, 1876-04-17

urging evory good citizen to turn ont nnxt Tnce,
oay shd holn 10 dofeating tho regime OF law lssE
fetlnE. NV Ne" o"'
IN MEMoRlAM,
TEE LATE GEN. WEBSTER AND wlLLiAM X. poouxf1
--sEnMoN RI rnor. Bwtso.
Pfof Swing pseachsd to large congseRstfot
yesterday morning. In sloyicker's Theatre. lii
theme Was " Roacc.ions il Memory Of Con,
Webator and William E. Doggest." The sermon
wA aa follows:
~ere gentle among you.-f. Thtasc.on,a,r, IT,, 81.
Three thousand yoAss ago saRo bal t1ts.
covered tlst tho young rere taught by nothing
40 much ae by example: Tie obscrvhsion Of ii,
tho declaration matlo by the nt,ciont II man ID
Tue great example Of all tho worlds children, It
must 20 bccauso tu nsan no al tako tho deepest
rosah'o inte!est. The social quality In tho soul
INC STUDY ot rlan. OF should lore any gcono ~ ID
!osea tho landscape Of tlo human heart. Tbs
paper u opened e1gcrly each morning that tha
aeaasr a@ may know "hst man in saying and doiug,
U.s. aod ne iio'0 ali has1on ns 'na 70 ''Gana fsa1o
u our fellows are getting along with thoir
taa p,rheaoa OF mo gIess msstafy.-wltE the prob
O. marriage, or DEATH Tha biography OF Sir. A.
=. Stewart VIII q wass road like chapser from
tue Ataoian f'ghss. and This ,ioep iotoros. will
sp.,,ns up lroso the common friendship tho pym-
Pa&hy pet"eah man 7tld man. Carlyle pays ve
all !ovo to gaze at tho 1oms Of st. Peters. sim.
PLY because uann built it. wAl!o we think lttIo or
the ataE.fletted dome, where Arcturus md OEion
tho sceneaa in bumau lite, aud leoco to il ths
novelist turns for his AouootioD, tho drauati.f
for ltls tragedy. the hatorian for his chaptcra oi
thrilling interest. Hcnco. We children Of tho
hchool.housa w,u are hitting hero In this world
GAT after uaY. f1nttHutlV RstiHrit7fv In
cannot afford TO PASS neg!ixontlY over nnv OF tho
pages that contain tho record Of liso. With
less . loss may no slight The scionco Of Tynla!l,
Or tue mathematics Of q Newton. Or tho p:liion.
otphy OF srsurer. "Ths proper study Of tusn-
EInd is man.
1h'a long intrndH2tion scenla ncccesa:y today
to pteparo yo1 10 listen 10 nomo thoughts that
ntlse now ovcr tho graves Of two ,aca sla ,ycto
ohiv lew weeks 6ance numbered u.n5n: the
living. but who ar8 non counted among tbe
dead. It ts SO difficult to 1.-Two well this ;fr, ~
many arc gl7lng array A.aoug IT. ioIIIes and e:ns
snat y bocomea W to look Iong. aud so:e1aaty,
aud lovingly. as tltoso uho haye mastered tbs
Hsnatlon Atd lave closed mp earth's accoun: in
perfect beanty aud pence. Let lis roioico tin:
NO are to mediate today not over thu ilo.ocs Of
the battlefield nor oTer merchant princes that
genius that leaves trntl OF aptendor, u,etaor-
like, on the SKY. but only over thu names OF two
Christian Rontlenoo, oyor WHOM wa cat nc.v
say, sa Paul once said "Tho5 Of mon sought no
with tho qulet beauty OF this Easter Sunday thai
Wo are to think OF two citizcnu who weto gontle
among us.-Gen., Nebsser anu Mr.. Doggett. hut
no must uot think and spoak In the language ot
panegyrc. Lot uB ass OF them only to lend III
enough Of their momory to holp III 10 tsal that
the truths Of our discourse aro not cold abs.rac-
tons. which Will neyot be fulfilled On earth,-
that they arc tho living and valuable fac!s OF So
cietY,
Let "a recall to mind now that uhcoeyor vs
E0tEQ roll Qf Pfcns Cf1a ft.,&l
nsod, OF should live. We arc negligent boyoau
cxcueo 1t me Bhal! include orators aud pooto,
anh Inventors and EmpoEors. Kings aud states.
wera "gantlo among US in tho Paulua acnso.
