, 1874-04-20
oil Of Ntcc, but Tho form ha adopted by the Qoun-
oil of Qhaloedon In 461, =

Altcr tho ofoeds como tho many contentious.
ad 5 9s0 o s.p II ,Ss S99sso % in 194y o
lioman Church. had no other Confession of Faith
Than tho throo nnclont oroods till tho Council of
Trent In 1864 and thon wo have, still later, tho
Thoio q army, Of confessions tn the Protestant
!stio oonfosBiona tho t,irty-nne articles Of tho
EpisoopAl, and tho twonty-tivo OF tho Mothodlat
Church, otc. It fa the work Of l'etime to read
their histories and litoratures Tho Blnlple rotig-
to hrohk down All Attnal Now I, think tile pub
Ito mind IA quite ready for tho lifo Of religion,
but is becoming very impatient at having any Of
oil those forms forced upon It on pain Of
Tho Athnnasan Creed, used IN tho Church Of
England, begins by suying. ".Whoaoever will DO
ho hold tho, Catholic, FaIth, which except
one keep Teo aa Without
faith ia this i: "Thas We worship one God In
Trinity, and Trinityfn Unity, neither confound-
ing tho porsonB or dividing tue aubssanoo. Thon
comoa tl,e explanation ot tls' and at every line
mind, md yos Il is said, q Exoopt avery QUO do
keep whole, without doubt he shall perish ever
iastlngly!" Is 1t strange that tho public mind is
becoming confused mud weary, aud tho con-
physical statements md erica out for return
to tho Bible and tho simplicity and rcat Of tho
Christian ltfof No man has right to put such
sollolastio distractions in tho why Of souls. God
made the path Of lifo plain. How different our
tonchlngs and tonder words Of our Dlossoa
Lord Blnll always ro1o,ce that oyor tho door
Of our own Methodist Church Is wriston: "Tloro
ia only ono condition previously required Of al
namoly, doBlre to t1ee from the wrath to como
and to bo saved from thoir sins In this lifo.'
And thon whom In tue Church tits cxpectod, first,
that you DO no harm and, second, that you DO
sg'a ny IL vsenle NaJG 19 sio hoa'es aud sonle
der that motto III tho lost hundred Yoarsl ThoY
hayo lived happy, uaoful hYos by that rute
ana whispered oaox NJ she 1asE' az
Is 1s. well zoo4,ina, we h@ye t .,,.e our ~ slmPLo
We must insist, holiness 81 heart 1nn hfo' is not
eVpM neutonon ln ING Attlclen oi lalsu.
Ino t!ial OF ttul. swing WI! ElSp o. NV lnsGr.
ost TO- Ihe q11s.oh as 20 now 5ar y ID Inc f'gne
enco 20 Us ArHclos OF rain. as luestion OF
Ohufcn law, there can, OF course, po p1t one
ophon as 10 G ,ens or nmtnoty q tne
70 aonlano setlce ooulp!lniGe WIN t1o coYensne
1'shGp ~ mniIanoase naa .ne 1nutcn taM on his
Hlap ~ @ tno 1neney case 4na tlot; iatton nhs ~
on nls slao " the Gase OF nrotnec swnB .nat u!
rn1r nssug & wn.o9 70 10 ste a snas ta
doctrines o. 9d oayns 81 a bus there y moral 9r
1npO1 Wlnt la right And ttlfa orpn}n
nnans IN il, uIno nuasFion of roioon "a a. IN.
i ~, niie;n n nS - ~ sio ~. ~ - tto
ot;n ~ ~ nfhor ana IVA dmta - Nm rhurc ~ i
r.. r a ~ nctrae ~ io t nroa.
thc vsa -, o,ainlx ~ prna1ntora
1mn}afora ,,,at feei tGat IL; an }or "a prof s,uinu
- ,1on"rtina IRON, ra,"n;aT In hn s % 1o;no +, tHaa
d,rcnton ~ tr,th. and II an IN t,a ;mafanea ~ 4
10 ~ ~ ouasttn, ~ n,,r,t, 49, -. I"atr;,a -
KIT ~ a5Hciity HoI r. " ninrcs eton;,ar;,'
r I'no1,ci ~ IN a. hronIor aanao
,va ind .,,.t raraors rnna oos, inta
tha re1ir;onR 1;rn moro fthromph tho lovaa nn1
wants n} lin hnart thon hv In thnor;cs ~ tho
,'"aa 1o1 hv fhase iovae },o so.i mas ira M ona
noacn nndar varv ,iiffnront fnrmH of hoi;of
"a IJn,vorsa1ist NfathoSist. nr prcshytor,nn nr,3
IL vorv ent to think that fho Gnnrch In vhici, Il
ia cm,vortoi ia rjrht, tFhia va ail know.
TIon emn,nsn q nonrso Of stnIv ID cnmmenccd
TIN frat stnge Of tho mind ia larraly ecnnisi
tIvo, T,of m bv the novelty Of ienrn11;, nni1 tho
dnsire to ind ov,donco az what Ia a}reatjv ~.
ooptod az trlo. tic mind geoa but ono side. Af-
ter thia co1noa tho reiiectlyo period. wien mo
thinks Tor one's self. and next. tbn croatiyo ne-
riod. whom ono's own thoology las It's birth ind
ona'a own Thoughts aro frivo,f to tha world Nav
n Mi tl,ia lima fa.wosl, ia tal,en m md ms.
.;I,iy III hn1f Ionc associntions % ara fnrsne1 IND md
tha n,,n;sror At th,s oTo ia MI n,ant ~ a,rnh
mt reaiy t. he Hot MT hut traa % wall ronted @
Yues .ouuy y" "a ens out Ivy slog "o4 ioosoa