New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-02-11
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was an edition OF the Episcopal Prayer-book and thew
had at INTO the front Of steel engraving
semi circle around about the benefcent aerial
mother with her dead baby. bowed in grief~eve so
known form OF human sorrow belon ged the original
with his hands lifted Him. praying tor liberty Bni
that too much and they cat out The slave and left
the Of the picture and bound II into the EPISCOPAL
Prayer book Of New-Jersey, and have copy o2it'
which mean to leave TO the Hstocal Society Brooklyn
when am done using IL.
These things are importants showing the neredla
condition OF public sentiment at that time II map was
known TO be an anti-sayery man u almost preluded
bankruptcy IN business You remember some OF YOU
SOath Of men that suspected Of beng AbOlOa.ts
IN NewYok City. The South undertook to boycott tae
whole North.
PREACHING AGAINST PRISON BARS AND sHAcKLHs
Then II that drew mp the sentence for a then
member OF this church 90" have goods for sale and rot
principles" II was blight to all political hope No
could have the slightest expectation rising in politics
that did not bow the knee BaA. derisye Laugh
the only with which exhortaons TO nobility
and manhood received This public sentiment WA
worse In the North than ii anywhere else in this
Northeast than in the West account OF the
OF manufacturing and commerce. here When Icane
to Brooklyn was exhortel not to me lille with so I'M
popular subject. "What Is the lse said by ven
cradle master in Israeli "why should yol lose yOur in
iuence q Why don't You and preach the gospel y
kind My gospel breaking of prison bars
and seaekes. the bringing forth OF prisoners. and II
can't preach that won't preach at all" The very hrss
sermon that Il er preached before this conGrgation or
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OF my principles temperance peace and war. and
above all the subject OF slavery For years and years
Just prior 10 The renting Of the pews came out Ike
thunGer on tue subject OF slavery Tor t1lu iny
| people that they need not think that they could
nor IN any way naks the pews an argument to OF
prudence In the matter OF priaeiple: The church
cOlored man at that time had come into the church bs
would have been object OF observation and the cause
OF grlmblng. though ~ revolt IN this church,
he pastor Of plymouth Church that well4ressed Or
| O. cDlOrcd
IN and taken seat in this church 10 would have excited
among great many good deal OF trouble but thu
grcgaton been Of that mind and the result Of
my undertaking 10 enforce IT, never preached on that
subject. said To the people in this congregation
from tue beginning to this day You ought let c0lOred
folks ait in your pew" preached INC dignity of man ~
child of God AID lifted ~ the sanctty OF lIman NE
tney madei wisely and we'll When came here there
pen. place in the FOR colorod men or women no
place IN the church except IN the negro pew no pce III
any Lecture hall no place In the nr'taI st car
| r1Gs in it, They were never allowed to cross IN
| the gentlemen's cabin IA the boats | invited Fred
,anSIv r. yeT o1gre5att9p Mr. DSrgsss viii Won
and If there Is any objects 30 H. come up and
there mention these things simply 10 show what was
the state OF feeling that existed everywhere twenty
five or Unity yr ago EHIg1 STs i tsrGIS re o
| ing and blasting public sentiment
! PHILLIPS CALLED OF GOD.
was the beginning OF this Egyptian era IN America
that the young aristocrat Of Boston appeared His bord
came through the best colonial families. He
tocrat by descent and by nature; noble one, but
thorough arsocrat All his life and power assumed that
mise He was noble; he was full Of kindness 10 interiors;
he was willing and do and suffer for then but he
was never OF them, equdled himself TO them. lIo
was always them and his gifts OF love were always
the gifts Of prince TO his subjects All MS Ire long no
attack his ana on his DOnOc a.
noble aristocrat would When they poured the MIN on
heir hni'daations upon HIM, he cared no
| iur
is thinking about him away down under the cloud.
