The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-02-07

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p,s.r.ss % am i Rev cs. asst y. Homer rec
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rs great alsersnon hey YOU'D narrow Dr. Homer
seldom OF Oh one Amly more frequently tnsn an
ether. this - en- are Of scandal DR.. Homer
sssss.s nssasl T.ssas on soss pri" s ana
poaey. Ne ~. ase feAaer and z iAr average ser ser,
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r~specfsr Of tersona People are anding cot that
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IN srsasl,a @ Kew Soss 's au sn'' seSsnss. D. B..
rector OF a. Ann'> on The heighAL he 10 ,
a.a.s "a cas sm sas s rsss and h' ehs.ai
,empsred. Nc arecu thinss Angncan from
90 si;sr s'o.a as sermons are 1 elegant
WIN rounded sen'ences and eld-tashioned.
ssss,s 10 s,srs.son anu me ro s
.ns ~ hls voice Is wondsrialiy cultivated IL
ss 20 s .n s s aA,sr. oas q,
h.m a. zoe man .ho eAa throw i've tones INTO
or0tund. baritone. pectors aud tenor Ia he bens-
oiction most enectusly. the arr Of me- yocaIism
but 4 tsat hearer proceeds TO examine me sermon
ITSELF sGa not u mere delivery, he vii nna that
and ga go vita vosasrial iac.nry Of expression.
lie - popuiar lecturer, ME posrprAldial
ppss s es"re. ns IN rrprsseorns !, IN ,ne
Evangelical AAaance. OF wnch ne n . leading on
cial. 10 ans tb.elox, Dr. schemes Is WA. may be
Junction either 60 Low or High.
kzv. o. HyArf SMITH.
Rev. jeremiah Hyatt smith i perhaps befter
Known tasa Any other Bspilst preacher on Long
IL anu HIS Antrcioss COMMUNION ngnt within
ses BOUNDS 81 sis e~n aenom.nAtion sna sas IS.
advertised him- He r. funny man. very funny
man Jokes. puns, parodles, qulps, iests and
sice o. hllL d course there sub.sratum
OF earnesness IN hlm. bat a. IL Is not get Ia
dignity he does not get Que credit Tor H. he u .
short plump. D9slilng ntt.e man. With Intensely
black eyes. And Snort comoatiye black hSif. grow
serve for s cannon r sa wsa, h. s ssss IN culture
he makes up IN originality, wit and 'Oounce."
hky. kECsEN JEFfRky. u. ID.
As unlike Ar. smith as possible Is Rev. Reuben
jeffrey, ID. a.. pastor OF the Marcy avenue Baptist
cnurcn. lie u man o. much dignity ,horoagn
orator. Ills ILLUSTRATIONS are almost classical m
tnetr slmp iciiy and strength, ana his system" IN
compactness. lie breaches ex teTapors and has the
rare AGILITY 10 sausfy TIE lew ard draw the many
and he Is also celebrated as a .'cnurcn ouders
either establishing new churches VI aising mori-
JUSTIN D. FULTON n. D..
OF the Hanson place Baptist cnuron. has made Q
good dea OF noise an ne papers. and II not quar-
relsome man has adm raply succeeded IN being
the occasion OF quarfeliing In others. HIS tilts
with Mr.. Theodore hilton, Rev. G. r, Pentecost
Rev. DR.. Patton and Me-srs. smith and Jenefy are
well known. His speciality has been hetcheing
his brethren and fanoying that ne was the excu-
sive second baud recipient OF "tpe truth once de-
nvered TO the SAINTS" lie has re.ormed, how
ever. and no more RES TO shepherd all the other
no mastsr wne,css ne Was orsea out Or Sa"e
1t up voluntarily. crude. LOUD, ha-educated. dog
matte, he Is nevertheless bright, ready energetic,
WI nnf n N n n fnF az f*n ~ o
He can iairlJ hold ms own ia any ned IN which
he does not unfairly try W boss ms brethren. II
resolved TO begin u new career OF work IN BrooG-
policy, which has oeen papable allure.
