The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-12-12
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That liberty which he claimed for him
sell he was perfectly willing 10 accord &c
others.
allow could persecute9" he question
cd, land then exclaim against persecution
when happen TO DO the persecuted9 Il
is wrong We should be consistent.
will subscribe to no such doctrine" re-
marked the doctor. "As 10 Mr.. Glad
stone, he has nothing 10 claim. IIe is d
High Churchman, just as intolerant, just
as exclusive and ChurchlY as the Cath
olicS. His Ritualism renders him Just as
obnoxious 10 the simple forms Of Christian
ministration as Is Archbishop Manning"
"But doctor, do you regard the signs
oil the times as portCntous Of coming
calamitiCs2'
Tho pastor said that he did. lie has
been iorcibly impressed In comparing the
estimates Of the present tendency oI
events by four very remarkable men.
Manning secs the commencement Of the
greatest controversy the world ever saw,
DisraCli pGrCeives the mArshSlling Of the
hosts of earth in battle array, Just wait.
ing TO commence the greatest religious
war Of all times. HyaCinthe pCrCeives
the uprising oil labor against capital, and
the two tearing and dGvOuring each other
until the last 10 consumed and the first
wearicd by the CxhauSting strife. Victor
Hugo secs across field OF conflict and
bloodShCd the disappearance Of monarchy
and kingly thrones from Europe, and as
the smoke OF the great canlict clears
away he sees the great Republic OF the
United States of Europe emerging into
view. Then comes the political millOn-
mum.
The doctor was not hopeful oil the fu-
turc. The unrest Of the civilized world
pOrtended mighty contest. Men have
different views about the Interpretation
oil Scriptures. He had his own peculiar
views. He did not think tho world was
growing better, but worse. Protestant
Christianity is rich and increasing in
goods, and builds fine churches, and
has fashionable music, and boasts OF its
wealth and It's power, while Its vitality,
Its spiritual force, is ebbing away. The
foundations are unstable. Though grown
rich, it has not grown better. Mammon
worship has taken the place Of
piety. The destroYers are within,
not without. The boast of power ia the
declaration of weakness.
Protestants may believe that their sys-
tenn can stand when Catholicism has fall
On. 1t was mistake. Inadelity has al
ready attacked the vital principles OF the
system, and has eaten its way until the
disease threatens u speedy triumph. lie
believes in an incarnation, of human nature;
that the Anti.Chrst Of Apocalypse is not
the Pope, but the personification OF hu-
man pride Of intellect. As Christ was
the incarnation OF the Divine, he thought
there would appear personality, in anita
gonism to Christ an incarnation OF human
depraVity, and intellect! He looked .out
into the future with the reason given him
and he could see nothing but gloom and
despair for the race. SO far rs spiritual
life is concerned, he thought events were
rapidly preparing the way for the re.
establishment OF sort OF paganism when
the Man Of Sin would appear and set up
his kingdom, and Christ and the spiritua
forces emsnatiug from Him-thC Holy
Ghost, with its quickeuing power, and
God, the Superintendent be banished
from the world; that is, from the mind
and heart Of mankind. Pride-human
depraVity persOnified-would reign over
all, until the Divine power should come
at last, the conflict between heaven and
hell be renewed, and Chriat, the Captain
Of Salvation, leading the redeemed hosts,
should appear and vanquish the power oil
he'll and cast out the children Of darkness
forever, and then comes the end.
Such is q brief, and it may be impCr.
feet, report OF the views and opinions Of
one of the ablest Protestant divines in the
country, as given 10 our reporter. The
doctor is man o! great intellectual force
and intensely earnest in his convictions.
lie takes lessons OF no one, but Is an in
vcstigator of truth for himself.