New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-03-19
NEW PUBLICATIONS
LABOULAYE'S CLAIMING.

Pr. sos. Paris Carpenter CT Gle
Ii is noteworthy that cheap serial editions OF the
writings of William Ellery Claiming are now IN the
course of tionisimutaneousiy III LohHOh anu
Paris In both instances the avowed reason lor tho
ENTERPRISE is that the social evils IN both capitals de-
mand the circulation of those Christian IDEAS lnose
fraternal sentiments. and that eloquent statement
OF the normal claims and immortal ard progressive
destiny Of humanity. which the American divine and
phiantbronist has most effectively recorded. IL is
not az the organ of sect, but as the advocate OF
social amelOration and individual Development
that these writings are so aUspleOusiy leNNcu'
Benign and intelligent citizens. the humane pun
ucists of ENGLAND and France. oppressed ana odlieu
by the increasing misery of the woTkinSelasseS anu
the terrible prevalence OF pauperism and crme' I'M
patient of tardy and Intellectual legislation 10 ares'
or modify these increasing calamltes. and skeptcai
10 IN tbe varions economical panaceas in vogue.
feel and acknowledge that only by the talthihl ap
plication of Christian sympathy and science can
society be aroused 10 the sense OF duty ana the
unfortunate Of the earth raised 10 the level OF knoW
edge aud comfort. To propagate these views ana
enforce these principles, they encourage the crcua
ton of Channincs Works kIbe fact speaks Tor lseh
IT is one eminently gratifying and significant The
Guestion naturally suggests itself, why, amid the I'M
mense mass of sermons, educational treatises. and
so widely and freshly recognized as salutary and
reasonable in the two great cities of tho worldi 1t
~ because they are genuine, born of an earnest soul
profoundly alive TO human suffering. thoroughly
confident of human capacity, and devouty impressed
with the beniguity of the Creator. We hear clever
preachers every week; admit their intellectual
ability their oratorical skill the correctness OF their
habits of life the ingenuity and rhetorical tact and
unceasng mental labor whereby they draw and hold
large congregations but in how many instances do
we feel that these traits and triumphs would have
equally attended them in any other profession, that
at the bar, and as litteTateurs they would have
achieved like popularity and outward success; IN
short that spiritual insight and conviction are not
so much the basis the professional programme OF
their vocation; whereas in the case OF Claiming
they were an individual inspiration, He was born
with thirst for truth, passion for progress, love
Of liberty a faith in God and humanity which
endowed and ordained him as her priest Therefore
be speaks with authority. for he speaks from the
soul. He believed in character more than in intel
lect in moral rather than intellectual education. He
raw through the delusive triumphs of mere talent,
and deeply knew and felt that by faith by loyalty
20 convictions by sef-denial and sefcOntro, by de-
yotiou to others by probity. by love, the whole ma
tue could be purified into victorious Clearness'
and so believing he addressed his fellOw-men, not
20 display literary gTaces or indulge IN theological
.kiruiSlCs. but 10 awaken a sentiment OF brother
hood soul of truth spirit of selfsacrhce aud as
liIation To this test he eXultantly brought the
career and character of John Milton, and by the
same ordeal, be proved the intense sclishneSs and
souiless ambition of the First Napoleon. BY tho
light Of elemental truths of nature. of man, of life,
aud OF re gon he probed the wounds of civilization
and brought back to the heart its primitive and per
I. 1oI r,f1o to and
II has survived less sincere and simple pleadings and
protests for the advancement of society.
Another cause Of the renewed interest Cbannings
writings have awakened, and the renewed influence
they exerting is their style Ills diction is en-
phatiq through It's Simplicity effective by virtue of
>stt oalmness winsome because of its purity. 1t is
. remarkably sincere style, and its perspicuity is
akin TO that of the best French prOse-lucid terse
and chaste. This style fascinated KOssuth and Lucy
Aiken Joanna Baltic and LabOulaye, or rather each
OF these wIdely-diverse minds found cOngenial i'm
pulse and alment in the comprehensive sympathies
and the humane faith Crystallzed, it were,
in such clear and concise language. 1t the casual
acquisition of one of DR.. Channings works, al
boOk-stan IN the Latin quarter of Paris, when a
student that first interested LabOulaye in coun
try, 10 which be became ardent a friend, and OF
whose rights he so able an advocate during the
civil war. Accordingly his editorshp of the cheap
serial edition specimen of which is before us, is
most congenal and appropriate task In their pros
pectus the publishers say; There are perhaps, no
writings that deserve TO be read and pondeTed more
to-day than those of Claiming; for their object Is
the solution of prOblems-Teligous, political and
economical-whch now so profoundly agtate the
world Labouaye, in his introduction, sets forth
the moral necessity of revertng TO the first princi
NJ Ehrist NIT i'm all mo a
social amelorauon; and points out how ably these
are unfoded and enforced in the pages Of Charming
The first of the series is devoted TO translation,
with notes of the Discourse delivered by Dr. Chan
ming III Boston. the 9th of April, 1870. before the
Benevolent Fraternity of Churches. In this address
a novel and efficient charity is described. BY aunion
Of many churches ministry TO the poor was estab-
lished, with chapels, bureaus OF distribution, etc;
donors of every sect contributed register OF the IN
digent was kept: and, for while, when Boston was
comparatively a small city, local paupersm was al
most anuihiated. The scheme its results and sug-
gestlons excited the attention of foreign philan-
llroplsts and It's earliest representative and earnest
yotary the Rev Dr. Joseph Tuckerman, was con-
suited when abroad for his health by leading mem
bers Of the British Parliament and by French and
Swiss pubcists; his Reports are a valuable source OF
information as to social reform and the Prevention of
Paupersm DR.. Claiming improved this occasion to
give most able and suggestive exposition Of the
Relation OF Rich and Poor. according 70 Christian
ethics and thence 10 deduco valuable practical IN
ferences. The Discourse concludes with tribute TO
his friend DR.. Tuckerman, remarkable alike for
tender and noble appreciation and discriminating
analysis. In the pure and beautiful French OF
Iaboulaye this Essay is a model both Of argument
Of sentiment. and Of style.
An accomplished Greek scholar, who had success
fnlly reproduced in that classic tongue several En-
rlsh poems. assured us that the process a rare
test of poetic sincerity; nasmuch only clear,