New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-10-10


bayebeleved utter want OF taste 70 be possible Or
eraby watered old hymns and their practically, as well
as theologeay shallow and pltiaele hunaniasan odes
at least shadow Of worship now attempts sds
in Haarlem. Gr0nnsen. Neuchate to establish truly
"r %odes soue far '0e prove rove bs utter faty
OF all such endesyors. In due tune, thee'
In the matter OF church constitution and government
On which believing theology q Is true has made nsny
On Germany is the "Territoris system" theory
ony Dart Of the state and constitution such and
must lead the former being entirely merged IN the
later And thls day unbelef seeks 10 betray the In
alien able rights on the Church the state and 10 prove
the omnpotenco OF the llatier as against any actor
church discipline meant 10 defend inc positive ooctrne.
hoping that the State may coon pronounce Tor
the equal rights of all parties within the
church. Modern unbelIef seeks 70 efaSe the sPes,
cihc distinction between Church and State. ana
thereby robs the former or It's vital power.
Again look at tho influence OF unoeei "a for
the extension OF Gods Kingdom, and gee the pa,sysss
which follows ascendancy The Gernan-Dtnsn
Mission in Franquebear ourished vigorously during tho
former part OF the last century III the triumph on M
tonasm az home dried up is supports and caused IL 20
wither away And how do these liberal unbeeyers
seek to hinder and malgn the work OF missions AZ tns
present day by distorted crticismsf Bat as 20 dong
better things Themselves, which would be the best
criticism, they have not lifted up nnger. Toe
institutions Of our minor missions, too, have almost All
OF them been founded supported solely by the love
aud beraliiy OF the believers, while unbeleYers nave
done little else than embtter their existence Dy repeaIea
But perchance unbellef has proved itself to be firm
support OF the state and Of moral strength IN
public and political life The best tests OF principle
furnished by times OF public distress ana 0dngcr
O., Is imminent the power OF unDee.
in a nation immediately sinks in marked manner, and
un-Christan journals all at once begin 10 speas
fs the churches; the need OF higher assistance "
plainly felt and the fine phrases OF unbeef cannot Rvo
this These facts questionable enough for the sup
port under trouble which unbeef can Afford And
when the thousands upon thousands OF WOUNDED neo1
spiritual consolation how litteca unbeef afford thsl
In the last war this deyolyed almost entirely on
believing ministers, often at the request OF their trce
the ratonaiso clergy was clearly evident their total
inability to satisfy the spiritual cravings OF the souerx
aud dying But putting aside such seasons OF 1isross
what are the political and social fruits or unbeef Ia
general wayi History very plainly tells US that aDos
power and authority. the family. when its life is
based upon the fear OF God, all domestic bonds arc
soon destroyed 0y the unIettcred power Oh
90 that dangerous axity or arDrariness Is suostnou
for earnest discipline IN the education OF cnharen oo
too, ia civil and national me- IIe people tst VIII my
bow to Divine authority Will eventually break through
the bounds oil all human order IN endless eVOintons
The sefove which would lam DO wiser thsn OE rn
revelation at last snaps all the bonds OF society Ihs
faith (of Strauss), practically carried out, tno
Commune which, during its ascendancY was always
talking OF philosophy. Unbeief viii ruin every nation
which does not in resist its alpoisonng Influences
In attack on unOehet we must expose suese Iss
fruits It boasts Itself VI helping progress and hnders
IL It inscubes cultre on It's banner ana threatens
with new and worse Daroarlsm. IL promises 70
bring IN the age OF true humanity and yet INJURIES inc
dignity OF man 80 as to deprive MN Oh any speSapo
i,y can only be saved and prosper by means OF divinity
We AGAINST
OF Scripture, OF faith, and OF coos honor, wnlch 10
tranples in dust not only OF our spiritual expo
rience, which u does not 1nuerssnu oue ds1 81
which it leads astray We protest against II IN mo
name or healthy church life, OF frniDearing preach
ings aud care OF SOUS OF se Cruti anu ry aye e,Sa
OF the good taste aud aesthetics or our worship IN the
name healthy discipline and constitution OF our con-
gregationa lie OF the ndepehaence OF the ShGrSn:
energy and power OF increase; OF sen-sacrhcng and
selfenyiDg love; Of home and foreign missions which
n tries parayzs In the name OF ali practical tasks or
the Christian life, Tor which IL mas neither deeper un-
name OF morals and all true humanity, which under.
