New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-06-03
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R.Lgcn be was sacredy b'uBd 70 support and exempiy
ard do;n0 m ,hs nse II Chrt desds at which Han ,ny
hsSS oh.s-,,DV her Indignant bushes only wi'h the
tars that weIed Up from the deePs oil ne' great
heart -. L., Ia ..;o, -
We bore this appalling Delinquency nink
M IN oy shor ghtedness thar u was ma MY the reSu ~
stemporary mistake and not OF an - prs ,,5
ing the whole body In the patience o' TO- -.
on seekinr 10 reform alike the church AID e word ana
de.pg h certain The former would speedily anaa loa
her false and sinful position and come ~ :" M n-'P
he Lord against tths hosts q un1ghteousa IS ana
oruression Our hopes in this respect we're doomed
r. sad ard bitter disappointment me lea,er OF tnS
Crrch instead Of retracng the false step which thew had
taker crew more and hostile 20 the use Clris
tan Reform while there not uno IN the BODY enoagn
Of moral principle 10 REJECT tn-ir cOuo>,s anu I-Pl %
tt,ir mpous claims "a Divine warrant Tor tn-ir criias
spostact Inflated with spiritual pride and claiming 10 DC
tfe snointed expounders Of q as VIII ih-y mocked AZ
Phsuhropbv e. no part Of Religion, ex i@d ~ ~ Pac-
~ bacon ~ made Discpnes urged obedience 20
,hs decisions Of Yearly Meetings or other eccle-as-
iical assemblies the som OF human oolga-
lion bsds Us stife the gushing sympathies which LAX
ms TO our kind passively wait Gods time for the re-
uoyal of the evils that aict and curse our ra;e a.
God bad not revealed His purpose Of doing this work by
human Instruments iiy-as II IN re were times Fhen deeds
of charity and mercy O6en-ive in dis slght-as The
cry Of suffering Humanity and The eHo,ions II s. r. Fhin
Us sufficient revelation Of his VIII and we were
bound t. wait in stess inactivity for some supernatural
or miraculous manifestation Of bis authority aud porer
Alas how many have thus waited until last the spiritual
ear has become dull and heavy 10 vorAte undr the
gentle Of the STILL small voice and the heart 50
hard and cold that has ceased 20 beat AZ the cry OF nor
ta woe Superstition has srouod their sonls her i'm
penefrabe veexu0ng the warm sunlight OF Code pre.-
spce paralyzing their moral energies and leaving th-r
bo-si ympsfhes 10 ssense for lack OF use thus ualt
ing them for the work whh the good Father ses before
them in common With al His children, aud defeating the
great end and IuTp'se Of their earthly he.
when refused to obey tn- mandate ct our eccie,asn
cal rulers choosing 10 he4ken 10 the voice 81 God raner
than the voice Of We found our worst foes IN our
own religious households the rod of ecclesiastical poSer
WAS lifted above heads. and some OF Us were made ~
understand that muncaon was the price 10 b. pad
the exercise Of tina, liberty which Jesus proclaimed as
the btbTight Of bis disciples we might nave ueV0Vd
opr energies the acqu sOn Of aih and, IN INIT zion
Of the example of many who stood high IN The Church IN
tered into dose relations with meu devoid of religious
principle in The pursuit Of that object and no voice ~ cen
sure or repT0O would have been lifted tnst US but when
We assoc4ifd with noble and women, not OF our sect
for the pDrpo-e Of ab shing Slavery War lnttmperance
Al 9th er crying abomLains. aud cur zeal for humanity
made ~ Indifferent f. the forms of the Chur though
more alive 10 the great prnc pies she bad pdg
protseo believe and revere, we were treated As ond
ms and the strange spectacle witnessed Of bodies
claiming TO be Gods representatives, on eArta eK5uilng
from their pe and women OF bamele-s lives for loving
peace purity and freedom devOtedy a. to be willing to
cooperate with all whose hearts prompted them 10 tOor
fer tie pr,mohon # those heavenly virtues Ihus were
the great and ennobng principles ot cOmmoa humanity
suhordnsed 20 secarian shbhoe'hs and that Divine
charity which is the 81 the Gochke nd the SUN o
every virtue in narrowed down the dimensions OF
particular creed smohered under the petty limit atoms
Of speculative, theology.
