New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-11-28

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u''iI' o, lie s'O.Pd In biz s,ei, Mr.. Aoody, w'fh a'
! e.evsito tDe OF vol O. e1c'ans d: 90 L,rt xs Pra'
the. cIrr Ned In. bau "f thsi uns ly strait
Dir. hOcdy. ID one occas %, ~,served ute al o
b.f Of 1. iesreFs eep lie tPp-d "a h's -'r g
and cIied out the TYP ~ lie vOiee: = Fire ire. ire
Ole mat, sGiins out OF souni socp, srk@d ia liz
Utmost cots eiIzticn Where" Ia bel, fVf ste ~
| eirE eIs hu-w-rtd he pre- .ctIer
When lie sestje-d ia iHk he fused t. hs. stated
saisry, pretsring TO I've npoa chHns and tai'h A.
ie te becene advanced 10 ye,rs his people inserted 70
'heir rant for parish Uerboe al atcls 10 see u
| the psrEb would settle ssl.ry upon hun Tas car
cuu.sthJce having b-eo cornmun ated MIN he At
tel G. the meeting, aud vheu hat article o-ief
~ te car ,esty opp sed it HI fneG!s reminded o'tn
that eye ives creeping uPt bim that ue received ou'
mesger support and t0at TIE l,ttic he dad get u@
principally trod Of his be friends s1c thst sanh
couise cperatsd very uDequ-y. He Inquired who
his boat hir Ids were aud, without ~siiing fr al ar
swer, men iof cd 8 purIber Of persons and asksd y
ttty not among hem. II xss admitted that rheJ
were. "Abd they tot" addec he. the best live
10 town." ie-, vas The answer. Yes, re~PonieS
lie, sDd so they always vii be, 90 ioay as tney 10!
Themselves out for the support Ut the Gospel ne
pen cred in his Determination; and, a. ue began 10
that way, he resolved il through though nsve
upd, rstOod tina; be did recommend the coarse tc
Others.
Som, new sayings Of the famous DR.. B.! les OF
puDpipg and tory memory are gisen BY the Rev
S. J. Moy Of Syracuse whose father was near
reigtbor Of DR.. Byles when by, and was In the
habit Of frequently visiting at bis house:
Dr. Byles had rendered himself obnoxious to the
Revolutopists by his obvou, incIina to the aide of
the Hing Of f. gland. HIS unpOPaarity On this &C.
count quckeped be perceptio, OF the oeHpie so thai
they dIscerned III his life and conversation much that
uLbecoming III q minister Of the Gospel. IL Wa
therefore determined by his parsbosers that as soon
o. practicable measures SHOULD be taken TO DIS aus
bim Accordingly, after the city had been evacuated
by The Bdtish and the people had returDed from the
Country towns 10 which they had lied, al begun u
put III ngs ts right, the menosrs of the church 10
Holis street mustered Themselves, and prepared t.
deal with their minister, they were IN du oourd
Notice was given that. on cer'aia day, the churco
W. uld meet their pastor, ard show Cause Why md
tuA council should be called 10 dissolve the relation o.
the parties
NJ, father went to the meeting bouse at the time ap
pointed TO see ard hear ali that should ranspire The
scene was a desoate Nuthag was standing on
the floor of The bOuse but the pulpit and the stovs
The male members Of the church were already as'em
bled and ai.d In ODE OF the galleries, awaiting 10
silence snd evident uepdation, the appro.cn OF
the great Against whom ueJ were to prefer
cha gee" In due time, tue door opened slowly, aoc
DR.. BY les entered the house with au imposing soem
niiy OF manner. He dressed in his supple ID SloR
robe. and bands under full bush.wig that had 6esn
recently powdered sumonnied by a large three-cor'
nerd hat He walked from the door TO the pulp; With
and measured tread assembled the s'ars, hung HE
hst upon the peg and seated binsef. After few mo
mtIts he turned vith porteu'ous air toward the gal
leiy where bis accusers eat aud said: Ii ye have
spl bt TO communicate, esy on"
Then aro.e enc Of the d. acons of the church, maA
Of dmiDutiye stature and feeble voje, aud hav.
