The Hawaiian gazette., 1873-10-08
HAWAIIAN GAZETTE


In Ais The current nuruber Of the CRrss
ss14 Uusor, VI. Beecher thus defines his
.posiricu.-
he Presbyterian, IN not uukind arti
Gle OF NJ. Beecheras Theology" says
sssr Quosiug a paragraph from his reply
70 d.. Carry
we suppose stss Shis y about as near
H6asui,ior Ct hia position rs Mr.. Beecher
val ever come And Il any one would
s1semrz q hold hin 70 This, and demand
ooulseucy, IRE very demand would pro
baby as-auc sooh IN outbreak OF indepen.
douos ~ wosls put Mr., Beceher again
CuusSe &C any theological classification"
The Gas ct ChgassiHn scots develops in
Svs so--.-os an susellecsusl lie, express
e * sheosoSSo&l creedss and as an emo
siuual EEe. expressed by methods Of de
vesior. ~ scosi usSves and by The style
and r,eshoi &C Scsing anon the hearts Of
raea. 0pe my be in sympathy with the
saseIiccsusl system 81 any sect, aud not
va Is Ese ana spirit; or with i,s emo
ssousl spSrsi ana habits, bai not with it's
Sooszsness sn5 one NAY, though less often
and heSrily. be II oucc both with the
c-ccS and the pgaosioS Of denomination.
oErnonox SYMPATHY.
J. We AZ wholly in sympathy with the
runu-al life and procedure Of what are
oaIlea tisc evangelical denominations,
Tlsoi- 6eop sense OF the Sinfnlness and re-
ECnczavS needs Of men; their sense of
lie ncocsSitv OF Divine power in awaken
slS and converting men; their method of
zVvmC right homo upon the conscience
and he1rs OF men 70 secure their imme-
6izzc obcdieaoe 20 the commands OF God
tlscir fervcr OF spirit, their sense of the
depth, iaw&rdness and power of true reli-
goa thcir habit Of laboring for revivals
Of religion; their ardent missionary en-
thusisSm; and, above all, the feeling that
Is soagh; and earnestly promoted of love
and supreme allegiance 10 the Lord Jesus
Christ-an these and many like elements,
draw Us. heart and soul, to the great evan
Ielic1l determinations
We find among orthodox sects as much
cztholicity, rs much honesty in investiga-
sion. as much patience with those who diff.
fer and disposition to bear, as far as is
possibly consistent, with men regarded as
u error, as in any Of those sects that
boast larger iberality. Human nature
predoninxtes in all sects, but nowhere
else, according to our experience. appears
IN greater loneliness than among evan
gelical secis, whether among ministers or
lavnen- With the life and spirit of the
CREST orthodox sects we are as much in
harmony as we can be with any imperfect
hznan organizations, and nothing will
move Us from this spirit The heart is
free, and It's sympathies are beyond the
reach Of DEGREES or anathemas
DOCTRINES.
:. In regard TO the intellectual or doc
srSnsl life, We are, by education and by
cboioo. rs nuch in accord with the syste-
matte belief Of the orthodox at large as
one evangelical sect is with the creed of
another, and as much as the members of
the same sect are with any common be-
heE Men easily agree as to simple facts.
But the philosophy Of facts, and the sys-
TEN Of philosophy, set men at disagree
meni in the proportion in which men are
independently intelligent, and the system
comprehensive in scope and minute in
statement. Men believe in universal hui
man sinfulness; they differ on the philOs-
ophy Of sin. They agree as to the fact
Of a spiritual change; they differ on its
philosophy. They agree that the death
Of Christ was for the salvation of man;
they differ on the philosophy of atone
neut- They agree upon the fact of hui
nan responsibility and Of divine sanctions;
the philosophy Of responsibility and of
penalties divides them.
These differences are invariable and
universal They exist, either, latent or
disclosed. in all sects. The world is learn
ns, BIZ slow degrees, that there cannot
be a perfect parallel or unison of belief in
moral truths grouped into systems The
personal element comes in; peculiarities
OF temperament and education color the
aspects Of truth. In system Of moral
truth, proportion, intensity and relative
eu1pkSsis Of uarts. make all the difference
possible in results The attempt at me-
chanical accuracy has been tried album
dainty, and abandoned, except by the
Roman Church, where the superstition
fingers, as it were, to afford the world an
evidence Of its absurdity.
APerrecs Gentlemnn.