New-York tribune., 1867-05-30

Sreatest pictures those wheb pSVA power In
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sn@ the and sSns TSmts.ss
iSEGSsS titles f~cand "Chiide Barolds Plgrimage,.
cay what you win about their "hSht~ nsr,asc, ana
tive" Il 10 the power that brings before yoa y' ,sp
things that calls them up from the pure realm OF
ss TsS SsS awake kew. ne Of
great poem does They take down tho bars andet you
into the sssT hss dss aD% the author
these pictures could do anything he wished cond Duhu
As was looking at one of those sublime sersws before
which the real votary OF Turner is drunk win fsy %
after tho Demge" wulii should think Il wnrp' was
the only remark she made and then she Acd 'nf0"sh
The London pulpit was an Object Oh greae ihcercS'
with the author, and his descriptions oil Spurgeon
and other popular preachers is the best that we nave
seen in print We take one or two0i these ViV'd
pOTtraitures.
HENRY MELVILLE.
There arc many very eloquent diynes IN England ieh
of fervid faith and tawart minds but the ley OF
preaching in Enslsnd as to the essential tbe in
America, and below 1t also in practical results nsara
people at Christ's Church, Newgstest. had long had
before ideal of this distinguished puipit oTssSI'
beaatifu and Scholar like was blended in that concep
ton He was probably thin, worn with thought but
yocs wn S gep mpe He was calm and peaceful
hike deep river but rolling atOng lion Tho "a
desk brusk old gentleman with saDguine manner with
a voice like November storm and d1gmatlo pOsae pnNc
propositons that fairly astOnshed me- He famed away
against skeptcs. and called them pert coxconDs ana
have been sound but It not peculiarly salted Win
learning inspired with high spiritual views IL was
undoubtedly be adapted to the class OF WORKING
people, which did not think Of at the time and hardly
recovered myself sufficiently IN te SoTfso so OI of ye and
delivery My English friends told me IT was not favor
able specimen Of his preaching.
FREDERIC MAURICE.
Ihad a different but not much satisfactory ex-
peence listening to another sermon addressed 70 the
ancient chapel of EncoInsI Fields that den of law
yers. He is short man. with piercing placR eyes very
thoughtful pensveness expression The loved brother
nlaw of sterling the friend OF Archdeacon Hare of the
But But he does, not show it in the, pulpit:
delkery was artificial almost a singsong tone,
aad by means distinct and his style was alto-
gether too high pitched and essaysh TO reach common
audience much less an assembly of uneducated men.
1t sounded just his books read with now and then e
opment Of it, The experience o. e9%e Others % IN me respect
therefore advance 1t with hesitation He wiclds
England an indefnable though perhaps not now ln
gressive capacity and his noble sympathy with the
bciOus doubts and difficulties Of men. He shows more
tica power to help them He does certainly possess
the logical faculty in high degree and his style Is crt
cized for its vagieness but his inuSs OF truth are
penetratiye and sometimes profound. He is not good
guide, but s independent explorer His bold crop
gs III the dark will have increased the limits OF truth
He lacks that objective positive element of faith thH
all great preachers and theoogans have had aud Is dis
YeTsy with Mr. Manseil he showed the more Christke
spirit, and in many things assumed higher and moro
be an nnovator upon the old faith but to DC
vver of its deeper claims ouobedence and love- lie
holds that our nature made for faith; He thinks
that man can know God and the Son Of God; that he
may feel assured OF the TRUTH and have the living dem
Onstraton of the truth in his own heart His views OF
the character OF God also attractive, regarding Him
primarily in the light of Father Yet i must be SAID
that generally in England he is considered TO have ntQ
duced an ideal and modified system that views Christ-
anity in the aspect OF fact accomplished, and which
every man has but to open his eyes upon and enjoy,
rather than of truth that must be personally received
by every and enter into every souls individual ex
perience for its renewal and eternal life In conversa
on at pleasant home If be not converted TO
all OF Mr. Maurices opinions he will be converted TO MI
Maurice himself noble man aud Christian gentle
man.
The authors structures on the English character
are to be TAKEN perhaps with grains of allow
ance; at least they admit of many exceptions, as
every one wiz acknowledge who has seen the En-
glishman at home but they are dictated by friend
ly spirit and certainly entitled to the ment oil
Just intentions The following paragraph is perfectly
sound, and makes distinctions which should always
be borne in mind when speaking of
fyTIisu coLDsEss AND RESERVE. -,
hoye indeed sometimes amused myself with the lueh,
mat traveller entering an English ian IS ooen upo, M w
tr u, of an intruder upon private fally circle tle
can ec little Information by asking guc5ons s eh-
peced 10 keep his own room TO maze as [ tIc VS J F ="
possible and give as little trorbe. In trayeIHg ll En
gland one meets with few pleasant personal adNthture
because il is rare that an Engisman Sels you 70 sss
m. suffers himself TO be interested ia YOU ea an
educated EngsLman once what wtS me reason OF ih.
lie aid It was Enssh Rhegn. d1n bu o %pIe sfcS
absolutely take the trouble 10 ash questions OF W.
them TO sympathiZe with others. or 70 strive 70 win
3teEi hs pIm budding II is hard for genuine English
man to meet stranger as frenchan doer Oh tiie
either be cool or hearty suspicious or
have found in travelling in England thatH cOuiu cnas
tise my inemperate nationality, and ho lei IL SICK
any Extensively that soon mado friends with Lnglish
men, who, the end would volunteer more ~ reference
producing 10 them Mutual pride prevents Eng shinen
and Americans from seeing each others good iats ana
agreeable neither all Americans nsdeaie lhere
are the pcasanes and sweetest people in the world IN
and cOntemptblc remember evening at Bath oc-
cupying the coceroOm with OF the most agreeable
one too who did despise American book, and who
lived daily with our best authors aud poets but ne was
an Engshman who had no preudices against US as a
people, and where he disagreed with us dd SO IN manly
way. he was genial man, open as the DAY. he was
true Christian, the fighter against al wrong ana mean
ness was him. Ills spirit met your spirit IN love 30
o'clock before we parted Dunng the evening another
man mad taken MS dinner in the same room While we
the itv G nor deededv clerical He
might have held civil post IN the army He was
coarse and there was something about in thaJ Jd not
speak the gentleman. Ny friend thought differently re
supposed that a campaign in the East might have rough
ened him But the next morning lie came INTO me room
ordered the waiter in peTemptoy manner ate ms meal
IN sulen silence, and neither in coming In nor gong out
although had talked together the night before dd ho
make the slightest sgs Of recognition. After he had dls
appeared my companion raised both hands pronounclng
the awful sentence, SObnS est! III the same way ono
continually encounterng people 0t different charac
ter and all shades OF character. One man Is oDglng
another rude. We should surely not forget the many
agreeable people meet when think OF the opposite
ones travelling in other countriea have Tor many
days, and weeks. been thrown in company with
English persons OF rank occupying neighborng rooms,
sitting ~ The table taking the same rounds IN walk
ing aud riding OF then have possessed the faculty
OF ignoring the presence Of other beings, though In an
uex enable way; Of not seeing when looking and OF
giving TO perfection the stony British stare" But
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