ed. Andrew Jackson Was in his second
tern as president of He United States.
The possessed. a .lat-ksmttan courage.
hon v of opinion and energy. lev
\
lacked the .lacksoiiian narrowness and
\‘i--l 4.. e '1“-.-v “til-‘12;:lil‘.“l‘.t'r‘r‘ll their
lltst ~' i=t| to.» \trm-t r sl‘!\ 1“
and t- itiperattce, lb‘ilt‘=” lu-m dict axes
in the first house that “as t'Vt'F l-utlt 1:1
horwalk. iii flax building of which no
llqtlol‘ was consumed by the workmen.
.l‘ ‘lt‘i‘ll l-‘ett‘.. l“ltl ~2‘t‘lt a l‘lttjtlt‘t‘rlnni‘
thrown into .. '::lslct‘f the church in
. ‘{lll\:1'll\ 1d its a s_\ tlllLil of what would
hedonc if theft :iiperattce discussions did
not cease heat-on [tout-An. before many
yeah. l'i‘f‘tltlli' not only :i tetiiperancc
man. in the limited sense of that pencil.
bttt a total abstinence man. The church
passed its temperance resolution unani-
. motisly. and iii spirit it is true. abso~
lulcly true. .\ pit-slavery man :it one
time offered to furnish the powder if
some one would explode it to
destroy this church.
They had two great virtues: self de~
nial and courage. The two lllt:llt‘>l.$lllt-
scriptiwns for the original building. ac-
cording t i the rbcords. were $100 each.
1 am told that there was one subscrip-
ttoti of $300. 'l‘liese stints \vere given.
ltchVt‘t‘. when a titan and a boy and a
team of horses aiul a yoke of oxen
worked for $2.00 or s ”M pvr day. The
contribtitjons wt-re in tlt‘ in labor. ttm~
her and ltvt- stock. as well as money.
The boys and young men iziiv i a part 1»:
their spiraling-money. the text or fif-
teen cents paid oti tlte annual military
hit its
trainingstlay 'l‘lte wives and mothers
washed the windows and wood-work
and cleaned the bare flnor; tlte young
men acted as st-xtoiis and door-keepers
witliout compensation. llt'. Hall. the
pastor of the neighboring church. gave
a horse valued at $20.00. Someone.
ought to give another—a Maud S.——to-
day. asa symbol. because speed is the
one thing needed. listpiire (.\ttintard
kept a horse which became known as
the missionary horse for church pur-
peses. liconotit) on clothes \vas ~.:i tieral.
iii order that giving might be cent t‘~tll~.
Tn \variii \voitltu r. yoiitu: ladies. ;.. high-
ttlllttletl and self-res)». t‘Zfli}; its any who
to~day are nothing if" in: fitslttuittible.
wore calico to church, The tirst i‘oitt-
titttnioi:
.\‘enict- “as malt-ct lllllllllld
wave. The total irvst of t‘te ? t ltlllltl'
in; was $3.1“. l have :tslital four of
the irigit‘ Lye-tithvts \\‘.‘..i' \\Hi:ltl lu-
,tltevt|ti.‘\{i=k ll ef H .t: amount ll'dlll l’llr
number. if “K- “rte to
give as \\ intoii. :lltil the au-
swir lins 1m t. 5 l3 4""
to it: got an?“ in [in cl‘wt‘ll >ti of :t‘ bettcr
building. .\s o": vis and It :tclzrts fltev
served the cbuit-h and .\‘abbatlz-st‘liwol
faulting pert .ls.!.\\tttt\'.1oitya;ttl fifty
years. l'lteit‘ early sitoi’t {lash-fa! ‘
trary to lllt spiitl ‘1 the liltli .
locality. “eta-«lit» t.. re...
tio rt tlcction tipsii lllt'lll. ‘il‘ ccur. .3
showed l15t'lklll {wing at the begtnitie;
and continuously t‘.- d llia‘lllflts of i1..-
situation. .1le in l'l’t‘i'ill'lfi i:-. advance
for :\ probable _\'tl ptafficni'ttti‘
Their descend; .. s are lit-rc- lll lit; mums
lu-t‘s_as \\1ll be seen from the iianits
constantly or ‘lll‘t’lllL;. and such all it-
iioital names as \werds. l! ‘\\‘t‘.s. litiv- r~
iloyt. and tlt=~ tttii\'t~r--:i3s. .\utttli ~alt-l
llt‘t-tvti. little llllli" ‘\l t-- stairs to their
energies. no: : .\t‘us- s foi liotx‘lliill. 'l'itt v
showed flu l! syl- n11 .- ill! t._'t‘ mill
tivlt-ltty. tau-titer \\ .tl: .i LUZ-lt-
ticttce. l'rt'ivl "ll if l‘i‘llil'tll. and .\‘cttp-
tttral charity 111' of lltv‘dllllll“.
\‘ariedcauscsol discipane \'\l t tiltitti»
pi-rattt e. ll.ll|ll.l’ll absence fit-tit I‘lllllt‘ll
services and -»t'.1itt;ttict-s_ pr it‘tttitv.
Habitatli-l-i'eal-ittig. the tin-it of mi.)
papersof :Illtlx’ll sci-ll. itll‘i it little coal
lioui a coalwaid. :i \‘t'lllllllldl‘l 'll‘ spirit
and evil-spt~.tkiti_: Zl:i1111~l t': ilo“ ‘iiieiii'
ltl‘l“. and "the tin .\T‘itpiural and dang-ii-
oits doctrine of the nth t'fltlllli‘lldl salva-
ttoti of all tiiaiikiiztl.“ l‘litw \\'(tllt‘tl tin-ii
the accused in private. t'Ullllllllllli‘dli‘tl
their charges to 1““ or tlii‘t-t- \vititt-sst
it...“ ti. tl... elmrnl» mend lll:‘;l1‘v‘lt\‘.\lltl
appear. build the [t stttiioit) lllltlt'l’ t-‘llll.
pleaded 1or ct f't-sstoii of the \\ 1- it:
doing. vindicated the accused if \\ tenc—
fully i‘lllllgixl. vlelaytd sentence fililll
“.tlli'flt‘t‘ ct use: to b: a virtue. aid lllt'll
suspended or . \i‘ldilltiillllt‘dl'fil. lisst n
tial iiiianittiity was ptt~serv.tl. 1|llll.l
the risks of tin httltI. .\ Scotch l-i.
llltitt‘ill.l!1i‘l1.‘tl_1ll
Aces
_,
:ttl
ilt.i~i.
who was anti-fig the oil-.ztitai lllt‘ lilli‘ls‘ ‘
\vliose anti ct \li‘lll‘~
against “tit. pi..et.
females ll' the cltol: lli mien ei’itt; tin If
heads in singing." was llltg‘l‘ ised by xills‘
fyingliis ovvtt cottiacztotis tit eitieitn:
protest. and bv :i it quest to the fem ll\‘\
by the church to l‘i‘\llllll‘ their t'oitiiei‘
practice The case lll these days would
furnish no tlitlictiltt. because the pieva
bait styles in ladies‘ bats are a cotttpro
misc of it they are \vetti. btit tln\ do
DUI t‘ti\i‘l‘ ll‘ti' llt‘ml. .
Lil litlll to pintits!
winter evenings. :Vt‘liiiost surges their
hair and makes the organist faint and
the blower sleepy. \votitil. in these dais.
be a rullli‘lt‘llf excuse for kt‘i‘iilttg the
letter of the supposed l‘.iulitie directions
\\‘llllt"\lt\l:|llllg their spirit. Thus far
but one protest of that kind has ever
been made. and the brother who made
it lived and dted'in tlte f‘ellowslupof the
church attd the love of all his brethren.
