New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-06-18

In Dpcnmbcr their house was finished and, with the
% ho "i Tb~v were Greatly crested cgntrving
To make skill aud taste take the place OF MONEY ,oI o0
nou" an annie one FOR plain living those simple
times, left margin for extravagancrs' .N tvtr
to he I'm debt was the foundation prlnclple q lneIr
domestic economy, and they mao Inc TUui"I ~
resoey TO ahhere to h PT,nflpe end ae Ann
house simple, square twoSt"ry DullauE, Win IT,
small green yard gracen ny nTo UaH t te e minster
wit ms farming habits rfr Winter IN the ft1ay TO
fid himself oui-odGOrs digging in his little garden OF
grading the dOoryard
A graphic sketch of Dr. Bushnell a preacher Mt
this per1od reveals to some extent, the qualities
which gave him such large popular influence in his
SUBSEQUENT career: His preaching had i'll
those DAYS fiery quality, an urgency
and wilfuI force, which, in his later
STYLE is still felt in the more subdued glow OF
poetic imagery There was n nervous insStence
about his person, and peculiar emphasizing
swing Of his right arm from tho shoulder, which no
one who has ever heard him IS likely to forget. 1t
seemed as if with this gesture he swung himself
into his subject and would fan carry others along
with him. HIS sermons were always written out III
tul and read ; never CXtempOrizcd, never memo
rzrd. For the latter method and its results he had
no liking For the former. not sufficient conf
denCc: though that came TO him later when driven
to cxtcmporc work 10y i'll health. His early man
ner betrayed this want of confidence, and was Mt
Tunes a little constrained and labOrcd. The same
was true of his prayers, which lacked ease ana
flow such as came to him with fuller lnSpratiOn
The who'll" effect of hs services was. however, al
ways pointed and practical Prayers. hymns, Scrip
turc reading, tex. sermon. all couverEcd on the
same GENITAL theme and went to heRiton the I'M
preston of the Leading thought" Passing over
from want Of spac the biographical details OF Dr.
Bnslnels public life. which ar now familiar to
most readers as mat crs of popular history We So
lcct few of the leading features OF his char-
actcr and habits from the singularly interesting
chapter entitled " Household RccollcctonS."
HIS HOURS OF FROIIC
FIRST among my rcculcctluuS OF my father are the
sly, alter dinner ronS 10" las ins lo T. hil most w
OTOuS ami hearty at the moment. No snuli has cN'r
rrout H. though sometimes carried :hou' at w.nt
,cc.Ic; a dangerous TlnukS-tV.n- Day was al
rid n"cn given. aud inc TURKEY and ,unrlIip.c were
disposed or tatLcr and children joined III unique atd
me grand dance, in the course OF wh ch nv
Hthr w'nd oTG %n 5 aver gG inrl hn n% ' Tan
who nud wrcs,lcl with the kio'y heat oi tn
thcr d,nncr wo, d nave been anna / coui they llyc
lie ul antics lay winch tlc minister promoted
digestion. The lrolc sometimes l'*c cd mad pitch
but III my fat!cr lever scelned les, iGud thHn IA
the pulmt, and We always Icazn ;lai II WIS IN on"r
10 have hi lay with a. ldayiu use ~ tht Itru''
scored ever to present It's mc' tie 10 hn. ard Nte
thus oincd with his child en- IN the free self
impulHlun oi ri"y. which is t. oIc>hd"" tur ti"l Il.
hbcriJ OF ihc so's rlHe order and 'tln!cnt IN gou
the recuncr0n OF whca behind u> mgh Image 20 us
tic paradise Ol grace htloIo us
HIS RURAL LABOES
S.mner mornings dad Their GcWy frtSincs4 tor
cv, ra~s cate" NlE hun. iii rCrciHc VA oh wax, IL
from ncl! hy sumbcr often the hli-k whctn- oi
HI scythc. Many Il time hove rls'i to watch ma
from tn" window. II lac u! III rractc' Nthl MS ear
theory OF ma ting tie eros irc'l"n- coIYrt ;a'h
other" He s"ull= III sryirc Ta>lY. cut1hE taIGB IA
urOad clean SVnth Auplc: laD' whir" r"u>rd Us Ia
mutin pro hs avclic past ne q. cUtiuG town
Il Tree lac sAarp Of ic prayed iilm iud,t ii.
