New-York tribune., 1875-02-04
eILTONiS RELIGION.

O Now In regard to this association and sympa-
ny RELIGIOUS opinions and feelings with your wfe-you have
suI rcd change theological opinions and in religious
fenes have you nots A. suffered that change,
Sir suffering must not be applied to that change ex-
tcpt In It's ,ransi,ory state Of suffering for time.
O. Well don't use suffering a sense Of anguish A.
have rcjoccd ia the change.
O Vel we wi take that-suerng change is being the sub
ectof change supposen Engshhoweyer you have reoced
10 the cuancvY A. Yes. Sir.
O. Now at what period Of time did this change In your
theo'oscal opinions which you rejoice occuri A. Well
Sir TO give you that shall be entirely clear perhaps
may De permitted say that was brought up from Childhood
an The Old School Pesbyt Church OF which Dr. Alexander
was pastor in KewYok that my earliest religious bent was
Toward extreme Cansm that that tendency in my later years
received a GOOD deal Of modification perhaps l might
.y liberalization through Mr. Beeches preaching in Plymouth
Church and that when approached my thirteh year my
religious passed through ttn greater change in the
direction Of what might be called UnaTiansn, though am
not a member Of that body.
o We'll that included surrender OF the doctrines Of the
divinity Of Christ and OF the aonement understood in
orthodox or Cayinsc opinonsf A. don't know what yon
mean by surrender. Sir
O. A parting vithi A. Yen, sir
O ddf A. Go reject the Divinity Of Christ; do not
accent the theory Of Chrsts deity. do regard Jesus
Christ the Jehovah who the world but there s very
large and which think thoughtful man
would acc,yi the d viuity Of Christ
Q Wei you gave up the doctrine as Il was understood in
Cntc tcsohne- in wbi,h you had been rearodi Igaye
up the doctrine winch could understand never gave up
any doctrine which ] thoroughly understood
q Yes; dent a-k you you understood H. but as it was
understood you did you uotas was hedi A. Az It was
hcd by whonf
In the tayasc teaching which you had been reared'
OH YES Sir abandoned that when became member
Of Plymouth Church
O. Won bad - second change that you made in 1sG5-that
G. s 20 about % think about the time you hirtyi A
Yes SIR INont be positive ar TO that date.
Wei am particular as 70 the day perhaps you can
not date from a single day. A. No. Sir
o gradual proccss but by that time that you have men
toned when you to be about thirty you then gave
o. the doctrine Of the divinity Of Christ az held In the orthodox
,ur,hc- aud believed than is held in the Unitarian
ehurchesg A. We'll how far that doctrine ia held
n orthodox churches aud don't know exactly how far there
nadGcrcce n doctrine as in Unitarian churches The
views which have nc the character Of Jesus Christ are
those which have already sedthat Jesus Christ was not
Jehovah
o Eomatcr n Won have already stated them DO you know
enough about whether the concurrence OF opinion
On these subject, which prevailed between yOurse and your
wife you married was broken by this progress or
change ia your opinonsf A. Yes, Sir
O So thai y the you reached the age OF thirty you and
t no ong, agreed concerning those doctrines OF the
Christian re- gon A. should rather say, Sir that perhaps
We had agreei IN those feaures until thirty and that at
tlat time We began 20 disagree.
q Then this change ocCuuodf A. Yes SH
q You then difacrccl: A Yes, Sir.
O NOW what effect impression upon your wife and her
happiness did s change your opinions producer A. In one
sc the change n my views produced upon her mind
good deal Of uuhappnes She wanted me to believe a the
Sd; in fact she wanted ne TO become clergyman
o Aud clergyman Of faith in which you had both been
brought up' A. Slc wanted agree with her.
q. And you did not' a did not
q Now did or her great anguish OF fHlt and
Eeat yuF ring in her A. There times and hours In
which wrcstcd with herself and with me and Win COO
yc r-f "a. fly harm
O And hers remained the same that they had been did not
heyY think that in two three essential respects her
changed think in other words that che grew to
bandon the notion hell she followed the lead OF Plymouth
Church IN that abandonment.
Y Now have you used ths expression IN ths oohnec
don. II had been minister OF tins trouble "oulo
5a,e come e a alvays In sorrow that not minis
er"f a. We'll Sir can't LAY that she was always Id sor
w her regret was that my professional career bad not been
Lat of q clergyman.