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—Many readers follow with deep interest the .
course of our foreign correspondents. In the
letter of "B. B. C." on the next page, a brief
account of the celebrated Fourth of July ser
mon of Dean Stanley in Westminster Abbey,
will be found, the remarkable words in which
the preacher alluded to earlier and existing re
lations between England and Ainerica 'being
very fully reported. We have 'other letters from
the same pen, but we fear the necessity for rest
from duties which have already overtasked hand
and arm, will much diminish their number here
after. We shall also hear ; frequently'we hope,
from " S. C. P." among the objects of religions
interest in the heart of Europe.
—We are again 'called upon to mourn with the
family of the deceased publisher of our paper- -
the late Mr. James' B. Rodgers. His second
daughter, Annie D. Rodgers, was drowned with
two young companionawhile bathing on Wednes
day of last week at Atlantic City. The tide had
turned, and there was a very Strong undertow at
the time, by which they were swept beyond their
depth. The absence of life-boats, buoys and
safe-guards of every description rendered it , im
possible to come to their rescue, although frantic
efforts were made by her cousin, Mr. James
Smyth. The bodies of the: three were washed
ashore in the afternoon, and interred on Satur
day last, Mr. Stout's in the morning, Miss Hun
ter's and Miss Rodgers' at Mount Moriah Ceme
tery in tire afternoon. A greatly afflicted house
hold, and, therefore,4re trust a greatly beloved
one, has lost a bright, cheery face and a -happy,
hopeful young life from its fatally circle—a cir
cle which had been so recently broken by the
same dread messenger.
THE . CURE OF GRIEF.
Cant thou minister to a mind dismedt—Macbeth.
The first need of this, suffering world is. the re.
moval of its ills; the second and , equally pressing
and more immediate necessity is for consolation '
in sorrow. It is demanded of every agency that
professes to benefit man, whether. it can. aural*
griefs. A gospel whiclt , doet not Icing comfort
is no gospel. The preacher wholas no medicine
for the ills and sorrows of the people has missed'
his ;calling ; he is sent, if sent at all, to bind up
the broken in heart, and he mustdo it or confess
himself a failure.
This busy, over-excited, highly expectant,
grasping age, brings along the .tide of its grand_
successes a multitude.of miserable wrecks. The
greater ventures of to.day: are followed by thee
deeper disasters. The long and high tension of
the nerves is followed by the piofounder depress
sion, the incurable prostration of the whole sys-.
tem of mind and body. Ropes dint have feasted
upon vast panoramas of wealth and. prosperity
give place to total eclipses.cif despair. The mis
erable victims of their over-wrought desires and
ambitions are driven by the reaction to insanity
and to suicide. -Of the- alarming increase of this
latter crime, every day's report of the current
news gives overwhelming proof. It shows how
muob, need there is-in our day of the consolations
of the gospel.
It is the conclusive argument against unbelief
in every shape, that it-cannot befriend man when.
he most needs a friend. . It' , can amuse and in
terest us with its ingenious: questions. It can
amaze us with its grand concatenated -systems of
thought. It can fascinate us with world 7 making,
and confound us with doubts, perplexities. and
possibilities. But in those hours that come upon
every man, when no human solaee.can soothe his
agonised and broken heart, when he is called to
meet in person the dark problems of his destiny,.
then it is found that unbelief,. so -far .from fur
nishing a ray of comfort, is- often the- keenest
pang in his sorrows. It is those • sorrows them
selves that teach men to believe. .Whilt in-in
explicable monstrous freak of natures what. a
'lust incurable fracture' in. the - Cosmos: is - one
single broken heart : one case of incurable hu
man sorrow 1 That the great mass of men were
formed to mourn , hopelessly,—this is the teach
ing, or at least the result to , which a general.
skepticism must lead us. This is the result which
must follow the general spread bf the materialis.:
tic, positive, godless science of to-day. Positivism
and suicide zuust inevitably becuiue
saber.
