New-York tribune., 1870-10-24
RELIGIOUS.
IINlTARIANlSM.
A RADICALS BELIEF.

Aan YESTERDAY gave the sermon which has been very
largely anticipated by those interested in the recent dis
cusson between the conservative and radical parties IN
yJntArianisa. Questions Of belief and uulclef, sad
MI Frothingham continue 10 intensely interest man
Kind They are fascinating than any questions ot
praetce which seem be OF greater moment The ehiei
event Of interest small circle during the last week
was the Conference Of Unitarian and other Chrlsah
churches and the most attractive feature in the confer
ence was the,discusson between the Conservative nu
the Radical parties on the common ground OF 'nnie
faith The matter was quite incidental IL was almost
Irrelevant. The churches came together no' W "'"
the logical issues hut TO arrange plans Tor Waoucd
work There were many things TO be cohSderou-t"o
occupation Of new fields, the organization VI 'o'''
the building OF churches, the endowment VI sVhoVie S
maintenance OF colleges the printing of pooks' tne su
mart OF missionaries the reform OF social abuses 'he
removal OF social evils the rescue OF theperleu 'he
f the perishing saving Of the lost but none OF
these great practical concerns secured the attention en-
listed the feeling stirred the emotions, as did this ap
one of The Radicals here TO state the funda-
mental principles OF the fah in whose interest ana IN
ubose inspiration speak. For, after what has been
said claim TO have iaith must be aeknowledgea'
That this faith is TO certain extent as sf
and still greater extent underlined no t9lts
reality s positveness. The Greed OF Cristendoh mas
sesH 6 Ts aS f9 @ s Sc to @ demand
q new faith that II shall state itself fully In its nrst
tendon has had 1000 years Must imperecons con-
demn u.s. when its Incompetence is no reProaen bv
cause can't in half an hour say al we nave 10 sd!'
must be declared that We have nothing 70 say "h"E
In the first place we affirm the existence Of the reli-
sious sentiment in We declare that man is rel-
sions being worshping the impulse Of his nature
Relieving nom the necessity his constitution fearing,
hoping loving. aspiring because an instinct WITHIN nun
prompts him 10 do While his natural affections At
tsch him 10 persons while his moral sentiments ylta
him with society, his spiritual sentiments OF
swe wonder, alteration gratitude inpe hm TO cast hls
tbought and feeling abroad toward the Invisible when
ga aiT omneht 90 @ S universal Copte tells MS that re-
hgiou If feature OF the worlds Childhood III II Is hu
maIity is still child, and viii be child Tor ages 10
come. As mankind advance in intelligence, knowledge,
culture, they do not become less religious but more
20 the earnesness OF the great dscoverers even in the
world OF matter is their reverence, their trust their
anticipation. The churchman treats the religious
If II tiny, hickering flame In the bosom
which he must tend and s feed lest s ,ns become
must conne that il may steadily burn We say 10 him,
t. this religious sentiment you patronize that You
owe your existence You are notits masters but its
want its creature The religions of the eath past aud
present are not in our Judgment supernaturaHy and
iniraculousy Instituted for the training and educs
ton Of lies religious sentiment but are enSrts
God. Had not been religious being
he would never have prayed Among rude people II
rude times the religious sentiment finds very hcouth
and ugly expression But all things great and beautiful
begin in ueiness. Az humanity natures, its faiths ma
ture rhe idea takes the place OF the dogma the prnc
PIE substituted for the ordinance, life If set before
people are such will be its religion Tie religions OF
mankind mesones that indicate the progress of the
The Radical believes in God in the most positive cor
dial and eT not not IN b ne SSe Ci % oF
individual Cod not, let me say, in a God, but simply
roads and mines his bridges 10 visit his Own chill
dren in the city he has provided for them,
who listens TO private prayers, takes an in
trest in private persons % anG prints ri books an i"I
Isaac Jacob the Radical knows not He knows only
God OF this King he does not dare to attempt detni
He NAV be absolutely without limit or limitation pure
spirit pure intelligence the fullest ideal of possibility,
better, i there must be definitions at all vel.
