New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-05-08


Ger ard # .he uedcia, Of North Amsrica-in ths
history ~ every country unless ours exception
r., ,sss III. country exception We were trying q
novel rrrert we had cast the prophet, as such out Of
r ,~,i1s ion II would be folly 10 dcay that the
.x,err-o-f l-f IL hazaris one OF which was that the
aosfir careless multitude seeing the ONCE OF the prophet
unrecocuzed in Tie state would oOs h", :. ho
re-snn not only not 10 Re supported pu, - DC aoAi,
acred n VS. rot therefore strange tina: faey should
bay, rurk from the idea Of such an eNer.h,n % 'na,
Alison oud have declared that religion hhu ueee"ueu
r - h~b function ~ denouncing and oorrec ing ma
topa iees and vas little than the reecho Oh PUBIC
oniDnn With some emphasis the experiment in,sa &c
pronounced a. solved but was rsue 81 90 men IN
mower Of the GOSPEL leavened the whole mass Oh e IN
he comnarstiveIv homogeneous community OF the eastern
states And what would say OF the Heterogeneous pop
uation Of the West What said the census "i oD -
or,ed church accommodations Of every description IN
the United States for fourteen millions o SOUS "etc
those fourteen millions of churc-golng peope anu re'o
the remaining nine millions ncapaeae ' n ,bssa nns
the sanctuary from infancy or sickness vi these nhe
millions one million neither read nor write In suen
state Of facts could any wonder AZ me "ue-Spfs
errors and decisions The Norman deusion had peopa
territory sufficiently claim admission as Stale Coud
we wonder that Merism mesmersn, socialism ooeg! au
spnuam forth their prophets carrying eaptiVe sy
women and making dupes OF men who considered tnei
selves far too wise to be duped by ambassadors OF Christ
oh above all this din ard tumult behold the scarlet a
offering asylum and rest from thought va spe nD
know how the people ought TO think ana Note nehoiu
her dscipninc men in the duties and Responsiveness OF
American citizenship No the problem OF American evan
gezaon rot solved There was oIt one way ~ sons
II
labor Almighty God their helper; let thein ho' pS
terrified They wanted revelation only the sworn
of the spirit welded by skillfu hands ana ,uese tne!
must freely trained and freely sustained In TINS was
the safety Of the republic The principles OF
brought into contact with the mind and heart OF the
could aay The rancos OF party anu .c ,Sst cata
trophe every wear growing more imminent Tor years
could discharge with safety the angry con,eh's OF at
threatened cloud which in the infancy OF the hepuphc
hung thin and aeecy along the southern horizon oui
which was now rolling black and terrific masses upward
20 the zenith. That the truly Christian pulpit was
tho gstrongest natural defense might be Illustrated
by looking at the Christian prophet as the holder
forth Of the treat true ideal Of life II had been remarked
by writer ghat the men who lived in the hearts anu
memory Of mankind were not ,.g ,bat the
monarchs Of the mind the demigods Of inc rae
the poets the philosophers, the moralss Colncieht
with this was the remark of another that IDEAS ana images
in men minds we're the invisible powers which governed
them The human soul knew energy OF ACTON OF en-,
thusasm of purpose like that which was kldled ana ieu
Inv sunerua rowers For this had the functions
OF the prophet so often been added to legislator ana war
rior This was not always madness It had basis oil lrutn
in human nature Men might think lightly oil te tro'es
tent ministry in the State but the heart Oh !ne
Seyon race confessed il and gloried IN H. IL
was not beneath the dignity of the governing pow.
ers to invoke the pulpit. Have we no" 10 leaIn i
ministers of the gospel were ner aro ,he most
"encroeching and as body the most a,rogaii' e
lnen 1t an insult not merely to Christian astors'
but the intelligence of the American people whch au
thus far regarded the pulpit the strongest buwk oil
republican liberty. Was this all mistake Then de-
mosh the Protestant pulpit and then what would be the
condition the land Should it be the stormy democracy OF
Greece, and the despotism of mob, the corruption
of demagogues and the temples of Venus and Bacchus
Should il be such paradise OF freedom was reased III
France after the revolution No; never would we
overthrow the affairs of the Protestant talth, bu'
rather build up those who had fallen down IN all the
places OF the land. For this purpose needed
first liberal provision for the education of the sons
of the prophets second. generous support OF the
laborers in the missionary fields The tolls and struggles
of the home missionary great lie had seen cnva'
ed minds with TO crafty them-nssonaries sur
rounded by children whom they unable to educate anC
noble daughter of NewEng land of education and intel
ec superaddng her duties preachers wife, the la0o
of almost every mechanical art He had heard the con
temp,uous sneer of the enemy that that which they build
if fox 20 up it, shall even break down their stone wall
They wanted thing morethe prayers and sympathe
of Christians. This work accomplished, and the herag
of liberty was safe. Affairs would arise from when IN
grateful incense Of worship would ascend to Heaven,
picture would be presented which the bard oil Sco'ah
/ knew how to appreciate and describe;
The cheerful supper done with seiiorssce
! They round the inzs formed circle wids'
! The sire takes down with patriotic grace
The big hall bible, his fathers pride,
Selects portion with judcous
! And. lie. US worship God" he with solemn air
| Then kneeing down to heavens eternal king.
The saint the husband, and the father prays
Hone springs Triumphant on exulting wing,
And thus they al shall meet in better days