Scientific men may sneer-at-the-idea of sub-.
jeoting their theories.tc auy such
. test -as their
relation to the - por rp w of Man. But man mite
ever cherish'the inuipiciocilljet the 'seierce; whioh
denies to him an. overru4i kruvidaaaa, 4 pray
er-hearing God, and ..a...-Chrithug... - Oonsokaor, is
wrong somewhere ;Lis *pail -.fah e '-foundations,
however imposing' and ' well proportioned the
structure. The cry nrihiAttnivi
Qom
fort is as legitimate as the t ,t'hlist of ti”.!').. l 4man
mind for knowledge.
Preach comfort to the sorrowing, then. Bring
out the rich stores of the Gospel; pour balm
upon the wounded ; link the individual sorrow
with the gracious plan of the supremely wise
and good Good. Show how the sublime and
manly virtue' of 'endurance is cultivated by sor-
rows how
Life is not. an idle ore,
But. iron dug from central gloom
And heated hot with , burning fears,
And dipped in hishing baths of tears
And battered with the shocks-of doom,
To shape, and ,use. •
Show how the worthlessness of all things merely
earthly mu. 4 be learned,
,and the affections
ennobled and purified, and set upon worthy and
spiritual ends, by just such experiences,; how
finally, our light affliction-, which is but for a
moment, wollcs out for us. a far. more exceeding
and (Aetna' Weight of glory, , „ .
The history of the Republic has been . a - his
tory of unobserved and Peaceable revolutions.
None of-these has been more important than that
which has taken place in regard to the possession
of political power. In colonial days and in the
years which followed the Revolution, the elective
franchiSe,- in most of the States, was vested not
in the whole people; Vat in a class of them, = the
native-born• owners of property. Suffrage was 'a
privilege, something secured to a class of -men by
class legislation. These were men, as a whole,
of some social weight and dignity,—mett who had
" given hostages; to society' . ' and who - had much
to lose by any ill-considered changes'or measures.
Their social position gave a weight and dignity
to political life, and the offices• of the. State were
coveted. as honorable and, conferred as rewards .of
such merit as society was ,competent to under;
stand. While this state .of things . lasted, 'suf
frage was a privilege in the secondary Sense of
the word also, it was a desirable thing,—prized by
those who had it, longed' for by those who had it
not.
Suffrage as a right was the watchword of the
great revolution introduced by Jefferson and.the
old Deinocracy. It is a proof of the revolution
ary power of ideas that that revolntion.snaceeded
without a bloody struggle. The elective-frau.'
chise passed out of the hands of political mono
polists by their own act, Ind 'was transferredfrom
the many to the all. Every citizen was to have
a voice in the•. management of,.the:state, that.
voice being Tegirded.asfof divine right. The
consent of the governed Well tole thebasis of all
national? administration,-4—in. the long run the
governedyand the Overnots were to be identical.
The-will of the whole people waxtobe expressed
in every national, act, and the 'public servants
were to hold themselves as the servants'of the
whole people. ' • „ • '
The theory is.beautiful, and right enough;. as
all political theories are, for-a millennial vi , para..
disaical state, bat wrong,.._ as all
theories are, for' the present state' of -society:•
We do not say that the system is not ,muoh.su
perior to that which had gonelefore, or that it
would be desirable to restore the old ":property =
qtutlifications" which the. Democracy wiped:out
of the State -constitutions and Slaws. But we..do
say that it has its own peculiar dangers, and that,
while it aims -higher thaw any previous theoryi it
may Mi. Its great danger is that in ceasing to;
be a privilege in the first. sense of theWOrd (thee
right of a olaas or caste) it may also cease:to fie
a privilege in the second sense (something prized.):
Low pricing;" says •old Thomas Fuller, "makes
low prizing."' Democracy may , lead to decay
of what the - Fathers of the Republic called "rib.
lie spirit." a ' * •
Take' our Own city for instance. Do the - more .
eancatea wealthier - els:46s :fake - the Fame in
terest in public affairs as hi the tinie:OfTrankliri"
and Robert Morris? Are theilas zealous in the
Management of political macliinery Are they
as forward in the exercise of political rights ?
.Arii they as eager to secure political 'offi ce? Those
who know much of this,---the nioat aristocratic
. .
of American cities,—kno;i that' it is d ner so:
S'onte bear the names of our itorcinial and
,revolutiOnary statesmen and leaders, never Voted'
•
;iii their lives. Very few of them would' be
with the'possession of a State or municipal offiCe.
