The sun., 1861-07-23
PHE NEW IOkN SUN.
TUESDAY MORNING, JULT % ,sH.


hoao W VI Nnts WWk. lhs uoCbOT
however did not see ct TO await the &C 'ioa o.
the meeting, bat elcs,d his lsbors with faro.
we'll address o. Sabbath afternoon last. After
an earnest and practical Chfistisn appeal TO
these who has bs.n accustomed 10 lls,ea to his
preaching, 70 20 cu in tho onstsnt and dovot.
cd service Of their Master, he proSeedsd 70 make
bis statement Of the eircurst yncss which hav,
rssulted In the SEPARATION Of pastor and pO,plu
He sta cd what h,d bean kh csarss a. a ct-
iz,n snd az minister. ksa sitiksn he had
studied the history Of tbs ti3.s and formed
his own corclusicIs In rster.rc ca 70 the pfessnt
rational controversy. This he had dons as ,
.Irce CITIZEN Of this free Republic, in the free
North where he had cl,'med thu right arm-
ly TO told and calmly to sx press his visws. He
had, hJv,v,r never ob'rudsd bis opinions ut.
on ~ ers, ed bed avoided di'cussion vtcr
h. could but who're directly Asked he had
ns.er r,ius-d TO ds,cr.
ASS preacher, his cOlrss wAs ini sa'oi by
H,tup'ic prayers sni public di,;ourgs. IL
b id irDed, with tears ani anguish Tor ths
Lat Ns ,chbc idNd ard he Though. they
'u,ht no. - % jlct 10 th's, Who claimed The,
~ 10 ~ Wv NNahe'yN ~ Nh'ha NeNhhls II
hso ais p.,y,d brlhe Pr s'deut tf ths Uoi.
jod st,.s-hr 'nl.rs- for all iu sr-fit @ D.
< sss End L.ghlaipr,s--f for thoSo 10 nit
ta'y GuIoiy, ard f5r odiioFL authors
ofStSs, and all who can sxsreie In
d.,n,e In ,his c-eis. II. had sise in c'ua-
. IRE iulcr o' ths Cvnfgiota'e states. arNjss.
t. ,bN ODD. as hs taught than through z.
sNhnFs Ill
h'd s,k"a A. especial ble.s'og upon rulsrs
Moth ~ d S,uth th.t they might have stac,
witdon 10 d. Whist was righ th,t al
. ni. ht 'eT G d. and so bo guided that b. IL
! blessed Will, the vhol, land and ths Whol~
| world niph b, brought 10 salvation. U,h.a
/ prayed tyr sors ard brothers ~ his congr.gs-
ten roe pndtr a'ms. fr those den 90 all oi
us. was that ret right2 wue net th ~
| payers t,coidins TO Law AID tho teachings o.
| Christ ?
II, said he had sndssvorsd to make his ser-
mons simple and scrip'ural Gospsl dis ,oursos
"You called me, h. sid, upon my reput,-
tlcn, from o,e sermon preached In tbs Acit.
on v Cf Music; ol. preschsd in tue Lsstare
room OF DR.. ALENArpEhs cturct; and on,
which was heard by q commiit~, In ths ci y
q Richmond. Thsss wefo al dssieued to b,
sippl', earnest Gjspsl sermons" Dr. Hoos
then rad from 4 bork, Of which he war
| the author, aud which. he said, be was
informed was generally read by tho con-
g'ega,ion when the question OF giving him
q call sas under consideration and ais, FRO n
his Inaugural sermon, 10 Ahow that hs ad ever
b,.n posed TO the discus sion OF political top
les In the pul pit, which be believed should DO
,scr,dly corcontrsted to the faitbfal preaching
Of the simple gospol. There quotations referred
to the lapguass Of DAsInL WsBsrER, who
thought too many texts were taken from tho
Bible, ard the sermons from tho newspapers,
and approved the sentiment Of HENRY CLAI,
who thought be had 10 much politics du ing
tbs We, tha' he wanted TO hear the gosp,l on
Sunday. They also embraced apptoviugly the
words O Archbishop LSIoHroS, '0hl While %
msny are preaching to the times, 10; mo preach
to tn, oternttio1." These sentiments" said
DR.. II, OK too1 cl TO bs received with pleasure
ard a,prOsA.iun Msn; they req afro viLM ,A,ion
Rotc."
The gpsshsr then proceeded At som, hng'h
10 dsclAin, sgsinst "politicsl preaching" H.
aAid that the kr.at work OF tue pslptt th ju'd
bo to keep tho pisty cf tho church vigorous
and pure. Ins laAd OF ths proAchG lifting poll
tics up, poll ics draNs the pulpit down. Po.
litical prsschipg, h. sad, Is no. nssdod; Iii
rot dssr,c, atc II 10 ieapiSsd. IL II b'coaas
general, CHURCHES will be torn asunoer by
every new political sxc!,enei {. ami ovsr. thir &
which tgitAt,s Rld f,uds tn, state will agitate
and rer the chur, h. He said that wheu oae
was improving bis lAAt opportunity to speak to
a pope. it was proper that ho should speak
plainly, and he felt II his duty to leave his
solemn waning, l at politics aud the sffiirs Of
ths state should r.rd all our churches and
sxp.l from thsm all vital, splrituJ pleiy.
In references to his individual sontlmsnts'
ve quote bis language; :. Ever since ths be-
ginoing Of this national &C ntsst," said he. my
heart has bssn burtsnsd towards my beloved
South, and esp. ci.lly the dominion Ia which
was reared and have lougsd to shats hor
priys,ions, her triLlS, and hsr cOs.!nios. But
| have b.en resjy to sacrifice al on the al.
Of Christ and his cause thank q ID for the
ability to absorb myself in tho work Of the
gospel ministry to ekalt the sacred relation
OF pSs,or and people above every national
auestion. would not have. severed tbis TsIA-
,ion for such . cause As this, but barisd sll
these considerations in my heart, and con
tinusd to serve them In the gospel. But As =
citizen l could not tlAIk, and whsh Asksd
what 90 you think Of orr national affair, p
l could not rsfass a candid reply"
lie said, In snsHsr to the inquiries VI his
friends, why he did not wait for the expression
of a meeting, hat, II his future hJmO and lsbou
were to be, as 1t nos appeared, In thu BOuth, II
wss apparent that he must seek Than without
dsla,. The matter had gone too far for sat To-
msnt, and TO T,m.in would be but 10 give occA-
sion for further discussions Besides els vsns.
rabls colleague was enc u thoss who thos gni
that thS difference 10 political yiSwS ought to
cause a SEPARATION, aud bAd said N han, that
he tsouR Rht hiS realEnAtion generoua act, IA
he might remain Ana mako M much trou'
be"
DR. HouE concluded with a touchins fars-
wsll to the u tm5sIs Of bis acok who had b'
come tndtsrsd TO him by any acs OF kind YES
anu evie ences of lows. Thee recol &C ,inns b
would ear wi him Whs ev0r bs ~igbt b
cal ed by Pfovid, nSs 70 lLSOr, Gnc eiSIis sh thea
wiIa an enduring meuoIy.
We have here sndsAvored to give Di. Hoo
the bsneat, substantially, u lis o~n s'a's
nsuts wi hout taking sices in the controversy
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