come 20 all there are or can be rather rather
sih no, snBciently declare What the Ihfnito is We
need the multitude OF your thoughts to from the
tyranny Of single creed OF the moral attributes of
sd the Radical hestates also to speak Indeed he dis
hess sf he 6e Ho ss1 s o Sa s
LOVE Its not enough to say that He wise TOT
this belief is that He should hold any
big enough to hold fy erect barrier that would
" S5s The the GTS Sres simply oas aTs"% %
Care, Providence, in whom none die but In whom all
The Radical cal belle believes in RsgSiaoH not Incidental
particular, peculiar, individual revelation but in
ReoeIahOn. God cannot hide, disappear, vail or with
draw himself He spoke creation into existence @R[ m
creation is His srtcTated word Revelation Is hf
and taught looks directly into Gods countensnce and
icvelness Of earth sea sky The intellectual eye open,
ssd discovers wonders of law, system order harmony
moral eye and new realms of duty appear In The
awful forms OF Truth, Obedience, Duty The spiritual
sye opens last and 10 The Godhead widens on mans
view God is recognized as Father and Mother, the
Bsvor and neverf0rgetting friend. 1t will be at
once why the highest revelations made to the very
few They are very few who have the spiritual eye
open clear The pure in heart God face TO face
whether Pagan. Christian, TuTk or Jew whether men
philosophers, prophets cObblere, matrons OF
maids, the pure in Heart and none others see God
The Radical believes in Chrstianity-not as the only
absolute, or final religion not as the finest Ipresson Of
The religious sentiment but as the most worthy form of
Of standard, sweetness OF spiritual grace tender
and strength OF personal and social aspiration,
sAty OF the Radical is atenuated as not 10 be recog
niSed by popular CbrstendOm; but IL is
ted % him merely shadow. IL a thing he
naturally apprOpriates not thing 10y which he allows
himself to be appropriated
The Radical believes ln Jesus; not in The Christ"
but in Jesus as the highest expression OF the religious
snanifestatOn Of God We do not make him the founa-
t3on the cornerstone OF faith He is the child Of
expression OF its highest feeling and is encouraged
rheered nvigoIated c0nsoed by the persuasion that IN
him its highest feeling mas been ieazed what men are
know and the knowledge is bitter ndeed-agonizing
s 5 liz % se what y sy are Ses
in ths fair shadowy form OF Jesus in this name
passes and sins, and cry come forth!
The Radical believes in immortality and three of the
srand declarations Of the religious nature Of man.
because Jesus himself received it from the conviction OF
humanity, but because the religious asseverates
has always asseverSted the truth that the more
u IS enlightened the positively it asseverates
IT. the greatest souls the most confident of IT,
while smallest souls the doubling The Rad,
teal is interested in immortality high religious belief
On ths belief he does venture dognatiee
with interpretations He desres rather that IL
should he voiced IN the most comprehensive manner, by
the yaTiOusly attuned moods. He loves have
presented IN ali possible aspects that respond to
The Radical believes in much Of the Bible as an
.wers 10 his cultured reason and maured conviction.
e takes what nOurishes him and leaves the rest He
reads ss he reads other books and judges it, nsIra-
ton s III intelligence not print. The things
oe aIe not true because they there there
because they true. The religious nature always
brings the Book 10 Judgment The orthodox AbOtOnst
~rnng from fbe Old Testament the
OF Slavery before he leaned his conscience against IT,
refined age REJECTS the cOarseness OF the Bible know
ting rejects the ignorance OF IT. moral age dcards
ts miDOralnles spiritual turns its raw state
tneDts INTO alegOry or turns away from them alto
geher There are many Bibles. All the souls writings
are scriptures wherever and by whOmsoever penned.
The Radical believes the world TO DE buman,zed That