New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-07-15


cd the COMMON work Of blG X 1tbs, csfpebt-rs
aLsslwnghs, painters, huck,ter- ana 'raieIs of all
,ou.; bnt have also ON my side the example q all
he great masters Of speech, save ouy the French
Who dis1Gin all common things, as their ar-tO-
eraic but elegant literature was bed IN court
though Tudeiy Graded elsewhere, nay, born Of
roush kiDs-of poets like Homer, Dslte, Shske-
,pesIe GOe'he Of Hebrew David, and % Roman ilor
see; Of philosophers like S)clsteS ami LocAe; 0f
prsnhers ike Lltber, Laiin,er Barrow, Batter aud
Soqih: my, elegant Jeremy Taylor "the Sh8bsspsare
az djyibe., nall bis beauty 20 these weeGs of
nature which are choicest flowers when at his ar
ti.,c gsroon But need not 20 beyond Jesus Of
Nazareth and the fret three Gospels % learn gres; les
sors in the Art Of spa-cl Tor linn you not ony
ersbes the Genius Tor r. lgioD Which int litiyey
divine Truth aud human Duty 6u, sOndcr also ~ the
mower Il speecb that ;es It's tale naturally ~ the
backbir sings or the water runs down hl. Besides
10 ME common lie i fII II poetry ard pictorial lovs
pess; spontaneously portrayed, It's events will I'll my
MIND A. by one the stars ont upJn the even
ing sly like them each one beauty and mystery
his therefore necessity Of ny nature that the
mon should publicly reflect to you what privately
hangs over il with me- aud the waters TeIned out
my Fly when cloudy, should give back ITS ordinary
stars when clear. Yet, FOR the same reason, have
aso fetched illustrate )n from paths Of literature and
science, ess familiar perhaps 70 most OF Jon, when
they, better :ban auSht else, you'd clear troubled
thought; so, IN my rosary Of familiar beads, have
bODeunes strung pesr 81 two which science brought
from OceaLic depths or fixed thereon the costly gems
where ancient or Hotern Art has wrought devices
desror than the precious stone itsef
preaching Gl-o the greatest themes, | have not
feared 20 treet ph0sophc matters with the rgor OF
science, and never thought | should scare you with
statistic facts which the ultimate expression oil
grea; prbcple doing it, work by constant mode d
operation nor by psychologist analysis, metaphysi-
cal demonstration. Ministers told me was " preach
ing the heads of the people, | only feared 70
preach below their feet ee aslde from their ears
Thus handling great themes before attentive men,
have also daIeo 10 treat them long, for read the ne
not the DIAL, but the audience. trust you Will
al hall NOT
Nor dO,s The distraction Of sickness break up his
accustomed habits Of life
TO compose sermons end preach them to multitudes
Of men Of one sort but many conditions thereto setting
tOrtD the great Truths Of Absolute Religion and apply
lBg them To the various events OF this wondrous human
hie THING to make the Constitution Of the Universe
the COmuon Law of meo, illustrating my thought WITH
all that gather from the World OF Matter, lts use
and beauty both, and from the Word OF Man, from
human labOIs, sOnOws, Joys aud everlasting hopes
this has been my great delight. Your pulpit has been
nv 10Y and my throne. Though Press and STATE,
Market and Meeting House, have been hostile US YOU
have yet given tue largest Pr estant audience IN
America save that which Orthodox hr. Beecher, who
breaks with no theOOgic tradition OF the New-Eogland
Church, inspires with his deep emotional nature, so
devout and humane, and charms with his poetic
eOqueuce that is akin to both the swcetbrer aud the
rose ana all the beauty which springs up wild AMID
New EDglan hills, and TO the lOvcllness Of common
life; have given you my sermons IN retnro, at once
my labor and delight My Life is in them, and all my
ChHrat ter It's good anu III thereby you kno" NE pet
ter then l. perhaps mysef-ior a mans words and his
faie when excited in and in prayer tell all he Is
the reflection of what be has done. Sermons are never
