New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-03-29
THE PARSONS STUDY.
A CLERICAL CLUB AND WHAT 1T Sue
GE~TED.

GEcIED.
M. long ago had the good fortune to be present
at a meeting of a certain clerical cluh lart "hlch
ave nc IN excellent opportunity to study the cleric
with some care. The topic which was discussed III
,oro.ted me NOT so much because of anything sald
-. hccause OF the sdelghts thrown by the discussion
on the peculiar convoluons Of the clerical nliu -N'o
cothcr got a good deal OF enjoyment out of the ex-
porience although the average layman would uouo'-
los vawn If compelled listen TO an essay on " Inc
Relation OF Docmatic Ethics. with some suggestions
=. roc,rd 10 a Common Denomination for Them iy
"a w. : otu.,v. note with interested amusement the
,I topdncs, for long and involved titles LOT DooAS
a comics This is especially marked aho"S '"o
rnc,i.b clergy and l recall rs good instance Vi !"
,be name Of an organization when Iicnu " ,' :.
GOOD English vicar-recenty formed III '
..rbe church Of England society Tor inc n''' ~
and Christian Training OF homcpSS n'o 49, -
"ao tho Ages Of Ten and Eighteen. ana lhcr li'','
W." whom NJ Legal Age to some Colony oil the
II -, :, ,,riro or some Other Foreign Lana III ""'t
,., .i Influences Prevail" Now there Is soo"
mouth filing name for you, constructor u" .'' h,
,na+ tbc name of society should contain Ito "'''0
history.
,.. b,stcn hack to the club and tell my
~ thor give the good parsons chahce W '''
, .rould say ut once that the chiei Interest
=. meeting Of clcrics isn't in the iormai VIZ
.n,,ch oftpntimeS those DISCUSSIONS "'"' az, -
,,o,ucon+ lavman who thinks irc't"o"''' -"
ario,s oucstons but in what the rcNcren" MI.
r,irnt regard as the mere frippcrleS Oh 'Io aror
' a.. 81 small talk which never gets very ia' a.
the now " n.y., and the fund OF stories winch arc
W ,,rove NJ the shop. SLOPPY IL i "G" .,
''" ,,or I.+ themselves ont. and eXhiDlt ,le' NV"
.nIo, and vanics II you pleaSc-nu' "'N' "" ri
d qualities that distinguish the cio'S' -, ,iros
y,,, 500 them as living hci'N ,',c,r al
,,a., calling lifts them above tue n" '.' ,,.,,.od
moments Of earth with an ou'ooN nv thor hand
-, rc.nccts doubtless. but on INC ~ .,
III S'''o ,' clearer vision Of the greater l'n'' -,
w., ,nt : vouch,afcd to the acr'to W. 49,,
nv ,d as You listen 10 wv" 80.
,, ovnortcnccs and stories. anu Nv" =, or,f,lIv
ichtor over something which You "' ,' .,,, ,bc
AL, = " chestnut You cannot h'Ip ,,,,r ,r,
"''O ma, o,out town ard The tired emu I','',7sa
not i'm il. far a slmP'' ''
happiness Is c0nceiIV"'
ON thc occasion have referred w. l,' l,,'.o1
,,o relation Of dogma. etc. wa ''"' ' -. ,.,,,
, great many learned AID ''',..'','- -, ,,c va.
"a - co,r.c. hut the mo- striking il'' !" NV
,'''' Vs. nearly everybody disagreed win pr"f
" ',.tl,l,c that everybody else '''' ''
me-, ,'" o..,,i.t. Dr. Acauthu-. after i'"'.
..c,tpnar Of authorities, drew up t.,
l,o1,in- tlc fats 81 the case - '' " 81, ,...
and clo.cd hv docrr.ns thai anN ''.'I
az i,ovi,.,dy involve the oycrthN'" ~ "
"o"u ,..,r,,,p ~ Filtcs cii .t -f
aud
,',,,,.,riot Int felt al ort"l' '''l+.
.i,t.oo If III, vprd~ r".l-l'n t 81
,. la h,d c,,,t,li.cd trcu. 1hl, d '-' auto BOD.
