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ta,ion as 10 the great truths ne processes 10 ac-
knowledge, and the right to be heard, II he can


find persons disposed TO listen For these acts they
have been visited, the one by the associate clergy,
the other by certain set-elecled deacons OF his
church, with sort and degree Of reproof entirely
false to the basis Unitarian Christianity assumed
in its early stages Much has been spoken and pub
llshed on this subject and much in spirit of mar
rowness, and short-sghted self-conceit, mortfying
to those who look upon Massachusetts as candle
set upon hill Remarks have been published such
could not have beeh expected at this stage of
mental development in the civilized world. The
effect, of course, of all the opposition has been to
strengthen Mr.. Parker. Hundreds go to hear him
to one that went before.


The Rev. Mr.. Clarke, of the Church of the Dis
cipes, has, in the public prints upon this occasion,
in truly manly and enlightened manner, exhibited
the true grounds and modes of tolerance.


The discourse before US is the one preached upon
the occasion of his exchange with Mr.. Parker
There is nothing very marked in it; except large
and healthy manner Of treatment; the writer did
not take the occasion 10 bring forward his peculiar
views.


Mr. Parker is man of vigorous abilities and
extensive information He writes in forcbe
and full, bu, not diffuse style HisgTeat attraction
for his hearers is his perfect frankness. He is will


ling to lay his mind completely open, without cir
cumlocution or complaisance, and possesses the
power of doing this adequately What God sees,
man may see and make what use OF 1t he can
He is no orator, but has full and manly style OF
speaking commensurate with his matter. We DO
not find in Mr. Parker depth of spiritual discern
ment, nor the poeticfaculy. He is, as a mind, more
broad than high or deep. Persons of far inferior
mental development can clearly fallacies in his
estimate of facts in religious history. He is too
combativc for our taste he loves to assail the
false, or what he esteems to be such as well as TO
declare truths But his large ken and mental integ-
rity enIitle him TO be heard. We doubt not that
any agitation caused by him in the atmosphere will
show, in its results, the purifying power of electric
ity. And we regret that, in the nineteenth CEN
tury, "libera Christians should not be liberal
enough cheefully to allow an honorable mind free
course, and fearessly leave the result TO God and
His unfailing Agent, Time. *