New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-01-10
A TRIBUTE TO DIP. CHAPLIN.
n INIDU 7 To DIT. DIIAI Nv
The RU Dr. r. Itber Merton ~ The Ant01 Memorial ChuTc
(PFOtestfnt EyiScOpiL.

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TRIBUTE TO DIR. CHAPLIN
The b. Dr. r. Htber Necon The AnoD Memorial Church
Protestant EDiSc0pH.
At the Anthem Memorial Church, In Forty
eightn-st the Rev D.. Il. Heber Newton preached
yesterday morning on Dr. Chaplin and his Work" The
attendance larg and special musical programme
rendered the occasion. Dr. Newton chose as his
,cXt the passage God j. love"
number OF years ago. said the speaker the soca cd
Eysian lccturrship5 were great and widespread
institution in this county their effect la every clty OF
sOmU consequence bling to bring upon
the platform the oratorical stars OF the
time In Philadelphia there was young
man whose special recreation consisted in the en-
joymen OF thps lectures One day favorite speaker
OF his came EcwYDrk-d man ever eager AMI ready
In the championship Of every good cause and OF every
high principle The Grafton completely won the young
| mans heart. Time passed, however, ana hiS WORDS
vanished on, II his memory, with the exception Of one
phrase II In Old concert hall in Chestnut-st.
that phrase, shot at random from the bow OF
the archer found Judgment In the YOUTHS soul Ncu-
ras are the devils allies the speaker had Numbered
IN sten turiIn from his platform Simple though 1t
may have BEEN the chung fast to the young mans
heart lettering him from making hs life negative and
blank III this world Years went by, aud the pulpit OF
that orator was clothed with the enbems OF mourning.
while In another church and another pulpit man WAS
speaking sympathetic aud all ctIonaie terms OF the
| departed one
II IL not for me speak OF DR.. Chaplin in the inner
ranges OF his HE Within the CIRCLES of friendship which
ne created. alIars will Ice raised 10 those memories But
| III. for me any someih hing In regard to that which
was dear HIM In his .strrla career. II read his
STINT rightly, no would, think be- pleased that who
watched his abOrs from Rfdr should speak or hls min
istry OF reconciliation His place belongs IN special
branch Of Christianity which years ago was III Dadepuc
among Christians Ia general To bc under the ban OF
society not lght thing for man Of his feelings
yet nothing could induce hn ~ dehy MS honest cOnYG
tons. lie was trur repre$en aiiYr0i that Church
bs eloquence devoted ~ making this great truth
and t0 letting tina, through the gate OF death
| the sublime Ight of hope Ia shining.
II ia hard for II. stat OF Christianity be-
| fore brave Dr. Ctapln began their work
Christianity had been dominated by Cvnlsm-a aystem
which preached that God had chosen portion OF man
KIND " sayation, aud had nalhb y secured their re-
fate. Tint nonec portion lnclurd all the heatheus,
| truth Our New Eng and forefathrrS were not to
gci her mid Christ ans. While prosecuting hrrrtlc-.
turning witches and shooting Indians they could NOT
dwell upon the softer part of the Cnri.in doctrine.
one o the most con rVatyr aud dcy M Scotch prrales
! has said " Their God was our dtvi." IL Was Ihe
without low. choice without ali ctlun. would not
dare to repeat Ia you the lnguag" In wcn iona
man EDWARDS HON the Old World considers 10 be- our
representative tAcOl sian. gOatod tcrrors o. ti
! Lost ,oul. AMI yet ths man was saint IN every
Of the word. Bni -ay tnat II humanity without
rel base e.. re- -ioh without hnn'ny u utterly
voh Tbr protest arainot Ctiylusn CAM iu The III pr
Of th'iarh nism ana lnIyri 'allSm h-Aln't thr hlhd
worship Oi book. Unirlui-ln and against the dog
Of eternal rcbuu"n, tWycrSa.i~m we've protests "rY
DO rushed !" eNti'hcs' however I'm drahlsm driy-
inr DIVINITY "f CHRIST, ava UuIvct stlsn pr mshg
all men udisrriuinacly. good or bad, NE 81 and
happn"S, hr("hd thr grave IN crrilh district poor
aud ignorant people w4o heard the latter doc
loved could I'VE IN srii,hurr- prob ,Hcy ant
vice. and yet lrnpint" hvrn nitcr DEATH sly II WIS
u extreme over iut against ine doc rlnr rtrr
! nal tctrlbntun Bu' men siw ma in Tins movement
there ncw gospel. and Of those ~" east them
| selves INTO It none Exercised "A better infi-
| cucc than Dr. Cuap'n. UuvcIhallsm has been
ady rising 4 ailrms thAt all pun~hmrnti- "dura-
uht and disciplinary. II beleyrs that hrcausr God
Otr the nght shall iurn 10 day. That u tie height
Co." s . s ,Sr Wien Dr. an m n. cSn M
tprrw tnrm-riyrs asalst the DARK Of gloom
did not ObtcrAtc the suffering nryOn but their
hands they wiped from the door tho" terrible words
" All nOIc abandon, yc who enter here
1h, hu,ing bccu thc "rig.u OF Universal IN. now
want AK influence II has hurch and
on humanity. ! think rom Impartial standpoint. |
nav say that IN The first place, II has been m r clear
nineteenth century. TINS does not me tnaj there Ia
ma ruih -r there uuid be no progc \: but II means
thht u new thought Prove true IL viii be- found
old The trycfSast controversy has established
The tact tnai Ihr reputation OF the eternal
ment. Unvcrs tlsm has .lso snown INT a iargc
portion o "ur imagery roncrr IN: iuiure punishment l.
not tnristnn but pagan. And when ear rrvIvali-
dcncing the AROnirS nt sinurr- III hell know that he
has derived All tle imagery from pag.nsn. Tie Uui-
Vol~st controversy ha- made rcstat"uCut
81 tue doctrine OF rtHtiinil"u throughout The Church.
Tue c.,r IA been brought in" rodr and retired. Asa
movement spread III churches Of all douonInatlon1
honest auI nj. lax ~ mr,nu,rs Of wiI,h hHyr
o. hunted parliament or mortality Cd" NOT personally
believe Tat a. UHtycitil dosna of rcstuIAtIon viii
moi Ia h" construed Int" God ~ Ahu"~-, LOoklng AT
IN here and there h"w II hiln - tn soul aud
lnN"r-u!ism VIII ultimately reign. Bu neNcrtu clr,s
ne. M II. cause. TX trr Uniiaiau-. they VIII
the icu rs e thnt nIayc aud noD.c man. DE- ChJpu,
i.p mere my simple and heartfelt ulnnt' OF
the t,,uir tIiLuiSI uttrd Wh'n dear ON.
Irrarls III = he We ARE Wrrb'd {" hiH that to-day
WIlrI rtiur.d by temptation, 81 IN T"rhi. whcn
ara to h'-hrrr" ma r"N'hg"ih 'ni or ann To-
mans strons because We know hat "God 10 Io>c,'