, 1875-07-23
ENGLAND AND AMERICA.


Dem StAn3cy's E0Mrtl1-uf-JulY Srr-
mon.
PII Malt tfltzett, JHly5.
Dean stanloy preached At Westminster Abbey
yesterday afternoon On Matt xxi, q aud, after
explaining tl,at tho worda '.rnca" and "fout,''
tho use Of which WAS condemned by Christ, wero
to DO taken ns typ0s Of all contemptuous OK
proHsonH moro or lcsa vir1lle1t lo spoke ut some
longtl on tho eyils Of indulgence III such modes
Of Hpcech and Of tho wisdom Of those wlio
avoid them, oven at tho sacrilce Of bril!iancJ:
Quoting tho ptoyerb that 'cu.ses, liko yonng
cllickens, always come homo to rooat" tho Dean
put In vigorous plea against pnrty namcH; fur.
while ho admitted that tl,ey arn not always un-
dcscryed that some called fools toally arc fools,
| Hono called rebels really ure robols SONG called
atheists really aro atheists, soo called hDretios
real1y arc herolcs, noEnu called BchlsmAtlcs real
~ aro 6cl.[smltics, aot,e called !Aolhto1B really
nEo doatora, ho argued that Hilch terms are too
often only mod at random, and aro often applied
| to Tho good and wiHe, ard honco hro only Ut to
| be cast with tho refuse aud tho ofral into tue
| Vai'ay Of IIinnon. They aro THO slang. Of the
religious or tho roltlcai world. just III the CON-
mon vulgar abuse Of conversation is lilo nlang OF
tbs scl.o0lhoy Or Of society. Quotug tho oxproa-
sun Of all AloxAnlrian divine Of tho fourth ccn-
tury Which had been recently quoted by a mol
ern divine with apparout Batiafaction. .-dor,1s,
anti i-ChrtssH, r'anincs, Jows, polythc.sts, athe-
lists, dogs, wolves, lions. chRmoioons, eols
hornets, ]ooclles.-the DeNn uaiu those and like
worde had lghtel up tho flames Of rersocutlon
and death which had not long died o,it. So, too.
| tho mighty nlastor Of Eibes in Franco had uheI
| wosda Which, when utterad. seemed to 10 like
moro aashes Of summer lightning, hut which had
fctl to o1ents in Which many nobls. prelato,
priest. aud paa.or had porisl,cd and Church aud
constitution had been lcyeled in tho dust.
Whothor Id the mouth OF an Athnuaatus or Vol
| tairo traca" and "moia" produced shstr nat
| llral fruit In fire, sword, md murder. SO, too,
Il. clu1chos aud in nations tho Dean traced tho
Banlo results from tho same causcs. and oarnestt5
| pteadod for creator exercise Of brosherlr lovo
among pooplcs and among ChrtstianH. Apply
Of July. which ue3t year would roach its hun
| drcatll celebration. the anniversary Of the
Declaration Of American Independence, Of
the breach bo.weon tho mother and tho
Of the grcnt country, beyond tho Atlantic waro
indeed our brothers, In senBe III which no other
two great nations OH tito face Of tho earth wero
brothers, for they moro Children OF tho samc
| fathers, lnerito1B Of tho aAne traditions, speak
Ing tho Same iAnounge. protesting tho sanlo TO.
| lgion, rejoicing In tho Same faith aud tie aauao
hopes. No doubt each had It's tonlper sofely
tried, and It's pnsaions rousod. tho elder by the
tLe less strong ,.oro the bonds which united
them Bitter rs had bean the frat feelings foa-
tcted by tue rocFiuloations Of King aud atateB-
men swiftly "a tho words Of onmlty had boon
| tossed across tho ocoAu-"raca from ono,
"mosa" from tho other; "tyrant from QUO,
| "robeI" from tho otllor-the wound had aopn
been healed, and tho Declaration of Indcpeud-
enco VIM tho birth OF new friendship. How
public prosecuted himself gladly at the Court
Ut England and noH, asked the pEoach-
er, what American is tlero vino Is not
proud OF the ancestry which once ho spurnod.
tie namo Of Wasnlugton2 After expressing tho
pleasure ho felt Ia buing able TO welcome All
aminent pastor Of tho United States to tho Abbey
pulpit, who century ago would hayo been !ln-
Ill. Il faf
| tory which tho two nations needed, for each had
| Its faults, which mona could correct 30 we'll h8
t!,oso who were Of common lineage, but u was
IN Indispensable condition that each should MP.
pIoach tho oslser not ~ a foo, hut ~ . brother.
It was tT,te Of nations ~ Of individuals, that
truth, egon II It wore praise spoken iu hate saH
gall aud wormwood, and that truth. eyon II it
wera TO blame, spoken Ia love Was selcoIne, aud
Icy to those who reopen tho breach. and glory
to the pcaoe.nakers, who, by cancellation. by =
determination not to give or to take onense,
by careful abBtlneuco from insult, hare
knit tue two ilatiana to3othcr III tho QUO col-
nunion aud fellowship OF good deeds, gEeae
thoughts and uudyinE lopes OF future In
which both Ilasions will feel even more than theY
do now that sholr Institutions, their literature
and thoir Church are better worth uniting aud
pteseryinK, bccauso ln another hundred yoars
thoy will have uutgrown mauy weaknesses aud
advanced IN many KrAcest and will have gained
from tho experience Ut beth henlisphores mora
light, creator warmth, greater CHARITY. greater
seriousness, aud trlar lnsgllt into tho means
Of improving. with deoper knowledge Of tho
means Of communion with God. "O!l," said
tic Dean, in conclusion. " may the children of
thoy wcro lewn with all undiminlsl,ed conviI-
tlon that its faith and PRACTICE aro basod upon
tho l!ock OF Aqes; and may tho nations Of
the Old World as they watch the etar
Of cmpire moving westward. feel that even if
they tako Tho wings Of tho morning and ileo to
tho uttarmosl parss Of tue oarth, oyeu there also
will tlod load theiu. and 11la right hAul will up
| hold tAeni."
A Novelty In 6igns
hrs Just bocn Introduced hero by H. ]. DtoWney, Of