'l‘llll itiliuixbi'it oi‘ "tilt: ittst‘oiiv
must be brief. .\‘ot ottly the old people.
but those in middle life. and even the
.‘Nlllllll Pcol‘le. know the most of it. Tue
fathers have told it to the children. The
young men and \\ tilllt‘llnlltn'i‘ been a part
of it. The descendants of the dead are
numerous. The living. the living are
here to praise Had. Nevertheless ,1
would not avoid it tr otiiit the important
period. lts significance for the present
and future is very great.
i‘tioutti‘ss /— sixrit l‘.\~'1‘ttll\‘l‘l2.
llev.'ll. R. .~\ustin first ministered to
this people in Hctoher. 1531. Justin
McCarthy. the historian of oitr own'
times. says that it was a year of great
events. 1 was an event in- that year.
having been horn in .\tigtist. at Tiny.
N. Y. It you are good logicians. ytiu
can hardly avoid the inevitable conclu-
siont?) front the premises given! 1min:
the new ministry. at new church antral
was issued. the mime of the church was
changed. the salary was advanced to the
old figures. and afterward to $800. the
benevolences of therhurch widenel and
increased. a debt of $500 which had been
incurred was paid. Mr. .\tistin procuring
' $306 chiefly frotu outside sources. The
names of .\nson (l. Phelps. Jr.. and
“'illiam .\. lily. both of New York.
appear among the subscribers. Mr. Aus-
tin‘s photograph is common in the homes
of the people. He was wise in this
world‘s affairs. generous in his feelings.
kind-hearted. 'a good neighbor. a faith-
ful. excellent pastor. The building was
enlarged and painted. owing to expecta—
tions created by the establishment of the
Norwalk Lock Company. The bell and
organ were procured. Mr. Austin paid
out of" his own funds the expense
of moving the organ and pittiing
it in place. Two of his personal
friends gave the pulpit and com-
munion table now in use. Deacon
George Benedict was elected as such in
November-.1857. He had already led
the singing about eighteen years Dur-
ing the latter part of Mr. Austin's minis-
try his health. never firm. was seriously
impaired. and he received all possible
aid from brethren in the ministry in
supplying the pulpit. Meantime the
panic of 1857 occurred, which bind the
same general features as the panic of
1837. Many large establishments were
closed for months. while others run only
on half time. Four ministers, MnKnox
(‘37). Mr. Austin (‘57). Mr. Dunning (‘73).
Mr. Ross (‘84). have had the reactionary
efl'ects of a panic to contend with. Mr.
fttltll". .
l'~t~ ‘
Vl‘lll' ‘
e of .t p 'lllt'll of the:
y > .\ltiii-ovti‘. the hot 3
atmosphere which in llli‘l!‘ localltv. oti '
mental disease. At the outset. a new
sary reaction from the fever of speculte
lion. they become a chronic condition
prolonged far beyond the time needed
for restorirn.r wholesome conditions to
trade. l‘cople grasp their money tightly.
become UVt‘Fl‘tltlllHiii. draw back from
file most inviting enterprises and rc-
tiencli expenses beyond reasonable
economy. The malady affects those who
have not in the least suffered. The rich
grow penurious without themselves
knowing why." The grit of lh‘ilf'was
not equal to the maintenance of the
pastor‘s salary at the original figure. the
double experience of panic and war. in
and ‘61. must have embarrassed
tttiitistcr and church. the experience of
'73: had no reactions that T can trace. the
double dose of panic in New York and
laborotsturlianccs at home. in the same
yctii‘. \l. checked it new church-building
enterprise. How long. 0 Lord. how
long:- The exisinses incurred in Mr.
.\ustiit‘s ministry had been the greatest
thus far. and a debt of over $3.000. a
legacy from the period which it covered.
was paid soon after tlieiuitiistry of Rev.
11. N. Dunning: began. Mrs. Austin died
March ‘32”. ten-l: Mr. Austin November
Nth. 1579. Mrs. .\ustiii‘s funeral was
held in the church. and conducted by
Rev. lbetiiiis Half. a retired clergyman.
a member of the church. and a warm
personal friend of the family. The ser-
itiott preachul at the funeral of Mrs.
Austin was published by request. ' She
herself had asked that Mr. l’latt mi 'ht»
otliciate at her funeral. The preac ier
said: “There is not one of this large
parish who has a word to say in her
disparagetneiit." .\1 her interment at
Manson. .\lass.. a brief tribute to her
memory was put] bv Rev. Joseph Vaill.
lLlL. of Palmer. Mass.. in which she
was cliara‘ ited as "all that could
be des~ in a child. a Wife. and
a mo er. " r a model. and
especially as the wife of a minister."
.\ll of the inititsters‘ wives have been
good wives and good parishioners. .\lr.
.\tistiit‘s funeral was conducted from his
residence on \\‘:tsliington street by R ~v.
.\tutistus .\lvord. a relative. The pas»
tt-r. llev. ll. X. lltiiitititg. offered prayer.
llev. lletinis l‘lzitt. to whom. lll‘l‘
dentally. reference has just been made.
together with his faintly who suntve
ltttii. h presents other cli-rgyiiien and
thwr tat'iiiliv-s. who have resided here.
11 s ll.llllt' ft't tpietitly occurs in the records
fur a term of years. as pit-siding officer.
‘3}
and llit‘tll‘lfilllflltlrt-f some of the pp»
:t‘i‘ss‘ni‘ work of the \‘llull‘ll. llis
widow and daughter titc choice ltii‘lth
lu l> to~tl.ty. l'ei-sotially. I owe grateful
mention to ltev. \Vlll. ll. Hilbert. the
.\i't‘lt‘llll')' of the l‘onnet‘ticut liible Ste
ctety. Rev. ltwigltt .\.-ward. llJl. and
their tatiiiltcs. .\bundant grace has
1:. in given lvllllt'ul.llt‘l\11l\‘]t‘t‘llllulltt'ltl
to the traditional cliatge of being dict
t'ttotiil or critical. but deserving the
praise of being sytiipatltetivmid helpful.
si‘\i:.\i’ii i‘vsioty’xt‘t-x
.\lr. .\tistiii‘s ministry It'l'llllllltltd and
tlit-V. ll. N. llttttitttig‘s b. can on thesame
day. one meeting of t‘onsoctation stiflic~
lllg'. lit ln‘ tdl‘ “llll 'fll‘ villi ll|\t' and tin
\\lll| the ltt‘“. .\[lt’ll Tilt. twill. .\lr.
\itstiit ll\'v~l for thirteen years a re~
firm-l titittistet and :i ltlt‘tltln'l‘ cf the cott~
gicgatiou.
V
l ‘-‘. ill)
1
its
in»
lil‘r.
t l'lte attention it the congregation brill
l\"\"l l"tll|'\l to Mr. lbiiittiit: by liev. Jo-
i,\t't>lf 1'. Thu itpsott. 1' l‘.. Hf lirl‘ltnl\\-.|_\'
‘i':.l-i~t‘1t;ti‘lt‘. Ni‘\\' \i'lh, vl‘ltt‘ l’i‘t‘t‘ttl‘ t‘f
llic clititctl it‘\t'tl the fact that anew
hoot \\ is at the llt‘llll an ltlu’lltlgl‘lg
mind was at work. l‘lteclaii‘cliadmitte-
grd the salary to fifteen hundred dollars.