In It's barbaric talso tho world seas frat tho
warrior aud fol- after bin WITH loud shout,
II learns altar long experience to coufesa tho
work Of a wso law-maker. II crowns wifi
laurel tho wreatler and with olive tho poet. Uy
slow steps 1t comes to confess the nohienosa Of
tho iuventor's bont; it Wlll walt for tho highest
typo OF civilization 10 como before it will confess
tbs lonor and inlniss worth implied in tho
word "geutleman." And yet that Ii tho word
which above all others contains meaning TIM
eau most bless the ptcsout. Could that admita-
tton which for thousanda Of 5aans has followed
tho chariot Of the conquetor ami King, aaI
v4ch has madc poasa-laurento. onlY bo cath-
ored up and poured for generation upoa those
whose temples are those Of only Christian gou-
tlemen It would be tbe boat application OF Au.
'nau loye ot.all history. Tho psophc, Isaia,
tnnEca great sport OF those who act up aud
ofrescd Worship TO gods that could not ropdor
hetn any Assistance. ''Ther lavish gold out OF
The bag, and wogl silver in the balance. and Aira
> amits. md he makcsh a god they fall down
and worehp It. They boar him upun tho slon,-
der and carry HIM aud Bet lfin up in his placu
and he ssandoth. but TO could uot move from
hs place. aud whom ono shall cry unto Tim In
:annos auswer nor sayo lin out ut his trouble"
Dur world ia Htl!l too much liko tho ono aoou by
'ho psou4ss. The goldsmith, or the woighof vi
'.lscr or tue caprice Of tastc. de.ormnos tho
quality OF our Hods, and. 10 =! vhcn tbs limo Of
roubc comes aud tho nation or the city csiea
into theno DaeonB or Nebos. they cannus
Ins rer nor aave out OF trouble. Iu tho teuapcn
II mankind there aro images Of mighty ouu,
ndoed' and fro1a them ecciety has drawn w.s-
lon and inspiration, but tho happtcss
"a Of earth will come when the public mind
hall have leavc 10 loye noble, gsntIe, uprjsLt
loatt moro than II !oyea tho uan,o of rrnsidcnk
y Renius.. Tho world does change its tAsse. 1t
loes not admire efoArostler aud tho sworasmsn N
INCA Il did. It would not nov compliment an
tchil!es for being swft OF foot. II sees no hero-
SIN IN war. uuicas tAa war bo for sublime
'auso: 1t admiscs thinker OF 4 poot more than
! mafkHrnan and phlanthroplst more than
gladiator. Tho public enthusiasm, Ia aiwaya
changing tta Base, and hence wo may hops tor =
lime when q Christian gsntIoman Will 10 The
shape Of msnhood tho world will behold will,
Ihs highest delight.
Tho truo "Chnssian gentleman IL rising in
public favor. The phrasn is historically JUST.
10 idoa OF gentleman cotnea mora from Chris
tianty than from all othos fountains Of Thought.
Not only docs tho spirit Of high manhood pez-
vade tho New Testament. but tho actr.al gantIe-
nes AFRO there, md tho written taw OF their
1io 10 that the Testament 10 both a science
nf thn art. At ouoo Is teaches Ia
paint aud produce grost paintings. AL tho words
1T Christ were laws for TIC creation uud iuspir-
ing, not OF military deBpots. or uauzpers, o.
salnElorioua. lords. OF ambitious eelt.aooters.
ant Of SIMPLY upright. Bymmotrca! men with
whom duty should be HreatDr than rirhca nr
fame. Tbs best delineatioa OF ! gentleman to
Do found III any. part Of literature, a.c!tnt or
aodern. lies IN the lettors Of st. paul. lle has
ful thau tho cheEuos of Raphael or the A1ation-
IN Of MuFiilo. 1t n affirmed by czitica that tho
uatlonuas Of tho older msstorn wero too lixed Ia
eaturo and seomcd ali Of ono pattern, a. though
he Mother OF Christ had nsyor cherished moro
han one eniotion. and had eu3oJed only ono
bought. 1nso such mechanical school cAtno
lurillo, bringing to tho ideal mother all tha
a1esy OF expression that can shadow forth
Weot soul. Thus. 1t tile hands Of tho common
OHt 0f d6tinAntOfN mi ut t,nr