Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-01-18

large salary, with the distinct understanding
that he would preach Unitarian doctrine.
Not until peremptorily challenged few
weeks ago, to show his hand plainly and CHOOSE
this day whom he would serve, did he openly
and fully declare his evangelical belief; and even
then he deemed it grievance and an insult that
the question "Under which Kingp should have
been put 10 him so straightly.
Mr. Hatch proceeded TO show that Unitarian
ism and Trnitarianlsm were Numerically OPP
posed, in fact, as well as in name. If Jesus was
Every God" then TO hold him creature instead
of the creator was a great error; and, on the
other hand, if he was mere creature, 10 wor-
ship him as God must be gross idolatrv.
SO TOO respecting the terms of salvation. ne
''liberal' view was no more like the "Evlngeli-
cal" view than light is like darkness OF on IKE
wafer. If one was true the other was false-n
one was rational the other WIS ABSURD. The
preacher did not think Mr., Hepworth was con-
sciOuslv hvpoCritical, doubemlnded or two
faced He had been in a nluddle and had de-
ceiyed himself as well as others. He had an
parentlv run away with the absurd idea that he
could play the part of mediator or "davsman"
between the two, embracing both and siding
with neither. The sharp voice of the watch
mans challenge rouses him at last from his
dream fself-delusiOn-irom bis dangerous SOM
nambullc ramblc; he now gives his real name
and goes 10 his own place We are glad of it,
Some, he said, were of opinion that Mr.. Hep
worth'S mind was fully made up wear ago to
join the Evanaellcals, but that be concealed the
fact and played the hypOcrite's part; hoping
thereby 10 carry the congregation with him over
to Orthodoxy. For himself he preferred TO
take the more charitable view and suppose him
TO have imagined, very foolishy indeed, that ne
could square the circle" and demonstrate the
problem Of "1rinity in Unity and Unity in
Trinity" but failing in this attempt, this won
deriul theological acrobat has eaped to the
conclusion (Which another ground and lofty
tumbler reached some years agol that Jesus is
Ntr.s,, ,1,v Al,
that he is practically all the God there is. He
thinks God the Father is very "yague." owe
have, we can have he says, mo distinct con-
ception of him. But Jesus is our trend-all
that there is OF God to me-
Satisfied that he cannot serve two masters, he
has determined that, as for him, he will hence
forth serve master that he can understand and
appreciate; and he deliberately writes himself
down the servant of his "frieud and brother Je
sus, instead OF his maker and father God. AT
ter this he is going to "stand up for lrSs, ''eyery
time and let those who choose St.,nd up for the
"dim and shadowy" fattc,-who ais spirit
and requires to be wurshipped "in spirit aud in
truth" Wei, "let every man be fully persuaded
in his own mind" If this is his deliberate
cnoice, as it seems to be, let him stand by his
coors, henceforth, boldly, openly, and with no
divided or wavering allegiance.
The speaker then considered the question how
it was that Mr.. Hepworth had been able to hold
his congregation so generally the past year. He
thought lie could never have done il, with all
his popular gifts, but for the fact that he de-
luded himself and Others with the idea that he
was not opposed to genuine Unitarianism, but
only to thai "radicalism, raiionalism, Parkerism
and theism,' by which he I'm common with
few others) has continually complained that our
Unitarian clergy and churches were being over
run and demoralized. And so the society, who
perhaps did not share his fears, but were willing
to hear what he had to say on that, as on othei
points, let him 90 on,-untl, happily, his drift
was perceived and "the situation" comprehended.
He has gone out from us because he lgdS not of
as. His demand for Il creed, oran authoritative
statement of belief, (Which was rejected by such
an overwhelming vote year ago last spring.
showed that he had lost, or was fast losing, that
free spirit which was so characteristic of Chan
ming as well as Parker, and is distinguishing
trait of Unitaransm and liberal Christianity
everywhere His hi ter and constant opposition
to the "new school" or "radical wing" of our
denomination has been, to me- another strong
proof OF his apostasy from our liberal faith
Others, a few, are on the same road
We would have them 90 forward with us il they
will but ifnotlet them not halt and pater, but 70
squarely back to Jesus worship with Hepworth or
to Virein-worship (Only one short step mrther)
with Brownson. The result will be for good, ali
round; for "NO man can serve tloo masters"