New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-06-23
MIR. BEECEER,s ORTHODOXY.


refer 10 some other productions and teachings OF Mr.
Beecher to see what the general character OF tho IN
sructons and teachings which he communicates 70 tho
world and true he Is to tho orthodox creed and
faith who assumes to stgmatize his adversary with
heresy and heterodoxy to see II we find something
NJ the general character Of the man. something which
, enl1hten us In our search after the truth AZ between
him and the witnesses opposed 10 him. because he stands
mon his character stands upon his prestige as great
minister and q profound and philanthropo teacher
Before reading tho extracts "hcn propose
To submit II your Honor please, I will direot
vour attention 20 the case OF Syvesant agt Boran in
Abbots Practice Reports where the question In regard
to the probability mprobablty OF man coniessng or
denying a charge Of this nature Is considered oy Mr.
Justice Van Worst. It wa, on motion to reduce tho
bail under an order OF arrest, In an action OF erm CON-
like this: and after referring to tho particular alega
tons Of the anidavits the Court says:
The counsel for the defendant earnestly claim that
there not Pr2 S o"@sson Of the by
the defendant and that the positive denial 0, he Gsed
ds1 should Avail % OF sullivan are 50 i'm
probable that the defendants denial In connection Win
arrest or in any event have order reducing the
bail onenses of the cha Iss, charged
established by complete and overwhelming proof sun
s S[t the court that the defendant is guilty The evidence
while points out the otfonse should NC ciediDe. lns
10 sworn statement OF an made by person
claiming to be eyewitness, whose testimony unili
mSn y. NOT to aS e AVOIDED BY only
made by = espaDS Of committing 1s h1dier tI
his own deceased wife, he would be quite likely 70 dcny
Well. Mr. Beccher seems to be conscious that among
theoogans there exists doubt In regard to bis Or
todoxy because says that other churches seem to re-
gard him speckled devil" to use his own language
In sermon preached the 22d OF June 1873 speaking
of tho qualifications Of church membership Mr. Beecher
says:
the Dse s 70 Of the Bbe reply that word log
There twenty inspirations almost or theories in re-
gard which of them do you meant Suppose That
says that the Bible Is Just iko any other 3oS on
Tend yD@ ON thought God had
him into his personal confidence But suppose man
into the fellowship of the Church II would depend upon
whether he gave evidence OF being Christian or not
Something has been said about Mr.. Titon and Mr.
Mouon in regard to their belief in the inspiration OF the
Scriptures but nothing has been drawn from them which
hints quite so strongly this sermon of Mr.. Beechers
does disregard upon the question OF orthodoxy OF
the point belief either in the divinity Of Christ or in
the inspiration Of the Scriptures.
Christians generally, believe attach considerable i'm
portance to tho doctrine Of the atonement II there IA
one feature Of Christianity which exhibits more intensely
the anger Of God at sin, appeals more afectonaey
and enderly to the sentiments OF our nature IL Is tho
scheme Of the aonement The idea OF the suffering OF
God for the redemption OF world; the idea that CHRIST
,nes one Of the GOdhead, should have descended TO
earth and become like tempted and tried az We
are, and at last submitting to the ignominy and
the sufferings Of Calvary, Is an idea winch
always and everywhere has melted human nature
and broken 1t into contrton and repentance
Well Mr.. Bee9ber says
I know that, many persons are converted without
feeling the need OF the blood OF atOnement Thousands
feel the need OF Christ who do not feel the need
OF blood. do not feel the need OF 1t.
yahn md liz he
This does away in q moment with the old reasoning
that God, the Father could not forgive until some plan
IN and die in order that He might forgive IL takes
away all that machinery OF false philosophy
Then Bible theory of the atonement is false phlos
ophy tho of original sin coming through
the fall of man. the necessity Of Sayiors suerings
is all a sham and myth What becomes OF the Divinity
OF Christ What becomes OF the Bible history OF His
sufringsl What OF the tomb the resurrection
the miraculous ASCENSION in the face of the teaching OF
Henry Ward Beecher that no atonement was necessary
that all the Bible teaching tht subject is false phios
ophy and that need not the Hood of Christi 81 do
not need It'll" says Henry Ward eoher The inspira-
Of the scripturesl Henry Ward Beechcr believe in
that and teach that when he strikes ont the fundamen
tai cornerstone OF the whole edcs of Christian truth
and mans redemption and salvation, which the Scrip
lures teach Says Saint Paul
We have redemption through His blood.
Having made peace through the blood OF HIS cross 49,,
hottest by the blood OF Jesus .
blood OF Jesus Christ His Son ceanseth us from all
Unto Him that hath loved rs and washed us from ouI
sins in His own blood to Him be glory and dominion tor
ever and ever.
Running through to Revelations all teaching that sal
walton is reached by fallen humanity through the atone
ment Of Chriss blood. And this is In 80 many words,
denounced by Mr. Beecher I" false philosophy, and
he rejects tho cleansing touch OF the blood OF his Re-
deemer and yet to be told In the language OF that
opening Tracys, that MoultOn ia heather aud dis
believer and TOn reprobae unworthy OF countenanco
In this court and moro than all, that they both
worthy credit when they testify the Gospels OF
the God In whom they profess to believe; and Henry
Ward Beecher Is advanced the leading and unassal
able of the age, the pure and perfect Christian
character whom impous for the world to assa or
for Jury to condemn Rock OF Ages'-hOw often has
Mr.. Beecher given out this hymn
Rock OF Ages, cleft for me,
Let me hide my self in Thee
Let the water and the blood
From Thy riven side which flowed
BE OF sin the double cure
Cleanse me, Lord, and keep me pure.
Well having rejected the blood Of the atonement and
called that doctrine false philosophy he denies that the
Christian Church has divine foundation.
do believe, he says, there Is any pattern what
soever laid down in the New Testament according TO
that churches stand on the same ground that
common schools and literary Institutions do In
the Apostolic writings nowhere do fini specific COM
mand to organize church. nor any command as TO how
it to be organized nor one single mint that there Is an
churches, ordinances, and governments, take the
broadcast ground and say they are useful put There mo
Scripture
Churches ordinances, governments may be useful bus
they in Scripture Mr. Beecher has sue
ceeded in setting aside the blood Of Christ the atone
ment. He now dsposes OF the Church That is mere
institution policy had supposed that Christ taught
that tho earthly Church His Bride that His Spirit
attended IL that the promise where two thrce
gathered together in My name. there am in tho