New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-03-10
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DIR. FOSTER ON THEODORE PARKER.

To tas Editor qf Tie N. Y. Tribune
SIR. | have perused with astOnlshment, IN
yopr paper the Sd III. Sketches from the Lecru'e Of
the Rev Foster as delivered st the A'h.t ann 70
character of the Rev Theodore Ps,ser
In resad this Of DR. 1t truly be said that
no peo Spo eaa s .se e and utterly sroaad
@ assertion. and comments than is from ms yrrse"i nos
o,resh Of the Rev Theodore Parker probably design
ina rsther than deuded mso and to STAGE that he
the cs. Of 10 p,. o, with
the purity OF his lie ADD OF hi. writings bnt woad imns
himself
doctor whose mental pose are so eoshrouded u
persion sud f,naiosm (which ne chooses to CAY the religion
the Bible dare thus publicly asperse before an Amer
lean audience another resou professor SIMPLY because he
hs. by the cid OF ssnuc mind and pure so5enee torn
aunder and cast asde the eobwebs .ro and iaos OF an
age Of the darkest isnorsncs -,
and suse the shed light and truth the
Bible than .ny mortal who hs. preceded him
are eewbete Theodore PARKER The victims Of
tS's ard o, the s S .p o. %
nation the OF free sno lofts puaons who realize t5en
belief only in the mature convictions OF enlightened minds
Theodore Parker has by far the largest CONGREGATION la Bos
Athens OF country His private cha acter 80 I'M
su that no r-prosch has been uttered asust It, His
doctrines and views lofty aud enlightened 90 strongly
based critical nvestssen and 50 fra ana smpy su,
that he has trumphed over all opponents he has 50
amy essbished the b. Of his doctrine. the minis Of
although Oh. viii sink with the deoiiites Of age,
Ole but that after he shall have passed from the Par,
Sias Church will continue to stsnd through all ages firmly
permanently sustained the immutsbe basis Of ressou
and truth
Your notice of the lecture proceeds thus DR. read sew
eal extracts to show that Mr. states thnss he kaoS, TO
be false And seap he Pie system ali wrong his
facts tissue Of fasehooo and He Is fitting b.
among the emi.s1i-s Of Satan Aud throughout this
whole discourse Of DIR find nohing bat vile epthsts,
aud solitary efuation Of the positions
or facts advanced by Dr. Paker-s certainly mos. In
,upr 10 the intelligence Of hs aud encs Nov
w. say at psiny this Reverend Doctor that IL
such prostitution OF language sueh Gabhns of facts such
wholesale of 81. shes fer the fair
Of the Scrpuressueh attempts to Deprive US OF the sht
which only brightest minds sbe TO impart h>
created growing uoce general want Of confidence
which exist toward the cl-rey
Now Sir II Is meet that should conclude my remsss BY
so opportunity the c1neerned 70 prove the
Truth Of their dostaes therefore oer 70 piscs
In tie hands of Hosee Gneeles Ic' HE"dred D,U
be that the .nds OF Or Foster shall place there
similar public debate sbs then take place Ia the
City OF New Yor between the Reverend eentemen az TO
their respective views Alter such debate the votes OF tue
sudenoe .hall decide who successful debser rnis
cone the $40 deposited behalf OF the 'pccessfu ooe TO Do
~hes"n and the rens'nps zoe together with si tos'
may be received TOT ehets VI admission to be distributed IN
charity.
The hsbt which would be shsd upon benishted nds by
such seussioh would be worth thousands reasoning
con mnniy $40 WM K PRINCE.
Ffs4At~0 March 1873