New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-09-27
Ne,ppork DAILY Gribm,te
THE GREAT PANORAMA. Iii.
CHURCH LIrE.

oueu,y carry the little plots and intngues which
sometimes End their way into them in a more airy and
updi,e uised fashion. When young Hshbut wishes to
whisper eoft word in the Of the fair Clsmanda
steklebeck he does not skulk behind auted pillar,
nor Is be forced to put cow and sssume the place
Of his beloved ones confessor in order to enjoy few
moments Of her society. No! be boldly enters the
Church Of the Holy Symphony q few moments before
service commences, and leaning gracefully over the
door Of the Stckleback pew (which the earthly type
Of the neat which this ingenious family is bnldng for
itsefn hesvenl pays the fair the compliment, or
make the rendezvous
I look upon the Church Of the Holy Symphony "A |
ooe Of the greatest of city nstitutons and its re-
vered pastor, the Rev. HaTco Hyssop a. one Of the
nsost shining of modern lights you hsply are OF the
rural distrcts o Reader! you belong to that por.
ton Of the social mschne known as "the bone and
sinew Of tie country (which, by the way, never
could regard complimentary to agricultural gentle
men, o. pr-enting them in somewhat too anatomical
an aspect|, know Of sight comprised within the
vast rcsiogicsl structure estitled 1.-The Elephant"
which Is more worthy Of year rustic consideration than
the Church of the Holy symphony. ID
The Rev. Harico Hyssep, rector Of TIE Church OF
the Holy Symphony, is . splendid example Of we'll
ssat hfe Since he euscred holy orders will venture
30 assert that he hss nor spent single moment OF As
existence except something which promised him
return of fteea per cent. He has teen steadily sell
he shares in ~the'crhodox Hereafter Land Scheme"
theee twenty yesrs, and is now worth two hundred
and fifty tbeasand dollars.
When outsr his luxurious viesrsge-whsch &c at
tacbed to the chrrch-and behold the soft carpets the
glowing embroidered slippers twsrked for him BY be-
Heving fngers, the scientifically constructed easy
chairs that crowd this good Christians hermitage,
begin 30 wonder why il wss that g. sacred suthority
deecrled the path to heavoras hard osc; and when
the Rev. H. HIS Engl;s, brosaghssa drives up TO
the door, 10 roll him swsye, his enaps Of mercy on
examining the wheels Esd their gauge much too
broad fer mat narrow rcad lending n the same di-
rcssion. and mentioned By the same divine person.
fear me- n ct the clerical coacAmaker nadea mistake,
and built the vehicle fcr another snd mere ocmmo-
| dicus NM of travel.
ThsRev II. H. did net PrrK ntceetseseticsl ufe the
full blown saint that beis at present. Hepessed r ougb
various degrees Of sanCty anti he attained his prs
| ent sr,inence. There are those who remember tim
the in cumbsnt Of lie country parish when lie wa
buE.d at vestries by the rich OF he ghbor-
hood when he bad ne horse, fed hs poultry, and
tend ID toward Pu-eysm.
His first successful step in life wss ~ sde when his
assistant, young errate Of weak mwl, sud denly be-
eaae converted Roman Catholicism. As he pelice.
mn who for long time has been pin ng in vain for
chance to distinguish himself, 'rushss til teafcd
energy on the 6rs rimins that falls his way, in
the backsding os ME curate did h6tsev. Harioo see
his 6rst chance O: ecclesiastical preerm ent and he
came down on the victim with a yicor which in the
days Of Elizabeth would have gained hi inmcr.
talty He psesched at the carate he iously cursed
the curate He.went from house TO hJuse ike second
Jeremiah, pter heSying impending calamity. He
wrote to the ou-ate's family urging tn to csst of
the renegade forever and dsy-yh Ch advice the
family, in pscuniary sense, gladly ied theHseiye:
| Of; in short, he Reverend Parico presented such
fghtful farhssms of backsdipg les TO the faith
full of bis parish that his fame CHI the cs
New-York congregation Of retired u loneybags who
wanted to be shocked once week wi Oh little tious
electricity. Sc M0neybags gave him 70 a CALI hwon'
der il clergyman are ever born with Il emil, built him
the Church Cd he Holy Symphony, vi th the adjoining
grotto for prayer and meditation hs tuesday dinners
there arc ADM uble cad the Revereu Harico sfresd
his wide sleeves to the breeze and Fail a. fash
ionable metror oltsn clergyman
DESPITE the lassical quotation pace at the head
of this membe- of my dscourse the everend h. ico
is not nor was he ever, q handsome m. %. put The
quotation there because wished to cor rect an esT IN
regard to cerg ynen which believe to De rathe pop
ular do not think that handsome ''iergyu,en are,
az rule sucsossfu in life The wst successful cer-
| gymen have ever known-of course by" SUCCESSFUL
me ian those who married the richest ives, snd tsd
.he most ariaoc-atic congegsions-xere' unconmoriy
ordinary men think that pslor is good eiemen.
lsin clergyman, 90 is fraiIness of bod IL looks as
ectc and spTisps and gives the fenu e congregation
q opporuHty o. abiding to their sel heed as inter
| % ing" Bat fosidity is certainly i'raw-back to
modern fashionable ecclesiastic. The hearty M.
Sp rgeon H. 80 b. sure, great e!erses success, hut
deg sud on that he does buzz wth steady ustr
Ike that wh.5, beahes the Reverend Hrico. Spur
geo may possibly make money, but te vii never
| mary into good fanily.
No sooner ~as the Rev. II. T.. established in hs
New York charge thsn he discovered that however que
cessul his sy have BEEN i, the III al districts
! None, b q wanted n milder ret OF tbgnders and
! lghtnirgs 50r city The ChHro OF he'i'oy Sym
/ phonys'as not hombdrooi and tHas dangerous to
et of he old style O. Illuminating sernons II tha;
-ral the-g ga elegaH edisv. ii. IL vs. a uaL oftsG'
s1d he accordingly preparei his eelssEted PaiptPas
tiles orz.ions of which The fame VIZ not eny Il
nocuJus brit perfumed Hs photographs Of eternity
weSs colorei in the highest style OF al. All those
sonIier shadows that dsynre the pian picture were
careeglly painted out. Jus enough o. rte DARK vas
sl. in give relief to the representation, a'd oyefne
Whole .xas hun, pleasast, warm tint, which was no.
disPleasng to xoneybsgs, be leaDed back N NJ
pew ike amateur at u picile sale, and sran.Iso
the gem. IL fae it was Haios painted BY C'aud1
Lorraine.
Still il was necessary that the Reverend Hsrec
should keep sp hs reputation 9 faithful shepherd
1t Necessary thai he should OCCASIONALLY crack b.
nHeysp f