New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-12-23

ss be did, that the gifts Of God In these respects were
government. they. established In New-Eneland
them No bishop achShO any
purely ecclesiastical authority had any hight TO condemn
on rss or Ssf punish them sss
soeyer. There was no way IN which the clergy
u They thou ht that ordination was simply in
dorsement. When young man II 90 go cut and preach
6shop1if be can II be go into any community and
make HIS there without ndorement be u az liberty
inv and experience have authenticated hlm, but
would be glad start with authority why the old min.
young man. We know HIN. He is OF good character an
able man. Let him preach for you" They abbreviated
him was Of the nature OF the Endorsement which
merchant gives o,,sr % fs CITY ~
YORK. who going travel in the south or che West
There was no man ecnfTnedn0 privilege established In
as wen as their virtues and they lived in their flock
the father Of ine people, and the brothers Oh the eo
listers everywhere throughout the state; N -, -,
You shall md therefore, that In all the early
history OF New En- land there never has been
eTea: average of the community There has been
any attempt made the part OF the clergy there 10 40
anything than what every citizen was bound 70 40
and according to his nature, his opportunity and sohy
every citizen had the privilege o. d1 ,eco,sas
that made them the influential men that trey were In
the early days Of Gew-Engand no great question OF tho
state settled without formal constitution
with the wlsest and oldest OF the pastors. Ihey
were a. much part Of ne @ Of oT Of M
sehuse And mat has continued 1Ss If - fher ant
cedentS-tbOse that had gone before.
PERSECUTION OF QUAKERs AND BAPTISTs.
There was time when In Europe 10 was Thought 70 he
danmabe dangerous the state and perncious to NOR
ais that should not believe in the actual presence
Of God in the consecrte1 wafer and In the wine cup ana
thousands and OF thousands OF men have been com
mted 10 the rack and the gbbet the halter and to dis
ain
believe IN thedoctrne fransubstantatiOn such was tho
horror with which tho crime OF not ievng nat wien
time when il was horrible and they undertook TO put
down by law: eorrnpting the foundations Oh re-
DID they succeed The law could not do 70
Reasoning could not do IT, Bur when thsy caIn n
10 New they had quite yet got nd OF TINS per-
mcious example, aud when there came, therefore, tne
Quakers. whose doctrine seemed TO destroy me Cirh
kind, they undertook at once 10 have eceesiasuea
f HOW S G% a sPSy sccc pa dc Tner
great many Cuakers yet IN Boston, and al NewEne-
a s" sect the Baptist Roger Williams survived,
and nule by he the Baptist denomination exiss yet;
in which they forsook their own principle
which IA tbis-Truth, out OF 6ody ne.
give it dine is adequate for all the emergencies Of tho
to-day tAppausel They did not orsske the Eea MAJ
se moT results SI 1S be- aeseVed by che
law I Can law change mems 1udgasnt,t Ia, can
fastest The law stands between lawess and the law
abiding citizens and defends the rom tue othcr me
and says Thou shalt nOtP' The ten commandments
made up Of uots pretty muen with here ana there
needed foundation and up to certain extent "a IN
dspensbe as on which 70 s1aa ana nos @
thory and not physical power out moral lh,us Tn
basel on gn' ssans aug SewEnsana and we are
descendants 81 New England only we should
lie careful and not descend too far. lLanghter.l
We are the descendants NewEngIand, whose glorious
example this the power, the in'lBcloe power
can be mitisaGed Time needed pla enee Il needes
But has the truth owns God
In The Oug IL Is not tue thunder that makes SUM-
iuer reveThersng among the mountains, ns our minds
With wonder sublIny II II not the ShtenhE uab
am, the root that noise md Is seen not at All
Master in describing Hts kingdom hIs used none ot
the rul,lHity. The Kingdom vi heaven
grain OF nibst-rd sec the smallest OF all sees out
S Mfn the Ts g,H air oc ia the brancacs thereof
The kulpO,n ~ Heaven IA IA lcaycn wnlch woman
Stop IA Il you can Attack Let it alone Ii will raise
whole lump aud the bread Ot lie E come iortn OUT
And THIS fah IN invisible thhSs iaith N
the providence Of Cod, faith In lie rcli -Ols current of
the c-. iJth in thmasty and powtr Of truth faifh
ia human utur which makes man believe thai Ia tie
lung run truth and uOraliTy together uisher than
igourunco prrsilre or passion itset-h Is mat ex
ample the Purtius have set tO then postelly, AMI
w. are moi men who the experience OF the time
gone by-lnd what has been done IN New England ana
all thls .rd.-we are NOS the men that arg
TO say: Law nrst. PERSUASION aiterwards;
but Perfnadon and knowledge first and law TO hold
what you GET lApplilscl
GRACEs AND VIRTUES OF NEw-ENGLAND.
