New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-06-03

n hIeness and inste ID Of prom"ting mSy'
~ - nd hea,hfu piety shich evsr men'fe-'s tel IA
VIA ~ .e,;cal be5svolence and would make her
inS nd shining gh in the presence 81 -nrroahdns
St,.ss narr, VS. the scope Of her VISOR awAs INC VI
,n,h-rs the heart and makes her the pucv-y"r OF
.,;,rs and shaus q covert for meanness nd usAohe'y
- hiding place for the perpetrators ana apoi"sisso U
So x;eLedusss II revers-s the arrange nents pro
Pofs - Is.us and his early followers putting th1 nrs'
hich ,boud be last the incidental in place OF the pm
- TIE Temporary IN place Of the eternal Jesus rnJon IN
~ - To seek frsf the kingdom OF God and ms
I,e,y.ress but the popular Church prlccc NY teus
M on min Of eternal peroIon, 10 seek met oil All ue 1I
olorg Of that kingdom assuring US siin im2ous ~,
~, II we only MISTER that, get its different p1S
,cnerlv arranged and LABELED ana learn II bei-ve 'ne
fuav.r inconsistent with each other and contrary 20 our
reason and coum"n sense ne rigASgHAes may 49,
opgh be le 10 take Of ITSELF Instead OF r-qarns
a. The violence Of pety the fruits detn+nded IN te
Co.rel Of Jesus. i sneers az good works Is crnAt
IA refieacious bids US mind csechisus discipnnes
ssons Of faith to ulsry TO Us assehoHe
,ud worship accordirg TO It's prescribed forms IL ~
Sondsr that politicians. bent upon schemes OF seusn
ssgrsndzemen' mock at the Higher LSs anu Gscisrs
their own oppressive statutes hnay ~hen the Chuch
!; nnd THIS corrup, and apostae. No marvel tnat sa
tiste Wealth trampl-s upon owiy Poverty tna' wa,
red thuncers reverberate round the word that Duak
,n.s. eunt. is wet by tens of thousands tnst Ltnu
Nonorov grnds humanity IN the dust that Lust !, DONG
I work Of deflement and shame with impun'iy thN -
mortal beings driven 10 their daily ton unier toe sn
ana even sold 10 the shambles when the Churcn prouer
alsouiion for such crimes upon terms so easy ot tuneh
The natural counter, art of this false and supersous
devotion 10 cr.eds .nd firms unnatural sourness ana
r,eancholv-a Pharsaical spirit, which trowns upon
suusar7euts an Oense 20 God ana when WOulu cover
the face Of society with sanctmonous gloom as rePdg
nsnt to Religion as to urperve0ea nqtn na,uas ,,nI
victims Of his spiri'conv shout religion not IN many
end natural tones indicative OF sincerity ana erhss'h5ss
but in whining Gaming Mariner A. II 1t were ourueh
hard 10 Re borne but which they reluctantly conseh 20
carr during their mortal life the only means OF eternal
sslvs,p We ar persuaded that the exhibitions OF THIS
spr on the part If thu Church have produced hcacu
lille mischief by exciting the prejudices OF the young
.roirst eli R.lirOn necessarily OF an asceuc character
and bv placing amusenen's beyond the pe OF Chrs.an
influence thus making hem Il, oe 70 excuses Whicl %
otherwise be avoided The Christian OF all oner persons
boud not be of sd cOuntensuce but ever cheerful and
bopef in his demeanor making the very Jhere ne
brtah.s witness e the serene JOY h dweis IN MS
hart No f.se idea of anctity superst 'us or IAN
atcal worry" about his soul sh Iud ne ever suffer 10
make his presence dis,asfeu and ne TO the young
We cannot undertake parculsrze all the err rs OF
principle practice in the popular churches *nch our
nv., legations have revealed 10 but there - one more
which we must not pass in silence We aiude 20 ,n'
vicious and espotc feature IN the organization O most OF
Them which beginning in the subordnauOn OF the niyld
nal 10 the local Church, or to Elders Oyereer or oosr
ofic, r. thereof ends in the sulecn OF Oid o'des 70
some larger assembly or central power. There arr IN
oeed some Churches which have attempted to abolish
tbs system but they still too much bound 10y usage 10
practices inconsistent With their theories Experience rs
well - observation has taught tht local ORGANIZATIONS
shou in the first place be formed upon principles which
will offer the best possible sagusrd 10 the ual rights OF
the individual members and discourage tyranny wiener
cf the many the few and, IN tls next pl@1
that they should allow any other BODY
however NUMEROUS or imposing. 10 exercise au
fioUfN
instead being such suggested by the ideas OF IN
diyidua ir, EDEN and responsibility which pervide the
teachings Of Jesus would seem 10 have been borrowed
from Christian and desp"c systems OF civI govern
