New-York tribune., 1890-04-13

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business in their preaching, and the little fellows don't
say ANYTHING that couldn't say better myself What
| want Is "A preacher who'll touch my hard. wicked
heart who'll show me what chump am, and who'll
lift me up above the low ideals Of nv daily life BROOKS
camo near doing IL in Old Trinity. Great
preacher that But Brooks is no longer here
Looking for an impossible idcal' Well maybe
| am some poet dunno who-has about
expressed my case in the following lines about songs
unsune The sermon | want to hear was never
preached guess, and never will be-
Somewhere. dim in the days to follow,
And far away IN the life 10 be.
Passing sweet, /, song OF gladneSS.
The spirit chant Of the soul set free
Chord, untouched are the ones we wait for
That never rise from the harp un,tfung
We turn our step, 10 the year, beyond IL,
And listen still for the songs unsung.'
Said an old fashioned Epscopalian to me on Easter
Monday: Il going 10 observe Easter next sunday
| mean far worship IS concerned fou see
Easter ha, become such show day that plain
wor, hippcr IS crowded to the wall. Oh. yes went
10 church, but might Is well have stayed At home.
| like to have strangers come TO our church, and
always welcome them 10 my pew. But II knocks all
the religion, feeling ont Of me 10 have mob Of sight
,ccrs crowd into the church on Easter and audibly
d Gus, the floral decorations and music. And. then.
the floral decorations. Why. You might a. well be
in a greenhouse. They hide away everything that
my eye delight, TO rest in the chanccl; and see
nothing but pots and set pieces. with the donors
card, tagged them. \, for the music, there Is 80
much u IL and II j, 80 elaborate that II tires me ont
! don't enjoy It well a the singing OF some SIM
ple lyiun IN an ordinary sunday. Even the sermon
wasn't a, good usual our rector tired :" -ny some
thing very w,lety ln fifteen minute and iliiei. The
truth IS lie &, never AZ his best on these biz festivals,
and / am coius t. tell him so some dt'. Altogether
I feel a. II had been taking part in h'rll AMI
musical festival n which there was very little u
the spirit Appropriate to tie day
take great pleasure In printing the following letter
from g. T. Curtis: " Last sunday yon quote The
Catholic World - saving that the Liturgy Of the
An-lcan Church. # which the Episcopal Church IA
Amor, is an on ,hoot comes from the Roman catholic
church VIII Won allow ne to say that this is an
error There were four ancient Liiurgic> In the
church the Liturgy Il ~. Jane from which the pres
cut Liturgy Of the Eastern or Greek Church Is derived
The Liturgy II It. Mark used n the Orthodox 'hui'hc'
In Norhca,tcrn Africa down the twelfth century;
the Liturgy q ~ Peter. now used In the Roman
church. hut never IN use by tie church Of Ensland'
either before or after the Reformation. and lastly, the
Liturgy of - John II Ephc,us, from which the
Anglican church took IT'S Liturgy. Thu, latter Liturgy
w, also 90 u,e m France and spain during the clrr
age, II Christianity and ONLY abolished In Franco
on the accession II tharleudslc. "a. d. si2l
II viii be- sccn therefore. that the Church II England
Is certainly not ludc ted t. the Roman Church ior her
Liturgy any more than for her revival Of Rituals
Nontllambcrt. himself Roman Catholic. 'ad some
-lNty years ago that II the Church Of England ever
woke mp she would prove powerful enemy to Rome.
% would seem "a, Il the prophecy we're bcns verified.
Nr. our, l. douhtics, correct IN hi, historical state
n,cnt But il remains fact. nevertheless. that many
features in the Anglican and Roman Liursic, are
Identical. And II the Roman Catholic service were m
English these dcnuc feature, would attract general
attention.
