The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-06-10
MASONIC TEMPLE.


CONSERVATISM AND NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. BY
MR.. .. u. FRoIHISGHAM
The subject OF Mr. o. b. Frothingham's discourse In
Masonic Temple was Conservatism and kadcaism. /"
He took the view that every earnest is at once
radical and conservative every earnest radical Is
conservative, and every well meaning conservative Is
radical. No Intelligent radical knowing the history
Of the past would like destroy the things
lsting; would any sensible conservative wish TO
preserve things always as they are at present. Mo-
BODY IS Wiling to be called a destructive; ana oven
tho rankest radicals who are pulling things up
~ the roots insist that they preservers
Tol,aro might be called Of the most organized
Isorganizers who lived, being he was,
nsI OF most gigantic mind, indomitabe viii ana un-
Inchlng purpose Yet no felt himself TO DO
ervatvo Of the conservatives. lie had mmcasura
bio faith in eternal veritcs, and planted himself on
he broad basis OF unassaiiable truth He said That
nstce ~ like grAvtation holding tue world ia order.
DE never Cast reflection on goodness, Out Always
tlorined the rfgnt; nor Was no ever known 10 say
word against Jesus His successor, Thomas Palne,
has the name vi being the most reckless OF destruc
uves; yet Paine said he came to bring the tree Gos
pei 70 the front once more Ia our generation
Theodore Parker is looked upon, at least
by CHRISTIAN tbeoogists as tho most destructive
OF ms time yet he protested win tears in his eycs
that he would injurc any thing good oil ITSELF He
ict that American religion rotten TO the heart;
that the Iaith oil Christ Going las Dicc. his
prayer the Kingdom Of justice, gooancss and
truth might aud be cstabirsLcd the earth for
Iu Ills generation Christ was thorough radi-
cal He dealt blow Church and State from which
they could never recover. Yet He ssld.-"l come
not to destroy tut 70 lulnLn We near q great deal
about what socialists moan 10 DO ana how they
10 upturn@soclcty but inc truth Is that intelligent
man In their ranks could be found in tho United
states, England, France Germany who would
confess himself dsstructivpst Incy do
main tain that property should be de-
stroyed, but that II shat Dc differently distributed.
They would not upturn power, but place IL whore II
Dclongs--in tho hands of tic people. They want to
build up state Of socely tho iufaihblo basis
OF the law nature. Tuat ~ the OF the peoi 10
whose name makes society turn pale
RADICALS AND CONsANyAItvKa
The spirit oI progress winch runs among all tho
pnairs lilo tho destroyer into erccer;
and IT comes pass That rad casm OF to-day be-
comes the conservatism vi tomorrow. The radical
tells 10 save tbe substance instead OF the form,
wblle the servltvo demands that tho form
shall DO preserved In comparing tue men.
tai conditions u the pubic lnincs Ia dii-
fsrent places the speaker SAID that the
Conservatism VI London would moro than satisly tho
raJicalism Of PARIS; tue conservatism OF Chicago
would make the ralicalisn OF Boston shudGer. lie
laid belief that the great idea IN American
Institutions Is latin In man ana cOnIdeuce IN free
the simple sublime idea Of liberty; the destructive
American Is he who would check or block the nations
progress 10 the path ~ Derv HU believed that
Inc Roman Catholic Church established Nj The United
states the conservative, creative, gemcratve genius VI
hrs people would be destroyed; foatino anu empty
form would usurp the place Of iaitn IN man
and Ia his aDnnty - govern himself ChrIst ianily
would cramp man up IN four walls and put paralysis
his genIua Az sure as Imperialism would