, 1869-01-18
OaftaltaA AID Orthodox Views of
Father uecker'3 Lecture.
Rev. Robert / Collier On the Fu-
tnfs Of Religion IN
America.
Sermon by Rev. Dr.. Eddy--Protess'
autism Not 3 Failure.
Anniversary OF the Ftrst Baptist
sabba.b School.
A Good Exhibit Of tbs PAs-A Generous
Ooambutior.
Anniversary OF the Ftrst Baptist
sabba.h School,
Church Dedication.


the na,tor, Rev Robert Laird Collier, on "The |
Future o, Rellgicr In Anertca" Tho sermon |
use tr,cnted u srply to the lcttats recently
tel1re,ed It Library Rail N this city, ~ Eev. |
Father Eesker, tic eminent Rom1n Catholic dI.
ytpe 1natnueh ~ TUX Tknr4x published = !
fpll report o! Father Ntcktss reoarka. 1t IL bu,
lost that lhc other hide Of the queauon ahoold
tave q iea,tcg MkrHlse. End We, theseEose,
s.teae bc{ore orr re1t c1z tfrodss report oT NJ
CollItss II tmsrks. he tpoke AZ follows:
TEE eKxno1. |
Whatever ruay be sdd OF the HotI Aspett o! /
Chrh,11tttJ II america, ter.a1n17 the 1ntt!lettn.
rse., hepes. Nothing II tsnef thAn thst tho 10. !
.ahie tsnde1ey OF minds g1sru At III to ihtnkinR
y s,he tsnasaey to fh1nh foE satEassaxss Thssts
Inastes of our people totally wtlhout sny "a
,snn seesas..ns S ,soas.ad VIC e.a cl.e II iaeid "a
tt.teEe1t Of their fifth md lee logical proeets
hy which they hare cone to hold it It IL no
setas. seees i i ' soa.nnsa,DI; I .hts 1 1.rzes -
rpon tie bopnosrit. OF the treEissbls-toe r.
~ eegls es eshssxt.eIea. taess = rot ene
tis!, eosr IN Rome sf Cathsne plseosase. he
eoHes 4 rosary Of the church Of her f4,hers 4
tess of his psTeats sar, oee.1s to think lot hin
b.. xe s.e 30. to be lisccu.1zea that only the
fsl efthe future tAsl IN religions concerns. lherr
hope that u withis she9. IN man II worthy OF
our civilization, vho cniJ erters t-e arena Of
theological eoutrure1sy In the interest Of s.et1-
1,.nasfa. T. ns A.; Rsn.la:; T. OF an Unitarian:
q ,o-d.y snan saye perisheo frcn the ea1lh and
Ike DIRK record Of tbsse ouswa1d prosecutions
spa = e. s q tss
ttpsavtty oftbe human hsaft
Tbs atlersloo q eur oWn Community taars-
eoa,rovssst wbicS more md aose Viii seou,e
nIderlte ths tortsurersJ ,hs!i hsrs become
sery sehesNlt nndeiesocd. II cot unul the con.
tr.1srs} 1t1elil tettltd.
He Who ereates needless fear IN 4 Community
cn non*ntens sno]tet, does positive h.ru to
=. ~ ~ e &. =. .;Peh;asios II HI;
g.: ss r d. - Rs o +
sEt houseaoles should inspire heue, spirit in
1hen shan itia. ! b.ve Il my f.mily q lrian
they ue both eur good 1.lends: an s7re III
cntteetsA good nature Of TIE CttbouS 1ts] woasa
Rsh 1e* aer ost Il e. Va ny esen As 81 sG
md Gadcel1y. o. evtr a Ill to otconc, Aop1a1
eou1ssmtnt IN me sp1Fft cf our e:ri,z :too- l
wtrt Eot tersou1l1 eneesvo'iax TO avoid s7pbis
s15 s e, s ss' ssea
expected to JON N tie laugh.
