THE TRIBUNE.
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LETTER TO THE BOSTON ASSOCIATION OF


CONGREGATIONAL MINISTER'S, touching certain


Matters of their Theology. BY THEODORE PARKER,


Minister of the Second Church In Ro%bury. Boston


Charles c. Little and James Brown, 1855.


THE EXCLUSIVE PRINCIPLE CONSIDERED. Two


Sermons on Christian Union and the Truth Of The


GOSPELS. BY W. H. FURNEss. Pastor OF the First Unit


srian congregational Church in Philadelphia. Boston:


B. II. Greene, 1915.


In the first of these documents Mr. Parker, in a
simple explicit and ineligible manner, states The
question at issue between him and his associates,
and makes an appeal to their honor and sincerity
which can hardly fail of eliciting manly and ex-
plicit reply.


The tone of the letter is generally dignitied, but
we could wish that one or two slight touches
OF satire had been forborne, WHICH, though not sur
prising from the natural man under the circur1
stances, are yet unworthy an occasion which ought
TO be met in the highest spirit, with meekness
such as Moses had-thc meekness of the strong.
This pamphlet should be read by all who have
taken any interest in the affair.


MIR. Purness takes up this subject with wisdom
and vision uncouded 6y fear. He sees that the
truly liberal must be liberal to all who sincerely act
upon their convictions, not only when they believe
in more particulars Of theology than ourselves, but
when they believe in fewer He takes the occa-
sion to express his dissent from whatever is peculiar
in Mr.. Parker's views, but with genuine candor,
and in fraternal temper. *