Trade, Politics and the Pulpit was well
calculated to abas the dcvolccs of Expcd;cncy and
10 afford the highest qualification to every friend OF
sound Morality and unadulteratcd Truth Til,
Lecture was string of magnificent diamonds,
wrought with exquisite taste and surprising skill.
1t held the audience in most absorbing and breath
Tess attention for more than an hour and half
An Important Slave Case, the papers have
already informed you, is pending here. 1t has
created intense excitement in the City, particu
larly among the colored peorls, who have takcr
measures to secure the services Of John QUINCY
ADAMS as counsel. a Commttee of their number
visited him yesterday at Quincy for this purpose
and will report q, Public Meeting this evening
Faneui Hall has been applied ior.to hold a meet
ing on the subject next Sunday evening. The fol-
lowing note was read in the several Churches last
Sunday:
The prayers and ,ympaihes of The and peopl.
OF this congregation earnestly mpored in behalf The
poor, unfortunate who this day mnured within The
walls OF the city prison. under the very shadow Of temples
dedicated to tbs worship OF thatGo who is respecle o.
persons for no crime but that al wearing skin coored
like our own, and suspicion that he Is slave land
where HU m.n are created equal"
Yoms &c Rrvro