, 1873-12-24
DEAN STANLEY AND MAX MULLER.
The Lattersa Lecture in Westminster
Abbey

Abbey
Lonon {Dee. a Correspondence Of The Nete York Times.
Yesterday WAS tho day appointed by tho Arcll-
bishops for "intercessions for missions" and
there wero services in most Of" tho churches and
thapela connected with tho Established Church,
Dean Stanley signalized the occasion by invit-
Ing DR.. Max Muller to deliyer lecture in tho
evening in Westminster Abbey; aud this has
produced great senHation in tho ecclesias-
tical world. It had, Of COURSE, been announced
beforehand that tho lecture would be delivered,
but it WAS expected that somo means might, per-
haps, DO found OF persuadiug the Dean not to
violnto customary uRaEcB. I neel hardly say
that the clorgy OF the Church Of Eugland olaim
to themselves the exclusive right OF lifting up
edly brought forward in tho House Of Commons
to authorize lay1nen or clergymon Of other de-
nominations to deliver lectures or aldreseoH in
tho churches Of the Establishment, but it has
always beon rejected. It IL stated, apparently
On authority, that as regards tue Abbey thore
Is, Mt least, one precedent for permitting lay
man to read lecture OH religious subject from
the lectern in the nave. It appears that Mr. Gil
bert Scott (now Sit dilbert) the eminent ecclesI-
Rstical architect, once gave an archaeological lec-
turc in tho Abbey. Moreover, caro- was talieu-
90 We arc told-to give Dr.. Max Muller's nd
dress ''character distinct from that Of tile
cathedral services" The choiralid not attend;
the Deap and others OF tho cathedral clergy who
hoods, and not their cccleAiastical gostmonts, 70
that the assembly had rather tho charaetor Of
public meeting than congregation. Bishop He
boris hymn, " From Grcenland's Icy Mountains"
was sung before and tue One Hundredtil Psalm
after tho lecture, aud the Dean wound up the
proceedings by blessing. Notwithstanding
these prscautionR-andit it IL understood that the
Dean aud Chapter took the opinion Of counsel
novation will produce fermont in the Church.
Dean Stanley has long been regarded as kind
Of bele noiro by tho orthodox clergy. He is
broad church in the broadest imaginable sense,
and IL accused Of thinking one religion aa good
as another, and hotter too. His conduct cor
tainly supplies d certain kind OF justification
for the suspicion that no lookB upon religion
gonerally % an open question. on which every
side should have fair hearing in the hope that
possibly some day all secta may bo reconciled
on some very broad aud comprehensive plat
forms. Dean Stanley has taken conspicuous
part In cultiVating m alliance between tho
Greek and the English Church, aud it IL fbr
this reason that he has been cAoaeu to oftlciate
at st. Petersburg at the marriage OF tho Duke
Of Edinburgh and THO daughter OF tho Gear.
He went to the Congress- Of Old Catholics to
offer them tue hand OF friendship be breaches
il Scotch Presbyterian Churches. and insists
that they too are OF the brotherhood; aud le
is also accused Of coquetting with UuitarianB
and 1lationaliHtH. Not long Bince ho admitted
q Unitarian clergyman to the Lords Supper in
tho Abbey, aud Of course there WIS "great
gothoz, you can understand tho sort of alarm
with Which all his proceedings are regarded
and the fears Which hayo now beon excited that
the introduction Of Dr.. Max Muller into the
that we may aoon oxpcctto see there Mr. :Yoysey,
Or oven Mr. Brnaiaugh himBelf. It iH not very
long, moreover, since, by the DeanH permission,
Dach'e " Pasaion waB performed in tho same
building by, secular orchestra and chorus, as
if in an ordinary ,concert-liall. DR.: Max Mnllcr
hiusgek, although perhaps orthodox enough
OIL tho main points, A chiefly known "a
y scientific mytholuglst, and has rather 3 start
Ling way Of classifying Christianity IN only one
Of series Of religions which have takon hold Of
Of laat nights lecture. There were only eight
great historical religions, be said: three
semitic-the Jewish. the Christian. ind tho
4onsmmelan !; throe Arian-tho nrahman. tho
Ghaneao-tho sygtcma OF Confuclus and Lao
Tso. Mono Of these religions woro intolligiblo
unleas they ware studied together. and tho 70
fnts nte q tes etad YOU'D DO actec9 o. Tego
maps from prudential roasons) refraiued from
entering. lie continod hinso!t to some remarks
on the different religious III their missionary aH-
gseta: Judaism, brahminism and Zoroas-
sntorpriso Duddkism moiamnodanisa nn asuopua saa
Christ !aulty Wero missionary religious from the
beginning, aud would cease to exist unlesa they
continued 10. Thero woro at present only some
many, hut were not inoroasng; Drahmiuisla
saa profossod by 110,000.000 Of souls, hut was
practically dead, because It could not ntand tue
light Of day. Tho decisive battle would lie be-
tween Buddhism, Mohan,meaanisn. and Christie
unity. Tilcso were twica ~ many Christians aa
Mohammadans, but l,uddhism HtiIl occupied tho
first place iu tho religious consua Of mankind
The lecturer said that Christianity had doue .
great deal in purifying aud otherwise modifying
do ether two groat religions. although perhaps
pes a1aqly In tho Way tie miaalouArios liked.