And if matters are not so bad with the more purely
mercantile - class, they are' worse 'than they ought
to be Politics take time ; Oct fellOw:c:itizen
of Ben: #rinklin needs - to be is.4ighf that
is money." The gle,:at race after ' riches leaves
"them-no leisure -for More' the Most - el:Ter:.
ficial acquaintance with'local`politibs. ``'lf 'they
turn out on election' aY,iiiien'anf great issue is
at stake; and waste an our , m wat ig at e
,polls, they feel that they ' ha ve` done 'more than
their duty. If they know any' particular
ditifs`td - be a scoundrel, they will 'hive the bide:
yendence and will take the trodble tio"scratch ' "
=MEM
PHILADELPHIA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1869.
PRMLEGE-RIGHT-'-Dlint
him off the ticket. Yet • they will not take. the
trouble to secure the nomination cif:o6od men.
Reputation mu - eh -belies our intelligent citizens '
or wealth and - prinniple, if one tenth! of _theni
ever saw ;the inside 'of a primary meeting: How•
fevinf their ever serve as Negates ie tiotbrions.*
Allele holding city' office iti*ould not piesi. lf a
good' number their do fall into the hands'rof
scoundrels what matter? They will -*f u s , o f
course; but then'any individual's loss by rob-'
beiy is leas than the loss'of his time that it'ivontd
take t:o prevent We are falling from . grace in
this-matter. The administration of civiliffairs is
very from reflecting the collective intelligence
and integrity 'of ' the coMmitnity, and ' no:- . Coin=
munity has More of eitherlhan it needif ifik• their
management. _
The cure Must be sufrage as a duty. ' We need
to have the great truth of political stewardship
and :responsibiliti pressed-'home upoii 'Ve
• -
need to feel More and:mere that every`talent that;
the Master `"has placed'in our hands 'Mist be ac
counted forat the Master's coming. He will be
a true' social refornier who Shall burn 'into' the
careless and' pre-eecupieil souls and tiiinciences‘
of this 'people the truth that the exercise Of every'
political funotion is-a ditty before God, for which
they wilf.as surely be held' "
responsible as for their
honesty Of dealing 'and purity of life,—and that
cafeleisness and recklessness in these matters
will sewthe-. seeds of - a. terrible harvestrihich
their 'childrmi will reap in sorrow. Thiy.seenis•
to be the next political duty before the Churches,
and one in which they can all unite,iisinvoliing
no partizan or contested issue. Ifithe public,
conscience is not to be 'debauched by political']
corruption, if the resources of our 'cities;
States,.' our country, are not to be -reektessly
squandered; if we are not to be herried• on "to'
disaster, dissension, and social convttleidit, we
must be rid of the fastidiousness: and the greed,
of gain which are making bad citizens of 'Macy
of the most responsible of our people. Wei must
pass from conceptions of political 2n:ryht to con
-
victione of political duty.
- - .
*lt is said, indeed that .the time holding the
primary meetings is actually fixed with, a view of
finding; inost of oar wealthy and intelligent citizens
out.of .tonti. l - , :
A RIM- THROUGH NEW . ENGLINRI=L.
' 1
If the tourist of limited opportunities wishes '
to crowd as much•of Sight-seeing with as wide - a
variety as possible into the time at his ceinmarid,.
let him tarn to New England,--that very limited
corner of our national territory, which might lie
swallowed up - without materially altering °fir g,eo
graphical'or territorial importance, but which is
of-'suite' commanding importance` in every ether
poititorview. Its charmin'g and Widely varied
scenery 4 Fits teeming --ficipulation j its thriving
towns and villaits- White - church spires its
endless industries; its hall:kink 'memories of
iniffal ai d'revolutionairfinses; 'the echoes or poe-•
try and of elOquelice*hieli seem to linger among
its hills Ots pre-eminence in literature, in edtical
lion, in theological -development; in , patriotic lie.'
