New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-08-16

cENTtS>r,I .KEsos Esv sexscs stsHss..
iiroSyislD, THURSDAY. Aug ~. 1851
The feature Of the exercises ,o-daY !.
The Cent? nis. sermon by Rev hosAcF ssss.,
u d. Of Hartford
Crowds are gsihenns n ,hs Ten,s anl ne p,
ce~,,cn = even iarses than yesicrusY
DR. Bushnell l. rss4se OF Ltchfell. born m ,ssa
ARD IS now IN h. s'ih year I've Srsiuaiei 1. y,L
Il. 49,. aHd the saSA siss yesr - n,
charge N TIE North Congregational Chusca a. nut
ford His presence on thus occasion !, a matte, Al
GENERALIZATION ~ the natives OF the coiris Tor h. =
p>t.N considered -tiung ilght Of ne Nina.
tens. profession ~ fAis country tils sermon v.
remarkably sui,ct u thc tinle, aua A. heard w,A
great attention.
TIE ererriscs were introduced BY yo,a Nus.
ana PRAYER 3, Rev. Nh. BascccN Of Ph'siclrsi,
formerly 0tCOlCbroO&
Dr. b sHSILL Ma then lntroiucci
A. occasions IKE this which caiis Va, 'oscghefA.,
hcen frequent ct latc IN New Ems aldte femsssea
Il may not % inappropriate 10 gather up TIE uasr,'
ten part Of our hisior, AMI put BY nc sie of ~
written To CLEAN the straw m TIE ssu5'le egoaafn
all that u ieN u Heaven only kceps m charsene
unhls,ogic names Of otpTiva'e hie
lie would take lor h. tcyi the words Of King lea
uel-Pwyerbs yNXi s'-"lIc chlltfen rlse NJ ai
call her blessed"
samuel who Is here called King. - supposed -
have been Ihaldce Puncc, OF an ,rcslan Pnaas
like JOB or Jethro lie y porirsymg the qualiiles
n
layeth her hands to the spindle ana her hands asi
the distah She u not AFRAID OF the sno ~ Tot ha
household for all her household are clothed VITA
scarlet She maketh herself coverings o, tapestry
her clothing Is silk AMI purple Her husband knosp
in the gates, where he sMeth among the elders tAe
land She makc,h nue linen and sccih H." etc. rAr
other parts OF the picture present 10 our view lAe
frugal, faithful and p.ous hou>cN iit and ~cLkee
and we'll hammered home
homol, and strange picture. one may fancy 70,
queen or chlct Woman hut characteristic Of tAs
times. The invention of spinning and we,vas
marks a great transition or nd, ance one slo~b
made and not even yet maiurVd II was for ages A.
ant OF distinguished life. and was considered 10 tie
same light a. nccdlc-worS nov l. with u> Accod
ingiy, II was CUSTOMARY 10 represent those most DIS
inguishcd as esccllns IN the AT OF spnans. an
poets sang of the cisian ana the loon Homer a.
hides 10 II IN he address OF Alexandra 10 ilelea "
also Theocnus, IA presenting dis,aa 10 his ilient,
wife, SAYS
% distaa friend 70 warp ard wooi
Minerva iiicnd m Mans behsf
Il D.. even said that Augustus, al the hight of asts
gal Splondor. appeared among his mobiles m a no
Here The speaker 90 ,cuocd the mode OF usiusns
dlstaf and spindle Nca'ing va a pro' -. sa4
and simple
Down to period comparatively recent, the peoph
OF LltChheld were chich, clothed IA homcspun ha
res. Asiis SAID that The history of Iron Is H.
history Of the world. and the history OF Roads
history Of the worlds progress, so NC may say TAX
the Tuo>t picture Of Luchhtld touut>, of here's
Ilomospm. shall Then, sad the speaker, coscus
tins trst Century a. the Hom"Pur Age OF on
Country.
The subject was honely as Il should be bat Ne
thought would be found interesting
What We call history, continued the Df, COZ.
oudo to be very much of fiction. True worh -,
for The most part. unhIsouc. The qualities Of pr
Yate e flow m silence, like the great powers ot
nature. The historian u obliged 10 sink Particular
In generals, and asoriho to one man the sbors really
/ performed by multitude The cps Of foam Aa
d roll cOnSpCuCuSiy are lifted bS the deep under
I swell hidden nom the eve
So with Litchheld County lie would no, saiha
I up her eminent nsmcs-hcr Generals ard hcnen
| bies and Governors, nor even The village notable,
I called EsQuueS-thoSc Ner, rather tue elect ho
/ the cause OF her greatness.
Here We had pleasant md yet alaughable pscian
/ Of the FIRST settlers OF the County. DE- bnshnn
relisheS the memory OF the courtships, and ihe"n
! pie pangs" and quilting parties which anssd
! I'd 10 the polka and masquerade a modem nHf,
Instead of young ladies calling back and tor'h, cart
| case IN hand, they Joined works. a. they elld
II, and helped each other The .ociety Of thosedap
was not one of nOmnaiIs's, but rcalisis.
Foot excursions Of young people. or eAcnrsica'b
nCiehboTlng mountains bOAIngs on the iakf or I'VE
by moonlight the evening school of sacred mus,
III which The music WAS not 80 sacred a. ptoie~iH
to be-thesc were the designations oicary tunes, al
perhaps they were as good a. any
The evening domestic gathering, The chufcsr
with the old dcacons sitting under the pulpit IenfA,
the moie perpohdlcuiar dropplngs oi the Word, ~
the stiff religious be lief of former tunes were t0afh
upon by the DT. ia a very lfellke manner
The lomespun Age produced economy IN even
member of the family. All were taught tO Know ~
value OF small things. They knew too well wAf
everything cost 10 ndhfohiscly and they wefee
tented with small things
Finally. the DR. adyertCd 10 tho history and mn
nerS of the Past ~ connection with the prospects,
the Future. Some might not call his discourse
Sermon, but Il answered 10 the text. Let the legal
NE have received be- transmitted to those Who cam
after US.
THIS Is a very imperfect sketch Of a spiuiea lai
able discourse, Which n - hoped viii be puDlsh1
for the benefit of all Lltchheldefs and The nunefor
admirers Of DR.. Bushnell.
At the conclusion of the Sermon, a number y
letters were read by Mr. Woodruff from Jua~
Smith, julius Rockwell, and some haifdoken o'Aa
natives Of the County.
Extompore addresses followed hom Hon Dan"
: Dickinson, of Bnehamon, y \, nalHe o
Goshen, c., and several others whom did not ss9P
to hear The tram Is leaving. and ihc people ~
thinning out.
"A useful work appropriate 10 The occasion hA
been published by Payne h kilbournc, Esq ,eniihc
"a Biographical History Of the county VI Li's
field IL forms a volume Of over four handf'i
pages, and Will be- valuable WORK oi reference
the natives Of Lltehhed Time fails me 10 MAJ
the few extracts from is historical facts thaIl
tended -Good-bye 10 Ltch6eld -