Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1859-02-04


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4 xnE 'FAArERSiF9 AND Nh S.Hoh."
{. In the congregation ministsrcd to by
Theodore Parker, at the Music l1ait IN
Boston, known a. the Twenty -eighth
Congregational Society there 10 liter
sry association styled the fraternity"
Bald Fraternity has got up series OF
sFfa1D4nity Lectures. an ayowed object
of which, IT = newspaper announcement
may be credited, was to give 70 the ideas
'of Mr.. Psrker = ireer scope shan INC
Lycsum platform allows. wne.neI
that wAs the purpose OF not manlies'
that the effect would Dc, 20 es any
impression was made on the Hpic' 70
give increased popularity 70 e man
and his church. II tne lectures prove:
'as has been Claimed, the mo-! slu'
course Of the season, they WI meet
certain lustre upon the I've ignth
congregational society, .no n :ne
nan whose lnhdeIity Ii its Per Sao'hR
1Pirit. Such an effective shouid suppose,
would De deprecated --st leass. wouio
sincere friend Of ofev.ngelical religion, Bat
the pastor OF the flymo'n cnSfc1 ~
brooklyn has appeared upon Ms -
ker's platform, to LEND TO II ms PoFusss.
ity. Mr.. beacher mas asser!eu III: Q.
to do in all things what Is r'snt IN .n,a
own eyes,and we are not aisposcd'even !.
ve were able,to abridge his liberty. Bul
h is utterly incomprebensible by us how
he reconciles with his love ior the Gospel
such open aid and comfort 70 us DIT eres'
enemies. To appear with Mr. farker,
contemporaneously or saccesslvely upon
platform which represents. neither MIN
nor his 'ideas, is one thug; to ASSIST In
giving eciai to an infidel enterprise Is
very different thing-and that IS what
every Fraternity lecturer. and every pur'
chaser Of a fraternity ticket, has done.
OF cource we believe in newspapers,
and in editors Yet, even an editor may
be mistaken, and newspaper may 'all
into misstatements: And the Examiner
has in this instance been misied by too
confident trust in religious or secular
new(1ppers.
ltSs true that@rhe fraternity Course
was under the supervision OF members
Of the Twenty-eighth Congregational So
ciety Of Boston. but it is notstrue that II
was got up for the sake tof giving Mr.
Parker's :. .ssi1rRs' frcer scope than the
Lyceum Phttdh ytlows ii by IDEAS
10 Ex lmreT meas NJ. Parkers char
acteris,ic religiousvts~s. On the Con-
trary. it was known that Nj. Parker wa'
preparing four historical discourses-oi
Washington. John Adams, Jefferson, ano
I've believe) franklin. But such wac
the ill-odor in Boston Of MIR. Parker
religious notions that stud'ous care
had been exercised to keep him from
Boston lecture platforms. though his
tory, art or bellies lettres were his theme
l.st the inaut nee OF ANYTHING that was
good in him shou d reflect iustre upoi
that part of him which religious men SC
much depreca,e.
Put. on the other hand. the attempt te
suppress man,and to silence his speech
en the great topics which are common
to men Of al religious views, must pro
'duce, not only among his personal friends
but among honorable men who utterly
differ from him in religion det.rmina
ton that he shall have chance to speak
at least; and then II people do not wish
to hear an 'infider on secular topics. o
course they can stay at home. In othe1
respects, this Lecture Course was ilk'
ordinary courses. The only respect II
which it was peculiar was, that lheodor'
Parker was to deliver four lectures in tn
course. upon Washington. John Adams
Jefferson, and Benjamin Franklin.
The funds. over and above the expen
ses, if there should be any. were not de
signed to support either MIR. Parker o.
the Twenty.eighth Congregational Socie
ty, of which he is the minister. They