St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-01-19
BURRELL ON PARNELL.
Westminster's Pastor Goes Across
the Water for a Subject.

the water Tor a Subject.
DR.. Burrell last evening, at Westmin-
ster church, talked for few minutes
about the inglorious end of Charles
Stewart Parnell's public career. DIR.
Burrell some seven years ago visited
England, and was present in the house
of commons during a debate between
the Grand Old Man." Gladstone.
and the "Uncrowned King" Charles
Stewart Parnell. The speaker gave an
excellent word picture of the personal
appearance of the two great leaders
and the presence of Parnell boarding
the English lion in his den as a repre-
sentative OF country that for more
than two centuries had been at Eng
lands feet, won the admiration of
the American spectator. Dr. Burrell
thought that with Parnell's downfall as
a political leader, and the destruction
of his moral character he had lost all
practical influence over the Irish,
and that the cause of home
rule is doomed. Ireland's des-
tiny is now in the hands of Leo
Kill, whose chief delight is to kill
larks with missiles thrown from win
dow of the Vatican, and his priests.
No man dies alone, and ParnelPs politi-
cal death has disrupted and dismantled
the temple of the Irish cause. Parnell's
case only strongly typifies class of
men whose end has been like his own;
such downfallS are common every day,
but the important position that Parnell
occupied in the estimation of the world
and the affairs of Ireland made his end
more noticeable. Parnell, like Lucifer,
had fallen from great height. His
disgrace recalled to DR.. Burrell Whit
tiers ''Ichabod," in which he laments
the course of Daniel Webster in respect
of the question of slavery. When faith
DIR. Burrel said that Parnell's was
the structure of noble life. He adj
monished his hearers to avoed and hate
sin by the memory of his stupendous
fall. In the night of his humiliation
there are no stars save the recollection
of his magnificent services and his
devotion to Ireland. lie had died a
the theshOld Of success and left Ireland
perhaps 1.-THE most diStreSSful country
that ever has been seem" DR.. Burrell's
remarks indicated the greatest sympa-
thy for the deposed Irish leader. The
prelude was listened to with the closest
attention by the large audience that
filed the church.
Coming to his regular evening dis
course, the pastor preached on IA Wis
ion of Christ" saying:
An old man on desert island in the
Egean Sea, gazing up into Heaven. He
has suffered much, is one of the victims
of Nero's malevolence; he needs en-
enlargement, and he gets it. 81 heard
behind me great voice as of trumpet,
and | turned to see, and behold"
ntNY, Ex.n CO. <NfC .s-@1
upon His throne, high and lifted up. He
was clothed in the vestments of royal
priest; and upon his breast was a
''girdle" or breastplate, such as bare the
IIrim and Thummim when the high
priest entered the Holy of Holes
on the great day. So Christ ever liveth
TO make intercession for us. His hair
was white, as became the Ancient of
Days, and his eyes were as flaming
fire. Oh, those eyes of the Lord, which
run to and fro through the whole earth
beholding the evil and the good His
! feet were as molten brass, the feet that
were always beautiful on earth's mount
aims because they brought good tidings
of peace. And His voice was as the
sound of many waters, an impressive
voice reaching to the uttermOst parts of
the universe. Out of His mouth pro-
ceeded sharp. tWO-edged sword; the
sword of the Spirit, which is the word OF
God. And His countenance was as the
sun shining in his strength. Little Won
der that in the presence of this ineirabe
| glory the evangelist fell upon his face
as dead; but a right hand was
| kindly laid upon him. and the voice
said Fear not!" The gracious Lord
will confer the same mercy on any exile
or wanderer on earth. There is no hand
so gentle as HIS. no voice so inspiring
| and helpful. "Fear mott" Two reasons
! are given for dismisslug fear. First,