The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1869-02-11
Letter from Boston.
Church Edifices and Clergyman. A Service
OF silver. Letter Carriers in Uniform.
The First Sleishing. Mafrimony and M
BOSTON, Feb. s, 1869.

Several important clerical changes have tax
en- place recently in the city, among the most
interesting of which is the invitation extended
to Rev. Dr. Huntington, to take the Episcopal
charge of the diocese of Central New York,
Which he has accepted, and will begin his new
administration about Easter. The diocese
covers region much larger in territorial ex-
tent than the whole of Massachusetts,, and ex-
tends from point this side of Utica on the
east, TO Seneca Lake on the west; and from
Pennsylvania on the south, to the Thousand
Isles on the ST. Lawrence on the north. 1t is
region which contains an enterprsing and
Industrious population and, numbers about one
hundred Episcopal parishes. DR.. Huntington
will leave here parish of great wealth, iuiu-
ence and liberaiity, and a society with which
his relations have always been of the most
harmonious and atfectionatc kind. He possess
es great executive skill and ability, and many
qualities which admirably qualify him for his
new position. Those who remember with feel
ings of almost personal luminosity and con
tempt his DETECTION from Orthodoxy to Uni
tarianism and his subsequet adoption of Epis-
copacy, and have never been able to forgive
~ attainment Of the ambitious ends for
which the offer Of the Bishopric of Maine some
little time since, not sufficiently satisfact-
Dry Bu5 IN his parish he will be greatly miss
cd, and his decision is regretted by many warm
" attached friends, both rich and poor. AS far
as pecunlary matters are concerned, he leaves
salary OF five or six thousand for one Of tWen-
ty-tiVt hundred dollars a wear.
Rev. Dr. GannetJ, who IS the oldest settled
pastor in the city, recently sent in his resigna-
ton owing to the failure OF his health, after
forty five years of faithful Christian services
His devoted congregation have refused to ac-
cept it, but have offered him d vocation III
which to spend some months abroad, for the
recovery Of his health and energies.
All the new churches that are building are
going up at the South Enc whittier so much
Of the city is continually moving, and the " 81
lent heaven pointing spires" rise there, many
in number, and beautiful and rich in structure.
The spirit of iconoclasm which seems to pre-
vail among US, or | ought more properly to say,
the cnterprising New England spirit of i'm
provcment does not spare even the old
churches which are taken down to make room
for dwellings and ware houses, while the con-
gregations enigrate to their new and more
commodious churches on the new land The
Old church on the corner of ChauGcey and Bed
ford streets has been converted into large
store with 50 little exterior alteration that it
gives one feeling Of surprise and almost horror
on seeing the arrangement, which seems like
desecration Of & sacred spot. And 8 Church
Or en- as it was called, in Summer St, the
queer old fashioned place, with the square gal
lery pews, ard plain severe architecture, has
passed away entirely. 1t has been rumored
that the Brattlc street church, Or. Lothrop J
which dates back to Revolutionary times, is al
so to fall, and it has been said-with how much
truth do not pretend to guess,-that the can
non ball which was fir ed into it by the British
and has remained ever since, IS a tangible his
torical relic and Renaissance, will be duly in
serted in the side Of the new church. wherever
aud whenever it is built! The most beautiful
among the new churches are two Just COM
pletod in Berkey street. for the societies of
Rev DR.. Todd, Orthodox; and Rev. Rufus Ell
lis, Unitarian They are built Of the rough
brown stone, so much used for the purpose
now, and charmingly rambling, ir regular,
uneven in their metho Of arrangement, as seen
from the outside, looking like the pictures one
always admires so much of the English church
es, with windows and towers and unexpected
corners, meeting the eye on every side. The
interior Of course corresponds with the out
side aspect, in beauty of design and richness
, of execution, and they are really orname hts to
this fair city.
The musical part Of the services at many of
: the South End churches, as well as at Dr.. Put
MANS, in Roxbury is very beautiful, and attracts
many to whom that element is necessary one
in devotional exercises. At Rev. Mr.. Hale S the
music is perhaps the finest, and on Sunday af
ternoons when the Vesper service is given, the
church is filed to overlooking, every seat be
inc generally occupied and May persons stand
ing in the galleries The organist and select
quartette choir, are all mbued with the true
spirit OF music, and their selections and rend-
erng are all that is beautiful and artistic, as
we'll as reveront and devotional. Mr. Lang the
organst, is justly celebrated for his accomplish
ments, both as piano aud organ player, and his
exquisite taste and delicate touch are never
better SHOWN IMAM IN MS playing upon tneSc
occasions. new stop has recently been adj
ded to the organ, called the Tuba Mirabilis, the
only one Of the kind in the country, excepting
one at Henry Ward Beecher's church in Brook
Ign, and was imported at an expense Of a thou
sand dollars. 1t is made of silver and copper
mingled and worked in very delicate manner,
Il and the sound is uttered from the organ by
means Of seven brightly polished mouths like
5 those of trumpet, ut the right upper corner
of the instrument. As its name indicates, its
p tones trumpet-like, but its volume of sound
is so immense that it is like fifty trumpets in in
T. tensity and of wonderful sweetness and clear
Q ness. 1t is used principally In accompani-
ments, and when at the last hymn, the whole
great congregation joins the choir, the effect,
if this stop is used, is grand and beautiful in
the extreme.
To come from the elements of peace to a re.
membrance and suggestion of "grim visaged
f, war; the window of Sherve and Stanwood's
! jewelry establishment Washington St. at
r tracts universal attention from the multitude
y who throng that thoroughfare, on account o.
= the dazzling display therein of the 'spresenta.
inD no. To arnl ;,I-