, 1869-06-28
THE PULPIT.
Rev. E. j. Goodspeed's Views on
Suicide.
Disappointed AmbitgoR--EemorSe--
Fear--Dlsgust.
Alienation Of the People from the
Church.
Sermon BY Rev. {. 4. Staples, Of Tic Third
Unitarian Chpreh.
SUICIDE


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NeS. Z J. eooaspeed preached upon !" Salcids
second u..tts, ,ocsrcf, on tnr eo-nc+ ~ No,-
,nt Norcnn s-7aa,s ,ns.art.r ran-n,a ~ IT,. ~ :
1nuraot a nofun w. s, ,a.s s1esaas motnine he
odus eu, land ea.d;
Tpr srev,x
&,1nn ,,,s - snd usaeu g 70 tHso" sc, sacreMns y
nr Tnntnn nr mnfirinns cn,cnc. f:oH 49, IT,
aao he a1ous has tie 9,ch 10 tasc ia !, s1Ne ~ y,
~ tha eeS, c,+rna. -. n.".Ssr ~ .n5 80 -. -, ~ -.
atet lid ne nnsr talefn resftsr.tone nnn. -
Ten nass,nn ann 9narde Ire f1oos 5ainuos KEY y
NC ,ns t1,.,,trn - 1as-sHt M ~ e4o.snSS
.nS nstsu,ion s. o. 1ea.!o' renaE5 1or nprles
ood i@ Sled liz MAD" Il cr4as u. ~ f1a rani1
ocn,tnde snd .,an shnTna ~. ,sa, y. Spr W.,
~ 70 tIs p1u9!oa r.; y sae cola nandnen
~ ~ . Iaf - ~ -h a.S thS ~ ~ i'GieGt soIes
nasr Sase ef Kim s ,r ,-,a and
at eoas 49, H4t aans anu ma
~ eve nt IL .r.. ree rnpR.e5 Ha "aa1o
49,, usa.oa . y. ~ ~, ats soiGcMt rsoH!nted.
lne PIES p.esea ~, G;Eo lcsn!as sen.mutler. 10 ma
.. ~ asHi 70 - ny nausen. ! cIlue 70 comm
Esdent1y aiso vha;eEeF send, Ct od
nA.nia.. ~ Snoateo oaG = ua5ss % i!Mlhish "a
t1tn ., eass &c g, y y 9l.ant!y rIohln!ted; a
y antone IuIsaihg coofse that m7.t brnl
n!ln ~ ~ ! nus!ms! sta.e, he Is ehlty OF IN
a1 snrn ii. fostsiss s4 aso seoe = p.,s Sne
M tEn'eoesaees aio l1u.eGt me tlie "hlcn 1od eaSt
1,, Et1 ~! TT fe,'lee ana Lapisnese Y cannot bt
Their lives and buy their Bottoms and r1tsenes II
ane @ e1ase. Iae1e come hoors 10 almost eEer1
;a y. ,a,e Wnen eGe.e Seems nothia9 sc
ta uun VI os!us. II LEY cousa d!e and nave done
Win cate and trouble they Hould gjatlly do So To
future. to esenpe results, 70 perish and Know
ne:hlaE nole lofese1' DOW pleaAant! some shud-
dnt den a. sne e GFe 3na sons aie saved By Prosi.
oEass, Or nassen rs apn!oaen, aud 20 bring down
= an theL fonls o. s,c q muEee;erx doom, and Involve
causes SO Of sa,e1de Ee 1eas.oD:
s ans ae s T. s ss1 e ss s Dc
pEusPsct q submission 70 foreign power. or the
u1I;Icaaan n5 Q! nAf1ns been heat,e and depr1sed
9, Gls lingdom; Me sAw before hin n2thing but
seu , a"aS ron sne rfospeGuse sanesiaG. Another
@ neP =, II is'ns nsr muG 14n s!an sae le'fnnS mol
n1s a,I.s, =. me "oen me c!tJ was taken he
!et!ta 70 me paiaee. ses IRE 70 T. and pershed tn
b. cEore death s;ber than !a m captare epa aSfs
o. ns,ns o.s'el! IN Pfesence o' tne be4e'gers1 he
ne. tAS smm S;sy; Enemy; plupStng @ nimsef apon hls
conesnl ~ nan oe!ea m paald pa ana
% ihe nsst position sa n tae Jo1ng Xmas cabinet
rnnnK H. 1nls ~ ~ nnuuS @ nas saHee ses aslae
nsns ahd a., arose t ana sat hstn Eome 70 ~ ho1se
aba % ~ eHS. Auu put IL 99uSepo!d u order
aa e7e e aas i aef
As t psue. a.u 1rS e. a.1o!on tAt
eoa!u s pfuon W. ~ !uin - ne sasns p1ncpes M
sioefsa @ - n eisn p,aees ana many ON, one has
rd n Ssr ~ c nv ~ e1 ~ rao tne a
.i - tn. nrz,,H uo nos oe nfa' VI 1eseu 'ue
t:s15 A1e'ssF saass q ss-mpstsr aS
y the the'sts Eat be lad sSestayed V % innoccnt
soSofea IT. n Al r. r. Tss dsspsEaie sd sasa !sis
111 10 ~otk so .eu ous rs Isa @ ana ana 70 ne
,a;I naue. =. 'ts9s ~ us uHL nus y oeca@e unac-
ne nad not been holn;n Instances Of The inr1n-
Iemofse aad snc!de, are feaEfully CON-
mented bs tsnse nends mhs'e do persons sot
rnAke waE With themselves, they plunge into
gs5S eo,a .aIt ,1a eSsenee me- az and 1aaa taa
Is 20 sIasge11to4 r detsne It matte1ag
oy nunser s TIE s:arras 9a MAJ
to see degIis ID his rawlings, so his hunger of re-
tsiers Of vengeance, w71itinv to execute .udu-
msut'' Such Is the ef,ct snd nens1tv nj AN 11nnn
men IL thls nie; ana il taey sci the whole Wis
'ess despair md suIes1ng eApee' '0' ea4-
!: Men DO violence to themselves through fear.
