New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-01-05

i,y 10 lay aside long.cstablishcd preeon,
csnS caste in Their profession byjderhync themselves
with an unpopular trnti-al this compeis many WI,
many, to ignore 10 deny TO oppose Win zoe move
aciEOny the graDdest spiritual moral ana soci "''
ment which has ever come to mankind. l,.utoo
The OF my oS3K ~ the bicorv
with which sprtnA7n = oPpEe1b vy ee TIC organ
OF The Presby crans, said III September last " II IIs
Board Of Education believe that the cla!m %
Mr. Riddle is a delusion, utter and perfect non
sense a shame and a sham. as all sensible men
know it to b., then they the inem ,''a5 -
se n and gTg pnep they owe ii TO the chuches
and to the society in which they have s!andIm , ~
npright and Intelligent men they owe IL TO the C'y ol
NewYorR which Is now disgraced in the eyes OF the
world to put this man ont" such was inc sp'lIIS D.
norance pride and malice displayed by the KEY, ,.
offence that he bad attempted TO present TO nc
truth Of primitive Christianity. but alas wi,lo"r
asking the intervention or authory OF amb psneS in
church organization The whole article, puDnsheu ~
the Presby teran organ aud eveed against me peson
ally with consummate maevoenee, was mss"o d,s
rrace 70 the man who wrote IL and to the ehurcn
which II assumes 10 represent indted, u n'r" ,scG
a. appropriately have emanaed from Tue loWvs, IN
gnard that ever walked the face OF the earn az r,
DriviIege of writing d. d." after his name refer 10
this in no spirit of resentment nave ,ho no
ieei1rE t nenno blinded by their own cccesiastical
unIo,apte Pr"pe ,nce When they pass to the next
world which they have much misuhnerstOon ned
minister whose message have published III ny mu ns
ooimsod booE Who saws | could plunge thousahu
daggers into myself for my blindness ana WRONG es
Rnf nous Mr. Moody the sO-called evangelist says
"The four cOrner-stOnes OF sprituansn hre mh nIb
irreligion sexual depravity and superstition, u, ,,oa
saving he uttered four distinct falsch0OdS, ana Noe
the second commandment OF Moses, whi'' say
shalt not false witness against y hei-n ~.
Suppose we should the four corner-stohee VI III
MOody's evangelism aDtqua cd falseb0Od SeIp..'
peryerspp, sanctmGnious rant ana ttthIo, .
We sLoud be thought guilty OF sahuSi, I So q IN
should suraby nearer the irun lhau nc y ~
his statement. There know, Christian ceIs! nv"
who would like to investigate tine truths OF
but they seem afraid 10 lest they Should rose cs
in their vocation and DC ftlec'eu ny - ~
con greg cations for churches, too, oateh W.
only n kind OF mOneyed institution. Ihey arc
the fashionable addenda To the present socal 5i
When "A man acquires wealth ana cOns' Quen1 n1.".
posltiou a prominent pew I'm handsome uAu i.
church edfce IL necessary element To that poslo1.
lie "pays bis money and he takes his CHOICE hQt o,n
AS TO the pew the preaching The minister Is pn'
to preach what not only perfectly orihodlH ou'
factory IN matter and manner. Tie contract rGPu-
lates SO much stipend for particular ntuhioi'
Ii is true that the service Is Eiiioa ,sidera
but il ia regulated quite often by very sOrhd couseI
tons That standing In such relation, inc minisle,
who Is merely hreling. can advocate so uhp"a'to
a doctrine as spirtualism is out of rue question: ~
may preach against IL. he may slahoef II alu '"s
profess H. and be believed by these poor. Ignorant
deludcd people be doing God service ana hs heIc
no opportunity OF cOntradicting the fRrc statements
that are made preudices lac imparts ahu lhoso ho
panqers 10 are alike strengthened ana conhrineu'
Thus, my friends. said Mr.. kldde IN cOnciasloh, w
see that This opposition to sprituasm i senseiii
unreasonable IL ~ flying III the race OF Iacs H
evidence that ale really overwhelming 10 any "' Huu
candid mind. Let IA thank God that The hgIl tip"s
brighter aud brighter giving promise OF the pcrIec. u
armament that shall be inmined and quchened uy
cheerful beams.