, 1874-12-20
i1r. Bartol and His Censure Of
Henry Ward Beecher.
esi, ths Radical Club Is Dead !'''-Who
Killed Cotk-Robin ?-Bmerson'a
Timidity.
The Woman's Club q Great Joke
in. the Eyes Of Stranger.
Doston Notwithstanding About the
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Dos1o.. Dec. le, 1874.
p7oFah1v the most extraordinary p1cco of Kadi-
..;;.rn which the Boston Radicals have oYer per
.,,,.,ed liz, been the invitation from Dr. Barto
~, fev o1ber prominent gentlemen OF. the
D.,,,-,a lher,,;tv of thinking. to
STEPHEN Pearl. ANDREWS
,o,;r.~ = coureo of 1ectnrea M 17n;vorso1ocr.
~ 1zrt,,res themselves vera not remarkable,
t..a -. r,r;o,,, ,n;rtn,o of v,c,a assertion and
.srssstion .sz hnt phoved = certain adroitnoss in
~ s,,n,1r;nc-,1r-a r,,nni1,c and clever insight
"a ,d,n,ation il, conveying ,ll socia1 freedom
~ nroeresa eo-ca1Ia1. in thn r,ise of uniyereal
,;hor+v of thought in religion. There is not
snrh donbt that Mfr. Andrews had q kccn sense
~ tbo -stu,tion. Here vaa m opport,1nity.
Isoston,s rc1y elect in culture.-tho yery aristo-
ss11..Ia IL Radicals. Tho her, of whose garments
III nerer ncen tonched f,y pro,auo hands. albeit
~ c,,1oa thcm=e,res FREQ Thinkers. or Frea
n.,;1i,n;sts s-nenine- their doors Of cousidora-
IN :, him wbnae garments could BIZ no means
t.o.st ~ ne;r o1or ri s,nctitv. And with this
tssn sensa ~ th;nc. Mr andrews wa, careful
~ ~ brr, INV thund4rbots Of snecial heresr at
~ ros.o-. U;.. ,n ,yt,,+anea. suddenly de-
.a1,r,ad ha ,,rro7 intn the;, avn h;o,, rcn;on
'e'opeu, 40 1oaleo A..;a .Ito .ne'4 o"n -. tss.
oa iocolos'cai n1n ,% eno A1ppA -0e,
As it we're, with their os'n service. so tine. ana
t.ansceudcntl, and apparently non-conn1lttal.
xras all this high talk of tie lecture that it is
.t.r ~ ,ree+;or vbafbnr. +ho he,rnrs FIR
ma''ef u 9usaA4ou "oe.Ne1 Wv A-4Ao -.
"hose speclal oenen' " was p'el,atea VERY no'
little Observation-Disclosures they would not
have preferred 4 little stronger drink than this
tarnnerata concoctiou. It was yer7 funny, -anv
nav. to outsiders. tue whole thing, mud has
"ss' ~ o1N'~o: .No of
-flFen r1se 10 eooo aeal o1 sna1P Joh.n5'
Tho best part Of it, however, Is tho simple,
rnfeariug kind Of spirit which
m r.n7o1,
his shown IN nesolne an1s invitation. otano1ns'
hthe Doctor does, Sill inside the Cha1ch- hls
duing or rather his fearlessnees, in putt!ng
himself forward. either By comment or action
,i!s hi, into what n,1rnt be called exposed
~ >I', 4..o ...,s "s -. .,'.. as ~. ~
po7'tions IN Inc oa1tie OF thougn', especially OF
!Ate, and considering his years, is, to say the
least, remarkable, il not rfucIy., Only short
{i-oa $40. the Doctor raised i storm about lis
hs ,r,d c,,de,,n;,,,- from, hi, mi.
cas' " cs'''e1stoo wv eo'!uI,uus 49, u4' fu
1T the co"dtu1ce OF hen1y hhld beec1ei. Aha,
little later, only few weeks ago, he started
fSe storm ancy br airing tho same opinions ut
H.. p.,;r;oua convan,;on
etse Nsols ~, 49, - rs :zx az ns;a.,a
opeaan'S u ane Ooe1oi @no '1is' ~1'a'11e.&1' '"'
Gcsts, OF course. .....,..,......
THE RADICAL CLUB.
Which, last OCTOBER, Was announced. IN trumpet
tones from the TOP tur1et o. TIE AeY a6fk 17a0,
rnt. to pc dead. "Slr, The Hadical Club Is dead!
foafea ths 1iuHpcser anu ne sounu, - eauSnt ;,.,
9p III over tns county, & wHs fepea'ea, M n Win ua-
1so..us 9Io .as, ~ ..oss y. Gort eai,+ th;
tr,sn,ote- ns1o h,' Who vaa ho What he lad ro ssy
80 ehsD and c.,,st;c and very hrirhL Il
sbnva1 IN t1,ot the writer had heen nm insidcr
~ one -;reo t.,t w,z IA c!identiY An ortsider
~. e4o 1har. ~. roo5 4ea1 of fruth toId INT
~. wa .,so = ~nod i3es1 of nnfair,,nsa and
mn ,,;.ht IN ,h;s 1n;1ture snsnect little SEN
si,;raness fro11 so1ne canrc fr,rn tina wrjtar
# il vcrr tr,,e ihaf fha Radical CInLhers who |
Te1a in ,ths 'bah,t ri o;r;ng Their heInfs nnd |
oninions Il tbs meetinrs did sohr little too |
i,uch nto III. +renacendant.l A. fTnaa and ouf of
mora nrsctieal neonIa,s resell, Ind very true
HAT The discussinna had almost olr7vs 1lpo- |
loeic,] twist a. tha TIi7,,,;c t,,rrctcr. r. r. Il,
declured For tha frat cnarre. there |
isn't n1ucT1 to s,r. nor rnuch need |
of Saving anything. But, for tbs sccoud charge
n. IT, answers hi. own allegation. and MAJ,
il nil as An accnaation. when be states tlo fact
that the sncakcrs we're I'll Of the.,. once ia thy
pulnit. il not at that time. The t,upracsicaI
tansceudcntalism did war !. good deal, but tho
s.thao.ocica1 twist uas the twist OF MI others
which the audience were after. The Club never
s,s and neyer win be-. and never yas intended |
HEe anv1hine Int a Theolo0iccI Radical Club. |
Il sta1ted on tbst ground for the pursuit OF free
hquir7. Il. the Radical Club is dead. it is not |
Eassccndenta1is1n, or the theological twist thst
has killed it. It is tho sef-consciousuess to cal
HbY m meaner tenn. Of tl,e prominent spcaliuc,
members. VINO absepted themselves bcca.sc Of
heir fcar Of nein1 reuorted. or naia-reportei IS
Etf r,Iled it.
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