Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-07-10

value 10 mighty whore we meet IL, and
to reckon it as a gift from God"
AS the rich man was made 10 see
and to feel Lazarus at his gate, so our
departed instructor taught rs 60 real
iZe as brought into very near contact
with ourselves the suffering inmates
of the WOrk-hOuse, the neglected chill
dren in the dens and dark corners of
the streets Of our great cities, the
starved and nl-used boy In remote
schools far from the observation OF
the world at large. All of these must
have felt that a new ray OF sunshine
was poured by his writing on their
dark existence, and a new interest
awakened outside in their fOrlOTn and
des0late lot. In him an unknown
friend pleaded their cause with a voice
which rang through the palace Of the
rich and great, as well az through the
cottages of the poor; and by him the e
gaunt figures and strange faces,
thOughin aslightly exaggerated form,
were made to stand and speak face to
face with those who up to that time
had doubted their existence And,
further, the same faithful hand which
thus depicted the sufierings Of the
OOOL hdus hAEH dl1O HlILuLEU VI EALdE
unselfsh kindness, that kindly pa
tienee, that tender thOughtfulness,
that sympathy for the weak and help
less which often undeFlies a rough
exterior. when the little work
house boy wins his way, pure
and indebted, through the mazes
Of wickednes5 into a happy home,
when the little orphan girl brings
thoughts Of Heaven into the hearts Of
all around her, and is as if the very
gift Of God To those whose desOlate
life she cheers, there is a lesson taught
which non can read and learn with
out being the better for it. In fact, he
labored to tell Us the old, old story,
that even in the very worst ard most
hardened Of mankind, there is some
soft and tender points, and, what is
more, a soul worth being touched and
reached and rescued aud ~regenerated.
He helped to blot out the hard line
which too often sewers class from class,
and made Englishmen feel more as
one family than they had felt before.
Therefore, il was felt that he had not
lived in vain, or been laid in vain
here in this sacred house, which Is the
home and the heart of the English
nation" There was, OF course, 10 be
learned from the text Oue further
great and fearful lessOn-the solemn
weight and burden Of Individual re-
spOnsibility OF each man TO his Maker
for the life that he has led and the
use which he has made Of the
talents vOuehsafed 90 him. This
lesson was brought very closely
home to those fourteen mOurners and
the handful Of other persons who
were gathered a few days before in
the silence and stiffness OF that vast
empty church around the grave Of the
great novelist. But he would not
dwell long On this lesson. nor would
he add there any eul0gy on the dead,
further than TO remark that his grave,
already streWed with flowers, would
hencefOrth be a sacred spot both with
the New World as well as the Old, as
that of the representative OF the lite
nature, not of this Island only, but of
all who speak our English tongue.
The Dean then read the. following ex-
tract from Mr.. Dickens will. dated
May u, 1863, which will be new to
the public, and viii be read with a
thrill of interest and satisfaction:
81 direct that my name be inscribed
in plain English letters on my tomb.
l enjOin my friends on no recount To
make me the subject Of any mOnu-
meut, memorial, or testimonial what
ever. l rest my claims to the remem
branee of my country upon my pub
lished works, and the remembrance
of my friends upon their experience
Of me in addition thereto. L commit
my soul to the mercy Of God, through
our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ,
and ] eXhOrt my dear children to try
to guide themselves by the teachings
of the New Testament in its broad
spirit, and to put no faith in any
mans narrow construction Of its let
ter" "In that simple but sufficient
faith" concluded the Dean, "Charles
Dickens lived and died. In that faith
he would have you all live and die
also; and if any Of you have learned
from his works the eternal value of
generosity, purity, kindness and un-
seltishneSs, and to carry them out in
action, those are the best 'mOnu-
ments, memorials and testimonials
which you, his fellOw-cOunJTymen,
can raise to his memory"
The sermon was listened to with
bACdtuICc1 aNlCiltAOn " AA4l HDLLlDu OF
the congregation who, fortunately,
had seats in the SaeraFium and under
the lantern, but very little OF it could
have reached the mass of the cOngre-
CATION in the choir and TRANSCRIPTS.
The Dean was labOring under severe
cold, and it was evidently only with
the greatest difficulty that he was able
to deliver his sermon at all. The ser
mon was followed by Handels we'll
known and magnificent anthem from
the Book Of Job, chapter xxx:
"When the ear heard me, then it
blessed me; and when the eve saw
me, il gave witness unto me}7 Among
the congregation present were several
members Of both Houses of Parlia-
ment, some dignitaTies of the church,
aud a host of literary celebrities,
among whom Mr.. TennysOn attracted
considerable attention as he sat in the
center of the SacTarium.
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