New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-04-04

The Examiner edited by the Rev. EDWARD G..
TowNE for April continues is strenuous Poemcsaganst
the received theology OF the Church advancing opinions
Of startling bOdness and novelty and far remote from
Tie prevailing sympathies Of the religions public. The
tone Of earnest and profound conviction with which MI
Tone announces his views may challenge the attention
a. the friends Of free religious thought, although ms de
FAINT manner scarcely fail to eXaslerate the spirit OF
opposition lucid summary i given III the hrst article
OF all English work the Essences explaining the prin
pies aud practice OF that remarkable Jewish sect, which
II claims as an anticipation of the teachings Of Christ
IL a paper OF not de similar import, the universal ideas
Of religion contained In Judaism, sci forth in recent
work 10y distinguish Rabbi Of that Church, Dr. Levin
sre illustrated at great length, furnishing series OF
powerful arguments Of the modern incTpreta
ton Of the Ancient Covenant. article exolling the
Nberalty o. The hdfFcHGelt weekly newspaper under
IS present improved administration, relates some inter
estiug personal experiences Of former days COnfessiug
the present position Of hostility 10 "the sanctites OF
Cbristendom" was OccasiOped by sense OF unworthy
treatment at the hands Of those from whom he had been
led 10 expect more humane and friendly course "If"
SAYS he we had been at the first and always dealt with
In true charity that OF equal respect aud regard,
we should have remained 10 this day uu-
doubted believers the Christ OF liberal orthodoxy"
cit took good deal 10 put ont OF the Church, and we
went then more form than il fact. 1t seemed impOs
able that our variation from orthodoxy should make
any difference the Church whose communion and labor
were dearer 10 than life itself HOPE Of continuance
IN our inherited place that Of free congregational ortho
doxy did not wholly fail until that last Winter OF pow
try and illness, and lonely thought in NewHaveD,when
for months not a soul brethren In Christ came
Ieur Ms cxcept one 10 Indignantly cut of from board
1nQ-hOuse privileges and two, d. WOCiscy and Irof.
FsheT to comply with text IN the New Testament be
fore accommodating MS, and two Others 10 say That
they should future regard III as heather man ana
1ullcan: and al a time when sick mans life had TO be
sustained Oh fifty cents week would cheeruly have
foregore all three Of these vstaOns for piece of cold
meat or plate of soup And even then, II Unitariaism
had proved wholly liberal II one OF Its ministers had not
exhausted ingenuity and industry 10 convince our Own
friends that ought 10 be cast out ar lhhde
srd lately single excellent man had not set ms lace
against quiet occupation with modest mnis'eilai
duty We should not be engaged now with The E1Gm"ef
This may explain e IT does not excuse, the bitter
Bess" which Mr. TOwne frankly sVOws a. the policy oil
Dis journal although fewer instances Of Us exercise are
20 be found this number than IN some OF the previous
ssues The only eecual remedy for the OduD heoiog-
teaia, however 70 be found in the conviction that
egiOus errors 10 be corrected 10y the quiet re-
searches Of science rather than by the vehemence Of
controversy In the famous Papal syllabus prior TO the
Ocumencal Council, far more dread was manifested OF
the influence Of science aud philosophy than Of the
furious assaults Of heTetcs. The OF speculative
theology only firmly xed by the hard blows Of
nalet or BANNER, bat they fade away under the light
Of scientific truth. COpernicus and Calico are
more potent reformers IN the long run, than
Luther or MelanchthOn. An admirable feature
IN this number OF The E1am is the eOpiOus review OF
1ie literature Of the month Appreciatye in tone
largely catholic in aste, acutely discriminating IN It's
critical Judgments, but tolerant kindly spirit IL
beuays literary faculty and scholarly culture which
would have given distinction the writer in the field Of
esant letters he had not chosen rather the thorny
paths OF religious strife Mr.. Towne announces that
ehesforth, while the and style Of his Journal Will
continue 70 be that Of Monthly Review, he shall use
N~ are oi freedom In bringing out successive numbers
"e A"A'n' Or once in weeks, once in two