New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-08-11
BY THE RFv.HENRY w. BELOW"
Pastor Of All Souls Church, Ne~ fo's'

TIE subject propose 70 tes ~ 'u'' '"'
and will stretch your pstietcei 1t Is o'sPu'eu ""'
sill reed your charity 1t IT, IN some measure wv
Al 8 rot sure If your syupatay. cam p''NP,
II ,roduce il better than by contessog me dnc"!"'
rsu irg Il. and the oifl uty is 'nitiu'ic 10 rN's
or. st,or al not ser It; TO OBJ ct To ~ha'
ard present uo'hng better; 10 start d'scuS-ou'
cut much advancing II, II, ~ course more " "''
heat n bush without being able I" I'fe' q" TUG
.td vet, how can a L ,itaran Cnfis'iao an'" N"
honest au,seorisms emo divergent, t"ncences oil hts
o.o,I treat Of our religious tG.es, our ceno o,-
,.,o,.l ,Noerietces wants aud prospects, with can
a. ana l-,gepess and yet clam wholly settled coo
,,.,,,,s CLAIR views ana 4 fixed policy Nay, hog
O., history. position and future, be Considered st
all spn,t from the hitry position, aud fu ure OF the
Pr ,,s,stt Ella itself that is TO esy without coasd-
era n Of tie ntsl AID eeiasticI at'uHe ottae
ri,e,,cptb century To search cut the characterize
ideas positive suo negative, of this epoch, With sp
cal reference 10 the good evil iutaeUce they have
exe,trd up our owu faith aud its embOdnent ~ what
| trfOertoke. AID before | conclude the oiscusios
NV th.ue I shah hope to justify It's title, whcas
tli-: TIE Suspense II Faith.
e. ne preface what l have 70 say WIN s'ase
v,ri more | AM about to speak at tsHfcnciSS add
the most liberal iions are to be- allowed Tor 10
fuycr e th 90 who TssiSf them. am ao""t Z" ee
con platte against " hat could spend me whoo Una
IN piasiug aud Yet leave the ground oi tueOe con-
rlsits a. suld az Let so one theui inegiar me
10 he u1gla'eiul to the services, useus'Oe ~ The
merits ~ G. Is the ,lowrbip Of the Uuitrrsa Sy,
or the Protestant era, because uy pee1t business
to exe,te their ce'rc,,. II ctclSe CJitarianl-ir
is Is utorlaU Proes sntlsm II IL Is Pf,tedae
II how the Wsnts Of our IVA system TITS n0s ~ ID
vccai return Ia The systems "e nave aone 'onei;
f GU, iii toe huallty OF Proes aatiSm, IL le oo'n
Ia. interest Of Romauisui; If speak IN tue ltosuxs
Of Churchniar. It Is rot A. an Epi,c01ahia, uisi
less a. che aiming r. the resiahnShn'" 81 = ue
rarely; If use s,me tones OF Dependency, aud pa"
h come c ucs big WITH thr-aa, il IL net 10 fTsets-
,ess Of tie everlasting bos thar sp,ns the sofn thS
eyokes them. pace tnir cqrcat At tue t'fc'hpd 70
avoid the necessity Of iat9utg caution ID every sep
beyond II. 49,. ~.
ran buoyl Considered numerically or with reier.nos
TO ,ocial :, sou and raj lttue, ce-cousidered fe
lively 10 10 sge and oppotGn' iereo ~ua
rtfeeUcc to any obstacles I" ls eptea Ia ptoc seoa
utpt or from external utrers, II IL mpOsshle no'
corceot TO Il q far degree at prosperity. tnsfe ""
lever lees reason for despoudend,, so iar A. T'aiy
with other religious ~ etc cOdlo breed ~ mover 'oss|
tear from toe agum.nr, the tNcusveGc's, or the re-
ur,actes q Others Our ministers, charohes, chtn-
la public gatherings noufcsts ions at ~ sot were
ue,.i So numerous and so p' pular rs at preseot
Aud yet spite OF tDrTeaiog numbers aud oore tssg
no al t,lity, OF groSIDg eauestLesS aou nc w |"
orper ace, larce easier advance, tnerc Is an uoae-
nipb. chill ia the missionary zeal NJ ieol ,oe aps
INV ip the denoniu aionsl lite OF the body with gese
ra prosperity in short, there IL dospotdetcy, seti-
que,tiou,ng, and auxe'y. IL "a Singular, ana, 70
u,ruy perhaps 80 IN tcCouuta'l" phenomenon.
