New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1842-06-03
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A Letter from q. a. Brownson.

giving 'h account az the ld'c meeting ~ tire I NJ
iariau Association in tins City, your correspondent
make, the following allusion 10 myself:
Mr.. Browu>on placed hn.eif ON he ConG~,onai. and
received dhsoiBuOa tor past offence, himself At one
WIZ iNt uruodon lie sad hat a. pa'i ecul'u'' du
resulted from be- want oi spiritual life strange man. u q
but r." months ,nce h. volunteered to deiead Theodor,
'enscni' as Wild spcclatons and cold distractions WA
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wish my good friends who choose TO bring IN,
name before the public would make themselves ac-
qua ed with -, position and doctrines. know
rpt vh, Your correspondent is, but his statement
l. hardly correct IN a single feature.
There Is a denomination here called the | nita-
iiau, composed of individual, vino profess 10 as
.ccia,c together on 'ac broad principle of indvid
ual freedom each clergyman and layE1an retaining
hi, own night OF private judgement. With tins
denomination have considered myself associated
since 1881. an no more member now. nor
have J e,o~eduS self aul more a member recently,
man nave considered myself from the first.
Where there is tins broad freedom, We may ex-
poet u.ity Of spirit but diversity OF doctrine. The
doctrine, ct the Unitarian denomination are not
ouc bu many. VIVA, J.. commonly understood 10y
tnitruni.r IN a, "a tucolosIc zeal doctrine, that l.,
Unltaraiism It, eSpounded by fric>rlcy, Belsham.
Norton, PalircN and m several respects by tie
O',.cut (h,nbiag, nave expressly dIsclaimcd
ever since 1884. That j what ! have termed
CniiarIanlsu IN is "od form, IL " fret epoch,
IT'S first phu,s. and also what | have from
1884 uniformly denounced q, insufficient. cold.
dead dcad-H,ng and even as Il sort oi baptized
Atheism stand by what ! have uniformly sud
IN these respects recall nothing oi what have
said a.. ,ia,t nilaiiani,m in hi, sense Ny at
ta-hmcnt ha, never been - laiiariani-m as SUI
fcicut form Of fath. bat 10 lDIu,riau, IL Il =
tu'., 81 rccdom. Consequently am not. and
ncyci have been, member OF tine >rr'iai orean-
yaiion called Tire " American tuiiarIan N,-ocIa-
,oi,' ni, ai,ach'ucH has been to the f2'T'g and
not 10 the d0c{rHc. IT l., ,uch nov.
have been ntrachsJ to tie bn.taii party, be-
cause nave bolioyr itlat ont from 'l- bo-os must
come that IN. her form of religious faith which
have believed necessary for the future proglc@s oi
Ike race But for the last Two year this belief
la, been les strong than formerly. My conf
drn.o in the denomination has Dcsn much impaired,
and | sad well nigh desparcd of It's future. 1t
va, nv confession 10 Tin, tact that yOut CORES
pordeut heard. | confessed 10 no change Ut doc
uiuc, IL no change of speculative we've, bat
m,rry 10 a change 81 feeling. said that had
d,,pnrcd os the nitorian denomination. but TINT
| had ceased to despair; and attributed the de-
SPAR had felt 10 my own want ct deep spliitsal
Lt,, hi, was all; | did not say, as your cores
noadent says, that my pat SPcc"lah0HS resulted
tro,n my want of spiritual lc; ! nude no aliusIon
wm.eyer. ciher To ny ps~t or preset sPtcHla-
tons. bat simply to nay teeitHgs toward the 4 ia-
rinu denomination; and tine only change Ia when
| contc..cd related TO the state OF my feelings
launching that denomination and religious ME gen
orally
have never defended Mr.. Parker in any sense
IN which do not now. | tried To open door Tor
him 10 retreat from his South Boston Sermon
He has not chosen To avail himself ot 1t. In other
words. | defended ms Scrmca according to my
Interpretation OF IT, That Interpretation ne REJECTS
with ai,dsin. and proves to me that he meant 10y
II wtmt did not aud could not defend lo's
and respect Mr. Parker as II man. and VIII *
chance with h,m the c,iiiics due from one ChrlS
,i,n Minister To anotLer, but Ms doctrines, a ne
himself iutrerrois them-and lac Is the legitimate
,,,.r,r.tcr of them-are such a. | believe repug
nanr Ia the Gospel of Christ.
I'm conclusions | would say to you, Sir, that th'E
vim .re concratulaiins me 0r ccnsurIng me- ior
recent or for frequent changes, only prov" uc'r
wan, Of intimate kno0lcd &c Oi my character. YER
sai,tty and fcklcness-thc veice Of the pubic To
the contrarv--are no traits 0i my character Wy
views have become broader, deeper richer, but 'hey
have undergone very few changes IN any "'l'I s'N'
for may wears. They whoassrrt am different to-a"I
from what was Yesterday perhaps would do wen ~
assure Ihsrs eye, that they rcali! know WhH' ""'
yesterda, The public are at this moment fancy ing
that have recently undergone some omarNap'
chance bu, the change is not IN me they are oc-
GINNING IN understand me somewhat. | have been
better than they now believe me. But enough
Yours truly, q. y. BRQNNsoN'