New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-06-27
RELIGIOUS.
MIR FRpruTyGuAM ON SUMMER wORshlP-ths
ILLUSTRATIONS OF NATURE


Mr. Frotbingbam Yesterday ended his preach
,n, for the summer with a sermon Natural Worship
He Thought that worship was Of various moods. IN
tuipg the proper sentiment Ia Hope as the year puus
forth in it's fresh sweetness the heart OF man respo W
1he myy regenerating life of God Summer expresses
the fhsness of life; the world teens with being Goupe
rneatss nature and sentiment is one OF Joyous rece
tion. In Autumn we five thanks for It's Hen
Moving bounty. In Winter we bow down Ell. IN
suppheation profound. Our motive now from
hill and mountain from the vast ocean ana eag re
from all animated nature and our ie re no. World the
only labor which goes is that OF the husDaha ~
the field We all work 100 har1 p0 II moi foo Sc
we're IL rs too cOntrJOus We should all De peII II VIC
had more rest II IS a duty now to fling down our
for resi- is that Of return 70 Nature-to me sweetness
simplicty and sngleness Of Nature. Our hte II is Gus
toary 10 say artihcial our conduct OF eXternals
rs appointed for us, not by Mature put or Y
= dcial We are social creatures; in fact, social
life is the only full, rich life we have. II is the
civilized le, and civilization means growth OF tne noe
Individual aud social bcug Society IS system OF de,
vices and is not bad wrong that they are eOnrea
those grand simple laws with which God rules the Uni
and us II we can feel for moment the chl Vi
commentaries OF effort and worship that shall make
the world divine Routine Laws MS heavy hay1 on
nothing 30 severely As ON our nnest eno1onS gi"5
Sct 10 '' bring SG"'" the Simple, natural phrases
of the street aud OF society into sermon aud PRAYER
people naturally sing when glad or SAD Is NOT Tor the
fanctuary and yet gon is born of Nature. The altar
was at FIRST only a pile OF stones raised by some Woi
shipper as grateful memorial Of some molly and oehen
cent experience. The symbols on kes are liie I'M
plcst aud most beautiful copies Of natural OBJECTS Inc
lite OF Jesus was saturated with Nature Our rtueiUh
has lest ths me ua'oI E.uIe h foo out ~ ~ class
windows. We have incense instead Of the perfume ol
flowers; our lilies cut in stone instead Of set
in vases. II we could forget the grand
formulas stately psalms, ana superb a hla-
ers the mystere, OF the winds, we should nave mgner
religion than the world now knows. suppose people
ray, We viii pray only for what we need; our creed
Thought" suppose we had natural religion Why, at
start; lerc would he creeds that represented truth
return TO Nature II only for short i1e Is MAJ pray
FOR The mere thousht o. nature tHe tlousn, t u't
origin in Nature and that When We have perfected our
selves have only become conformablc to her laws
will bring new influence TO our worship she Is the
only teacher. All our useful arts are direct copies
from Nature. When We think Of God as the vast Unit,
we are bed Tor that knowledge 10 h4se men |iio
simply put and two together. VINO teach us how the
he interpreted by the rational mind Look at that grand
doctrine Of the correlation ~ forces that shows Gs the
HUXLEY whence 10 came; ask those students OF nature
who will not call themselves philosophers ent SIMPLY tne
doctrine OF the pcT,SCucy Of iUIcc that j. now firmly
sa6sbcd. what Thought throws more or sweeter light
belief in immortality Al the dscord Of life Is lost
IN this deep of immensely, which may not be more after
ALL than the b0undlessncss of God. Give eye and life
and there is hdeous thing in the world No season is
Ovelcr than another The viii that IS wasted by vain
nto me mat 81 this ioveness and it ministers to
him constantly, and all the and WEAKNESS OF life
fan away. Put anything in its relation and 10 is
beautiful. Who knows but that in this old, haggard
world fun OF sin and agony the Perfect Eye
redeenlng graGS IN every lhing. IL we can 90 nothing
else In the world we can at least yield ourselves TO the
Of mankind We take nature as it is, we shall
lind joy everywhere. We can be as simply
water the little m1nnOws who suffer from indges
ton, who know nothing of the burden of who
never grunblng that the days long 50 awful
short but who are ever playing their little, joyous, limo
Dursve. In Nature can, to bask in her
DOM enchanted by her loneliness and take for granted
The vast dignity Of God Let us open the chambers Of
nur hearts and let the glorious, inspiring winds OF Ma
turc blow through them There IS no danger OF being
happy. Life hard enough at 6esthe pressure OF
circumstances Is always severe Let the summer WOr-
ship-the conservation OF our time ana suength 70
making tine world little less sad and bitter and lone
THE GRAVE OF CHARLES DICKENS.
