New-York tribune., 1884-10-12
PULPIT SKETCHES.
THE REV. DR. THOMAS GALLAUDEr. On -
ANN'S CHURCH '''

ever having heard Of st. AIMS Protestant F,,.a
Church for the Deaf Mutcs And yet It il ecel.,,1
ticolly one of the rarcst, straDge3t thngs IN N
Chrisendom for, before 1852, the year of il. sm,a.
ton, there was no such thing in al Cbrseadom q,
as may be known az a church founded and snsta;,.,
chiefly for the spiritual welfare of deaf mutcs and a.
rector DIR. Gallaudet, is presumably the first Cr;,,,,
minister who has consecratcd his ministerial life fr
the outset, with all its promise and expectancy H.
service and ministry Of these silent people Iod.1I
civilization until almost yesterday seemed Ia ,gos'
their presence contemplate their condition a. ono ~
the nsoluble mysteries which could only be eft i.
in its own unapproachable darkness.
It is scarcely l2J years since DE IEppe cols.,.a
his little group Of mute children in the enyron. :,
Paris and demonstrated the practicaDiy Of ero..;n.
over that bridge ot silence and touching the mud,
not the lips of the mutes with words that glow AL
thoughts that burn. II not until 1851 ths, H.
British Government undertook. in is censn. report.
| TO reach statistical results concerning ,b
hitherto unrccognizcd portion of it, population r.
French penetration and sub,lcty We indebted "a,
the existing methods tor the culture aud c,lucatiop d
| the inutes. But mp TO the foundation Of st. Ann.
Church, their education was purely secular matte,
| confined between simple and primitive conltio,s
while their religious condition was en- alone to take
care of itself among those hypothetical nnirions ana
sirivings Of the human soul alter God and the
| snritua lite. of which metaphysicians give yagnc
and misty account.
RARE QUALITIES OF THE RECTOR.
| Dr. Calaudets association with this sceminsly "A
orn hope and bahled fragment of ciey was ne,th,
| accidental nor empirical Sanding lmoag the sosss
seminarans of his date. not one among them will h.
| fnnnd more finely furnished for thrilty and bri,,,
career In the conventional paths of clerical prefeent
For ha pers ,n and manner. wrre winning heyond tho
o,lmar, type. anl he possessei mr ein ,elet.
| inc and krrpin4 the confidence and affection of the
pr,nlr Samnthins better than hr1pN milr him uti
| ,nnp prFeahhae p,ptNwhp'r lhetr WA aQhwt wn
rnisr,i ckhoiatmn anl ennsiriairnr's that gave Ma
wnids weight anl value his sNmpAthir' WV aass
| aud s,neiNns, ahd Nurn vt n'e mrWls aud allrah
| mg HnaliiV With eieat ahd ihoi'Np irlltf
| reih,rh him eNt ~ halnia wal"h lh' While M
h,enda Wee riening hne oaivrf hr hin Va the kIgA
pA5ea at hla church. hn gave thom and lh,lf kiad,
prnphceies tho alir aud snddrhll hh hm',li pM VI
sight ia the spiritual eaie ahd hhila'e vi tbs deal
mntes, iionceiMth IN deep ahd hoN 7chse hli hh
Was buried, tai popular IeeoEn ana appFohs
| tion we're concerned, and the ni'ha'a hands wsN
hardly lifted no the head OF the young priest bee
| he had taken the preliminary steps Ion laying ne
| foundation of his life work
| sy uncoyeIing few family matters which ate nov
part of published history, We shalt nnd clue To this
apparent freak OF nnrcaSon; AMI there al"aNs ei'ls
here, such clue which contains hc rationale Of
every symmetrical career. Dr. Thomas H. "alla0del
his father, of liuguonot lineage, Wa, sent shortly after
his theological studies, III 81 to Europe Tor the pu
pose of studying the budding system OF deaf mute
education then practised in Paris, under the Ass
Sicard the successor of DE EEppe. with the possible
|
and sorcy afflicted girl in Hartford. suddenly deprived
| OF speech and hearing. Young t.aanaet returned
bringing Laurent Clcrc one of Sicar!,' most mteuI
! gent assistants With him, and in Isl he founded
liai tord the first institution Tor the education oi deAi
nlntes in the United States. Tie then to the snrpn~
and constcrnaipn Of his contemporaries married
deaf mnte "A lady of cxceptona charms Of person aid
character; WHO for long life figured among the moe1
| cultured families of that cultured city.
son AND HUSBAND OF DEAF MUrEs.