REV. DIR. PUTNAM,
Rev. Alfred Putnam, d. d., DR.. Parley's sue
cessor, is a SLOW, scholarly, cutiva'ed anu rather
heavy preacher. he IL man of discretion, dig
NIFTY ana critical talent. In theoogy ne Is moder-
ate. sae and tolerant He makes neither ms
esteemed anu respected. He pastors a rich nock
and wisely conseryes the results OF nis prede-
cessor. His place IN the Unitarian train IA that OF
the brake and the coupling IN one. As rule, he
neither exceeds nor dsappoints expectation.
REV. JOHN CHADWICK
Younger blood Is needed ia Brvoxyn Unitarian
ISM and Rev. John Chadwick pours 1t In. lie Ia
poet, adreamer, q novel writer. an essayisi aud
critic. He Is the + o;hins ham OF Brooklsn, bar
ring the denvery, which makes tue New YORK man
pleasing. Than Mr.. tnadwIck's delvery nothing
could Do more exasperatn2. lie drawls. and
almost cries, not with tears, out with tue crying
/ tone. aud his voice ID thin, feeble and strained
writes with the vlgor OF originality and the finish
OF an essayist. HIS dscourses tend more toward
that sect, Tor ne WORKS IN . way rather to repel
outsiders than TO win them. he Is intolerant OF
orthodoxy. and ne protruaes rat'onaiism onen rs
traditions he has none. Allowance Tor difference
Of views and education he shows little OF. He -
attempting the polygot iconociasm OF Moncure ID.
CONWAY, but ne LACKS his art ana his mello wness
Time WILL however temper down Mr.. Chadwick.
The area OF truth will enlarge to his eyes, He viii
gain the c0tnOlIClty and culullkeness oil MIND
which SO broaden and strengthen man.
OF the Clermont avenue universalist church, has
taken up valiantly the cungels OF MS faith, and
has beaten Its tenets INTO the heads OF not lev:
He has fallen into line with Inc poIemical and
cr7sading spirit which has possessed his Demon
nation Of late in this vicinity. HIS sermons are
iu study. his delivery OF them Is animated and
appropriate tie Is young man OF bright prom
tnan Brooklyn does not snap hun up, ss has hap
pened too often in other cases, Or. Nye VIII make
MS marx on the church life OF sac city.
DRS. PORTER AND CARROLL
Brooklyn was settled and nance oy the Dutcn.
More aggressive and progressive nauonalities
soon overiald hollandic Influences. The Refoi med
churches at TINS day are few. Rev. Ebert s. Por-
ter and Rev. Joseph Halstead Carroll are he Two
more notable Brooklyn ministers OF that denom-
ination. Dr. Porter has just celebrated tne
twenty.hfh anniversary OF his pastorate OF the
Besprd M pan sas' n on
the one very well fts into the past the other into
the present Dr. Porter Is conservative, stub
siderable part OF Williams ourg. he has enwrapped
himself round and impressed himself on her in
stituitons. II her local paper does not 60 rgnt
he Will lend hand or give Il box on the ear
He IL ripe scholar and good reviewer. he ID
pastor OF his church Ia very real sense, ana ne
scruple to let his brethren Of otner aiths
know when they are DlunderlDg. In the neart OF
civ ne ills out excellently the Old time rural
feature Of local lie winch made the minister the
''best MANI IN the community. Dr. Car.oli 10
mild, shrewd. pleasant, gentle and tactical he
would be good politician, reassurnR family
doctor, the ladies' dellgnt on the Stage, SAFE
ONCE counsel at the bar or scholarly, tender
critic ON the press. He Is prodlgious worker 20
boot. lie mas organized MS church nom she Dot
tom up, attracted considerable numbers and set
working IN them influences which viii issue Ia
homo9entty. II mas been new and uphill Work TO
him. The mistakes OF his lie had been Ia taking
hold OF churches an1icted and handicapped with
| cranky patrons. TnIs time he wrought on DEM
ocratic and independent iine His labor now nas IN
| IL no elements 10 hamper normal development dc
is dramatic and tasteful preacher, Thoroughly ac-
| Qualnted with the oest sermonica standards. lie
| Mas trained himself out OF redundancy into CON-
| pacruess OF expression, and he has sncd on many
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