New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-02-13
PREACHERS WORTH HEARING
XIII.
THE REV. T. c. WILLIAMS. OF ALL SOULS
UNITARIAN CHURCH.

cons DEALINGS WITH INDIVIDUALS
One of tho Youngest pastors IN TINS cHy Is 'ne nov
r,o,..sa a. w,uars. OF All soals Church. at Fourth
.vs md yxsette,hrst Although he succeeded so
or,,,cn, pr,acb~r an Iir Bellows In 1888 no Is not
vet thirty three years OF age lie was porn IN bfeoh
line Mass, aud graduated at harvau Coucec In
1870 beng orator on class day For three years
he taught school and then entered Andever Seminary
where. although . recognized Cuitarian he FOUND
r,cat courtesy and tolerance the part OF both p
fossors and students which. ia use hts own WORDS
csxc him a large idea OF Christian unity" Not DO
ing in sympathy With tho theology taught at Andover
lie went to the Harvard Divinity school, finishing his
course In 1882 His first church was at Winchester
Mass. where he Fcma ned only year, being called
10 New-York In June, 1883.
Mr. Williams is the PASTOR OF an exceedingly inter-
estng church. For than forty years Its pastor
was to New-York something what tho many-sided
Reccher was to Brooklyn Both were equally Loyal
to the Union. IN the pulpit and out OF 1t. "hiie
one was facing English mobs the other was the leader
in the splendid work accomplished by the Sanitary
Commission. Nor It strange that the church
which Or. Bellows served faithfully shouiu sooh
forget his lessons of chsrty' for all In the common
acceptance IL that term, II IT'S present pastor
were not himself leader full Of sympathy with the
suarr.rr and wisdom In devisng means for their re-
lief Since Mr. Williams has both these quahhos
lions rev churches In the c,y surpass bis IN me'ho
Of practical charity. The Flower and Fruit MiSsioo
the Mission school, the Employment eocfots' '"e
ranevo,.t,, Society the women's Auxiliary Society,
the Working Girls Vacation Society, and " heiping
HAND are among the active societies OF the cnuf,h
Its trustees are: J. Harsen Rhosdes' William a.
Prichard B. c. Arnold. Judge Addison Browl. W. l.
Wardwer. George F. Baker, > sidney Smith, he'
Il Drake and K. II. Ewart
snacl,l series Of Sunday evening services are De-
Ing given this winter, sermons and lectures aAernd
ing Last night the Rev James l. bAoS ossouo'0s
sKobert Browning aid the Faith oil the fu'"re
ToSol Newman, Emerson and Carlyle arc among 'h0
other characters to be studied While Cntaf'a''HA
has never had that deep root in New-forA tha' some
If tho other iSnlss have Il has seemed 10 take vi
new life IN the last few years, and In no way per
hans, has its power been felt more than N inc or
canfzatlon Of the New-Yock League OF Uni'H'd"
women OF which Mrs Williams is president Al the
monthly meetings from 400 to 500 members s'Uelu.
paper are read and Discussed and these are foho"eu
by luncheon. The topic at the last meeting wiz"
was held In the Unity Church. Brooklyn was A"e
Religious Life Of Woman: her peculiar reheio"s oN
dowmeut her mission IN an age OF ra'' n"i '"qH''''
and the duties aud opportunities of nltaHdn " deh'
Morals In Fairly Education Exposition Of the Nina
Cure7 so-caIled social Duties The Church, ana
4Petrtous Education OF Children some of the
questions to he handed by the League this year.
TIE BEAUTY OF THE PsALTER
NJ. Williams preached yesterday morning from the
text: 80 Lord of Hosts my King and my Cod ana
IN his sermon he SAID:
Tho Iok Of psalms is written almost entirely in the first
,--,p In th. record historical and eEa reNEoh'
cars this wonderful collection % pass o"a'e pray
a.i utterances Of oyfai faith THIS moving rs' ,s O
personal and private pcty. IL VIII be III al ato o
s.li's book Of devotion. Here Lhe stoIy Oh ,i
acd OF the tumult Of cities beseged ana Inc ~. ~,
of a captive people but fanuy echoeu lNH az.
