, 1874-10-12

eus a,,s ,amoctions. Whatevac older citios lin
ansa e nage to teach uH, ot IA gladly accept. i,
tanh naaa upon tho ioo u baas Of o:ustie ~.
,,n', Ua!.I I;ccofalng e; TO tho worln Last knonlto
eurely. "'" "' ~ oa''o'n'' A''
odn rasnn d rem s'a .s aomowhat material discus.
Of tio ro,a ns'se ,or aSf hmomentHs corsala pasea
lsse, hs7a occupied no largo nrneo In the p,ilia
prcaa Of tho country, do not VIII sncc},j'.. 10
ma1. mmaino. nor particularly to copni,,cr.
;nnn uas ~. t, aenE p1resson has bee made
thu. tint Impression hos not bcan Snynrah;a IN ~
sio interests Of morality. 10 mol urorcac in
vso" OF what l,as t'nnsprcd to say II toll yon
you no. claim to DO no wlscr than nv fcf-
have said In THIS pulpit. and that d ILL., ; tnat
tho position Of Henry Ward Doecher in liz mi.
pit Of Hlymouto Church Ia iii unnatural o1lr, and
Or doubtful! Influence And. while1 coucelo his
trangcendont ability a. aoemontzer, aud rscog-
nlze his groat u1ofu!ness in certain diree:1ona,
ana havc found pleasure and profit in much that
lio has written l,avo long felt that tho tiag-
mens whieli viii bo finally passed upon tic ID.
nehco OF bis 1ntpietry will DO At lonst doubtful
i,! h!,a Method Of work Is peculiarly his OWE. With
M,o.hoa .,ath, But q toau's work ia not limited to
Alnso,f. Others Boclug hta auccosa ha7e 10
pfont ny hH example, But they have thereby
a9no g, nafm 70 themselves and tho churches 70
teee1or ia not responsible for their folly in un-
u,eei.aalng ,e1 That they have not tho oapactyoY
htuces to d. Still tbs fact remains, it ID Lis a.
ample wh,eh , mas led them to undortako the taok.
aa a, ~ ts hs seSa sho famous preacher has
duced 1nto many congregations au elerucnt OF
weakneso. 10 far 40 he has dono this intcn-
tionalsy Or uni1ltentionaly, ho has done and viii
continue to do harm.
Passing from Brooklyn to noaton, you find =
man OF different mold, far inferior 10 thn H.
naoua rreaclar ct Brooklya, but QUO uio
ia impseaaing himself upon . portjua OF
New England In much tho aamo way.
sott!ed tied, over straight orthodox clurci,
lo breaches UniTeraa!lHm, Unitariansm, Ywo.
denborSianiau. DArHfninnsBm, ano8t anyEhIne
but tho ,gospel according to Oalvipism Ia
,7rites book in the Adrondacks that couaIua
print, and hecomos famous thereby. hs writoa
q book on tho horao, and Mr. Beocher honors its
author with all Introduction. Now, what Is to BE-
tle aud Of THAI What ia tho effects es si,ia
kind OF ministry On the hsbits Of sooiety; Had
NJ: Murray bean settled over congregation Of
different character, his work In tho Adlron-
dacks would have been fat failure. It was tha
absurdity Of auch man III such place that lift
ed him into prom1nonce.
But how long will 10 atsnd unless ha change
bis conrse. and what will be the fual Issue OF
Ills ministry have heard It various times Of
vehicles propelled by compresacd Btaanl II
aome convenient point there ia = stationary
boiler and other neeled apparatus. From tlls
tho tank which holds it. Tuo ysbiclo
moves by the foroa Of this steam
very nicely, It ia said, for Little while, but must
soon return for tro.h supply, since every foot
portion Of tie propeiling power. or course.
u helpless. Now. there arc good many people
III tho world whose coud1tlon this propulsion BY
compressed steam illua.tates. They afo moving
by tho precepta and examples Of wise men Of i
former generation: because tleis fathers and
nothera started them fairly in lie, or because
OF 4 certain public aentiment which shapes and
by? What. when this stock Of noble aentfmenta
gess low.-whcn those ma1ims Of pious an
ceHtry begin to fadc from tho momory,-wbat, in
xhort, will be their condition when fasly left to
themselyes7
It is al apparently very vol. 80 long - ona
can refresh himse!f at tho fountain; bnt, when
the fountain is dried up where shall Wo renew
olsr atrength7 II you. my dear fHond, arc iv-
ing OIL tho reapectabi1ity Of your family; Il ron,
man Of business. arc expecting to succeed BY IT.
kind Of work but That Which befits
simply carried forward by external aida which,
gradually withdrawing, will leave you powerless
| for good.
more deplorablo than that which leads
one to feel that scholarship, gepslemanly
conduct, aud hoaorablee dealing are i
| study I" said q young man to NO. =" What d
| tho uso Of going to college and gottinC COM
| prehenslvo education, when tho man With the
most brass and the least real moral worth has
the preference In many caaes3' asked, not
and tho substance ot his roply was thia: Iehou[d
| not succeed. I AN Of too sober and FERROUS
mold. The Church. like tho lyceu1n. ranta .
man who is cross between horse-j jockey and
a Christian gentleman, aud am not one Of that
kind. plain tslk. thought. ind hope not Vefy
widely true. But, alas that such should bs tha
thought Of eny young man Nlo loves the
oauHe Of his Master. and such should 10 the
teason which deters him from entering Tue min
istry. Brethrou, every man who occupies .
inquiry Shall yield to this scandaiztnG public
sentiment, tlia tendency to What is Called popu-
Arizng tho pulpit BY lowering the standard OF
morality; OF, shall resist it, aud, II need bo.
atupidisy in tho pulpit. Sturgeon, Of LonaoMp.
il not, ~ some think. buffoon, but painfully
earnest man, who keops straight to l't WORK,
Aud maintains tue prnpr{otias Of h's oslt!on.
The simple fact ls, the men who hold thss place3
in lending pulpits from yosr to year, .nd consrol
thought, are thinking, solid men, men Of braios
aud Character, whilo tho indoent and lns dlc!ens,
and those WHO rely Tor success upon a'sthing
aud 20 ~ tho seasons change. md
oTe what little influence :, thy havo
to tho people with whom they "sottle, -" rather
than to anything In themselves: ! h.'o sata
hs 10 ne ps fs sP{t ssa1n 10 i s To- .9pd
rnIInion nf former generation. Ne have
tn,; s1sSS fnas.I 9 Ct :s. Stse
, snas x, H., ,ooae onatorns Of the e1taSshod
Hyi relIGion % IN England. M II this country 70 shall
noycr ro.ura to IT. But IN laa7ing that tho dan;
cor 10 IN tho Substitution Of 10 amns bnal
ppioty which IL too s4allor to demand sson in
toleetuai honesty. ,,u.
European lotters furnished 10 ono Of Oh. city
sxsyof @ Me xaR my aa aags of S6xsa
~ somnsrah With tue corresponding claas II, this
country 7As9s mos, ;nas ysaogT IT, sn sssa fa9s
is .s'1i t,,a ''t t5atned akul Of this country ia
saapliiy a paaaing into the hands Of foreign .rs,
wGtIo or young men, trying to live bJ tl.eh
e,.pn d1 +,nf nraTs.fnnk