, 1873-10-13
Discourses by Prominent 0lergymen
Yesterday.
The Rev. Robert C0llycr on "Prcacll-
crs and Hearers"
Sermons Of tho Rev. ]. 0. Peck and inc
Rev, ]. B. Thomas.
Interesting Lecture by tho leev'
w. II. Alger.



Tim Rav. Robert Coliyer hold service ycster-
DIV afteruoon In tho hoaso Of n1r. Q. M. Dupee,
in Konwool, ak the coruor OF Woodlawn avenue
aud Fotty-sixth B!root. Tile parlors anu hull
wero tlllol by 1ncrnbers Of tho Unitarian Church
and otbors from Hyde Pa1h, Kcnwoou, and even
from tho city. !.
Following Ia on abstract from the sermon, the
toxt beiug taken from Ezokol xxxili: 50, aB fol-
lows: y-..
80 Thou nrt INTO them M very lovely song Of ono
that hath pleasant yuico and Gun Play well On ~ m
atrunent fsrthcy hoar Thy woras 0ns 'neS 10 'aeio
not. = 50 .'.''
I suppoHe many mon In my profession aro
xomptcd to ask, now and then, whether 1t is
really matter Of any particular moment
whether they preach Or not, aud then to con-
oludo that, on tho whole, Rilenco, Us Mr. Carlyle
eays, Is golden and speech only ailvern. Will
such words az they Gnu say, and such impros-
sous as they appear to make whom they do their
boet navo talked with good many preachers
in nv day, who hayo told me they wero not sure
they had made the best uBe which could be mado
OF their lifo In entering tho pulpit, aud might
bo glad to got out Of 1t II they had
any iaoa how thoy could make living at aome-
thing else ut their time Of life. But they have
got into a rut aud, like the man WHO makes tho
head Of pin until ho is 35 or 40, they haVo no
aptitude for making anything but aormona.
This Is what many say haye taEkod Will, while
I notice in those havo watchod, TINT ton at
loast 70 out OF tho pulpit into other professions
sna oangs and ha .a IN be other
professions aud calliugs gives up what 10 ID
ao1ns auo enseia 'Ao pApas -. o..t,,s
by some plece M o. sooo 4v.s" .aa 4,,,t son,as
thing viii happcu then to stop bis prenching.
49, - would not In hard tn roeo1,nt more
Auo A. "ousu ~: ,:a,;o ~ .,,o;r ..ort and du.
IeesGaa msy at tho U result @ Of it. than you would havo
time or pateneo 70 ns. " ~ aye verv
70 any pront oono al,t ~ - - ha cnna;aora
mean and poor @ua Gnsns hoe ~ roi vi aro voru
dor O M Moaieus' fa,s .ntiro1v %h conoInsiyo.
profesaion and n9tthat aivhe ioIen1 VI
which made lsaan eontpns " ~ sn"n say, ;.,s
WGieh as made aH Pau u Tprofer tho Roman " ACROSS
hih neck 70 na,,ara ~ ia 13o,, Maart
Of Lincoln to ahake henafo 81 .o ,on ear1
rs ne SAT on LIS ~o"i oitroas a'n o,,1
murderor-whch drove "eaes @ oar a. 10 S 1oSa , On
ano slcep ~ INT %md nadn o ta1r
en boards proDan a. .ns, ~ w. III
h!nK' the Kihg Why uiu ,nl,io,' ,rsa r;sna n5
dashng about hs feet oV9r mere On s 1ne Fac!o
teauy II o.; ~ Una ,avar rcaitv
for proaching IS totally deaa OF , "as & noves soay
alive al others mast 'ri a+a VII sn1 - a. toap
~ ane nch hss no ng roots Tic loot
tree AuYo mn1en nas 1 - ,;r, 20 +l,o oid pur;ranu
Of the matter 10 not N nn ~ 'ne oI@ ~ sttar
naea 20 hay. huu az ,,I,oaon,ao o+lav sra
apout tne leafas auu ~ ~ ;se, a,,n ~ the
.,raochor'a 1,ao ~ % iifo f and 1eayo ary stick.
Luz tneso osnosa nsn S. rft a. because tloy ara
sauae they possesa; s;t ,vkt,;c Sri not lot }hsm
by sphs ha ha xc"ption mr. rather m tban
tSs' tSe rule Ieiu IL tue ministry The difference between
anc m9n ana mcS' hnooaa naT1 M ' bu1dan to lin
fe Of he M one man and tne lie Of the other
through us us sSnoh s,Snc ths ma,, bus to say some
tous thinu that ns mnn a1h las something to uay The
orea.n o. r;to ro bt thoro is no such broaih
o.oat, "n'to n,iar Mo uMs sn Lo must blow it
i;raeW IT, ifo md ihis effort too often ends
i,,ateua T., s.nnha md tears, Ohalmora would sit
aamm u wan he fols the piyine aatus, and write
anmn ~ w1sn III tran sermons at single writing,
ony ss, ., mith h + villa Tho Ink was wet to pulpit
.ud uda "nnha;n "at thoueauds john Foster would
Wa1h the aiale In tho old Cathedral until the
aags wore worn hollow viii, Ills feet, as you
score Of rustica In littlo shop, with his hehe
M among tho hanging candles. But withir
these wide oxtromos thoro always ta' aud always
thsm y ehauce; WHO begin with strong plofer'
auce for this calling over every other, and mean
to givo their lite to it, and yet, before j
Ia h9lf done, these troubles strike them 40 that
very often they spend the rest Of 1t in a sort Of
eemi:despair,
Ard he rst trouble ~oad t me mansaoa ,antos 's
went to little church the country anu 6eafS
bis youthful enthuaissm and thought 1'g hs ,' was
Of fair but hG st ooh4a h;n
service. Igald, What DO t4ey Five you Ine:
me su S0 ho hss s's afs a and a family 'i IT,
instincts OF geptIonhh, sne pgspetuu ~.
peroa to assp out W o & to buy Ssos mi
to bo bright and @clovos tee his whole fock, Of
poorer wages than good jonrneymsn ssEgeetsE r.,
hs eeops a1s Se to ~ w ~ :. bs
ngs conaiueEsa, 14a ~ ''s I,n ~ tS
knd 70 qas ne mGhase ~ s nun aa,na some'me 49,
Nne.eer no nas no. ~ .a aeaca H Heausns ~
poor ieom ncua @ ~ ths sIaS;1 r., fape Sa 1e
e!ow rev aha .hsn " aseP hn. ioa T. cna ,sa
up nls nanus ~ u1apala .na,a aaso lsn,oh H. "t1y M
gpread feaaoa !oE tne .tono'o iu;u Tan 9Ap TX, r.
pit LES laleh III o9F !In!p' o1n'n.y ngu t, suon