The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-07-27

To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD
Having desire to know what Unitarians believe
in relation to Christ, l suggest the putting OF the
question to any clergyman or intelligent layman OF
that faith believing that you, Mr.. Editor will pub
lish this and any possible reply, as thereby many
thousands may be enlightened on the subject, con-
corning which there is much ignorance and d.
versty OF opinion. They seem to differ essentially
In their belief The cross Is on many OF their
churches. and their thoroughly educated ministers
admit that Christ did appear, that He was divine
partially divine; rather some OF the sect believe
that He was divine, another part that He was
partially divine, still another part that He was not
selves on the lack Of creed Perhaps 1t is well
there is society that admits the believer and the
the unoee tna 1,sf ars ana
majority OF congregation were believers and the
positive party, perhaps 1t would result well to- have
large sprinkling OF unbelievers or nothtngarlans
But, how would the cause OF the Master naturally
60 II His ambassadors generally took the part
e ch ny Of the OF the Messas
winter Remember. 1t was in church called
after the Messias. Subject appointed, Revelation
man of about fifty years. in imparting his IDEAS.
stated that he did not believe word OF the record
dove upon the head Of Jesus.
This man was old enough and apparently intellt-
gent enough to be able to understand that the re.
cord comes down regularly, well connected and
cOrrObOrated.
God saw at to establish the divinity of His Son
by this supernatural manifestation; but this Scion
could not understand that.
Hooked for q reproval or explanation to the be-
ngated scep0 rom the pastor nut ae
his approval Of such sentiments. But when the
watcnmeu on the walls are 80 inert what will be-
Webster defines Unitarian, one who denies the
Trnity-and the word implies as much. Yet Uni
veil as the display the emblem Of
the cross observe the sacrament OF the Lords
Supper; still there are In this communion mem
bers in '.good standing" and ministers who do not
recognize the vicari0us atonement. They claim to
accept Christ and at the same time deny Him His
too much. Are Unitarians Christians, semi Chris
tians or non-ChristiansS We would all like to
know, and especially, being myself possibly q
A Place for Every Man and Every Man
In His Place.
To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD:-
We often hear Of selfmade men. In truth there
ia no such thing Each helpless infant that comes
wailing into life Is pre-stamped by Nature, not only
| with its own degree, but kind of worth, with its
one talent or Its ten, and whether one or ten the
| whole have some special bent or predispOsitton.
| See how full the earth is Of mines. Ee who, by
thought and toll, brings OF these to successful
operation has certainly developed 1t, but never
claim to have made 1t. That was Natures gilt.
Among these mines are diamond, emerald, gold,
silver, iron. lead, copper and coal. So In infant
man there are human talents, corresponding veins
of ore, which, developed, reveal the natural
preacher. statesman, editor, doctor, lawyer,
banker, merchant, soldier, butcher, blacksmith.
The diamond will not answer when copper is
needed iron will not sufilce when gold is required
nor de we find rubles and pearls In coal deposits
Yet, strangely contrary to these simple teachings
OF Nature, confde their State affairs to military
men, fsurth-rate lawyers and mere barganers and
business men, and expect of these those grand re-
suits which proceed only from statesmen.
Let the people leave the drum in the camp. the
parson in the pulpit the pettifogger in his country
town court room, and the bargaining business man
with his ingenious manipuatiOns and manifold
tricks OF trade In his shop his bank his telegraph,
railroad and steamship oIlces, and send statesmen
TO Washington. Then, and only then, will we have
national prosperity peace, the substance not the
shadow, and cease to hear OF Casarsm and corrup-
| ton.
| 1t is a mistake to make the Presidential chair
| the reward OF military herosm. Reward the hero
and buiId him COLOSSAL monument to
| rate his fame. monument which, In its solidity,
shall endure to the end OF time, but do not destroy
both the fame OF the hero and the glory Of the Re-
public by fruitlessly endeavoring to manufacture q
| statesman out Of q man by birth and training o
| soldier. "Poeta nascftur non IT." and what the
Latin Horace has said of poets Is pre-eminentl y
| true OF statesmen
| While you think you are cultivating the martial
ear OF natures soldier to enjoyment OF the sweet
low notes OF the clarion, he Is all the WHILE uncon-
sciously to you and perhaps to himself, training
your simple soul to revel in the grander strains OF
the bugle, the fife and the drum. 1t has been in
all ages and countries OF the world, and human ma
ture to-day ID not q whit different from human ma
| ture thousand years ago. General Washington,
1t IL true, exception to this ambitious rule,
| but the man deserves TO be laughed to scorn who
| would say that that military man lives who, out
side OF his qualities Of generalship, approximates
In the slightest particular to the character Of Wash
| ington.
has its tricks. II the tricky devices and corrupt
designs OF trade have become tndis-
| solubly interviewer into the meshes OF the
| state fabric as to be inseparable from the real
goods we all know II Is not the fault OF the good
| Old loom our fathers bequeathed US. 1t made pure
| cloth once, and II the people will set honest and
efficient spinners and weavers to work 1t Will make
| 10 again. II, as . nation, we have become wild
| after the accumulation OF wealth and strangely
corrupt 1t is anything but fair to throw the blame
| upon our corrupt congressman ana our inencient
| public oflcials. The fault Is with the people, who
send military men, politicians and business men
to undigniy seats properly occupied by state ,men
| CRITIC
Man q Fallen Being.
| To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD
listened to discourse at Grace church, In this