New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-10-07

conccpt,on of the clergymans calpgf we understood
these we should gain at once toieraple ,nG hnrcb At
condition aud spiritual estate OF particular cnuon ~
sny Owen time. theological movements within our
Church have given and are giving 70 tus 5ssctopsry
eccesiasticsm has In II and one OF It's hrst eIec
and has been for some tne pass of the
Christian ministry 1t Is trying TO Impress upo" '"0 i"
OF the Church. A., .,,,, ,doas n, the
clerical training nd education work in the Churcn
and the triumph Of either must tell aDsoueW np1 hess
destiny In this country Let us understand WIZ me
are The one may be called the Medieval Iradtio t
functional ldea and the other the Rerormea for orders
or the clergyman certain SomPeis 10 presented to
him avng the prestige OF high and solemn sanciohs
He Is told that IL what the Chnrch receives anu
his business TO learn all this so that he may eacp JUS.
moutbpiece OF the accredited tradition ana 10 ne
supreme thing for him TO know upon any given topic
wnat other people In other times ana places nave sa
Ii the Voice Voices and votes Of the majority
The mental attitude Is Of course one or more recep-
OF what Others have said. lie is the pledged advocate
Of what his teachers have told him. lie Is not an IN
auirer but learner. not thinker but neophyte He
receives he submits he repeats This spirit pervades
every branch OF theological and eccesiastlcai trdIhnB
IL aims at producing new eeclesiastic priest, VINO
knowa nothing apart from beyond, outside of what
may be called the routine or his profession. nc 10 IN
vertcd into member OF caste OF oroer apar 0 p
life OF the world knowing nothing OF what the woriu
large doing or thinking, nothing OF tue spirit %
and shaping sf Wssn he mn aS or the
Church Is attacked he mas answer beyond this the
Cnurch wicn oS oUd vo,r damnation Il
certain. Free inquiry strikes INN dump WITH cerror al"
amaZement. H.,
cramped with their minds under lock and Key, OFTEN
display many virtues much heroism. and great mercy
toward those tor whom they minister. .
hut human nature is often perverse in its and 1t
demands OF these men wnai enGy nar1 ootrv where
the people are receiving education and where modern
civilization has created oody vi thinheas am Ta are
ecual workers outside tDe cerlcaI UrueI to1
country they are weak IN Enganu aeS ht arc thew are
own Church ana country, 80 weak una. my ,T,,o
bringing the clerical order INTO certain disrepne:
bland lOng-coated inuiviuua, sinS on,s opera
the elevation of the most, anu I' s rblio
ton at the ar uPVn po and caring nothing In the
usage ana Deiei' hho"ins "n ~ - = IL,
their Lessons from teachers thai are beyond the crcu
ference Of his IDEAS cuts but sorry figure. "pou SUI
rounded Oy admIrng flock he seems wise and c3mpe-
a Dds nnon his mind he rs dumb lie despars and
linz that fine generation is given up to godessness
mn 1mnrri.v He thinks this simply because the world
an i @ raos,va him and Others like him. This Is the
NM Of men nevertheless strange as it may SEEM
Witch a reactiouary Ecclsiasticsm is seeking to
and create as pastors aud bishops to the Protestant
Epsc0pal nower: not pastors but functonaries
With certain magical Words not theologians and
SEM th.oloeians The task seems desperate, yet the
cndeavor attended with srer success could have
Vnucaroa Tn an Far "a n a. succpssfu however it
peen ijasIer and revolution subyersiye OF tine
means uasa rn,eSiant and reformed Lei us then con
ChuIcn 90 1870" nrnrestanf and modern idea OF
sioeL in This first of ALL seeks not simply
rnct and i the mind but to educate it, bring
instruct a% ont to develop IT, The distinction and
contrast here are radical Authority for the faith as
founded in the w ad WGG 6r ii b OF The theo
ana resnecting the contents OF the faith 1t calls
man master It does homage to all great names bat
s st Ch'roh o. snch but IL places in the
Of the candidate the Sacred 6a sns
nory ~ ' , sreat tbooks ana he is urged to make
eralu'e a ~ ham of which he il capable will not
Teer 10 Tue to saw in passinp that there is no
reason why eveiy oau -, Tho Uebre.y Scrntnres
tequiieu and ~ Inou enou1h Of Fcclesas.
the Greek anu 10 k3W 10 d ~ tb
tcai creek anu @ waya and ntteriv t6e enemy
anu Tue thoy nf cerc edncaf,on which omits the
study OF THESE an nat tue ScS bn1 tSe
no or internretation i'm the history OF Chrstian
saeree in neooey and turges should be
nIeading here
can pass 10 % nrhso Ie sne
proiestant reformed and modern theory OF clerical
learning IL something never 10 DC iost sgnt OF we
Hean JUG hu h ~ th hm"nn ~ mndern eyioenc,ea nnon
clergy man WIN tne DurueH VI n upI
MN AZ Is not aa' eey ne 6a 5hnsonor
Sooa prsaebers and skilled interpreters of Scripture
SoV W. oar n,ntrv tne Stunidv i,norant cierIvman
ust o 70 the wall The oriea to which the ministers
Of religion as class are subjected in this country is
severe and hard beyond all precedent We aim, there.
Sore ar tvne ot intelligence thoughfuness and moral
mower which though seen only in some, may in some
measure be reflected in all.
Willie then the moral theory and idea OF clerical edu
caton may cause the Clergyman to magnify his office as
@ nmhassador Of Jesns Christ it does nor Dropose To
make him n new official among men but a new
man among men; a man with the sympathes
and tastes of his own time. He is expected to
know what men who are not clergymen are knowing;
Christian religion to know its philosophy and spirit
He must know history, literature and the grounds at
least OF the current scentnc POSITION You would not
dream OF recurring nun 10 pe an expert IN an Sciences
but you would look for such general knowedge OF the
situation tha wnen ne speah5 OF writes as Infisah
he shall make neltner nlnsei NOT Tue cause ne au'o
Gates appear absurd. inc manly element Is sorey
needed the strength OF intellect 70 perceive ana KNOW
how to present ana rightly 10 divide the word OF truth
Robust sense and not sentimental sweetnesses 10 now
IN ORDER Men vi LUG woriu listen W e,eiy preaoner
whose Intelligence anu ihoraI honesty they resPect
whether Tor weai OF woe II 10 neverteIess true tnat