New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-03-02
REASON IN MOURNING.
The Rer John ". Chadwtk the Second Unarda CAsreh
Brooklyn

The R,r John w. Chadwick Second Unitqrda C1srch
Brooklyn
At the usual morning services in the Second
Unitarian Church, Clinton and Congresssts. Brook
lyn yesterday the pastor, the Rev. John W. Chadwick,
preached the popular faacy regarding mourning for
deceased friends. Among the things which he said were
these;
"For me to die ean said Paul in his letter to the
Philippians this sentence, perhaps, than any
other has determined the Christian view OF what ought
be our feeling about death. say the Christian view
Of what ought to Be the feeling for to determine
much Is quite different thing from determining the
feeling itself 1t will be noticed that Paul did not assert
the general proposition, Ito die Is GAIN and yet we
ought oil to feel that to die is ga and to be very glad
to Ego and to speed friends upon their journey
heayenward. All this has been inferred and preached
for many centuries but seldom has 1t been felt think,
except in where the ardors OF the theoogsn or
enthusiast have dried up all the natural juices OF tho
man. Paus assertion was for to die Is gaiu and
has only to consider his position In the world OF men
and things to understand how he might very
turally have this feeling. Life had for him
OF those ties which make for the most Of
cous. without living parents without wife or child with
out apparently, any strong feelings or personal friend
snip his anchorage quite dinerent tlng IRON t1aI
which holds most men and to the haven OF this
life. or those the dying leave upon "tnis bank and
unknown sea- something fairly expect put forth
after them at very distant time but there others
u
fuo ripen which Ia TO he the costly freight they
10 the lands beyond tho and with those who
must 10 be with those who tarry. Nor would every
DESIRE however dear the lost straighway TO follow
his departed friends The JOY OF live turbulent within
them. In the first frenzy OF their grief, there may seem
nothing left worth living for, but this feeling will uu
ately give way TO one more rational. They wilnot get
IT," as sometimes little carelessly they
will get under It; Will get the burden Of their grief ad-
tusted that they uphold IL without its crushing
them In southern city once remarked the ne forms
the laborers how straight they WERE aud now brayely
the spinal column held up the head. learned suisse
queny that this from carrying great burdens. SO
many man attains finer spiritual form from having
borne for weary days the burden of that
was almost insupportable. tMr. Chadwick here ex-
planned why Paul looked forward ~ death with 10y,
Darratng the perls aud prosecutions which he passed
through, showing how few were the pleasures. even
Comforts that frightened his earthly existence and de-
scrbng hisntense yearnng for and antcpaions OF un
alleged JOY In the future Afe But because the popular
theory OF the exceeding sinfuness OF sorrow breaks
down In almost OF actual trial. 10 does not
follow that 1t is theory that exerts no influence upon
the lives OF Borrowing and dying men. IL exerts |
influence and that OF tho most baneful char
so.eE. AZ u death were poi VI Itself hard enough Gu