, 1870-08-01
CHARLES DICKENS.
GeTicW of his Life and Death, by Ecy
J. D. Tuition, Of Boston, at
farHtll Hall, Ies.er.
day Afternoon.
The Great Novelist's Habits Condemn
ed-An Iusinuation that He
Died Of Drink, and Did not
20 to Heaven
He il Held up Ms n Warning so
1hc Rising Generution.

Ne, Hoeson, preached IN EarWeu Han, yesterday |
.f;erneon, on Chztles Dickens. There was
atgc attendance Mary clcrgymen were in
he audience, and On the platform. After tho
asuA lIeliminaries Of playing the org.a, sing
nE, AID prayer, the sermon WAS delivered as
follows: Taking for his textlHebrews. chsp.
X. v 81, II il tearful thing to fall into the
hands OF the Living God, he sid:
Nnt,ne, sonIdt ts The ons thought pressed
E1on the attention OF the civilized world br the
dvath OF Charles UcAen1
II Is nuraen1aus question. II eomps!s Us 70
eEce Al tile outset Ill desired to praise the great
u vclist for 1..e work he &chesed and forthe good
he accomplished The thought qnseils ioaoTeHS,
life. The universal fasorite Is dead What has
,some ii his soul which s Of ian3ss s3s s.Iss hsSIs
;swc, ihr cnsrr and is eielms felt that the! had
::,.. evangelical world At an adfantAEc. lhei
A.rc no1 satisfied VIII simIs, eoeusru arne9 atas
-hr redeemed. net because Of faith exercised IN
Car7s,, nut uu the rrourd OF merit. Hesfen, ae-
s,:ets. roi t.son pnrc: ased by the death Of
Curlst IN Galway. Ine question began 20 nS1tate
,ss 1N9xen. 9ts 81 % fa1
cssnFc:.cs, pulpit TO eound ont note OF ~asn-
We r1alse Christians when they die, anil speak
q. thri, as passing from the trials and Eicissitnles
W Hty Of TRIAL ,d the endless oft and cornpanion-
sap OF heaven. We md authority fos 80 doanz
vas u,s5n tne central one Two thieves ~eEc he |
s,:Ie MIN one believed and was promised pafs-
.,lsr- one rejected cnzlss- %annet ~aa he o7und:
Sn1iss himself descs1ee. Dives and Lazarus
One had hts good things IN THIS Iie-isGe, IT.
curtains a7e pasred One Is IN he'll, crytng for
.lrrp Of water TO cool his narched tonsgc. Ine I;
o,&s! Il n ,he bosom Of AsF.hs1 Ne = Tas ~ g1ss
and one d!cd without faita. The Sayso1 tells
u tha, there IS be hnal separation Of the just
f-.IN Atxxt ttyt%& nEAFE
Tnose ~ Who aie saved sSe to wear carsss robe o.
righteousness Those Eho are lost ate 70 d.e, he-
rsuse lhey had not On THIS Wedding garment
Tn1s IL Gods gospel The blood Of Cnt1sr WAS
sarl 70 maIe !, cmcacions. what does il mean
lsl tahse or fact. The question y :. rpoa po us. II
aeia Snagi,s II p,csens was nost N universal isyor-
Nt. lie 1teu June ., 1ssa- He vas ~ ho1ae,
,.lulnc, IS WIS his won't, with ie* fHendh ne
f,..t hack In state Of unconsciouzuess, and never
ra,ut-. Wha1 he wa4 WHEN he sat down At tsa1
dinner ,ale he Is now. utnIh has only closet his
nu..ss s the thousnis Of ths csllzed world turned
'owar HIM. anu gratefully resasa t,s hs ,mmens n H.
,,ssrscters sueh ~ Ar suggested by " uiie Scl~ =
Tiny T1s." aud !" David CopPetntld, i" cannot fail
u t.' tcll,ierly loved while nriug, and widely
,:;.utnr,i Wien dead. 1t IL felt taat he brouxa,
tsv 4ieuizcn o! the Lovel and the gartet. the ~.
:atc f " rssen anu m Ca ,.ts ~ n.SI
.! tie minister Of Christ For this rtsson nen
aat. hini the benetaster ot his .aee lie wss fel1
.sux,x M; h,ta ~ hIs oa1.. There vas nothing OIL
.,lsr Or remote In MS Etnins LIKE Dnrns, ~
.h.s ;he nI:selss os7T @ ox appsa'nnG sl' n 70 y. H.