-;.it~l :tllctitaid increased it to two tliotis
and. The church roll was irvisetl. new
titles and regulations for its govrriiitteitt
\\l re adopted .\ new l|\ iitu book
EV\\‘lt't'lt"l. “lilt‘ll tw- pastor bad tn
't‘ tut-taxi. and \\ llll‘ll is still in use
‘ new manual “as issued. illltl new
~ ‘s‘wlls I-nnlu lul‘ gnu ling sir inn-nu .t....~
2«lracotts clvcti-tl. \‘Earctit‘e Nash and
l llctiiy ll. liikci. \lt“l‘ S. litttdley was
it‘lt \ lt'tl tli‘ \\'=‘ll l‘lll ilt'i‘lllli'tl. li 'ltifi‘ llll‘
litt'tiisti'y was t‘otit‘ltitlttl llircc vlrut‘otls
t‘lt'v'lt‘d for a trim of title» years
t‘ll‘ll. it‘stt .id of lot life. l‘lic trials of
i tin-ti electtxti and lltt‘ll‘ names :ll‘t‘ in the
.tl:‘\\ lllitlllftl. l :itler the iic\\ i’itlr~ Hit
\t 1’ \Vt l‘l' \\.l‘~ l‘lt't lt'il tlt‘ It All lilll tlt‘~
i‘liiictl. .l‘ltv- \‘ltlll‘x‘li \\‘.l\ ti l‘Illll‘lf with
:side itl‘ul inside. and twiitty four llllll~
:hunvttml tl vilats tatsttl to Itttcl the t'\'
p. tint“. and \‘t‘llllt‘vlt'\ i \fiicmliwl hi the
' .\letbodist and li‘ll‘ll\l churches \yliilc
the icp .tis vi. 1"." nt.ikltt~.:. l.--t its ltope
‘tlt.tl the bet patch work is «lone. and
clitat the cliiltltcii \\lll -\‘t|?\l tlvctt‘Eit‘cs
‘itt “building unto the Lord." for that
kind of Work is only a t‘otiiprotuisc with
idestiny and the demands of the slum»
ttott. lt‘orSabbath-school purposes. the
soiling :li‘iaimrtiietifs belong to the
awkward age. the iron and hoiiic‘spun
petiotl iii \\liiclt tlte church Ut‘lletlltlt‘ll.
.\ tlc\\‘ period has been born. and a "10th
itiml biit’itot a new and appropriate ma
trrtal system. The highest point of
annual benevolence iii the church‘s
history was reached in Win. $l.~l!0L‘,tN.
lies! of ali. revivals occurred. immedi-
:itely after the p istorate began. the sow-
ing of one pistor. the reaping of lllltllht r.
and again in 1*?6. when union prayer~
titecttugs were held for one hundred and
nineteen evenings. and one hundred and
i‘lglilccti united with the church oticoii~
fession of faith. l‘wo young men eii~
tet‘etl the itttoistry.~-Rev. .loltti ll. Law-
rence. of \Vyandotte. Kansas. and Mr.
Herbert Brown. soon to be ordained at
Mystic. (‘otitL During the seventeen
years of Mr. lluntitng‘s ministry. four
hundred and thirty-nine United with the
church. two hundred and fiftyseveu on
confession of faith. The members of
the church wao have lived through its
entire history. competent witnesses. are
unanimous in regarding: him as itsablest
serifiotitzer. llisdiscotirses were thought—
ftil. "tiieat for men.“ his subjects were
treated with ability and freshness. he
was abreast of the times in his investi-
cations. independent as a thinker. and
felicitous in the expression of thought.
A brother in the ministry said to me
not long ago: “I always like to hear him
on the Old Testament. particulaily the
prophets."
(‘lll'Rl‘H-BI'ILDINH ENTERPRISE.
The church records contain the fol-
lowing memorandum: “Oct , 1866. an
anonymous letter received. enclosing
$50. ‘ This is for the Lord‘s House. The
secret things belong unto the Lord.‘—~
Dt. 29:29.“ \Vhat relation this sustain.
‘ed to the action of Mr. Dunning I do not.
know; though I might have learned by
asking. He had sufficient reasons and
numerous reasons for starting the move
ment for rat: Loitti‘s itot'sn. Who gave
the money remains a secret to this day.
In 1537 (May 23>. acommuniou service
was received from Mr. Theodore Chi-
chester. who in boyhood was a member
of therSabbath school. A few weeks
ago $100 was received to bear the ex-
pense of our new manual. An ornamen-
tal first copy will be given to the donor.
Mrs. Caroline Chichester. The prima-
ry gift for a new church will yet bear
fruit. after its kiitd. It was given in the
fall of Mr. Dunning‘s first year’s work.
Then and onward he made an effort to
secure anew church. but abandoned it
after a few years. The church seconded
his efforts for a time. but not persistent-
ly. In my judgment no minister would
have been worthy to occupy the pulpit
for the last twenty years who could have
been contented with existing conditions.
An unofficial member of the church
who has lived through its entire history
ex leases the opinion that if it bad adap~
ted1 itself tothe changed and changing
conditions. of mixed nationalities. all
\\':l‘~
part
Pl'ik
\\ i'l't‘
there is no reason why in the ordinary
course of things. it might not have had.
double its preseu‘tvmembership in church
and congregation. It is the unanimous
testimony of its pastors. the pastors of
the vicinagc. old and young people. that
it his linseed some of its golden oppor~
tunttics. and is in danger of misstng
more. There has been an inexplicable
fatality of inertia and delay.
The present pastor found thewidea of it
new building in a state of suspended att-
inintiou. it gained new life. the site was
bought. and partly paid for. the panic
and the labor troubles ‘aitie. and It
retired once more into the abnormal
condition of suspended animation.
I have no firmer t-oitvtczions oii
anv administrative subject than the
need of a new building. My most
painful experiences have been wliiii l
have been repeatedly tell by old and
new members and possible members: ”1
caitnot obtain a sent within my means
or under conditions that are satisfactw
rv “ Mrs. Helen Hunt Jackson says:
‘:.\1r. Ready-to-llult must have been the
most exasperating ptlgriiii that Great
lleart ever dragged over the road to tfie
Celestial City. The Rendy-tollalts are
never ready for anything else. They
can walk as well as anybody else. if they
only would: but they are never quite
sure on which road tbev would better
go. tireat hearts have to go back. to
look them tip. They are found standing
still. helpless and bewildered. on all sorts
of absurd side~pritfis which lead nowhere:
and they never will confess. either. that
they need help. They alwavs think
they are doing what they call ‘ making
up their iiiintls.‘ But whichever way
they make it. they wish they had made
it the other: so they unmake it directly.
And by this time the crisis of the first
hour which they lost has been compli~
catcd with that of the second hour. for
which they are in no wise ready: and so
the hours stumble on. one tiftt r another.
and the day is only a tangle of ineffect—
ivecross purposes. Hundreds of ~ucli
days drift on. with their sad burden of
wasted time. Year after year their lives
failof growth. of delight. of iili ssiitg to
\tllii‘t s‘“
[can only sav that if Providence shall
favor 11s. I shall be lbf‘t‘p‘trt‘tl to bury the
lleatly-to l.laltsiiitd their kindred at short
notice. and to provide a firstwlass. lune»
ral. l'ietirly. not .\‘oiith X41“ elk \\ itli
its thrilling filin‘i'llli‘lll, but the l . .ittl
t'lty. is the plui‘t- for llit"t| \\.tvt-» .;t
tlte open gate they can speculate \\ hether
they liavi better go Ill.
1X \ll?\l'.'lll\\l.