votion ;its tawerfnl maternal Chains upon multif
tudes of its son% scattered in every part of the
country, combine- to make 'it the most r'eniuneral:
tive of all regions tOthe'seekers , of entertainment,
who are afflicted with-the twO American diseases,
euritogity and :haste.' ' •
It: 11 / 4 1 1 8 ` .241 this wise that we Made our " run "
tbroUghfcrar of `the'six. states - Called
. New Eng
land.' The grandest of all modes of conveyanee
going out of lie* York City 'are the new Fill
litVer Sound heite;Which, after being owned" by
two leis prOsperOui 'Partiee, are now in the handi
of Fib a, Jr, the more great thariginjd Railroad
Manager of the -metropolis. ' The grand wharf
Irani - which these Vessels,start:is eoMplitely coy
ered by air inimense frabeirork of timber; eased'
in 'corrugated iron and supplied with vast lifting
and sliding doorways:' Everi thing is kept in
scrupulous neatness and erder. - Atthe j garkgwiy .
plank, which - daintilY'OarPetridTand it various '
peas all over the:Vessel:Stand the offie!drir of the
vessel; all in ' eldgint uaiform of 'blue cloth, with
gold lace ornaments and badges; all gentlemanly
fitie-looking men, pretty much inch as Mr:'Fiske
mii , ht - have draWn from behind the chief desks of
I •
his banking and railroad offices. But the diinen'
'pions and splendor of the vessel itself soon corn ,
mend all your attention. Four hundred feet
long-,lefity -fiftrfeet 'MA With proportionate
breadth, her'great timbers yard run'tiing
froni stem' to "Stern, :and frOni lower to upper
decks ;`lier 'five - decks, four of thet acceraible to
.
passengers; two -of them furnis hed in . the 'ilehest
style is saloons,, and running 'the Whole vast
length of theveise that-trindreds of p a seens
gers scarcely jostle one' nother ; the upper se
loon dick finishediWtbe centre in balcony style',,
looking doin upon, the' second, - 'and all richly
earired, gilded, fteseoed, ciiipbted, - und hung:with
chandeliers-thatllazed with gold and ciystal; a
band, both' of brass and stringed iristiuments,
playing, at intervals until bedtime--such were
spme of s tbeinimediate attractions of , this great
Riede of ava- architecture. But when one at
down at themindows, kindly arrangedto;aid the
inspection, sand watched the movements 'of- the
enormous - engines,: sew the pondernita -piston:, rod
comedown twelve good, feet . at a etroke, took in
the vast diameter of the cylinder, which. e after,:
wards learned. to bit:one humlred .and ten inches ;
when nne saw the movements , of a ,fOrce equal to
a•
ll the horses ofya good sized ciottnty,, tiventreight
'hundred, plying-to and fro an' quietly almost as
the- 4oCking of the4-Iniadle, and propelling our
withits wheels of thirty , eight and a half
. s3etcin . diameter, 4it the rate of eighteen miles all
hour, i almost without a , tinmor, one.felt -a luxury
of speechless Wonder,' which 'must - be felt,-not de
scribed. One. million two hundred thousand
dollars, we.were told, had been spent lin•the con
struction of each of these .vessele=the-‘ 4 Bristol" _
and the " Providence."-, ~Mr. Fiske, Jr„ it is
said, had them for ,two.--thirds •of that vast sum,
'and mow makes them pay,_ which "former owners
_
did not do.
We watched the shores _of the Sound, listened
to music, savir.the aurora that was so.beautiful
at AVorcester,, but did. not- see the meteor that
shoti upwards in the sky , of Philadelphia, beheld
the silver pathway, fit , for thewhining feet of an!
gels ? made by the mootr,ert, the placid waters,
heard, the gurgle and rash of , the- :waves around
the good steamer's keel, watched the starry lighti,
someflashing, some steady, .somewhite, , ioniered,
that marked the; harbors of Connecticut and
Long Island, andut: cast; when the music had
ceased; andthe lights grew dim, , and quiet
settling low on the great vessel, we went to,our
rest, rather to dream _thaik_to sleep. _ _
BOSTON.
