New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-04-26

Gunsaulus some time in the course Of the next two
weeks. AS pulpit orator he takes high place
He possesses the advantage of full resonant
voice, which is, however, so modulated as 10 give
the best expression to the conveyance OF MS
thoughts. OF splendid physique. standing nearly
six feet high with clearly cut intellectual features
he has at once striking ana imposing perspSaPiiy
mouth Church. of Chicago which he accepted IN
1897 after resigning the charge, of the Brown
Chesterfield, Ohio. on January l. ls15 win the du-
ties of pastor of the Plymouth Church. he has re-
Gently combined the responsibility Of the presidency
and general management Of TWO great projecting
Mission Moreover. he has founded and directs the
Doremus School and devotes a great deal or atten-
garten schools and various clubs and organizations
for the young men and women OF Chicago. Apart
from these multitudinous duties in he recent Pesi-
dental campaign ne made a canvass OF NIcmisami
the Republican candidates. Dr; 'iuhsauus Is CLOS
student OF the gIea social problems Of the day ami
during his ministry in Chicago He has also gained
distinction an essalist ana as a poet lie mas
has and four daughters; -
Or. Gunsaulus yesterday took his text from Amos,
err In eloquent discourse which was listened
atientively he showed that each successive step
of progress I'm civilization Was a more perfected
harvest Of conclusions previously arrived at. The
divine method. he pointed out was constant
Bfishtest possibilities The whole course of civil
iIaTon he struggle of th.. last , 700 years have
plainly demonstrated TO the people the ruth Of this
prophecy said Or GunsauIHs The pioughman
the divine direction of the Almighty events are oc-
curing constantly which advance the civilized
world. oh God show mo Thy glory has been the
constant cry Of man creation. SHOW us the way 10
do Thy bidding that all things may work for Thy
good end. The idea of the goodness of God Is the
glory Of man.
You and are atheists and pessimists unless we
believe that this divine me nod of progress will con-
tinue. The ten dooms of Alfred's time were in that
period looked upon the ultimate heights or lib
erty. The king was. however. but sowing the seeds
for further developments. The ploughman followed
the reaper, and at Runnymede the great Magma
Charta was signed by John. With the ideas or that
great charter let loose upon this planet II was GER
tain that still greater advancements would be seen
John Ppm secured the impeachment OF STAFFORD,
Cromwell drew his sword. and then came the May
flower: and another epoch In our Anglo saxon civil
i7ation was written when the compact of the MAJ
Hover was signed. Those ideas of the Mayiiower
compact hcd the soil of our colonies not only with
another revolution. but an eVolu ion. until AZ last
James Otis in Boston. and Patrick Henry in Nlr-
gnia sounded the tocsin Of the Revolutionary War:
and 50 from that Mayfowcr compact grew the
Declaration of Independence There continued 10
rise on the American soil an over advancing army
Of ploughmen. and the Emancipation Proclamation
was the result.
TO believe that the ploughman had ceased TO exist;
So surely as the Emancipation Proclamation had
made the name Of the man whom they would honor
next Tuesday more glorious than those OF Caesar.
Napoleon Alexander. surely would other
procarnations be issued i'm the line OF divine prog