New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-08-11

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the Church, which has been with The TpIIf % TAG
quarrel has been mainly night IN asserting ne dgn1iy
AID rec itude If human re'ure the CnHch many
night 10 sssr.iDg the des.itu'eress ani depTssnY 81
human nsture-lUr one looked 81 man WIN reie,eLcr
ory 10 his fscuhi.s the other With reference only n
BIZ de.tiry Ore looked at him. "a vessel OF h0norl
IL the shape ally given 1t by De creator hol-neo
and perfect the other "a vessel empty aca "a !ns
for dvr. ulress, which snOuiJ prove is true EMO
blirg There nothing iDcons-Ient IL 'hese i1efS'
Both were true-sLd eacn did uJn,' e 20 me oiIeI
real ueanirg but not ioihe other t-ru abi grss'y
as the e-. discus .OuchIg The lmpor- aLd the
fitness O the phrase used 10 convey the IDEAS ~ THESE
opro.e pa ties ne5dtd 70 clear up the real IitH'
we can afford to drop l. prepared OF ooth -1es'
10 Acknowledge the hshIess OF ouI ahtsso n-tc STATE
nerts .,. =,
And within tie Church e. well 90 within Ch,sten.
dorn tb.se two forces have been al ToIk ulaef the
names OF Ron ansm and Protes'ansisHi konsnl.H
repre:eIti1g the oeptlpeiai force OF 'hfs,.Sn'
Pro'es,antlen the centrifugal Romanlsm stsndlnE f)r
external or divine authority, Prote-tan-m Tor INTERNAL
liberty ard Individual freedom; SonaD!stn represent
iug GOD coDdescension TO maD Pro'estsn lem man
a pirafiOn toward perfection; Roma'lsm lesllng 70
wo,slp Prot, san; 70 work But there IS 10 doubt
that Roman isU merely religion fulfill. ia iihe-
ton more perfectly than Pro;es,aptiEm who-e man
services have been - religion, but dfecy % nu-
msui'y and 20 religion oriy ndirecby. Not ma mel
influences were Dot vastly nsy, nal.pen-soy recee-
SHY even 20 the ultimate tTirmphs OF faitD' but thsy
have 10, beer il the wsy 81 6rJs'ng sE SOU more
under the idea the inspiration apo sway OF Goa nll
If cOIsclsDce and Intellect, ana WIZ hSsnih
cert development Of human faculties and poser-, but
cot as experience proves adequate TO the religious
wants Of 10 the peace and rect OF ne soai the
nurture OF the sweet and ulsehsh affections o. inc
GOspeL , :,
ii rot plain then that Pro.e.,aDts OF the Prot
estabs At the spogee OF our orbit; tha' n us
the centrifugal epoch of humanity ha', for tins SWING
Of the percuum, al last reached its bound. For ore
cycle have me, think, nearly 10 the end OF our
SELF deciirg self asserting seideveopng, sen-cdl-
turn facues 10 tie end Of oug honest interest n TINS
Necessary. alternate movement. We see y 70 De 50
well estabs 10 Protessnti-m at large, That II does
not pe Ell our lealership-tbst l. is 20 do rs work
and cCml.te It's oscillation Independently OF Ne. And
We are very weary Of the toll II he's thIo~D upon U.s.
the speculation, inquiry, and sesns'anlng energy We
hsy. pul forth under IT. cOnpuslOn. Moreover nav
ing enlarged our faculties, want q use for them
having achieved freedom, We know not what 10 DO
WITH IT. having cultivated our wills, cnnsceDce- anu
nteects 20 the utmost at present possible, they cry
ont Tor oliecs that they do Lot find And this IS the
painful pause-tbis the suspended animation, seen anI
isl. throughout Ctri,endom-especialy throughout
Protestant Cbrisiendom, and more particularly
throughout our Protestantlzed province OF
the Church. WY is II THAI the moment ne find our
selves N possession Of WHOM genius character,
and scholars fit To lead ~ on IN our logical career
to victories and the extension OF our iaIu they
ain Ost uniformly become parslyzet by doubts ana
scIurles az lose their interest in the progress they
II ight sssuIe II J. SIM because the small elcvo-
ton which gives them command OF us, reveals tp them
the sbsehce of any road in the direction We have
been gong Not brave enough, quite clear enough,
To anDo unue THE they soe themselves 10 see sn-
ten with sudden indifference 70 their former Interests,
and leave the rank ana file IN bunoer Oh sid ND on,
the ru for Themselves OF later years, TINS has been
our s OFT constant experience as body. The moment
bave given faith 70 our leaders, thai moment,
without changing their allegiance or Opinions, they
have lost their faith in themselves aud our cause.
