The New York herald., 1870-11-14
LYRIC HALL.
Rev. o. u. Frothingham breaches Upon
Living Faith.


Rev. o. B. Frothingham breaches Upon
Living Faith.
Yesterday morning sc Lyric Hall Mr.. Frothingham
lengthily ana eoquenty set forth his ideas Of the
causes OF life in the dominant religious 0rganiza-
tions, and promulgated the principles around which
the believers in the "new saith' should rally. He
had lately been short missionary tour
to the West and had uttered his full,
bold thought to audiences OF various kinds,
upon whom the preaching Of the new faith had an
effect moro less desirable according as they were
sympathetic or otherwise. He had preached to them
faith Of reason;
FAITH WITHOUT TRINITY,
without Christ-God; without vicarious atone
ment. or mediator, nfaible Bibles without sacra-
ment or dogma; faith that regards this world not
as accursed, bur as place as holy and
divine as any part OF Gods domain; q faith
that is all sunshine and of which the sun Is symbol
In reply 1t said that his fa.th however beautiful
lofty tender 1t might be, was not a living faith.
1t Is full Of fine speculatons glorious dreams, ex.
qusite pictures, but 1t Is not living power In
society. 1t was said you have churches; you
have no power OF cohesion; no necessity that holds
you togeher no system OF faith; no missionary; no
gospel; you have
HERE AND THERE MAGNIFICENT THOUGHT
a suggestion pregnant with meaning, but no COM
The Roman Catholic Church has built hospitals,
asylums, sent out Sisters OF Mercy nuns ana piests
Professionalism is felt as power for good. What
are you doing TO make the world better9 Where is
your helping handS word In answer to these
questions, SAID the preacher
WE BUILD NO CHURCHES
because the new faith is not at home in eccesasti.
cal surroundings. We don't want mechanism; we
want TO be vlIalIy organized. The Churches Of the
day are not organizatons they aggIomerations.
1t does not concern us II break M; we desire 1t
to be SO; we don't want set organizations to
GATHER MOULD AND CONCEAL ROT,
falling into habits OF work without any spirit. We
have no authoritative system. We seek, aspire,
wait-hoping for knowledge not believing that we
have It, Ii we make earth little better we are
satisfied TO throw OUT our thoughts and let them
As to our cnaries radlcasm is not rich; when it is
1t will be generous. How much money is given by
sa cao by
lords for masses to be said Tor their SOULS was an
-' BRIBERY or THE ETERNAL;
1t was money paid for a divine equivalent The
Protestant Church says ne that glyeth 70 The poor
surety Is excellent Building churches and helping
the poor Is buying
TICKETS FOR THE BEST SEATS IN HEAVEN.
Men have not learned TO be generous from simple
principle. In the meantime we dlsbelieye In much
that is called charity We don't believe IN orphan
asylums that are to make children devotees The
charities OF the Roman Catholic have pauperzed the
churches where they 1ourished most. When we
look at the great reforms-peace, temperance, civil
rights of wOmen-we tnat the men and women
o the new faith lead the van; these furnish the best
ideas and give
COURAGE TO REFoRMERs.
What makes faitn-what Is its 1 believe that no
Its purpose, Its practical object. faith must be
rooted IN the earth. The Hebrew iath, OF such tre
mendous power was rooted in the idea Of q
separate peope-a nation preserved In Its
| unity till The coming OF the Messiah.
| The Roman Catholic Church has been intensely
living and 1t lives to-day not IN It's doctrines but IN
its determination to secure unity
| ONE CHURCH THROUGHOUT CHRIsTENDOM
The life Of the Protestant church Is its purpose to
bring souls to Christ When that aim is lost sight
OF all their theology collapses The strength Of the
| Quakers was in their rigorous discipline and when
| their purpose was lost the inward light went out
There Is no living faith that has not living purpose
What is oursY Nothing will save us but practical
purpose. In the first place We are in earnest, and
| IN DIRECT WAR WITH DOGMA
and superstition. We fight to the death those mon
strOus evils and expressions that dominate the spirit
| ana obstruct the way to the higher life. Then we
| bring our strength and united effort to another
object the ultimate object, the building OF charac
ter-persOnal character. We lay all Stress not upon
| bringing men to Christ to Heaven--not in keeping
| them out oI he'll, but upon making men and women,
| here and now true honest, simple courageous.
WE DON'T CARE ABOUT CHURCH;
! we care about men. We have not done much; but
| we can point to men and women who are simple
good, serene, bearing temptation with the calmest
courage. We do not need speculation; we shall L.
| only in strong and steady purpose.