The New York herald., 1874-07-19
The True Humanitarian.

To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD
A true humanitarian labors unostentatiously,
but earnestly and honestly, to pacify tnat tiger
OF the mind'' existing In quite three-ourths OF the
morally educated or orthodox community. This
mental conflict with moral responsibility is patent
to any thinking or reasoning pc son, who peruses
that portion OF your paper generously and so
humaneiy devoted to such discussions. But alter
ALL what do these metaphyslcans differ I'M
Surely not In the OmnIo0tence omnipresence or
creating ana controlling power Ol the great First
Cause, wa IN we all acknowledge Hnwardy at
ieast) as superior to any human power since the
evidence OF senses establishes sucD attr butes.
To argue counter TO his would be simply the
gaboling OF vacant mind, as irresponsible as the
idiot when our laws restrain The unavoidable
Inference, then, rs. that the conflict OF mind al
Juded TO Is produced simply by an uncertainty as
to what Is the true method OF showing allegiance
TO the great FIRST Cause, Power Deity, or Whatever
you NAV terra IL In reason My dear brother and
fellow suffefer. way 10 you trouble yourself ABOUT
that which the Great lnhnie has not chosen TO re-
veal to yOaY can say iDgenuously that since
was abe to reason at all aave adopted very
simple analogy, which seems TO me Unass AilaDle-
VIZ, that the Great FIRST Cause or Creative Power
cannot ue inferior to any OF iils creations or which
human beings are sup sr,or to al others. That IL
Il mpossloie ior q man or enid even 10 conceive
the iuea that tnis great and gooa Creative Power
would lower us superlauve IDENTITY with Pooh
aud right oy eyincing a rule purporting 70 be HIS
viii. and wncn at the same time obstructed our
cCmprehens,o of that will, and then 10 punish us
because that Will was not clear DO fathers punish
children ior misconception Oh their Will On NO !
ODless they are worse tnan brutes lor brutes the
most savage VIII not chastise tneir offspring IL in
stinct tells them that the offence was through ig-
HoraBce oi the parents wilt. 1t ionOws then, uear
brother, tnat the different creeds which have been
hgnting each other since the world began in
the name OF religion ought not TO disturb
your equanimity. since the very first
lnceptive or Intutive idea that we
form OF Christianity or reiig0n IS connected with
all the attributes OF patience, charity love and me
sister praces, instead Of that conflict OF arms
always resOrted to when ascendanry OF one creed
over the other makes IL possible, and, wnere the
law directly prOhi0its such a truly heisn spirit,
every otner and Acrimonious spirit is evoved ex.
cept tnat OF union ON the principles oil tue golden
rule. The HinuOo mother throws ner infant TO the
sharks anu believes she Is propitiating her god.
Is she responsible According 10 the derlyatlon
OF tue word Cond d9rnno sue Is damned, but she Is
Judged alone Dy the nat OF the Awful 1nunlte. The
modern creedist IS educated so-and-so anf be-
ilevts be Is right. Amid these different and
learned creeds tue honest inquirer Is confused, for
they all profess 10 be right; but do you stand
euiiD aad question your own conscience. What
DvsS you do believe. believe honestly and TIE