1te homish Church IN America Is u fnrrirn.
our .aae.s snd We e.o a ne,,9 9s'e1 isn .'i1s II
c.se, BtrstR ,.s 6, .a1 81 re, e 4 ao@,,
BILE. Ehen = Reuaan AZ IL rulls poaseatco og th
epi1t OF oux neeru.s he to = tn'euts sad pur
can l. fpl1J porlcfted Of she .pir1s Of Hs1oul
chsrchttn'. he to ali tntenn 17d pasp'sc thros'
Religion hss hutsvo logical grounds. o3c /,
outward sutho.1ty -,tts Il the oIty rr1utd re
csn,Eed BY koEsnifm rhe o4hss ia in~are
by Rs:tSntli.u7.. Eatr: Is 30 Logical sssndtos
pace be,Hert sheee. Pnetetian.itm aeoula al
Ta5s ea.a II he presssnee Of legts
ro criticism npor IT'S coHase-ttele nsy be tra,
OF ttAe: bat 90 Say, eEte.f, COMMON henest,
compel. no 10 soEeeds =. q e th.t me tAses, .
nstes, Nt1hoat pott,vs Ansu1h:ty, lay 1T,
Claim TO lie tuPpcf.-
Envise .na u.t, rapered thsEgs bsTe been sal
cr 10th aides Of ,A1s matter. E,pe>taity /. thi
true OF tbo~e who esaonte Ihe frph st4at ride c
tie eonrc*errr. sm cot Quite te+tsiu bu: ths
or Ea1ht tic orethlcn are Ice wiser in tut, tbs
tney Ars atts pssstonasc. cer Al. u Father Httke
can 1es te erqni'sta o. sophiss7, fbi ns.t
e. % s.-e a. pl.s.s. d. paiss "a eay -.
ssIvta ,e9s e ~ "a s'ilIssa' nsnss r : ns
ihs k.cster ren1 Of ! chris:stn spirit /
eni5 u,T,.l sae INC aiuaost sse3a AL ei'eaas.aee s
andr tu.;- 0. these Erras tenacI eies 10 The I,
tg4oss To,A. wiaa @ t. * yo9r attent.o3
tte:ln:11m and Ra icnsl,su.
!. Ronentfm.-atAr1s IN the person of Chris
,ae Il, s4.. u e. tns
persuaded that there IL sntar snuw Vi tfetn
tits aMrulrtn. ] GO Iot tliLk 1t affects II
uE1ment ona vt1 Ct the Other to coccedr tes
has oeen outwsre consttr!tL ana sn:tsion
the Papae3 Of Bsoops OF Rome. think q
FtfcnEth Of thd hutol G 21Rue1. Il La h1alutt th
q r.! fhSF "
But tho ne1t claim y inst or an hor1ty OF
the corseteneet OF men b. r.a.on Of stl- Apo
tolic spcee.stvp. And h,sliu IL the SOP hlstl
and folly Of The "hol: matter.
A'tto!le carnn1ity Il one thing, Rnirst1N co
unEtty Is smother. sesrA Christ ncT. r fo4aae
1arh = II st1tufion - the Catholic hnrrn. i
TWO tht. fB In toc.r spirit ma tns ,tunors con
potstni, he more t!.etEtlsr thar a1ued U
A,ikt usu the slcp:e gospel Of Ger Lori End t,
Konns h,:rsfeh.. 1he ltaa.tIa chrr ct : = Is :
growahM,atEpIyh - se,ies Ct paipa;te sna eo.t!'
T. aasno warrant IN Scripture aad no supp.
ata ':ss*"x'' isses u s:;s Ss e. Il fsts ;stss
III i. serols eplr!s .ho dra'ed i
esvsss, s.d] ] ssoelassasa ~ shs easEaptiea. l sd
morality Of its tocstiner-
+ ws; ,s,, G;s So
of tEe uscE.s Il of tsat 3sst* t Who.e 9otpci |
b.: these rrots,ss xe1e verr unlike the
Earsz.o Pso:ests. Il N Of The secta,,aa chut-h
It*as taaed on tnca11 resson. sId derive !
sREctsep irr N the hun1n cottccncc. Lu,he
stAstinf pc.nt vas ts1t-tE Its owu tere. Wu1
"brtn must come TO this H I..s-.very 4
rclr1ce. rad arsncY for ais > llef - b MAX.