We were 'disappointed in our first view of the
fez& insernUe of Boston, it was se 'mach flatter,
and so mach less picteresque than we
T had app
,
posed._; fAdd'` Banker—how' can : they call it
Hill "1' it does not deserve the 'term' al much'
as oar " Greed Hill:" There's , as n monitnietit;
it is true, brit it had not the advantage of much
of a . foiunkat 'And - 'there was
Tim d'fft intym imagining ow t e site could`
aietad -
military ;raker: . The crpokedneis' and
tnirrewneaTOrthe streets of Bonton emharrassed
as 'but little; 'We asked almostno questions, and
iveivere never near in beinglost. It is'Our es
tablished policy never to stir far in 'strange
city without procuring a portable Map; arid_ get : :
Ling the position of main points and streets clear:
ly in Then ti little variety is really 'lean'
enibtirrassing thin such fo — nnd
in our . ' City, and . in parts of
,-Chicago'ead New
Oar' neat effort is to react wine high
from which - the plan of the `whole city
can he'comPreliended, and the map verified.
Pront'the top of thenew City Halt . a vast - strut).
tare of graiiite,westidied the very reinnrlcable'l
paiiiitarna of Beaton, and 'Boaton Harbor, guide
unlike any other seaport town, we are disposed
to . believe, 'in the civiiczed world' The many
islands andnlinest4slank the - Centre'lifFhieli'i
we stand tiai be the reason whgit is called I
" the hub'?"-- t he bays spakling, fir Within the
outer line'of wharveseruillispping and building ;
the numerous'` railroads ink' long 'bridles ; this
great evidences of commercial activity erOwding
on every hand, " the, fortifications, the, nail yard,'
the Monninent, the 'Olit State Seam . with its
dome, made an entirely new sort of p icture in the
ga ll er y &ll:l6min% Descending froM this'favors.-
ble look: out; we threaded our way along the narrow
streets, by crooked, dirty, busyCornhill, indeom
ing down to State street, 'we gratified one of. the
deepest, old4it and nibeiniered of our wishes - : we
pat out feet in the Piaiiiiinilding,—very much in
the ; style of our 'veberated pile on
„Chestniit
ct lled .FaniaiTHall; a snlistantial - hriek
Stractureiwithont ornament, about as large as an
o rdinary Quaker - meeting' honee, nearly all the
space occupied` with - the open auditorium, the
only seats' being in the' Toim of steps on tlO - 1
sides, on the platforto r and in` the galleries above: '1
No grandeur but that Of :heretic purpose,-
nursed, and iniolved upon here-; no beauty but
that of the voicelees,-Aavisiblei'gioribtil past
The`young man in the office in front;ivraw startled'
bi"our inquiry as l tu exace'lecality of the
lafassacre - " It seemed liker''n
' totally
new' idea tO keete r`of Fa neuil Halrof to
day. He was`-qtrite - iinable toenlighten
mg& haire'‘a iffiest
going ^witli dim'-to' the' shit 'of -Peon's Tratty
Tree, if he should come to Philadelphia to retort
our question :So we will 'eay no more' —••
Farevrell -1.0 Boston I.' 'Not' i few friends who.
deserved usistiasettrixily our 'attention, and- not a
few objecti: of iaterest in - and around -"the
huh," which - wean& rewirdedi'-out
Genesee Evangelist, No. 1215.
J Home & Foreign Miss. $2.00.
( Address :-1334 Chestnut Street.
visits, were reluctantly neglected. A walk in
Washifigion and Tremont streets, a few steps
through the Common, whose grass was fresh and
bright 'cornpired with our own, a look at the
great five 'or six story hotel, with half-a dozen
'stares' and workshops in die first story, which
was receding bodily from the piiveinnt, under the
o r f a score or, two of screws, a pretty
confident hope that not enough removals of that
sort' intlid - itecur before our next visit to prevent
oar' recognizing and enjoying the city ;—and
then' another railroad depot, purchase of tickets,
choosing of seats; ''comparing our Philadelphia
withAhe'Boston-time--the latter about twelve
minutes'aheadand we were off for New Hamp-
AtONADNOC.
- Have ion ever really:formed the acquaintance
of - natural object, and felt an attach
ment to it; as a . neW, actual sentiment springing
Up in your bosoni ?- We 'did, on this journey to
Heene; if you have ever taken the ride, we need
not pronounce the talismanic word—Monadnoc
'hat- Which'w.as'a' mere name on the atlas before,
a meaning
, and' a. spell in it, now, like the
name -- of the • dear one to the lover's heart.
