New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-11-15
MELTING or THE cHcRcH CONGRESS-

ADDRESS OF DIR. OSGOOD Ok THE ETHICS OF ART
Bo>ToN, Mass, Nov. 1.-the third Church
Congress OK TIE Protestan Episcopal Church opened TINS
morning with preliminary communion IN IT, fahis
Church. Bishop Paddoc called the congress t. order al
ll:iJ Ococ,, ana alter delivered his opening du
drc-, The Rev. samuel O~sOod Of Ncw-lork read %
paper on "Tur Tru, Place of Ant in Christianity The
substance oi which is as follows:
He nm l.rtlok to show that CHRISTIANS ar bound 70 zee
the good Of itl tr best idi-nen and 10 10 tir
good OF art with tlcir best ahHty.
lie defined art as -ood work o, certain kind, or a.
tL WY 10 o lot work. 4 is the Way to put things m
+, ,tn. Viii sod a. IS ]. a. BODY TO it-work win
Sensible form ant uu.uauug spr;. Art is cXpic'-
car Whether space, the ants ot design or
30 tm" as tJr vocal art-, or "oih Ia spare ana .. u.s.
the drama ana landscape gardening, winch lh',' HAS
u I ar D., t;oi and he r.cognzei q tendency 10
beauty. s vel to truth and righteousness .l "ou
uri,,r.'r m, good # art "a part Of nature under
The .r,i of TO ANA having its cou~luMtlnI 10 'i'
t,.f ,.Il Of MAN. whose characteristic and enduring
,,i,, me as = Iu The uiouu, ut, of brauudl
art I Christianity art finds peculiar - l III -"iut r.
r .,ii md lrr.ous that are moro
lions and tic fact pi The union o. the dEin" ant "a"
inin nature nm Cir.t arts Christianity ON OF the
i ,, ~ ir, nd give, ~ it, history personal form
without loss oi ideal grandeur. lie ilusttdtcU iIe good
ti,larIy thrcc aspects oi ia, rcacS, which ice called
d, l.pu,, or it, historical cycle ol tN,t'H dHu
i,r-u , presented 20 tar Christian yrar-li- ioS, or
o... oi iI.tua virtue .,ud oUN as presented in tac
Iplut %! Christian "".-p "Ho Dos. l' ~ ilI Us ,..'t
.,t i.-c %. ur cgitVte va" ada IT. h-nts ana '"ai's
fuu .ad color, ItIos IuI JpF,c earthly care 49," H'trh
communion. Il' -IuVCt ll trNltil 10 reese ''"'-
.u. t, had great nelly Rom att whether i'" a'l,r'
tlfr .ru.ptUl.. pa,utbz, cor poetry, md'.' 3" ti9-
ru.a..f utlp which t.r tN science, VITA AN us Ih'-
tr. i.,.,,,.rI,, and Iuyrrtious can never rive +,
Mini. Art also has gained depth and power lbs drawing
f.uu.f,t, .t. .y.er u.,out tac rt-r OF oar pi' eau
M4t.lI.i., t,udourlcN ami or cra'm- oi luA'! AMI
III. Dr. o,4ood clos.d his paper with pres utins the
ral 90, tts...n- 90 t'.- tt A'"i "l .!t .'i a., s.
Do. d Oh O.. Poo.
b., ,H..t al most oU, forms, ANA nF bringing
ON . . yillaG, talents FOR art that abound Among Vs.
M .r... 90. .tr.If-, ol uut own d-', tnr u''Lt-
touJi 90. o"n c1. are .nd uAiI"h". h.' iA~.' '
MI az ,uI -o N.t. tie .rt ,LAt should cAp'c>' lts
t,il.u .aI lowe. 0; u.cf mot Jose, Bat gam power ~
joel r Ii,....u into the m'i"c. toh-ue' Of ''u- aS
II ,loa. ,hc Go,hc architecture the mos. suited 70
'. ,,i,, a, d. W..utri {, 10, IuN..d s.s' tut
'....t .uui .uIs. i.u. tAc Gs'cN "U."ait'' ana
.lcat.i :, Greek ana Hebrew meet 90 oar hl.Ir, so
t mist u,,t ID our cul,ilIt .uI a., Sew l.t Ike tlt
lr,.-.on must grow by living earn, .ty ana d.you'ly
,o! Al thr Ar- 'HG't come l"r, .'i ." '., 't.','
s- mast come home 10 sacred ln"t!, irr ao'h':'
amt I,ii "a, buud up uohiri Il'',l' !'.' III "' @
ami towns, and tAur,he- liuc Az u Il al Hor' '.'' gag
Ir.,ti,. ,, W,i. q, ui comfort IL rctt- D., u..ltt
Tor rlcl and for poor; ana ,Hr least "l o'ut tyl,
aftc. ihc guest, have toasted ana CON. "o' Inns
lad, ON tio t3ulupA ot tue Ant ia Ills call to ""h 'o
put ou her p'IuiiIuI Et.htll'H
Nil. G.. Perkins followed DR. Osgood with paper
,n ainthrr branch of the SUBJECT. Prof John C. Weir
o Yale COLLEGE the Rev. J. H. Hopkins OF Pl1ttShurc y
y and the Rev. c. A. l.. Richards OF Providence X L.
filvI with brir remarks upon the same general topic
Th,cvcning session was begun at $50 o'clock. Inc
subject for consideration Foreign Al'Sl'h' under
oar ., sent knowledge " nonChrsan nat tons isgir
,nrs and their rcgiun" The essay ISIS were ih, i,cN.
linn Cotton smith. u. D. and tnc Rev Jo!h y G'4'lti
~ Wrv.(.rk Tie speakers were Pro-. Edward W ozark
cf IN, Imperial COLLEGE, Japan; tIr h'' ~ So,
~, 49,, ID d. lis. op elect OF China. and the h5hJ
Rev d. Medley. Lord Bishop OF FfeI'rcA'oh'