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

sflsCfrr o. tlltiLfy N''Ft ~ me- ia atd
e,fcf wt'ch respite q spIrufslces 49, TIE trc' -
?. IT,. TO u0re. ~ l-.s. - MEMORY. t's led' al
.IT.- tm Ffasltat"n. anf yef, lae ma kseps
ff,r urt Ix.o coifl ne u"e' frc l'e outline,
&c rsprc+ucs- tlem a. vii complete "a ne asoe.
asa r,Iiec, In escb par much stress ~ "as lad "a
Irftueut aot ilytLfISe luasirz'.,n. II a. greas
cane he's 30. Uc e. pay va al,p a. e'V.otsr-
-,sf the Tutt.rs cot .'te u'ucs, Ogt we're c0Dmoa
tb.ec.. picked up le.iy Oh a farm 70 ktccro e a
.7 -. ,b.--i'fai >rtn. Bot stla mere pans
we t.ket With ny uufsl snd religious utar. Ia
m, esre,t oyh..-l VEs q iSht 70 fesP@ct the ia
..civ- A.. ~ irg- Il Cnc.cesce regarding A. TO
.. Vice 81 cd ,n tie Sui Z Mao, Nn'cn mnst
liz, -. oi-ye5. 20 sresk the Truth without eva
.,- a. O.. noes meet. a. ove Ju-tee aGa c'ni'f 70 ~
10 reverence Mrr.i 10 a. men. Sud 'nss $3.50 x
tter rank ur fepC' stipr SUI, above a. tn.usN "s
fsustt IA love ard trust the Gear God. IL Was oos
,r,-.s,.s 20 ue :. great k.os, Sih oroe i'f 20
G-.fova'tv DO, rather - lfher, eminent or per
feet Justice. AZ c-upi,te sli perfect Love
,.srert of Jew and Gentle, C-usiao and i"h-N'r''.
tsp c.sias with a. ut according to Tee accl eo' %
tteir nam. sCd situation. oui 70 tie rea! Ne eaoo
.inus make %; b., talent, suG oppo1Gui'ie-, h"~or,r
E,tl, ~ great Ras talgtt :, lrcisrc tate .rctnHi
uorel aud OF many aa'issr form 10 ,oEc'uSA te al
.fir,. ;,b nv own eve. carefully % form oploi0os
- ,r--el' aid wbi.e believed them reAsonAbe ana
-, - l,'d srd ccietd them with moi,st nfmnc,--
Inquiry vas ei ccursge1 ~ a. ci-ee'.on''
G., t,t. bv PA. .r..,e-s :, 7 .rto even NY boy
ID. ts,d The l-t Eng I'll authors Of PrU.e ani vso-,
~ Blhir the Gree. ard Roman cis--.cs-"hch a
TIT READ m6itiy m iran,.' "l' ol' - % -
mi.isr v nh IN tie.r origIusi be-u,,-'tese "eie
tea, telp- What read 81 Al -. aso studied,
srJ ~, laid .sde "a. ge understood u my books n
t,,,hccd we're 10. Hsry, they were nuce' al Ala
great. ,,.
pl,,;,s. Tbuaeti wa.ch found happy escoaf A-eness
:, as, carly da.s. uV father strong, df-cr'uinatieS
ana c,rptthei,'ve mind 40 nchu'rg tn'i way Of
t,rtd lie excellent tep. Na'ur, a. al Aor' u'e;
nv ,-re-..r Va. V.-e.y t.gtC:ec g. BON l, g sAf
V,,ui, nut ( ea!.y became familiar @uh toe tl"rA Il
Nes-E ono ard s'ieotvc -.-o T. the oabts 81
b. Is, suo hi a. ir,fct. rJQlc. asu. ie" sc'7etho
arfk- or Nstusa. History gave re tteT stimulus ass
their bIp.
A.ter ms general preliminary education VA prct'y
~ sdys' cd rte hour came wrro must decide n
nv proics-i,n for life. All about me there "e'e
ministers VINO Iad suihcett Ia eht' 90" a"i tneh oee
admirably endowed wi'h lean usi deNcut ani hdraas
men also with no stain their p-r-cral character.
