Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1877-10-24
Letter from Boston.


"eSSfs Edtors'-lAst sabbath morning your
correspondent attended inc services oil
THE NEW ENGLAND CHURCH
REV. W. II. II. Murray's) in this city. That So
ciety IL temporarily worshipping in the Globe
Theatre on account of the Carney Hospital "
Fair now in progress at the Music Hall, where Mr.
Murray is usually to be heard on Sunday. At
about halfpast ten A. NJ, the anxious crowd Of
persons not belonging to the regular congregation,
who were patiently awaiting their time, were adj
mtted and allowed to take any of the seats not
occupied, the members OF the congregation having
been previously seated. In n few minutes every
available seat was thus taken-probaby two thou
sand people were there, as devout and attentive
listeners to the music and to the sermon. Mr..
Murray Is preaching series Of discourses on the
Fruits Of the Spirit" Of which this one IL the
fifth. His text was from Galatians, chapter five,
twenty-second and third verses, and familiar 10
every reader Of Paus epistles No better sermon,
think, could have been written upon the subject
of genleness, and furthermore, 1t was well de-
livered. Every one is able to hear Mr.. Murray
without making an effort to do So The meaning
Of the primary word genHe was at first referred
to, and words in general, ~ simply reflections Of
our ideas. Thoughts on native, or Unborn gentle
ness, and the few among us who possess such n
desirable quality, come naturally as an introduce
ton to the subject Of mans character and will,
under the influence Of the great Master and all
powerful Spirit of our Creator, who alone may
change the bitter into perfect sweetness, and give
this spiritual fruit Some forcible illustrations
were appropriately presented The morally sweet
and gentle ones Of this world, and especially those
.t...
anayze their own characters, were compared TO
the simple wild fowers-fragrant, and growing
almost out of sight. When plucked for examina-
ton, it is perhaps difficult to find a name One
of the church committee will say: "This does not
look like n Cavnstic plant" Another will say /:
/" This did not sprout from Presbyterian seed. ="
And another will say: 81 don't think this belongs
to any Of our Unitarian gardens" And so, after
having gone the whole rounds of the churches
not one will know by what name to call the sweet
life-unless it he the Quakers. Mr.. Murray
thought the Quakers might know, for they have
a sense to know pety without form, and which
has never been classified or cataogued in the
herbarum of the church. The closing paragraph
Of the sermon was rs follows: By-and-by per-
haps we shall all become gentle. By-and-by we
shall have done with economic industries and the
friction they put upon our tempers and enter into
eternal entertainment By-and-by we shall talk
without harshness, and live in neghborhoods Of
peacefulness, unvexed by jealousy and unfinished
with the inflammation of hate. Nor will we even
| now forget the example of the ncarnated Gentle
ness that took human shape for our instruction
Unto those below us we will stoop in grand sim
plicity Of manners, even az he from the height Of
heaven stopped in divine charity unto us, that we
might be drawn up together unto him in his great
S'cI'nchn upli'tihs' Inc NiSlon OF the past II
to-uay our commandment ana the voice which
continues 10 sound through the grave OF the
speaker lost IN thirty centuries oil darkness and
rum SUN gives us instruction wheh IL says; lie
was Impressed ana ne was ai'iicted, YET ne opened
no' nus 'hou'h NC Is Drought as lamb TO the
S""En'er' anu as sheep before her shearers Is
uulilp' 80 he opeheth not MS mouth.
| va 'nc pr'nteu papers whlch give the - order ol
Noi'i'eS' anu were distributed among the audi
ence' was "''houhceu tne names Oh the vocal quar-
tet'e' the conductor ana organist-all OF whom
rank WIN the oest aVailaole talent IN Boston
Mrs' H. NJ. omith, the soprano, was absent on ac'
count OF Illness and Miss Clara Doria supplied
yer pace, MIS- A. w. Porter contraIto Mr.
whitney, basso, possess very excellent voices
portion oil the musical service is rendered quite
effectively by large chorus choir, under the d.
rection Of Mr. Carl Ierrahn. The congregation II
always expected to join in two hymns, which are
selected from those which are familiar to all; they
are printed however in connection with the "or
der OF services Mr.. Eugene Thayer, the or
ganist, VIII be heard to better advantage whei
the church returns to Music Hall, as at present {
piano Is used for Accomplishments.
PUBLIC LECTURES.
Boston IL well provided with lectures for th
week at least. The Lowell Institute lectures hav,
just commenced, and Mr.. Bayard Taylor has beer
| engaged for an interesting series on " German
literature" the first of these was delivered las
evening before "A large audience. Dr. Carl Sem
per- professor at the University OF Wurtzburg
gave the initial lecture of a series of twelve OF
Animal life," on Tuesday evening. He sal,
that the Darwnan theory lies Mt the base of al
late researches in zoology and botany. The grea
difficulty which stood in its way was the estal
lishment of pedigree by which connectin.
INK may be shown between all animal life.
Dr. Semper stated that the human lungs ar
morphologically identical with those of a fish
ana reptiles and birds are more nearly related
than reptiles aud amphibia' There was goo'
attendance and the lecture was well received
Mr' r. b. ferkihs, oil the Boston Public Library
gave lecture on Noltalre' tuesday evening
at fremont temple His design was not to white
WASH, out 10 ruo on a little OF the dirt that ha
been heaped upon MIN so long, on account q
the approaching centennial celebration of Vol
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