New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-04-27
I'M BROOKLYN PULPITS
THE REV. DIR. HARRIsON's SERMON ON THE
HERO OF THE CIVIL. WAR.

THE REV. DR. HARRIsON'S SERMON ON inH
HERO OF THE CIVIL WAR
Tho Rev DR. R Marshall Harrison. pastor OF tne
psdford Heights Baptist Church. In Bergen-sL heai
Bedford-ave, delivered a sermon YESTERDAY n'o.n
Ing on THE Life Work and Death "ork VI u
II. q. Grant" The church was crowded, anu iha"'
members Of the Union League Clup' wn'c" 70 mo"
by. were present Dr. Harrison spoke OWNS" "
the great hero. and said he would permit no one
to surpass him In hts admiration VI '"e ~
the country. In part. he SAID: -,
ut ia always difficult to estimate the character "
one so recently removed especially IL the one ,
been a prominent public man. and mas had pea''"e
upon him the fierce light Of public opinion anu pay
criticism. Some would add that it Is no more dil'-
cut than unnecessary and improper, so lar 40 ''.e
pulpit is concerned, and tfa' 1t Is the preache,
dutv rather TO arouse the living than TO gloriiy inc
dead I confess my sympathy with TINS view. a..
nv Arm belief that the church ana the "oiiu WIZ
be better off II funeral and memorial serino"s We"
no more STILL there are exceptions 10 every 'ue'
and no ole I think will venture to deny tha' TIC
life and death Of General u. 5. Grant were e~oep
,or, In their influence on the nation and the race
yIs would be a strange creature. indeed VINO couiu
not see some things worthy OF imita'o"'
things to provoke gratitude, In the career u 80
rany a man as illustrlous dead; ana ne "o"'
ha N etrange publfc teacher who would OBJECT I"
SELLING such an opportunity as tnis' VINE" All ~
in this direction are dwelling on the scenes Vi yes
terday to drive home to the hearts Oh niS "e"'
IN. lessons which can never be learned 20 eashy
and 60 well at any other time. This Is my apo'os''
n one is necessary, for calling your attention 10 d
man who held. We make bold to say, place unique
among his fellows.
"No loader of men was meek or so INQUEST
"a n. not even Moses; no solder ever more deter
mined in the path Of duty, not even a joshua, NJ
mn ever more pa tent under crushing trial. not even
iob. none ever 80 silent under the stao OF lne
m aigners not even a David: none was so tenuer
,nwari an enemy altogether In MS power saSc
oniv tho Christ O. my fellow citizens, we noi,or
,oiav no ordinary man. but one whose c naI 80
as hs life work to be better uhoeIstou nc
rord over will grow more ana more resp si, a..
.ven after the names OF many VINO are no" nsiu III
bigh esteem shall have paled away INTO oSINIom:
To wonder that his passing the anger OF OF
snread his broad wings from the CUR OF me oouth
~ the Great Iakel OF the North. and from routn
AtIantIcs coast to the mourning draped "oiuen "ae
Of the Pacific. c., crar, aa chosen
,rs;rument I will allow none to surpass me ~ au,
ri lion for the noble qualities which DISTINGUISHES
Inc champion OF so glorihed a cause, put snai,
h. sadly misunderstood n am thought 10 IesSIu
General Grant az Independent worker re ma ma
been called the savior of his country 90 nSl
Object TO the title: nay would contend lot ts |.
fuiness The man who rescues me from uionI""1
&c INV physical savior ] shall so regaru MN, ILL.,
shali 40 sneak OF him. In like manner the man Viz
nreseryss a country from dis.ntegraton. VINO keeps
hal which God had Joined together from peihg 'orh
asunder Is political savior.