, 1875-08-23

Lc nlat!s Ut Hypothetical eviln. an 4 ch'la IL
beautiful nut III its ehl ntE it ~ IN a.snocu"ce'
The cnrhlnhl idea Of Dr. FnIf'ey waa eviaehelT
the ability Of man 10 take Holsss pat III his owl,
salvation. Man rn,,st struggle daily toward
ssviyo LitnaoIf. But in thla pti.c.ple no
need NOT t!ud hcTcsy, hut rather Reasonable
and MITCH -neo',ed reaction ngainAt The nuahili-
tv' "!'iet, hat amounted to absolute fatAAu'.
That uttor llel,Ic~anrsn Ut man which ib fo.d
apreal article Of hei,of when Ns. Ftnney carno
to lln lifo-work Ahd lus cnrneht batto against it
il, prrlaaps, callnE feature IN hB history. Tie
WIS tho txtre,neHt form uf tin Scw-schooi Pres
bylcrlan theology, ats! lid lnOIo tlIan nty Uthrr
Nian t., liant Scw HclIoDHa III the hchtes IT
New Euglai.d nul tho Vest Ut'lcr ne1l slnd
taught tlla Aaino d'nftlnna, but had uot st'oktn
with sufficient plainnchs, md had mt
MGddbu tlttif dnctiines tn a feVIYal Gf
tcligion. F.nucv bcean'o loa'!es by attaching
hin " Sew slna.Hrrs' to nN actual a*akcnlnEt
n'iat "bat III very rae, lo waa ut nnea t1so'o-
g,an nnd revis alitt. It l,An boon customary
ol,er srt nf men to ho tie work Of seoking and
saving thu lo4'. hut tlle cuAtfn AZ violated by
Tins man Ut ubsrIill: lIo combined i'll q wun,lcr
fnl manner !nolcct end F'ety, ai'a Lis logic rms
no greater tlan ts fery"r in pra. cr and nie No.
called "tsrlen Of SOULS" lu wAs New Scuool-
iAm ret into tuutlou. lie showed tl1at tho due
trne of ability was able to 10 Foundation of n
vide antl deep roviyal Of religion.
In dcvc'ot'in: lis ideaa Dr.: Finncy
made nl, Iso i.t,.;,,' Of langn'se . which tho
consalhing Ill Tho rcedr of iutiaelity, AZ cobtatn-
inE all 1eance of tiud md alF human vanity.
Au olte Clergyman Of tito Uhlo Valley nset to
Say that FlnntY wnd nu'so tisoIny nf Christi
antY tI,an fotn PANE" Thore ouco weso
thousands vllu ttuu1ht lilo Obur:it' Hchoul NoFo
srfknH to dethfone tho lluIy Spirit, aud set up
man ii, Ills stend. Tic strange rtylc the htt DIFF
language Of this great Eyangei'et give some
oecas'"ii for tho alarm aud fearful cry of Tug
ultra orthodox. but nov that ycars have phsned
wo ull that sl,e ws;r.ls aud whoIe htylo ot
tho distinguished tntn we,e mInnnderstooI by
crowd that nt,'od looking on irnm the adjacent
liel1u Ut OLD Schoulintn. II fInnoy tpoko from
heart too tecilcss IL tho uso Of words. 30 tho
enemy libtrncl with heart equally recalesH il,
anuher uircctinn. There wan no moderation
upon either side. Extremes give BIRTH to ex.
trenlcs.
10 liz, living In lcaA doenatio ago. an aae OF
CHARITY It IL now evident that Fnnuys doctrine
of ability l,tlo asa than thu des that life III
full Of power and responsibility. It wAs not a
tlH.ns, up Ut man in rebellion aga'nat t;od, bsit
III obedience to o who dcotares that labor is te
Jaw Of tbs carst. Tie woldh Of t,hrltt, "stnye
| t., enter III at tho straight gato," - Come t.
Mc," -. whoHocvof Will. may par'Ako Of the Mr..
| ter of life," ftmeti this New School!sn. and
ncre called j" Sox Measures" aul,ol,g! the
| measures we're Al least 1900 yeara old before
| Einnoy waA burn.
1t ofson las happened that in booking only at
| human formulas good mon hayo IaBt Hght Of
Holne pal M Go'ls void. Taking it for granted
tin. VIC Aavo gathered all tho firhch OF the Iu-
| sptred book into our atnternents. NC 10 longer
ready collectod. Tle BiIlo. instead Of
throwing out nav light upon our pstl-
way. i. pc. mttc1 to ponr 'tH light ou!y
| upbn fow ideaB Ea1nor-tl long ago from It.
| mighty Held. New Schooliem under Finney vas
| nniy new study OF tho Guspci. and cuilna
from tho Scriptures OF tho rcHrunslbilits. and
hence the Abtty Of tne human family. It was a
doyelopment o. Coda word about frco-W''l.
