, 1870-07-17
THE PULPIT AND CHARLES
DICKENS,


DICKENS.
Meeting: sf Baptist hin ssters. In
Hosson.
Freas tie Eosto4a Journal
A meeting Of baptist ministers ef Boston
anal vicinity was held III Social Hall, fremont
Temple, on Monday, to consider the subject
Of certain e1losiea Of the distinguished dea.l,
and the proper position Of the evangelical pull
pit v ith reference thereto" II appesTa that
IN Int oznal meetiug had previously been bald
last Monday, n1whEh few were present aud NO.
action w.a taken. At this meeting about bfiy
it11xu t resided. The Rev. J. y. Fulton. Of
Ttenotst Temple offered the following:
MRxyrA J, The tendency IL manifested un every
band 10 " ore the plain teachings nf the Word Of
4suses mxur IT even our Evangelical ministers to
t.ea,n rcu<i 1ium TN nnn welcntae to The 1o5s
OF heaven, though t2e3 1pe,i without Go'i and hope
E.oiT.d, 1nat the 9arust ministers Of Boston
,1u.a coElntntaI to .oeir keeping, eEcn though
gou'*ss wotl1en =, are compelled 70 feel hat their
fo.uset eomEGai 4s aas,n fesss;d las ts2srsi:
Wtnth VI an MEN ing Cod.
I: 1.e~~. II. Eeatt had 80 objection to the reRo-
f1euE AZ reaav except: that everybody who
, read it would Sec that b bad reference to the
9.1sAors Of Ir. III trra! en- the death Of Dick
xrsnq, and opes1 + ct.ialsm, but he thought
the'Eantist mlnitx4 n ef Boston md vicinity
hail better have left sncltthipgs to the bre,L-
1eH 1f tbs ekriug It nn. He believud all knew
Mr. Murray was errinS, aaa Ais Congregation
would be considered, On the part Of tho Bap-
fists of: Ro.too and viciniev. 10 call tc asrpunt
q ma1 who, however much lie ought to te CALI
ed to 1eeonnt, belongs tc' another iehuu,ina-
tiun.
., - ,~,r~ ~ tba rouorr+t,,. anrnt,;pa,7 ,p4,r-
it Has offered, md elaine that It Lal uu rsd-
ercuce to any individual.
Dr. S4.,le said the seeol asfer had r.ferrncp
to II. II. II. Murray aud uhat hs ssid cf Dick
er#. as naeh - though it eonia'ned l1ss Name
The is<r, Dr. Hur1aock. II bostnn. thenGht
it would he imEessh1e to separate tile -csolu-
flor, from, aassr:. zrras. I'll latter had rrc.eh-
ed seruucs abcut Diekcns which had become
we'll known. H. zegsttted tho sll,asiors l,s =
brother tc n;ekens' Gemes,:: relations. LtWns
better to refer slf that businees Of ihs.rIacer
where 1tick-ns up,s il to Almighty Col with
fun 10 vcr. He had nothing to k2y sbout
Charles Di:saus. 1ntl lac ce. tainlT h.l nssl.inH
to eay at ttl.Ipiacs where hc now is. 1ls pro
cha1act+.- sLnsAd be dragged into thess aeet-
irGr. III 10 ministers eAous,:' pre1ch the tios-
pei in all its graco and peri. but they ought
uot to 70 ous 1T their sphere.:
The f,as;. 81, Teak said slaot he first theught
dnalir con cIreied 70. He did not fully believe
the af1age "Speak nothing Of tho dead otcept
good II 10 ;t:snan OF Mr.. Dickens had bs-
gun the VI ri Of apea kinG nj aut the dead. aud
II he was SETTLED minister in Boston, IL hc
puLEcly u. 20 xLst Mr. Murray A&l.said:
Every mini atrashould endeayur to please tod
in lis oW7 sorscience- Ee regrettcI one
statc.nent< >lr. Fulton in regard to . rnmor
1tuut tLe i a1nsAtlc tela:ious Of CHARLES Dick
ens. re!sc us!t, the speaker beloved 10 the
tie extent .liS{ellownlip With ali who did
dot preach I. lie hardly liked the resolution
except in til ,s-Izit, and wanted It referred to
I committee
D., Msqo D. II Cambridge, was opposcti tc
the rrsolu:e n. Tie mument it was mazda pub.
lie i; wuuld g e4en that it applied to Mr. Mur
ray. ii anylso dy It a1l. Even If it did not,h
tue rtft:cm :e. he WIS opposed TO it. Whs
should they Declare thing which eseryaod,
k,lnwH to lie .rr.: Why not a. we'll ctIor-,
the sanctty II marriage. because some won.'
All. WHO ougk t to have been 1nau, shouehs i
was useless; 30 one ha3 the right % past
Judgment " hc-her Dickens wa in l1cl. St
ore knew his Standing with God, OR tho strug
ILc Rev. A. u. Gordon, of the C1are3,tso,
| Street thu1c: i. mong ht it waa uncsiled fur t.
preach about n an Ike pickens- 1t IVES goinl
out of the vi :. They might a. we'll ..a=s \ .tes
| otutiou endU =. ~ pyedcstulation or the .erse
vereuce Of 'thA saints. He hoped the resoln
tion would b Q voted down.
