New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-01-25

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says Mr.. p, my business, my daily WORK wi'h
the hand-if an honest, manly WORKS INC VI,
dinance Of religion to my body; seeking "na
expressing truth and beauty is the ordnance u
religion to my mind; doing justice 70 al a'o1s
me IL the moral ordinance Of religion; iosins
men ia the natural sacrament OF the ah'0
tions holiness is the natural ordnance Vi INC
soul. Putting all together-my INTERNAL '0n,
seiousness of piety and goodness, my outward
Ess wb;cb ,eure,epts that's the great natu-
raj sacrament, the one comPenaious ana UNI
versal ordinance. Then my religion ls not one
thing and hoy life another-the two are one
Tim, religion is the sacrament oil religion
uo,s,tv the test Of piety." But such is not
the dominant religion Of this nation.
w. esu ourselves Christian people, religious na'
ton Wbyf Ere a religious people because Ile
tat ~ he nation i turned toward God and hs holy
Iawf The mos. prominent churches Just nov nave
practically told uf that there Is no law OF ol aGoe
she statute politicians write on parchment ID ie
That Coprress is higher than the Almighty the Pfesnen
fuality and that GOO must hide has hsaa Oelhe "
Compromise Is it because the highest taicnt OF le
nation it, aesi zesl ts stonfest herosm resous ~
II. motive religious IN rs ann .egioo ~ ~ - ra.oe.
table man would be thought crazy, and called
who should much for religion in any OF ts hgher
forms Sehdeuis for popularity and Tor money or 2
fce--that Ia common; itabounds in every street. sell
denial for rehgon,-is that so csmInon are we caie1
Christians becouse value the character Of Jesus
Nazareth and wish 10 belize him. Is the anoton o.
calculating fathers, that their sOns be closely IKE tae
friend Of publcaDs and sinnersi Nay Il the AMBITION
Of reverend and most Christian clergyIpen ID De Ike
him FL mesn, 70 think with the freedom he thongnt
thal to be just with such severe and beauteous rgh
eousness; love with such Affection strong, yet 90
tender so beautiful so wide 20 womsnly and deep Is
II TO have faith in God like his absolute trust iath In
Gods person and his function too faith IN truth, III
justice, In hrlness. and love- faith IN God as Caus,
and Providence, in the effect and child OF Goa
is il the end Of laymen and clergymen % produce slch
srehgoD.-io buad up and multiply Christians OF that
manly eoftt
Such are the most important IDEAS, briefly
stated, which we fnd in great ampltcation OF
detail, and with every variety of practical and
personal application in the discourses OF this
celebrated preacher. IL is certainly no more
than fair ojudge of his position by what he at
firms, as well as what he denies. In this latter
aspect, be has been chiefly regarded by thepub-
lie. Many consider him as utterly devoid OF
positive faith, because he has attacked many
prevalent religious ideas, with such trenchant,
sledge-hammer viger. After reading the present
volume, we cannot fall in with that opinion. 1t
is true he repudiates nearly if not quite all the
doctrines which have been considered essential
by the Church. He makes no concealment of
this. 1t would be folly TO claim him as an or
thodox Christian. True, some of the various
Protestant sects have also called in question
most Of what have been deemed essential
doctrines in the ecclesiastical faith. Bat
Theodore Parker has gone many steps further
in his denial, than any Of his predecessors
even tho Untarans, the most icOnoclastic
sect in Christendom having fallen many de-
grees this side Of his hereses or in6deities-
terms which in their modern acceptation have
been generally deemed convertible. Still, We
do not regard him as belonging to the class of
naturally skeptical minds like Bayle. Montaigne,
Hobbies, VOltaire, and Hume-on the con-
trary, his mental structure leads him to affirm
and that right vehemently-he cherishcs his
convictions with an iron grasp-hisnatureis 70
bust, assertory, invasve-and we should not be
surprised if it were found that a large proper
ton of the terror with which he is regarded by
many persons, was due to the earncstness with
which he vindicates what he deems the Right,
rather than to the holiness with which he at
tacks what they consider as Truth.
We perceive that similar view OF the native
bent Of Theodore Parkers mind is taken in the
eloquent discourse by Rev John L. Sargent,
who has had ample means by intimate per-
sonal relations of forming a correct Judgment.
Talk of crushing supervising such amani Talk OF
conhnng excluding him by any gates or bars oil &C.
cesiastical jurisdiction Why, no takes all your gates
of the hngcs He marches right up and over your bar
ricadee. and carries oil your prsondoors as samson
bore away the gatns of GAIA kis mighty shoulders
His very inksand-by the energies which come out OF
IL once week. like the which stern old Luther is
said to have flung At the head of the de5is full proof
against all internal agencies He excommuncses the
whole host OF bgois and worilngs that humble their
poor words OF complaint against him, and go earr,s u'
captive by the night of his majestic moral power, that,
with every now sound Of bis apocayptc trumpet with
every revelation OF truth and duty, we feel every
rou Of US as if we could shout aloud our thanksgiving
am well that all this ealogy of an individual
might seem out OF place, and quite sup.rious to th' au'
dence were notfuy understood that in this easel sub
paramount claims Of the PRINCIPLES would thereby Illus
tra.e have aimed to set forth my views OF the princi
pes obligations, and mission of the right Christian pull
pin IN these days II in so Going, have seemed TO dwell
too longon personalities remember could not well do
otherwise In description Of the faithful and free pulpit
beesuse in my opinion your minister npersonates,
sshw others do the great radical principles OF human
HE and OF the absolute religion that so speak OF him
becsuse he represents the great stirring needs OF the
day a. regards pulpit ninistrat0ns and moral reform
and because verify believe preacher of the present
day n this city at east has done Is doing more 70
elevate and reinforce popular sentiment and heal the
moral maisdes Of The mass. In view of this positive
ness OF his moral power for one have been willing 10
subordinate the minor questions of his theology inised
no sncient argument has yet made Il clear that his
heoiosys wholly false Ii has ever been with me the
principle rather than the man better should say the
msn OF principle. have regarded the man only as
tne exponent OF the principle, and know OF no one who
heuer represents il; mean the principle of
ssisIANek TO POPULAR wRoNGl That is il Aud, fur
tnern9re AIS much win say, though they were the last
Woidsi mad to utter that In no,hing Ia, tho of