But tho inquiry. What VIVA tho cardinal doc
trino Of Dr. Finnoy? IL not 70 important no" M
tho inquiry, How did tho aoctrlnc affect the
Chuecb When anidea has Just hcon announced,
| mon are At liberty to como forward and uhrn
| their folows against its adoption. Tie idea has.
lug no experience 10 point to. ii is at the
| me,cy of all who feel disposed to dcnouncc
Or tlerldo. A '.ney method In religion III liko
nov method III industry. d conception uf a
steamboat or railway, llahlo to be laughed al
| by tloee who arc journeying in WAGONS OF uror
q raft. Dark arc tho wnyA when an Ilta III just
struggling into ]ito, md las yet no Euod works
| 10 whicl. 1t can point Bncioty. Tho tosth Of DR..
| Ftnnoy leaycs us now folty Yeas Of history II
ness If conjecture. VIC REQ in him New schonl
! ism At vork. We can perceive now itA INFLUENCE
upon public and ltivAte life. Denounced q
. religion that was to buprlant dod nnc
| 8Dt4fGH8 I1hT. no tHeUlOEy u buu cGhLHE3
naa so brought man and Christ Or ma,l and God
into nlnre sacred fellowship. lnateHl OF being
the he'ple creature ot, ,fate. man becAmo Il co
| worker with God, aud Christ bccaulo Oil elder
| hrntheT 1nuaed. The reforms Which tpraue
from tue heart Of CI,sirt III Palestine woro so
stunned by, tho Christians ut 0bsrlln; f'nne.
arose onrh day not to wait for tio0 hut IL
"hop tho Lord against the mighty" Out Of
tho philosophy which clothed tlIo will with attr
ps%1f pst..o an5 u 1sre0nTSy g 1s mai" sso TIA o
~ IN aud out IN tho presence Of God ln
Btead Of making iptllelH xnl rs!i,nallHs.
Dir. Finr,ey'n theolHgy 1nAdo true Rnns Of Gotl
aud led the reader aud his followers al'ns towalt
The Iiotism Of tho seventeenth century. reap
pearod at Oberltn. Finney would, like Ma.iatl
| Glyon Aud In HarPs. Bpcnd hours III tslkt1't
| nth tho invisible SAVIOR. Tho intlntto scpara
ton be:ween the eonl aud It's maker that ses',lt
flon the doctrine Of total Inability all d!aap
poatod md llIese children OF naw mcasnl on
bramod upon tho Savior's broast. 4 public MAI
who lived in the town aud iu tie very home o
President Ftnncy thirty ycnis ago. asys thA
anv nearer Than tl,ey to tho presence "f Christ
That homo wan full OF fifth. and Righteousness
and happiness. Eyun tho littl0 chilaren led 4
tho altar Of family prayer, aud tho Whole hnls
va fnl Of thas glory which Tiled tho somplo il
Whit waa tue at the fountain Was true Of tA
atrcAm. Tho history OF thu Now kc1lol! A."f u
tho Congregational churohob. a1eotol All o
thom BY tllls dangerous theology. Las boon til
ilistory Of III much Ch,fHtilke living ~ tue cart
eau anywhere exhibit III the san,o humber .
years. None OF The rsaults prodIctel BY th
fatn''sta hs1o anywhere followed tie "no,
msasnres." Tho prophecies Of evil have a
cosne 10 naugh:. and, Of what tIuo pety ttcr
y remaining upon earth, tho followers OF ,l'
Finney t'ossess their full proportion They tol
to-day . Christianity full OF humanity and 9
P'ety well mingled. The n,ethod Of Fnnoy
now tbs mcthod Of Moody. only the fortbe
loader WAS moro quiat and moro purely arss
mentatlve in public address. rrosident Finnty
tndeed. began the form OF work shnt now mu,e
England and Boot,and.
4 most valuable lesson sooms 10 mo to b
lying On this single paso Of life. It ia this
that t4ere Ia no ono form Of doctrine upon " Iii"
slons God will doign to sehd tho blenHiugs Of HI
bptr!t: Complaining aouls will declare to thsi
nesslbora that God eau nsvet bIess Htlch ava
lsn, AZ you hold. lia will not approve Of n,.c
erroto. lie will btvss only us, because NO hav
the truth in our hauds." Thus formerly cac
scot WRAPPED Itself u, III its mantle Of soif.co,
ceit, and then waited for snno y,ndlcatiun I