New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-03-11
Parkcr-phobia.


To TIE Editor Of The ~ Y TyibUse:
SIR: Theodore Parker is not worth all tho
fuss that is made about him. He is good
man. an earnest man, and in some sense great
man. But 10 one man is or can be big enough,
important enough, TO justify personal attack
or a personal defense and make either one
worihy Of publicity The DDS Of Boston. Orthodox
and Unitarian can find better stuff for controversy
than Theodore Parker; and the Twenty eighth Society
OF Boston if they be men. can find better work han
defending Theodore Parker. "Cap'ni Cap'nl stop
the boat quick /" sung out a little boy stop her,
Cspn I've lost my apple Over5oardl sweet little
fellow though there were but one spplc in the boat
and that one his Theodore Parker is mrely the
trumpet through which Boston (so called LiberaliFm
makes a blast Kill him Of, and there arc few more
left Of the same sort. The and the principles ths;
back linn are longer lived than he lie whets therlzor
only they pay for the shave He il merely brass
headed batterpg ram, which legions OF indspenicn,
malccIleni- drive against the granite Of existing insd
tuiions. So most holy fathers twill do bu. li'i!o
good to choke of Theodore Parker. On the other side
Oh mott valiant defenders of your prosecuted minister
he Is 10 true man, OF ese he feels as Little tsnf' 'r
your personal delenses he does fear from personal
attacks Theodore Parker eulOglzes and worship,
Truth. Conscience God. Now il he be hyp0crte, he
my wei be troubled at the snGrling and barking hc
oauses Bu. If he be true wOrshipcr Of his Trinity,
Caumny cannot sting him personal deenses shelter
him. He asks them not nor needs thcn. he htA
fcd Ct the Lord, lie u my refuge and Ry iortress
Nv GCd. 10 him VIII trust Gentlemen OF the 'T~en-
tyeicbih Congregational Society," your minister -
either Infinitely above the need Of your dsenfes or cleo
ineGCbly unworthy of them. IL Is TINE to ssy IT, an
stand 70 H. 10 matter who when where OF whence
personal controversy 'tWlXt two men, about tNo
mon or tNixi two sOcieties. Il always and Ouy
teuTt'hle when made public,
TIE zeal controversy in t..is exists, and always
will exist between tFo long lived iacts and parte'.
The men who have bull something snd AZ wide aw .kf
spiders 10 defend the,r Structures, on tie one hand
snd tie who. yet. have bUhi nothing, but S-a
pioneers Of Progress, Reform, Literally lns a-'er
clHss form the mountain wheTeOn siteti NJ Pare,
teaching the multitude revised ard improved sOFp"
Anc lave said were Il not for the mountain NJ.
Parker az public men would shrink into insight.
oSnee, finding U reward IN the secret payLoa OF bis
God
Thee rocn in every city see great denominations.
Ususy, they fail 90 perceive OF az est 10 declare the
excellent things tioy discover (Mr Parker IS ueba
exception to this charge He honesty tries TO rcadrr
unto eli their due They detect glazing Inconsistencies,
hypocrsy, cant slavery to usage dogma and superss
ton. They study morbid anatomy. They evult when
they have cut I'd and cut open and brOu bt
los,hscue ulcer. They multiply words over Il. snd
dtfle evdy keshhful part with the polu.ions Of tie
local cisease-Gnd then cry cut AbomAs!on destroy
desirty They move through society obsying but one
Ie. the lrlsb fathers counsel 10 bis on giving him
fh.llc!ah, Milky, me boy wharf r-e.yer &c see a
head, biz
Ano, such men there = 4 quick rooted .ympathy
and sTourd os;rsc-ed leader they gather Of Old
sIound the roy 81 refugee Every one that was in dis
tres snd every that DISCONTINUED. gathered
themselves unto aim, and be became captain over
them"
On the other side, stand tie ueu VITO have 6uil, Or
inheried prtfutons, coed u all sll good" And
whCn the cry " Down with Clergy, Church Corpora.
tCs CoEsttu:!on' they would be ether more OF les
thar men. were the cry unanswered Were they vie
49, -. sN.ra
tie tesee.s how scd whsge 20 siren sthen her ram.
parts snd 0nes They would no; sPll blood and good.
IL the Geieose VI deserted, comories old towers
o. doctrine or ceremony. They would thank tae de-
s,yoyers fer tker destruction. Meantime, were they
rcy VIE not under compuiS.on, but rather undsI
hones conviction they would round up the arches and
top sui the bstenents and send ou, th=r champions
rot 10 de1me and Insu the besegcrs bur sallsn.y
suIIeIder old emptiness. and boidly challenge con.
trcyersy and manly conflict about the newly armed
lines OF Truth and Goodness
IN fed, We hnd no such nfeEsct;on this AMI II.
great pity ia, canno; The work Of Progress ani
LiSersl Reform i. WORK, and no mistake TSlkisS
Is rot work. regiment Of preaching PGrk-rs, or
preaching priests wd sceoInplsh nothing excep, il be
to sifnni@'e ther iteneFs ~ sorethibg Affirmative and
constructive.
BoGibs, however nicely they explode, never build
ei.fs: sfer tie explosion comes the work Our ears
have IuDg and cur houses tr,Inb.sd with toe explo-
sCrs WkCse ctr'Cr a. Boston. and tie center Of
eeu.ers the old Neodeun and h. iaoiocs th Soce.y
We have seer tie hollow bcacvoiences, tie nrrosv
cTee6s TIE money e-used merchants, the Judas .tsts
ussn the supesftItSus OH Testament, S1d the less
MyiiiC a New-tnd last CT a., Jesus OF Naza-eth-al
pIorsiseuousy teH' hirde..ng - make room for -
Nhf:l WHAT Who kuoNsi
Wcrds are easy; deeds are difEcul; Des,rrc.
ton Il easy Constructor = c--ac1k A isEl: rndw
though his words are r.hiy cannon ball. a OF Eti-
coed 10 Man unless ne have butler a. partner. In
these l.hr.selsh days, il Is certain .nEt tie WAC
achieves good, noble manly, yo9y erterprise doe.
raore than he who pricks c score Of wIo.io1ss or
pssks sreginent Of hypOcrtes. For N Liberal Reform
AID Progress il oi:enest happens. a. IN s:youdEy.
hat While stupid laborers are able 10 pull down aban-
Ger ;ly, carpenters and u,asons are very scarce.
How charming IL would be 10 -ee the Twenty eighth
Society snd the Old South Church Prvvosing one