The New York herald., 1870-03-21
c..eeA OF TIE FREE LOVERS.

The Rev. O. Is. Frothinghsm ON r.e school
Qaesston--'Fbe Bible should be Rcnovea.
Bright and balmy as rose yesterdays Sabbath
morn IL WAS 10 more invigora1ng TO the corporal
tnan the sentiments inspired oy 1t were e.evatng 10
the spiritual part OF mans nature. 'rna sound OF
the church song bellp was needed nol To call peo
pie to prayer. The warm sunshine ana bracing air
OF early spring contributed their TO that
happy resus and dli 1t so etrcctually that large
tnroDfs OF wogshippeIs ana gratied ministers were
found AZ whatever sanctuary one migh. vsit.
Nowhere was a more full or appreclasivs concre-
CATION assembled than that which collected at Ire
ncrs Hall in sixth avenue, to study fhe words or
wisdom so ably disccursed bv the Rev. .. u. Froth
ugham. The room was filed to overlooking, and
corresponding influence was evidently impaired to
the pastor Never was the mood to SPEAK cioquently
more strong upon him, and never did his bold argu-
mont- or startling uttcrances appear 70 Rave
effect upol his hearers during the remarkable SER
mon OF yesterday. He commenced by aiudlng to a
discourse recently delivered to them, The subject OF
winch was. .'r.eligion What Was IL and What Was
IL Forg" His remarks should now be directed TO
the inquiry
WHAT WAS THE pRoPEg SPHERE OF RELIGION y, s
All things. even those noxious IN tner nature.
had their uses; even poiso0s were necessary and
beneficial in their proper spheres. All things were
good rIghtlv used. oxygen, sonsedful to life
would destroy the world II taken or relation to
other properties and religion In like manner II
taken ont OF lts place, would be destroyer Reii-
| glun usually eonfounded with a church q sacra-
ment, form Of worship some men supposed II TO
be bottea up III creed, others called their business
their religion To the artist IL was Dis art, 10 the
man OF letters his literature and so in every pursuit
| Blu, OUT of ITS sphere it oTas destroyer. and II
| people made IL common tnoy nestroycd H.
Ol all tnngs within tue reach o. human
| TO attain. IL was supposed TO ne a
gft, music or poetry; but few fully estimated
the close Application needed To attain proficiency IN
those arts. Inc soDgstress, whose voice melody
ITSELF mat condition Of excellence only after
years OF most exactIng labor, and tue p9ei, who, we
were told, was born not manufactured lusiled his
title TO tue aas by long and to.lsolne sFady: Could
90 Isro PENYroN's CLOSET
and watch tue trains OF thought hs LIE came from
we would ind them to be the fruits OF inopotonOus
aud untemtting Application. creed or bDserv-
ance ,ien Was not religion. Even the 8iDie
| rclision-ir was only book. for ali these things
were. III lact, Dnt the goDets anich con
tanned religion. Christianity was not religion, u
was Don o. tools, and .nus was no more than No
hammeaanisn or Hndoosm- implements by the ues
| o! whiea re,isou was fashioned. The speaker next
treated oi tue proper sphere of relson, asking The
/ question
WHERE SHOULD WE KEEP OUR CHEST or rooLsY
| Some men c0iored everything With religious
i hue. Fhe Pope oI Rome declared government
| sprung lron religion and thns made the priest
| king according W aim all rule ana rulers derived
Their authority rom The Charch. Americsns scOrned
| that doctrine. out Europeans trembol at 1t. We
| may yet, perhaps, nave IL proclaimed among us
| IL nad ueeD tued before IN Connecticut 1assachu-
SELLS, MAtyl2ld ana KH01e islanu, Win results,
| but III European history 1t found It's best solution,
| and mere there. IL would bear the fruits,
| for the STATE would vanish and civilization die.
Religion mas be said by some TO be Identical VITA
| education. Dut we were IN the midst now OF that
| srruge. winch would decide the questlon. Already
tae NOSE OF Da.te between two extreme princiDics
| was ringing tsrou-h the country, sna the late oi
republican Institutions hung apon toe issuc. There
! were
| TWO VIEWS or EDUCATION
| The Protestant and the Catholic. According 10
ti. jrst t1e more extended education the bet
| ter codu men defend religion. and the Eb.e should
be consequently read In the schools. II was tue
thodoS CelIy alone VINO wished To unite religion
aud education, aud who declared secaraa to take
toe Bole iioln the public sch00,s. Liperal clergy
men preierrei 10 have the Bible retained but b0
Nne speaker thought IL better to nave Il removed
Inc ta.hoc idea was that there should De 10 secu
lar edneiliOn. out that schools should
controlled Ds the Church. II tnat were adopted the
whole course Of study would be governed by
seetarian influences, for tue Catholic Jaurcn ever
made education subserye re- gion. Educlt,on should
be universal; republics could not stand without A.
| In q land OF cheip newspapers ana cueap postage
education was Lie avenue of all progress. Cniyer-
| sal, even CONTINUOUS instruction the people would
have; bu, pr.csts and oigots must keep their hands
or If one Church mad control OF part OF the popu
| lar education all would demand II and should have
their share. when would result IN gigantic tyranny
1 OF priesthood, and that was the most malignant
tyranny the world could su.er from. IL would give
Us only
4 MISERABLE PATCHWORK or EDUCATION.
The preacher thought with many that the proper
sphere OF religion WAS home. Men should MAKE
| religious atmosphere 10 their homes. IAey should
| nos try - oinprcss or impose 1t upon otners. but
keep 10 ~ their hearts, ana for the rest II would
take care OF Itself II was not necessary tn falA
muen oi rellgionthe less said about n ,ho better,
for IL Would speak for itself Men should endeayor
TO get II, NO matter by what means, a. 4 differed
not whether the means were Christian or iaaau
means.
/ The sermon ended with n peroratici omewnas