New-York daily tribune., 1858-04-26
7HE LATE DUDLEY A. TYNG;
DISCOURSE By THE REV. THEODORE L.
CITNI FIR


CUlLER.
Tie announcement that the Rev Mr. Cuy,er vohi
presch discourse On the lste Rev. Dudley A. Tyns =
tie Market s,.ett Reformed Du.cs Church vac suf-
fep, 10 attract oae of the largest audiences ever -
sembled within the walls of that edifce. TIE texs
selected for the discourse was from Revesseoes
xii H. Blessed s,e the dead, who de IN the Lord
TIE Reverend spesker sad that these words ha@
generally been associated with mourning, but thsV
should not be- they suggestive only OF tast wics
was bright snd beautiful. Ii there a line ova
which Invisible angels surg tonight over new msAe
grave, il was this. Tbs inc, however, he said oosse
only he properly SAID of him who resied in the arms q
Jtsus j. ccud not spply to him, yet living. ss a
uenvere liable 10 make falSe steps. OF noas could
i, he ssd fully and perfectly Blessed are ye.' Bst
lie es,,hly career Of the d,ing msn was complete
there was DO logger any risk fer HIM. The past wss
secure lis lite was not Only secure from temptation.
but be was out of the reach Of every earthly sorrow.
These were the iesscDs why the words Of the text
stoud he the occasion Of rejoicing.
App.yrg tie text to the sahject Of the discourse,
tie IeyereLd speaker said:
II ever there was a tomb over which MI ght wfhe
the inscription, Blessed the dead, it is the nsw
made /, NIB Of my brave and beloved young friend o.
yolce New.Jeis,y shore. And Is Il tue tnat Dudley
Tyrg Is already goLe thst manly life already ekhn-
pioGi.e suddenly folded up AID laid IN coffin Ouly
yesttidsy ne standing up IN revival gathering
sra prcsctirg tie worGs CT iss TO the sssem5leA
crowd, ght IS uuti!seG form lies cod In i,s nar-
- LOuse.
Tive gi,s,cr rolton of this audience probably had
No p ssrisi e,quanisrce With my departed friend.
Bu; thcse Who snow the ia;her bnow the All
sC'e quhn Of lesess esTnestress, of nLhinching
Usge are r. faRiLg zeal, o. simple faith IN Cttsts
loye or lesotg sous to Chrst in fact al those
5,tibutes wtCh hTace tie Rector OF 81. Georges,
.Nr. s.t.. a,tl ~ .hAKa naNlAs
WAS his fathers own son; in tie twain the Church
ssw "succession' genuinely sp0s,oic. My eo-
quent yo ung t.iend about my sge. On the yesr
OF my graduation om college, attended ofen At the
Church q: the Epiphary in Philadelphia, of which
Decor ypg tlen the rector. On tne Easter Sab
bath t, that year Dudley was received 10 the Church
munon. Fer fevesl years lost sight OF him, un-
t learned that lie wss preaching with large success
ia lie " est. From Cincinnati he he was called 70
tbe vacs pulpit of the Epiphany" his fathers od
fed Of abcr With the history of bis exclusion frou
that poet, you are all familiar. lie was driven away.
fer the that Paul was driven from Ephs-
sus; his bold utieyauCes made al uproar among tho
Ieople. la tn. midst Of plain solemn discourse II
Which he was protesting against what he ceemed
etat wrUrg land the only discourse which he ever de-
veIed that subject, be was rudely interrupted,
ara 81 jored go further. He calmly finished
his SCI mon, ana with il finished his pastoral connectioa
with ths. fcck That discourse cost hun his pulpit,
but ola rot cost him bis manhood When the doors
# tie Epiphsny Church closed behind him, the great
hesIt of tie American people opened before him. and
from that time forth he OF the most hon0rod
ana beloved ministers in the natios. The question
whether it wss wise and prudent for Mr.. Tying to de-
liver that ceehrsted discourse, not question tor
you or TO settle Every righteous mans onscerce
aw unto itself. The DUTY of minister OF Christ
speak out the honest cOnS CtcnS oi MA conscieuco.
The inward monitor opers his lips and demands utter
enCe. I he WHO seals Lis lips to those coayic-
t,rs, "wIoDgs his own soul.' tie IA cursed with
| cure. The God Of truth Towns upon him. lie sooa
lcses eefrespc and this s the precursor Of tho
| cortempt OF Cthes. Show me the man who despises
| hin Seli and see man when the whole public viii
soon be forced TO dGspise. cannot long retss
bis posltiCn before the community who has ceased 70
have any position with himself. Beware how you in.
fertere with the freedom OF an evangelical pulpit the
| famiest days of the Church have been her freest
days; this nation IL likely to suffer from conceal
eDt OF Truth than frcm it, utterance.
After the clcse Of lis ministry IN the Epiphany, Mr..
TyDg invited by several OF the leading citizens of
Philadelphia to preach in National Hall, where he ais
p nsed II breaG Of life to assembled thousands until
lie death. Well may the active Christians and phil
anthIopists Of our sister city mourn their bereaye
nett They have quite too few such men TO lose IIe
was alwsy ebouLding in deeds of love. Whenever
visited Phi tde pbia TO attend any public meet
ing for the advancement ot Mission Schools on Young
Men Christian Associations, for the teaching Of tenn
perence the diffusion of tracts for beirendng tho
poor helping the neglected, always found Mr..
Iyng the platform aimed and equipped" for duty.
Lass impotuous than bis father in delivery his words
.ouDded ike minute suLs' through the auditory.
Ii still seems n strange aud fearful dream that that
manly voice is eready stilled in the silent tomb l
cannot realize il. | cannot believe it.
Blessed is our youthful and beloved dead He died
in the Lord He hes flown Leavenward like al eagle.
with no stain upon his wing ard 70 ruiilng Of bis
plunsge.
Thanks be TO God Dudley Tying took back
any OF bis Lob!e words-that motioniess tongue in
yoLder grave neUer recantedl His last words were
worthy Of his holy, heroic sou Stand up for Jesus;
" father tell my brethren TO stand up for Jesus"
Hsppy tba. spirit released from It's cisy.
Happy that soul that went bounding away,
Singing as upward it rose TO the .Aes,