ing un,olded manuscript, commenced raadiug:
"Tbe Church of Chr-t in Hollis street -
Louder" said the Doctor in his deep- ned sonorout
vice The deacon raised bis voice and began again:
"Tbe Church of Chi.t in Hellls street -" Louder,
said the Doctor in higher key. The little man in the
gallery exered hmfelf to throw out his volce With
more force and reao the third time the same words
Louder" shouted the Doctor, Louder say" At
ths the deacon named himself to the utmost; aud
trembling with the effort and With DIRE I'D Of the nogry
who sat before hun, proceeded 10 read specilca-
tiofs of inet-rsl and Otn6 Improper nouct
alleged by the church against their pastor. When the
third fourth had been read, DIR. Byles r. 80 and
shouted cut upon the top OF HE stem oran voice-Ts
false It's fase ard the Church of Christ In Hollis
street knows that tbs fa'e!" Al the same mom ,nt,
teziIg his hat he planted upon his head descended
hastily from the pulpit, and walked Out of the church
Lever to enter it again, leaving the deacon aud the
members to manage the matter 10 their own way and
their own time.
will add two or three other anecdotes concerning
Dr. Byles which l rmembe, 10 have heard from my
father, Of which Mr.. Tudor has made no record.
Soon sfer the arrival of the British troops that frat
came to Boston, Dr. b. les riding by the cJnmpp
on which trey we're ehcampei "SJ, So" said be g.
the SCI u, man who c"mpauied him, Ierceive the
American grievances ART re-ddIt ssed." All replied
hi. con Penon, that wontdo Dr. you have a. ,aoe
q there well, cried tie Dr., IL have right ~
the 0.uble d. aud have had this tea years.'
Yen msy remenb the lower tier Of the windows Of
Kings Ch-pel m Bottom bu. half the Of those
of the upper tier The church was erected at tame
when the prejudces agass' Episcopaians wers very
bitter and the style of the building vas not little
ri1cul.d. DR.. Byles was passing by one day with
fiieno" Ho" cried tie Dr., po'ndng TO the low win
dcws 90 had hearo that the English Church was fur.
sbe6 with cauOIs; but did MOI know before that II
also had psr-holes."
A man Of more native orig nality and acuteness
of mind has .arc.y been born in this couatry than
the late DR.. EDmons of Franklin, Mass. He lived
to the age of ninety FIVE, and died in the year 540
lie was humOrist in his disposition and habits,
though addicted through his long lifetime to the
most subtle metapby steal coutempations. The
Rev. Mr. Smaley Of Worcester gives some curious
"reminiscences Of this ancient patriarch:
Twas interesting to be with bin and to listen to biz
words Of wisdom whoever he went; but no one could
eppr,oiae him who had not witnessed the play of HE
seLsbes pbd the electric flashes of hs geniiis among
tbose wb, m he admitted TO bic friendship. His study
was BIZ home. There he ate and worked. Tnefe be
gn ded himself t. grapple with the seven problems IN
PbilosoIhy aid Theology; and there he uabent hs
mind 10 meet sno entertain those whom he loved. he
had ever. hing arranged to suit himself His char
mus, be in the spot, and stranger Could easily
see where that spot was, BY the four iudentatous
Which bad gradually appeared under tie milo abrasons
Ct it. four legs. HIS writing de-k, with les case OF
books NUT be- just to hun, and all its fxtutes
and fl rLishiDgs In the same order. There the
peg for his surout AID there another for his three
cofnered hat There place on the right side Of
the FIRE oi the tongs and the left side for the shovel
Precely 20, the wood oe lid the fire. and toe
ready be-Ith ,ruh nust aim )st istnctveiy d,s duty
III keeping dus; and ashes in tnoir places. At
tine II usi the vood-bo1 be repeei-hed the faithful
servant NUT know enough to enter thst room Sct
heaH uncovered; and 81 devoted the sage 10 bis
own ceiling, much old be depend others to do
what belonged 10 ether departments, that he would
often play iully say, cannot do without v,ai
hi s,,lY nn