New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-11-02
THE FESTIVAL OF ALL SOULS.

The Rev H. X Me- al tie Church Of our Father (Unrerssl
The Rev. Fl. r. Nye, at the Church of Our
Father First UniversasD, Brooklyn, preached o SER
mon Yesterday morning TO large and attentive congre-
gaten from Ezekiel xviii, 4: Behold all souls are
mine" The ladies had decorated the church with Au-
tump leaves flowers vines, and ferns. Over the pulpit
was an arch composed of the letters which make the
words text covered with varied leaves from the
woods; the pillars beautifully wrcathed with
vines while the platform and the space in front OF the
pulpit were o OF leaves and flowers. In the Ro-
man Catholic Church, the minister said two
great festivals were observed every year which
may be fifty celebrated by all who bow In
the name OF Christ When Boniface Nv. became
Pope, be begged Of the Emperor OF Rome
a gift gift of the Pantheon splendid 'od temple,
1Tsp and the magnceSt structure was consec rated
10 Mary and all who had died martyrs IN the CHRISTIAN
Gregory designated Nov the day when, according to
the Traditions, the old Pantheon was cOnsecraeu excu
and in the churches OF the West dav has been
kept until nova festival. Intended 10 haiIow the
stoned hav We witnessed death good confession and
trumpantly passed into the eternal Kingdom above.
However we differ IN the origin of this FEAST II
suggests grand idea, the unyOf Crsts church. the
spiritual unity of all AT such times should look beyond
ourselves and our fold aud greet as brothers all VINO are
working In the mighty battle now raging for the con
quest evil aud me spiritual redemption OF the world
There Church brotherhood, the CHRISTIAN brother
hood bound to recognize and kneelng under the
shadow of the Cross as disciples of one Master In the
keep the festival OF All Saints. The second Of these
festivals falls upon Nov O. and called the Festival OF
All SouIsa festival for tue happy and festival tor the
sad for the wretched and the bes; festival Tor all
human souls 1t fitting that the Unyersalist Church
should perpetualy observe this festival, for church
alrms and maintains the love OF God to all souls and
that none have lived so low IN evil put what Goas
boundess love would reach and bless and save.
Tue preacher spoke OF the grand idea which
dsting uished faith from that most generally
creed which limits the love OF God 10 the 70 years OF
showed it opens the eye Of faith TO the other man
slons tue Fathers house where loves redeemngwOrk
goes aud cannot until all Gods lost children
are found and brought home. God did not judge men
their pref life here but OF their capacities In the
eternities He alluded 10 the earnest desire Of all to
Code truth, but that thoughts were limited To
finite perceptions OF those truths. BY creation
Gods and ut is He that hath made us and not we our
selves" and that reg rd God the Father OF
all souls. But the infiDity OF God should not
down nor change our loving trust
into slavish crIDgng fear, for a fan stone, q
snow drop, Autumn leaf, Spring flower,
Just perfect in its formation as world. Man Is
Gods spiritual child paraker OF his nature, al heir
OF his life David could say, 1.-The Lord is my Shep-
herd" and Jesus taught us TO say, Our Father
Tie woro Is slow to grasp this thought OF God as an
Universal Father. Good men are Gods children in
character and aims evil men are unlike God In
character; but their alienation from him does not alien
God FROM them. The preacher discOursed at length
upon the love OF God working in the hearts of sinful
men, until that day when He should he " All in AL"