New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-12-16
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~; commencement; the listener fet 81 orce inat he had
come =, earnest and sincere usn utter no hsck-
,.rsi nor commonplace thoughts Whether ne Tss TO
sa o. ss-se viii the man hs hsd con sen;ed TO re-
Ar; s. me orscle of the hour, ae experienced the -
.snu. cerrs:rv :si re would get some deas aHd Ho'
s turned swsy hungry upon the ih!1cetareshed h1sSs
s,i chat Of thought Nj GILEs "a i!siL deAcs1e
creature with brow and temple towering soo'e Us
fragile form syu1e6cs classic dome snc rounded
INTO 81 anos; spiritual beauty 5y the pressure OF me
urtu!sriuc tides OF 3:eI!ec; within. When ne gets
warmed 10 with himself aad us sseiecI ne towers mo
trly noble presence snd his quick. nervous SeSccu's
,ou assumes even grace well nPressiveness sAc
dignity as voice tl. and niusicsiy Ehythniec Win
sharp starting tone in is highest key Of excitement
Ike the opening OF churchdoor a; midnight. when enc
look. for troop Of ghosts to rush oUs In passages 81
domestic pshos broken hear; might find is proper ut
;erace n tbs; tone His eye : pleading snt yet some
times .parkles with enthusiasm; dilacs into command
tive snd informed with that subier and higher magnet
The whole sphere exhaed By the man strongly ai'rac
ism which rsdares the enthusiastic soul unit ed to
the keeny polished intellect
The lecturer began with the proposition that Public
Ouinon i not nfaluble-and ths. the three forms OF su
,hory behind (which popular beliefs shelter themselves
the sanctity OF time of numbers and great names
not sUlilClent proof OF t1tL SNN '''
lust.siion OF his arguments The subject OF witchcra
and his treatment OF unusually clear. systematic
and logical leading irresstby 10 the establishment OF
his conclusion But aerwsrd when he came to admit
the s authority which should be conceded to time. he
grew eloquent with his theme the scholar snd the
,husiasic generator Of hslowed remembrances broke
forth and you saw that his cold argument had been
.elfposed struggle and that he onged to give way TO
his ardent impulses Yet he Reconsideration
surely reverence for the greatness OF the past well
exist IN the same soul who wages uncompromisng war
fare with the errors which receive their sanction and
their vitality from that undiscrimnatinc besulner OF
the dead which clothes with moss and lower, alike
the tomb OF the murderer and OF the stainless child.
Nor I'D the lecturer fail 70 show noble appreciation
OF that gigantic ths sublime abstraction known AZ Pub
&c Opinion under tree form OF government and which
the result ipccssaut and enlightened thinking and
action upon public events by the whole people whose
deStnes effected by them AMI who IN turn contTo!
them He drew magnificent picture OF what THIS NTH
erto unknown force would accomplish when Il became
enrelyeng hiened and when the aspirations OF It's cres
ali good and pure and Lofty Education IN s
5roaiest and cOmplstest meaning was OF course mat
for which he mainly contended as the means OF bring
Ing about this great result Indeed II struck Us more
iorcbly than while listening 20 this part OF his dis
that the duty OF the true reorrer was 10 tdu
cate man sind and leave the human soul thus developed
and prepared discover by intuition the laws OF uni
yersa and eternal Order from which in ,s ignorance.
it has 60 fsr departed
In short we find in Mr. GILES a with clear head,
a trOrc practical brain md heart out gushing with
true manly and unosicntRtiOus love Toy his fellow
beings. We have no; undertaken 70 report his lecture
for that would involve time and steno-raphy
than nave TO night command but We do ear
nestly invite people who think and eel TO attend his
next and closing discourse which Will be- delivered Al
the Stuyvesant on Tuesday evening OF next week
EVANGELICAL ALLIANcE.-Nessrs. Greeley y.
AcEraah VIII you please to correct annportant error
in your statement yesterday the objects and dogs OF
this Associotionf The Church OF England and the
Episcopal Church in this country RoteXcluded from
thi. Allance-nor haze they refused to join in it This
latter ;hey could not do the Association il not Of
Churches but of individuals acting for themselves only
Moro than two hundred members OF the Church Of
England including many Of its abest clergy took part
in the meeting in London. need only mention Rev. J.
Bickersteth Hon and Rev Baptis, Noel, Hon. and Rev
j. Russell brother OF the Premier, and Sir Culing
Smith the Chairman OF the Alliance. The Episcopal
Church in the United states also represented By
Rev Mr. Batch and several others Depend upon it that
when the proper opportunity presents itself thousands OF
the clergy aud aiiy in both OF these communOus will
give in ther adherence to this great OF Christian
Union. AN EPISCoPALIAN
= 1t will be observed that our language was,
excepting the Established Church OF England and the
E7giist Episcopal Church the United States and We
still think that words although perhaps not tech
nicaly accurate yet convey the general reader the
fact which clearly gathered from the assertions and
admissions OF the speakers Monday evening. The
Established Church OF Ensandths s the Church sup
ported By and supporting State and Crowrwas GER
ainly alluded BY speakers that occasion in terms
OF anything but that love and holy fellowship which
proclaimed to have emnenty characterized the
Conference al Freemason- Hall and by the phrase
English Episcopal Church in the United States
meant that portion Of the Episcopaian Church which
leans most strongly to Puseyism which was character
lied By Que Of the Reverend speakers Monday
little else than Ronan,m-agsinst which uHspar
ing hostility was ayowed Were we wrong in the i'm
preston received. # go the notes took Of the
shree ars addresses delivered as vel rs cur pres-nt
recollection OF what said have quite m.led Ed
- Two or three wretched typosrap hcal blum
iers article yesterday upon the Evangelical Ala
must be couecied--ve can sleep quietly else.
The fu!Ipo!n thirteenth line should been
comma. that the night have read and
the 18th OF the month, after much debate SC.
Sc-The beginning OF the second paragraph resds,
Meanwhile the movement is rpe which should have
been Meanwhile the moment j, ripe Sc. OF such
mistakes ascertsining Tor obtaining &c vi!
say rothng-leaying them 10 lie lightly possible
upon The conscience OF the prooirea
Il The Annual Meeting OF the representatives.
OF The Fire Department Fund held al Fireuaens
Hall Monday evening and upon going into election
Tor officers the following gentlemen duly elected
Adam Pentz Esq Presiden, Zophar Mills. Esq Vice
President; John :. Giles, Treasurer John CHILEAN
Secretary c. Titus Collector and Messr. samuel Bar
STOW John Z. Peck and Zophar Mills Trustees. The
Annual Repor. Of the Board OF Trustees submitted
which learn that the Trustees after ezpending
sg756 . various deeds OF charity have added the
permanent fund me sum O; 5000 tia; the fund
amounts u S37,2l5 p cent. tina. the amount paid
tie widows Of deceased hrernen the pension lis,
reaches nearly 5000 which Z. irrespective Of mo.
MES paid wood coal shoes funeral expenses and
other contingencies and also that The expenditures Tor
Ire coming year VIII probably amount 70 $1,000
cArTIoy.-we have been requested 10 caution the
benevolent azz.ns; unauthorized persons who a.e pro-
Tossing 10 collect funds 10. the Association for the In
proveIent Of the Condition me Poor One individual
who aas been particularly active Is described for