\prtl L‘thi. 1%”. Mr. \\'illtani ll. lied-
edtct was elected .\‘ttpei tiitcitdcitt of ‘he
.\‘al-luith—scliool. He resigned on his
fortietlt :iiitiivetsatv. \‘lllt‘ll (tl‘i‘tlrr.!‘
therefore. iii 1“". the llllli‘l‘ part of “r.
lbiiming's tiiiittstry. The history of his
life is in the main the history of the
.\‘zibbatleschool. The church has bid
perititenttents, lleacon [rifts
three and a half years ctlicwiitly :it the
bi ginning. l't~:li‘t\ll f: liar-1 i~:i \\ ortiiv
'l‘bey :Tt‘c all known as good llltll lilll
ttol llt‘rft‘|‘l. The perfect titcti llv‘\"‘rllt|ltl
I‘llll'l‘. "l‘ht y are uniformly critics. .\lr.
lit-Medici insist have bid ftttlts. ll~it no
one liacht-t‘ told lili‘ “lt'it flu} “etc
llecttise he was human he must have
hal’ it “11 \iillt>“1ll
1.31'lldl; ms,
for any one to tiial out \\ lz:i' ft” \ \vt li‘.
hit ’ l».
self-ctduh-timingas to ll“ tilt-Jo
«in»
llt‘~s‘ in :ttlill‘ll'l: himself to to» it~ \\ em
in Sibliatli-sciimt! ltistwry. \.l kit-«v.
all loietl him. all Illl lllllitl lll‘l‘: M. H
the salotitekeepei‘s. :tuamst \\ li\i\|’ t't‘i‘ll~
tuition his whole life was a ‘ll‘~‘lt"' He
became a t‘ltrtsttan at 1? ytaj's t f
llts cotnersiun was sutldi ti.
rlecf-d supctiiitentlettt. a your»;' "fill.
he “as bashful its a timid citl. lliit be
gained remarkable self t‘nlllt‘l‘l. and :t is
5i common remark coiu't ruin: hint that
however tll<ill|th\llll“tl or t‘\.|\l\~‘l:tlrtl.
he betrayed no il temper. or uttlncotn
"1;: passion. fie tad ttpial p-twt-r \\llll
children and adults. iii approaches to
them on the ~ulvuct of religion or:
solicitor of money. He \\.is him
lie-tried. benevolent. l‘ll‘ilt‘ sturtt. l,
charitable. fully ft‘iult‘tl t . 112' to: ll 12f.-
of the contiuiiiitty litt! lllfiI-llt' ‘tlui. in
the t-x- ctitioii of \\ lticli
the tcltcious ti'attaitgt-f clttltlten. lhtv»
in: his .\llpi‘rllllt‘tltli'llt‘)‘. H\- r lllt- e
thousand “ere enrolled in the .\‘ibltttlc
school, several hundred came into tilts
church. and many into other t'ltiiiclies
“invert t‘t‘ll\'t‘l\lt‘l\ \\‘.‘|\’ «luv it! his pvt"
.\t‘llul Influence. lictc tiiitl elsewht re, 1
count it a pail of the iiiitittislit d \iwik of
this cli‘tiicli that the i‘ecoitl of his life.
which rich in anecdote. should b.-
writtett, at least iii pamphlet form. tlt.it
llh‘ slli‘t‘i‘eslvt‘ gt‘flt‘rdllitlln‘ IIl'IV fin-l
ititltieiit‘cs of :i very unique pi rsot .‘llll\'
The children should know llli‘ ill tee of
his grave. that his works to.“ follow
liitn. There are no details of these an.
ceilotes in his records. He was profuse
iii writing out statistics and pteserviii:
them. but the anecdotes are preserud
only in the inettiories of those \\ h.- were
the subjects of them. There are \‘Itlll'
pelt-tit l-tograpliere. participating in these
serviocs. Itiiiotcafew facts and sen»
tetic-xs from the Iiianuscrtpt of the wt
.t
ll
I\
by Rev. ll. N. lltitititnu‘. \lay L‘llli. 15“?:
“In llunyan‘s l‘tlgriui‘s Progress. one of
his 'nest characters is named l’altlttul
and cannot better cliartictertz- our de
parted brother in one word than bv the
same name.“ llts last words in pniyt-t—
met-tint; were. like the refrain of his
whole life. “Let us be faithful." When
iii .\‘e\v York. he was a regular attend-
tint at the Fulton‘s-t. pt'ayer—tiii-‘etttig‘.
lie was strongly attached to the »work-
men in his factory. maiiv of whom sent
him their good-bye in his last lltlllrs‘.
"He was a rigid temperance ttl‘lti. be.
cause he was a Christian." He always
spent some hours of Siiitrday night in
searching out teachers for vacancies and
other preparatory work for the Sabbath.
He knew the children by name. A few
days before his death. he was over-beard
saying to himself. “‘31. ‘06. ‘76." and his
meaning was that these were tine-s of
revival in his earlier and later experience.
He wanted the curtain raised at tlavs'
break one morning hoping that lie
might. enter into eternal life as the div
dawned; and he seemed half disati-
pointed that. he still remained. An hour
before he died. he bade good bye to the
Sabbath-sch I. the ruling passion strong
in death.
PRESENT CONDITIONS
. The history of the present administra—
tions is committed iii full to it future
historian. The manual contains all
needful data. Suffice it to say that the
chapel has more than paid for half. in
every conceivable way. and is a home
for the education and meetings or t'lti
nese. and Swedes: that it will tie report—
at the May meeting as “without
debt.“ : that today asau organization we
ought to be born again, as the heirs
to a goodly heritage. charged with the
tion. 990 members have belonged to the
church,‘ exactly two and one-half times
the estimated population of Old Well
V illage. when it. was founded. The S if»
hatlhschool roll is a live mll. revised four
times a year. and contains 3a) members.
. CONCLUSION.
Miss Myrtilla Miner, anoble teacher of
the last generation. said : “I always
count my birth-days as may marks, or
paints for erecting altars. where the
heart‘s incense may rise. acknowledging
all the good of the past, and throwing
nto the censor the great hopes of the
ure. 1 know of no more effectual
mode of dissolving grief than this
noting the way-marks, dotting the whole
E. V. Smalley says: “Hard times are a
. Q
social grades, and increasing business,
r pot ‘rs. but only it .\‘Jlllhilllrst‘lll‘tll su— .
\i‘lYt“ :
In his later )v .vrs l~e \\ as seist'ivt- till‘l'
\V llt‘ll tti‘st p
lII‘ i-xt‘v'llixl “as"
inon \\‘ll|i‘l| was delivered at his funeral 5
s
peciiilly wherever we see mercy interfer-
ing with our short-sighted pans. and
solving the mystery of greater good.
Brethren. as a church this is our birth-
dav. our way-mark. We are fifty years
old. in the prime of life. Our hearts‘
incense has risen to die God of all grace.
\Ve have noted the way marks ‘\\'hat
of the great hopes of the future?the tin
certainties. the hidden mysteries? \\'ltat
of the soul. the tem le not made» with
hands. eternal in the teavens. the man-
sioit in our Father‘s House '3 \Vliat of
the new year ': \\'hat of the time when
old and young. riches and poverty. shall
go the way whence they shall not re~
turn 1' ho you not hear the voice of tlod,
the thousand thousand harmonious voi-
WS 0f |l|é "DBMS. the ten-thousand times
ten-thousand .voices of redeemed spirits.
the voices of the gathered saints of your
past history. all uniting in one voice.
NH ‘llusizini: repentance of sin and faith
in c5113 l‘llt’tsl. consecration t0 llllll. pm
this accepted lime and dity.-——now. while
1 am yet speaking. before an evil to-
morrow shall harden your heart. and
weaken your will. and nude your cons~
cience T‘
To my mind the thought
ls on a sudden brought
ilf a new day and a far tlifl‘crent. scene.
