New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-12-18

rNsCrITTTPAL NATURE OF TIE MIILESiRIAN
THEORY-AN INACTIVE RELIGIOUS FAITH TO BE
Observation-Disclosures TRIUMPHs Or CHRISTIAN
MISSIONARIES.
fFRoM A SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIDUSE.l
NV HAVEN. Dee. 1G.-rhe members of the
Yale Divinity School VIII hear the following courses
OF outside lectures during the current year: On
"Preachng"-On the Lyman Beccher foun In on-by
the Rev. John Hall, u. D.. Of NcwYork; The Dis
uctiye Merits Of the Several Denominations by the
Rev. II. W. Beecher; on The scrptural View o. Man.
by < President Mark Hopkins OF Williams College and
on Missions" by Prof j. H. seelye OF Amherst. The
latter course begun In Marquand Chapel last week
by three lectures entitled respectively. TIE Condition
and Needs Of the Unchrstian World" Failure OF the
Ofdrary Appliances Of Cyilzat on to Change this Con-
di:.on" and The Alsuliciency OF the Gospel for this
End" The first lecture a summary OF cOtempo-
rary and classical testimony to the degradation OF I'M
christian ands the second showed the !nsuficency OF
commerce. improved INSTRUMENTATION, political reel
pr1cy, education, ethics, AMI religions other thah
Christian to remedy this degradatiou while the third.
which was reported In TIE TRIBUNE Of Dec. -, showed
the su1cency OF the Gospel whore these means failed
The fourth lecture delivered at Ma7quand Chapel at
$50 y. to-day, ana was entitled, Inc MIIlenarlan
Theory OF Missions"
THE "Mienarian Theory" OF the worlds conversion
the speaker said millennial prophecies and
assumed that the predicted convusions OF nature ana
st-ucces Of nations would afford the means. together
with mighty workings OF the Divine Spirit 10 convert
the elect. The millennium. its adv0cates held would
at Its appointed ine and the Church had only 70
possess i.eE ~ patience IN Tue time suoL atrve
-os held this VIEW watch was reason why II should he
candIdy stated. Those who opposed tha we 4"
insisted ju.t nucn Grus power, born In PrOyl-
dnce and IN the workings OF the DIVINE Spirit, the
/ MIienGrIans The Ony question was one OF methods.
Now p-oGig events lOrcold were not different ~
Kind FROM those which were now happening ana ha'l
napp ned aud others. too IN continuation wltn positive
fbe fiv "a Y.
~ shown that NJ tine great events or the past,
aud ~ recent times might not nave Deen included IN
nov m6or 1870 estimated the loss oi LIE during the re-
% Gnioe ciyil war "a 2D OC00-as many as The total
popltion OF the Uucd 4tcs, Great Britain France.
H. F,Intn Emure 'he Il formation, the French RsvO-
luton our own Rebellion. events not less unit for
prophetic forecast Edtaie catstfOpAes might De uoEe
md more no:ane hut could hardly differ IN kind These
.egts lad also influenced IN their inception ana
Irt h. the rover of tiutA, a. would De- ut1rr wonders
i'rh.cv ,yas ~ ne reyCrcutly INTERRUPTED and the
Glory ever rendered to .ts Source. nu Its future out
working would seem likely 10 De OF the same order Us
Besides these for doubling this theory. It was
10 10, add.u that inactive religion wds fruitful or u-
/ amy within us own bounds OF indielty without
them: nit--4s said the objection urged IN the
Mass1c senate 10 the clartering 0 the American
Hoard while 80 much religion yet needed az home
Christianity commodity THAI increased III propor-
tDu exported. or the truth OF TINS tue faci
int commandments III Christian churches had increase
tyn ana "A hair time, the population or the
United STAT 1870. abundant proof MOI could
- Dc urged with mat missionary el1rts were una
valllpg Wnen late the last century, william Carey
uropo1ed at ministers mee ing IN England the discus
non of the Of tue Gospel IN heather lands,
the venerable chairman said Young man, SIT down.
when proposes convert the world, lie VIII. with
nrr y,Ir hell OF mine" Scottish General Assembly,
! IN ls.U, treated absurd d proposal looking
/ TO tue same result, on The ground that It was
/ absurd to attempt work abroad so long as a
sin.e SOU EFT unconverted at home Bur, so soon
as the present. there - European and Is American
missionary associations, N;tn l,oO missionaries, lilOJ
CHRISTIAN ab0rers and s. c0J0O year spent in ho
cause. Bibc societies had WITHIN 70 years printed more
fhaH 1900 go Blbrs, ana two were now printing more
than la0 per AZ the close OF tue tenth century
there only 10 10 ~ versions Of the scriptures
in cxstCuc. bus There 2i now ~ Ia" END 81 the
FIRST ceuiury NOT many Christians on the
gube had Oeen made IN India within the present
century Ia MaQagis with ls J,0OOOJ Inhabitants,
a rev uuiiou been effected WITHIN 50 great
a. IL Roman npirc during COnstantlnc's time. II
was 81. Missionary zeal ANA efficiency were
never more real Khan now Those VINO rested on inll
! iennarian hope, were ike the EmmausgOng disciples
whose eyes holden tLAJ tncy could not tna1
tne Lord had then T4sc4 and Walking al their
| side.
AT Marquand Chapel! at p. Prof Seelye gave the
students an Informal OF hi, travels III India
| which was listened to with much interest