The Res. TX. Townley. Of Wobufn, though
tue qncst'oIs vaa .kimply i condemnation o
the esn5esI ozs Of e1sioy. Of Evaugc1ieal pnl
pts. The c .es was = special one, but the sul
waa gener al oue. Mr. Murray WAS not tn
worst; dow q brooklyn it WAS .ots.,. yer
much wos. G. The resolution would be COZ
ssdeEel ~ reten.ax 10 HIr. Murray :: it Wal
/ right that it should. foz tue pulpit was = rep
tesentatis cuc. and his expressions we're rcl,
resentati',e anl rcpugnaut to every Ch1netiai
mind.
The E,r DR.. Child sai,f tho Sunday tollopin;
tbs AMI cuncemeut OF Dickens ti7att ever!
seut hira II heaven Immediately. 1t was tint
the Ev.nFelical pupits had eo1u etIlirS to say i,
opposition to the eulogr whic, that brunch Of tn
Pulpit and the entiEe Isrees had put FORTH. TIL
speaker bsoke the Sabbath q fe7 weeks sE.i
and v:cns and head tie Rev. DR.. Minor. Lui
ferh .1ls:. and alluded to a remark OF his tina
tue doc :tiue Of Cniyerralisn, WAS affecting the
ua1sner Of pseasl.:ng fznu. F.sanssl'ca! ruipiss
aud il sas true. lis hoped the Bsptist pntpi
weu1d speak o7t in tle 1uatter,
Or. Nurdock offered az substitute tho fol
iowin resolution:
Re- a:tt. That we hcE1eay rcaf'lr7, our unstakr
bert IN the sc1puxai ioc1ine Of a. 9ntur.. III
nnai Ists'tpitoa Ut I'll who die In scpent'encs III
j was raaved to substitute The praemhl
originally aaeretl
DR.. Maaon vas opposed tc it, beezrse
, D1. Ea5g hoped thaze won!.. DO no action =
Ill. II sitheE resolution uas adopbcd,
ekon1d Eaose t. take up the New Hsrpsiur
aiticlea of fasth one b one: ;ApplaEse.I H
, did not believe Whist Dr.. C.ad rs,.! shout III
, slipping array Of the denomination Hs hope
! tie u a0le tang would b. tailed.
Or. Peck would like to hAr. Dr. 8uraock'
Il rcrn:utiou modified so ae u leclase the indie
| peI3ence Of the pulpi;.
Us- Mason hoped the subject rould be n
{er.al to i committee
| THaF Mr. ~ En 9,4r EtYAr
| CAnrcl, Was eot1y the r2splutlon Of lr. FU!:o
LaI cen offered, but i. Ind gore 80 fax tl,:
e he was in favor Of putting lie resoludu
> straight thsnush.
II The Eey. Nj: wsu*a hope. the thing Won
:. ta vesed down, reg4.Lesa Of how it ap,,eare
! He did NOT believe Ar. Murray believed Hh:
{ he pteached about fickens- When he ,sas c:
I t auiined for settlement over the Park Stre
I Cburch be declared uueqs1iroeally his belief
o tie futsse niseTE Of the u;cked:
= DR.. Eddy said Nj. Fulton and Mr.. Dunn
s served the thanks Of the pulpit 4nd the Chr
:. ,:an community for tleiz service to the roa1
Q men Of Boston BY preaching the sermons abc
Dickens. Wis., would a1r. Murray care
the resolution il p.ssad? IIo could cit.
], his pulpit snf laugh st them as parcel
% fools.
i vote WA then taken, aad the reeolut;cn
+ NJ. Fultor= VAS laid Oh the table by a.li=i
j. yote-s0 t9 10.
;, A general discussion then aro.e apon t
10 way 10 E8t Qut E4 tQE u1 IN WHICH !ACT h
been r]Aced BY allowing the meeting to
called Two motions to adjourn we're ,aat
D. without SUCCESS, in one case tie Preside
n [ throwing tho o.sting vote not to sdiouru
er The Rev. Dr.. Murdock, bF rc1ues.. broue
y his motion before the meeting with Dr., pecj
1t amendment, 80 that it read - follows:
u Aolrfd. That VIC hereby reas,r1u cur unshak
le hettf IN The sctptntal docsune Of TIE lust
=. punishment OF al who die In impeui!ence q
~ uchelief> md thxs ne we also rranaIm the II
n
10 | teyanctA
D. Mr, C1tk, Of Eexso1. suggested that
adopting the resolution hf. MufFas WAS
dorted as well as 1Ir. Fuson.
Attempts were mAis 70 table she fesotou'
of and be referred to ccmulttee Gonslsting
Id nrs. Hurdock, Mason, and Se@se' MIN II
powere. but both we're nnsuccessinl
Or Tbs unoctins finally pasfed taa fouown
Il e@.a,,... That he position OF the Baptist pull
~ | n, Hnttnn and vicinity does not call ior any
~ | snImsuot of cur principles
- Tbrre was but one vote Mr. Fnito1s) Again
10 TIE meeting. after session OF 1uss tv
- - hour, adjourned
or Tho sweetest Moment In Low.
a. Making.
h. perhaps there is no period. says Aotho,
70 T1ollope, :" 80 pleasant among al the plea
ID tnt periods Of loye-making as that in viii.
r the intimacy between lovers is 60 assured. ar
is tie coming event 80 near, - to Produce :,
a. endure conversation about the ordinary lit
10 matters Of life: what can be done With Il
b. limited means ut their disposal; how thst Ii
/ m ~, ot1.H fo~H tho