~ scnann1ntnE .,,Hr eae U.s. ,asue VIII -.
fhe,- stnirnr.: ~ e1irtae THex nre,er 1hia -
i,rotracied nan and n.Snny anJ eIrrnta s reu' ~
M not for hone Feh eedom s9aa 90
The huInnn brrnstMtone of escane e'1- Persans Hno
ID soos or iate canuof cnamlc tnn dctecnG sGd
arc AFRAID to Ioos ihctr fe!loWmeu In he fscesnd
30 r1sn T into 10 the tne1r Mixers p1esehce - 1noIdden.
To the md nsEs ., an sss
raSa sei9 S.B nsaaa. ssi L demon
snst sn: goads men by its scorpion
1asn "a 10 rnraae , .ne as o. e
y, VIZ a,a. anu gu.ses ~. u ine r.
Mea 70 esel5 Glme. ,n, ..,..1 -,.s ~.
!asaefs conduct t e'5a!a 70 meet bis eonpan-
usgust nHn Me npes T. Is .nen ELL ~ ena ~ Y IN ~
Ing ~ NE 81 nsL1s aI tt, y, ~ noiut
LIE Sheap: seems veg 0nu t.1ss an1 can 'ra,,
G1 o 70 Nv .ns fs.no. smhttinn ntdc
ew1 sI,d b .ebss 1 for the nljsras,onp ,hsi
co2e. eSS1 n,.dc-vbai ~.ti have i -, AN tn h. t
Grnun M Nr fhonrhts ar al rrajiino IN the
5trzi ann RE 1nsf ia rT On (;ndt ID II inns IN
nun w snrh hn,rs II. ,emni.i,an tn end
II al Ii moment, WITH = bullet or / KNIFE, or
dose oi poison, il strope and sometimes It sweeps
formed.
{, In maay cases disease Ia the iupelllng cause
a1sase Of ones powe11 IN evl hab.ts, Or BY over
wort, or by eveuls beyond ones control Des-
pondtncy or frenzy atlsing from ii'-heAl1n pros
I1a.ea tie viii, deihtones reason and dI1ves the
I w es9 psh:2 :. he s5s os iss S
with piEtol-ba1l, t.iie died se1-sacy1uced mar
1yr to science, he to,lcd on amid the paro1ysus
o! fearful disease. His powerful braiu eroaned
ns ruseS 10! ~! t I'll Ss
t,hsr1rr 1nnr AMER The m{taiChf hnnr
~ be confirmed to Kr,e the nerres nutter1ne, he
tnai tndonitatle viii. lie fcayrd ruadness Tnnld
10y = te1e.:- s-s.-- -. L.. AZ. AZ.
book, and locked NJ, Aa II defiant OF the lightning
But II came down and snote hlm-" We do not
endurance cannot Ie 1l1aed viii There -. Is
Iuti 10 at..!fE, and It lies tnts side OF mad
EesA Two Of Eugands al,lest lawyers gave
themselves no SABBATH, and at Last commllted
selr-mr.1tr. They we're not Innocent, for they
trnnpled On Gods sacred Law Of rest which He
mace for nan-
& II were vain tn deny that Satan tenpts ne.
TO destrny themselves lie tE1ed his power on the
Son Of God ano sought to prevail on Him to le2P
from the pinnacle uf the temple He l.ade Job
cure God and die Doubtless be has Illuminated
this suggestion INTO mems mlLds, unea Without
int nd tnns as mGa cut them tn 90 om r.
Q! lhWehailsm ioI .nis pnlpofe n nany fecofded
i1iaanCes ~ Laeli Aht AR9nlta. susEaata Rave
eId Their mse5es. UsnsFs, Prevented lson ne
act nave aiui1uieo tnei! asEmpt 70 eouNeuon
hat US! Moula tIue us9ef t.a themselves lf9m
re.t that they had night 70 % home II they chose,
ana 1e toieseI a. teAE couuuossat! tns Mas
satanic lmpuise 10 un'e tne tnse aoetine
luaed so1l Up 70 Hs laSt enemy.
1he El!e feCorls oAe siieaae lag PCS { noole
fnpuee At re heart S4ul ashot~oeAre1, aetlnG
The det!h Of h's uastef, shoEed MS oeTolon By
At orce falling upon his sword and Touring out
Its life ns fr1cndsh!pf CHEERING Hat II Nj As use
lefs Tsste m vel! - s G7me Against The Dyfne
law The c1tses o. SUICIDE clse4ose me oeptayl-
y 1na wsal nsss o, numan "a, hatnle h e1a slso r.
Tcal to Cur Uttds inc nalui pofaen OF Fos tnat
The world carries n ~ boeoM. !oefe seems TO bf
HhntA 70! suicides a. unea. knd OF moral
eptde nic TINT raRes in communities, and We need
70 RGara ourselves esainss IL, y ,nose ra.nx I'M