New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-04-13
SPEECH OF BISHOP CLARK.
Bishop Clark was then called upon to speak for
the clergy His remarks were

Bishop Clark was then called upon to speak Tor
the clergy. His remarks were:
MIR. PRESIDENT: feel myself particularly honorei in
being allowed TO Join with you aud your learned asso-
cintes RENDERING this tribute fhhrctonsie homage 10
one whom you have JUS cause t. be proud and VINO
has made the world cheerier place Tor Us All l an
caol 10 speak for the CLERGY and alshoug you might
have found other member ~ my profession who
would entertained you with lofer words nan any
very far before lol could have HSnted upon
one more ,6 ns H. caad vo tnrntbsr TIM, egeng
WAS ouce invited 10 address the lawyers OF boston a.
tbr great dnncr suffolk Bar. amt began with re-
marking that could not but regardt - IN act spec
macuafmlty on their part 10 invite "a clergyman 10
"r~1,to m their festivities nasluucn not only
djI very Mtc personally increase their rDyOnues.
From IA. Iag mto ther hands / have such sense
OF inconsruty on this occasion. because | re-
member that IN the beginning The cler-
Tho roa,era Hcfc9 and thr mat ria Theological were tho
same The function OF the priest aud the junction Of tue
ing amply in exercising the bad sp.rits wno were ot
once authors 81 bOn gastric ana moral diseases and
Their VOCATION was uischsfzed. Mrdlclne anu ,..ooE,
moved on together hand IN hand. until al last was
found tuai the main thing 20 De done - 10 eAeIn
far as possible the occasions oil disease anu tue DC
clsions OF sin
from this text, which Is Inhch easier 10 90,
wien one Is used to It, than 10 make an aUetdlnner
speech 1 Will simply revert to he fac that we
e-nau and priest were originally one AMI tie
same person Has 10 occurred 90 you 1lr PRESIDENT
thai we may be working back Ia some sen7r 10 ne al
mean 10 the use Of eGorcI-ns and amulss and
charms iBcan utions and iunigatOns IN our pfac
"A incdicnema may b. also some hEs more ahu nave
priesthood dischaIg"i why are wo here tonight Is
n iply to greet distng ishc1 professor Of anatomy
wise dispenser pills and pOons an DDucs Is " NOT
also WHO belongs 20 lhc piest"d Oi ses9
ana ART and literature and humanity Our honJr"d
plest hss never bees formally Orduned 10 any pIesy
fnnc ion aud has never far n know worn sur plco
or been addressed reverend but has helped US t.
bear the burdens aud s ~ life more plteut ho nae
bas mlustered tie mind diseased, an therefore wo
ane Il Would have been in bal taste If the great
All
l., "A purc and SIMPLE medical enieria.nmont and
oosnnd him only 10 his an Omica capacity men Dr.
Holmes ID present. there are othcr things TO DO
ibougut OF bcs.dss bones aud LESSONS and ar
ticu atoms. In the popular mind hs Il not associated
uTlnaTiy with drugs. and II s dicul % think oi ha
over giving poor n'an anytninS ina II Is h'rd u
take 4 gentleman IN Boston with WHOM ha1 slight
acIuaniance said 10 me mat he was ever sick
enough 10 miustcr. he wonld be al t. nav" me
call A house; winch unicr-t'Ol 20 me III tldI No dd
moi care 10 m, except IN an cmers ncy % might
saw mat II i would be glad to nave Dr. Holmes
b. NY bedside bu u "oid 10 du'l iO tu' s"Ac VI hI5
nee and tie magnetism Oi hs talk than because or
any craving Tor the sats and SIENNA he
a, TO hi, professional skl, and n he had not
greai III 50 nihy 0thcr wa >, no mSnt DO Ano"h
SIMPLY Tue Great Doctor Dut WIN most OF us II ha'
aIwajs seemed pity that one wno can mnise' ~
enrclGaly to The immortal part OF man should give 80
1ucn tue ia dealing vita th5 poor, iran mortal ca5kot
In winch tuat spirit temporarily dwels
wonder n tho Doctor knows now much sunlight he
has brought into many a poor parson'. sermon, aud
what "a relief 1t sometimes Is 10 lurn from tue
the breakfast Table, from the dry, d-eary pages
of Turretm 10 the Deacon's MASTERPIECES, ald from
-,
certainty is, AO8 much We learn rom hn. refer OF
cOnrse 70 DR.. Holmes aud not to Mr. Poole We weep
and -miie by turns read for, ever and anon,
rft nine breaks In upon me rain me songof The
we arr refreshed by the Laughing or tue wing II Is
not always easy saw. Whichever chord 10 stkos, an
When lie taacs pe t1 on o Vsr.iaer ioTtyer When ne
tired we shall tire - When he takes his brush IN
hand 10 pan the pale scnoomI,res'" aud the old
Tue canvas always, and lot! everything
presume thal the skeleton IA endowed with ife out
few us have had tue privilege Of meeting MN Ia the
we osos sPerI ~ oON"'eH' VI lib
have strayed away from my text. having been
know Mr. President, this is habit We have the tenpta
to Junp tho fence aud strO on INTO more nowery
paths rresistOle-ncysr more 10 than IL Is
this evening. suppose, however, that ought 10 say
something about my own profession before closing but
the only tnng tat occurs 10 me az speca appropriate
TO tine occasion miss We OF the clergy arc very proud OF
Dr. Holmes. because he Is as were, one OF u.s. III he
had father the Autocrat wOud nor nave beenj
and that father a Clergyman. 80 that the Doctor Is
really OF our productions nad IN CERTAIN sense we
take tue credit OF all that he has ever
said or written lLaughterI We are under great ob-
cations 10 The father giving such SON. App ause
II the young man could nave Dceh lnnceu 70 STUDY ior
the ministry what preacher no WOuid nave madeI III
praaoings little II ne mad m0lhtel tle pulpit, anu
perhaps 10 modify OF his opinions ia order to have
MOI eVery Pegasus that works well In harness.
In taxing up the other day my Old, wel-wofn green
the date pe title page-l5J6-Witlln tbree years OF
half century strangely enough IN the preface to
this book speaks OF himself as AL ACTOR WHO, on tao
Of his las appearance on tAe stage IOds his
robes ana makes HIS DOW to tue Audience" now
Willingly retire." he 20 more quiet labors which.
II less exciting. moro certain 10 DO acknowledged as
useful received WITH gratitude" our veteran Pro-
lessor had then reached tue mature ago o. twonty
but his sun actually just rising. 1t has blaLed away
pretty steadily since Long may IL be before that
sun goes down IN glOryI fAppiause.l
tisa always awkward thing 70 eulogizo man wien
he Is present We do not dare to talk as gliDy as We
can" IL the good Doctor lad rcmalued NJ home this
evening. shonld have haa moro hbnrtg. Aud vet