, 1874-09-28

turos 1Io was of opinion TINT Drhdfauglfs in
luence Of rofornor was oyorostimatod, and
shnt )lis theology was represented Il, tho Vest
crn 1ay-rrcacllot'a c1proaslon TINT, "An honest
Iotl Ia tho uobleBt work OF lnhtl.h
Thus far, A1r. Wond.o said, l.o had drawn lila
Illustrations Of tho London pulpit from thc Dia-
nentutn from tho Church Of England. While
tloro naa moro originality ara pulpit cloquonco
outside tho Establishment thau within IT,. still
lot It not ho supposed that tho Church had mob
itB great APOSTLES WHO maintained tho traditions
OF tho paBt. Aud possibly their n1celtonco
would SOON NIL tho moro worthy OF noto Whcn
tho Btupofying, dcaleninC lnluonco OF q Nation.
latitudu allowed in tho establishing OF points
md opinions. and in tho oxcrcao Of FREQ sl,oech
were really moro hopeful aigns Of ro!igioua
progrcsa than tho hundreds OF d!sHont-
ss 1s e'pss %ho, '''GnE xEy u goo1 al eyar osnauaa G
In forming 4 moro elastic and democratic Church
government, and who iii ,nattors Of thought aud
falth uottled down into blind aud blgOtcd &C.
coptanco Of tho old theology. It waa ut tho eor-
or 1rst folt tho pulse OF the tew lifo ia tho old
State Church OF Great Britain. lilo speaker
confessed his disappointment at tccng tho sor-
vice opened ly whltc-roDed chorlsterg. It
nocmcd numncry unworthy tho man, but 1t
and not his choice. Ills discourse WINS on "Iho
Rcllgion Of tho poots," being QUO Of = sorien
which tho divine had heon.doFotlng, to tho great
scandal Of good orthodox people. Tho speaker
characterizod tho aormon as > "carcfnliy
prepared, eloquent, and docply-relgions utter
anco." Ito said it waa rumored abroad that Mr..
Dlooko would hare to quit his Church, mud that
ho Was already receiving oTerttlrcH IRON Tho llo-
formed Episcopal Church OF this country, vbioli
once atop into tho front rank OF tho uobio
army who labor for tho coming Of tho Kingdom
OF God on tho earth.
llr. Woudto noxt spoke Of bis visit to Vest
12..lu, Ill
10y. No place in ali Europe go deeply impressed
him as WeBtu'inster Abbey, for no Bpot is -
sacrcd 10 all American al that whore for cen-
turies tho generations OF England's best and
highest placed have como to worship. aud finally
to sleep in leath'a embrace, ,-whoro tllo Roman
Oriental splondor, r,-EAero the Puritan met Tor
his auateror sorylco,-whore tho first English
Bible waa issued from the prcss. md whote thd
great diyincs OF the Church Of England uttered
their uoblcst thoughts to inspire and redeem
their fellow.monl a simple visit to al1ch place
Allied his aoul with profound sentiment Of raw
orenco and awel Tho Batno inarstculato cries
and slghs that tho primitive mat shaped into
tho quarry into grace aud grandeur! And rs yo1t
wander through those lofty gray-grown aiales and
gaze at tho monumental Bortca hy which britain
porpotuatcs the memory Of her gentle and horoio
dcad. .-aa you stand III tho poets corner. and be-
hold this sacred anthology OF gcnius, your soul is
1llod nith senso Of tho grandeur al well ~ tho
frailty, the innuitc destiny rs uou ~ tho perish
ab!o present, OF man's bolng.
Ucan Stanley announced AZ hia theme, upon
ths occasion oi tho speakers visit, tho familiar
account of tho the two men TINT wont tip into
the Temple to pray, tho ono pharlsoe, aud the
othor q Publican. Tho sermon was oloacly roa-
Boucd, broad, and beautiful appeal for moro
charity and tolerance within tho Church and out
Of It, aud nothing, in tho opinion Of the speaker,
could DO finer than his earnest denuncistlon Of
spiritual arrogance md b1gotry. He left tho
church foe]iug now hope for people TINT wouid
nurture Hucl men within their bosons, aud even
open to them tie avenues OF clerical prcfermont,
ria whose catholic mind Ind made free thought
and speech possible in Euglaud's Church to-day.
The speakor closed BY reference to Dean Stan-
1ey'a precarious position. and nhat ho waa daily
oncountcrtng IN Tho interest Of free thought. 1t
was sad that ho had to look to America for truo
appreciation Of lis 1abors, but Mr. Wendto be-
neysa that hc would DO finally rewarded.