New-York daily tribune., 1858-04-07
THEODORE PARKER on THE RETIrAI

TIEODORE PARKER ON THE REVIVAL.
From Tie Bo.for Courier. AprIJ.
TIE Music Hall was greatly crowded yesterday
morning, in Consequence OF the announcement that
the Rev. Theodore Parker would preach upon the Re-
vval. After the usual exercises OF singing and
prayer, the text was read "a follows
Bat when b. the moved with comps
a, sheep having shepherd M,,thew chap verse &C.
Mr.. Parker said he should endeavor 10 give some
thoughts false an true revival Of religion; but
tie subject great one, and as he csuld not dis
pose Of il r single sermon he should preach on this
occasion mainly of the false reservng the discussion
Of the tue FOR next Sunday lfa person should 60
ito apoti ecaTy's shop he would find al endless
number G walls and jars and boxes. labeled with
strapse Names but all containing medicine for msking
sick Een seuLd, and keeping well men sound: He
would also find many kinds Of surgical uments for
the healing Of Ounds, and r;ddng men of the ills 70
which their flesh is he But if be should say to the
unwh hossome looking young man. prenaturely bald
end spectsted, but still wearing benevolent lace,
who Is in attendance, 81 will have some of the best
" of your med:cine-enOugh to do my business, he
would be answered, "We have all kinds of medicine;
"you must discriminate and select that which tts
"your case, for most of these medicines would Kill
"Yell man; you must consider what kind you need.
card then use it with the greatest discretion"
1t is with ministers STUFF as with doctors stuff
Men are tod that they must have religion or they will
perish eveIaingy, aud they seize any OF the things
LABELED religion which may be within their reach
Oatn cal and srychnne both medicines; and there
il no le7s difference in the various things called re
gon. There is the bread Of life and the poison OF
death.
Ii we 20 back into the history Of the past, find
that ali sorts Of things have been held sacred q. re
gion. Abraham would have sacrificed his son to MS
religion. Stephen stoned to death because he
gathered frewood on the Seventh day, in the name
religion. JCsbus slew the Canaapites, men, women
ard children in tie most baIbarous manner, because
his religion cOmmar ded it. 1921 years ago last Thurs
day a band CT Roman soldiers surrounded n man
vIo hoy had mi cd IN he
a murderer, or kldnapper, or dsceitr politician
or a hypocIitca priest who thought one thing IN his
study and said another in Lis pupit, but because ne
iad taught a religion Of love, by which man could
be saved without the blood of bulls because he was
esteemed baspbemer Of the priests who did not pc
lievs in religion of love and charity, but passed by
' on the other side perhaps because thsy were IN
hurry to attend prayer meeting at Jerusalem: Christ
was crucftd as an act of religion, and the high
priest who directed it lifted up his robes, on the pny
laoteries Of which were inscribed the whole OF the
18th chapter of Deuteronomy, and shoutsd Glory to
Gcd,
Come down little later, and in 1852 we see Span
sh doctor burned to death outside the gates of Geneva
by the followers Of Joh1 Calvin, because he denied
the Trinity. in the year ltO the magistrates OF our
own State of Massachu usetts hanged woman on Bos.
ton CcmrOn becsuse she was Quaker, and said that
the magistrates had right over the consciences OF
mep, that the sprnkIng OF water on babys face did
good and did not please God that she WAS opposed
TO war, ard tbat women had rights As well as men,
That was an act Of religion.
In this city, in March 1853, 10 meeting house a
Saturday afternoon, we ird honest and respectable
men ard women net together for prayer and confer
eIcs most exciting speeches are made; exciting sto
ries aye ted fanatca prayers are put up part OF
the assembly besde themselves and out oi their
mrds; they say, "The Lord is 10 Chicago and great
revival is gong there. -" The Lord Is IN Boston,
and lie has poured out bis Spirit here, -" Come to
Christ, or you will 90 to eternal hell, -" Come
now for this mig ht thy soul may be required OF tnee
prayers offered for particular ptrsors and one
minister IS singled out a. target when an tue Pet'
tiOners may ole; minister asks God 10 convert
him he can and if not 70 remove him and let his in
huence ole with him. another asks God to 60 into ais
study this afternoon and cont, unc hum, 80 tha' ne
shall not lie able to finish his sermon l"hch was VIII
ten five days be!ore,. and 20 conlound him IN his pull
pit 20 that he cannot preach, by putting hook INTO
his jaws 80 that he cannot speak; another asks God
to eissuade the people from listening TO this man and
10 induce them TO leave that house and come up to MI
ours And all this is called religion.
W ih such prayers the preacher co1trasted those
which are uttered by betro.hed lovers either spoken
or IN their he arts ths their love may be blessed by
the mother for the happiness of her children by the
pfilanthrOpic men and women who seek to elevate
their race by botiDg out The of socia distress
by the young man away from home, who seeks 70
resist the temptations thrown in his way. AL these
are animated by the true religious spirit.
In this city al this day, that there is seer
which retsus the Old Testament, there il the Roman
Catholic which teaches salvation by compliance
with tee r'ual, and the Trnitarian which teaches sG
~ pnEt--Lh uduT OtLc1-' Sun
differing. AL these sects believe in God but how
ciler mt are their Gods ard their relgons-corn the
bread OF ne, s;rychDine, the poison Of death. Dy
some OF the oreeds God s variable llnsureo ana Ie
venZe u.-one who goes into a minister study 70 put
hook IN bis jaws. That is the God OF the Park,
street Church. BY other creeds te Is the father anu
mother Of all blessing all nations and kinds sinner
ard ssitt alike. Which religion j: best-tbat when
viii Kill boy stone man. butcher nations, crucny a
prophet, torture men for opinions OF that whcn VIII
make better men, husbands friends, ministers, me-
Chsnics-better men il any form
Just now there is u revival OF religion. The news,
papers are tul OF ii. There crowds ot men ana
women at the meetings, and they Cannot get enough
OF preaching The poorer the article, tie more my
want OF It. Wonderful conversions are told OF the
irreimost secrets Of tbe heart are displayed to the
eyes OF the gossper and 10 the pen OF the reporet
lie whole thrg has been skifuliy got up, snd Win
ttegreatest pars Ii il well known that ecelesastcA
tIt!ers IA England and Ameries decay. Ihe NUMBER
oi chuieh members in America is about three lons
arc quarter. There a;e thirteen negro Saves 70
sitetn church members. The slaves incTes sse ana
II, CHURCH usute.s dc po.. The pupbss Of bl'tas