"What is that ?" we said, as a solitary eminence,
with gracefully curving outlines, and proportions
to arrest the eye, swept grandly into view.
Monailnoc," was . tha'reply. We heard it with
a thrill, and fastenealand feasted our eyes on the
sight. &ion•foresta and embankments, stretch
ing' a Oat-distance, barred the view. "It will
heihnhriwe by the time these obstruc
iiona are passed:"` An opening appeared; we
peeted . donbtfully. But faithful Monadnoc was
there, as - rand and sweet as ever. New ob
structions- lined the road as we rushed swiftly
'en: 2 - "Now,- certainly," we said, "he will be
gone." The light again shone; two mountains
now'seernedtobe at Our Bide . We gazed, rubbed
quetyee, -looked - again ;it was Monadnoe. He
had not 'changed; it was merely our changed
point or view. Again we sped along ; other ob
lents came in- light : miles-passed; we had al
!nose forgotten our royal friend; when, raising
-qui eyes for alizement,there he stood apparently
r i l ight . befole us; lifting.his magnificent and beau
tftft3.ll;l4* like the Sphinx, and seeming to ask
of his 'being, his origin
4iiklparposa; - aniOng the works of God.
ArriVed at the beutiful town of Keene, nestled
among green hills, and its broad streets bowered
with graceful trees, we fOund the lofty Monad•
noci fookirig doVrn over the eliding hills, like the
the place; though eighteen miles
away. As we jonitteted southward again to
wards-the valley of the Connecticut, looking out
upon - "the le'fblianti s and beholding a mountain
peakdominating the' beautiful scenery, we hesi
"tatingly ingai re name. " Monadnoe !" was
the - reply. And finailY, when we stood in the
everlini,.on the top-of 'Mount Holyoke, remem
beiiiig with affection' out new acquaintance, we
dettlattilil, Very doubtfully it is true, yet as the
first ' thing " we cared 'to `know: " Can you see
Voiludnec froth this point?" And we felt a
friendshiv for Holyoke, at the
prilnipt`reply : " Ofi ryea; there it is," and the
:scenery `became at once less strange, when the
noft outlines orthe mountain, four times as high
tis-'HOTybkeifwhere 'we — stood, were seen, sixty
hie; - miles -atvay, -resting peacefully above the
summits of the 'nearer and humbler range of
hills .
on'the north.' ' ' •
' loiong our musings upon this evei-present
phenoinebon;;eame thelthought of the persistent
piesence - of one grand character in human his
torythe Incarnate Word. Like a great moun
tain, He cannot be banished from the world's
'Unbelief tries to remove or to hide
"efforts are only like bushes and em
bankments that furnish but transient obstruc
iiiins.-- If you-stay-down in the cutting which
You - liave dug, to be sure you "will not see the
glorious sight; but it is there with all its power
to_quicken and delight yon. Come out of- your
'artifibi&ilepressiouir and look and live. The
tneillciP progress claim that they have whirled
Inantind*st the old, and worn-out doctrines of
tliteGospel. If these doctrines were bat such
molehills'as bureau reason constructs, they might
ana - divonldsooll , earry us beyond and out of their
sigkt, astronomy, in ahemistr3r end geology,
I they
; arephat .. kging L ihe point of view, and leaving
one the - on, v
_ a nted eminence of their science,
eyeridaY: The verities, of the Gospel look down
in'cluitgelem 'sublimity upon -the shifting scene
of• human bpinion.,,,Xen.cannot glide past them,
swiftly . as they.may,ge. They cannot get the
histoneal Christ, with his 'marvellous birth,
iniracles„ death, resurrection and
apirituarhifigdolkoit 'of the landscape of the
world's history; out of the registry of its , unim—
peachable - facts; It is there, in spite of their
theories, which demand its removal, And which.
reveal their frailtyand their fine-spun, ingenious.
nellanixiii4, - Aike mist -melting and breakieg_
shay harmlessly at thelliountain's. side.