, 1881-01-30

AE /
r. 65a,r Thy rentlest touch can heal
s.,m Ithe,, beloved. touch i,c now,
And with that touch my paroo'i 7ea''
nuE HUNAN1T1 CHURCH.
,rsr1cE AND LIBERTY I"o
PRINCIPLES
,-. n fo,,ru1 il. tincinnati Co'n1nsTefaL |
1o<noS. Jan. s.-On the eve ot tne Ne"
vaar made nv way along the piebelan POT
.;ons of R,oon,sbury, passing lip Lamp Io'l-
Sr;t street until came to Chapel street.
ya.r the entrance to this small anu rather
i;ngv street is q door with nothing 10 us
-,non;sh If from ordinary house-toors. save
thaf 1hroueh the wintry fog discover over
II small pcard standing out over Tue slut
~.o1t IN which is inscribed: The ennfch
ofl1umonity.:' Beneath this is the lnlof1na-
Inn that here also is the PositlVlst ocEool.
rntering the humble doorway and passing
thrn,y1, = narrow hall to another door,
ro,. nnt7r 4 room which has some clalM OH
1ha interest, il not the reverence, o1 men slliu
women as far IS this letter shall reach. fof
this - the first building in this world religious
Il. ,ad,atcd to the worship OF humanity
W,r, iii. room humber than 1T Is, some
ho,u:y would gather about it fur those VINO
remember how often III history great re-
eu,,s are tractaJle to some sn!ail manager Ill
which they were first laid. 1t was only III tue
thirl ce;,;ur,. that Christianity possessed an
a1;firc cuusecr:ted t. Christian WoIShlp.
Aucustc romte died III 1s,1:: and although the
e1,,r .rrDwtl1 OF his Religion Of Humanity,
,,rl,.r tte fur,u in which he embodied II, mas
.';sa,uoi,,ted lis believers, it must DC aa-
,ut,rt that :lle substance OF 1t has steadily
Gained adhcrpnts: and even the form OF II
taten it, place among the religious pie-
nnnrna Of England. The mot OF frol.
,1ovett. after his visit to the Positivst School
sme Years ago, that he found there "tl1ree
persous ard 10 Cod" is 10 longer character
i1lc At the New-Year's Eve festival thero
we're forty-eIgl,t persons: al the NcW-1 ear
festival about sixty and nearly half OF tnese
we're ladies'. Also it must now be said mat
tbr Pos;tiylsts-or Il section uf tnel!!-ha'e
sort Of deity: that is, they pray TO Hu'lanl!y;c
THIS practice is new, anu y mas pet ~ NV ''c.
cause Of the serious division which mas &C. &c
cured in their ranks. The "Priest'.-1or
that lite is rctainc,l-Dr. Congreyc, came to
Tue conclusion that the slow, progress OF
positiyism was due 10 the TACT tllat pom III
Paris and London the pl!llnsop!ls "a tuinis ~
was sstuted and advanced to the neglccl q aus
religion. lie found III the writings Of MS Mas
ter authority for cul1 and Tltual- TOR praseis
and formal festivals. There was Il t'!SctlSsloll
between him aud N. 1.::!ittc, the cl'lei I9s.-
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there; and there was 4 corresponding con COZ
. troyersy and separation here INC a!ie,, !,
1itualisiic wing now meets i'll the CnEendlsn
Square rooms; it comprises the most Ell, e!1',
nent men who have hitherto as;oclateor r,t, VIII
Positiyisnl, among them Prof, Dccsly. Fret
eric Harrison md the Lustinstons: persons
Of large Influence. DR.. Richard tonsfese
has with him Henry Cronlploll and Ar. nc,
gan Paul. Both Congreve and hegah It.s'
we're once clergy7nen Of the th'lfcil VI . En-,
rrlo nd 4{1 &c ff.&f
thereby learned to value more lli@hly ! the III.
1uence Of ritual than the legal anu literary
gentlemen who have separated from tilEin
1t is probable, too, that they have carriso
with them tro1n the old Church more 41 an nas
missionary spirit, aud Of tine hope OF con
verting the world. There have htcn alld arr
agood many able people i'll London who arr
more Postivisis than anything else. but tiIel
have always dreaded being committed 10 liz
religious formulas Of Comtc,. modelled a:
Stuart Mill had that feeling, rs also q, nlt
George Henry lewes and George Eliot, ~.
latter used to contribute to the '.erhoo',,
but never appeared there. John Morley, .
the F0rnigit}y RcricW, Mr. Call, the Poe1
and his wife. and Mr.. \. j. Ellis, the philolo
gls1, are understood to he mainly Iosltivlst
IN their philosophical and some Of their ~
llgious opinions That is, they are REGARDED
s as opposed to the metaphysical schools; %; PC
ileylns that what Is generally called :" pm
losophy" is The effort of doglnas. dtieate'
on the theological field, TO make anotne
ssaId under the gntsc of metaphysics. Inc
are also regarded rs holding that the SUle oI
1ect OF religion Is the l"st and service OF liu
manly. having nothing ut ali to TO with an
SUPERNATURAL hcing or beings. III. tonSics
could har,iiy have parted from 50 ,i;lliy .
uae most eminent in't!ec's Interested III
movement which has been somewhat oFgfll
lzeo here for l.any years had lie mt hope
1or large compensation IN the way Of pop1
laf influence. Whether lis Anpcs will be r!
aiized remains IN he proved, since II WIS oill
III September last that the present 'Cl'urch
vas opened. Since that time. however.
Similar organization las appeared lit Live
pool and oceasonai meetings have byt
AG!u i'll Manchester, Birmingham, aud els
v!ac.
The. Church of Humanity" consists Of
s'nsfe E1sfe roonl that might once have been Ion
ua!ng-ra0sn Oil thr ground floor OF all orr!
naty brick io,se. It might hs ,ll:9de 70 'lol
snout hundred persons. The walls n
NMnscoted tpaintcsl b!ueJ more than la!
way up To the rather Low ceiling. The wal
dle without decoration except tor tile Z
sla'ed portraits. the busis, a!M several me-
tsots' he pulpit is 4 very Sutaii ssaliu mar
raised a5nye the tlt,or: beneath its utsk 4
4puse Te White flowers, :"d OIL each s1e ol. = =
aoof are large pots If lofty and heautl!
1oTers Conspicuously placed above t
pulpit is All ensrayiu. al the Dresden N
1ohna.-the Mother and Child having ne
npoiate.S idea IF the best type 81 hnMall'1
oened!ll fillS Is Il small lnaTOle tAD4et
scr1bed in golden kttcrs:
Religion Of humanity.
Love oar Principle,
Order the has!s
Progress tho end.
Live tor Others.
5eneath this tablet is white medalllon-p
nMl OF Auguste Comte, and under thai
elaall trained engraving OF lis tomb. -,
=. mere are some NOTICES on the walls.
.ss.tt nss llstt Of the pulpit: 1--WE also are co
faSSeQ about w1ff, So prasf cloud OF u