New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-11-09
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trRoM AN AsIONAJ CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUNE
HARTFORD. Conn. Nov. s.--rhc Soldiers
Monument now In process of building IN ts place f.
likely to- have educating influence public taste
important I'm its way the commemorative purpose that
alone was In MIND when II was ordered. The com.
mission had T65.oO0 to spend aud very wisely decided
nj against tho usual shaft with tho figure OF Ho
dlct at the top Tho plan accepted ia trlumphe arch
~ brown stono having for decoration broad belt of ng
nirroLdosgnod to illustrate or Hpsgost events of tho
war This part of tho work IL IN terra Gotta Tho arch
sianda nt the end ~ mn old brown stone hriisn with
which It viii bnfmonlsc In tone, and which maLca very
much auoh mn approach "a would naturally have bcen
constructed II tho whole were ono piece of work Az
prcrcn however. tho commission Ia getting nino words
NJ dsacut To- ofaproya simply because people arr
accustomed to somrthhS else aud dialrat u novelty,
Most IT them viii feel differently when thoy have soon
the finished work aud have hal time 10 become familiar
with IT, OF the disappgoyal too. comes from Ger
tain Grand Army men who advanced the idea that the
only proper soldiers monument was Grand Army hall
few days ago the people the South Congregational
Church took occasion TO surprise the pastor, the Rev
Edwin L. Parker with present Of silverwaro on the
twenty fifth anniversary OF his wedding, which imme
dately preceded his settlement the church There
was of little speechmakng ard DR.; Parker
talked more of the purpose he had had In mind during
h- pasorate than OF the osesibe object OF the ceera
ton II has been interesting story. Coming here
very young man, brilliant and somewhat IN advance
was examined for ordination by OF the moro rigid
type and probably would never have been approved by
the council bl for the Rev Dr. Joel Hawes, himself a.
rigid and more obstinate He liked the candidate
and he insisted that he should not be rejected aud by the
force OF his will he carried him through. 1t II worth
noting that the crucial test supposed TO be found III
Mr. Parkcrs views on the possibility OF probation
body, and that his answer which came
so near excluding him the ground Of unorthodoXy
wa that he " aid not know" From that time some
of the more strait laced in the church have always hest
aed over his theological soundness, and though he ha
been very successful preacher and pastor some mint %
this comes out every now and then IL was doubtless
with this I'm his mind that he spoke more seriously than ne
occasion aceucd to require Tomorrow this church VIII
opened the first time since II badly damaged
by fire last INNER and at the time q large aud
very excellent organ viii be used.
All through This week the general good order and good
temper In the midst OF great excitement has been worthy
of notice. There has deal OF noise but verJ
little eeing The arrests for dsorderly conduct have
risen little the average and yet the streets have
been crowded constantly, and political talk has run ~
least "a high a. ever before It Is thing connected
with the campag "a that must be praised by all parties