Dr. Gallaudct grew up under the rare training Of bis
| mute mother whose house-u of gifted children Ns
the delight and admiration of her friends Here was
deeply religious outset in life coupled with an almost
congeal insight into the world and experience Of the
silent people learned from the heart OF that accom-
plished mother; species of ordination, or indeed
| fore ordination, for the waiting ministry 1oIn ID
Hartford in 1924. gra luated at Trinity college ~
Is42 white plofessJ in the deaf mute in,t tohin
New-Yolk hc married of it, grad iates sister oi
the celebrated physician. DR. Budd, lady not nnlea
10 share the place of his mother IN his fntnr lie
wor and enthusiasm. Here the douule preparation u"
prcocclpaon of his life becomes apparent ana , "''
yo,ion to the work and bctcrment oi these
ar-ol people. for whose souls tew had e~ed ,e'.
| have gained double consecratl"n III 'hr nSn' 70,
reason aud profound devotion Of tins exceptional ana
| uuprc ocdcnted ministry are made luminous ehoish
Early in his career this urgency oi dn'y n"ani ho
| neglected deaf mutes gave steady direction ph
! work and the experimental Bible class grew un'nh
| reached a parish organization in 49,. originaiy
designed TO provide u religion. home Tor the dssI s
mates in and near the city, it has really become the
ccntc of "A widely distributed mission among these po
pe of which DIR. Gallaudct Is manager lie Is ass-ea
hv live ,lrrgymcn thee Of whom deaf mnte- VINO
hold services ut stated intervals IN the chiei etes
| where these people most easily acce ''lbe ims
| growing mission which has penetrated IN all dree
| inns now reports more than 900 communicable
| The Twelfth SUNDAY after Trinity i the year day
of the mission ut St AIMS and the rector calls Shh
beautiful signicanc' Ephphatha Ntiida', III fe'tn
| ,n thr Ios,.l Cor the day which record, the >a.iours
| miraculous healing Of the dumb man. Inc % bo,'@
occupies the pulpit and the anniversary provides nl
with his topic and siirS ~: ,n'"''a'm nn, % ,I,ns a,
| dresses his mixed congregation. F"r hce th,"c
| double church and double cOnglcg itoh 'hc % ~.
| worshpping as other Episcopaans worship. W. W.
mi.ical services. dcNout responses aud Inc spOssI
sermon; the other. of deaf mutcS. where pastor anu
| rcople meet in mnbioken silence, IN htrs' "oIsar
translated into the sign language. with rs reaIa n
kindcd with intelligence and the ""ndeIiun m.
| tion and magnetism "f m,meuc ei"pn'hy ~,
| prcachcr j. busicd with the story "i w 'mn.L
| SION it, labors cncouiagcmcnts ami dll."h.,s dll,,d
dwolls With strange Tenderness ON thr % ~ ,hs,
| thc tosp,l finds the charter of their work W NV wv
annie Of the Master Himself aud develops WV"
| nnrtnn the idea oi Onc in whom all human nh""'"'
| shall one day find healing
| PREACHING ~ run Sign LANGUAGE
The manner of the preacher hi@ facial eAp"',~. N,
his attitudes, the play of fingers, hands an" "'"s
plainly enough ct his lfc-lon; efforts to "''a aa'
muncatc with these rpi,its IN prison ~ w"
| speech Is of radiant sort msen''h'N 'a''n"s ~ -.
,ou and enforcement from perpetual and unco"''"
running commentary oi snht'" gesture " ""s 49,,
until the whoo personality srcma resonant " ~ ~.
| with struggling emotions nnd intelligence" "'
are pictures, h,s tlioms have an "e'''"' ~" 80,
,igor ~ II the whole l,Io were "rs'nk 'n,s a,r aca
| a. il his own spiritual being wc'c STRIVING ''' WV"
| better nttcrancr, ,,, .h,eh sl-
Fur,hc, On ho falls into dual delivery, 0"s N"" .sse
| one with ,ts weird sngScS'i"n Tie - W" IL, .,rnsn
| AT thc u,ysicrlrS ot the sign lahsidS' -. Oa
often quaint dorvations and IT, quick 20, as,s
rccitcs the iorrs Prayer with fr'',vn' fr =" Tram ,As
while the same mciahlc collect s l aalay olhs
fin, of his fingers and the half luminous ~" p,,s,.pe
| features IL Is double petition, d"uo" Wv mll h
and he goes on in wider and deeper ,lns''a"" i
becomes absorbed. lost, IN the burning nm At deal
sonoouy or bhngua wciiaii,o' s'""p sh
| mutcs stir and strain forward IN ea.r y sIansllha
their part of the discourse; the rest 1'
wonder at the depth oi purpose tho ',;'e ,he ~.
sight IA" ""mu.S "rai, SuJ most fascinating Of all sl