Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-04-12
Letter from Boston.
Mar. AepwOrih at the Park street Church
-Vespcrs al Kings ChapeI-The Critics
New Books &c The American Girl
AbrOad''-The Coliseum.
IrRom AN OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT j
BosToN. AprlI n. IsI2.

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Last Sunday Mr. Murray exchanged pulpits
with the Rev. Mr. Hepworlh, whose Withdrawal
from Unitarianism last fall created such a SEN
| satiOn. In the morning an irresistible desire 10
hear him drew to the Park street church an as
| semblage that filed to repeton all the seats and
| available standing room even to the pulpit His
| sermon was earnest, vigorous, logical, firm
and decided exposition Of the orthodox faith
atributing all honor to Christ, without, how
ever, the slightest reference to the Calyanistic
doctrine as regards either the present Or future
| life. The GOODNESS of Unitarianism and the
austerity of orthodoxy were alike wanting, il
| so brief and guarded an allusion 10 theological
| dogmas is not too rank hereSy in news letter.
| 1t was somewhat tinctured with the personality
OF the preacher, not in the unpleasant ego style,
but naturally, almost necessarily, yet slightly,
although it was this doubtless that served as
the great magnet Of attraction. He is rather
large, pory, fine appearing man, with a care.
less, easy bearing, endowed apparently with
health and strength. His delivery is rather
forci1le and vehement, not excessively so, vet
quite in contrast with the calm, easy, polished
self-possession Of Mr.. Murray Both alike, and
it is notCeably true of many distinguished
clergymen, Mr.. Beecher Mr. Clarke and others,
make frequent and free use of SMILES and Illus
trations. Indeed, Mr., Beecher in a course of
lectures before theological seminary recently
recommended it as one Of the secrets of a
preachers power, observing in his own case that
the faces OF Lis congregation always frightened
when he said, at is like" though if that were
literally true, what a constant succession of
bright flashes must illumine the faces Of his
congregation.
For several weeks past there has been wor.
ship at the Kings chapel on fremont street, be
ginning each afternoon al four O'Clock, and con-
tinuing about three-quaricrs OF an hour LISA
strange looking old building; the ancient and
| historical associations connected with it are
suggested and perfectly matched by its exterior,
which, with its old fashioned and odd, vet solid
and enduring architecture, is one Of those nae.
MORALS Boston can i'll afford ever to lose.
In this lively, noisy, busiling city, surrounded
| by the stirring, active stream Of life that ebbs
and flows three times each day in a constantly
increasing or diminishing stream through the
narrow, crooked streets-in whose intricate
mazes calls for direction are so frequent-it Is
certainly novelty rare to the vast majority,
and fascinating to The few, TO attend sach YES
per services, stealing for a half hour from the
confusion and garing brightness outside into
| the sombre shadows Of the house Of God. where
the hum Of traffic comes but family, and i'm
parts greater solemnty and impressiyencss 10
the words of the preacher and the responses of
the congregation, while the music with "sweet
| beguiling melody, so sweet we know not we are
| listening to it," carries upward our very souls
in the swelling notes Of harmony. Altogether
services at such a time draw forth the religious
feelings from a depth and with purity far
greater than upon the coUsecratcd day, when
attendance is too often linked with duty Upon
issuing forth how yellow the sunlight appears
and strange the aspects Of the world-a filling
time surely, if ever, to realize the words of the
preacher can is vanity" To the strange at
tendance is profitable and pleasant, both on ac-
count of the services and the interesting marks
OF antiquity contained Within
Thomas orchestra has given several concerts.
which have been VASTLY appreciated" as the
B0stonian always says, with an "of course
that conveys much meaning and admits moth
| lhE but az tHiN9NNHNN3 bhNAN ihfN bNtll utItHlf
without number, and a magnificent interprets
ton of Beehoyen's music and Gocthe's drama
of Egmont was given Wednesday night but in
both musical and theatrical circles there has
been quite ull. Since the unfortunate term
nation Of Mr.. Forests engagement by illness
there has been no noteworthy event, excepting
perhaps the terrible castigation and really shock
ing denunciations the critics have beloved on
u play entitled across the Continent" and Mr.
Oliver Doud Byron who has appeared as lis
hero. This horrible conglomeraton Of mont
strOsihes is at present on the stage of the Boston
theatre, aud lis dement's have produced such
abundant crops Of adiecliyes as are contained
IN The following specimens. Imagine each TO be
continued nearly half column. The Adyer.
user says; The play is wilder in improbability.
I richer in It's absurdity, aud more audacious IN
us Dathos than ATTY drama seen in Boston loi
ten years. The 'Octoroon' aud 'NInenolia' are
shakesperian aud classic compared with if. In
every respect 1t is beneath contempt That Is
! rather "roughng" it, but hear the Globe. "rhe
A whole realm Of yellow covered literature can
not show within similar limits such AN ocean a
5 blood and thunder situations, slled sentiments
. childish incongruity and bald twaddle as 20 tc