The New York herald., 1870-03-14
ST. AAs's PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL CHURCH.

Tho Deaf Mute Service--Triumphs OF a FREQ
Church--rhc Eioqucnce Of ssiience-Dr. Gal
lunde;'s Eabors-A Scene for the Artist and
Conn poisscur.
The Rev. Thomas Gallundet has distinguished
himself the devoted ana treess minister Of st.
Ann's Protestant Episcopal church In West Eigh.
teenth street, near Fifth avenue, by career which
illustrates every Christian virtue, through years OF
BacrIHce and days and nights of noble industry.
Ills has not been the ONCE OF incorporate zeal or
the duty or we-designed but spasmoaic religion.
He has avoided eyanescent exctements, epheneral
agtatons, dairy sensations; yet he has been lear
less toward wrong doing, bold and unyiedng with
sin, sharp and incisive in his thrusts at pubic
fohies He has sought TO address the understandings
OF men--not their rude anu often ungoverna0le IN
st,ncts; 20 charm their mlnis with The rnatchess
mosaic OF Chrisss cventlul life below, and OF Ills
glorious resurrection and above. To such
purpose lie has brought the levers OF quiet ana
even-minded Judgment, fortified by learning,
strengthened by experience, anc indued with mag
netc force by the powers OF touching ana persuasive
eioquence sucn a man--the exemplar Of the gen
teman. the scholar the orator the minister Is also
The eXempar OF that stlll but.lmperIect righteous
ness which should stand IN the emulation VI every
minister OF the church.
81. AIMS u free to public worship; hence II has
required the rarest qualities 10 It's
bow gratifying 10 know that It's victory has been
cornSlete ana lasting anu that us triumph rests
alone upon the foundation OF voluntary cOntribu-
mons! From FIVE Sunday services there Is n transi
non to weekly prayers, lectures and sermons; and
from day TO day the church Is church, not a heD-
donadal resort OF fashion and fnery though wealth
and beauty are conspicuous, locked arm IN arm with
charity aud phiIanthro The deaf mute service,
conducted In the sign language by DIR. Gailaudet
the most interesting aud beautiful, The most poetic
and fascinating, OF any devotional exercise on ine
MUGS nature which, II 1t loses much that Is ex-
lernal. gains the disparity anu applies 1t TO the un
4.,t Nhng ~ in mi
within. The resident nervous force OF ones being,
"a reservoirs for the organs OF sight and sound,
have been placed IN she brain Dy the Wis
dom OF God and though their mechanism may
he disturbed or totally destroyed the innatp power Is
there AND must find operation. It's honconsump-
ton by disOrtered membranes and tissues periulJ3
It's crystaii22t0n around the active agencies OF the
brain, and tEua the mnd Is sharpened, the action
intensified the perceptions quickened and there Is a
grand, almost supernuman power struggling FOR ex-
Rresson. This Is mind. Could there be found "a
deaf mute healthy IN body highly charged with
Cuitare with ,aculties unlmpared by sickness. his
compressed mind would give the world brilliant
example OF genius. Dr. Galiaudet, In opening 10
Surcharging their souls with fervor, with the re-
sponsibility or solving their own personalities with
trial Is great ana valuable. II has peen his pride
ana pleasure Tor twenty years. The deat Mutes are
not as unfortunate as some believe. Words--attcr-
ance and the ssngs oi uItcrance-nave been denied
them. yet
Much lruii of beneath is rarely found.
afternoon at two O'Clock were mostly laoured, Dut
they mad more than common intelligence; FOR the
very ability TO see WHAT otaer men can only near
speaks Tor the possession of acnte faculties. DR..
Gailaudet conducted the service III tue marvellous
sign language. There Is something woudefui IN the
seemingly Involuntary movements which telegraph
with a Iautless accuracy seldom found even IN the
most ingenious mechanism, the successive thoughts
that are not lost d0od Of paraphrastlcal words,
as when entrusted to the uncertain channel Vi
human uterauce. These signs are silent spoKea
men; they are strange manifestations, which, when
will in AL
accompanied with facial den0nstratonS tnaD a
the vagarles OF the Watch pat one dear mute
Tncre Is the look Of quick intelligence, tho visible
sensation OF ideas, the swift formation OF characters
by the hand, the Interviewing combination Oi let
ters, the multiplication OF words, tne ntcriacing
and the thought Is dashed. Impressions arr
received with the facility they are given
between two speechiess men. lr connects mind
with mind, soul with soul: not tongue with tongue
ear with cdr. There IL no opportunity TO wound ol
art1ul snuations Of the voice. 70 befoul the IN
teect with the poison OF illconsidered nattery
conscious; ana Il takes time express but depti
of infamy to express falsely. People are tnu'
stripped OF natural channels, which every where
have become slaves to a cold formaity, and wDinl
servlt0rs OF inslncerity and guile Speech nees rc
form; let silence be its master.
The eoquence OF DR.. Galaudet yesterday wa
grand, yet was the eloqucnce Of silence; 1t WA
The delicate and graceful subtlcty OF gesture, TIL
WORSHIP OF the bowed head, the humility or the up
lifted eyes, the calm, slow dignity or sacred paJto
mime, the living but apeechless presence VI al
apostolic loyalty. Tne prayer beginning Dearly be
loved brethrenn was given with rapidly, and In al
It's beautiful dicuon DR.. .Gallandei expressed !
In his lace. No part or the service was such
Prayer. susceptible Of grandeur as this emotona
prayer il when pronounced by feeling voice NJ
Articulation could exceed IN beauty and charm th
liquid now or Dr.. Gal andets poetic measure.
seemed like constant succession OF d1ssolvin
figures, in which each posture ana presence ma
been de termned by the spell bound inspiration
some great artist. There was the face OF homage
there the arrested expression OF love; there IN
deep carnestness Of suppcati0n; Therefor thin
IL the Kingdom, the power aud the glory, forever
The apostles creed the psalms hymns, the sermon
were gwen ntelliglDy for the eyes OF those wh
saw But few were present yesterday because q
the weainor, but many should attend this service !
the future, because 1t IS one which calls 10. Ar
deveopes the most Interesting and @...cu! u1iliaY
science OF our time.