no buuglcr bat he loved, aaA! loo well. lis m"tl,Somc
SQUAD Before It's luinl'" str"HtS went Gown thc HN'
pup.a. byctu-c J. seat ~ - maV Sh"ot, thrl1h Ia"
tWf; t.c cttall? hrcGasr II was croohod and it, podS
= ac' near tue tro:t-""r; thc LAW ioin' IA" tuir,
mlN " u.ty nee b.slIc. lie Iric,l. Inn ali II, VAIN 10
console the chidrrn N rutiI tue FiidiH Oh hr N,uHp
tnc aL victim. riicrr w,Ir inject. t'o many rc'r
trir eIow.h had b-cn IN, NlcctcdW raPid ANA the Ac
6, vie wljh him. jared. lhonsn too hear thc
dyr,I;g and among our earliest rccoIcct ol> j. mat 81
Ir ~,winS lis me-" thc swelling 90 thr y '"-r7 l'c'
H., call tnr yoiln az k"Ty huo- Is, acc"rd
the -ca>o, ui corn, ant!EG and all ia" dcSis OF L.
iul Uui Tie ltrd,n ere ne wor6cd n-t ihdusri"F
s@ainri II was tnci lis naii very ctiI}, tnd
~or i"r 49, h''! or IN II. gar ;'m bl'rc Or "k"
hpo, si"wtI.la'h, lAad" Lcat to;c', and aprcaIc ~
i!c stray hr'.lIai room with s""o l'rrr Ur' "rtc
u,tN III 9th rune "a" revere. %. sGo": 40, .IG " il
cheer u coiion. "l'', aN Ac condnct.d b." i"liy
HIS oD.rhvArIoN or >ArrEr.
N.yr WIS l',crc sucn Il comp MON f,r a walk or Il
dlvr, i.ouen hc v. "a very cn'l's- IL yer. lie IT."
- cii, .Jt man Ct hr IN, Sc u r., r, oi.v-ry r
lark trr ana -hruh ,ra' grove ia y. W-I.u--
lanI estimated thc wa'crrO"u u every stream ir
kn.w wEcr' all the rurIh-s were. AID hDw thry
coud BE- mad" itvaiahle; engine rcd r,a aut rail
PRIV pace, noted tue LAYING III 'vcry b.; OF stone
wall. ana tie eai 0 every mere nu'l'nsS. machinery.
the naturl Io'lnaton' 81 Er""-} Uniting escaped
And Ill" c rni oi II war, tai whether he Wa
Ss 81 done ta,iy wnc be Gu cane iaon
roadside III ckct or brushed the nra rom ls holoc.
The power OF DR.. Bushnell over hs fcllow-mcu
consisted manly IN his native lOIccfuncss and
originality of character combined with remark
able proportion of active human svmpathCs. He
was no. man of profound learning not even stu
dent III The ordinary sense of the term. addicted TO
no special branch OF speculation, with little interest
in the history Of opinions tie prevailing themes
of theological aud philosophical CONTROVERSY Yet
he Il passionate lover Of knowledge, especially
in the sphere of religious experience, social nstitu
tOns, and the conduct of lItc Everything which
tended to the advancement Of man in dignity. elc-
walton and sweetness of character in noble moral pur
poses and in the principles of enlightened and cOur-
agcous freedom, possessed for him the deepest III
terest. Nothing more AYERS" TO his nature
than the DretenSOns of routine the fOrmatIcs of
custom. Even the mOst common thought took the
mould of his own mind. HIS whole religious creed
was but the type and expression of his strongly
marked individuality. IIo could scarcely the
street or Journey from village to another Or cX-
plorc Il mountain path in the company of friend,
without deciding on his own way and making it
the norm and rule for the adoption Of his com
lados. still his sympathetic nature was Il deeply
flowing stream Of intellectual and social power.
HIS tastes and pursuits were rather of civic than
socal character; but in each sphere he an attn
lcte of cOHIhanding energy and l,ustrolS performs
ancc. H. domestic lie, whch " 50 largely por.
traycd in the pres. 1T volume, eingulally heat
tful. aiiJruga radiant example OF personal excel
lcncr, combined with public virtues winch form the
spice and line bais1m OF the commonwealth.