, 1875-11-08
CHICAGO, MONDAY NOVEMBER g. 1875.

speak Of the encoursqemsnts rhlch biz denonh.
patton, scn mose especially hls Church. bad 70
cl4eer and tpauirs tho.n instAncing thoir noble
record Of uecfu1ne.s in tho past their nc" Ani
hts'Actys church edI1ce, increAstoR congrega-
tloaa, tho Fortunate location Of their tempe 10
: =, dtesf!ct rapidly filing np. With az excellent
tho ltkoral Church, Itn announced that while
tho funded dsbt o' Tho society had nos
been rndlccd from its normal hnonnt
OF $4,000, The apstinr indebtedness bad
meanwhile hecn eutirer paNi on within
a few nhoths and the 6oeety had Al ,0D0 balance
10 lts treasury. 10 rightly nan tilesn material
and moral advantages thu church nesied. !lor-
nser, rehiith 9t zeal. reYisa! WAS needed. not
in tho accepted technical h-nHa of Tint term,
hut a rc.ivsD Of church interest ol moral t'lr-
poee Of religions sympathy aud faith. Tnia
church. like MI others, dnsiny tho ptsvaiug hard
times ~aa lothful antllnd1'reFen:. But apathy was
QUO Of Tue eesau deadly ans. and 10 urged thotn tn
IeAve their egoilhm. aud labor for The Go,d nt
tile church and The community. Thus only
could she's nustain tlleir reputation as Ill oArnent.
hssmontous. and hara-0orking. hoc;etT. Ar.
WonEk1 coucu1ed hsn SERMON with Tie Following
announcement and farowo'l.
And II &his church neeis t1sHs of all h revival
tuch ~ have indicated II needst second3y and
lnparatfve}y, now nnsser. II you only Aae"
HON hard it il fur mo to ess that 1t would b.
harder still II had not forcsoen tho n~ed Of aar-
ing 1t 10. moro tHAn vaar paxt. mud 70 gfn!usI7
accustomed rnysel! 70 the Thought Of ha1'tsnt'on
from you. 10 peculiarly close haB h:etl my r.
]atiou with titis ohurcll And this peorlo Tor The
past six years, no near and dear Ia u,e arc lho
individual members Ut our psrir}l, tnas hayo
shut my ayes poselslousfy, aud refERo1 to rcco5-
nizo my physical disability, until DOW the hEtst1u
Of oserworE aud the approaching fieorH Of oar
wntry CLIMATE wArn ms that nlust ihy down
the WORK and for = timn al least become
voluntary exile from Chicago. For your
Hako. however, ~ well - my ut'n. this word OF
i new face and new forco in your pulpit. 51y
measure OF strength in not eauhl to your locrohs-
Ing tlernaud It. nsver veil to postpone or T.,
pfo.rac. an Issue wicl. is eeen 70 DO inevitable.
iicuce, nv resisnat.ou ~ pa4to. Of THIS chusal
ZOOS tuto tho hands Of your Trut.ecB to-day, al
AK for i.y epcedy sna kindly nccoptsnce. Ny
membership in this eoclety i u!sh to tc:ain ut
long Al i1yo. h!lai} asp aeop my sitting herr.
10 that w!ea sasssit this tea!. familiar plaza.
ia Which hnra spant 10 manv Of tho bost houre
OF nv Inter tfe-a1,t, bone often to revisit il.
II rhaIl find ny place pr repaired for nc as OF old.
know thin tlcciaiun OF nina Will tr,n8 pain to
many Of tb,s cong1 egatson, hoxeyes tucsr judg
mcnt unsy npt,roYs Of il.
1 aLoaid tIluk very poorly Of nlY mlDintry If
! the tender regard yot have sl,orn Tor me dur
tTv nv u1x vars etar we're not merged into ten-
| dor regret 1t parting But mr. o1n gr,ci must
naturaj7 be greaser tnau yours, for my loas ls no
| much rreatcr.
j ioys Inc privilege Of benC your rinisttr,-a
| relation Ia 20 valued above nIt else on cath.
Let ma thank thus publicly as huye 20 pftep ii,
!
honorable eny in winch YOU have conceived your
| par, or slla rotation between paetor and poopin.
| You hare a1vats Rccordtd mo q FREQ pulpit
| yhete / could Hpcas nv most piucer,
! &nl advanced thought without let Or
| hinderuucc, Our vionh did not aiwa,A
! co.ncide. It has not baen though:
| ueccasary tha. tAev always should. lua
| hayo listcnod patiently. willingly, TO many rad.
ical atlirsnatious many novel sentiments. frou'
tLis pulpit. necauso you behaved they wore die.
tstca bF the Erlft Of truth and you held that TO
| DO higher tna, any set form Of ttuth ssse!t. ics
there has been substantial unity Of south
| between ua aid the aesot ito harmony OF oas
| relation has nuvor once been broken during our
wIlose mutual nc luan,auce. believe nle, have
| valued this freelom aboso oil o'sc. aud priced
! the opportunities il gnvn nc to cook the truth
| auh utter It, hayo not Always been equal III
! tho responsibility thus put upon mo. bnt have
sought the higher vision lovingly, 1ongngly,
! and tried TO E1se you ms most hontat aau car
nest thought. This pulpit has become to me tht
dearest, most har1eh place iii tho wot!d. uosel
euter it without feeling tho commaod to tinecrl