New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-10-30
T7E BOSTON RADICAL CLUB.

WHO WERE THERE-JOHN WEISS ON THE
FUNCTION OF THE HEART IN RELIGION
DISCUSSION BY MONS. COQUEREL, DR.
HEDGE, Mr.. WATSON, WENDELL PHILLIPS
AND OTHERS.
BOSTON, Oct. ga Radical Club, which yet
was not exactly Radical Club, met yesterday in Mrs.
sargent's pariors. It was not tho accustomed third
Monday nor were the guests the regular members Of
the Club OF these regular members, large proportion
were left in the cold; and of tho select many VINO
were invited, not few were people whose names are
not on the Club list at ALL Mons COQuerel is sst In an
armchair bright alert eager interesting and Interested
Next him was the Hon. Charles Sumner. giant, pom
derous contemplatve the most striking OF contrasts 10
his lively French neighbOr. Across the room "enuoi4
Phillips was watching the course OF events Inc heV'
Drs Hedge and Clarke lent conservative countenance
to the occasion David A. WATSON, Prof. John F1ske
from Harvard, Mr.. Potter from Eew-Bedford, mrs.
Howe Mrs Cheney and many another celebrity helped
to make up audience worth talking to- John weiss
was the essayist ofhe day. and his subject was "The
Function of the Heart in Religion"
II the heart he said has any function to discharge In
religion II must be such organ Is not described In
the anatomy Of the sentimcntal theoOGans. The 40
called feminine virtues may be admirable II the alloy OF
ist between moods Of feeling and condition OF religious
nest Must e 10 c S Tender TuS devoSnes
grOvc in setOpprobrinm, before he GAN claim 10 lead
definition Of reiislcn. which he says IS "ethics.
heightened, enNndled, lit up by feeling: It IS
We made an application Of emotion to morality morality
"by dwelling upon It, by STAYING orr thongnts
might as we'll Expect to become pOcCa by bFoodnE
upon poets subjects or scientific by REVOLVING the de
cannot be made initiated II s an affair Of tempera-
although they dwcit upon ethical subjects with ali the
substantial conviction that Paul clothed in more mag
Of Imagination and poetic sensbility; Its pivot
. dread q nS sin and that Is nTsyy
charged with remorse. For religion is simply tho
recognition Of the facts and laws Of facts that constitute
that all these laws preccde u.s. ore beyond our per
our conformity to them. If we conform, our act in
wolves the very Of religion, whether our temper
WthOn afs to Rhabt the Kingdom Of God But in
expression OF the minds consciousness Of God Is whole
Fiast to the soaring note Of the ecsatic and it is
stead Of by the state Of health Technical religious
experiences, sccesses Of emotion no more alter the
tSan these or other states Of sentiment alter the nature
OF counterpart and harmony. Set half dozen musical
It tie color Of his temperament the d0bre of his voice
the mancldness Of his naturethe Tesuit will be the
style does not alter tho substance Expression, OF
Hess h 5fmTi their " way v9 into spiritual but
who than s TS' Da tnG s0De aty a w
sss sbUt repnhS his habits and resuming healthy
Conditions If the kingdom of heaven exposed being
taken by the scalngadder Of warm and strong express
been the first to enter for he dstanced all previous saints
nv simultaneous appeal to the infinite heart and pocket.
terra, he Jumped up and cried, Come down, o Lord,
into dis neetin' don't s:rutinze de expense come
When regionists use the word heart, repre-
ssed % To@any Ty Pe3e US
trust sefdepectiOn justice with an air OF mildness
suused with tenderness, before they will issue diplomas
It is useless to argue that birth and constitution largely
secure presence absence Of this tone 80 long
the S9aT S oS sS az ne WoTd tT S
credit Of being full Of heart Now the be4titude
is human integrity No man hungers after right
~ TsG has tho f tas o %Rs ee eo MIN
ment of this righteousness No be mercful who
We H'; enjoy latest in life for it corresponds
TO- the DEVELOPMENT, Of the judgment. An
he has not thrown away his opportunities for knowledge
ali S lie heard SUFFERED OF nSctsd has
But what shall Of the poor in spirit and Of the
Rss ss No o% Snf vsd
had more exact % M T ana a
was not vastly superior to the average run OF men
he reminded thom of his gifts. How, in fact, could
he illustrate S1 his first f Geagde Mature
sumptuous soul that knew and exped in its own pow
poets TO judge the dead and distribute eternal rewards
and punisLments. Fastidous critics try TO manipulate
small HS 'S cords seems ms . welded with
report that both men and cattle evacuated the prem
with cheernlness Some preachers try to maintain
too gentle to strike blow However that may have
been certain that His tongue could inhict chas
been luxurious To the Scrbes and Pharsecs He showed
a face flushed with Indignation and mecRness did not
prevent Him from declaring them generation Of vpcrs
or saying Ye Of your father, the devil" W" me-"
be at the Of scheme OF atOnemet tuac
count for the crucxion. Every nail that was driven
ments the victim. For burst Il rth iItO
such clear resistance to and to tho ny II
bed institutions as this man OF sorrows T1e DeAttldc
the peacenakers stands modified by the daring
utterance Of the who says he came TO set the
truth the motive which should introduce foes into the
household. The life Of Jesus preached vigorous
and salient doctrine than the beatitudcs, wien
pretepso and bigOtry. His mlldneSS ap, 1rs
and all the takers Of rich mems cOntemptuous wages
blessed are ye," he said, when men shall rcve you
weak phrase Of ours when say in praise Of man,
He has not an enemy IN the word" Miserable man!
he docs not than deserve to have friend.
The only heart that religion OrGanicaly claim IL Of
quality to subserve its organic aws-thOsc, namely,
that sustain the universal health and found society upon
pious consciousness Of GOd-it Is embodiment Of on"
The word made flesh. God is In all He rercs be-
and proves cSpaSe Of q wrath Destructive as lis own
earthquakes and typhoons. Here Is GOd-in the next
in cOamnes and factories. covering wretchedy in the
gutter.
"Heb the green in every blsde,
The bca'h in bOy and nsid;
Above nations wef-esrned to,nhsI
Ihst empty sleeve Ills arm CO. tN's,
u a. hluSbrg scar His anger draiHA
That hsun'ng cheek beneath the lamp
Where Love mslt,ns tel camp
Till Love arrive to take it RI
ibis blOo1e face NgsnS the
With His own dread lest hunger g,in
CpoD His loves Woebur ened leci"
The impressions made upon different hearers by the
Club essays often remind me OF an IsOn Il
paper had been read there By very pacn-?or
woman. One li.tener claimed that she mean; this
another