,,>r,. .a nlrn. tht!tscn slaug To Anl with aest-
j. n, aud ne mius.1ercti 70 them with dslttht 4.
t,cajhv&: The place OF The yonnB mAn whom Jesu
.uy,,i In! hr lack the one Thing: VINO can ~
~, wao ia .iars s' solse The plpiIcm IDS s IL
nam truth. christian Mtn have LETT hiu Will
tod. 1nts have uat nsonouucsd an Opinion ~ Z
suffers hal t,e.n as wise. They have forced !
.,,c,siua They compel men to s,and with Coz
@ H. f. Sis ns esf 10 a,,Isr ths 1eci9e our is
III ,:- truth preach. snd our to abiu
y the logical results vi that gospel, lead Us Nher
4 may. uthr1s hare soucnt to obtain popula
i..ur Is Claiming that the man WIS christian
.:,: :uat b. aren was bis home. Tncy chalrpg
Tie believers Of ehrss,s gospel to deny the con
t.;isIup. About thts We ART not tU argue. It
1T. II is bItn aut! .na ! pEvhsse 70 no1nt n
" iyso's sI:as u naa 11 Ii Is ns,asF ,niy q
i,Y,rliere 10 p1oVe That q man 1a'lgea nJ us n
any man who takes Ch1i:ts gospel for aulhoftt
IL iut.ulat. That death frees y tnar from huna
rrru1h, delivers lin iIom me bondase OF e., e.
" t.tplt. hin to WAX the realMs Of light tt
,iea,h II CnitsI for the sinner. noI me Aeata
the SINNER. Is The gruund of hope Tne goapsl
.,ir,st Is tue foundation OF nope AL thAt
known OF heaven cou,es 70 us isum the rtvc
uou p1allr tu Inc WORT Of God. Eternal haprit't
.seuul1lune,I upuu lie which ha1csul.izes VI
H. vii q; God. Thrse are truths which hz
taken The tv1m Of axiona They do not rrquI
pr.ut. They are admitted iaets We knew a.
f.,l thst It Is ap,osl4ted unto N once TO die, Il
iLa1 niler death there Is a Judgment Ills ey'dt
that men are conscious that Lat wrath u VI
revealed from heaven Against an ungotlllnexs q
lur1e1,cousness VI men, who hold the truth
uuTlEAter,u&ucss, because that Which may
hnuWu ut God Il manifest II. them, tor God p
-hun ed II uuto tnclu. tltotn. /: ls7 a@}
"We arc surt. th2t The Judgment VI GOD IL
cuflug to truth against them when commit gt
iktuEs- OilleEs are sure oil the same Thing, Z
inffGel A1l1iA.Gf1St4aU
=, anxious 10 make Nr. nicfsas Gns1sul
Why do tilry seem u deem IT 50 essential to
Their very zeal pEuveR that all thc1r tnocktrJ
Ih,i.tianity is 4 dcluson, which never della
un,,c ,rprrtanee thai nj. Dickens has sometn
u support him Rfter death other than hta SCI
aud fame. lie stands naked before GOd- II
Ett., hoM ever 1ne, burtaik, however tuaZul1ct
reach. Win ulat Is he clothed upon: Sotn
t'nIt,1 alu,c cieanseih trum a,l s,u. lie must v
the ro,%s Of chrssss righteousness u he VI
Sand complete fsforr God III hts last
wnttrn the day t,eforr MS tlealh, be said this:
ius tie itc a,al lessons Ut our s4yloE.r Wei
us noIr: q salvation in The nnisnea wur,
sn,Gs e.n answer XII ~ a All ouss, 10 b. ss,!s to an.
It. III nns the duty Of CnaElts Dickens to cut
Sa5 ~ u nnSn III y nave Ssen ssse vii
nuly has II been said: II 1T accepted Inc
ul III. atun made 10 every poor elAner, as i
' uE .t lS IT, ne e,a. a of Z hs srtsante fsto
t,u more tet.,irI toward a brilliant son than
I'VE Nv r9cs; = ee eet men ns 70 nold ap 1s Tut
liz, il lhts Git End Arc lost tstir blood II
,un n re sai1s u 9ar ssSfso i99t y p
TIE ministry are being Judged Tue tnquir,
isru raised. DO men spaIese In God; III the d
NY nrs, :, Ia ~ aSca, ma III in aeI soso
Wien n,rt lake their commission ttum an
l4.sins wo,lt an! preaeh u x.siel th.t VII
u,r i..e ,cfil pI lost souls ny tie stratn a7Suu
c.isasy- God makes ne Is,n r!asn for for 'is h.