Dr, thus 10 choose between loyalty sect and our
ale ssuce God and feeling still ths need OF some o1
ward helps the cultivation OF the Religious Sentiment ~
we're naturally led TO nvessa ate the whole suhec, OF Re
gious Organization its nature and sph-re and the
source and extent Of It's pOger TheTrsu of OurIoq nes
is clear conviction that Churches, however high Their
pett Of authority derived from God ouy human
organizations and the repositories of only such powers As
nav have been ghifuy confer ed upon thm oy the m
diyiduas OF whom they composed or derived from the
laws Of social Daure Iii time that This truth 80 long
obscure by the sorey Of prestcrai clearly under
stood and boldly proclaimed Too long have the cnmmon
people been deuded th the idea that the Church hold
my "a
nc from that existing between the soul and it, Creator
snd coneTrDg special powers and prerogatv.s Perhaps
has than this 20 deb and enstve the
mind Of Man fetter his godke powers and make hin the
ready instrument OF superuilon and pes craft Ii is the
most vicious element Of Poptry from which our Protestant
secs not Yet deliN cred Our religion which should
make free and selfreiant, willing TO bend the knee
only to God lie stands revealed
wihertd by the touch of this superstition becomes in the
hands Of ambitious and designing the instrument OF
our degradaton the symbol of heness. meann,s bgOt
~ auo hypocrisy The Rom.h Chur, sets up Tor herself
claim Of absolute iniabity aud the various Protestant
sects protesting to dede her preensois yet tax our ere
duly scarcely less From the Episcopal Church, with her
imposing ritual and elaborate ccremonas down 10 moiern
Quakesm, with lis protested aourauon at a forms rs
rustic g,rb and look of meek simplicity all seem deud
ed with the idea that the Church being made after Divine
pattern, suptrna uray preserved rom error Even The
0uak er regards the decision of his Yearly Meeting with
suptrsiOus scarcely Inferior 10 that which the
Catholic 10 the DEGREES of the Pope and tue Carol
mails Do his and common sense sugg-s that the
Yearly Meeting has decided errOne0usly lasty, hs
bauhes the thought little less than mpOus becomes
silent ii not acquscen and yhap lays his snd
scrihce the altar of the Church Poor
man lei him be fairly convinced that ecclesiastical
bodies however sacred their professions however worthy
Of esteem within their legitimate sphere are yet only
human and without authority 10 bind the conscience even
the lumblest of Gods children, and he will no longer
offer such sacrifice 10 dishonor his Creator by
de basing hi, exalted powers.
IL wOud be easy show that this claim Of supernatural
pow the part Of the organized Church IS IT with
the WI ole gtius AID spirit OF Christianity exh ptei IN
the M and teachings OF Jesus and without in the
writings of the Apostles and primitive Christians well
subyeIsve OF individual rights aud responsibilities
Jesus here indicated intention 10 organize Church
clothed with such power Indeed il does not appear from
his recorded words that he contemplated any ami
zaon whatever OF those who should embrace his doctrines
He specified no such work incumbent upon those whom
he sent forth witnesses of the bat left them 10
adopt such Observation-Disclosures might to them adapted
70 promote The object Of their mission The Apostles did
Doeed organize Churches but they did pretend that
they framed after Diyney prescribed pattern, still
less that they were clothed with supernatural power
Ii was not says learned writer until the number of
the personal followers Of Jesus increased by hoas snts,
"sRG nc nod ~ organ -Qf0H Do T. b. ft that
aIy thing like the institution Of a cistiGct perna-
"nent religious society appears 90 have been definitely
"conts mpateG. And then H0LHe dom than
tuition q the Church az Jerusalem grew up by degrees
"as sfp after another c1ca Ter - o.
"rtycrmsf4Hcs altogether ptcu'far" religious period
ca OF high authority matters ecclesiastical history,
with dyrg gasp % eE shrtis Of ancsnt tradition,
and defined sacrlpge - NEEDLE with these conecrted
relies They have attached pecul sscrenes- % their
constitutions councils ordinances creets and
ions II they sted Divine light and apostolic
"thoiy The beautiful theories Of Church govern
meut. devised with much care srd pat together with
50 much skill arc an. have We are Of
"r-se 1suce 90 The churches mentioned n tie Acts and
"Episiles The primitive Christians, could they come
~suosg would be little surprised 10 hear thsr
"sem0ss gathered by stealth for worship With without