,ior however id not prevent w. ''''''
,nediatclv getting up and dr'l"h- '"
, ~, nr ,cot,lr. which volld u''.i'IN ''''i'
ra overthrow Of religion ard ~" ''>'' ''
o,,t,s Or River evidently e." = ''P'''@'
,,.,.,r ,rI -ct,i,~.~ even in p .n"ni as '"'"'
- d. ma, moan ,aiG Or. River. " % imp"'' - "''
do,r brother whose learning. obs '' "' N''"' w
couoIcd by hi, purity II ne ana "''.-H g" P",' ,
cvon the slightest Cou>' o1-ir-- 'l'' H'' w " 10
,,roat ouc~ion i, 80 da rcron-. We AL MO" ''' Nv
49, ,.n,lic e ,ayin. anything or thinking any 'h'"s
,, ~, ,,., -cer, +, him (, lc ,ipr"m'l' r"I ana
,ro Irt even ne MAY err, hy falling - t'N' l"'"
consideration certain element, IN The piobi''n' '"' "
Tho same time by attaching a" undue lhp"''''' ~
other element, in the problem, that more - ''',
,puc,! f, hi wide sympathic' ard intense low -,
ti,c And in This Gaze unhc'itatinely Assert 'hat
he has erred ETC.
quote ,ll- 50 fully not merely because IL '"'"'
how The modern parsons disagree" with cah "'"'I -"
what they dozen, Fundamentals. but al~' because II IS
such . capital example II the 'omc"h' "I'-'
cour.o.y Of we'll bred clcrgymcn I'm q debate. II Is
ou,e easy TO crtic-c thi, amplitude Of speech ara
ci,l,r,tcuo,. Of compliment silly and unruih"l'
Eoultlc,s II !, -pmctim"S ovcrd"n'. but must >aN
enjoy II. and often attend gatherings "i '"e '''-'
in order 10 hc1~ II. We are becoming - '"i''N'
and curt IN forms OF speech an" '' ""' "''""'
that life + roDlc4l Of much II H. Old time charm
,., want tn NV , word acain-t tIe Lcitccl,t which
=, sunnnsed +, bc rtuuiu. thing, nowaday~. But II
I were on sufficient term, II intimacy with ih" per
eoo,gc | woud write - MU-0r should ~ h'" -
follows: Ion9rrd Zciicci, 60 ahead Win N'u' al
cOvcrcs ard inventions ara '"nr "A'I I''"' VI
Progress but please leave IL f." Of the iIl' '""
f,rl,oloWs Of the old order. DO not "hih" U' "'
arin,ion. even though the lutheran doe, ak with
,cor ca, I.r,7 DO NOT iccntl. ~-iy ,t';i -itr pdt
al IN. graceful curves IF fc. oven though i i, an
,yioratic tuth that Straight line is t.r short psf
distance between tGo points. Ani d n', bt"i-
from orr lives the bcaiiic, Of color or the harn"'''
Of sweet sounds Lcctu~" :. Gridgrind. # "ridrrnd
VILE Griigriud County. is constantly yelling 80
sir fic~8 in Iaucou, tone of voice. We are WHINE
t. yoih f1iiully in NOur service t. buur th"ui me
Material Millennium for which We arr ail striving.
But if II i, not a-lnc too great boon "" would Hike
f., steal away into the World II the U~cc-s ali"r
working hour. only after wotn.lg hours YOU know,
when We have orr time Ia ourselves. May W. not
then stroll amlo-,y through the sweet scented fields
Of the imaginliion and plu,k IN" beautiful flowers
about II, without any thought of Inc litc-t cae-c1
ton If the boiaI-tt Nav We BOZ stray back IN the
gloanin. Of rest. to those day, that past-that
sweet long ago. when hope WI. not set known to BE-
a dclu-ivc willO' ilc Wi~p. aud Wh'n il seemed Il
joyou, thing even to live or miy We not transport
ourselves into those intangbl" vision, u the future
which 80 woudrou-y paint Themselves for Ii, without
our conscious WILL in which Vice + punished. Virtue
is rewarded mi,uudcr.t'ndlrc, arr explained c1lum-
ME, arc exposed. and Truth ciDriIuS, regal Truth.
walh, forever hand in hand with G.ikc Justice in
the waving field, ~ a-phDdcl May not be TINS.
useless if we plea=c Irrational and vacrant dear
Zcitcci,t in our play hours. without mourning your
.cOrn n, being mcdi1cyal dreamer, and blind enemies
Of progress! Please answer BY tccpath, and In tho
meanwhile accept the icalty Of one Of the least Of