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predicted his defeat. Not a theological rsv,
psper in the land tha; did not deliver its sk,.,.
his face. The pulpits rung with indigus,is,,
I his urheard Of audacity. He replied to No !,
tack, 10 no calumny. IL was universally al
that the experiment would break desn IA a.
I space Of six months. At the same time \.
found much deep and real kindness from mn.
| listers of every sect-Unitarian, Uniyerals,
BAPTIST, Methodist, Calvinist, and Chriss;.,
They admired bis freedom and goodness thcu,A
they shared not his convictions. He iouus
least friendship among the Unitarians. hi.
was natural enough. He had been educ.tai
at their schools, identified with their orzsniz,.
ton, associated with their clergymen; and IN
self defense, they wished to decline respsaS.
bility for his opinions although they stood On
platform which expressly forbade one man to
be responsible for the faith OF another. Tier
sought 10 silence him. They excluded him frcu
tie pulpits aud the journals Of the sect. They
tried TO hinder lyceun.commttees from ask.
ing lin to lecture, and publishers from issuing
his works. lie could not find bookseller to
put bis name to the title-page of his first cAr.
acteristic Discourse, snd was indebted to tie
courtesy. of Swedenborgian printer fos ia
publication. The first place OF meeting iortie
new society was in the Melodeon musical hA
The quarters we're not comfortable. Thepep
ple were chilled by the winters cold, burnt b.
the summers heat, and poisoned by the Coz.
Examinations collected in a week in building
devoted to miscellaneous uses. Often ths
preacher saw en- the floor beside him the span
giles of opera dancers who had beguiled the
night before; while the dancing monkeys and
Ethiopian serenaders, who made merry with
the wretchedness Of the American slave dur.
ing the week, left their marks, their instru-
ments, and their breath behind them on the
Sunday Still the old walls became dear and
sacred to the heart of the preacher. On bid
ding them farewell he says, they are ssse
ciated with some of the hottest aspirations and
devoutest hours of my mortal life and with the
learned to speak. Even the weather.staa,
thereon are 10 me more sacred than the pic.
lures which the genius OF Angelo painted in
the Sistine Chapel or those with which Rs
phael adorned the Vatican" The society has
now found more spacious and betting accom-.
modations in the elegant Boston Music Hall
recently completed, on removing to which plsce
one of the Discourses named at the head Of our
article was pronounced.
In examining these publications, with vev
to ascertain the positive element in Mr. Par.
hers teachings, by which alone his wide inhu.
ence can be accounted for. we are first STRUCK
with the predominance which he gives TO tho
ethical principle. The duty of manly Life
forms the great burden Of his preaching. The
moral faculty, which presents tho ideal of ju.
tce, gives the divine rule of conduct for human
life; and the great need Of society d the iuten.
tonal application Of this rule TO individual,
domestic, social, ecclesiastical and political
affairs. The great work Of man on earth 10 TO
lives true life, to use, develop, and enjoy every
physical endowment and every spiritual faculty,
each in its just proportion and proper place,
duly coordinating what is merely personal and
for the present time with what Is universal and
forever. This moral sentiment d the red
thread which runs through all Mr.. Parker's
instructions, and forms the center around {,
which he accumulates such remarkable vari-
ETY. Of rebuke, appeal, entreaty, and eIhorta-
ten. He is haunted by the idea Of justice.
Nothing to him is sacred, or venerable, or beau
tiful, which initiates with this divine principle
Conscious obedience to IT'S dictates is the end
OF all human culture the enforcement ef iu
laws, the paramount mission Of the religious
teacher
But Theodore Parker Ia no advocate Of the
mechanical, unitarian, pedantic, mincing gs-
TENS Of morals, which since the time Of Locke
and Paley, have prevailed in most schools Of
English thought. His ethics are founded on
the spiritual nature of man and his relations
with the Infinite Spirit. In his view, piety lies
ct the basis OF all manly excellence II repre-
sents the universal action of man according to
bis nature. The love of God, the universal Oh
ject ofthe human spirit, is the logical condition
OF all true manly life. The soul contemplatss
God as manifested in truth, in right and in love
1t spprehends him, not merely a. absolute
truth, absolute right, and absolute love aloas,
but a. all these unified into one complete
and perfect Being, the Infinite God. Stillh''
Their, DIR. Parker cherishes profound cosfs-
ton Of the intimate presence of the Deigh
the soul Of man. He attaches great value V
the doctrine Of natural and perennial inspifs !
ton He looks on the wise mind a. one ne's' 4
OF holding communion with the Infinite Spn1
be believes that God inspires men, not nv