out of my mind and when sickness brings on me the
that have nought to do, ts most pam
iu part, still, by long habit all things wall take this
form and the gorgeous vegetation OF the Tropics,
their fiery skies brilliant all the day, and star- too
with such exceeding beauty all the night; the glitter
ing fishes IN ghe market, many cOUToi as garden
err show, these Josephs OF the sea- the silent pelcan
flying forth at morning and back again at night tue
ftlaIge, fantastic trees, the dry pods rafting their
historic bones all day while the new bloom comes fra
graft Uue beside nusccss prophecy; the ducks re-
loicmg in the long expece ed RAM negro ON an am
blng pad; the erlegsed, half naked negco emil
drtn in the street, playing their languld games, or
on.Der screaming meath their mothers blows, anna
black swine, hens and uncounted dogs the never
cea.ing clack OF womens tongues, more shrewd than
female III their shull violence; the unceasing, multi
faIious kindpess of our hostess; aud overlooking all
the seEsuflicen West Indian Creole pride alike con-
teuptuous Of toll ana ignorant and impotent OF
tboneht--a these common things turn lnto poetry a.
look ON or compelled To hear and then transhgure
INTO Sermons when come also spontaneously by night
and gve themselves 10 me, and even IN my sleep say
they meant Tor lOU.
With regard to the future, he expresses himself
with manly simplicity.
Imay recover entirely and stand before you tul ot
brown health, equal 20 the manifold laOOrs OF that
position live the long period OF some oi my iahers
and at last die naturally of old age inns 10 me seems
mott desirable though certainly not probable.
VI.
score of years or so, eye my work, the other on
nv BODY which refuses to do IT, and 90 urge my weak
and balky horse along miry, broken road ii thls he
co. then in STILL little rnral nook IN sight oi
town but not too nigh, may finish some OF the many
things | have begun, aud left for the afternoon or
evening Of my days; and yet, also from time TO tHe
meet Yen again. and, with words OF lofty cheer, look
on the inspiring face of great congregation. WIN
this shuud be Wei content; OGce IT was the l0eal oi
my hope. ...,.
illness and the discipline alike Of disappointment and
recovery, would furnish me new power. Several
times in my life has it happened that have met WIN
waat seemed worse than death, and, IN my short
sighted folly l sald " ON, that haI wings me q, a
dove for then would fly away and be at rest =!
Yet NV sreis all turned into blessings; the Joyous seed
pauied came up Discipline, and | wished 10 tear II
from the ground; but II lowered TAR, ana bore
sw,eter sounder fIut than ! expected IRON "hat
set in earth. As look my life, find NO dlsap-
poi1fmeIt and no SORROW could atlUrd To lose; tie
cloudy morning has turned out the falrer DAY; the
wounds Of ny enemies have done me good. ~ won
Jrous is this HumaU Lie, not ruled by Fate but
Provioepce which Is Wisdom married unto Love,
each infinite What has been, may he. II recover
wholly or but in part, j see new sources oil power
beside these waters Of aillictiCu have stopped 81;
shall not think have gone through " the alley oil
Baca in vuiu nor hcgrudge tue tine tnat / nave
fingered there, seeming IDLE; RAINY days also htp S''i
the ground One thing am sure of: | have learned
the wealth and over of the grateu generous feelings
of men, a. knew them not before, nOped Oh earn
Ia lind so iich High "a have thought oi Human Ma
tnre, had not quite done justice l" 'ne present grow"
oftheSe beautiful faculties. Here ana nov, a. 80 OF
before have found more treasure than dreamed Jay
hidden where looked.
But if neither Of thesc hopes becomes fact if the
silver cord part soon above the fountain, ana the
Golden bowl be broke, L; no, Is complain; a new
bowl and stronger cord, snail serve tie e.! OF i-iie
Tor You. Though quite aware how probable tins
seous believe me have not yet hal single hour oi