The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-11-23
WAR MOVEMENTS
OF THE BRITISH NEWSPAPER PRESS
ON THE AMERICAN PRESS, MORALS
Death Of Channins-BeIIows' sermon.
from the Liverpool MALL

1t is amusing TO observe how little talent IS re.
CURED to form great man in the United States of
America, ans how globule of geatinous matter
floating IN the moonll ght, can be metamorphosed
into star OF the first magnitude This arises per-
haps from the fact that America has any really
great men and therefore II Is necessary to wor-
ship imaginary ones-lo set up images of wood and
brass, and excaim, These be GODS o citizensw
A Unitarian preacher and modern moralist of the
name OF CHANNINe, whose writings are not altoge-
Their unknown IN England has paid the debt of ma
ture and the inhabitants OF New York, whs are a
lively, or rather fassy people, and who never miss
opportunity for display, whether of fun at fline
raj, or grave procession at wedding, have had a
windial OF tears and light suppers ClAsNINe's
remains.
The subject that more particularly invites our at
tenhon consists OF the services, coSaected with the
fune al sermon preached, in honor of the deceased
by person styled the Rev. Mr.. Bellops /, The name
is worthy OF the amencd oracle, for nothing short
of an overcharged instrument of this kind could
have done justice to the great man and the greater
cause We cannot, we dare not attempt to do full
jus uce to all the ceremonies which took place at
the Church OF the Messiah. After certain hymns
and anthems had been sung two chapters of the
scriptures were read, which, 1t appears, the audi
ence deemed tedious. for at the conclusion they ex-
pressed this feeling In very marked, not TO say
disgusting, manner. So say the New York papers
the people did not go to read the Bible they went
to hear music, and be excited by imprisoned ora
tory the glory of which in that land is that its the
elogy, philosophy, ana ethics, are perfectly incom-
the oe- lson, we print the following verse =
Break from his throne illustrious morn
Attend, earth, his sovereign word
Restore thy trust the glorious form
Shall then arise, to meet the Lord.
Now for BELLOWS and bis sermon. Speaking of
CLAIMING, his eulogist INDUCES in strain which is
peculiar to all great orators in America religious
points. 1t Is dashngly seasoned with blasphemy.
The worm rs made COD, or, what Is the same thing,
COP and the worm are coequal. Man is divine
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when man ceases to worship or be guided by his
own SOUL. So blows BELLOWS. but hear him - rs
So powerful always is real merit. The public read
and admired those and fundamental truths which
ne nesUn on a.
ton if he were deciding for posterity. There clear
Of vision in all he He seems to us to proclaim
what he thinks but what he knows, and are re.
minded in all he says of the words of Jesus speak
mine own words but the words OF him that sent me"-
Whose writings have few dputaons or SO little vani-
ty as Channing's1 There arguments no contro-
verses You have clear statements of truth rather than
searching after errors oil opinion What he says
vaded rather by gravity than electric fluid. You think
most OF his literary reputation do Of that of the BIZ
bier
First then, CLAIMING is compared to the "final
Judge" Secondly he decides for posteri,y. Thirdly
he IS declared be equal TO JESUS CHRIST; and his
literary reputation not inferior to that of the Bible
1t is further added that t
"Gn.ssss saw GOD I'm, OTHER MEN because he saw
great doctrine gnu of human nature was the pa
rent OF his philanthropy" y Z" Human Dig
ny Of character wasthe prevailing idea of his mind and
the and guide of his action He that there
something within us, under whatever name it may be
called which did not partake of nfabily; and
that there was he affirmed but naii6e error of
judgment" -r a1 sslsHi of Vg'-
Its difficult, from this mass, to separate the iuui-
crous from the blasphemous-the definite from the
ndefnable filth. We have not dipped into so nasty
dish for many a day. We shall give one or two
more extracts and conclude. CHASSINe "did not
doubt of the certainty oil the gIu,Dh of human mn
human nature and Gods providence to be sy,onimous
His faith in man grew out of his moral influence"
What the "moral influence" of man has done for
the republicans Of America is written in the ever
lasting records of national dishonesty, legislative
imbecllity, and general profigacy If"human ma
ture" in the United States be synonymous with
COPS providence" then, must il follow that the
vice and depravity of the creaturd the pupil is not
worse than the vice and depravlty of the guide and
instructor But we cannot proceed with such BIAS
phemy. We hope there not many men in Anne
RIGA who entertain such opinions. and only two who
incucate them, viz, the Devil and Dr. Bellows!
From the London Timeal
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