New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-12-06

from the tenor of their discourse to what denomination
they belonged. lie hoped and believed, however. that
no one could make the same remark as regarded him
self While there were many who made too light OF
the existing differences Of religious opinions there was
also danger Of overestmatng the differences; that
the true medium is not easily hit He would not
carry them so far as to give them much importance
as to deny to others their Christian name He would
not strive 10 magnify those points in which the sects do
not agree. They ehould hold up themselves exactly
they are and they entersin views peculiar to them
selves, they would be accountable for il and thai H.
though they were far removed from other denominations
in their creeds il necessary cut each others
throats. At time Catholics hung burned Prot
estsnts and Pedestrians, in their turn, had burned
the Catholics, and even in this country witches
had not only been hung, but even the Quakers,
the very last people that ought TO be hung had also suf
fered persecution but freedom ef thought and free
dom Of expression now secured 10 all without mo-
Hesitation. &c did not consider it q crime to be Cath
ole, Baptist, Methodist Presbyterian Unitarian.
There also another class they the Nothingari
ans; they believe in nothing know nothing care for
nothing and do nothing but even they should lot be
per ecuted Tie UniversAlsts differ from the religious
world around insfmuch they have carried the prin
oples Of the Reformation farther than other denomina
they left other things just as they had found them
that various doctrnal points Lad been settled for
turiee-aitices Of fahh entirely inconsistent with this
age of American thought at the present time, when
every theory in politics and philosophy subjected to
inquiry and adoption Of new forms. In proof Of this
position he referred to the theory promulgated by
Aristotle as regards the de cent of any substance
through the atmosphere being increased in rapiity
ia ai md that
principle was never called in question until another
filed his pockets with stones &c, Of various sizes and
weights. and dropped them from the top of high tow
ers and there ascertaned that when subjected to at
mospherc resistance they all reached the ground at
the same instaut sotwas with religious dosirinesf
they are true they will abide the test if false, the fact
must eventually be made apparent We differ, said the
speaker as our oppoers say regards the finally des
tiny of the human racethe doctrine of Universal Saliva
tionwhch they fay ia the beginning middle and end
Of our preaching There s truth in this. but we
begin farther back than that We differ from the re-
lgous world in very conceptions of God in relation
to his character. All m.n beliye him TO be infinite
in mercy, love ind goodness. All the world unite in
all these attributes, but We use widely different
terms to express our ideas Of his mercy. Some
tend for the ultimate damnadon Of millions upon mil
lions Of his creatures while only limited portion of
them shall be the ultimate recipients of his love We
do not believe in such God-there is trace Of such
q being in this uniyease No where in Gods universe
ctn we find such trace Of Gods power II Is true that
ON cath we have our trials and suferings, but In
Heaven all lie brightness and eternal happiness Gods
mercy is made endless ourfes but he who speaks it,
though ignorantly is guilty Of the darkest basphemy,
and for one he could not hear his Father thus raduced
The speaker then cOntended that the Unversass had
business in the world they had right TO be asepara,e
sect and as such sect they had duty to perform in
setting forth the infinite goodness and mercy of God
lie remarked that the doctrine Of Christ was but little
understood Complaints were made that Universaliss
deny him the Supreme Deity. The Christian world
believe him One with God-One OF the Divine Trinity,
yet they believe that he into the world to suffer
and die for their salvation They do not do,ract from
his character although they assert that he came to do
what he could not do. They say that Christ came into
the world to the souls Of men yet countless mil
lions be eternally damned But there is no Trim
ity taught in the Scriptures They believe Christ came
into the world for the purpose ofreconcng God to man.
that our Heavenly Father through Christ grew placable
then kindly toward his enemy and creature man and
finally ready to receive him n.onement being made We
believe that Christ came to reconcile TO God which
seems more consistent. To reconcile God to wicked
and holy God is not only possible but practicable and
must be done in your case and in mine, and every
ether one Of the human family. | might thus run
through every religious doctrine and point out the in
consistencies wish to be understood by all that we
have business here that cannot fall back from the
position which God has led us to occupy and occupying
distinctive position duty is TO show the iasty OF
the religious doctrines of other sects and expose the
misconceptions in which they believe, and to replace
them by truths of the living God received by US.
Ths speaker read an extract from the works ofhe
late Rev Dr. Fisk an eminent Methodist Clergyman,
setting forth that he believed the doctrine OF unver
sal salvation he would not preach it, for the reason that
lie considered dangerous a weapon in making men
corrupt He inferred from the remarks Of DR. Fix hit
there was probability that he did believe in Universal
salvation at least there nothing 10 show that such
was not the As regarded his own views he would
preach whatever God revealed to him. but so *, so
feeble he considered his intellect tha he did not pre-
tend to understand every portion OF Gods word; but
he fully believed in Gods infinite goodness and mercy.
With regard to the idea that Unversalisn makes man
corrupt he felt constrained TO say few words mas
much as that view made the most potent shaft against
it,
In refutaton Of this charge he referred 20 the past
history of the Church. when both, Catholics and Pro-
tesants in their turn from the sanctuary OF the priest
to the cell of the criminal had preach up and forcei
the doctrine Of eternal damnation. and he would in
ouire whether was possible 20 add single drop TO
their iuiquiiy In those very ages before Universal
ism was advocated the people was most corrupt aud
lcen,ous Facts worth more than fancy and from
the observations he hadinade he led 70 believe that
there is no denomination whose moral character stanss
higher than lis own that there Is no denomination
whose people are more worthy of confidence, more
lust or more charitable lie did not consider this TACT
great compliment, however, for what they are now
is but the Of what they ought to be- He concluded
his discourse by appealing to his audience TO extend
to other denominations generous sympathy and spirit
of kindness lie expressed a hope to see his lock
meet one day in each week as brethren let their pc
cunisry circumstances be what they might and re-
member that God is the maker of them ali. In con
ncctnn with this remark be observed that some few