, 1874-02-15

aug Al, u - d1fHCult 1u4t NOW 10
Tying himself said 'Well, sir. the Bishop is gu,
right; he il perfectly correct In his statement.
tsys am in aympathy with tho movement, and 50
I'm. Keing further questioned, hs said: y Am
sympathy With the movement, but.am not In It."
Church and State sayB: "The great Difficult
in the way Of separation Of . large numb
from the Protestant Episcopal Church has bee
removed by the establishment OF the Reformt
Episcopal Church. 1t will not answer to mel
this fao. by endeayoring to show that tho ne
Church has no basis on Church principles; II
this is not true"
CORRESPONDENCE.
Dr. PATTON ON THE TRINITY.
To the Rer. Dr.. Pattc1s:
s1n; In recent number Of the Interior 30
have stated your theory Of the Trinity. We ar
not in auy theological ring. We have heard th
Word Of God explained and illustrated by man
| able diyincs for over half century. We hay
| for many years received the faith once dcllvere
! to the Saints. we hare the most implicit be1ie
in the Holy Scriptures. We have dihgentl
studied them and inwardly digested them; bu
| wo have not been able to find or to digest you
theory OF the Trinity. Probably We have no
your eyes nor your mind, your knowledge o
| your powers Of digestion. Possibly, you ma,
have the power Of second sight, ennblint
! you to see what others cannot. We hayo no
basked in the light and heat OF a thoologica
school, but VIC have read ard considered many
different versions OF Gods message to mon
We do not find the word "Tr1nity" writer
within its leaves. Nor do wa find, on iuquirinp
OF ripe scholars, that the idea conveyed BY that
word is inculcated directly on single page o1
posed to ba taught By implication. Nov, the
important ideas Of Christianity are said BY good
authority to bo 50 plainly sud clearly revealed
in Holy Writ, that . wayfaring man, though q
fool, need Dot err thercin SO this dogma, il
true, is not an essential or Important feature
is not directly taught; then why resort to ill.,
phcation and conjecture Why rcsort to GER
tain Kind OF philosophy, which, after all, does not
yield any satisfactory results? We are willing to
from those whom Nature endowed with won
derful insight into the unseen future. We ro-
Gently heard an eloquent Methodist preacher de-
scribe Heaven with 10 much minuteness, that ne
could hardly convince ourselves that lie had not
been inspecting large extent OF territory To-
Gated on the south side Of Jordan, where ever-
LASTING spring abidos and eYer-blootniug flowers
waro rendering fragrant all the air, and then
that apparently he Was introduced to all tho lead
ing and influential inhabitants thereof as the
most distinguished minister Of his denomina-
tion- This is poetry. Now let us cofuo to prose
and fact, aud Let poetry and fancy retire.
AL grant that the word "Trinity" is very
unfortunate one. Even John Calvin said ne
hated it. lou must acknowledge that God has
told US all that He thought ne ought to know
aver, ia the source OF all QUIZ knowledge
Of His character and nature and yet not all, as
We thiuk- Our Bible is the second volume OF
His communications to men. This first volume
WAS printed and published very many years be-
fore tho secoud, and contains many revelations
concerning Himself which men read aud consid-
cred without any aid from tho Bible. The
Heavens declared tho glory Of God centuries be-
fore His written word appeared. As Adam aud
Eve took moonlight walks they must have OBJ
the brilliant appearance OF the stars, they Ill
sang SO sweetly, These are Thy Worls, Q Thou
Almighty and most merciful-" Gods creation
WAS so full aud overaowing with His wisdom,
His goodness, and His mercy, that even Noses ia
feeding tho 1ocks of Jethro, and Cain, though
into = strange land, could not help pra1s-
ing the great Creator,-for, us you
say, religion is universal The beau
titu plants, So wonderfully made,
demonstrates even to them contriycr and maker
OF infnite skill. Gods works praise Linn. All
plants are constructed on the same plan. AL
ANIMALS have tho same general plan Of structure.
One idea runs through the whole. AL the crea-
tures Of God arc crowded with His thoughts.
We see in them one Creative mind. Thus tho
atirms-
Thus the Bible, though not the source OF all
orr knowledge OF God as you affirm. yet does
teach US some traits OF His character, which His
creation does not fully indicate-as God is q
Spirit-God is holv-God is good-God is inf1l-
tie in oil His attributes-God sent His Son 10
show us the way to Heaven.
The Bible in1orsea Nature, md proclaims to
Us, There is but one God. Of whom are all
things"
preserved by Revelation by the second vol
ume, we presume you mean-' that Jews, Mo-
aud Christians believe in one God,
because they have been go taught by the Bible"
But did not our native Indians, long before the
sSs won 5neg9 to 1sp aa not S0I5hp ha as ossss
Greeks, aud R omans, aud many other nations,
worship one God, under many forms, represent
ing the many attributes Of the Deity? These j
nations lived when words we're pictures. The
first chapter Of the Prophet Ezekiel mono can
peculiar, aud then. as you say, belief
in God is universal-so that ali men say
to us, there is but one God, Of whom
ire All things. Truly, as you say, the Bible
offers no proof OF tho existence of one God,
simply because the First eyelation-Nature-
loes that. The Bible relates what God said and |
lid, and what he wishes to SAT and do. But it |
loes not require Us to believe in q triperaonaI |
God. Your philosophy a161ms :. that the Father |
s God, that the Son ia God, that the Spirit ia |
Sod; and moreover, that the Father IL person, |
he Son is person, that the Spirit is person.
thus you have three Gods and three persons. |
lou could not have learned this from the Bible, |
or that wonderful Book says,-and it is the au- |
henlc source Of all knowledge On this aubject, I
-tFTo ua, there is but one God of whom are |
Ill things-nnd one Lord, Jesus Christ, BY whom
IRE all things." C. q. 4.
Why THE LABoR1fG MAN DOES NOT ATTEND
CHURCH,
70 the Editor of The Chicago Tribune:
SIR: The writer has been an attentive reader
i TIE SUNDAY TRIBUNE for a long time. and has
'erused with interest the pros and cons" on
he labor question. The question has been
sked why the laboring man docs not attend
hurch. To answer this question humbly ask
or space in your columnB. 1t must be admitted
hat the lsboring man has feelings as we'll as the
est Of mankind The writer, on account Of
hysicd disability, is not laboring man in the
ommon acceptation Of the term, as the world
Understands the expression, but has worked as
oany hours and consumed as much tt midnight
il +" as many others of his class, rendering
ccounts and balance-aheets by the score.
Iaving family to support, he does not get
head in the world as fact as many others who
abor less than half the number OF hours.
It is well-known fact that the salaries Of our
ty pastors range from 81, 600 to S. 900 per year,
nd, as attend church occasionally, feel CON-
elled to contribute something towards it's sup