A sermon was delivered yesterday on the
above subject in the Greenes Presbyterian Church, by
the Rev. W. Mitchell The services were somewhat
shortened ON account OF the heat of the weather The
reverend gentleman selected his text from Genesis,
rh3p XIV. verses s and g. He said that Abraham was
the true type Of dngshP # faith in God was any dis
tuguishug mark and that fhth he never lost In ms
darkest hour The efforts Of Abraham in his negotia-
tions for sepulcher at Macpeah were fun Of interest
Macpcah had been guarded ever since with the most
f. the Prince OF Wales and that on account OF his
rank In ages past the ashes OF the dead Were TeVeI
enced and every consideration aud attention paid to the
last rrsting-pacC o. the departed. He who was un-
was actuated by the spirit Of suicide. As
much respect should be paid to the family vault
a to tAc family house. Nations delighted TO
honor their dead in the national mausoleums of
their respective countries It sometimes happened that
Shakespeare Burns Macauay Thaekeray, and Charles
Dickens, and others were sons OF the nations Men who
devoted their lives 10 the good and moderation Of their
race were entitled 20 resting place I'm the nations tomb.
There the poets, the statesmen, the warriors OF Tn
gaud who have devoted ther ANes 10 the gOOu OF the
country When they die 10 Is the common human instinct
q make ,r %oAs tnelr national monument ana 70 lay
them in tic national grave. Iley We're now beginning
new era for pnauthrOpis died they erected an
orphan asylum g. his memory and ala the Ike TO others
who benefited their cotymon in other spheres OF duty
The OF Charles Dickens has been added to the list
mcut be erected 10 his memory in cosonance with the
OF their loved one Let asylum be erected for
the reception OF the orphans ana destitute Of men of
lS.1rs alive 6is memory Within their hearts.
No one wander through the stately pile Of West
minister without realizing the grandeur OF the and
its associations there inscription that would
be engIayen on their hearts well the coffin plate.
"Chares Dickens born Feb. = 1912, died June g. 1870"
md Dickcnss would always be with Them for his works
with them, and would always remain. Dickens
his ability to aIncliorate suffering humanity, and his
name would never die as long the English tongue
was spoken. Then ms works were written IN nearly
every tongue Dickens VIII i've ly his words. DCkcuS's
T s%f Would Mo hover ' about them Dickens strove
90 make home happy, aud to BIND and improve
discussion that had arisen AZ 10 the Chris
iiaty of tAis OF letters ia more than one pulpit
they might LcIe deBOunce as not Christian. one minis
ter said that Dickens was Christian ON the low plane
i'm life, and several unworthy representatives OF the
Press been delgHtug themselves with the exposure
moral blots in the character OF the son OF Charles
Dickens What Was an this but INSULT They have the
spirit Of blasphomy who attempt 10 sit in Judgment.
They would not let any such teachers dictate to them
a. against The writings OF Dickens con
tnualy showed that he impressed with the solemn
ties Of religion. His work is finished, and he will live
with us always in the future.
PERSECUTION FOR RIGHTEOUSNESS SAKE"
Notwithstanding the initiation of the mercury
yesterday morning, a large congregation assembled at
The New-Engand Congregational Church, at Rutgers
Chapel Ffthave. and Forty -nnth-st The service was
conducted by the Rev. c. Maurice Wines Of Boston,
selecting his the Sd chapter Of H. Timothy 18th
VERSE; Yea and a that will live cody IN Christ Jesus
sl-fr r.ar.nrnfinn.n said TINT the wonderful