The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1886-11-06

resented in modern society. He preach
ed at the people; not over them, nor
round them. He does not spare the
sinner, nor forget the saint.
The discourse was delivered without
a. y notes, but was evidently carefully
prepared. Itexhibited scholarship and
research. 1t was logical In argument
and ornate in style. DIR. Parker must
be ranked among the successful pulpit
orators, and if not the first, he is among
the first of London. He is a decided
COngregationalist, but thinks vastly
more of the spirit than of the letter,
of the life than of the profession, Of
saving men here and now, than secur-
ing their salvation from a far off hell,
and for remote heaven. He feels that
the Christian church should be, in its
aims, as lofty as the love Of God, and
broad as the wants of humanity. He
would have its portals wide enough to
receive the hungering and thirsting for
righteousness Of whatever name. He
believes the time is coming when it is
to regulate all the concerns of human
life. Then the public house will not
exist for money. making by selling alco-
hol, but for housing and truly blessing
the traveller. Then the theater will be-
come a school for moral instruction,
and the drama will no longer infame
but allay the passions. He looks upon
the true church, as not only having
fire with which to destroy the wrong,
but a hammer with which to build up
the right. For three quarters of an
hour he holds the undivided attention
of his three thousand hearers. AS they
go out Of the service they must be re-
solved henceforth to love God with all
their might, and man as brother. The
doctor is now in his prime and plainly
bound to do all the good he can. He
shows that he is student. It is evil
dent he does not turn his barrel over
but keeps adding to it. He not only
breaches twice every Sunday, but deliv-
ers discourse every Thursday noon in
his church to merchants, mechanics and
ministers. He is fearless in his en-
deavors to present the truth. The City
Temple is as a lofty beacon sending a
divine light over the largest city of the
world and to the distant parts of the
earth.
In the afternoon / go to ST. Paul's
Cathedral. The building itself is at
tractive. The Londoners themselves
do not tire of it, but delight to linger
abort it. 1t is grand structure and a
sublime monument to the genius of
Wren, its designer. 1t Is regarded a
model Cathedral, and the 4istos haze
its worship represent the most perfect
form Of the English church service,
making it an ensample to its whole
church, as to music, sermons, intoning
the prayers and Psalms, and reading
the Scriptures. The choir consists of
twenty men and some forty boys, who
furnish the best religious music, it is
thought by good judges, of England or
of Europe. So the building and the
choir are a power to call in hearers.
Then in the afternoon it is intended
the greatest preacher of the Established
Church shall occupy its pulpit. Canon
Liddon is its present preacher. He
must have seen more than threescore
years. His hair and face shows marks
of large experience. He is of medium
size, having pleasant countenance and
a well balanced head. His theme at
the present time is the 'Israelites in
Egypt" His discourse is written out
in full, and in his delivery he is some
what closely confined to his manuscript.
His rhetoric is pleasing and his SEN
tences rhythmical. His voice is agree
able, but not sufficiently strong to be
heard by the four thousand in attend
ance. His sermon is descriptive, show
ing familiarity with Egypt as it was,
and as it is. His purpose appears to be
to illustrate how the Israelites in their
long sojourn in the land of the Phara-
obs, and in their wanderings through
the wilderness, were led by Provi-
Dental hand. 1t is a good discourse
without any brilliant sentences, or strik-
ing figures, or thrilling inspiration. The
sentiments of the audience are more
affected than the intellect by it. The
sinners in high places might enjoy such
a service and the good would not nee
essarily go forth with the feeling that
they must struggle for the salvation of
others in order to be saved themselves.
Possibly state religion cannot well be
otherwise than aristocratic, and so will
speak of itself as the church. Unques-
tionably the services in st. Paul's are
doing an immense amount of good.
They are certainly cultivating the es-
thetic natures of those that attend them,
leading English subjects to reverence
the Queen and hold royalty in highest
esteem.
In the evening | fiud myself at an