New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-01-31

TuEopopr PARKER ANp INV MtNcnr,rfR
CIrRoYutN.-Messrs. c. W. Wallace, H. IL. Hart
well. Samuel C. Bartlett, j. Milton robum, !. q.
Hubbard and Il. W. 4. CLARK, Ministers ii the Gospel
at Manchester ~ H.. have addressed lettcI to the
Directors OF the Lyceum d that city, protesting against
the employment of Theodore Parker as lecturer. The
-ub.tarc Pc OF their protest n as follows
We MOI or'y maietan that one who has published
.o the world t- UNQUALIFIED y nel ~ the binirg All
tbority Of Gods Word anil his sneers NJ the -iness
character OF Jesus Christ, and who il thus directly un-
dermisug the foundations of 'ocoty, ought not 70 re-
ceiye your official and public ndoTcmcnt IA ~ guide
of Iubic sentiment, snd thereby gam additional intu-
eucc 10 spread his skept.ci-in.
We URGE aneiLor ard even more decisive reason.
Mr. Parker il bold and interruptions. By frequent
implication or assertion be violates the neutral ground
Of the lec'ufcroC AID thus insnuaies his skcptch
yiews one Of the last lectures by him before yoa his
lecture PrOgre- contains sentiments distinctly IN
conflict with the TACT OF revelation from God AMI with
It's contents
Whatever may bc his qualifications in other re-
spectr We think tbai ouch has forfeited hs claim
10 be EMPLOYED lecturer by the chlei literary Or
gan,zaiiOn OF a Christian city And We believe II SUCH
selection has been made for the sake Of Increasing
the revenues sf the Lyceum regardless OF lhe conse-
queDcos 10 tho community, you may yet see Nat Pc
cuniaTy gain csn be- purCbas d at too dear a rate.
The Directors, by Joseph hiddcr, President say IN
reply that they have come 10 the unanimous conclu
Tested In the fret place, the arrangement l. con-
cud.d and therefore beyond their control and second.
good faith 4. their patrons many Of whom would ba
disappointed, forDds any such voluntary change IN
the lst of lecturers OthcrreasOns are thus stated
3D. Oar association IA composed Of men holding
GREAT yarety OF opinions and Il allows the laIger no
erty vi thought and Of -peech. AZ sCcety, we m
doi,e no lecturers opinions. kut content b. give all
men VIII m tie literary public Of Manchester Gsre 70
near and whom induce for a reasonable com.
peu,eton 10 appear before us, fair field and can9h
having confidence in that public that Il IL able
10 discriminate betw en- truth and eHor ana tnat aly
up,crupulors violation OF the neutral ground OF the
lecture-room, 81 tar from advancing will only nIure
The cause Il u meant b. promote.
And t. While there IL, perhsps, no member Of our
Committee who can he considered B lnd0hing Me-
PsIkers peculiar We've, but on the contrary there
are many who are equslly decided with yourselves
n the Condemnation Of those yieN,, We yet bolieYo
that truth is ughty and will prevail that II can coca.
.ionaly afford % be generous, and 10 give candh
hearing on neutral subecs, even 10 the advocate OF
error. AID it. ~ MAJ sometimes occur bold and IN
cruuuou. n an By implication assertion, adyan' IS
-euments 40 With the truths Of the Chstlhn rsli-
zion W. recolect that that religion hss III our cyabls
and fearless champions.
We recolect hat On every Sabbath day you come
before our people standing no Leutra grounf but,
on the contrary having the u'mos, liberty, nay ann.
h,iy leluTed by considerations the moet solemn and
rn,reui9us 10 contend earnestly for what you believe
the Eternal Truth OF God u It b. 70, y IS ms amer
eble end neither covert implication bold s<seyefa-
ton can subyelt IT, We shCuld therefore be psyang
but d Gerry compliment, either 10 you pefsonsak
or 10 the doctrine you edyoca'c by Withdrawing ",.
Parker from before p Manchestrr audience Tor 'uch
feasOns as you suggest.