New-York tribune., 1875-02-23

r,,,or ana was beloved by her In return. He was
nearly SIS then, and she 25-s shy gentie woma"'
with conscentousness rs strong as hls own; s"ce.
and tender nature heart iu which her husband might
nud absolute sympathy and absolute rest Ii see"S '"
have nearly perfect marriage rs one ever GU
counters In this imperfect world. For time IL up'eu
Mr.. Gannett from his depression; out aii thro"]h '
six glad months OF betrothal the tired brain was giving
warning. Only few weeks before the weddineday no
wrote TO hs brides mother: 1t seoms to me am worn
out; yet. II could only believe were ogood minister
should be as happy mortal Ought to be In this
vordn Scarcely had the newy welded pair been half
wear in their new when the absolute breakdown
came The trouble nervous weakness, and the phy
sclans sentence OF banshment was absolute Mr. Oap
nett went TO Europe, at first aoDe but his WIG soon
followed lin. and they remained abroad nearly '"o
years. during which absence their only daughter
whom we OF Boston know and love, now, as Mrs kao
Gannett wells--was born. From this long Journey Mr.
Ganuett returned refreshed and restored aud better
able & work than ever before.
Following story of this European exile comes very
interesting account OF the Transcendental movement
In -Engand-a chapter headed with small but good
portraits Of George Ripley, Ralph Waldo Emerson ana
Theodore Parker The account OF this new departure
rapidly but clearly and most entertainngly given Is
full Of names TO conure with Think what 1t was to live
In those bravo days when such intellectual giants we're
youugi Emerson published his little book called
mature" He seemed to have set Channings thought
10 the music OF the spheres.
But he was not alone. George Ripley. another Uni
tartan @tnistsr no, yes withdraw from pmswG5H Inr
gland readers tho fresh foreign Thought In snort e
works appeared In Boston Libraries, as III some
Cores-band from tho New World. discovering In the
Old World an III Dorado OF the mind had come Oack
with spoil. DR.. Claiming used 10 meet some Friends
OF Progress aud discuss with them the theological and
social problems OF toe day. There was @ @iransceit-
and its pigrm-nembers met on tho road to Concord.
Margaret Fuller presided AT Conversations" Certain
drawing rooms became holy places. where rapt ones
cbatted in oraces and watched for inutons. AlcOtrs
school had already unioded strange wealth OF spiore
In ohdron's minds. DIR. Foen lectnred on Pdnihelsin
and lnudehty; Dr. Walker ON Philosophy, ana 'aueht
an unfamiliar doctrine. Mr. Furnesss new book was
out picurDg with reyerent touch Jesus OF the new
faith Orestrs Brownson sct up quar- on purpose
IL teach New Views" and soon, i'll the hands OF
Sv nthe uast never was on sea or land" began to
hours eternity. Some conntry-fok ana hsner
convention. and showed that they too, COme-1uters
from all churches, knew the secrets of the soul amOn
iuiI OF tHo divine" T4oir city bretnrcn next, unruy
Radicals Of every iber. fine aud coarse passed sharp
crIieisn all the established institutions OF religion.
Tne PnilanthrOpes, moreover, were ashr: lhe teu
porance movement, OF which Pierrepont was 10 10 lhe
puIpit-martyr; the AntiSIayeTy movement; and the
educational movement.
Tnen camo " Brook Farm the Paradise OF social
regeneration. This was Mr Rploys project and those
WHO were dwellers in that :ncent Elen-gray haired
men ana sober women, now-speaG@ @t NR'day' Win
certain gentle pride who should say, "We too, haYe
mOny with the heretics yet Mr.. Ripley called himself
"the child Of DR.. Channiug" and Emerson's remedy
for the church" first Soul and second, Soul and ever
more Soul "recas Or Channing's sublime IDEA OF the
divinity Of the soul.
There no arguing with Emerson "I could not
possibly give you OF the arguments you cruelty
hint at which any dOcine OF mino stands, Fol- DO
not know what arguments mean In reference to any
expression OF thought. l delight IN tellng what !
SO, ] am tho most helpless or mortal igeI.' -
answered our Transcendcntalist Next year tic
advance, reused himself AGAINST this new departure.
Twice already had lie TalD%d. Now he formally IN
deted before the asseD2ed Alumni Of the scloo as
the --latest form OF nhlehtv." TIE German philoso-
piers were pr1nouIced Atheists and Panthest' sense
ss my scs aud the home-Dred IraAscendentalis,s OF
New-EnglaD4 Were disciples OF their ioly: Al TINS
smphltt-debate spr0ng up; for George Ripley, VINO
could argue puOLshed letters 10 defend spln0zl,
scho.ern acher, and d. Wete from the charges, aDd
rebuke tie exclu,iveness that would act up among
Uni arians standard Of essentials for the Christian
ana thus abandon the very ground o thelr exist
ence as u body.
Then followed the story OF Theodore Parker already
told us by Weiss and FrOthiD CHAM. and only briefly
sketched here. Mr. Ganneu opposed TO the radi-
casm vi Parker but they remained friends TO the end.
After his return from Europe. Mr. Gannett made new
homo himself in " "Bumstead- place." AMI here lie
passed the brightest and happes years OF his fe But
they not without their gloom; for when he was
only 40 shock OF paralysis, after which the
of the right leg except TO suffer, forever gone
we're his lifelong companions They became part of
hlm-he signal TO eve and by when every knew
Dr. GanBett In Boston streets" But his activity
to have been scarcely impaired by this niso tune lie
could make extremely good time with his two canes ;
and he would JON mountain party, or conduct an
English friend to tie State House cupOa, or follow the
streets as long ne most men, and as fast.
In 1912 word came to Boston. DR. Claiming is dead
The tie Of pastoral association which had lasted for
kindly years was broken and Dr. Gannett remaiued the
sole pastor OF the Federal Street Church The next
death one that came nearer STILL and severed yet
closer tie On the Christmas evening Of 1916, the be-
loved wife went away from home and 6resde faithful
nus and loving children, iuto the farOn land Of
heaven; aud DR.. GIDnetts house was left unto him
desolate Theneeforward, Christmas was a Std aud
shadowed day III that hOusehod-a day whereOn re-
gret and remember Eleven blessed years she had been
his wifethe Of his 10 went by and he sought
no other. He was as loyal TO her memory ashe had
been TO her presence.
wish the skin mine, before I turn from this
charming book TO make for you sketch of the charac-
ter which, reading. have learned to love. sketch
that should dwell with you, DR.. Gannett's memory
dwells with those who knew him. WHAT he wrote or
what he preached-though he was admirable both
writer aud spcakerwas Of far less worth than what he
uas man unwordly and unselflsh that 1t was one
long struggle the part Of his church 10 persuade
to accept any thing like suitable remuneration for bis
servicesso given to hospitality that his house seemed
to belong almost more TO others than TO hmself-sO
sympathetic in the smallest thugs THAI the very
apple woman the Common made him her banker and
her conHiantso truthful that falsehood could not live
in his presenceso kindly and just that to be his enemy
was inpossiblel When shall We again such model
OF the Christian minister
have not spoken Of the death Of bis youngest
little fellow who went home after his mother
the building of his church Arlington-st or the
final resignation IN 1870 OF his ministerial dutcs-a res
guaon long delayed at the entreaty of his parish
finally 10 be inevitable. since bis strength was
failing fast Very after that came the end-tbe