For most men in a bruvn prison live.
Where. ill the sun‘s bot eye~ _
with ten-ids hen: o‘er their toil. they languttlly
Their lives to some tinnicatiing tuekwi-rk :iVi‘.
lltcamttt: of naught beyond their prison \\ all.
And as year after year.
Frc‘ll products of their barn-u labor fall
1 will ll-t‘lf iinsl hands. and nut
Nut 1’ .\vt voiun more near.
til-mm settles slowly down over their hrs-3st.
,\itd while they try to Htctii ‘
The \Iu\x‘~ of lilullnlfill thought. by which they Rn‘
pn“l.
lk‘alll iii their prisin Witches them.
1 Mind. lltnlll'.‘ seen nothing. still ttnblest.
And the rest. a. few.
hempc thcir prison and damn
Uri the wide occtm of life anew.
There the freed prisoner. \vlterc‘er his heart
Lietctlt. “Ll will.
So: du'h to know how lllt'h prev .\il.
In spur. on ziitt sci.
Trail: »\\ this \\ 3p. 1.
trli~h .? from etet‘iitty
. c llt’ l1vlul~ some ill“ a). midi bart'tl.
in n h .. O t
:.(..‘ ‘vg' this: slow ‘ ;
st: or - i\‘ . ltidr,’ too: he ow - E
't {in ’i
.ai.d ot.;’~1:2t
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llnu
.\t the close of the sermon the choir
and children sang‘
‘o Tin sr .\‘atttc we ruse
. “t: t.\::it: of iv l It _
wwrsld‘l vertex .
‘3‘ undo! pcae t
succtssot’ to both of his l‘ft‘tli‘t‘i‘\\vll‘s.
This was followed by prayer by the
the
and Benediction by Rev. 11. N. llunningm
\\'liile the c
will llit' t‘liwll' ‘..l‘," ‘
lkllls
pl. :tsin: that i: was repeated at the close
‘l'astor, [Linilugy by congregation
'n crcxai it In was pa: sing
ttn .\‘ 11.: to the Xatnc
til .lt‘l‘tfl'dll.“ N‘lt‘l‘llilll \\'.t\ .‘t'
\‘f llli‘ t‘\'t tllttg ~t l\1\'t‘. lllt‘ \‘tttlergftlltll
ieiitaitttti}; llltll' it \\.A.‘ finished.
"l‘llli t ‘\ lMMl"-ll ‘N .\llllVlt‘l'. “1‘ 1‘1”:
Ni 111“ .\ I.l\' \Xll \tll ‘ 1'11 .\1 ll.‘
\\ \l l\' i lll‘llt‘llll‘. _
‘1 his tilt-0111i: was largely attended by
titeiiibeis of both churches. The
«items \vere wind by ilcv. 11. N.
.. Hill): and Rev. fllward .\tidersoii. and
.i....;i.......t l‘o.cttiin ‘ Stephen ti.
r‘vrtis. bl. Heard. .\etsun Dickerittan. .1.
ll. .\laivin. Marshall 11. Tolles. l“. lwaid
l‘ns'scll. ll. K. Scllci‘k :tiid \lc\:uttlcr liis—
“ht-
Dun-
h,-
: in R v. Mr Dunning s. in d the
lutrtitl. llv .‘llltl
t;i\. ll. \. t~t \\t\t:\' iti'ittitks,
.\ 1e“ preliminary remarks sreln tits
ting in the lI-lt‘ulllv‘fli-ll of this l‘uionv
i‘--tuitivtttion swivice.
lsltall lliil ll\\l‘il lllvilt llit‘ historical
i~.~iiitii:st~eiises of the church. exccp! to
3.1.1 a few words conc- ruin; the place
‘ held for more than 1‘0 yeah by the Rev.
ll 'lll\l\ l‘latt. \\ h Ne presence. sytiipatlty.
weight of clt:tt.-ict.r and ripe (‘hiisttan
experience contributed a very important
impulse to the growth and prosperity
of this citiiicb under the tutti
tstty both of Mr. .\lh‘llll and myself.
He was iitiassii Ming. but always really
' with his solid words of counsel and his
t-‘rvent pray er and his helpful hands.
The last day of his life be attended the
Sunday evening services. returned home
and read an article in a it ligiotis review.
. retired and» awoke In Heaven. “lle
g walked with ll id : and be was not ; for
.tlod took him."
It sis-ins to tui- a very happy event
that the illitllti‘f‘ church at .\‘orwalk is
present by so mativ“of its representa-
tives to join in this Jubilee l‘oiiiiiiunion.
"3 1f the noble Roman mother said of her
children: “these are my jewels." this
. mother-church may well llt‘ proud of
her crown as the mother of many
churches. .\ntl in behalf of this church
1 i-xprcss our welcome recognition of
this graceful coniplltiient of the mother‘s
coming to share in the dziiiglitei‘s joy._
1 also take occasion to say that person-
ally l have received many courtesies
from the mother church; have always
been cordially welcomed to its pulpit:
atid have been frequently called to pre-
side over its cliutclianu‘tiugs when its
pastorate was vacant.
Three hundred times this sacrament
has been observed in these fifty years.
and this is the 104th time it has been my
privilege to stand at the head of this
table. Words cannot express the flood
of memories assimiated with this service :
nor can I trust myself urn-r the emo-
tions that swell and surge over my heart.
like the crests of ocean waves.
The Central idea of this sacramental
service lies in the Master‘s words :
“this is my blood of the New Covenant.
which is shed for many for the remission
of sins.“ The central word in this text
is the word covenant. It: is the objective
expression of the great. fact of revela-
tion. the union of God with men. This
union is essentially original. archetypal
and in the mind of God eternal. It has
"i ground in the creation of man by His
own Spirit in His own image to be His
own child. And when this union was
broken by sin. it. was restored and made
new by the blood of Christ‘s atoning
sacrifice. There are many in modern
times. who seen] to me to dwarf the
potentialities of the Centennial Celebra- ‘
meaning and evacuate the. virtue of
Christ‘s death by regarding it as only a
martyrdom. or as a kind of scenic exhi-
bition of God‘s love in dying sacrifice for
effect upon the world. To me it is in-
finitely more than this. It is the mlity
of all realities. most terrible. most tragic.
It is God bearing the burden of human
sin and death—the pang and tranil of
the world‘s want and W0. 'That text in
Hebrews has grown to the luminous :
“The blOOd of Christ who through the
eternal spirit offered himself without
spot to God." not merely for men, but to
God. And “through the Eternal Spirit.”
«the eternal spirit of righteousness and
love—declaring Hie righteousness
taking upon himself all the world’s bub
dqn. “afflicted in our affliction,” that Bo
might reconstitute the righteous union.
way of life with thunhgivtng, and es-
of His Holy Spirit with rodeo-mi Doubt .
and when we accept this dying sacrifice.
the union is restored in us. and when we
celebrate this sacrament we recover our
eternal heritage as the sons and daugh-
ters of the Lord Almighty.
Moreover. this covenant brings us into
union with Christ. himself. He the
Head ; we are the members of the body
and family of God‘s children. All His
personal work of incarnation. atone~
metii. resurrection. and glory. becomes
ours by faith. He appropriates our
humanity with all its burdens: we ap-
propriate [its Divine nature and utone~
ment. \\'e have fellowship with His
sufferings. bit-in made conformable unto
His death. l .s ‘ lood tlows through our
veins; fits . piri through our Spirits:
our life is hi 'with Corist in God.