But did tot much 10 the CLERICAL profession - At
tract thtter the noior"ls cu.ne-s oi the sunday
.ry ce. their nect ancal character, TIE poverty asd
i-,y, tcalcr of tie se-rou-, che ucns,uralnrss sai
uncertainty Of .he 30, rice, preached 90 tue anh my
Il Irvine AID 'LiAlIhe rvVt H'ur, me W,!r-'oe's
~ .h. pu ;c pfevcr. aud the cousequert hec1tSsneS
ali tie cuuerrl apn AZ teodei "a turn !outg maa "a
fr.u becoming minister Besides, 4 M not aire~
n n TOE y, - England clergy were leaiers IN the M
tri,tual moral 81 religious pr gie-' 81 TIE peoPri
iiey tired 10 seem 20 q ouy the appesrsnc" whoa
wa kent up "Do Won ttirk cur m'ul-ter ~oai ds's
tell h. fence - their sCtual 'Aulf- so rougt
hlacksuith oLc- asked ne 10 mY Yon'h. CcrtaioV
90 was toe boyl,h ars~cr Hlmph! ~ hn,1
he smith d" should kc tp hHye hln beg1n, tben
Il .,.f,,. O., Emerson soou moved tCou che cl-rcsl
constellation aud oud forth siOnr. liked aod SOLITARY
star. d.. Chsnuit, va the oily man IN the Nr@-
n gland pulpit who 20 ne seemed great AL NY
freud, adv i-ed against the miti-tf! Il Wa
marrow place afforciug 20 opportunity to do inucal
thought u vice place,
Then follows An sccouat Of ais entrance upea bis
profession:
On the LONGEST day Of 1885, WA ordained Minister
az the Irtarxu Church ard Congregation ~ Wet
R.xbUr, i,,e village bear Boston. one 81 the small
st .oc,ttir- 10 New-EnglNld, where found mea aod
women Uho.e Friendship l. sti dear aod instructive:
| had thought freely, GLd freely preached what
thought. roue had ever questioned my right. Al se
Theological School toe pi"ivs-ors were then eache"
Ia instruct rot also iu0us "a tortu0 and % DANA
satisfied ot the religious character al tue pdp- sney
LETT each develop his own free spiritual individually,
reps nshlr ouiy "a his own Consc"tce aud hi, Cot
Il va. then the boast 81 the LITTLE Uut1sn party thai
t respected 1digdu.ty, freedom 81 thought sud ifee-
dom 81 speech eud had neither luqaist"r' ar rope
Greet oivers'ty ~ oprion prevailed among tuN"an',
uirisler- sId laymer, bat tie Jury Of Religion as
more thought at than the Variety OF lnrol'ey. AZ
oldnaiious .or YEAR, tner COUNCILS hA1 ce1sed
~ inquire into tie special oPu'ous 81 TIE eauidae,
lesv t.m and tine Sce'y eecii 20 settle the INST
ter TIE first yruc pie - Cougreg atouasn siuy
requires this course. A. sect, tne untansns had
but one distinctive ccctuue-th, Clity e God VITA
OF: tie 1ILty Of Persons. tLTste odom saf, Jesus
90 Nazareth = Jehovah ~ HDst-. The UultWaos
.
TIE Council offered 20 cHteChzc me wished u ia
,eit,re with whet otged to TIE and the Coogr-ge-
ton alc that probably Thought OF my Pieiy ana No
ran'y utre than 81 the special Theology shch eyea
then rode thefesi'h Ia the pHunier.. The ablo
ana Garnet ministers whC preached toe Sermon, de
yefec the Charge aud gave the Right II sud oi Eel
ousLip, al recommended study investigation ocgis-
atty freedom Of thought ana oprunrss of speech a.
We anity snd lIic OF persOunl fehg'ousne-s.
One. ti, obtaining prayer tls hand on my heal,
put Up the petition " that no .oLdLess iul literature or
ec.eice ana no iavo!te stud,s may ever lead th,s
scung iiom ,,aruiug toe true religion and preach
Ing for the salvation & msLkiud :" MOst heartily
d.o cay AIMEE %, u this supple arion
For the hIet year two the congregation did not
/ exceed seSeuiv persuu-, including tue children. l
soOL became well acquainted with al 10 tne little
parish, sneTe | { uni s0iLe men Of rare eullghten-
n eut. some truly generous and noble sous. knes
the cu1aters at AL aud the thoughts Of such had
them. took great pains with the composition OF mg
seruous; they never out OF my mind. n al al
itteu,e delight 10 writing aIG preaching, bnt was
learner quite mach d teacher, aud was f"-ing
nv way forward ard upwsrd with hand. while |
triro Ia lead WITH the Other. | preached Nsturd
Law. ncthrg the authority Of any church, any ira
dton any sect, though sought illustration ani coa-
frmaiIou all these sources. For historical things,
tod tie historical evidence; for spiritual things,
fuid ready proof il the primal instincts OF the s,s.
ard COZ rnagiou in the life ct Tr.ig Otls Toe SIN
/ pr LIE # the iaruer- mcGhalics AMI mkmen sbou.
ne Of IL own accord turDed into Il sort Of poetry, sud
reappeaIec Ia the SERIOUS the grscu woods, nj t1
If Locked IN al tue wnGows Of the meeting .h0a-e.
think preached only what had experienced IN my
own inv ard cousciousuess, which sidened aud gre"
ricter came ftO practical contact WIKI living nea,
turLtd t.ac INTO LIE add thought became chsrsc-
/ ter.
/ Bu; had much leisure for my private hum.nitanss
aId pLiueOvu.c studies one Of the professors 10 10
! Theological School had advised against my setiins
| - u 20 small place and warned against " the
" secuciUu- Of az easy chair, telling NE must be-
come q minister at large or all mankind aof 30 sta