The New York herald., 1878-03-04
MASONIC TEMPLE.

THE LAW OF NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. BIZ Mr..
o. b. FRorHINouAM.
In the Masonic Temple, Twenty-thrd street, Mr. o.
B. Frothnghnm discoursed upon the subject Of 'srho
Law Of Liberty" He said that two words were
more opposed 70 each other than those OF law and
liberty. They suggested conflicting ideas, law sign-
flying subjecton and limitation and liberty meaning
expansion--acsion without limit In Europe tho
great word amoag the nations law while hers II 10
liberty There those who think that liberty (mean
Ing censc) should be carried defiance Of tho law,
but the truth - that iborsy carries with II and
the true theory IL that every ono should do as Il
might please him. provided he would do that which
most might plcasc The Pappuau and the Hottentot
are entirely undevcloped intellectually; neithcr one
has any responsibility ne IL simply creature OF ma
turc and wants but TO eat ana drink. Mount step
higher and taKo The common iaboring man; no has .
vile and children whom he loves; he goes home to
them nut gsrrct ana TO his pipe or his mug Of
beer. This Is the length OF hts teIher Is he tree !?
Not as he is now situated, but give him some ideal
ism and hts tother becomes heightened; ho is no
tains his majority and il Technically emanc cipased
from has fnther's control Is not iroe but the slave
to roaring passions which consume ms heart Win un-
und II bribo were offered In ono hand und honor In
tho other he would unhestatngIy choose tho latter
unswervingy loyal 10 Intellectual freedom Of thought
and Unrestricted play Of the kndlisr septm en.s Of
0IeVnt60
allegiance duty which they perform frequently ut
the cost OF time, money and pleasure
Are such men Tree? Yes, IN q sense, yet they are
bound 10 principle as no workman ever was bound 10
his occupation. Was Jesus. even free He went out
among the Galleans aud Pagans He gav0 pardon 70
the woman who was sinner just as inevitably as
tho summer shower falls from the pcnt.up clouds II
was for Him 70 say that He could do what He pleased,
only when about HIS Father . businessmen otherwise
Is Deity Himself free? Nay, Tor He must do that
which Is right only. Tho whole question then s the
length Of your tether; how long u your chain y-an
inch o milef IL II AN iron letter, or gold gos-
thread, line that the world cannot t2 Are
you limited 10 spot, or have you tho range OF the
unIversef Arc you only iree citizen of these
American Stascs, or AN emancipated man or woman In
Ve wordf
Here the speaker endeavored shoN that the lower
sort oi freedom brst 10 the world and then II
followed by Tho higher, which Is developed by slow
but certain process Of evolution. Hs Indignantly
asked II good could be plshcd In evil way,
or II we shall set Beozebub 10 cast Out Bcszebub.
Ho protested against the Introduction OF inQust-
ZION into tho United States mail SERVICE saying that
no opening OF mail matter should be tolerated, and
claiming tnat where an injury Is done It should DO
punished there. Vice should DO combated openly,
man iully, honoraby, but men should stoop to moth.
ing disnonorabic IN tracking either or anything
else.
When man shall be FREQ to profess whatever creed
he likcs, mono Ut ALL the moral law Will be more
binding Than ever, said Mr. Ffotningham We will
oil moral bondsmen, for II IL al0ne the truth
which keeps US, and 1t Keeps Us bound