New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1845-09-03

Tur IxrfprIIrY oF NoDERN SOCIETY.-Few
persons seem TO be aware of the utter want OF faith
In any high spiritual reality, which characierlzes
the thought the feeling, the expression, the aims
and purposes of modern society The men ana
women of the present day are a. tar removed from
any thing like sincere religious sense, as can be
deemed possible in world. moi~tened with the
blood OF martyrs. rcsOunding with the songs oil
prophets and daily blessed with the munlicence OF
The divine bounty. They may persecute the bold
brother who dare to call in question the creed IN
which they were sucked. outworn "a II Is IN their
own minds they may curl the lip in proud scorn
Of The rude pebeian who denies that the chai they
deal in can ever be made into the bread OF life they
may stalk in costly robes through consecrated aises
and thank God that they are not so low and vulgar
a. 10 wish the abatement OF any established usage
Ian, the irncr souls are as dead TO that high, glorious
sense of the Infinite in which consists the essence
Of religion, a. if they were kindred to the worm
that faitens in the clods Of the valley. They have
no faith In the power and majesty OF disinteresed
love Devotion 10 the hottest arms they resolve INTO
selfish purposes The passion for UNIVERSAL u NIFTY
which suffers from every violation OF harmony
which i wounded by discordant note from SIN
rle human berg. which longs for the sounds OF the
lrcai anthem loud as from numbers without num-
Der sweet a. from blessed voices uitering praise,
that is 10 ascend from redeemed earth they are
scarce acquainted with even by name much less
can they be made to chrish the slightest confidence
uurpO-e. however WIS., III IL ''uttPlioh anu
skjlfnl in it, execution, which Is prompted by no
lower motive than this master passion OF the truly
religious mind They have no faith IN the inspira-
tiou of the prophecies OF the soul. They do not
look for a new Heaven and a new Earth, In which
d,yelle,h righteousness. Good enough tor them as
,hev think. are the old Heaven and the old Earth,
X which dweueth responsibility. SO long as they
can have their roast chicken and their little game
of cards like the good lady who wondered people
could take such an interest IN the reform OF ParlIa
nient so long as they can stand well in the society
Of their sort" while they live, and be sent out OF
the world of sanctiy by pulpit eoquence and news
paper tribute when they die. every thing IL well
enough. and should be let alone the world IL the
bes, of al possible worlds and wo the Wild
visionary. the poor fanatic, who has faith and who
act, on hi, faith that the kingdom OF God Is TO
come on earth that Divine Order Is to be released
in society that the possibilities OF human nature
have not been exhausted yet in any OF the haota'
tOnsOi men.
Friends do YOU fear intdeliiy Look for II in
the right place. to not far FROM your own houses
IN find il. Think not that il was all embodied IN
III. New.York Infdel Convention. see II in the
faiihlessness the dupcity, the antagonism, the IN
fernal competition. the murderous warfare, with
which the whole atmosphere OF your daily society
in reeking. lharoiiSei'