Al the miserable traickers, ana all the scHODle> ana
All the arIstocrac boobies Of Boston were no more 70
him than mosquitoes to the behemoth or 10 tho
lion He was ari't1cr,llc IN his PIIe ana hyed nlfsr
than most lived. H. called of God as much a,
Noses and the Prophets WERE not exactly 9r tle
great end, but IN c0nsohtnce win nose ses Gus
You remember, my brother. when LovelOy was lhIan-
ously entered by mob In Alton blood that has Dcen
the seed 81 liberty all over THIS ldndi IT, 40
this it that Claiming lifted up ms voice ana Ge
uttered rebuse OF that nftmy aud cruelty and asKad
tor Fanel Han IN which 10 call pubic meeting Iht
Indignantly refused by the Common Council OF B1s
ton. Being of wide influence he gathered around
about himself enough venerable ana lnnnenai od c,t-
zens OF Boston make denial Of their united request
perOus thing; and Fdneul Han was grtned 10 calia
public meeting to express itself on this subject OF the muir
der of Loveoy. The meeting made mp largely 81
rowdles They To oyerawe and put down all other
expressions OF opinion except those that then ro,ed
tn-when Wendell Phps's name is written In letters OF
! light on one side Of the monument down low ON inc
Other side and spatered with dirt let the name n
justified the moo and rn tue whole career OF tne sewer
those days. and justified nOnnererence with slavery
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without at present any practice practically unknown,
except his family, fired with the infany. and feel
first utterances brought down the Misses OF the mob
lie not man very easily su6iued by any moo lhey
listened rs he kndled and poured that man Austin the
fire and lava OF Volcano and he finally turned the course
of the feeling OF the meeting Practically unknown wnen
the went down day, when II rose next morning
ali Boston saying who IS this felOwt VINO Is thls
PhilpsW question that has never been asked since.
rhenceOrth he d flaming advocate Of ubebty, WITH
singular advantages over all other pleaders MI Garrison
noted speaker, yet his tongue was his pen
Mr. Phillips not much given to the pen his pen was ms
tongue, and other like speaker has ever graced our
history do not undertake 10 say tit ne suTp';sed m
others. lie had an intense individuality ami that intense
individuality ranked him among the nobest orators that
have ever been this continent or may say to our
mother land Tie adopted IN M the tenets Oh Gdrrls1n,
which excessively disagreeable to the whole public
mind Tho ground winch he took was that wnch Gafr-
took Seeing that the conscience or the NOI'n vas
smothered and mute ~ reason Oh tine on e
Td 10 ,at tb co,nnTowises Of the Contribution vera
covenants with hell and that man was oound To OBJ
serve them. This ground Ir Phillips also took
%imnediate unconditional universal emancipation at
any cost whatsoever That Is GarrsOnism; that is Wen.
deli Pnfipsism. and it would seem though the Lord
shall not discuss tie merits Of Mr. Garrison OF Mr..
Phillips in every direction shall say that while tna
duty OF immediate emancipation without conditions was
unquesonably the right ground yet IN the providence
OF God even that could not be brought TO pass except
through the mediation OF very many events 1t Is re-
marlabe thing that Mr. Phillips and Mr.. Garrison both
hone OF destroyng slavery Whereas providence OF
God brought around about the love OF the Union wen
the enthusiasm that carried the great war OK emd'
| cipation through was me ySlIy , snIf
| tneSlS OF tle grohll Nncu lHcJ iLAo
Mr. Garrison; like John Brown Mr.. Phillips OF heroic
spirit seeking the great end nOOly out by measures MOI
| well adapted to secure the end.
! HE NEVER QUAILED NOR FLINCHED.
Little by little the controversy spread shall mol
! trace il. I giving you simply the atmosphere 10
which he sprang into being aud into power HIS career
was career or thirty forty years OF unhminishod
eagerness He never quailed nor hinched' nor ua no
ever any time go back one step OF turn ID 'e @'e
degree TO the right or lef He goried in his cause and
I'm thatpartcuar aspect which had selected hin TOT
he was one that was called rather than one tha chose
He stood on this platform Iii part OF the sweet aua
pIeasant memories Of my comparative youth here that
when the mob refused let MIN speak III the btolNy
hnfnrn moved MptOMn-the Old laDtr-