New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-12-02

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of keener sympathetic perception could not have done
II needed man OF the people, VINO could deal win ideas
in the mass take systems for what they were on the sur
face, read the crccds literally and 10 all Things written
and Instituted apply the souls common sense. Paihtl
was this man; direct. truthful sucere; man W no cou
not equivOcdtc or paeror lose himself n line luteIP
tions; eloquent man, who had the ears Of the P'ti
thought oi timely statements than Of 1ils..,S
ones and was more anxious 10 get what nc nau i,u,
accepted by the people than boy the critics We ar III fr
10 believe, since the man came. that the houI cnt ms
him. When an age gets prophet. d mus mv he would
criticism Had Parker lived in luthcrs u9y' li,', ~
have been Luther But thirty years "EO III the field
Rome Interested nobody; Professionalism h %N religion
was not doing its work; the scctIlatt An occasional
Of unity but the soul was dcp1t faith 10 die
revival showed how hard it was Ioi I'M o live Reli
how very hard was ioT efoie intellect until II
gOn had been slowly retreat ing ce aud time and
had reached the extreme hhIt VI iter edre of the
finally taken mp is postum free passage
si a. M nv, ~ ,l who cOnld show the ChuicI I'M
Religion declared itsct e ov % if Win social REFORM
ON literature it did not concern S,I d firns 40 do
~ toI unnecessary pains to say that II Iu V.' fyon
1vitb nnlitics-its business was the SAW Va ta i'm
WIN PUllf m snirual truths declining; laOh ~
anirituoi principles ebblng out ana IeSGon d vas
i, rv Il 10 any standard of authority i Iou VI f%e
inSsr in he world fundamental aIuVlc "a W.
yulgaT creed The position OF religion Wa
before the conquerius worldly spirit lLp dmT had n in
"a "a Good word for the Bible, the ministers nav J.,
Their sermons the next Sunday, III the LnlPeIVl III
nan nr,tveruceugs testified their sense Oh ei'I.u"1
for the patronage The Holy opitserueut 10 i u.s.
The cstL and abandoned human nature phuptll'u WIS
garing ground trade nhman; pohte5 We're "..olS
lie Tie Liberal school OF faith had promised Du'C, o
bn had NOT kent its promise EmcfsOus uahstehueA,d
ism rendered linn suspected; PrescutS temperance "u
Vocacy caused him suffering; Clanlngs ab9onlSin SUI
nnis6ed his authority. This abdcaono or religion stlSu
the soul of Parker This open aoWal Oh ueH.! ~ 'o
divine absentcclsn seemed 10 HIM downright At.sD.
lie hated the popular theology - not WIN 5NIoi"
aversion 10 something Ilhteratc; not win d IhiuUS
dislike of something crude; hOJ WIN ~ ln'"'9,
ther's scoru of something irrational; not Win sage
coutcmut for something supeTsuuouS; hul WIN Hl""
detestaon OF something that IN lbs DrHcL "
nf his rirhf Hence the icTccucSs OF his assault iic
wanted TO break the popular theology uONIh IV co t
siderod 10 no business OF his 10 quaiA OF eAI" n M
Ian I.i.rr .lTFI al
once or might 10 pous souls mean still lie consdeicuN
i 6,siIes Ia thidcr and tighten aud break il down 10
the ground. lie was terrible laolblCahti ana utt
he driS of ClrIstcndom's alteration; the rites. the
creeds the confessions, the Scriptures, the symbols Oh
ninth ana tlic embleuis OF beauty. But Ichth"eHi-
tiI IL ,,st sf be asserted that bis assault made
ii 81, frTt nf zion lie dashed idol except IN
the belief that he might reveal "a sou. VIZ" % ,lf
In child and daring u scraph IdIhrl
declared religion to be prmcNd IL ty
Constittinn of man: intellect, feeling conscience WILL
tl,, aiCd" II ann conscious of my Immortality" "Ihc
lar knowledge; OF piofte truth. All knowledge Us
u r rr instinct opens toward Heaven; every
interest duplicates the SOUL Parker was psISN'l VI
The believers lie swallowed the universe whole, not
always being careful to strain out the guats lie ne
lieyed Of the genuine humanity ~ man WHAT 'HIia't
dom believes of it, Christ alone. lie believed more IN
heaven than most men believe IN heaven and hell hothi
for his gracious immortality lncluutu-ht7iuta an
knd-t6e starved dogs and the OvcrwOrkcd horses lie