n You leave MS to speak OF all the graces and virtues OF
New. England should break Sunday. gootIer fabric,
think, never woven In the loom of Time 1t cuts
ont well. 1t wears we'll but when yoa come 70
~ fabric keep all The rest from ravclling yOu shall
SILVER threads and gold threads running down
and alun 10 hold both sides the golden thread, the
clergy ami the silver thr,as the law; tue one ami the
" " To- ali tf e e r1G partkns tSereoL O ~
70 sHi DC n rS Of f fe cry Of
IIilpor you knew. is suppressed VIII and il dAr,s it-ef
al over and 9o1es out rather than strikes IKE nshtnng
very true there had dry sermons toj ll.hghter.l
There he counterrotse somewhere.
.oo nnshrer Ie'V Witch ne belie1s is eon"fried
ahead Of All ch1mpa:ne Dry dry and their dry ser.
dry wit Al u more a'inrLl- and .be stories that cnnid
he mustered ara inpnmIlblel myself know agroI a. m .y
OF their I'D men II the days gon" by and sopc oI sl
sermons are worthy Of being preserved Ia The library OF
WI AM nm"r A. Odd Psrson h0Hr. Of h"psnto n9Hr
my wife-hc gave them his neth anu verSaiy IN
the nIn.Ty "a tremendous sitting down on the want of
lurIauce Of their church ty aud then says "Now,
yOu will ask how ~ II IL yon nave n'S-
ectrd yonr duty towards mo, that happen TO have
large farm horses aud oxen, ana money al mrTesl,l
Will rl YOU; 1t IL because have attended Ia yon bus
business to support me, aud you know you never dill
attended To that, AMI was my business 10 preach the
have never IbounIed In That RESPECT" That sermon
Was printed 'rlongs the libraries or antiquity.
bmb6,s and slarklrs all the way town / thiHk n
you take Hopkins srpiug West EmnOns. au II take
Icngr the i,ur.bl- qualify intellectually of the New
England ministry, and imay be p"rnlted To say more
than that; thd when you look at Sich
MI, rs Professor dwight. President Porter, Profcs
Hot Parke yOu "a through New England and reld
a list of the prUfOuLdcst thinkers IN every III
rcrtiou-t may he sad that to-day E"w-
England. a. 100 years aEo, has no reason
10 ashamed " Tie clergy Of NcwEnglind nor are We
assumed oI the adrrn ~ ~ the iDodefp We are hot
asiunrd that the ur,lcrs have advanced so much ne
und the lines thar were marked 0t Ot the anents os
with thu church ~ God In this world, TIE
n ~ Professor Dwight President Porter. - PlUi-
ke -,
t, list ~ the pruIItnrs thtthcrs In every direction IL
may sidl that to-day Nsw-Ingb'nd- as QUO hilareu
years aga, no lcusn Ia ashamed al the cirr9 OF
nor aIr lts,Iusa Of the ancient hor OF
Il, nnrrru We atc ashamed hat the 0lelhS nave
advanced yutr Lh,i ItSs tnat were
fir the uurbltS lot with the Church OF Goa ia thls
wnrhI the example, that cried th1f they ma