New-York daily tribune., 1859-06-03

too starting from Boeton spread The whole conti-
nent.
Bosiop Doctors ecntIived fresh poison OF their own
By me ans of il they reduced people o sach ~reiched
state Of insensbihtY that they cot their legs on Win
on. their knowing anything about H. They eaiisd ms
efAeri: :atior ard this practice, again, sf.ting from
wonder Hcspal made he circui. Of The whole planet
O,ber grea, cities slow, strangely slow IN adlp,
ing these new modes Of oisoning. inese ooid, Gao
fathers and brothers Of seemed 20 be aways ready
for anything. The British Government ardoned con-
yc.s ihs: they might be noculsted Heodis, boys,on
took his own for the hrs experiment. WAen vac
ciBa;on was rst brought forward, Il was said tha IL
would turn the children into calves and heiers; our
fathers tried il as and thought st'ii 10 rc'ain
the features Of humanity. When etherxati0n was
proposed soo:he the great bodily grief o, toe race
II was said 10 be uuecripiuTa and mpous our phys
ciaus gave il 20 these nearest and dearest 10 tne anu
told the commentators 10 mind their own business
Bu, the Boston posoners have not stopped at the
BODY The quill ths; carries the vaccine virus Is no,
the only quill that has been loaded with contagious
principles. They poisoned the veins OF Loyalty Win
the virus of Liberty, in that hospital Oh humanity
sometimes known the cradle OF the latter parsonage
So dreadinlly did the venom WORK thar Gov Hitch
inson thought the infected people mcst De put on
low diet of English liberties and even dish OF tea
would not stav on their sron,achs They poisoneu
thick black blood OF stagnant theology with the virus
of n large and liberal faith. The children of the
Sons of Liberty looked after the doctrines Of the
black coats as their fathers had looked after the fire.
locks of the red-coats. Whether this generation has
managed grow up out of that epoch OF spiritual IN
oculation let this wholesome and happy assembly bear
witness.
Now let MS eli remember the lessons Of the past, for
they belong 10 all Of who deal in any form of
thought and knowledge not familiar TO the common
mird sonl. You cannot introduce the poison of
truth under the cnticle OF the body social, political,
or religous--wthout its producing local heat irra
ton; sumeimes general fever, headache, gddness,
and even deuum. il which the subjects use very bad
language, and behave as if they had just broken out
of straight jackets. Ii the poison is in any sense
new, there will be more or less Of outcry among the
vulgar. When We find these symptoms, We know that
the quill good one and that it's virus has taken.
II We look and do not find them, have 10 try sSain
for if do not vaccinate with virating truth from
time 10 time, shall by and by have continent
eruption of unbelief and Generalization that will leave
the fair souls Of children covered with and
seams such az We see on the features of old-world
euigrents who have been brought up in the good old
fear Of poison."
All OF us suppoee are accustomed to elaulors such
a. have referred TO- We do not mean that the reco
lection Of them shall in the slightest degree interrupt
the cheerlulness or hilary Of this OCCASION We
have met TO exchange our views, our experiences our
hopes ard especially good feelings. say re-
And there few words in the language harder to
defre. For re does not body tha, is necessa-
ry one in ell its modes Of belief, and lis special sym
pathies and yet trust and believe we are one In GER
tain most important respects What 1t, then, that
gives us right TO this little mighty monosyable,
one of the mghtest of all words, for the symbol
of that union in which lies the strength Of humanity
and the hope Of the future' May venture 70 men
ton some few principles in which II IL probable that
some of Us would agree
We are in the first place the protestanis OF Protest
antisn We protest against theory Of human nature
which lowers man 10 worm IN every capacity ont |
that Of sinner, and for that endows him with the
powers and the responsibilities of an archangel. We
protest against theory Of the divine government so
that to reconcile il with the principles OF
honor and right, and to justify the ways OF God To
man. il drives its advocates to the supposon that
ms resusrlated demons. tHlls Dlck upon
the legends Of heathens and barbarians.
trust, also, that there is general agreement among
on the following points,
We believe in ritai religion or the religion of tye,
s contrasted with that of trust herarchles, estab
lishments and traditional formuls settled by the votes
Of waveripg majorities in old councils ana coh'o-
cations.
oZad fdings in distinction from the schemes that
make our planet the ane-chamber OF the mansions oil
eternal wo 10 tie vast majority OF all the men, women
and children that have lived and suffered upon us sur
face.
we believe that every age must Judge the Scriptures
by it, own light and We maar by Gods grace TO ex.
ercse that privilege, without asking permission OF
Pope or Bishop, or any other human tribunal
We believe that Sin is the much abused step-daughter
Of Ignorance and this not only from our own observs-
ton but on the authority of Him whose last prayer on
earth a. recorded by the Good Physician, was th&
perpetrators Of the greatest crime on record might no
forgiven, for they kneT not wha Gey rere dong.
We believe beyond all other beliefs, in the fathery
relation of the Deity to all his creatures ana wherever
there conflict Of scrptural OF theological doctrines,
we hold this TO be the article ot faith that stands
supreme above all others.
And lastly we knoic that whether agree precisely
in these or any other articles of belief we can meet IN
Christian charity and fellowship, IN that We al sgrse
in the love Of race, ard the worship OF common
Father, a. taught us by the Master whom we profess
10 follow.
Let us add very few remarks on the special posi-
ton Of the liberal Christians OF this country. MIA MIA
10 N
are included, had been very lately advertised Dy
bookseller failure; this meaning that he had a
volume Of poems to sell during the anniversary noi-
days CaadridHisfa is only form In which rehglous
faith has crystazed and progress consists in the per-
petual alienation of solution with crystalline dePo-i-
ton. What were the spires OF the Mddle-Age c1he-
drals-of StrasbuIg, and Antwerp, ana Salsoury-out
the accula the Lecde-shaped crystals OF faith over
saturated with symbols They must disappear IN the
remoreless solvent of religious progress but only 10
reform in the diamond facets Of amsnysded human
izinp Christian culture. So must the special forms OF
every fah be acted upon by the perpetual washing OF
flowing civilization against il; but if IFS angles are
rounded it is only because that civilization holds them
in solution!
There are too many Lessons that remain to be taught
by Untaransm for ii to change its form, largely as
il has lent to the religious current of the tlne IL
must teach s lesson of charity TO all creeds 80 Tar "a
thew meet the wants Of the individual soul and war
aeapst all that would throw their asso at the neck Oh
human freedom were il but spiders thread to the
might of Sampson vet unshorn. IL is IN democracy,
let me rather say unimpeded humanity aided az II
always is when let alone BY the blessing of Heaven,
that the future of religion rests. Every government
the world has ever seen before own, has had the
~; inerfIo in its pay; alone have dismissed that
bind and palsied slave from the sacred office he has
held 40 long. Chained are by our human reason
we do not yet know the length OF our chain. Ii we
move boldly on to the right It will unwind in
growing spiral; if creep round to the left, our path
will wind up in ever-nsrrowng coils, until We find our
selves at eharred and blackeped pillar, with our feet
on the cold ashes of the martyrs
We who believe 10 q nober future than the world
Las vet een afford TO possess souls IN patience