Litchfield enquirer., 1854-07-13
Niscsliapy.
Theodore Parker.

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 Fanny Fern went recently to hear Theodore Parker, who entertains an au, dience every Sabbath at the New Music Hall. Boston. Her impressions derived from tue occasion are thus stated :--
 Do you call fhis church ? We'll heard . great singer here few nights ago and bright eyes sparkled. and waving riDglels kept time to moving fans: opesa glasses and cgling. and fashion, and folly reigned for this once trinmphahs. lcant get up any devotion here. under these latiiced balconies. with their fashionable freight. If is Was good old church, with crack sd bell and unhewn iafters. a pine pull pit. with the honest sun staring through the windows. pitch pipe in the gallery. and a few hob. nailed ruslics .scaltered round on the ancushioned seats, I should feel aright, but my soul is in fe:ters here it won't soar-its wings are earth ctip- pied. Things are all too fine. Nobody can come in at tho Goor whose hat and coat and bonnet are not fashionably cut. The poor man (minns . Sunday suit might lean on his staff in the porch long while before he'd dare venture in, to pick | up his ciumb of lhe bread of fife. But thank God. the unspoken prayer Of psn> itence may win its way to the eternal throne though our mocking church spires point only with GrissOerGtic fingers to tie rich n,ans keavsn.
 That Nas beautifully read. there is Do. essy in tho pteache,'a soul. Now he takes his seat by thu reading desk--now hs crosses the platform and offers his hymn book to female who has just entered. What light has he to know there is . woman in the honseg IL isn's clerical Let ths bonnels find thsir own Lymns. Well. I take . listening attitude. and try 10 believe l am in church. hear a great many original. . great many sfarf. ting things said. lsee the gauntlet thrown at the dear old orthodox, Calyinissic sens i,ments which nursed in with my mo- the,'s milk. and which (please God) HI cling to tiDl die. see the polished blade of satire gliliering in. the air. fol. lowed by culious. eager, youthful eyes
 which gladly see the searching Sword of the Spiigl" parried. Meaning glances smolheted smiles, and approving nodl follow the witty clerical sally. The or. ator paases 10 mark the effect. and Iii, face says That stroke teIlsl and 60 |
 did. for the "Aihenians" are not all deat
 who !. love to see and hear some nev thing. But ls has another in he qui
 yer. How his features soften bis voic, is low and thrilling, Lis imagery beauti
 fnl and touching. He speaks of hurAI
 lnse; touches skiIfnlIy . cord te Mhich Eeyery heart vibsaies. and stern manhood
 is struggling with his lsais .ss liis smiles
 are chased away.
 1 O, there's iniellee, there there's pos- ] trv ihsre--shefes gsnins there; bas
 rs,,.r,ls. 0slasemane--l forget nei Cal
 wsrst 1l1now ihe z rocks were rent. and i shs aeavens darkencd z and il,e stone
 Nssd away. and cold chlIl strikes is Lay hears whan ! bear Jesus oi Nnsarssh lightly mentioned.
 Q. what are intellect. and poetry, and genius. when wilh Jewiuh voice thsr-s5' sv;,S : W s;.'..'s .'ii :. ~ MS basho hin lsss .,,I -: - ssl7ss, aud wipe lhrm Wilk the liSIIs q my AsAd.
 lad eo l Tuent apny sorsoNinl lhnl thla human prcechrr @llk gFea, inltI|e5- 1 tnal naz.sssssA. ohouId Issk tho ons ,niAs nzs6fal."