National Republican., 1873-03-24
A NEW RELIGIOUS CREED.
THE FORMATION OF ANOTHER CHURCH.

A Profession Of Paith-The New symbol
What tho Present Churches Are
Washington, the Great Social aud Po-
iiticni Ccutro, to Become the RoliaIou.
Centre OF the URitcd States, aud Of tho
| World, Perhaps.
n ne Editor Of he ReppSIfoaBs
SIR: A new religious creed was read to-day
with reference to the formation OF a new assocIa-
| tlon in the nature Of church. I do not feel that
| II would be proper, at this time, to name any
person az connected with thas new formation In
the world dlstnctively religious or TO mention
where the creed was read. But you may, as
conductor Of a newspaper, think proper to make
known tho fact already stated and, as contribu-
tlon to general intelligence, to lay the creed |
Itself, which is not long before the public.
The new symbol reads a. follows
| 81 believe In God and the people. God IL the |
Creator and Preseryer, First beginning and last
End, and man Ia but creature Of thls Maker and
Preseryer. believe that man Ia made Of body
and mind, Of matter and spirit, Of machine and
soul and that his Immaterial part must live for.
ever, being indestructablo and not subject to
annihllation. Christianity whether more or less
OF lts distinctive doctrines can be reconciled
with real truth) contains a system OF faith,
J hope and charity so noble and so beautiful, as
well as so endcared to some Of the hest men and
women In the world, that as much Of lts relation
a TO the morals aud the manners Of the age as can
be reconclled with real truth must bo preserved.
4 The churches generally, Notwithstanding the
: Rrcat number Of the hypocrites connected with
h them, are In themselves sublime expressions Of
y mans aspirations after the Good, the True ana
y the Beautiful. No church IL infaIllbie; much
n less Ia any single member Of q church, no matter
q how highly placed, incapable Of error. Church
u and State ought not TO be united, here or else
o. ylnely appointed natural necessity Of social life,
q Is bound to make practical acknowledgment Of
u mans religious nature and hls spiritual needs, so
~ far as to protect as indefeasble, the right to
N worship according to the dictates OF conscience,
ID and 90 far Also as to secure the absolute equal
'e ity Of all religions in the civil order, provided
or only that no offence against valid legislative
ie enactment can be justlned by pleading dictates Of
re conscience irreconcilabe with that enactment.
n 81 believe that rational belief cannot DO at wal
VI with any true cogntion Of the scientific order
ed or, in other words, that faith and science oar
en- and should be reconcled, not by the subjectior
II to the former Of the latter but by making eact
" regariful OF the other, and by making both a.
as tentlve above ali to certainty OF doctrine"
ed Measures will no doubt he taken 10 attract at
ne tentIon to the creed throughout the country bu
IN It Is here at Washington, the political capital
his aspiring to become, ~ 1t has not already become
Us Nnc buVlhi NtHut VI IcpupHVg luut tne uTh
en measures toward the organization OF communl
he ties accepting the above articles OF faith, ar
,ut now In contemplation, or, perhaps I ought b
as say, In process.
nk In reporting the foregoing do not alIo,
M, Ips myself word by way Of commentary on tn
an facts reported It Il not the habit Of your papc
Ing believe, to enter into exposition OF religion
nas tenets, or to take part In religious disputes.
ard leave my name at your disposition, however, an
ard engage to answer any weli-put proper questio
ard on the subject Of the facts above set forth,
any other facts relating to the matter OF tn
rsn communication.
nan And perhaps I ought to add that tue cree
en-, above set forth was woried by a gentlema
eye who, though he has never preached and probab
acs will never preach q sermon, has for many yea
nue. devoted much attention to the growth OF Il
nu. opinion represented by that creed, and who b
and lleves that millions and millions In this count
Res and In Europe can accept ts articles wltho
!, Of material alterations. KY.
tes THE above has been sent to US by q we
ing known gentleman Of this city whose name is {
as as,t the present withheld.-RD. RErUBLIcAS.l