The New York herald., 1867-06-02
A NEW DENOMINATION THE RESULT.
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SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE OF TINE HERALD.


naogurang some plan for extending the ideas of the
various radical sects another Of the eccentcities
q this week OF almost numberiess moral and peculiar
meetings. The meeting had been previously literally
advertised In the editorial columns OF the press
The radical pulpit and in radical circles and accordingly
m exceedingly large and somewhat expccant audience
was gathered in Horticultural Hall wherein the meet
ing held, some half hour before the beginning
Of the exercisea The audience indeed q mixed
aAemblAge. In spirtuasts, old anti slavery
sgtaiors movers in every reform and also crowd OF
such persons always at meetings OF novel
nature.
Rev. o. B. Frothngham OF New York city, called the
meeting to order at ten O'Clock in the In his
ssra peculiar manner he explained the object OF those
Who had proposed the convention aud spoke Of the diff
fssent Glasses who had invited TO participate in
whatever took place These included all who think and
worship alike. All who organized In any do
termination were invited to como in q company OF
brothers and sisters who look tho beautiful to see
bow far they travelling along by parallel lines
towards the great kingdom which viii receive all last
was originally contemplated to entertain the idea Of
association, and that would be discussed in It's
srder In the afternoon.
4 committee was then appointed 10 report . perma-
nsnt organization and to nominate officers under any
paan agreed upon.
PLATFORM uNykRsALErs
Rev HENRY BLANCHARD, Of Brooklyn, introduced
- Uoiversast He said he came upon invitation, 70
speak ~ . radical He spoke first Of the condition.
wants and prospects Of Univsrsalism. Referring 10
he antecedents Of Universsllsm, he said II orgl.
nAtsd In Cavinism The doctrines Of Dr. hosea BalIou
were that all men would be Immediately delivered into
Aeness and happiness DEATH But the great body Of
Universaists have folowe the lead Of Dr. Hague and
d. Sawyer; 20 that who call themselves Universal
IN in hia ntr hall shott
Doss Of punishment d to improve and that by and BY
IN good day, this object will be accomplished 50
Shat at last matter how long the time may be post
yonsd. all men shall be delivered into this life of hol
-. Ssa 4 movement % now goinR on extending the
cehef that We ought not to bow down implicitly 70
ne srss, want q the universities d.no%ina- %ni's.
gasQpaiism among them on account Of their want
Instruction. He left the denomination because he
sAoaght not right that any man should remain inside
= the denomination present constituted since that
would Involve assent to certain doctrines 70 which he
come back % each church having Is
ewn creed. The men who are narrowest oppose this,
and such men are generally the enginssrs. He was
saiism He was content 70 remain outside that body,
because be believed that before many years the
sSsral movsment. Those Who want free religion do
nse want any help from Universalists Uniiarians
ihan liberal Christian union. He wished free IeI
gjous Church broad as 70 take In all men: but he
010 not now " was p0sslDo now, and therefore he
would wait. and In such free Church he would delight
y work when the time for its organization arrives.
PLATFORM OF THE ouAKERs.
Mrs. Lucreta Mott, Of Philadelphia, she NEXT
speaker Though the President had announced her as
he representative Of the Quaker she not delegated
b any Friends conference Of Friends She hero
q her own hook. She did not agree with the last
speaker deprocatng dissent from all congregational
VSch could bear all things which could recognize as
much religious element in withdrawal from all or.
Ganizations in uniting with them She regretted that
~, navrs mt n
tive Of who connected with any sectaran
organization There many evidences OF an enlarged
Givisiops in the church Of England, all Of which differ
OF opinion Interesting assnowng that as intel
Iectua culture harmony with the religious
Asa implanted In the miud, men are gradually coming
Of the old supesttions and traditional ideas IN
nch sy nave sss Issn Of tSs r.eas msy
main untouched in their words It appears that they
Do affect the belief 50 far that the creeds are them
sGeyes explained to SUIT those who adopt them. We
Ousht 70 have better word than government when
ve understand republicsnism. So we have yet
learn what religion Is from the experiences Of those
swho have withdawp from all religious associations
Persons may be religious In their chosen way
ssrver Of forms Among the Friends il Is considered
cut order for any one 70 keep his seat In time OF
soy years and abe had subjected herself 70 reproach
Tor such non-conformy. II . great reproach 70 be
willing to be non-conformia among those with whom
whether the creed relate 70 the trinity unity we
Know hers very little Of the future ME that she was
Isading men TO apply their religion 70 this NE
aad 10 everyday goodness and honesty. and enter
,.s 1 that nsI .Ss attended IL Germantown, of the
dedication OF Q church. The minister thanked God that
y. regular oss enurn, a. ana reisrsa 70 ,ne pu'p,
sxpressed hope that the church would not bs ever
1ssd for during the week She did not agree
Shat church good be opened for lectures In
che week bus she wished . more general dispos
on 10 have the churches made places for free gather
srmanown al the time Of the dedication Of the
rad passage from the Revelations, whore 10 10 said
s,a be IL. case Why may We not suppose sha, some
e thoss come-ouers have already entered the New
ssrusasmi How We TO judge Of the religious char
scter Of any except BY his everyday e and not BY
Ais attendance churchs There some Who cannot
think Of kingdom Of Heaven without Immediately
jumping Jordan to future life We ought TO en-
Sev Heaven here She hoped the result OF this meeting
night be the union OF sll cIasess With 20 large .
III things in each other II s easy 70
have charity for the poor behind ones but
s easy s.1 3 %srs sg. an M
BE- supposed that is necessary that u shall be Ike
saything that has ever existed There need pe no
Irregular service any appointed minister The time Is
coming when the isolated pulpit and the monopoly of
By men will TO be broken up either by orsaniza-
tions by dsoreenlzers, when there there snai %
lore free ministry than exists now.
THE sr1RfTuALisrs.
nr Robert Dale Owen the next speaker who oc-
euped an hour in reading from manuscrip, upon the
>subct of spituaism one Of the phases OF the re-
lgious sentiments OF the day The term spirituasm ~
curious phenomena In psychology. II Is really as old
- human history The spiritual princip lies dormant
among great many, OF the cultivated classes OF
society The speaker dwet upon many OF the miracles
- recorded in the Old and New iestaments, Affirming
that they Spiritual phenomena Intaihgens spr-
ualts reject the doctrine Of nallbilfy any teaching
They do not believe in penary inspiration Even
spiritual message may bs error The Christian wond
has been bghed with false teachings and false views on
the subject OF death Death s fe best friend, throu
whose agency ennobied and perfected. 10 death
at the close OF life we'll spent, man owes paradise But
orthodoxy has taught that death Is fell destroyer ana
men about the streets constant fear OF on account
u such teachings. II has been called 'the pFimeval
surse yet under omniscient goodness nothing 50 UNI
versa as death ever was be essentially an
evil The probable occupations in the next world we're
then d~et upon. and painted in inviting colors They
will be numerous and more Joyous than the occups-
0ons Of earth Some OF the dangers resulting from tho
teachings Of the sprtuaists we're then referred TO-
of which tho constant attention Of the mind 70
the subject go that the judgment aud may be-
al ani.a .l.al