believed as much in God most people believe IN Hou,
nature ana devil He believed 50 much IN truth tdt
error was welcome, an attempt TO ma H. nc ne
heyed so eXOrhtany IN good that evil was accvtd as
raw material from winch u made. ms deity was
so alive and active that lie believed IN miracles seemed
mo better than an atheist He believed where others
doubted: believed where Others feared oeheISu WIFI
others dared not speculate; believed where others dare
NOT conjecture Nothing staggered his faith IN the be
ugaut laws the world. No calamity no suIerinS' 10
aton Inc dcpored nor the vice ne condemned not war
not slavery: not barbarism WIN lts DrutalS not Sls
cation with fraud Parker made one central anIma
ton from which all other armatiOns radated ana hdl
was. Tie Su1cOcy Of man 10 hmSeg; the Illness OF we
human constitution TO human inecds having 10 mart
Tins animation alone single voiced. m dissenting
wOrd-le made II with fun strength oil lungs ne maui
it over ana again; he made u IN every
form OF words he shouted H. screamed 1t, till they who
were Tar of heard-and they that were near stopped
their But the affirmation was OF that maghlhceht
kind that will bear repeating, till its Teyerheatohs go
rolling through thousands Of souls breaking IN suceesse
shocks OF surprise on human intelligence shati.nk .e
brazen armament OF stationary nina ana etthg III the
sunrise OF new revelation fafkef is caeu uestuU
tive, and so he was as Luther was vi Wy
elf OF Claiming He who replaces an old building by "A
one, must destroy the old and II he aes 9elQte the
ground he has filled up WIN rubbish j. covered o
beautiful temple, he Is known only as uestI
however fan tue plans ms nraln nau @ , and
said of himself, was dorm 10 thunder ana Igleh anu
break things down TO the groHad. But ne ALSO salu'
The religion working at will be the fath oil the
next thousand years lie was ponesr anu ,o pun Pun
eer makes cleaTngs not parks hut not palace barn
not "A cathedral. Was II nothing 10 have made the clear
ing the very spot where the future tenpie Ss, @
nothing TO have erected nut OF SOUND Det m sc
enough for all who needed shelter Was II nothing 10
have turned secular room INTO catleuia VI 70 yi
sprung the pillars Of eternity over the WORKSHOP wien
spot. II will be constructed OF those SAINT ie
rias thar he and 10 Will incOse that honest httuc'
ture within noble walls Had Parker lived To SEQ ia
very abolished and the Of bigotry abated hd lac
lived 10 enjoy those quiet years he hoped Tor ms afmOf
put of his sword laid by he would himself have placed
some those grand walls within when the com
ing generations shall worship But this was not permitted
What he could did; ana what he did, lie ala AZ no
other could The day OF Parkers popular iniuece -
religious teacher Is yet TO come The shadow OF oIpfO
brium ia lifting from ms form. HO 10 mentioned win
respect IN high circles His name no longer used as
wicked spell associated with courage honesty dcNo
ton maiiness life. His friends should selle the OP
pOrtuuity tOmake him widely known Iherc should
be a popular biography OF him for all men 10 read Is
work should De printed in cheap editions, ana scattered
over the land. Send them 10 the villages and cabins
Send them the Southern populations, when the sects
are cOntending for. The has thrown open "a vast
field missionary enterprise The seed corn OF IheO
dOre Parker should not be allowed 10 rot IN cribs Let
the great preacher be heard The Fraternity that bears
his should render this tribute since they can rem
der 10 other memory. They owe II TO themselves
humanity, not to let that memory sleep, or that
influence decline.
It's sweet to bear ofb.roes dead,
To knos them still alive,
But sNeeter II we their bread,
And IN W they survive
An excellent portrait Of Mr.. Parker was displayed in
front Of the stage which surrounded by very taste
full floral design the beng simple but touching
tribute the memory Of the departed philosopher Mr.
rockingham had large and appreciatiye audience,
whose applause was frequent and hearty.