The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-10-28
the rsITAalGss.
The Church Of All Souls.


large and fashionable congregation assembled yes
trday morning The Unitarian edco OF Fourth
and Twentieth street. known 10 popular parlauce
as 'An Seals" The Rev. Dr. Bellows o0icated in the
rsua litGrgical service OF the untarians-n h'any
modelled very closely upon that Of the Episco-
pairns Having recrted the usual morning in
vocation coupled with ,'cautilation TO use Hebrew
metaphor, Of psalms and ether sacred songs, the OH
eating clergyman read selection OF texts from the
Proverbs OF Solomon; after which followed second in
vocation and the singing OF hymn In duet. These
services concluded the reverend gentleman announced
the Of his discourse OF the wise sayings Of
Solomon. viz. =: ~ merry heart doeh good like med-
cine but n broken spirit drie'n up the bowels" The
general thesis OF the Sermon drawn out by way or exe-
getica comment lesson and explanation from the text
in hard may stated brief the enforcing Of the
duty al tho rgions 70 maintain proper peasantness OF
temper and hopefnncss OF disposition. Bv way OF OK
ordum the speaker preceded with somewhat critical
explanation of the verse quoted The meaning OF the
was. argued the speaker, that merry heart did
good in the pa>o of medicine or was equivalent thereto
II wcn known that many forms of disease were
peculiarly exaggerated In symptom BY mnrosencss and
dependency of disposition; while pleasantness, hopc-
fulRess and cempa.sauce mad opposite ,cndeucv.
There sort of sympathy between the men.a! and
physical man, which could not be too carefully re-
gsrded, since it WAS the pivot upon which many
bodily alment revoved. There was, however, Just
hcpefuiness az Disposition both of which in
dav life matters OF simple duty, and that inordnaie
merriment and laughter which tho Bible everywhere
condemned as ar element of exceeding weakness OF
mind II said In another passage that the laughter
fools the crack ng OF tiorns under pot
sound, without sense reason--thc simple crack
ling OF folly and nothing still even this could
not be utterly Condemned for there many persons
Who knew better, and even the PLEASANT
and silly LAUGHTER OF folly was preferable to
the moroaeIess which people affected as
element of plety. Tho morose person made
himself disogrecsbe TO as with whom he came IN con-
TACT and he THE speaker could specify no palmer duty
Of religious PEOPLE than epdeav0r 10 make religion
attractive and winning II the laughter OF fools was
like cracking OF horns under pot tho moroscness
Of tho monk like those thorns when too wet and
soggy IN bs OF vslre fuel Many people
driven away from the Saviour by the
and aUscrty OF affected bv many OF his
Disciples who thus, though herhaps uncon-
sciousy, Instrumental in doing harm than good to
the cause in which they were engaged. He did not
aiiude TO advocate the habit OF boserous laughing
whch simply the cracking of thorns; but he did
to be understood advocating that pl 'asact well
balanced serenity, which rs good medicine, not
only The body, but to the soul From this exordum
the speaker proceeded explain at length his views
concerning the duty OF maintaining proper and pleas
ant oereny OF disposition. concluding with exhorta
ton all TO keep n all tae concerns Of kfe hope al
heart There length Of days Ia JOY and merrluenf,
but a broken sprt could not bur dry up the bones.