1y are the dim background out % vhch nse
80 - - ~ lrfnc men these blessings AID
,l,n,s tbe.s evtat on- leoniea aud Of triumph
a. :, ROW Tven whore the duusicns are pA.hesI lV
historic circumstance is always secondary To udN'ua
experience TO personal emotion by the ri'tIs Va
BABYLON there sat down and wept when We ieHieHT
- = he ponuioeocss - this deeply personal Quality
that makes the BOOK OF Psalms 50 precious lAey pre-
were the Inner history OF the heOieH pp
How nobly goaung learn from these ancient ny me-
tf . ls-is struggles the questionings ana The Joy
~ a snlrit,,sl manhood are the same every We
often say that religious man born into this haeeeHth
century spiritual problems to contend with OF "hy
rnn-ecedrnted ana novel Kind that foes
now which peculiarly disturb and oVershadow the Tree
movement Of prayer and the deep heart Of trust How
solemn vet bow refreshing. learn from these singers
81 Old whose very that however the forms
ny change though the garments OF their TIME ana
1Ip-.a0ee are passed away, struggle Of faith and
ur.atn the human heart IS in It's essence e'efdy
How hard 4. mos, nave been the Hebrew exile or
soldier or prophet to have call personal faith,
10 feel that TINS God this exalted Ruler Of
Israel. peculiarly near and gracious to MIN HOW
destnles kingdoms and established the foundations
OF the earth different to feel assured that HIS pres
enee nigh TO falling heart and hesh That cry out
for the living God Yet This twofod assurance Is what
l. al and down in THIS BOOK OF the fSAlhls'
ON the one hand the greatgess and glory OF God Is mag
ned forever and ever; - the other hand, the Psalms
written IN the first person The Lou OF h0sSS Is
n KING and my God
TWO ELEMENTS IN SPIRITUAL FAITH
,p mot these two elements be always constituents
every spiritual Faith demands, on the one hand
Of beauty and majesty and perfection Of our Cod
religion reverence that rather than raise us
ewes ~ busted with The Qualms OF feeble
souls spiritual Mysteries the pous small talk Of sell
conscious piety meet the reproaeh Of noble
natures and utterly OF passionate virtue
ami profound gious thought The poets Cowper
and the professional evivais OF our own time
nay stand and vulgar types OF this morbid
parasite religion. And the other hand Ihe
reverend theology. the gfshdest ald most
ceremonial are Ineffective and untrue II the individual
heart and win unmoved and unnspired The purest
thesm II IL leaves the believer colo spectator OF
the mhnlty Of God Ana the pfoperest tIsuAl Cne
ednce Of conventional sOrshp are no messengers
Of religion until distant word Of God comes nigh TO
the living and women in the actual passions ana con-
flcts OF the working day.
The Sabbath made for man, and not man Tor the
Sabbath That principle Is true OF az SsdoO"Vo oDseIv
ancestral there creed, church no reverend
custom, which deserves our allegiance unless 1t Is mace
for Ran, and brings forth t"e Hults % Vita p.ey ..
Individual lives God and the individual man. the LORD
Of Hosts in dealings such IL the solemn and funda
mental theme TO which ask your attention tas morning
There may be you the statement OF
such subject is sefcontsdetory You have been secus
toned to think OF the Divine Being a mysc1rous I'M
PRESERVATION infinite All In the presence OF HIS
innnude and universal Law you dare not III ap the
claim Of any soul You understand the language
OF prophet when ne says OF Jehovah All nations
before Him nothing He maketh the judges of the
earth vanity you SLOW Of heart W believe
when said He shall gather the lambs In his arms
and carry them in his BOSOM and gently lead those that
with young" In short you believe in general
Providence which superntends the universe but Divine
Mercy which eOndescends " you and me-is Ia not IN al
your thought
in place let turn aside from the sphere
OF thought which religion claims and observe how even
development Of humanity, the signineance
Of the individual grows with the growth Of AL good
things Consider the growth Of the body polite The
path progress the development Of liberty
Modern with ancient aw 10 distinguished
by superior respect for the right Of persons Slave
labor. SUCH ruined Athens and Rome caste SYSTEM
stopped the growth Of Ina and from which Europe
escaped by fire. nave given place to free labor and
this 10 a striking OF the change from tow n
civilization Political power and Offices instead OF
being hereditary be by personal exeftons
by supposed merits in the individual wh0 holds
them. In Short the developments OF liberty. the ehor
changes which have taken place In modern