New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-09-21
IN THE CHURCH PORCH.
AFTER TIIE VACATION.

AFTER Ihf2 NANHliO>'
We'll. we arc back again from our vacation. Tho
sexton has air-d tho church and busted our pew. ana
us wo take our accustomed place. we glance at tho
hook racks Ia II all our books ar iher' We nav"
been told that all sort~ and conditions OF n"' ha''
hccn worshippin, In the church during the summer
aud ,,r Oh the SEXTON a<Surcs ns h" DID no ie any
~ them into our pew still we want to hc sur VS.
tlc boot, arc AL th"-. n docs ada 81 m"ch 10 INC
hcau,v ~ holiness to worship IN A. exclusive ana
costly churrh and 10 Il. IN our own pew ana 70 nav"
amos own books and ~ feel that YOU are not Eoi"k
TO lie ,o>,lcd crowded hy people VIII" arc 'omp"r"o
stranger, 10 soap. ON. yes we love u worship
nndcr such circumstances and we can ohN ply ''o'"
,rho think that religion can lie dispensed with FOR
we know that socially II j. good form 70 r" r''"o
religion, and whatever "ls' W" may iFnos VIC '-""'
ignore the commands OF society
ycs We Christians have all had our va'a''oh' anu
~ ro ,.,Jv again 10 taac up The ihrV OF rhH"u'
,,.,,,c IL, orr churches. We have dl,'ili"n WIN
keen though ptrhap, ds'r"u-. 1'~t al the r"'S
We rrfn,,si Ia 80 church when IN" Kew J" '"'
-uoo,llnrc preached though. when ~ h"''' wv VI"
clare IL 10 he the Guty % every christian !" ~ "
.n,ch ~, matter VIII, prrrhc-. W. took part IN
many festivities which wcr' hardly IN Keeping WI" wv
tea. hing. of oar pastor. who. f"rfuna'"W wa II.
ruroro ru, did Il all In IN" '"r''' "'"' "
rcrc,,,on Too much rri,i'r IS vrry W afi's on u"
.v,cr, our ua>tor seems ~ thi'h e" FIR h a'"h'N
t,L,s a vacation o. thr-' m"nt' ana N"'' H''s
10 church except whcn he ''it Ia Up H. - WV"
we took vac alton We Sioii"'i "I's ''"''""' '
rhu. on Of cours. We Int d" aiythinc imm"ral.
Th,, would T." v"r, ~t'p'd. 'n' =" JUS h'd Zoo
,,,. III lie ,rhcr f,lhe. and dan AID nIit"d nnd
co.slr,rd AID navl.' camblci NUE. h'h ec''''''
,.,or,, Tho out,~nd f,r:,.s - r!s1"n. =" 80" ""
ara. cutie r,>,cd .nd ar r'ad' {" pi"nS" Int" 'hnr
vo-h with yu.nlu,., s.,anG"n. Ito" f'ai "Hr va w
viii lac T., ~, ~ Mons 10 take hhN OF ~" WIT"
,c,,,. What "A beautiful world this Is. and what
lovely thing religion IS I" b" 'ur"'
Thu m,nolo.nc. dear ra1'r. Is snpPo""i - !"
uttered hv The easy going well 4" DO chnr'h h''""'
Of whom thor" arc great many W "',> w. ~!
Far 10 I, from to Sncrr NJ .uch 'hur'h "''"o''
They DO 4 g,,at deal If good. They -" h'"F" VII"
,,.lr MONEY regular IN t.1r att ndarc" In ia" N""S"i
,t. ,,,. IN. , rul. ir:rr. no great di~cr's'lt
49,. IN. tIurh :cycrtrl,s they do not Represent
.,c hi.le~t type of rrl-ion. 1hcir 'hr'uii"Y i
1ccd.,,l, I,.or hal. TIE ~, I" heaven l. :" '"",
tr them tia, they tab" u" a''"Hnt "f the fnNr''' ."
vrc,lcd being, WON IL" Church ana fr"tl"A mr.
Ice. man nothas. They forgot that everybody h">h
iah'u \ vacation.
Thor. l. p,or smui.o Tor instance N" mission
p,.,or Of that little unc"an l""h!"c church III f"''r!
,uc, No vacation for him. II" can't afford 'n'h
r,ur And so he trld.,, through the f"u! smelling
,r.,. al. summer In hl, shabby Old suit OF clothes.
with "A Kind L.,k and a smile for the poor ara nh'
fortunate. smudcc doesn't hook p'i'y. thatS i"''
You would feel very mortified II he should cal o"
Won when you had company. HHt u" y"n kh'"
,iuud.r was once sp7rr Young nan. with rosy h"p'N
II "A graf ministerial caG-r. Ana no" u" i "'N'
did man who pr.,hrs h,irlH sermons in II piarrfhs
vocc In thai uucl,ln HI" church In Poverty All'l
And the r,d. tenement house population. hall In good
nature half In contempt. refer {" him as "'ld
,mudcc- How many NUT" tragedies fh"r are IN 'nr
byways and alleys OF lifr old Hinnhg" once dNahcd
Of preaching In church Just Hike yours. dear rra.'r
with a great conrrsyation Of udmlrinG people HANGING
brcathlr,>ir on hi, words. And oday yonr -ua'"
sexton wouldn't Jet him into ,our church nnil every
ouc rI,,. w., seated How krtuat. T. j. that he l.
,lways welcome In that little church IN Poverty
Alley and that one Of the days w. " III leave Poverty
Alley forever 10 enter upon the r-S that rrnal"fh
for the people Of tod. oh yes, thcgr ara 'ohIp'il>d
lions In every life and swell Christians 0n the
Avenue don't have oil the good things
Tho Rev. George Vaughn. whose ontrccdcHt> arc m
familiar to me- Is attracting attention In Boston a. Il
uniqno street preacher. " take my stand. h" says.
between lnccr-oll and III" east iron hlsot. with this
gospcl-ilat man /, conS,lintionally religious; prgr>>
the law Of humanity that this world take, precedence"
OF all Others, and that half the love. reverence and
cash devoted the Invisible Heaven would suffice 10
build u paradise upon this visible earth tho wicked
ness Of wing worship II II fails 10 estimate the sartty
OF humanity for whom no love Is too great M sa rifle
too costly necessity among the mL%S II lfref"rm.
Of dntlc, well rights the defence Of American
institution, by which those .ht, best maintained
rcogrition Of the oninUu> cry Of the people We are
tired OF the Kisses that sting the thief. mouth red
from the feast the blood the hands OF the king. and
the lie the lips OF the priest that tho carnival ~
cant has ontlivrd ts usefulness and the Christ life OF
co 0perato living for. not upon each others the
only exit from earthly tell. the Divine Christ saw
Ing all who como WdO tod bv him.
"Wthout cont of pay am trying to sustain this
mission OF the people for them BY sale OF lectures
and Progressive Poems OF which Whittier writes
Their humanitarian tone |. rNc"llcnt.'
The people Will rallI Ia he support Of fh> mis-
sion Of National import inrC Yet often dependent
for pecunisry support upon The generosity Of OF
Massach sets mol lest patriot. wlsc is be
withheld. but Whose love of country Is crown Of
glory.
al preach the issues II ~ day;
OF man his hope and daily fare
tnn from angel unto clay
And find the Lord and Master there
Uavc you ever Thought uf an almost marvellous at