.\nd this becomes the ground of our
fellowship with one another. 5.) far as
any soul entersintotbis union with God.
and the fellowship with (‘lirist by repen-
tance and faith. .he finds himself drawn
to those who have the same spirit. .\‘ot
lnv‘l'ely its human brothers on the ground
of a common- humanity. but as of the
Divine kitli and’kin. If any man shows
that he is Christ's. I own something
vital in him. he owns something in me.
\\'e feel the flow and glow. the throb
anti thrill of a common spiritual life.
“'e think the same thoughts and the
more of the spirit of the Maker
he has. the more intense and power-
ful becomes the attraction of kinship.
It extends not only to the livmg. but to
spirits departed. Even as Christ on the
Mount of Transfiguration in a rapt exal-
t.iti.tn of prayer. drew to His side the
kindred spirits of Moses and Elias. glori-
tletl souls. so in some loftier experiences
of communion we draw nigh spirits
who have gone before and they to us—
the veil of sense parts asunder, and in
spirit we claim our own again—we clasp
wright hand. and feel the flood of kindred
hearts from the other side. For union
with God and Christ is communion with
all that is kindred on earth and in the
heavens. “All thine is mine.“
Dear Friends. let us hold closer to our
hearts this “blood of the everlasting
covenant.“ Especially l exltort the aged
union: you. who stand on the brink of
the eternal ocean. on which ,you are
shor:ly to launch away. whose spra_' al-
ready dasltes upon your feet. clim: in
your heart of hearts to this Sexy t‘ove-
iiaiil. sealed “‘itll (‘hrist‘s blot ll. Re-
member that it is an everlasting cove-
nantwtlod under pledge to hear your
sin and death unto the utterinost. "The
foundation of Hod standeth sure. having
this seal: the Lord knowetlt them that
are His; and let every ore that nameth
the name of Christ depart from all he
utility." I
Rev Edward Anderson served the
Wine. lle expresaed the sentiments of
the letter-of the Norwalk church. not
knowing that It had been read at the
morning service. Personally he had no
reminiscences. but as the representative
of the Xttriviilk church he had a great
many : a church that had lived for two
and ullr~llllrtl centuries. lle found him
self overwhelmed by the weight of years.
as in recent days he had contemplatml
the history of the Stamford and .\‘orwalk
churches. He referred to his western
t xperiences where it was rare to find a
‘liurch of y age that would rnpitre
\lustoric (evtew. The present and the
fiitiire on there were more significant
than the past. He referred lu the mis-
sionary itiovenients of the last tiftv year's
:ititl kl the growth of the country during
the satin- period. .\ few of his stattk
nit-tits anticipated soiiie of those which
Mr. lites cave in the evening. .\lr.
.\t dcrwn Q‘\‘lrt siml the hope that it was
the blood of the covenant which is ~u‘ul
t vgt-tlicr these two churches. and ill ~.r
‘l‘ll‘l‘ churches of other dent-initiations.
,4
.\‘l’Xli.\\‘ 't~‘.\‘l-I.\’l.\'ti .\‘lfillYli‘F.
This service was very largely alien-ltd.
and of the same interesting charach r as
those which preceded it. Rev Mr. lime
nittg read the {\ciipture lesson. and llv v.
.\. F. lleatd offered prayer The choir
tendered t\\ o seltcttuzts. "hull are the
lee,"»—~l\otlt with ex« me ~ t .tf ct.
a tireeti lltll 19o .\\\.t_\."
The scitiioti was on the
by tioutiod.
“i 11\ll\t l‘lilllsTli‘s iil‘
1:l‘\'.,.l. 11.
‘\.t\ not int-u. \\ hat is the cause that the farmer
ll.|\'s \\t‘l'|' :u ttir than these? for thou Just not
thutre “ tse y . ~‘llt‘t'l’lltllL‘ this." Eccl. Inc.
oi it ruins.“ itv
lit-SS.
.l‘t ltipclallti'tth. ltl tlli'lt lii‘t‘itttlt‘ li'llili t1-
\‘lt'\ tit lilsliit‘}. .l‘lu‘f‘i‘ “TV a fi‘\\' general
cliaiactciistics of the mental and moral
life of individuals which promote or
liititltr the growth of intelligence and
metal t'lllll‘tlt‘lt'l‘. These same tpialiiies
in a collection of individuals promote or
liitidcr historic progress. and the welfare
of entire races. The several varieties of
frinpcriuitent which the classifications of
philosophers furnish are tlte sanguine. the
sn-iititiii-nlal. tltc cliiili-ric. iititl tllt‘ pltlcg~
titanic. 'l‘lie ltllllil.\t‘l\lllt‘t|l meaning. and
the popular do not always agrce. leave
my own meaning: iii flicusc of these terms
needs explanation. The sanguine tciti-
pcntturtit is the joyful. the hopeful and is
Willi mire i‘Vt‘i‘ptlons‘. the cottunnn pus-
session of childhood. The sentimental
tctniwranietit is a general tendency to
surrender to liiiitiours. to feelings. and 3..
entertain them iiiotv than facts and
occasions warrant. All the lt‘lllpt‘mlllt‘tlls‘
may belong to any itcriod of life and an-
suhject to changc at any time. but the
sentimental is most characteristic of youth.
The clioleric is that which is cliaiacterizml
by a comparatively small degree of
feeling. ittircci-ptivettess to that which
lies outside of the paths of routine tuid
custom. It is the average imsscssioit
of maturity. The phlegttiatic tempera-
ment is the calm. the steady. and shows
itself in ii lack of susceptibility to ever-
vliaiigiiig impressions. btit is attadvancc
on the itiirrowiiess and prejudice of the
cliolcric ft‘lllpt'l‘alllt‘lll. .\s stich it should
be the possession of old age. Tempcrtc
niciit therefore is a diminutive \vord. the
evideniv of limitations to the human
mind and character. It reveals that not
the full idea of a man is realized in cacti of
us. btit the fractional idea. A complete
life. a well rounded character. at all
stages of its growth would be harmonious
with itself. with nature. and with God.
Men become known its radical. progrem-
ive. or conservative. not as the impartial.
free. absolute seekers for truth. The
unity of individual being should at all
times be perfectly realized. and the con-
sistency between mind and facts. thought
and reality. truth and events be perfectly
maintained. For the want of such
fulncss and harmony of life in the
individual. we collect the thoughts of
the multitudes, make the necessary rc-
jections and exclusions. which imperfect
observation. or partialitv of thought had
feeling ts-cusions. and slowly arrive at
truth. or the best possible approximation
to it under the existing conditions. llciicc
also. we set: in history certain well defined
tendencies.
“What you the spirit of the axes call
In nothing but the spirit of you all.
Where“: themmreflecled." .
The progress of history is not in straight
lines. but in spiral, indirect. retreating.
advancing. and interlacing courses.
Theodore Parker compared human pro-
gress to the flight of wild fowl. Round
and forward, backward and aslant. but
in the main toward a nobler goal, and a
desired cum—thus the ages march. the
generations. the races. the social classes.
thus advance the mental. moral and
spiritual developments of such individ-
uals as obey ever the laws of their being.
Room enough isfuriiistied for a difference
of opinion. and for tolention of opinion.
Heavens." and "Wale tliv S on; of .lubt~.
.\ltss
lleleti .\‘lati-i sang it i_\ firmly "The". is
W
Demand for a difference and for Mention
iscmted and ea c neeesfi ty. But
the sum of the most intelhgente most
judicial. most trustworthy opipion is that
regress is made. progress which afternll
is lievond controversy. theproofs of which
lie open to common obwrvation. and are
found along all the historic highways.
