The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-10-17
NEW YORK MONDAY MORNING. OCTOBER II. 1872

reigned over his soul. He would not suffer himself
either to read or to hear the attacks made on him
abroad or at home. He carried on public contro-
versy with the same angelic spirit with which he
managed friendly discussion. His stature was small,
and his frame slight There seemed only body en-
ough to anchor his soul among u.s. His health was
uniformly feeble and he had led the lite OF inva
lid for thirty years. This, doubtless, made his life
more contemplative than IT might otherwise have
been. 1t narrowed his activity In one mode only,
however, TO widen II IN another. Had he been bet
ter able to labor parish minister, he might have
been less OF philanthropls and philosopher; and the
world have lost what his people gained His slender
ness and debility OF frame gave expressive
TO his character and discourse HIS head was SO
fully and finely formed that no sense OF dlmlnutye-
ness disturbed you, and lie asst OF all IN the pulpit his
cOuntenance was lnexpresslby beautiful, and shone
as that Of Moses when he descended from the mount:
Heavenly confidence, truth, compassion, love and
peace reposed In his features. HIS voice was shSht-
ly remulOus, melOdious, and melting beyond any
parallel HIS articulatiOn distinct and elegant, put
simple, was slow and slightly delayed, and had the
effect of those notes in music which reluctantly give
way to each other. His elOquence was persuasive,
but not it. but truth and love took you captive he
had no physical peculiarities OF manner, There
nothing artificial in his discourses, tor they read
well they sounded, which can never be true OF
mere rhetorical displays. His gesture was neither
studied striking. lie left you full OF his subject,
and not OF himself; tor you went away from his dis
moral life: He was rarely heard by any
aspiring mind without the irresistible thought
-" could not have done without tnat help,
and 1t s by the special Providence OF God thatl
am here, and that this IS the topic of discourse. p
During the last five he has been able 10 preach
very little but they have been probably the most
active and useful years OF his life. How ne has
spent them the world knows. But few know the
personal influence he has exerted during this period
on the young. His house has been the pilgrimage
OF the most earnest and hopeful OF the rising gene
ration, especially OF those OF his own profession and
society. The sympathy, influence and instruction
he has thus communicated though beyond exact ap
probation, Is OF immense extent and reproductive
usefulness. No other man could SO many talented
and strong men call Father" he influenced the
best, and stood Saul among his warriors. The
wlsesI most acknowledged his wisdom, and the ho-
hest his holiness Our hearers, my friends feel has
power in every minister who enjoyed his CONN
dence and respect. The last few months OF his lie
were spent among the mountains OF Berkshire,
where he sought such invgoration as the sultry air
OF his usual summer residence near Newport de-
MED him. He was on his way home after mani
Testing some Improvement In his health, when
typhoid fever terminated his life at Burlington,
at the age OF sixty three years, on Sunday afternoon,
the I'd OF October. just as the sun sank into hisbed
heaven Of bliss The last public act OF his life is
synopsis OF his character he felt himself moved
to celebrate the fourth anniversary OF the eman-
cipation of eight hundred thousand slaves
in the British West Indies, and he sought out no
distinguished, numerous, and cultivated audience,
such as in any of cities would have thronged
about him. He had no public announcement OF his
purpose But in the obscure and small village OF
Lennox, hid in the mountains OF Berkshire, and IN
accessible to immediate or crowded approach,
he invited together unceremoniously the plain
farmers and villagers OF the neighbornOod, with q
few choice personal friends. and there pronounced
discourse, which far as can see, Is as carefully
prepared deliberately thought out, and fitted to IN
his any thing ne has written Is
not this great, simple and molly man.? The last
few sentences Of this discourse are such as should
close such man life They fought be considered as
his dying words They were the prayer OF MS LIE.
To bring about what he thus mplores OF Heaven has
been the labor Of his days And can In no way
more fifty terminate this humble and partial tribute
to his memory than by repeating and adopting his
last prayer for the world" So come, thou King Of
Heauem, for 20 TOE daily pray Come, friend, and
Saviour OF the race, whO didH shed thy blood on the
cross to reconcile man, and earth to hsduem
Come to proclaim the reign Of righteousness and lone
for tchat the faithful hare long yearned. Come,
Father Almighty, and cro,cn ,cth thy Blessing the
humble striuings of thy Children TO suburt Oppression.
and ,crong-to spread light and freedom, peace and
joy, the truth and spirit of thy Son throughout the
earfh-dmenG, F..