New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-08-13
Social Christianity"
TO TIE EDITORS OF The NEw-YoRK TRIBUNE

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There appeared in The Tr'5uHe OF the
10Th ut well. considered article under The above
canton in which the writer clearly shows that the
wants OF the world demand a closer social compact
among Christians than any now existing IN the
church. There can be no question that IN the ilrst
organization of the Christian Church, under the I'M
mediate supervision and ey the conJont wisdom OF
the Apostles, there was community OF temporal
intores; established, which has never obtained since
the persecution which soon alter scattered Tue DIS
clpcs 10 various parts OF The earth. And although
The introduction of Christianity among any people
has tended TO their social and moral elevation >'lll
1t has always been more or less modified and neu-
traZed by The habits, interests, and political !nSti-
tutIons OF the people among whom 1t has been IN
troduced. Whether the day has yet arrived or not
there be doubt IL viii come when "nOne among
~ shall lack, but distribution oe made to every man
according to his need and they shall "eat their
meat with gladnesS and SngleneSS OF heart see
Acts Of the Apostles At present, however. II Is not
>O although with most denominations OF Christians
there IS the semDlauce OF charity, when al commu
mon seasons they dole ont few ShllngS for the re-
lief OF some poor widow or sick brother who has
been left 10 fail INTO the deepest poverty while
timely and wedrocted Christian SOclaibeney olence
would have kept them IN comparative happiness ana
comfort
was therefore greatly reolced 10 find according
10 ii. VI. R) that there are fen thousand hearts
waiting and yearnlng' 10 engage IN the great and
glorious work of bringing IN that Kingdom OF Christ,
which shall do his Will on earth as It's IN Heaven
for maTshang this self-denylng army TO Oegn this
" Ordsr Of Social Christians Let II. NJ X, or any
other clear headed and warmhearted Christian, take
the Initiative and nc Will no doubt find few 10 re-
spond to his call but Il he finds thousand Sc0re,
even tn 80 located as to give efficiency 10 the
scheme. ms experience viii be very different from
hose Who started a movement of the Kind IN 4
neighbOrng State q few years since Their plan
embodied al the important features OF his Sugges
lions a correspondence was opened With some 81
the leading clereymcn asking their cooperation. and
protesting Christians solicited 10 JON II carry
ing It into efficient operation. But. alas they
turned, one 10 h.S farm and another 10 his merchan
disc" II was surprising - ind now many obJec-
tons could be brough; against such an organization
not against the details but against the project
whole Some saw IN II and those we're chiefly
ciergymeil the gcrn OF dreadful SchsSm. and
tendency 10 socialism or modern lnhdsIty.' But by
iar the larger number were well content with their
Church relations a. they were and had sufficient OPP
portuuiiy 10 practice Christian beneyolence were
willing 10 trust Providence. and were sure such
society would only encourage hypocrisy by the
temporal advantages Il might offer" &c. IL WAS
suspected by the movers that The time had not ar
rived for so high 4 development of Christianity, and
they concluded 10 Udif. But If better DAY Is now
tawniug, Let the Waterman announce u. and some.
al least, viii oe found 10 rise up Al the call"