Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1840-03-28
Progress of the Great Moral, Religious, and
Philosophical Revolution.


A philosophical history of the present age and of
the existing system of civilization, requires full de-
velopement of every sentiment however fanatical,
every character, however ACKNOWLEDGEMENT of
every opinion, however unjust and mali cious.-
Our duty TO all future generations demands strict
adherence to these views, and shall do our duty
During the last five years we have occupied po-
sition in the moral intellectual, financial and reli-
gious community, somewhat similar TO that which
| Socrates did in Athens, Luther in Germany, CALI
! leo in Italy, any other master-spirit In their
several ages and in reference 10 their several pur-
suits. We have given new tone, a new bearing,
new sprita new power the daily paper press,
| in every great department OF human life, which is
felt and acknowledged from the borders the Rocky
Mountains to the centres of European civilization
! in London and Paris. In originating and carrying
on this great moral and intellectual movement, il
requires mind of every Kind, and courage of all
sorts, equal if not superior to what would form
Napoleon. The opposition intrigue, denunc iation,
falsehood, lies SANDER, defamation, which we meet
with in glorious course, Of ordinary
knd-but every master-spirit who undertakes to
give the world and brighter set of deas-to
reform morals-to purify religion-to correct finance
to spread true philosophy-to renovate
ted race, must expect such opposition, and must
smile the feeble attacks of sach enemies.
As curious illustration of these views, and as a
part of the intellectual history of the age we pub
lish the following letter, containing strange
mentarics on our career and character,-a career
and characera pure in morals and purposes the
snow just fallen from the clouds of heaven-but
which the world does not yet understand.
New YoRK, MARCH as 1870.
DrAR Sal hope you will addressing you
this note but feel duy to warn you to beware the
are not conscious OF the fact let you You
g'Rf
Know mna mas lea me 70 Jome oot minus m biY 9s If
he SNP5: BY the
% sG sa no. for the wso e % your oS sS%
YOU grieves my heart you rushing esdons
Pron and you must perish SSes %
without and with lu price, Ny dear sir, you
Religion and seoaE at that Saviour HRo has Suffered So ac
and Sn % well a n T Sps against h@
have st aough al his councils and youdhaye none Of his
great ht.ans oh how can you escape If you neglect SO
Ny dear think not that have written you this for
lbs s@et and think seriously too am su2e should ask
you the do you intend do wish to lie down IN
nss neither do yog wish = bq on the yGS d s
s me hss @ Ito ibid o E S%e
pray You dc before It shall be Tor ever too ste You may
Halter yourself that there time enough for these things yet
To-day ifye willhea his VOICE harden not Your
hyself Tor tomorrow for thou knowes what DAY
bring forhyou know not that tommorros sun as gild the
YOU Tbs ngSi thy soul viii be required bee and YOU
% 10 a Sf s' iar Of soul Ssag lost
by your paper hat YOU do value the religion Of
DO not any opgT put of the sy Day fer tel S come yo9 70 vi"
down on sickness and death then you will look back
You must f ssese me Whiting his q said 6rstepot
YOU rerared not stand on slippery place aud
due time f.si wills You have prayers for You
ifyOu do not you win mos, a..s5sdly g TO he'll
Thus far the saint in petticoats. If Susan had
il in her power she would bring me to the stake the
bloody Mary Of England did the reformers Other age
But who is Susan She is probably some woman who
negects her family TO after such Personages
asKnapp-who lets her husband wear stockings with
holes in the heels, in order to pass herself of for
saint II thedescrpton Of the baptism in the Hudson
river ofends, il is their own fault That description
was accurate TO the letter-and if il holds up their
conduct in a ridiculous point Of view, they must
blame them selves for their own folly. Susan threat
ems with hell-fre, as if she kept the keys OF
the coaLhole and welded the principal poker Who
authorised her TO deal out damnation by the cart
load She would be better employed in mending
the holes in her stockings, and in teaching her
children, il she has any, to be more meek and gen.
| tie than she appears 10 be. Knapp and his saints
published the programme Of the ceremony in the
public prints, and sought for all the notorety he
could reach True religion is Of different charac-
| ter. The religion Of the Son of God and Man is
meek and lowly-deep and unpretending-it has
more Of spirit and of soul, than of pomp Of ccre-
mony. IL is mcrciful and benevolent, and does not
deal ont damnaion in large lsdlefuls of hellrc But
We live in fortunate age. The multipi city Of
seet. all opposing each other are 80 many expert
ents that will lead to great and ultimate puriica-
ton Of Christianity. II any sect had the power
they would act the Inqusition did-burn all who
| dared 10 think TO act for themselves. Happily,
the age is too enightened-the precepts Of the New
| Testament are too well understood-and the world,
as long free press exists, can never again be
plunged into darkness, inhumanity, murder, and
religious persecution.
| But these things do not disturb me. ! am invul-
nerabIe, because my singleness Of purpose, my en-
thusasm. my industry and my system, are iuvulner-
able. The grea, moral, religious, honest public are
with me II is the triumph Of truth. Every month,
every week, every hour is adding to the long cat
aogne Of supporters and advocates, throughout the
extent, not only in the United States, but Of the
civilized world. En- arant
SUDDEN DEArHs.-The number Of sudden deaths
that have recently occurred in this city, truly
toni hnV and in addition 90 the deaths great n.u