Mv object as the historian of our Jubilee
isyto furnish some of the facts and truths
which provctliiit material. political. moral.
and religious progress has been made
during the past Fifty Years. “or
tliflli‘tiltii‘s are increased by the fact that
there is no age merit as to tltc meaning
of the word lt:|"_’lt".\ Sir Henry Maine.
one of the leading students of the philos-
oplty of history. says that he has never
seen anv definition of it. that it seems to
have ‘rall sorts of meanings. many of
them extraordinary.“ It is applied to
aimless movement. to the passion for
chance. to movement backwards. to
new i returns to old ideas and states.
[:lltlt‘f all these circumstances. let us do
the best we can to be accurate and fair.
and to ascertain with exactness
”Tar. ‘l‘iiAnAerttiisrtcs or Uri: Tums.“
The first which deserves particular no-
tice is:
Fitzsr ('IIARAt‘TEfueTlt‘. The progress
of liberty. seen in the rise of denuicractcs
and the fall of nionarcbies.
Constitutional Monarchy wastlte ideal of
gon-mment in the last l‘t‘lllllry.
Since 1‘15. and especially since Dell.
popular government has been introduced
into nearly the whole of Continental
Europe and into all of America. North.
Smitltd ‘ciitral and Spanish. A new political
theory has been making its wuv among
all till» civilized societies of the West. A
large body of new facts has been estab-
lislied in nearly all of the civilized world.
Republics have gained and are gaining.
Unparalleled modifications of the old con-
stitufions have been made. even \lien
there has not been total change. Political
lh-iitocracics are the societies in which
the several members have equal rights
and liberties; equal participation. direct
or delegated. in the government. 'llltey
are based upon imptilar sovereignty. titti—
versal suffrage. There are two such
dciiim-racics tti Europe. the Swiss and the
French. England. Spain. l’ortti::tl :‘itid
littlv are tnivcd ilt‘ll1(KTtll‘lt‘\‘. The Rus-
sititi Empire is almost an anomaly twday
among the forms of government peculiar
tot-tirrcnt. advanced t‘1\'1liltlllutl. and is
face to face “ith the crisis of her conver.
sioti ittlo a modern state. The Reform
Bill and inovt-tiient of l\3‘.'. iii England.
were the beginnings of an cver~incrcasing
enlargement of popular suffrage. and the
empire has been born again since that
time. so that the prnnutwi'dnwnf-i of the
sovereign is now received not as the royal
will. but as the creed of a party. the
utterance of an mltiiiiiistratioti. the Prime
Minister. the Cabinet. and their adherents
throughciit the country. t‘hunues of the
gravest character an: ticvv impending.
political. social. religious. affecting the
church. the throne. the upper and lower
classes. the ownership of land. Home
Rule iii Ireland. and the form of govern-
ment. tliti- writer says :
The child new lius ulio Will See
Eitclisli-spcakin: cotuiitumty liviut: under
tn—tituttoiiu founded upon the extremes! view
ottlte right:- of man. as lurlnttlalt‘tl in our
livclars'mnv Il . -~t-1e:tee. “1111011! 3 \‘t‘Slt‘fl‘
‘ . without king or aristos
«‘li‘lf’t‘lt an 1 3333“. titti—
armies. unto-mp. ed by
"i t rial electoral
rVi'l’V
. i :.'.tti. \v...
.» rial dzs'tt .
lllt‘ existing government.
clotlietl’tuzlt a‘.‘: the punt-rs of national
snva it iv. was tt\i'fltll’t|t‘tl by the mob
.-‘t l" 1‘3” and in l‘d‘. 'l‘ltclatttr
It \e‘mt: >3 “as :t ch at surprise. .\ utili-
tary ll \oiiitioti. titidt r the youtixt r Rona-
;cttlt , m i tit‘rcil llccctiilncr ‘3. 1\'il. The
tleitixans ova flllt'flril the Fri-itch gu‘vet'n.
H1! at in bi". their lll‘v‘d‘lt‘ll having bun
provoked b_\ l-‘n'ncliaggressions iicotirugcd
by the itiajority of the people. .\ince the
French t'th‘llfllUtl. l’\l‘t“|l the period ftotti
l‘Ttlto 1351'». France has bad forty-four
\eaiis of liberty and thirtv~seveit of severe
dictatorship. The republic has now lasted
sixteen \cars. l-‘ive years may decide
“in llli'l’ Fiance shall abandon Republican
gou-rtttiient. and whether Spain shall
assume it. How great the progress from
the time when Louis the XIV “as saying
“The state it is l.‘" The r-‘al beginning:
of parliaiticntary govcriiitient in tirrntaiiy
and the .\ustrian doiuiitions dates front
l\4\. Through the :ici-ttcy ef tlse military
resources. crcattd by politital pout-rs.
Germany has become iitiitird under the
lttitlersliip of l‘rotl slant l‘russia. its
military and moral power has greatly
increased. A readiness for sclf~sticrificc.
due to love for the German l-‘a‘lierlaiid.
si'ciirctl its success. From lb-l'n to 1354.
and from 132'»? to 13-3613. there was coni-
para‘ive but not total freedom fmm
military insurrection in Spain. From 1512
to the death of King .\lfonso. tlii're wva
4t0tiiilil:ir_\ uprisings. in most of which
the mob took part. Nine of them either
overthrew the constitution for the time
beiit;_r or reversed its principles of admin-
istration. Alfonso was placed on the
throne tlirotigh a military pnmimritumnte.
at tlte end of 187-1. and his personal
“lStlIttll and royal statesiuattsltip kept him
there tititil his death a few months ago.
Portugal. of late. has been free from
military insurrection. Italy is ready for
it modern career by nit-ans of national
unity 'llttl life and constitutional liberty.
(lur own country is no longer an experi-
iueitttn govcriiiticitt. llr. Stuns. at the
last lllt‘l‘llllg of the American Board. said:
“I doubt" if another example can be
found of the porn-r of the :"spcl.
exerted tlmiugli years and on a
large scale. more signal than the
influence it has gained over an energetic
and daring dcttioctacy. which has counted
it no task to con pier a continent. and
Which to~dav confronts the world. With
its veins full of blood. and its temper
instinctively hitting control.“
How much this means we can realize
onlv by remembering that since 1830 over
11.000.000 of foreigners have settled
among' us. that then the “'est was beyond
the Hudson River. and iii Northern Ohio.
that in 1833 the first congregation of white
men was assembled at a fort. which has
broadened into the present city of Chica-
go. and that its pastor‘s purest ministerial
neighbor “'38 150 miles away. The states
west of the Mississippi. which are r: idly
becoming predominant in our national
life. \vcrc then the hunting grounds of
lndians. and the homes of wild beasts.
The follooiug table is significant :
. . turn or
“flu“ “mimics.
Arkansas ............... . .......... 1.50
Michigan . .tsfi
Florida . . . 156‘
Texas . .1345
Iowa. . . 18“
Wisconsin . .tus
l‘alifornin. .1350
.\ltuuesota . .is’»
“upon .1559
Masai: ....... .1561
West Virginia .1368
Nevada ....... . . to“
Nebraska . . . .. . . 1867
t‘ulurndo ..................... . . . 15:0
Cristi-liar. the Spanish statesman savs:
“Before our century ends. the greai rev-
olutions of America and France will have
given all their fruits to Christianity.
founding glorious nrnphictyons of free
peoples and nations in the Old world as
well as in the New. The final triumph 0f
universal democracy is already as fully
assured as if its blazing truck in the
pathway of history had already swept into
full possession of the hopes. sympathies.
and institutions of the nation."
