New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-12-23
THE CHRIST OF TODAY.
THE BOSTON RADICAL CLUB.

BARTOI. PROF. STOWE MIX WNASoN, aNO
COL. HIGGlNSON.
ipRoM A RRGVLAR CORRESPONDENT or THE rRlBtSEl
BosTON Dec 19.-We shall bc Obliged to call |
the Radical Club which meets the Nd Monday OF every
month, alternately at Nos. IS and II Chestnus' the
Onpnai Radical Club ms We say 1.-THE Original jacobs
."the Original Razor-Strap Man. since second cino
has becu established here at the Huh, which. with
striking want Of originality calls tself The Radcai
club No. e." II has been o matter ~ regret that the
thestuutet phroi not Hike the tent OF Peri Banou'
CAPABLE 81 indefinite expansion; hut since they are
NOT aud since where invitations could nov ne un-
limited the hostess must needs choose her guests
some ~ the lcst-onl-ones and few 81 me s'a!'h
m,s hnye formed this second club. IT, however. faxes
nohtpg fr,m the o, ctnn club except its idea ana us
name The audience was never more 'ar'eu vi '"'.o
brilliant at Mrs Sarrcnt's than YESTERDAY Not Only
were the radicals unrisnay-vrN represented 'o' hi6
,an.nn and Mr.. wasson having rcapraro. "r us |
Hedge and Clarke and the Rev Mrs tcha btre,R' con-
trtrut.d the element Of Unitarian Conservatism anu
o,tboNox ohiec,ors lent powerful Genuation IN the
peraons Of Prof and Mrs Bcrcher stowe MISS 'a'"r''
Beecher Gen. Armstrong. and oO'rS Inc f'an'r '''
the day Prof e. c. Everett ~ h'rVafn 'o!"t |
author Of profound philosophical WORK which scholars
delight to honor. the Science "f Thought. lie Sat III
,he throne like chair always accorded to the esNdJ"
.iuori,d by the elders Of hs congregation A. Bronson
Alcott on ore srd Dr. BnItol on the other Nearly
iu front lat Prof stowe the OrtholoA l"n with leo r
fnce and ar strong watchfu and combatve. MIRA
stowe cnsconccd beside him. looked satisfied 10 leave
N. eau % in hi> hands Prof Evcrtts subject was one
we'll calculated tn chacuCc orthodox attention for he
spoke Of "The Relation Of jesus 10 the Present Age
Paul afrns that Christ The same yesterday 10
dy and forever. Christ he same; VET before tho
vcncraton that upon the earth had passed away
NJ. relation 10 the earth had changed His work shapes
u.u of n 70 meet needs ot successive gem
nrniiur. Compare the Christ "f The hrst OF the thlr'
S .rt, and yet christ is always the same His work
qostlntn! NE SAM; nn hcranSs me ages enang".
slsnff hia Npr
ciynut alone. Each axe contributes something 10 inc
@ & G nc hn 5S" ss So 'e go
stirred tpy the heart OF the are than those
sr' IL any fundamental fcrms it, Thought TO
d CHion TO Christ this SstO Opr"stGSn
Cis's work was Of kind which could not be done al
hi n%t Tr p"i into Gh the @SS so 8"
;ovr and aud conservation the enthusiasm Tor hu
Tnf M nf By and SSU Whole
Nv history contains eiemc1ts opposed TO me
!. IN opposition to the fundamental a1i ,o,,
%t nj. tho% arm With strauss that the time
pas. when miracle can De believed But the inracu.
Sn1 W. hSve The testimony Of Paul one Of the
andcs souls that lived 10 the most important ct
.Sf to Ii. disciples after death if
Eliminate the rn from m, the sr s of b OF
cement which finds it hard TO accept miracle. The
r nc thu that miracle first seen to be y
aracc. To The savage one thing Is AZ strange AZ an,
hIrfaround OF absolute law which thi. age has placed
behind IT, miracle stands 1o a 2n nroSe s'i bS es
tencs OF unknown law. STRETCHING fur beyond our
ken Tie s 10 9 m re ses neS s m h"s
nnknown worlds lie beyond wthin these f1Gt
tcacnr,. And the leayen has not lost ITS power The
rahnsit Il is nioncylovinc say: hut is, above
al. tufhoyng Not the guest Of gold but the guest of
cnicT it. Cbr waa not trnth.sccKcr. lie true.
udcci but the life was more to hun than the truth to
fi,a tn Ennv HA
and to-day lie stiN speaks with authority which
rs'd to rjGf n . tn nSe Il c trms
by ieen,c sers A: the voices Of the natural %9rd
See Of Of Coo T 10 the Of without
f9s ~: VIZ 's s1SSHsa1 q nc %oa
God which he heart ~, .,o ,r., ..u,,, ,v .,o
need each other moreover. Christ taught that God
this has to be supplemented hy te truth that
>irit Of tie as" brings to Christ Jesus love our
VT n"rlbor at the ends Of the earth us. ana
maxi practicable for us TO love hn But If the truth
truth Hard ard dry indeed wond he the mechanism of
tine time, the laws of science the ,naxirns Of political
,wa,s when the spirit forsakes the body. the body
Is che power His personality The tendency of tho
present az to gcnefize, to dssvow personality IL
,k OF battalons Hector and Achilles have fallen, but
No have tie necde-Yun Christ was possessed by tla
%%1 nS vet lie Tss no or
growth: He was the son Of Man a. well as Of God
from he plni the flower but not the sim himself on
Lndc the flame Of the rose upon the branDle's stalk
10 response Mr.. Sarent's call FOR discussion. Mr.
Alcott was the firet speaker He said that question
had been absolutely in the air rs this: What
ihihk We Of Christ How far the best men aud |
women prepared answer. to Themselves tbs
question AL can say feel heart instrncts me-
but when apIea 10 I am confused" II is no
accusation OF our Intelligence that have yet come
to clear comprehension Of Christ. Had been able !
70 do So would have ceased he the ChIist II
ie.irs 1t il because he is deep for that In
TO needs Our faith in him l. faith 81 tbe
heart Prof Stove criticised the essaysts expressloo
Spirit Of the age What the spirit Of ths a no
n.ACd To speak OF s demands is like sayiDa the |
church requires this that She teaches say, hut
i. very multitudnous she. Ia she 81. Ansclm Angus
tine AnastasiGs, Luther. MelancthODH What church !
What Is thought OF the age Is the few points on
which few leadtug men agree They say the thought
~ the age scientific and opposed 10 |
Christianity. But do not Christians mod the |
thought of the age rs much IA scientists Ii |
the thought Of tie age Is opposed TO Christianity
so ,n,ch the worse for the thought OF the age. The
thought OF the age always changing At one time tho
age believes in hereditary Royalties later grows re-
publican At time 1t glories in wars OF conquest
now IT condemns them The thought OF the age Ia fall
bic. like the human mind. The human race has been |
wonderfully foolish from the beginning Its HIS
tory 10 deposbe 50 far as he could sce II would have
been much more for the glory of God to make fewer
an heiDes and make them better. But he feals |
faith ~ Cod Who knows best When boy toS'es ball,
u Is a triumph over law a small miracle. The bows
will and the boys musle act aside for the instant IN"
law Of gravitation; and when Christ called isamnh
from the sleep Of death, His mighter will suspended
the law of decay Christ attached great importance 10
miracles "If We believe not my sayings. He sad ne
iisve my works" And the works which testified OF Him
ntlh hnU