New-York tribune., 1870-04-11
CHRISTIANITY AND REFORM.

NETTING LAST NIGHT At APOLLO HALL-ADDREsS
By MRS. JULIA WARD HOWE.
christianity and Reform" were words of
bounteous meaning that drew their discussion large
crowd-the characteristic crowd Of New-York. The
"new work" mentioned by Mr.. Aaron Pow
ell who stated that the meeting was held under
the auspices of the Reform League-an organ
ization which il 10 accomplish much, II is claimed III
the way of reforming labor improving prison discipline
enfrapchising woman, &C. The Rev. VIM Henry Cnan-
ming was introduced. and IN long address bes0ught
New-YoTk 10 carry out the sermon on the hount Ihc
points OF hs reasoning and he did not spare I1thlye
In contrasting II with BlackweFs Island ana the fiLe
Poipts Ue gave Mr Beecher warm commentators. He
LAD hecun tfr dav In Plymouth Church where Out Of
his great heart the lreaehet nrihg e. lf & cs ~ i ~
can't this same idea he carried out by society
10 Judgment Oh City Of New York Is not that marble
palace FIfth-aye closed and shtefed a, ana & oreu, IT.
Vanity Fart This whole vision of heaven upon eartI IS
empty vision or else & ana ,nar p1aee
Its elimination is m0ekery OF that great popnesy
and hope Co take possession OF thls palace II YOU can
and carry out the sermon on the Mount MI Char ing
advocated the establishment OF heaitny, pao'tsDm @
homes for the poor al around me cIl{S ana @ nlvIc
men he thought that cooperation was the word tbat
destiny opening before the United States Is summed UP
IL this word. Cooperation"
Mrs Julia Ward Howe ioyfully receivey, and
spoke in her usual pleasant monotone "Ihsye soN 10
church in the streets today" said she, and whereas
preached Not that what have seen has caused
me 10 dismiss single conviction, but that standing and
looking az the multifr current Of life that PUSHES by
have been compelled 70 acknowledge tAe lnsuihelency
Of foregone conclusions u deal with an ele-
ment uncertain, 81 diacut geop sosgir Wltr-
YORK and NewEngland was but eight hours by railroad,
she said but the moral distance h The Whole breadth OF
the Atlantic IN it, Europe j. vsibS here. The power
with which your city draws 10 ltsef this vast aterai
current Of life lurateS 70 me me t%oIou eiarac'1r & 81
human nature. Eascalty hoYers here IKE the lnolh
about the candle NlGny Is nowhere more despciate,
more unscrupous. On the other hand thoughtful sons
aso you. Hidden under your rnk d iloTd
prosperity are - i ihei , o' % m ie no
without the RewIOIk relations. So we who hear Hc-
counts Of disorder and mlsrle, who read MI Parton
Tre know that yon have better thing, than these win
which 10 meet and stem the tide of unrepuhchn zen,
Won lad not The time that each Of Us can occupy ths
evening j. necessarily 10 short ana me suiecI g'en -
us 10 deal with mOilentOus that even j. VINO como
first afford Ia waste no time IN IielllnlltIeZs. - T.
lOn in it, relation 70 reform Is theie "n"s @ nlb bbI
10 the human race in general to reform - as ~
necsesary to form. Nature only hair makes uh she
iesVes ms much 10 finish aud something, at every STEP
10 undo so reform Is always word OF good e1eey nI
N we do not constantly reform ana transform the en- NY
defOrns. ResgOn is, need n't say tue true, ois -
forInatory power she sometimes ear ar ON one hiIo
sometimes another The crown OF ert the van o, H.!
pby the hard and shining arnor Of the law Al oi tnee
by turns disguise her, but when tbese Various % ,t
effect anything We lnd tha reneoh w.s st Va nft,n
Of what done our applications of rtlglos
detective often at fault Men bnlld s,ons reeds
in place Of living temples ana lh'eIt st'n' ~, ~.
in place Of discovering vital docirlnes In t'H " b
rrppat Of the Iurnlllif
Ixas taucht long before / knew anything OF sIfllua,
or other anatomy that God would take a" "ay ny 49,
stone and asye n heart Of flesh 40 now VIII PLns
that God would take away our church of stohe anu 80
a church Of 1csh. Win the hving bipod Vi ne IL,
polite circulating through II. Religion ihs nec,sshIil
certain opposite 10 remove that society naturll u'1r
ops. 1T is not the less occupied WIN chILsiig si S anS
recognizing the right of nat exists THIS tw1ioid k
rcsults In Conservation ard RADICAL IN RON "bo, "PP
sifinn certain rec0nclng chord In time deNcpp'
itself Whose thoughtful pertinent shows thht RAJ
Is true conservatism IL Is most Des-cd 10 hgiu
two poles in our oonrinsnes. and thus to zee the ln ~
! hcfton Of Cod and man. True Christianity enincHt{
t1ccts this reconciliation AMI IT, ahcthh5iie9 AZ 'n
| yduas may be le measured by their combined power
Of apprecang what is and y! apprchcndme what SHOULD
these aud REACHES ont tewarl tine latter. Let me ~ 10
foil iltt affcr the most pressing Irus dehahdtu M
/ tue Uuf a-G tho place intNlIll We luhd olftiFtn
! nrst strikes looking a. Nea-4ork that our ftA
NeT-l luraers 10 not Ei ~ loW hu.h NoiA my ~
/ - DO. Ia thor tlIIfltfui moments ih'., a.
\ p1lr of extending tAf.u-h al grapes " ~
I drty the ihnencrs Whou TIE utye o
Ie..bvn " yglze I lAIa Inn aIe WrVl.. "ahAt in'l