ment whereof force is the vital aud controlling rem9n
Under uch forms religious tyranny always dmculto re-
preston, : To spring up into vigorous NE IL woud
be- easy illustrate this truth ny reference 10 the history
Of suv those Churches in which the affiliated and subOr
dinatng system Of gov eminent prevail but the expert
al msny of number naturally leads "a to point to
the ), ciey Of Friends a. warning agaLs ms amenttoe
evil The setting apart of Ministers ~ distinct order OF
persons and for life the appointment OF Elders To SIT IN
udent upon the services of the Ministry ADD 10 deter
mine officially Whist and what is not Inspiration the sub
lection Of individual liberty official dictstion the sub
ordination Of Preparatye Monthly of Monthly To Quar-
erly OF Quarterly to lesry Meetings all 'nls ioIs "
covert for despotc authority IL arrangement where
b, the few are enabled control the many and TO carry
into successful operation their plans for keeping the
Church popular with the word. while she IS tr.mphnS
upon her own vital principles and Oostinately re
sns TO do the work for which she Originally esttb
ished II aggravates all the other evils which
have cfp the body and renders the work OF reform
extremely difficult. If not impossible
But bile We thus silly deny the claims Of Religious
Associations TO Divine authority and maintain that they
form exception 10 the rule, thar Institutions are maze
for man. not for institutions, and while we would
ftse SLY e1pos- all that i wrong in existing Churches
We co not ther fore repudae such associations as neces
sary evil Founded upon right principles adjusted to the
Of social nature within their eg innate sphere as
the and helpers not the masters 4 the soul as
means and end, esteem them OF great import
ance IL is only when they nterpose between our con
sciences and God uning To tell us aWhOrltaYey now
much and what must believe and virtually rmphng
foot the right OF private judgment tnat our MANHOOD
prompts reject them The mistakes which men have
made in their Efforts realize the benefits Of Religious
Association however strange aud even preposerous hey
appear 10 at this advanced period of the world
history were only the incidents OF humanity nperiecuy
informed and developed They should not therefore Us
courage still less lead into other errors NJ the Oppo
extreme. Men have alss made great mistakes IN
science and ia thin pertaining 10 physical htrln astron
omy chemistry and The mechanic arts and even ia sseu
re and would be DO more absurd % urge these mis-
tskes a. reason fdr abandoning all associated etlE IN
such matters than il would be age the similar bunders
nO whct have fallen in regard 10 Religion aud the
abuses growing Of them. reason why We should
resist tie strong impulse OF nature which prompts "a, 10
combine our Efforts for the promotion Of pety and good
mora Past and present mper'ectons Instead OF
atordiug argument against ogAnizAion are only mus
tratOLs OF IT, necessity meal whereby Tie strong
help the weak the highly cultivated ,Oul minister 20
the tdfcaOn of those less enlightened and soc iuhu
tn ali and support OF individual virtue
Beaver do not naturally combine 10 bud ther hfo-
iatOns. than and women inspired by common love
God and Humanity, q common thirst for religious
excellence miDge aud combine their individual effort for
a. promotion Of pur and indebted reg on among them
selves and throughout tie word.
IN forming The Pennsylvania Yearly MEETING = Pro
gif.si.e frterds have followed the instincts OF our
moral and social nature and acted upon the settled con'c
ou that such rganizaon was necessary e. orr h--
ct efficiency ia the work which heavcny Fsihtr Las
given o. 10 DO We seeh diminish bar % intensity,
in ourstves thu 81 individual responsioy -not 20
escape duty but % ard each other nuts peFi'rmAnce
10 M up before al who may be- intu-ncd o. our words 90
actions a high sfIrcsr Il moral aud religious excellence
a. conn ourselves before the world the friends Of
rgteousne and truth and under The hgaest obAga-
tons 90 labor for the red mp0n o. mankind from every
form a.. error and Fin.
HAS hem our honest eudeavor 20 avoid If possible .he
ss into which previous organizations have 80 gener-
ais fallen. and especially those radical which are
pointed out il Ills address To tits eLn have made
AiiCn mp.s possible, having done little more
g rarr r fa.g nN ~ lar fort