, 1875-07-05
PLYMOUTH CHURCH.

DEDltATiLS OF TttE NEW NUILb1So.
Thn lnillcatory services Of tho Plymouth Con-
grcRational Church, cornor Of Michigan avcnuo
and Twenty.eixth stroot, woro hell yeuterdiy
nnrning in the preaoncc OF nh inmonso congsc-
cation. Tho beautiful church wns gosgeoNsly
fostooned and gnriauded by tho latltos and
hngo pyramid composed Of 1hs fairost t1owors
Of summer. waa displayed in tho ccntro ialo
Aftor aume fins organ music. singing Of hymns.
and reading Of Scripture lessons. the Roy.
W,tlisn Alvin Bartlett, pastor, proceeded 10 do
Iiycr tho 1ctllcatory sermon, taking ILLS to1t
from the fourth chapter Of st. Luke, eighteenth
md nineteenth vcrsos: "Iho spirit Of The
Lord Ia npon me- otc
That ho said, was h day Under aMapicos roonl-
iarly banign. II Ind tudor ita uyts roligion.
patriotism, and ntogrcss. II represented thoir
faith in tue hopdomadal Of the resurrection, Il
represented patriotism In being the snniyorsazy
of tho Declaration OF onr Independence, and al-
no IN being tho centcunial Of tho Revolutionary
ora.
Without considering those inspiring matters
at ALL it would still DO aulclent that they stood
thoro on sacred soil. conaocrated to Gods ser
rico: but, taken In connection with the gori-
ons rational holiday, 1t was M occaslon Of pu-
unltnr Joy and loyonoss. Fifty yoars after tho
signing Of tho Declaration, on TINT very day, tito
spirits OF Jctreraon a,ld Of Adams passad sway
from earth, mud, five yoarH later, Monroe followed
them to lis reward. It WAS therefore d day par-
ticarly lnlluwob and Banctiilca III tho annals OF
t.lo nstton. Besides, tLoy wcto living ~ con.
tennlaI ysar. III April 100 yours ago, J" tie shot
heard ro,lsnl the world Ind beeu brod n. Lex.
iugtotl. and ra-eci,oel at Concord. Ono hundred
ins.on drew Lib uword as rter-ll-chiof OF
! tho American Army at Cambridge. It WAS tn-
deed n yeav tint crashed and echoed oil over
with centennial lliRtory,-with tho memories Of
l .1+f, toL,AI okrtrt tfurn
| Around thnt coutnnnia! wore anchored tho
traditions, tho gIory tho hope. Of tho American
l,oart n,l tho pride OF tho American insollcct.
1t wAs like tito City Of Atllons rich In art, in
treasures, In 4clcnco, in lbcrafity. In cn3lghton
mont. and, abovo MI, IN proGross. It was thy
foundation Of kll TINT America was, aud Of all
that sla hopnd to be.
Tho 1,rcaclur tlon wont into somo moro clao
alc comparisons, not forgetting tue gortes OF old
Jettltalcm tho Rrandanr of tho Al ptno heights,
md M Moalnon'B atutuc Of tito Milo Apoko wlloa
Iils sun Of Egypt roHa upon it, " spoke tha 90.
Mus Of America wlon TIN rays Of Tho sun ol
lIborty first foil upon her soll.
Woi|. thou. might llo Hay that thcrn they lad
patriotism, religion, and progress anchord III tla
soxt, 1t waa - tue acceptable yoar Of tho Lord"
.atten with ali tlla! doar aud sacrod to thcit
loarts. The worry toxt which ha't boon quoted
by him was old oyon III tho days OF tho Prophet
lsaiAh, aud Jcsus lad Himself road It to tho
Jcws. 1Ie lad taken up tLo plaia old tcxt aud
giyon It . new and fnller Significance. It waa
strange. bnt true, that everything developed in
mot,srn Bcioncc, in modern Thought, l,al it's koy
md its inspiration in GoAts holy book
Everything til this great ago was advancing.