Ev‘en in democracies. there are unsettled
problems of government—«what vern-
merit should reckon nmong its duties, and
what should be left to the voluntary action
of its subjects. Hence the continued
discussion in this court of free cane-i.
tion. the political rig-Inset denominations.
the questio‘ “fit of exemption“ d '
preparing roan taxation, the grants
the public Murine to institution-
‘ control. Hence also the drums
of continuum and su-isiism. which show
that. social evils sti.l exist. against which
the sufferers are iuskiu: loud protestsand
for whichilieym p utilising impracticable
remedies.
Tu: Mounts vasnrsrz. . _
The princi l agency in giving direction
tothcsc te encics. and to stone extent
in creating them. has been Ithe popular
news r. It has diffused information.
and been he agency for the expresuoti of
the [Ilptllal' judgment. Hence it lust-eon
the object of liptred by emperors. lint-gs.
regents. prime ministers of mounrcbical
governments. arpl corispimto‘rsnfor vtl;e
trotting-anon of i e6 tism am It o e -
lhrmv of liberty. Eligish law has dumped
it. as a means of restraining freedom and
courage in the discussion of public affairs.
and of making it a luxury which the
ieople as a whole could not afford.
-‘apoleon di rounded its suppression in
England for its criticism of occurrences
in France. It helps to diminish standing
armies. 1t secures the ameliorntion of ad-
mitted evils. Its latest attack on English
vice made Parliament hasten and settle
long neglects-t1 but much needed legisla-
tion. lit our own country. within a few
months. it has compelled the withdrawal
bv the highest authorities of nominations
to office which proved to be unfit. It is
the popular forum where all find or may
find a hearing under the condition€ of
personal freedom. and without the risks
of a revengeful injustice. It is becoming
cheaper and cheaper. with the danger
always of becoming poorer and pinrcr in
quality.~~aud on the other hand the
probable advantage of getting richer in
advertisements and revenues- e penny
paper may yet bv the best paper. and there
is still abundant room for extending its
circulation to multitudes who can not buy
a daily us I part of their common luxur-
ies. Recklets journalism Ins drendy
been partly redeemed. and the highest'
forms of it compress at times whole
libraries of news. history. fiction. poetry.
literary criticism. editorial judgments.
foreign correspondence. personal inter-
views and statements. financial facts and
theories. and religious proceedings and
movements. Some of its vices have been
curb-attired by a news-Vi riter who suggests '
that a journalistic bureau be opened for
receiving old clothes and dirty linen. and
connwrisating those who n-tafl scandalous
tab-s. mock representations of life. scraps
from private letters. bits of «o'er-heard
conversation. odds and ends of tltlfl’llif‘
‘t'f'lllV statetitents.
How Well itsadvertisements would read:
“Ladies and gentlemen wishing to
dispose of their old opinions. Sentiments.
feeling". and 0/- forth. and also of the
more interesting facts in their personal
history. can obtain good prices for the
same at No. Tittle—tattle street. Inquire
at the door marked ‘llcgulsr and Special
t‘orrcqmttdence.
“N. ftp—Persons willing to be reported
rchr'm will receive especial considera-
lion.“
Sscosti (‘nstui'rtittsnc.—-The second
characteristic of our times. to which
attention may be called is. immense pio—
grcss in the knowledge and uses of nature;
of physical science. human inventions.
and the material comfort of Ill (‘1;st of
society. .\‘ttcli progress is one of the tests
:‘f civiltrflfinu. Justin McCarthy says:
“.\ man of the present day suddenly
thrust brick 50 years in life would find
himself slut-st as awkwardly unsuited to
the ways of that time as if he were sent
back to the age when the Romans occu—
pied llri tut.“ .\cictice. properly sci-called
is a crettis-it of uttNlt'Hl‘lifllt‘S. .\nture
has been discovered in our day. Hrganic
chemistry is not more than two genera-
nuns old. The reign of Queen \ictona.
Tlic jubilee of which occurs next year.
covers substantially all of the crest
scEt-tititic. titechatiical. inventive. applh
are tin: essentials of our
The theory of evolution
has been protmttndc‘l. accepted as a
working hypothesis by 'a majority of
physicists. and when. if ever. it passes
beyond it hygmthesis to a demonstration.
“c need not felt that tied and the Bible
and the church \\ ill sutfer depreciation or
i \llllt'lltlll. Already the receivers and the
opponents of the theory agree in this. tbs
if true it will magnify our noblest ideas
of liod. L‘
Alfred Wallace. an English naturalist.
eforigtnsl mind. and special unlor and
iitit-llitrvitce as an independent investign.
tor. says that lbirniii ”has given us new
conceptions of the world of life.uida
ant-rs which
daily llll~lltl'\‘.
nit-tit of research : has shown us how to
combine into one consistent whale the
facts ni‘t‘tllnultnt‘t‘ by all the separate
classes of \vot kers. and has thereby revo-
lutintllit'tl llk' “‘llolc \llltly of nature.“
Grant Allen. the biographer of Darwin.
says that “the application of the evolu-
tiottary principle to the world of life.
human or animal. presents itself asthe
chief philosophic and scientific achieve-
tiictitof the 1913i century. The impetus
which he gave gained us at least 50 ycnnl
of procress."
Ttht-v. Edward llttngerford. in the
(litter-g .Viwtm‘ur for the present month.
say : "The whole drift of science for the
last 30 or 4.0 years has been toward a
spiritual unity.“ That is exactlv the drift
of the entire contents of revelation. of
Judaism. Christianity. and the nature of
man. chan ask no more of science.
ancient or modern. The correlation iof
physical forces and the conservation-of
energy. or the truth that. the sum of the
fort-«sot nature is a constant quantity.
subject to constant and innumerable
citaiigesof the clcmcnts and of organic
bodies. has beiri «inclusively proved.
Sins-tram analysis has furnished new
knowledge of the heavenly bodies. In»
numerablc applications of scientific
knowledge to practical life have been
made: for example. in photography
the locomotive ‘ engine. the electric
telegraph. thc spectroscope. the elec.
tric light and the telephone. The
first news ever transmitted by telegraph in
America was the report of the election of
James K. l’olk as president of the United
States. It was sent on the new line.
which had just been completed by Prof.
Morse. between \Vushington and Balti-
more. in 1844.
the throwing of the first shell. Plum en!
Hopkins. of Williams College. who was“
years of age when our church was orgn.
nized mys: “I remember the first stung.
boat and railroad and power press, them
photograph and spectroscope. the first
telegraph and telephone. and hard the
first whisper. and it was butuwhisper.
of the first Atlantic table. I relucta-
ber the first spinning jenny. the first
mowing machine and sewing machine
and reaper.
extended and applied as to incruse the
capabilities of the race many fold and to
make of the world that then was. quite a
new world." Steam has been applied to
travel. commerce. manufactures. and
printing. Thirty-five. years ago. petrol.
cum was known only for its medicinal
virtues. It was used for sprains. rheu—
matism and sores on horses, but tip-day it
is one of our great staple. domestic pro—
ducts. and the fourth article in value of
our exports. and crude oil is worth only
two armchair cents ag-auon. Natural gas
reused in may cities in Pennsylnnn.
udwestemNewYork.nnditisbelieved
tapioca-tan. value «masculine
annually by Ill myolthcn-c' the
Englhh people alone.
a that thereon than V
bitumen-oommof
theme“ will!
leapedfor
Maren.
theory which is itself a powerful instrm ,
Alliheselhnveseenso/
In 1882. the news of the at
bombardment of Alexandria. Egypt. was ,iui
received in London. a few ninth after. t v
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