New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-07-21
Reform. social and Personal.
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,,r,n sane naragraphs quoted from the Pans cores
uonden, o. the Nsac- YORK O1srrsr upon which ask
he privilege Of commenting IN turn through your
columns.
In your remarks there, you present very briefly,
ana distinctly the grand issue between yourselves
and the Evangelical Christian Church, as 10 rHE
IRUy RTFoRy. ,,
end tanra for the French. i the revival OF true
Christian Faith, which Is the power OF God
You think their highest want Is 4 meLoTauon OF
their poitica al and social state. And you ask "hy
viii not those sectarsn apostles who refuse TO con-
sdsr the problems OF paupensm, popular discohteh'
and growing immortality, and who REJECT everything
they call Socialism because It does not ann hrs1 OF
all 70 make men abStTsctly better Is individuals,
study little The significance OF the miracle OF the
loave> and hshes recorded IN the New-festament'
See also your remarks upon the " \. Recorder. IN
TIE Trihvns of June q See also the wHo'c ienc
ard spTli of your paper.
Now >ir cannot expect 10 occupy your Columns
10 any great extent with structures upon your views
But a constant reader and subscriber, anu a.
true friend 10 all real human ameEoratlon IN ihls
,-,s~sr ls and ~ one o. those whom you mot very
handsomely, | think STYLE SSciarian apostles, |
wish. IN behalf of the Church and - ministry 10
call your attention 10 three POINTS
FIRST. II has been generally believed that the hu-
man soul immortal and that rs present lie Is out
trlef preparation FOR an eternal one 20 come. which
latter vii depend Tor It's happiness and weioclng, OF
the contrary, upon he manner IN when the pre>eli
ore i spent
Now. Sir. YOU must surely admit that if this COM
pound prncple-the grand basis OF all relsion-lS
true, then hens dong most and best Tor MS fellow
men who aborS, If even with very moderate success,
TO persuade them 10 live here IN such manner Is 10
secure their highest well beng IN that measurelesS
eternity which i 10 come Have we mol right'
them 10 expect that retomeTS OF the school to which
you belong, and all others. II whatever stripe VIII
Go one Of these things VIZ Deny openly and man
fully the principle OF general belief above mention
ed, else prove that the tendency OF the preaching
Ot the GCSpCl Is not 20 form character Whlch VIII
secure NCll-teing IN eternity or else acknowledge
that he Christian ministry j. hitting the nah on
tie head nearest of an men have vet 20 see
either of tie three things done HN any OF those VINO
frd most fault with ~
>e~ead. bui II you DENY any pari OF the component
principle above mentioned. you VIII surely admit
that man hcs SoHi, : % ht.1c. INK hg' I't,"s'
ruling. SoDi,f.U4 ritfu.-'nd Thar tins something
IN reality con>f iUfCs re Hr1-an0 IS The seat OF ali
hs true hGJpiacsS S'rHci4. honor and g'0rr.-ln a
word.-o. all his irucSi Sna highest woll-heng IL
So the root Of All character and The ground OF ali true
.adcal reform must be m that m4cr S9ncttiHg which
we call the soul and he Is surely hitting the nan
heaviest on the head Who iaoOr> 10 reform ne son'
even though with moderate success
Nav We not expect you 20 show, turly ana reason
ably which OF the points IN tins argument l. false. on
else Shoir that the Christian Ministry Is not aborms
To reform the soul al IL root and core, or else ac
know ledge that vc are The truest Rei0rmcrS
Tkird But setting aside all this and taking The
lowest SsnSuous view of what constitutes the highest
human wci-heng, granting hat me NE Is poi more
than meat" We still clam that TIC dospel ~ We
preach II, l. Inc tltNt hflNlutf tNdlh, btNht>t
tends ~ the ,pd more eGociualiy than any other pow
cr 20 promote the sensuous well-bong ~ question
This Is shown by Reason and History Reason
teaches that such motives. thoughts. and themes A.
the Gospel BRING, 20 act upon the mind are more ei
icctual than any other powers, to awaken both nIe
lCCt and virtue and these two are TIE most ectua
promoters OF even Scn>uouS happiness. And az MS
tory shows that precisely those nations whlch nave
felt most OF the powers OF the Gospel, have been
most strong. great and happy May we not expect
tie fillacy OF tins argument 20 be iairy Sbo'r7 OF
CLERlcr,.
We welcome to our columns critic
whose temper and manner SO well beft a
man. not to say .. minister, and proceed to
reply to him.
Our correspondent somewhat mistakes
our position. We did not say that meliora
tion of the political and social state was
the highest want of the French laborers,
but rather their first want The idea we
ondeayored to enforce was that to attempt
the religious instruction Of a people whose
daily bread is most prccariouS, and who are
familiar with starvation ard misery and
vices thence arising, must be comparative
" useless and that the thing which should
first be secured them was freedom and Sc
curity from intense poverty and Pauperlsm.
This. we are ready 10 admit with our cor
respondent, is only preliminary to other and
HIGHER developments. but We contend that
il i, an indispensable preliminary. For
what should We think of 4 surgeon who
should stop to address patient suffering
from a broken leg. with elaborate admoni-
tons as t. the wrongiulncss OF the objurga-
tons which intense pain provoked him to
usc, and with appeals to his moral sentl-
Inonts. instead OF proceeding with all pos
sibc dispatch to set the fractured limb and
compose his mind by relieving his body !
Or what man would commit the practical
absurdity Of preaching on the duties Of re-
!igion and morals to persons furnishing with
hunger. when there was bread and meat at
hand to supply their wants, instead of feed
ing them first and instructing them after
wards
This very absurdlts seems 10 " 10 be
committed by those who insist first aud only
upon individual reformation. overlooking or
rejecting as Infdel Socialism, all plans
which provide for concentrating the popu
lation upon the land associating agriculture
with the various mechanic trade. prescott
ing labor, commerce and domestic consurnp-
ton on the most efficient principles of jus
tee and economy securing TO the producer
the full amount of his product and the ut
most advantages IN it, use adding To rural
life the attractions and benefits Of cite,
and thus Withdrawing from those great