, 1873-06-30

Tint onos o Ii tha only reliable tes! should 10 eau
ioua lcat they aeHto thbsefvea to be religious, sln-
ply because they arc not pios; credit themselves
with being sincere because they do not exhort otiors to
nswness q life. In all denominations great olalgo
Of feeling has occurred within comparatively brief
period ths question Of religious forms 40 rcato to
Ito development Of character. While a acknowledge
THO tmportanee Of plclhtto forms helps, very fow
ssent they formory d vx very fow H0e on.chos hes
now re9ard It IS necessary for my poraon
ious experience; aud tho theory that form OF words
uttered IN The hour of death may 10 accepted "a ey
ns on"HS Of a S s9n i ihot reference to Tho
eeE! ID With much heatency BY neary a It s simply
I'd S6o.o o @ o1 y a.s 5 .
are seldom heard, that 1t Is not Bafo to moaere tho
CaEiatan e1perencc Of men and women by tleac out
wo mistake tho shadow for tho substance. At any
rae It 10 not con1potent for any denomination to sot
its customs M this respect the test Of Christian
fellowship.
But 1t ID true wo giving our attention to moro
specific s.atement Of the fa Of tho order. And we
profesuionho only crea.i text recognized by the de-
nomination, aud the ouly QUO II has ever had. This
wae adopted III 1Bo3scyonty ycars ago. It ia In tcaa
Anr1o1r l. wo boltcvo that tho Holy Scriptures Of
Tho Old and New Tcstainens contain revelation Of
the e1arastor Of Cod and of tho duty, interest, md
T. o pdsa,ss beess that there ono ao oss
whole family Of mankind to hoEuoss aud happiness.
Art. III. W.. beliovo that honeaa and happiness
for these thlnga are good and profitable unto mon.
candidate for ministry, and lies at the basis Of
every parish or church organized undor the rules OF
tho denomination.
Tho four cornor-s.onos upon which tho unversaltst
Church reats aro those q The Holy scspures con-
t HSgsn % God to g There l.
Gllri9t- fy 1Ioly HnfiE
Christ viii finally reatoro tho wholo human family to
holiness and hnppnoss 80 Holiness and happiness
careful to posacss the that they may enjoy tho
othor:, These Fundamental pxopos4uons aro
ssssnttsl Ell to .,on uniserssA'n They are' as
ther nature md leave Wide narsn for indviduai
differences IN opinion. 1t tAa intention Of tho
possible ana yet include the essentials OF belief.
Tha editorial in the Adranee aska this question:
1oua n9 es made e. e her soe
gellcal seliemo7 That scheme cmbraces rolstsi and
eonaistent doctrine Of the fall Of human dcpravty Of
vcarIous aoncment BY Jesus Chrst's essential poIty
Of the Trinity, and kindred points. IN al these re-
sseted nd ne as bod haye differed from
Liberal Chrissians."
Tho answer to this question is that the univorsast
such questions the fau, vicar1ous utoue1nent, tho
trinity, and kindred pointa Practically We do not
secopt tho so-eaed ofthodo1 theory Of tho tal Of
no unvorsalIst who holds to thcsa doctrines as tho
sacrcia Churches interpret them but II holding
our denomination, could not properly bo rejected
therefor. We simp do not as Church, aoap!so lho
take on those topics. but 10 must M believe What ' tas
creed states: ho must accept the supernatural clement
II religion, and mako Christ tho central nguro in Ills
Az 10 tho several theological tonets already nan,e
nay DO hrepor t. say 90 faE as hsve Eight to
the doctrine deDrgy1tT r1u
what they think ia rational well as mors scr
tura anu TINT III acquired deprayy A1an is created
come sinncrs, and have need Of Savior to guido
and sanctify. Tho duty Of Christ W. also roes but
this our creed is specific.
1sationaltata aro not welcomed to our order. We
have no place or work for tlum ClrIat s, with us,
protor OF God to men, and Tho mediator between
bin and us, are without God and without hopo in
the verdi a or faith IN tho nal recovery and harpi
sal obedience 10 Christ Mon are tayed not because
Of any denominatoual name earth, because they
arc born Into tho likeness Of God revealed and GU
forced In tho person of hts son. Heaven and lell
hs S he sad maslsba aa Ss ss nspy i, '
quality Of tho plsee It 10 In. AL salvation is
hollness. There Is peril before every aoui tint il
boru Into to but TINT porll Is not local place Of
s9ETow hut sin alienation from God, the dcbaeenent
o. thoBe power6 Of tho mind md heart, for which we
desire our highest Joy It Ia turning the light TINT Is
to the future lifo ia very very well presented n tic
pendent:
"The doctrine Of Immediate salvation has pccn al
noht entirely given up partly because the Scrip
tnres hro to be inconsistent with It, and partly
because it Is acon to bo utterly unreasonable to sup
changed nj tho moment OF death. At pros
ent doctrine Of . further proba-
lion a piss ss svo, asath snd final ss M e
Church is almost without exception held by Unversul
form Of thu Evangelical alliance, is not inoonsistent
~,th DEVOTED fsligous spirit, and was hold BY The
1a0s., most aeye m9lssionaTy churches in tho third aud
lour1n cohtar1est anu Is held strouuDys]y by
many German Christians, 'shoss piey is bright *
With this statement Of tho proseut attttuae Of tim d..
nomination, md Of Old and Now Uniyeraailsm beforo
U.s. wS arc prepared tnellfgenty to- consider the re
/: Il na ESsate
AlHnnce7 0 AA3'''~3'
reaa tha following from tue artiss 81 i
Tho uniyersalists are at one with Evangelical de-
ma.crinliatie athes1n do not think Tint wo can afford
TO look askanco on those who fighting by our aldo
ras3 @ yeasa sS m an
religious papers IN the country, and have been struck
with the fact that there nono which show aeartier
sion Of tho great religious question Of tho day than
tue unversAlists They hold faBt to God and to tho
Diho. They give place to philosophy which suuiuta
toward athoHm-no, not for sn hour.
"Tho Evangelical Nli1uce, meeting In New York,
na1t October refuses the Fellowship Of this denona
lion. It's position secma to me unwarrnnted by logic,
There Ia nothing really unevangecal about Universal
lsm. As understand II, any Church is evangelical
which aecepts tho eysnge Of Christ. which bolioyea
that arc anners, for whose salvation it eces-
sary that tho Sou of God should de- a1ll that BAya-
ton from ain {aud, therefore, from penalty, comes
through repentance md faltli in Him. It Is nut
for this to hold any peculiar theory to tho
number Of men who Will nccupt the sayatto-wlatler
10 or 60 or 100 per Cont to hold accurately
Athanasan Greed to tho relation OF tho Bou to tho
Father But asl that is impied III tho central doctrine
Of atoneont tho UniverBalsts hold, aud are evnnge
cal enough, at least, for miscellaneous body Of
men as composes tho prctentious Evangelical ALI
ancu.h
Teo1og1cally considered 1t Ia Of worry little eonHe-
quenco what course the Evangelical Alliance may tako
IN reference to tho admission of Uniycrsasts into
lhcae councA. hut there certain pr ical 1aaes
Of this question Of the denial Of tho bAr.Aian name
Which arc important.
Iment!on particularly tho cordial cooperation Of
all brnnChoA Of tho Church Of Christ hKainat tho COM
mon enoIny Of uHbellef and Wickeluess Tho union
Df the who'll Church IL important. In this viow cur
gynpathes should bo tho s!du Of fraturnity and not
of disnelnberlneut. II any Church protesting lilo
I1nf1a nnIn1 fc1,yNit, of Tim has