, 1875-01-11
CERRlT SMITH,

| Nehhfl 1tNf
| sermon hy s;ia gscy. Robert C0Ityer.
Tic llov. lsoborL Collyer preached Yesterday
morning on the late Qorrt Smith, taking AZ his
| text:
Mark Tie perfect man and behold tho UPRIGHT, for
| the end u HAT man - peace. is. 1x1s!I. :y1.
think the time will come when ne shall begin
to mako calendar Of tho sainta of tl,fa nav
| world. which will blend naturally with that Of
onr statesmen, patriots, soldiers inventors and
[ writer's OF Creat books, III our nIn,a.lacY and
histories, and be conncd as essential an element
in onr greatness and glory ~ the greatest and
best beside.
imagine also that when this in done, those
who iivo to it will And that ty some enre in
atinct, born Of our new life our calendar will
differ widely from that which Inns gradually come
to 'ta out Of the old timcs. It will bo record or
those who have won distinction for tho lofti1,ess
of thc1r religious character who Layo lived in
Tho world rather than above 1t, and, true to
tlio wllole truth rather than to some rpccal
word or 1t, Enyo made their mark "a
ruFo and holy men through their identity with
~ H. all true Wa,s, lAthor slan through tlel.
1eoIaslofl from liz III any wnF; OF whose doyoEt-
nees We shall near hut little willis va hear
great deal Of tl1etr devotion, for their Religious
hcrVlees viii be not in woru but 1T decd I'LL, IL,
tt''th. VIC eail nd. perhaps. that they rather
grudgcd the time Hpellt OIL tloir ncco,1t III
communion with Heaven, which might be turn
eti TO batter account among tho rtcrn rcat,eA
of life, and cared b1t little about making their
own calling and election atlre, while there uas
another nlan In tho world they could pluck az
brand from tic burning. aud Nllu.h holiness was
himrty hnt entirely whoicnnpe. according to tho
tnt'tsu, o of thclr nlanllnod, touch thunl wbero
yuu Mill.
And when that timo coues think mv friend
Gcrrit Smith viii ataud aE good o chance Of can
NUN nitFft ina II.
Of our generation. For il tloy aro to noasule
him by Bnell u standard OF goutlness ~ tbis
lave pointed out le has lott no bcttos man that
l sno% of behind hn. 30 1 want to touc!.
mo in conee:ien Ni!l his life aad Character AZ
thy truo, 1atto -ssav Ha;nt, to noto
fitst-lild nat'l'.,
iSrunti--.:la 1t..Itr:
FoHi7h--Thc cn,cl;l Ion.
And tn ray fist: That in his nature be sscu,s
to have let.!I u1,t uf the most fortunate OF men
IA ruspess they will all bn wo insrribe in lie
new tacadEr 10y VIC thall have 10 sce that good
ncrs, al certainly rs genius iB In its nrua' es
fonce EIt Ut Goa, and ip this aotso il not
of works. lest anv man s1ou|l. toaHt n.ld tlat
willie ii, tho old oruor Of Haiuts tic bpay was al
llo account. and vas ateatlly treated III n thing
to he detpikca, 10 be scprchcd and frozen. anu
starved. mud t1ngHcd. aild trailcl through tie
lnire, mud TORTURED viii 1lair-clotl sud spikee
and u,ate to sit up nlghta when 1t ought lu l,e
4EiHGb H1fk dIfu AlI Tho JidlV jfjsaf, If ft,nt
uum,ned m. aud DAMNED iat N thn uo,, .,';t1i1
prosper nuI Col might be rIotiled.--niy1ntt nttc..
ti.y aatnt wis il nil tingB Tho coutra,lictjuu io
thiB uuiy and eyil coucentiou Of tt,o tro.t Ett, ~
sv far III such I1o rsoa ost of tIo ,Ts rnu p'u
ErenIs Of q rIotious buav M. mn esnccio ,to. Nv.
tierrit Bmt., iaI u,,o as soasssint u,,,
noyo lhoy ayo sun,eshi,r haiier NJ Ian vo,. s a,
may Lave on tue eartl. IN sono far future. Va W.
hayo right to. expect that, when
made since tho stone uus Lut IN co,,,,, ris', a,o
viii, tlie "reut majority Sf bis saIioW.m,. sa
wnn 1ar ii adyancn a, j,a nm IN lila rc.I, ~ ~
and Ind rather tl,st hodv ,l,Tr s,,a,, ha t,, ts;n
We s,are in con.rou. Ta via. dam "n n,nans ,nas
knitted, a1'd ele:l, wc'losod, well-fed, aid we'll
II fran lie irs. tsy to Tie ast enoa amI ~
,aval o,c nv Tin trmnta nr ia 1in, si,ant ~"
inv riota natura1 orrn,,xetnn @ ,r,a Wy a saos., &
tfoe t,lsI noyer kuew mn vhn n1 ,To ~ III haxa ,a
nourrd out lIH own sl,uro nara enme fn1iv lsd
e trnt.; In ,na,titsont ,,o's',a ~. maa
fnr T., a mnnamfn ',o ro" ~ w "sta
rat,,J to In sni't from In ia fnvntias aha
wnr M raw ,a,, ara va any c"n on',r @ o' e