hat is TIE eNplal ion of II
IL viii D.. found IN consideration OF
| The par cnlar,
IT, Ire general,
i'll TIA. ua,yersal reason Of whist, 10 the couIsc d
this di-ouss'on viii Glow ITSELF ID DC cohm'a as
pens, ot tdfth , L.
ulsrly he fact that DOR ssionery a"d demo mus
to,al euB through the cbaoged aspscts " tie thee
IL -
of the ouiIo Of Chrseud'in aad ioe spreai 81
utilo ard practical, views Il r-lg ous du y-has lot
uucb at Is urgency and point Is not Tue ""'h OF
emsncipaiirg The cOmmcnry from bgo'ry aud super.
stt on SO uuch III IElloly AID Ell 'c;ssiuly Carried
Oh by political AID den'cr ,tc life literature, aoi too
pubic pres, that our vocation Ia this duec'ipo u
ucstN zone Doubtless, "a the ne ~er psrts ~ the
c,uuiiy, there are thousauds Of small Communities
where the pueulc Instructions o the Unfair IN pit
uueers would be great blessing stl bat before such
comic be met BY they are so sure 70 be ovef
AIKEN by more general iLtuences-fhe sprlt OF toe
county the age, and the Cburch-that ~ idst'rci-
yey feel the Lexpedeucy Of wasting our energies
upon them. The pfop7g,tdism OF tutaran IDEAS Is
essentially pasJ I'D 10y The ieelog tld' tn'y s'e soS-
log themselves broadcast not In tie formal, but the
o-scntal felil ous thought If the conn ~ ADD the
tine ard tue Indifference 10 Increasing our ministers
6id our churches very much due To TIC CONVICTION
thst II any ministers and ciufches. Of all names aai
orders sic now dong work, II les5 rucuy, yes
m0Ie thoroughly than we could DO It ourreives.
do not web 10 take tht iirsi posi 100, woich lsg
claim 10 origfal,ts ~ houi careful di~cn "n uta
II is, Ober@-e, hsbls 10 mscods'ruc 100, a'd Jdsuy
offensive both 10 earnest CuitaII-ns as dlsparagn the
iupo,a o. our formal controversy AID to tue grs4
Ortbodox pubic bosstin cauInGy upoo ,ts s'dc@r
ity sud actual seknOs ledge. do not affirm, tbere
fore that the spin Of the sge aud the providence
Goo are mai Jog the world ULitanan. 10 the c,iS
s,u,e Of that worj, that an Inevitable abeddvunca
Il iormuRs Of the Church agalGst which lave
op.nly Protested is iD the hear. or the dsi.s!
prUsp.cf. Bu. 4 do maintain that the principles nod
sentiments the lights Of conscience, the fa 'nnity
meihod the iItefom of inquiry, the pr.stcal vie8s
religion. when have been cObtendlDg TOR under tbs
and oo!ors Of our unt4riap tneOogy, are ua,a
other sn1 coloIs rapidly co,qleiO2 che nipi
If American Cbri ierOom that it y no longer "a
he necessary 10 maintain stringent demo ANA ood
alZsion for then SAX. ana thus I'd AZ the Oklos
aLd auma'iLg spirit # the denomination Is taxa
away by the success Of the principles for VII ca
STOOD On the other hand, while nO' prepared ~ cli
that the ubi'o'isn movement has cuosed ibis genera
a. vance that its presen, position ndcaes the tul
saud of the Church believe thai i. has osiisn'..ig
led sn0 historically sigualizeI, forward nIoveme,t
the whole Protestant body, and that universal Christ
dom ill heartily osn in due tine the urgent
sy e the corelniive ideas for which have -
body etood / thoroughly believe tnat the rnnts
mar Ogy Of the historic Courcn, outwJfb aa
embarrassing Low, was helpful, because relatively
une to The times in which arose; aud that the iie
wtco lay in the miods Of the authors Of toe Ahaas
abd Mere Creeis--tO emphasize Aud defca
which against the elug a1i encroachmen t OF othe
auC msciltvous opibOrs they erscec the bulwsrb
Of q ose nigh affirm aOns ~ solemn proess-wes
essential oe as but i0eas which, # they add anytni
to oevout apd scr'ptural Unitan4niHn vi Oh
doubiful, coLtradict nothing in it. II wa b c.use
of time the heirs Of those cree1s. goOf4at
their origin. stfol their purpose ocb
the III in way that did cpnraict rhe c)mmDn sens l
AID sef, prime pies touching Gods sovereign
and fahe,hood Ch'isi's hnu atty aed snbordna'ia 4
ard Mans uprig CHIMES Of nature, wbch Uatertn,s
has 70 trumphantly virdicated and reestaoshei, ~
our mission b, came imperative.