wutrhtuap n,pou tue walls o1 zsun-' 4 tltnl.
m au1,l.assauur fur Ch1lst lie Is 10 give Va
- tut art,ruarh Of danger. II he does not
uul The tpctny cumes III Ike nooI, and tn
i>i, tEr t.ouI Of Inc lost shail liz upua the b
,:..> t1cr, l,c' watchnan. II he s1u:,d thcir
ai.,t Lee, II nst, theit blood shal be ups,u
own ,ra,.. Bur he that taketh wa:n.us shs
liver sls oouL II the w:tchnan stt kne
ruIut, auH !OH not thc Trumpet, God hpkl
lnr u11rIance OF this truth docs no. In an
rr.Ae lh4t The lI!uilters Ut Jesus Ehs1st canu
psccl4t- tnc beauties aud the eAcclltnc!ea Of
Atser u E1ca. genius We do appreciate
and II. The IIxAl Of Scripture We btFail tnr
tlua uf al.y Hlest soul. which rte!ers fortune
ior..on, SID the applause OF taa,kald " Ii,
u t'hf1.L
aea man, ME. Dickens lived and wrought
CERTAIN ruEtu.e- lie wAs never partisan,
1xunllc- lie lived with &u eye slngle u :
\. II
tstj, 81 hzse Alwn3n hs.l md always aha
N sAynret anI Tue otstre 10 cotttsuute, u
HE hes u The common stsck o1 nSaai1aW
:ulnrss and cnNEmenL nea1Se thst
shuEs quite US Ell In r1gs and IIatchcs
t,v.. III tutr.e xna 1ue lntn- believe II
and c.Sr, t,eautIlui of.tcc1 In external
tallns A,,rnc sympathy IN the breast OF the
1nal, wlp breaks MS scan1y ioai VI bread'
tu;tt rur1chtti and S!ortncd MS ule lie nas
apalh peculiarly LIZ uNn. Emltles nav,
;sltu IalIrt. 1'xr1iLs have cu1t ahd EOhe
lut,uns that have rocked conlintnts a ,.slal. ana
L,uastles 10 their very centre, nnsc Tossed
lntt vast uphcasals, bu1 he nas l'st n1te
Ih.uA Liberty &as On the tf.sa .nd re
LIS Ixce anx} and pald her NJ defotlot
Ao.ct Of freedom were cloudet1 IN Amer
l.,..i that loved him most Int ne SAN II NJ
Lr,h Ell IL. hts why. lie Wrought II ais Of
al.i cid LIS Ro1A u Sucn uauAs. aun. .!a
ii t.s,A-ure, al tuunu III EttA IASo7
VIA on Tue nieuu1ain t'eAk Of bis etnin-he
ftu VI. -tA huky ~:;1 i creation wnlsH VI
s!lS uIets.i tt The eye vi the world eacA
At,u wti1ic there. IN light Ut Al taei. tn TIC
n1 I'll. rti-ieft Grsatuess, Ged took ni1D-
acd gave no sgn-
TIT cxuse d Els .iea., Ia not angstesy.
1nyp said. ''1Ie Aurktsi too AA:u aYd III
I..t- Whu t2u rcah Vi Ills h4ol[s OF Efc
ii,>c1yersng the evidence u his l.es1l, aut Il
III bis 1.rllasure tra1h- !" Tetn pe1a1s, II
Ht+sinc.4s tstm breakfast 70 halj Al L"ur
t.;uurf This Y Is his WORKING tInt- Fou
wvlk xNt3 four noutH A-neld 1u which he
tlt n teu to nl;cen miles, was The rule u b
aug IIIc. lie took hs1ntiJ and telfz4-r bels
tbr-1y with its Incats Ruu port II ttessert,
~ .atle, cMio.tsi hia cigar, spent III hour
.liawu < t1sJ1l 1t the CONCLUSION Of tue
tntu rrilr1ny to hts sludty rca4i. smoked
brandy aud ~atcr uuas his ,sd dms
habits i,cC4lne Mufr cnunffneds nc Axl
Ui,ru. HIS liquors were u the cholc,s
s4Ft f{vttt H5FAAtt ttS.txf SHrH G