New-York tribune., 1881-11-28
OTHER STADIT SERTICES.
RADICAL TUOUGUT AND LIFE.
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At the Second Unitarian Church in Brooklyn,
Igbu W. cha lNIck the minister yesterday morning
made reply the rccentypuhl'shod statements Of Mr.
FrothinpIau. A large cuugrc. cation present. As
usual Mr. Chadwick took text He began by speak
lug of Mr. Frothnrham church IN this city and the
work done bv t and declared that it was crucl shame
that no one was chosen nll his place when Mr. Troth
lnehlu- health failed and he was compelled 10 go
abroad Mr. Flothn-ham's recent statement, said Mr..
Chadwick was painful reading for the friends OF raOna
RELIGION lie denied Mr Frothingham's assertion that
he was wholly alone IN his work, and said that no had
NOT q few earnest and thoughtful men and
women in bis society who ready at all times
with their aid and sympathy. Mr. rockingham
wos one OF "A considerable number OF nationalist
,r,arhcrs whose sympathy he never lacked, and OF
whose Md he might have aye himself much more iro
oncntly than ho did Thousands OF people in America
REGARDED him with admiration, gratitude and love. II
m Mr. rockingham says, he found himself surrounded
by radicals Of the extraordinary character" and
" queer and not altogether pleasant PERSONS" he
sbould have rcioiced that 1t was There
new departure thought and life that did not involve
certain elements OF crudity and disorder. OF Mr.
Frothn gaius statement that 1t may be that those
persons VINO deny the essential truths OF revealed re
eion arc nll wrong, Mr. Chadwick said Knowing
what ne does. for Mr.. Frothingham To venture this
opinion implies the profOundcst skeptcism that can
an let human mind the cOmplees possible disrust
Of all the laws OF evidence"
After speaking OF Mr. Frothinghims declar alton that
his work had been largely in the nature Of restoration"
and SAYING that "he the most charming aud delight
u Of destroyers" Mr. Chadwick referred the present
leaders In the ireethought movement and then dwelt at
some length Mr.. Frothnghams declaration that the
drift OF freehought teaching Is nquestonably toward
n dead materiallsm lie denied that this was true and
quoted from John Fke, Spencer and Huxley In support
he indefinitely multiplied. lie then proceeded
slider the most significant part OF Mr.. Froth inghams
statement, and spoke as follows:
"Last. but not least, have the assertion OF our
friend that headway whatever has been made by
rntOnalism during the last quarter OF century that
the opponents OF revealed religion have made head
way Whatever against it In this time; that evangelical
filled than twenty years Well. # these things were
so. not that they would furnish any good and
sufficient Tor man who has enlisted for the
TO ask furiOugh DISCHARGE II the battle going
battle ~ going gaust does the
Justice of cause. ~ all that Mr. FrotmnghHm has
fad true should feel Just aH do now0nd
that IN absolutely sure-tha the theory of revealed
hgion theory utterly irrational and equally dlshOn-
orabe 20 God aud man. But IA II true So far Is
II from being so that, II 1t We're
pcrieuce of Zip Van Wukle and, going to sleep now
wake u twenty years ago, snOu', Imagine friend
had done cXAcuy this. No hedWay has been made for
"A uuHrtcr Of century by radical ideasl Why m eHs
time than this the Unitarian body which Mr. Froth
ingham once minister. has undergone a radical
transformation Thc pred1minauce OF ts thought, from
being largely supcrnaturn3t has become more large
IL g..t-supeInstuTAiat Tue men who now deny the
pure humanity oil Jesus are few and far between
theory of the Bible which could not have nded
twenty votes in General Assembly Of Unitarian minis