The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-06-01

PROVING his Address.
REV. Dr. Buiows:-
DEAR sIR-Amid much denuncaton and abuse Is
you receiving rom " orthodox" clergymcu-
callcdon all sidos, have thought that letter OF
sympathy and hearty approval from In this goody,
though must be confessed, rather indefinite company
might DO an agreeable change.
had tho pleasure Of hearing your address, which Is
York 1s1rr 70 the contrary rotwhsandlue, more than
one minkter beside the speaker present In the
Academy Of Music that evening most excellent Eps
oopa brother went la with and from his views OF the
subject expressed IN before tho nd rcss-T did
him aner-I AN sure met with his approval But n
you had not had vi igls minister In your audience
that occasion, there we're noble hymen, among
whom I viii only specify Hon David Felt and Pcscr
bly, esteemed, as dd, worth more than ihss q some
say ,hs, I hsy. never listened g anything on
have noted and iamenicd The disastrous influence,
especially upcn tho young, Of the prevalent
10 some who had made his way place ,ng
the frat divines ana pulpit orators Of our land unfold as
beautiful banner q the renal and social Jssus Instead Of
that Of the severe and ascetc John the Baptist Rely upon
upoa H. dear cir, you yin nnd many Stout and noble
hearts 10 rally around and help you 10 bear that banner up
fc-son At present. me sscarian chains are too nrmiy
n sua s 10
th But these evils seem 10 be destroying themselves
change ana .sroax ohurcn5 here, established on true
catholic and Christian ground.
csunos be sad q me. Is u has know not WIN VIA,
truth OF you, thas personally unscq asinted both
Purips and theatrical advertisements. ~ birth
end educasoa Puritan Of the Puritans determis cd,
ton 10 which came from erpereoce ssd observation
deceived BY my parents and teachers
boil" and ihal seat In the theatre was MA necessarily
Uss bad been instructed, and ~ Rev. Mr. Corey and
others stii seachD "the sea, Of sco'ners"
On another print, soo found bad becu ercsuy de-
ceivcd. had been instructed regard the Unitarian and
Universaiist denominations Of Christians 10 the light In
shch H. ". B-ccher says they usually looked upon
By orthodoxy secss cas- ule better than naaels
and inndes (so caied) no better the dcvn Bro
~ and have found the error Of this ssorthoov
classcafua and have given Il mp Others nae ss and
nsist its Ose Of the religious papsrs
CArssss Irtsnc~or-so called, again. believe instead
OF attempting answer your arguments, snecrngiy
cistce them With your views Trinity and virtually
ssys-"whst better could be expected ds Unitarian,v
In your address administered severe rcbuke this
fsccc and nbcss Glass; the same rue Of trcaten,
viii be applied 10 you doubt, which Mr. Grey applied
" the sc'o. u es sermon asaln. the thcsrc he called
attention 10 the fact that the Clergy oeu rfcule
the stage; and said be- lido You think We viii counte
nance an institution that throws com,empt on usf MOI
BY the same rule, DO you think that the sscec religion
lists whose faults and foes you have upon
severely, Fii speak well o your address or o. you,
MOI certainty not ihere we're no other rcssou that Is
amply sucept why according to their rules
q procedure, they should pour out upos 700
they dong. the foil vias Of their wrath juss as
ssne 81 them have Mrs stove for showing she
did In "Dred some Of their characteristic faults and vices
Pot has been replied, with great truth tia, tho rid-
| cuuhR ON neutrality-suspicious., &C, In "Nerbt," q
"Jekyl," a "Psckthresd" and "Calker," is a VERY
different thing from ridculng religion pure and uuds-
a'ed as u Is seen in ho.e charitable ones who keep them
selves suDspoed" and walk humbiy and softly nscai
Of with the Phsrisccs stately seppngs before their God
wish Mrs stowe would give her own views of the
hestre. Her brother Ieury Ward attacked with.
out ever having seen t. by his scknow Judgement
But she has bceu there and that opinion
would have more weight than his I would IKE okno~
what che thought Of Rachel and whener sns fen herself
demorshzed By witnessing her superb tragedy In the
Boston theatre. did NOT realize any such effect upon
myself end read the frdepwd1xs lively description II
her "mercrioous and unchaste atsisudes"
vnh The fco,as Of disgus that have pxussd Ne