and destroys since IL separates them from religion
and saps It's divine foundations We protest agalnt II,
only as Christians but as citizens ana pato,s VINO
truly their country because nc prosperous Iuture
S IsO1 dey w. ESSENTIALLY depend upon s
honesty hodingas TO thei Gospel as the truth ana te
Life from God But this historical defense VIII not meet
all objections by reason OF us ncgaSDo nILule ano
would therefore point cut to you more excellent posi-
method mean the actual proof OF the Christian truth
by means OF Christian ine when we look at ts
growing power OF unbelef and the minute variety 81
agencies employed In us tne JouFna
and associations VI mere human tarlansm Gown
10 those of the most radical Communism, with
its societies and travelling agents and eeturers
evident that such social power cannot DC met merely
ice to convince individuals against the close col
uuns OF unbeef the Church must use her last moral
inv Of her in alembraciug love and
holy lie. This practical religious method Is the most
convincing OF all and truly irresistible, and must IN the
end gain over all those who are 0f tue uuh. Tlls IL
was That worked so nightly 10 the first ages Of tie
without II ntdelity will nowhere be defeated and the
growth OF the latter Is owing in great measure Ia the
TACT that the Church has too much neglected THIS branch
Of testimony. Truth IS plentnllly Witnessed ior IN
words and books, but not enough In fe But speaking,
as before those who, trust nave long SINCE DeeA
striving TO give practical effect this testimony may
cOnnne myself 10 few hints as TO the way IN which 1t
may rendered most e1ectua And, first OF ALL let US
remove theological aud church life the stumbling
blocks which have hndered so many from believing.
the everlasting quarres about things upon which saliva
ton does not depend the jealousy Of one another tho
narrow mlndedness at nome anu As too) ABROAD which
he does not wear quite the ecclesiastical Uniform
and instead OF all this, lot the hame OF believing and
nominations brightly than hitherto. great,
positively believing economical Evangelical Alliance.
Notwithstanding all variety Ia matters OF fath delivered
TO US 10 In itself practical apology which makes i'm
pressOns upon thousands; justification OF the indie
gelical International which may oppose the Athesto
International with superior spiritual weapons Let u,
fundamental position, draw more clearly the limo
between the essential and the unessentia let pro-
no such line is be drawn, but that all tendencies have
equal rights in the Church. Our German Liberalism
as the same party in England and America. These
would say TO those in our Evangelical Church
While with US they are struggling to prove the
church. by which means shall eventually legalize
Rationalsm You must help Us TO attain greater precis
Retter for church to be small but united and d.
cded than and broad, but inwardly di-
yided against ITSELF And when We have drawn tho
necessary boundary lines, let for the sake OF
unity seek TO give extensive visible representa-
ton OF 1t (by g,of an Interchange oil pupits,
so that the various churches be strengthened
the faithful testimony Of OF another communion.
Let force the un6eeving world To confess as did the
heather OF old "See how these Christians love one
another!' and thereby shall overcome a hundred
prejudces This spirit IL is which we shall seek " I'M
plant In our evangelical congregations and people. Let
US seek bring about more living communion between
the churches greater Interchange OF their special ftS
and EXPERIENCE and place the single congfegatio in
connection with the OF events In the universal
Kingdom OF Christ. We should make them better
0uanted with the i'm porant OF these events,
tnat II member suffer all the Others suffer with
it, and II be gOriied all the others may rejoice,
belonging body whose Head Is Christ. In addi-
ton this IL H. duty at the present day TO the
members OF our churches fully against the spe-