Geology, physiology, rI,ilosol,i,J' all were a!s!!n
10 tlleiitHrprots.on Of tho Scriptures, revealing
moro clearly the meaning Of tito inspired writ.
insn, aud swoopini; away t,1o 1nists that hal 10
lona obeenrod Tie eyes nd so:.'s of mankind;
by wllich Lo conla unlock orery star. oveu
~ ho might unlock trpas,lru Ul,eHt and taka
thorofrom the must, rrcolons Of lewolu.. Tho,
discoveries. Observe to olango. iha! had
swert Acruss tho aoo Of thu world In the last ll1.
drnd years. Wl1v wasi:1 locavsc thd uiad Of mar,
wnH disent1Irn1icl. Eocause liberal ideas bad
Of mal o;,t II tarlsnosa. Lnhor hid been Iight-
enel. Nature hcrtslr had been malo enhscrvl-
cut to the will OF man. Hc controlled tia clc-
n,anIs. 1Ao timo, Tho rrcac.lot believed, wa4
/ coming whom tle scientist uouid draw tho very
Lightning from tho clouds 10 mako it help to
man In tal,ns tho bnrdon Of lahnr from. h!s
H.onldets. It has! already been partly utilized,
as nsa s4nsa , s ssseAsy satsy aa e s's Il s e's,
tfarcd to investigate everythlng. Ho had
iao fear OF Lolt:,. Aud bars, aul wtlipa. for nd.
vuicinJ knowledge Alohg tho peths Of scenco.
) Wlao. wo had rpaced a!u,oBt cortaiuty in furo+
, toiilnx weutnor, by mo.,iss af mseoric obsasya-
! tiotlA. tlIoro wAs no paying What Bc.cnco might
not atsaln. Tho PREACHER allultd to tho tlis:o7.
rriea nadn it, the planetary hyAtcin Within 4
hllurt tina to tho improvements in tic telescope
eouct aluhs, bo iami|iar Will, everything iu tl,u
air. u tho wattr, und in tho bowels OF thu oart
.io.hins would 10 withheld from him md I'D
toundesl, was thu, great ally Of man In working
! o,lL This great eud.
Dr. Dar.lott ,sayo many Illustration, Of this,
aud connea 1y sayIls tlat sLs Church & 81 s!,
gtapplcl With the gren. wn,,tH Of tho day. They
. waited Clnrol. plain and Hervicenhla, not gof.
geouB and mystical. 1uBtoad Of going thso ths
1tl.. ~ t.,1r w.
] po, tAcY SHOULD begin whorn Jox,la tid ,pIaett-
| chliy. They should have the Church al nnohnl
irin in tie bad OF fath, pomef fels IN tue ooHl.
t inurty q recogn,zcd good, . vital principle, uos
y n tolerated Sunday ilttthnnce,
: When Chsist spoko Of tho Church lis mus
0 hays lncaut 1t not i'll the Beiso of building. Ia
i the architectural Wow, His church would bc I
= synagogue. Church ncant lto1ally. commit
D nifty OF rataonh belonging to certain faith, uoi
o d ,aere heap, or she'll Of stons and wood. aud
y nprsar. III derivation waa from, .lle Greca
They might call liaildluE el'lrct, In the san'
n hss ss. sAy Sy fh H. 's sps S 'o sIo.n
: dwelt.
J Ills architectural point WAS. houevos, only :
: secondary confederation. Thcre were. tea1lt
d a,ld tho GntlMo. All otler+ woro but m0aii!ca'
q stons Of these. rhoy lad an ecieotio ago il
o architecture. It la.l bocone Kind Of g,yant:s
o tailoring, ushde np Ut Mnny ,plcrta.
4 For h!s part. hb. plofeTt9d simplicity, good
It acoustics, and FREQ r. rather than Glasno lhto1
= gru,t'oa, and nrnamnnsal opasructiouH, Which
il laA1a preaching failure. pEod,,co1 -
!. aaph1tated raator. and morlbnnd co;r
. ar1gatiou. l1n hppad that tho aimp'33
% aud excellout conditions men.lun.sd
II existed i'll their uow building, IIe folt no dlll'
guilty iu speaking thorc. aud he loped liza a,ll.
II cnco had no difficulty In heasiug hitu. This VI
It great object to gain.
+ Fho prcschot tlien elo1nont!y alluded TO II:
Q bold FREQ, manly Influence American tdeas ~
h tie sprasd Of liberty lsAd upon tho huua,, MI!
II to-day. a hundred yeaEa s9o ignotuuce wss =
d ihat Unctess Of bedford. Oh reading Ut ~
l. world mas. to 10 destroyed in throa ysuS.
D. exclaimed, "yery sell; Ill pack p p
'. my things and 20 TO China:
10 HylvanA who. co.stury a4o. lAAlented tba y,
r. l,elliaps iandenelea Of "tils colnmun rcor'',.
because, III tho days of her grandmother. Hhsn
y wet day came, that venemt'a l4d, IN t11ts y
eb hose and thin shippers, could walk dry. .sl0d y