Or course this state of things has been ateGded
with other results Not few, less conscious OF the uR-
rest WEAKNESS and Dissatisfaction Of ui'raproe-snt-
ism, have pronounced the recol upon It they began to
notice stIvile and dangerous retrograda'lon, AGA to
resist j. have fsfe o. reckless oil consequences,
into si holder self assertion. Like the new var
rocket which having expended its frs force, lights
with its last ember fresh fuse tnat prOpels anotner
projectile far beyond the place where II falls rsen,
PIOestantism. which has exhausted III own OIDt,
fin gs of into space It's eccentric particles henreiorth
to be conten;ed with geocentrc, not hehosentrlc
r-you on Thus the school of Mil snd the secular
iss all DAD and the Epersoniau and tran.cendental
s,hool al home acknowledge Only ore true movement
in humaHty-the egosticthe seliassertlng and SELF
jus.fying movemeDt-which is Pro,ehtant,m broken
10, from general history taken OUT OF us place IN the
oyidenG plap and made the whole, iDstesd OF the
part Tow ard this position We have Of necessity con-
Usually tended, and into this many OF our 6rave-t aLd
best spirits have gone TO dwell, and all OF them have
been To visit. Ard now that the ecclesiastical iesleIs
of ultra begin TO be anxious TO turn their
iorces back but round and up, We may expect 10
see literary and secular leaders arise who VIII nave
none Of their scrupes, because little OF tner expe'
renee, and who will press on and ihsprt the nag
cling raLks-that for time may take new courage mime
nearing of fresh ard CHEEKY voices, and seem to them,
selves to have great victories before them 10 the Old
field Science, art, and culture will place themselves
In the van which the Cbulch lately held but now de
seIs-aLd there not few who do not quite say,
but hint clearly enough TO he understood o the WISE
ba. the Church OF the future VIII be the od.lon Oh
universal intelligence in which natural laws shall take
the place of bibles and prayer books and Science and
Art be the high and only priests. ~
IT. however universal history is 10 be needed, II the
great common instincts OF humanity are prophetc
/ las liz
bigbes interest of man, then we may trust that ths
seI Sc Of want the yearning for rest the longng n
climate authority the expectation Of ieiei, the gen.
eya feeling througbou the devouer portion OF Pfofes
tsniism OF dissatisfaction with the existing attitude Of
things with secret faith that God or Christ about
TO iutepose for ITS relief indicates the concep,on-ic
not SAY the brth-of religious epoch Ia be dls
,ueuished O. much by faith the aa has been by
doubt-sn eprch in which the temple that uIan has
been building and beauiying shall be occupied Dy rs
IoId-in which the passive tide OF hnmari'y shal en-
| Joy its long neglected rights; and waen, instead OF
,ekips God as the solar system ls seeking the star
Ars in the coustt a,ioh Hercules He shall seek Va, as
the shepherd H. the parable, leaving the ninety ana
nine of the flock, sought the lost lamb and 'o' IL 10
bis AIMS aud in place of self asseitlon, SCI ''AeSa
| tun and life III God, shah again become tue yge VI
human experience. -,
Even the intima:ions of the destructive philosophy
of the posi.ivts. which ends in ntual OF worship,
and the application If the Hanllioninn metaphyslcs 10
orthodoxy which puts the reason OF Religion as the
esn product of extremes of absurdlty, seem to
he lending unwilling testimony TO the same yearhin:
| for a settled and exernazed faith.
Who can believe, or who Ultimately acluante.
with the inner life Of this age desires 10 believe tha
tire nineteenth century boSeyer important IN splace
il TO be rdefuitey continued Or that The -pirlt aud
temper Of this inventive, busting, nreVerent, AM sell
asserting time, is to govern the whole il'ure llle
| in wlch knowinele-s curiosity, wit, covetousness
| AMI publicity, external accomplishments, arts ana
achievements have 60 largely taken tie place OF tue
deeper passions and richer e1peTepe-s oi me soul
md N which cOriural love parental care, nal reyer