New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-10-07

in the interest of Unitariansm and Universalism
was TO certain extent pioneered by British
Priestly and John Murray. The communislic crusade
was preached by owen IN person, and seconded by
Evans. Fanny Wright, and A. j. Macdonald. The phre-
biological revival OF naturalism was introduced by
sian spurzbeim and Scotch Combeo. Mother
Ann Lee, whom England gave, was the early
forerunner of American "Spiritualsm,' while the
ghost of Scandinavian surdenborg, appearing 10
Andrew Jackson Davis In graveyard, near Pough-
and the whole system of his followers that the historian
of American sOcalisms declares "Sprualism IL Swe
denhOrgianism Amercanzed." Finally the transition
OF the Free RegiOnsts" from prolessed scriptura
Untaranism to an open Reputation OF all positive rev
@oTs easCias iS Sy American M" students and
tourists abroad, most pocnty by the writings OF Ger
mans and Of admirers OF German literature Thus all
these threatening surges of anChrstan thought ana
effort have come TO us from European seas; not one
arose In our hemisphere Like other peoples, we have
erred in the sphere OF regiOn bat our Admitted errors
Millerism aud shakerism all in the direction OF
superstition rather than In that OF mbelief
gcal specuations, admirable deenses OF the faith pre-
ciOus revival Influences memorable exhibitions of inter
with form OF infdety. Combining our view 70 the
present, II is striking and cheering fact that no form
Of intdelty among boast of single champion OF
even national reputation; we nave no strauss, no
Renan, not even Carl VOgt. We never had. The
nearest approach to IL we ever had the
forcefu Unitarian preacher, who minstered TO the
Twenty-eghth Congregational Society in Boston from
genius enable him to PROFOUND solitary new diff
Guilty to the Christian scholarship of ms We have
toowide influence but in all the ranks of American
believers the Christian apoiogist OF learning and ability
American periodical devoted to the abolition OF all
gion is The Investigator organ OF pure atheism, Of
very limited circulation however, now in ITS forty
year 1t for time conducted by the celebrated
Abner Kneeland The only protested religious weekly
hshed by Mr.. Abbot in Toledo. Ohio. but recently
moved TO eastern city II represents in the main the
spirit and views Of the Free Religious Association"
monthly of somewhat pretenuous character
commenced in Boston under the title OF The Radical
but IL died natural death. Though resuscitated
after few months, its second lease OF life
shorter than the first. and it is twice dead The
weekes above mentioned are therefore, az present
the only proper organs OF American intdety. The
Golden Age, The Cdtin Monthly, and The oneida Ciret
lar are mOuth-pieces not much OF anti-Christian
faith OF antChrlstian morals. Comparing
our current American infdelty with that OF
other Christian countries, find little distinguish
it, 1t is less learned and less systematic than the Ger
less political and eommuuistc than French,
Christian lands the ideas and aims and agencies Of the
party are essentially alike In all they labor to rob
State of all dstinctivey Christian characteristics, 10
pOrtant respect there is difference. Our
iaSfr social, political, and religious liberty
thought and profession and agitation depuves them OF
half their power to destroy The cask OF powder which,
if exploded within this building, would shattcr it
heap OF rubbish, may be exploded on the distant hilltop
IN the open air without harm to anything. SO BALI at
least OF the destructive power Of European iufdey in
past generations has been due TO the presence Of the
party within instead of without the Church
This extra ecclesiastical position OF inhdelity in
America has greatly assisted American Christians in
rightly estimating it's nature and remedy With us
more than with any other modern Christian people,
has unbelief been recognized as the natural and, IN
sense normal characteristic Of unawakened and unre-
generate souls Its many forms. far they
uine products OF maus own thoughts, not
mere savish parrOungs, only correspond TO dif-
ferent stages Of spiritual insight There is
state OF spiritual purbindness and insensibf-
lty and bondage 10 sense TO which Atheism
pauthestc theory OF the universe fully and s1tisc
tory accounts for an the facts coming within the mar
row range Of such mind, and clearly appTehended by
it. II has night, therefore for the ume being TO rest
but IN the condition OF the mind II the subject, by his
active or passive agency, induced the condition. or
IT, born in it, he has perssteny resisted the good in
fuences designed by his Creator TO deliver him from it,
he is blameworthy, but in any the system must
not be discovered IRON the subjective state from which
II originates. Whenever the subjective state is found
there the system Il legltmate so long as the former is
uureedied so long the latter has right TO exist The
same is Of speculative, naturalisc Theism IL
represents type OF intellectual and spiritual expert
eBce III the system defective IL because the expert
is defective. so long stop with such expert
ence long Will they stop with speculative Theism.
Such being their view American Christians are not
especially disturbed by the fact that there diff
forms of unpelief and misbeiet IN our land The
fact sad one but II Is only small traction OF the in
huitey sadder fact Of mans universal blindness and
corruption. We expect that there Will be inides and
men in the world. We expect to abolish intdety only
by bringing all natural men into the experience OF
spiritual life, whose supernatural facts VIII admit
OF explanation short OF that gwen US IN the
Supernatural Word, and in the holy Catholic
Church Believing that there never was a bue When
so many shared this spiritual life. and the intellectual
worldview, which properly answers TO it, believing also
that there time when the ledvening process
OF Chrst's Kingdom among men rapid and ire
veIsble at present. preach Christ with all bold
ness as the general and only eflectua antidote OF
unbelief. To every taunting query, can any good
thing come out of NazaTethq answer, Come and
see" To every cOncelted at Chrlss authority
respond II any Will do His Will, he shall know Of
the doctrine whether il be OF Cod To every candid
seeker after truth and righteousness however lost IN
error and in sim offer Christ the power Of God and
the wisdom Of God The Holy Spirit attends the word
Blessed be God. Blasphemers are silenced, scOfers
are made doche nqurers atheists converted 10 Cod
dener OF Christ experience His power and shout his
praise. Haelujah! The Lord God OmnlpO.ent reign
eth Therefore the blessed Father the reign
ing Son. the Notwithstanding Spirit be ascrbed ali
glory blessing world without end. Amen and amen.