The New York herald., 1870-06-13
SERVICES Ar LYRIC FALL.

Tho Life OF Jesus Christ and the Death OF
Charles Dickens-Touching and Pathetic
Tribute to the Dead Author-Scrm0n by
Rev. O. b. Frothingham.
The very fine quartet at the Rev. Mr. Frothlng-
hams church Lyric Hall) yesterday gave, In addi-
tion to the ordinary choice selections OF music, q
drge, "Bessed are the Dead" tSpohr IN nleraoriars
OF the universally lamented Charles Dickens. The
opening anthem from Mosenthal was well rendered
by Miss Gibbs, Mrs. Gardiner, Mr.. Clapp and Mr..
Haws, and the third piece, "Oh for the WINGS" was
also very fine. After prayer the Rev. Mr. Frothing-
ham said:-were Jesus to return to earth IN our
day He would hardly recognize in the
MITRED BISHOP AND TEMPORAL PRINCE
the representative and follower OF the lowy fisher
man. Catholicism and Professionalism have removed
him 80 far away into the region OF the gods that he
seems no longer near to man. One OF the most cell
ebrated Of all books the "Imitato Chrisli,n which
has been translated into every language under the
sun, which has been printed In "a thousand editions
and read by the highest and lowest Of men, is me-
chanical In Its tone, and though the author took
CHRIST 10 pieces and set them up separately In the
minuteness OF his examination, showing only their
rutn ana beauty yet he saw nothing OF humanity and
only the attributes Of God. Professionalism has only
succeeded IN achieving the same result at the hands
OF ltS most eminent ministers. As Jesus Is brought
DOWN FROM HEAVEN
and nearer to earth men warm more In simple love
Tor Him. and the desire TO initiate His perfect good
ness springs up within their souls The Unitarians
however, OF all sects bring him the nearest W hu-
manlty, and believe more than any others in the
possibility OF Initiating Christ But to counsel imi-
aton 10 against the spirit Of our age and genera
tion. We are told how widely various are all Gre
ated things. Botanists have discovered in the mil
the lnmlty OF the neld 1t Is said no two leaves in
the forest are precisely alike, and VINO can estimate
the innumerabe varieties Of species In the insect
or even animal world.
CHARLES DICKENS,
whose death we mourn as we mourn that Of none
save our own most dear and intimate friends,
welded an influence over the world that few others
ever welded. He drew from all ranks of life and all
nelds OF industry pictures which will never cease to
toucn the heart by their wOndrOus individuality,
truth and warmth Of life He was as familiar with
the simple joys and sorrows Of the 0wly with the
marble halls, in Inc cabins Of the wreched and the
haunts OF vice. Yet all the characters he well
are but an nntesmally small part OF those that may
tary view OF Individual life be given. Jesus had
said 10 one whom he asked to follow Hin, but who
refused, saying ~ must first bury my father.n "Iet
the dead bury the dead' and He had told others to
leave their nets and to leave the handle OF the pow
JESUS WAS UNMARRIED,
unbound by those ties that bind US together by the
strongest bonds and uninauenced by those interests
and ambitions which constitute the life and power OF
our CIVILIZATION Jesus marched straight to death;
and though We are apt to think that this
was the only perfect and almost inevitable ending o
His life, yet we know that such life and such an
ending would accomplish little for the benefit OF the
race In our days. The reformer to-day avoids death.
His mission is to live as long as he may and to labor
constantly. Death would be TO him q nnal failure
instead OF sealing cOnsummation. II is In the
ideal and glorious love and mercy and charity o
Jesus that we must find the perfection we would
strive to lmltate-those attributes winch attended
him as a halo OF glory. The great reformers have
always bowed before Jesus and studied his life as
the life Of Great Master. May allude once more
to Charles Dickens, he who dramatized the beati-
tudes and made the peoples Of all climes his
CHARITY CHILDREN.
The creations OF this master, who, without pro
Tossing 1t, was disciple Of Christ contain sublime
lessons OF charity, mercy and love. They instruct
the heart as well as the mind, and have opened up
wells Of the purest feeling IN palaces and cabins whic
had known only coldness and des0latiOn before
The effect OF his life stories has been To Danish much
OF injustice and woe from the world, and while
teaching broader charity TO the narrow and un
feeling, to cast o ray OF hope and prOmls,
on the darkened path Of the unfortunate
children OF want and sorrow; l am thankful beyonl
measure to tine great dead for those wonderful crca
tions he has given 10 the world, and above and be
yond him am thankful TO Jesus Of Nazareth. In q
spontaneous Outburst Of eloquence the speaker con-
cluded touching tribute TO the memory OF the dead
author In conclusion he said:--Jesus Is not con.
tanned In the New Testament, but his sublime image
Is photographed in every soul. Scholarship cannot
cface II, nor the gathering time; senshness hat ed
bitterness and scOrn can and do Obierate IL, and II
Is sad TO behold that man In whom there Is no longer
rehex OF the b0undiess love- purity and harmony
Of Jesus.