New-York tribune., 1879-12-19

head OF all He Used to cut her poems ifcu ihc
aud 10 ieid thcm aloud His especial iavorites were
tho condensed ani the deepest, those having SONIC
thing OF that kind Of ohscurty which Coleridse pro
nouuced TO be "A cOm pliment 20 the reader
Mr. Higginson's work in this volume Is perhaps of
too delicate and refined character 10 permit It's ap
plication TO more extended scale of composition
A comprehensIve literary history completed in tins
sly lie would be a work of genius as well as ciea
tion of Art But if the exquisite mosaics which are
the fruit of minute instructive and almost unc"n-
scious touches can he made little use OF IN great
architectural designs. they have beauty of their
own which is none the less delightful and precious
ocrAvIUs PERINCRIEF MS LIFE or TRIED ID, ANp ,Sa
Nashne sion James Anghm.
The subject of this memoir was man of
on uncoinmouly active temperament OF an original 'u'h
OF mind. and supremely devoted 10 the iuhimch' A"
duty and performance of benchcent fcts IN 'o che
else OF his calling a minister Of the Episcopal Chch
lie is favoraby known 10 the religious public re- the
author OF several volumes OF sermons, when orc earnest
and eloquent productions with tnse OF iho doctrine
Of the late Horace Bushnell md n sPiiii and tone VII"
certain resemblance the dscour'es Of the nopie
minded f. W. Robertson the beloved Episcopal clergy
man in Brighton. Mr. Ierlnchi-f was native oi hei
muaa where he was born the year 1929. Al tho aG'
q. eighteen he came TO New-IOrk and at hst fo"Hu
employment In mercantile house, hut under thc n'h
fry of d. Stephen II. Tying In 81 Georges Ohuicr "e
became de- ply interested IN TcH-iou anu SUI" i"N ~
his ind To abandon his secular pursuits and study Tor
the clerical profession lie graduated at Trinity College
In Hartford and after taking holy orders In lSJ was
employed Il missionary IN Kansas, ana subsequently
took charge Of a church IN BrooIi!H IN Ba'tuno'e IN
Bridgeport Penn In GEORGETOWN. and In other plaeos
where he always had 10 conterd wl many difficulties
but soon gained the reputation Of a devoted pastor
and an eloquent preacher. Nh Pcrinch.eF was
en-sishtcG. critical, and reflective person.
ami. In tie course OF his experience. arrived
nj certain peculiar views which were not likely To give
him favor in tie soci, or religious circles Of wbirh ho
was member. Thus I'm letter % friend he speaks
freely o. the or of modern female education on the
character of yOung girls We cnn have 40 rational
hope or q high Christian civilization in taoso United
States unless can hrst eet real Christian homer
when contemplate the average school girl my heart
sinks within me-gddy tricky, characteress destitute
~ ali habits of study, without an exalted purpose soul
less. with 10 conception ofa true womanhood-neic is
nothing to build upon" Again NJ. Pelnchef Ges ants
the evils o. sslaref preachers IN terms iat remind
Of tie vehement protests OF George Fox and William
Penn more aud more convinced that hired
ministry great evil TO preach honestly under such
circumstances almost Kills 10 preach truly isalmost
impossible To aEe pay for preaching IS base ana I'M
manly: feel II more and more every day. The
difficulty OF doing ones du tile sense OF bcsSins or
h,ine hrcimc almost drives out of the ministry
speaking - the spiritual engineers who cxplot popular
revival preachers. rs Moody and sSnkey. he SAYS:
Here ale possibly sent cf God Though the evi-
denccs of n are uunu.ant But suppOSinc them 70
be sent OF God they cannot - as God seads them but
deliver themselves into the hand of formal com
mIttees men in the trade glad Of some chance 10 mag
ui!v their Office These poor Moody slnkcy.
as Barnum ran Jenny Lind These men talk as II they
owned the HOLY Spirit; or could cnan the Almighty u
their ignorance aud seldshnesS" Mr.. Pcrnchcf was
versatile reader. There was nothing of importance IN
philosophy literature that escaped his attention lie
had no dread OF the progress sciences he welcomed
II a. the essential condition OF human Improvement;
aud honOred its who labOred 10 eucdate the
works OF God the promoters of religion His love OF
poetry Was intense. But he demanded the genuine
product, and would never put up with tiukings or tin
sci. He hated only thing more than sham litera-
iuTe, and that sham religion. An example 0t bis
freedom OF thought and liberal judgment Of scientific
books is afforded in his remarks DR.. Drsper- Re-
ligion and Science: Draper's book is better than
expected 10 hnd IT, knew it was q book with some
Thing in IT, but lind great teal In It, aud am salts
ned there is great deal moro in 1t than he has put IN
40 many words upon the face of H. This book. like
many others OF recent origin c0nv!nces me that there
| is such thing the spirit OF an age, something
which turns the general mind in gwen direction 1t
sarlcs mo ud in books things which have dug out
little by little Aud there yet other things
which must come. for there Is much that "a rotten IN
Denmark other things which made me sick in dis
covering them and now make me sick in contemplating
them. What changes the last twenty-five years pave
wrought How much greater changes tho next twenty
five years Will worki All too latc. however for me
| personally I was born too too late The
churches the ministry the til oloSy OF the past will moi
do for the future. Tie wine cannot be put into
old bottles" As literary composition the volume has
slender claims but the portraiture OF original
racy and suggt sve character TO great degree IL lis
| own words It Is well worth studying.