mi, IS the season. SAYS a good Congregational
par,nn. when the p.caioral clergyman goes i.to
the attic tahc, hs fishing rod out Of IL, leather
as tcndcry he lfts h, hrt baby olt Il 10, cradle
opens h, book of n.c-, hold, them up before hl, NJ
mirng vision and pr.ohs hi, thumb with a fcw Of
! the hooa, lie carrie, the whole apparitn, into tho
dining room put the joint, Of his rod together Its
| on the reel and GOES ont into the back yard. The
time he choose, for hi, back yard outing either
| the early night the early morning. he doe no,
want To- Ice charged hy D pui~hion'rs with bcnS
mani" >'r hini 'hi' pr'''"'Al 'I'' sSnin: ln Ms
naili'h c,uliaton. pretending inat SHOW lauA !,
a front Lake and that the whn, II snow that the
wind rii,e, are the sprr sins ct front Tor h, red
lb,'l Ala. now happy j, hc, thl, knight II the rod
conic-- have lately been dons something lhe
| this myself
While all accusing the clergy Of making
! Advance" and ask, wh> the average country pastor
/, 80 lacking IN heart ciucation. " lie is. say, TN,
cru', Inirllcclnhl, schu manly ana Irhhrd, hs
intentions the best, hc /, ACTIVE. earnest. enter
prislnr' having almost all The gualtes nat - TO
a genuine interest IN the affairs of Others. My cA-
| Icrlcufr l. that, while they nave generally hrcn
| actively devoted IA their WORK. thcy have dp.
| parrntly cared little for the PERSONAL interest, of
their pari'hionci-. except ~ thm,' interest, an"ctd
the success, of III" church." If there bc any ground
for thi, charge. II l.. ~ writer n the same paper
says. hecausc Of parochialrm. The pastor is too
much of "A minister ana not enough OF Il man. Tho
clerical lion ha- dcyourcd the human ntlcman. The
minister look, on his people ~ parshoncr' rather
than rs human Icing, Ih'y are 80 much raw
material. ont of which he mu, build up successful
church. The clergyman who falls victim to tho
disease Of professionalism may do mncn good It,
certain ways. but he falls far short Of the highest
possibilities Of hi, calling. He Is at best ONLY cog
in great mindless machine and not "A vital p'rso' 81
force
The many idle current about quarrel
between u. l.. Moody and Ira ID. Sankcy have htic
or foundation In fact Even II they had agreed
10 disagree IT. would bc none of the pucs business,
| if is "A matter that concerns tlirmsrlvr, alone Tho
simple fact about their separation Is that Mr. N'nkry's
Obliged to withdraw from anuvc Tttl, ipation
in the work II may be- said. in passing that tho
Moody and Sankcy collection of Go pl hymn, has
had "A larger -ac than any other hymn collection IN
existence. good judge estimating that 100000
copics have been sold and IT, popularity still con
timucs to be almost Il, great "A, ever.
A unique and Interesting feature Of Mr. Henry e.
Bowen, Ro,c.nd PARK celebration tl~ year. ON the
ih Of July VIII be- monster pirac of SUNDAY school
children. owing IT, the recent death of Mr. Bowen :
son he himself viii not have the direction of tho
,clchraon. havinr requested = commit :, - Wood
stock exca, t. take charge Of it, ~" a he ha1 gvcr
the committee carte blanche ~ every hing. the oc
ne. when 1t J. stated thh thr Rev DR. Wa' land. OF
Philadelphia J., to bc one of the oi the day. It
lee that rare intellectual tvi l. IN store Tor
those who viii have the good fortune TO be present.
The Boston papers say that the Rev. MIR friSbv.
,hc rector of the Church Of the Advent that cN. Is
sc, c.dne admirably IN healing the brraclc, IN that
r,ri.h Mr.. frislN Is well known IN this city. having
been for years an assistant minister IN Trinity
| Parish.
The great Chry once hcgan sermon on a
high festival Of the church IN tn, lou all
| nd,v cheerful. and alone am detected. tor when |
nnr over this spiritual and behold this boundlcss
wealth of the church. and then consider that soon
ty4i - Start nAll
| frnm rs ! pierced with grief that the church..
having brought forth many children. cannot enjoy
,ncr, ,t cach assembly. but only al festival How
ercat woS1d be the spiritual cNal;aon, how great the
ny how great the glory Of God how great the spiritual
cast II on each occasion of assembly wo could tho
| incosnrcs Of the church thus hlled!" How apprO.
mdccd any preacher ia NcwYork might Qups II on any