New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-03-14
SERMONS IN TWO CITIES.
THOMAS CARLYLE,

TIE Ecu r. e5er Netcton dRtbOn Memorial Church
(PrOtsstdnt EptscopaLD

THOMAS CAkL1l4E.
(FrOtestant BptsoopatJ
The Rev. r. Heber Newton, at the Anthem
Memorial Church yesterday morning called attention,
before beginning bis sermon, to a meeting OF citizens
winch IL held Friday evening TOR the purpose
OF arousing public sentiment IN regard to the scandal
and outrageous condition OF the streets" Every
appreciate the necessity of such meeting" the
preacher SAID for the condition OF the streets this
morning would he apt TO make the best Christian fall
from grace" Hr expressed the hope tat the members
o. the congregation would encourage this re'Ora and
that such feeling would be aroused that the Mayor
would he encouraged carry needed reforms. The
subject Of Mr. Newron's sermon was Thomas Carlyle"
HIS remarks were ~ substance as follows:
Thomas Carlyle was, as Dean Stanley called him in a
sermon lately, "a prophet" Prophet.lk, was his
rugged, unconventional exterior sort OF Elijah OF the
Scotch desert amid The prophecies of ,cetY, clad rs near
me cImae would allow In u BAptISt's shaggy cloak
Propne-ke the soul OF the map, intense, earnest
walking Balaam-wISr with his Opcn seeing through
things seen and tc npora The tmOgs aud eter.
nal DIRE aiming dreams, seeins Visions hearing vOice' from
the Eernal depth his spirit all ahIme with
the greatest thoughts ana the wIs"st aspirations,
fire burning within him TO tue last, he sDake words
wondrOus in power stir tue souls OF mrn, terrific
In drmuucatiOn OF wrong, full OF Inspiration.
coming 20 the conscience with " thus SAITH the
Lord" Beyond all LIS COuempOraIle- ae was a rrali'
ZIf:cn to he m"ctn world Of what the ancient prophets
were. No limitation o. mental know edge or strength
VII pima rs TO W .phel oln'e al mana. We rrcOgni1e
tina n n the hn2 oi me which nelts away all errors
ANA iraii,ic rom tlc prophets afar on De Was ma1
,,nt from G,. modest, - nest ana tTuthWl. He hd1
the dpparau,e 81 ono Scnt lrum IT, w II vas AS he
had 10y he way NJ hrl. for the firing through
winch uo hud passed. had e!l their MARKS upon his per-
SOL. -,
question * IA regard 10 ls par'ntdge Has ather aud
IA thrr were both old Scotch stock His mo, her was
4 rnjicu' fIifh'u CHrlstan woman. Ot his father, he
has himself lt us >krlcn so charming tht We are al
a los, whether 10 admire most tue character ~ th'
good education ami the honesty Of purpoSc
wh'cu charhc'erE Il hm Trough life WIN tins capI,
~ Go2i literary "oIE Tmc9 you'd pay Al one
timr lie Iecurrd making OF himself as he sac,
a h,facOr half prOuhet. He had 10 struRg during
long with bad health M well a poverty. lhe
wolf ut us door kept hun NJ WORK necessarily but he
never would have iIer. for like his father, lie
put his heart INTO every hing h. did He drove his pen
al HnytrnE tnat would pay But a, ne moment mat al
friend, were prOpp"syiIg brilliant career Tor MN,
he bp me mat about ha future life. and nc with
drew win m, BRIDE, e. a quiet country nOma un hr
could he freed MY. There he rom aimed
Tor seven years. writing constantly, AMI briuEInG MS
books London Ouy TO hid that there Has ltte Gemnd
ior tGem. Hs wro.e tor the tomorrow, for ne had
climbed 10 h'i-ht rom winch hr cond iO0k 10 N on
mankind. Struggling IA h. was with poverty ana
ilhraith, srrIus al the errors OF MANKIND, losing
after another OF friends, aud hualy his wife, by
death he could 1t out be grim and sad. But beneah
Nh his Rruffncss there dep,h Of gen leness. He
wa, wihou hs faults, but these wee all IpnArOut
his all maukind His faults with age, but
toe, cue in great part o hs pbl sea snfenGgs
lis NO chief tueS have lett 10 The last d. had
the happiness W possess most loving wife, ana he was
u musi tender loving uusbInI she must nave Oten
a rrmarh woman. Dickens said that she surpassed
all tho wiring OF tue day. She never wrO any
thug herself, Tor liberia ely sunk all her talents
mt MS Yaslrr an grandrr grnIns.
CarIyie was hear; profoundly rc gious, for In his
were generations OF Scotch plely. with Wost
theOre OF c'- problem he came Ou' OF his etc reg.
lou. struggle I know He certainly left behind
ann ma Ouldlsn belle bs WritnRb pla My
show. H. says frankly that atheism was To MIN, AS IL Is
TO u q !. datlI moOncsivabe. rne whO.e Development
turogy as hun the gospel o dirt" AMI Darwin he
calls Irrtty PLAINLY fool PuHvsm, thal pretrntiOns
hall tu which deu ed auch mind as George L lots,
ne calls the mlStraOcst phant tsma algrDIalc RhOst
| hpyr vi with" No sOuemB system OF iurmu-
laIru doctrine lsslci from the conflict OF hs carry
days Ny opinion is that tue who'll CaVIulSuc
thro.ugy wr-nched from hun IA his struggle carried
away Vim II more than he thought H,s spiritual
nm ospp y Iulur him trace oil creation back u tue
sp.r and althOI ia he uaine wIcn could 1T the
SuI Gtng, he hr>taPd not 10 US" tue sacred word
CO., AMI pr.aJ soul dlrd II win OVcrPo"eT n
mrirn- | thIak Us never drtcuaicd his O-le s, b.
cause fcit and trusted mO~r IMAM ne coul1
tNp,r4-. Blu | will say mre as to Ans
Thoughts, his s'lut tells tho stOIy. Many WHO lps'
suLrfug OF t4-Ir he icsln heir Ar'a soul Goblet,
come form euuDr lives ald srli-lu uigeut careers.
l,Ius ut aud WItuuut hope In tue wOrd NOT
vi diyir From thr Sluugh 81 del Ohd he lSSu-.
II Tho paved highway t. tn celestial life, ~ eas'
u,uer snOre, facing the heavenly life with up
turned BROW