New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-12-21
MENTAL and not forgetting In the hurry OF business 20
out gave the money for this Elorihcation Can tpe VI
him those oft-quoted lines we're written


him those oft-quoted lines we're written;
Til aspiring youth who gllded the Unitarlan oono
Ou'iives IN fame the pi0ls fools who reared IL
To retu,n 20 the North Congregational Church. was
going to say thst I had never before heard woman
preach when n occurred 20 that there IL one woman
whom have heard dDanythlng else but certainly
have never iefore known u wOhan he established "a
permanent preacher In Pulpit Anu here II IL proved
beyond question that wonans sphere IA suply to ho
Whatever she can 10 we'll The fitness Of Miss Baker ior
ths position have never heard any ganssy Firstly
nature has ntte her the work Possessed ~ dgnl-
ned ani e. scrfil presence earnest aud thoughtful
face. ~ pleasing snd wel-modulatei voire ahi most
reyerunt manner her are as vol constructor ~
thov ate mrraaaivuiy delivered There IA 40 nofitt ~
aftia too mrh ~ sslfcnnffal and repression. II any
thns Nsof snmbfp, she ia aunys serious hevef dues
sha ufsri tho dsnity ~ har calling int 10 pleasant
Ia sra huF ino aht 40 aa uniuia apmn truth when
~ her saums fftnsht win hofa and rfnman' pf
bnHnannfY ha pulpit ant antlns tn hae 40 You can
we'll Imagine there "a nune-this u ieft 10 men Anu
wish tia some ~ lha eminent III Ines given ~ ahn ~
vofsana could st al his wonans feet aud learn 10 be
reverend AMI respectful IN tue presence OF "heh i''S
preach.
Mis-. Baker Is a native. Nantuehetor. do not know
that she has ever preached Where aud certainly sue
did not step into this pulpit with the shining hnhus OF
any ogca seminary round hor brow. Aud here IN
the very outset she encounters difficulty when am
not sure that all appreciate Twore thing To come
here rs woman preacher" under the endowing aud
protective sha low OF soIne previous pupit, ana ~
stranger Bu, what said of prophet being without
honor in his country holds even more true OF
the prophecies fancy. Can you not hear some elder
who perhaps has ncd her child upon his knee say
that girI !" while opponent OF woman suffrage
steppng ont from his favOrite saloon with nose
Turned M To the ky a, though he shifted something in
the lv worse than his breath'sa that woman.
TIT be III cut for q 20 preach 60 meu old enough
q be her graudltners what must 1t be 70 preach 10 .
lie fs.ra
AMI girls with her and who with her have grown IN ;
ones walk must have been very straight indeed For
our school fellows. all through lie, arc our severest
ortics AMI loubt they 10 when all the rest OF the
world il ready To Worship and believe II l. yor 7choo :
fellow who insists upon thrusting his hand into the
wound. and seeing the prints OF the nails Ana nave
ometnes fancled that well IS Thomas SIT in
Julea with tn lylolr on the same school bench
Though Miss Baxer has for number Of years filed the
pnp Of this church It IS only lately that she has been
ordained Though -hr could whisper consolation 10 the
diving she could not oin in marrage-though | do not
know that It forbidden her 10 Whisper consolation
sub.eaurnty That Miss Baker should be regularly or
danad was decided upon meeting OF the church Last
snmmer-lnd the pleasure Of being present Mt the
ceremony aud ~ extending the right hand o fellowship
thong not my self Oi the regular tetcons FOR the
MON mt wished were. For would haYo liked t. have
the Fl upe but well chosen aud iorcie words IN "hIcl
! u aeon Foger who was delegated for the dnty al
dressed tie aewly ordained put down 10 my cr'dL Ana
il wa. touching 20 see Deacon Joyn octosenanan and
the lct member of the sreglton tome forward
aud hal as his pastor the girl whom thirty years
40 hc may have helped across IL mrd-lndde as she
todlni ?, school. Th'res some fun In being Deacon
| after ,l.
/ Standing thee In the rulpli. with her nnc lace al
neV III, p,-toros. haa seemed 90 me the very per-
,lndc,ilo of faith Set regret % that IN pa, We
lfe hnyo ncycr found her poss"i'cd or snnccnt fat
to lcrrp my Invitation Tor SAL IN the Black Lndyo 81 u
summer afternoon. Esen when there has been bit INC
mld,.t bre.tr ON the wtiorsa sort Of suhlnod ana
initiated Eriscopllln fophyr nothing ntnn.tic about
NOT even nncr those condition has ahe shown aib
limo faith by setting foot u my hc'aod aclS Lahye. And
though ncr4undod " the truhr'ueas Of my pnstore's.
! have sometimes wondered whether there we're indeed
prayer meeting or elthorng together Of tho deacon 10
the vc-try FOR particular Afternoons OF evenings
on which happened to l'ue M Invitations!
Before closing my sernon.bes pardon, II i7 hard to
me q, get away from the punt il any where near 10
lie 1r. CLOSING these not brief hut trust not wholly In
np9rop,te remarks. 'voud like 70 sly that to San
tucetcrs-aud all summer visitors will sympathh
One or the distressing reuts OF the late laneutc
aoc,u l. the pis4 ilty that IL involve change
tine nosfnasershp the place for the r1st six yen
most acecptpby nicl by NJ. Thomas Murphey In q
oif-or-tie-vlv place Ike this much OF ones comfo
depends on pnca na that 10 get It promptly aud rof
rv grn7 flr tn make life helrlhle aId not bur len
rhorleln anil wn-tppDir 90 o1ice NJ Nr Mnrnhev,
tla polite AMI uniformly accommodating deniotnor
tiat grnflaui1n anil hls lssstants have won npun 81
rnllc 90 that pyfent nt hlpa tine Administration vi
$1,000 ~ II that MIA sirrraanr brings te qualification
~ tho position nni crndunfs tho Office smilatlt-lf
should ne az nnwiao "a 10 make n change,
tuHS fNtt.