New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-02-04
Lay on-Unisarianism, &c.


WASHINGTON, Feb. !, lej2
AS this is Sunday. you will excuse me if
write a Sermon.
The ablest preaching here Is the Unitarian. Du,
DR.. DEwEy's manner is so eIcruciating as TO de-
si1Oy the effect of his matter Why will not men
learn that II they would make impression by
their oIatcry that they must forget themsslvesl
Gynastcs, in public speaking, is shocking eKh5i-
uoD
But what have TO say refers not to the individual
Unitarian, but to Unitarianism form OF Christ
ianity, which, with all its apparent reasona5leness,
does not flourish, ard does not spread. In addition
to its vital defect Of not recognizing the urgency OF
the deyOiOIA principle In man, II strikes that its
preachers represent in their modes Of thought and
III their conception Of humanity, but very limited
number Of minds. They are no. popular preachers,
because they do not excite or reflect ideas which
possess universally, or widespread existence
among men They 10 not strike those chords tina.
reach through the universal humanity They play
on instruments that, like the pianos, have e1-
TIA ioctaves, and they only strike tho high keys.
They play no common tunes. And If they over
touch the low notes. i. is only to show how mean
they are, by flying of to a sudden contrast on the
high. Now. elaborate religion ike elaborate music,
does not for the humble and unsophisticated
None bu: the initiated comprehend il. swedenhorg-
ianism'ooes not prosper, but MethodisIn does When
the minister says believe be damned" the hear
eI knows Just what he means II be tells you the
Bible is rsreiato, and, therefore the s.andardto go
by and BY which every moral act Of our lives must
bs rightly judged and further, that it affords the
osiy proof Of certain momentous facts, like human
Immortality for example, there is some nub to the
preaching But II Il is only intinstcd that the Bible
is pretty fair kind OF book, bat with rdicu-
lous things In it tina, Immortality rests
ness, and that we ough. to be virtuous because we
shall thus be happy, and that If We damned at
al hereafter it will be IN An easy and gentee way
ard without the vile aaJuncts of FIRE and birthstone
people soon 20 to sleep over the preaching
Between the mandy .panbyism Of milk and wa
,erregion, whose beginning. middle and end is the
muses. Injunction, be good,7 and cloven-hooted
Catholocifm, with It's mummeries and its 'transu5-
sanitation, its purgaiory and It's worse pacs-be.
tween the earth born and unsa,isfyng doctrines of
Price, Priestly, Parker, and We do no, know how
many Other P's and preachers Of the natural religion
ard The Techot singing doctrines of old John Calvin
we 60 Rot think man Of sense can long hesitate
la nan wants religion at ALL he wants the sapsy-
natural. not the natural. We so with Brownson on
hs pOir, he Is since bis conversion from heathea
!rr \ rams religion. 10 ass the vital purpose
ofrelisior, must rest his fam NOT on his reason
l.! the language Of Dryden IN his Hind and pinthsr
" FesiA sihe oest insurer a. eur biss
lha lana ssose ca IA iail, before shs venture nlss"
religion &c "a Lyon, aust eoms de,s. AID DC,