But from time to tls.e Pfettttsntten cathe
ttreEesn:, snd xrssnsl'J caas ~ pnt &
.eHeor. Bat Of co?t'e sa!. eoal1 not h
the trts Il intellectual ,reelrJ-for lhc BIOL
whstwe Eaxc II Eesn-abo haa this beer
OILY grcrnd Of autbost ! then ertry man ",
hare bccy-Af he ought to ae-a las unto b
tcii. 1000 back hsile-~e n:u.. irqu,fr VI
lection Of books vtr1 fuli RI religions fn@pit..
sSa tIu,h, tut books ~lttlca - otntl.nt perl
19, By Gi1sf.1s pt nor. r..h aia :teat se.ts:ts:
ehieb ther auth Is lived. Ttr IatEa. .s-1
tecse becks src teaa-:ha' Is uzssokec-t tn:s
s'ee q eteert.,E,y. Ali easesied fsp.e:1s1:s {
nct escipe tsis eon-lusIoo. Tor have OIL,
ttEp: OH oft to remind ,on tkss tho2ssnd' q:
theu,saes q co=msatsf:e: bsse ren VII!
'o1,t 5I t1are s:'"s e l'iusng 10 have tounu It
,r11 Tne1 T.. tsss ,sni;. Il e. g ,se ose2 Dr.
A1:h rifles IN ennfltftcns or tcitA. Yoa 1re
concentrated RON ta.tc Protestant 4 C.. ut
Btb:e> ba. secs1se you % not esIle,e Wal
talu 'oaEoeA:iock Of eec1ee:as ict sAr t1e IS,
1ese1e-- sothe os:wlsi su:bcsIty oil prutrsts
isto Is s!Gp, a.d oriF 4 rote OF f,Ld. Z
ErlsstpL lkIreA is The e1e.loa Of bod,
r'niasclt. The Met-odlft. 30 Il: ss liz DOOR:
estss fote f. Tic work o: ore great God a
Nt 1thn Wesley. VIA had 10 G;1cef F,eht
tell 3hE+ The Riost feaeh-e th.n any o:hes q,
h1d 20 % TO The etd Of these teet':
slsrc Tor ~ Ct ,opln ons *h,ca arc Claim 4
te TIC resnlt, Of the critical extrct.e o,
,s.,sn Ia y Isig'on 2 se hefs Ha.t II,
ei,a atte rattt u ii :se tesea,nas q Kasonas,
-he Dc E:si Of tbe dlytne atd Exceptional oIts
u NM in +Ft
eee's cethrotts God sad xfcsls rom aIaa
Io.er 10 60 tic ntst thing to be doIc-I h
tathhE ~ coz anco i aaTe hsrlseG NJ lot on
B9, the oales ard function o! r. aaon ia res,s
T Hho}!y eifc:elt aArAl. Cad. Who oI His
IoScf ot thsuett md rtaecston, eould never Il
lrteEt tec that IN the rery raan + IL WHICH er
e"ol el IL Eost protooRdlr sad eterrilly ln,eret
th!s faculty Of ie8ton eho1l1 DC ri ent
Tsss srtpon.!tftt1 God h>s neTrr tfactfel
fro. ue individual. 70 n1y eerls+iasael
.hs rroto..tne, MN ean.l blsauy: els.5a
pEceia:a-lstae!r,t that re ssos y not tho tafo5 ,
,n'ei.91on The aiss say tne chureh l.; the Of
re :ehaa:.sssa Of the rnl..d t'rastrcss =
Ta e Z. g g.
q E Ee ,"l7 Roman catsehs cnurin IN
tc.us Of The tet:
.as ss 81 pens.sea III s :; d.,a;,ert Il public a.
suas:d .,,.e e0 @ BE-, s Ihe5 ssas .k. lo.o
Ek1dk- II tut4 Ius-eatsHE 0estAA@st - -
busle Cd Al The ttske. The lrqas.'ttu1 sail
auift into the private opn:ont d atsFy pr
Of ~hrtrvtr dcSr c and MI ot.ieets Of a! I
ran at. " ,sa9,..usso, Il i,n,s Peril
ss.n en- taoa.snd hua4n oesn:a- .,te o.1
alely murdered. N ~
Fsts,r Ssss .eizxsee @es, e ~ IL tas d. =:
EEn1cn u ar trend Of ,ltedop, Of iD:einS
9ld 81 entespttte. Bonkntst u has Be "a the d
tce n ali taess, a1d until 1t ccases to be Re
.AD 1!EaJh will be.
1t vii Re scrrJ day for Ronlth prophcar
Httr lksx bSG:r 70 pF0t ktCa Ihc love tal.