New-York daily tribune., 1858-09-02
mr. CHrEVERS ADDRESS AT DARTMOUTH
COLLEGE.

Tx res,- st ne y Tr1ahe
co. f., Liter from Mslcstowu, giving some &C
o,y,, il TIM TRIpryE Of DR. Chsevers recent sdafe''
b,fo,s the Tbtoog eel Scce'y Of DatDou;o college,
. tia,. occur "a the following passtge:
U. ,bsu, vs., TIE Theol'sy 81 the P9p az. m p' f s
Sos.. q nlrisier IN the she'se Of ths' ON a o, &
HAs speskeI ha'es .,e.i y n G sgsiCn soud bsve
Ia Gss feff rrnssce aud wnoIy nnexce s2s s.
w's .,,@ S'. p p b. a. ..s p GS c5o.@ os Poi B'
Rssn, ssfv ed pr nre, part Il his discussion W. d I
zoe ay os.ioo Ths pat Of he de:2a was was
os.ofpse- EpoSn q. TIE une tast nt cca di
fIihebEssru snd 'he criticism Of sPcau % ue,s
ees b, Ia eLo'hsr occasion fof m,Tty iSs p9 & se,
h rod se'pug with me vs'y more 'up''~h. P''
.laboated ~ ttc re,ifue Of the dlscoarie.
Tbss fcsrcsiy Just to d.. Chesver. If the criticism
vs.of afpsscs delivered by Mr. Choats on auo.her
oecsssos ooald Dot have b.tn 10 anticipation of what
tsrisLt b. s1psc ID 70 say at Dsr.moutb. And csr
tsit'y. # NJ Cooate bad attempted to impress upon
ttsocs.r, biz political pIincple as their theology
con-: CT 70 expected thst taeoogisos woui refrain
f-ffn fxsa n,Dg TIE morality Of his incinles. As
vs c.osrstsno the iemsIks Of DIR. Caseyer, ffon the
cftCilCCu e them n TIE SGicn Gazette, they mus.
Lave teeu io perfect keeping with the subject the
e,slcD az ell the cOurtefles Of the hour Oae main
pon 10 toe dscsssiCn Of the subject was the egiti'
nsts inhueaCs Gf theology upon politics and the duty
Of ce u'Pit 70 present. )de wJfd and Go1 system
Of uorsity az suprone II the pulpit failed 10 thai,
ou q pUl.tits sId TO Telii qush tic whole political
cLs,sesr eul life Of the naiou beyond tho jutsdi,
ti0n &C divine truto, then, indeed theology Woud De
dcgrsdtc. AID the pulpit must lose tie power.
A. "a exaup pie of tne ty3ten Ct expedlency sn1
pfs I'll Z In Eorals which they were commanded ID
receive .ssao cf the system tsught by divine truth,
Dr. CtssvCr de- crbed the dCc'hoes propounded ~
AIr Choslss widely circulated Fourth-ofJny Ora
tor lis certainly nsd right to do this aud the oc-
CA. .on az perfectly proper occasion. BIC. Caosts,
M Lis ecdisss bad, alTts. with in,ult to the pulpit
cislef gsd reply He hsd laid down rules Of reloro
which would foibid syllable ~ enet the iniquy OF
Ssyt,y, ECuld indeed bind both ministry aud people
10 receive protect and sustain IL as essential = the
p'oIy of tre 1siop, elemental part Of the Colossal
ahns sweet spirit Of American stiOnay the great
etd sra accomplishment Of compromise compro.
mife rot moral truth bsog the soul eud religion OF
pcites. FIr. CbOa,e had said that the moral senti-
ntn.e uncer 3 moral discipline wero not TO be rehed
upcr bu' that experience and expedency mast be our
guide. lie had said that :ho pailan.hropay which Is
6t enough for a pulpit i, totally ubfit for people
tt enough tOr preacher, totally untt tor states
nsn He fpoke With contempt Of the prstsnsion'
OF philanthropy and the smaller NOR ais OF te IN COM
psior wlta the vast expsGiency Of great nationality;
and tee sim of all his sophisiy was 20 reconcile the
world 10 Slavery q necessity, and therefore rus
Of Political compromise, an essential element IN the
DstiOosy Ci America, that psr OF dre thai God had
kD6td aud lifted aud moved Tor our hosts and our
sgee. Wenust gaze that, worship that, and worship
tie Hgheet in that When politicians thus turn
ffstoteIs, aud proclaim the Sovereignty OF politics
over tbeoofy they need not be eIrpiied II n2S AGA
then tbsv Gle clnirOnteo on their own ground. We
think Dr. Cbever was right in seizug g tre very first
pubic oocssion he could 60 nmsud 10 cftcise such
tsschrss and chow thtis false and oouuptipg nature
ard tshe Grey. Especially, ii he could speak 20 young
men. proper that he should show them the su-
pTeusCy Of truth snd righteousness above all mere ex
pediepcy aad ho rightly affirmed, and was speaking
strictly within the proprtues Of the subject and the
OCcaelen when he etne1, that # the ministry do con-
sent that God and the teachings Of His word be shut
out cc toe province OF nsiensl morality as being an
sfisir exclusively within the provnce of ratGre and
eIperi,uc ana not ander srbjsct0n TO religion. This
rtlinquisLmtnt Of Gods claim and Gods authority
throlkn fear Of man must bs fatal to the preachers
power. Goes lsw, Gods word, must be applied 10
politics to every other domsin of humsn in.e geuce
and rospo visibility AZ an old writer hiss said, "Goa
"suers pot one inch of his ground to be gvenup
"ihoueI BY 80 doing you might obtain pescesbe pos
"sessi(2 OF al the rest" NY. l..