The New York herald., 1874-11-22
PURITANIC ICE MELTING.

Sunday Amusements for Boston-The
Theatrical Managers Watching the
Experiment In New York-Harum-
Scarum Views of a Sensational Di-
vine.
BOSTON, Nov. 1s, 1874.
The Sunday amusement contagion has reached
Boston, and 1t IS not among the improbabilites
that there will be full-blown dramatic entertain
ments here the sacred day before the long
winter evenings are over. have been around to
see the managers OF the different theatres, and
find all OF them are rather shy OF expressing an
opinion at present They seem to be awaiting
the result Of the experiment now going on in New
York before they can gather SUFFICIENT courage TO
introduce the innovation here. Mr.. Cheney, the
proprietor OF the new Globe Theatre, which is
to be opened about the 1st OF December,
frankly admits that he mas given the matter con-
siderable serious attention, but he is not yet pre-
pared to express himself definitely Mr.. Field,
the manager OF the Museum, is also "on the
fence" or at least he don't care to say any
thing at present. Until within year or two the
Museum was so radically Puritanicai that 1t ad-
hered to the old orthodox creed OF closing up Sat.
urday evenings. Mr. Kimbal, the owner, finally
fell into the line Of progress, and the Museum is
now open Saturday evenings the same as the other
theatres The manager and the owners OF the
Boston Theatre, while they are reticent in ex-
snrewdiy
SOUNDED PUBLIC SENTIMENT
by giving Sunday evening concerts. the sacred ma
ture OF wnich Is ar least open to criticism. Tney
were inaugurated last sunday evening, and 1t is
given out that they are under the auspices OF Mr..
Napier Lothian.
THE IDEAS OF SENSATIONAL DIVINE
Among others whom have talked with on the
all-a5sorblng topic OF the period Is Rev. Henry
Morgan, the well known pastor Of the Morgan
essence Of pulpit sens sensatlonasa. fact Which VIII e he
does not deny, but rather seems TO glory in. The
taxing es O. OF II his
&c.-are indicative OF the fact that he is man OF
MORE EARNEST PREACHERS NEEDED
"My idea OF this matter" SAID Mr.. Morgan, 'is
that the preachers are not wide awake enough for
hearty in their work Sunday amusements would
not be needed." Referring TO his own novel style
ton Of his hearers he showed me an attack which
had been made upon HIM by Professor Chrlst eb
when In this country and also by Rev. Dr. Prime, OF
the New York Observer. The attack was made over
a year ago, but 1t had only recently met the eye
OF Mr.. Morgan, and when called upon him he had
letter written by DR.. Prime. in which he detailed
conversation with Professor Christleb. He
pressions OF the New World to which he had come,
believing that among all who were brought here
pons s"1 nossassad nere earninr ana mara wnrte
or stood higher in the esteem OF Christian people.
The Professor, II seems, mad been to Niagara and
to Boston, and what pleased him most he had
heard and seen at the Falls and what grieved
him most he had heard and seen at the Athens Of
America. The Professor said he spent
SABBATH IN BOSTON,
and was there stranger Arriving at hotel on
saturday evening, and having no knowledge OIL
ing, at another In the afternoon, and hearing that
q remarkable preacher was to speak in Music Hall
he turned his steps thitner in the evening A
vast crowd tnronged the house, thousands on
thousands. one of the largest religious assemblies
he ever saw within house. The subject was
"Speckled Birds" or something OF that kind, and
the speaker protested TO be aiming at doing good
'lt was wretched caricature OF religion the most
horrible trade disgusting by its vulgarity; turn
vulsing the audience at times with laughter and
giving them no idea OF the serious nature OF the
great subject to which their thoughts should be d.
rected."
Professor Christfeb dwet long and earnestly on
this discourse, which he evidently regarued as q
type OF the sensational pulpit OF the United
states, and he frankly declared that the lowest
German theatres are not so demoralizing as the
preaching he heara that night in Music Hall, in
the city OF Boston.
DR.. Prime assured him .that 1t was not type
OF the preaching in Boston or any other city that
the man who thus took public hall and drew a
tenance OF the intelligent and Judclous Christian
people OF any denominations; he was on his own
hook entirely and no just impression OF the Ameri
can pulpit was to be formed from performance
such as ne had described in Music Iall.u
DR.. Prime continues, 1.-THE Professor went back
to Germany. But when saw in the daily papers
OF this city an advertisement that the same man
would speak on sunday evening In cooper Insn-
tute went TO hear him, and If give you brief
description OF what saw and heard 1t mus. be
In the shape OF confession, Tor / was never in a
place before where was more heartily ashamed
than when sat III the hall OF the Cooper Institute
on that SABBATH evening, listening to what pro-
iessed TO be religious discourse.
"At the door was informed that the price OF
admission was twenty-five cents. Handing three
ten-cent stamps TO man standing inside, he
time u nthOgraph likeness OF the preacher; and