, 1875-07-19
1r. Fall0vs on the canso and Cure
Of Skcplict>m.
Containing His Answer to d Trib-
uno Correspondent.
The Rev. E. P. Powell Disc0urscs on
the Divinity Of Christ,
Sermon by the Rev. N. IL. Axtcll
on the First Miracle.
ca,,se AND CURE or sKEPTlclsM.

At St, lAHi q AHH1lllf uCA III 4tAA "'A' NHo'-
ipcton etzcots, yesterday morning. the Rev. Or.
FaIows, Of tho lteformod Ep'Hconai Church,
preached tho following sermon On "lhc causes
and euro OF skcptcism:
Wherefore dltl.s thou loubt :-Mahhre, Etr. n.
Ono yery fruitful eourco Of skopsiclsm Ia a
misunderstanding Of tho attitude Of evangelical
Christians towarda tho prorresa OF nconce a'd
the race. use tho word evangelical In tho pop
plar scnFe Of the term. not ha applicable to
pnrty In the English Clutch CT In the Protestant
Eriscopal Church, but to all who hcioya IN the
suureme dtyinitY Of our Lord JeBua Christ and
in His atonement. .... .
lis ia this neusc evidently that tho Centio-
! man takes it who did mo tho homer to critclso
| In q fr,ondlv spirit my sormon on "1he Rights
Of skcpsics." He Says. III BY the term We are
| to understand tho ayatcm OF dogma, tho faith
called evangelical, tho doctrina1, religious be-
lief, prevailing IN what NO call Christian lands,
| then do decidedly take issns with tho ntate-
nent that Christianity ia not insolcrant anil mt
| hostile to tho progress Of science, and OF tie
race" And furthor, ho hays, "1t Ia certainly
this latter dofpiton Of tho word that tho cic1gy
! generally accept when they boast of tho ell
liehseument Of this century brought about BY
ChriAtiantty and point 10 the wonders OF steam,
Of tho electric telegraph, Of printing, etc. as
fruits Of Christianity, though they really all aro
f1uits that havo riIcned IL spite OF so-cAllcd
| Christianity"
Tho isBue which is thus directly rnado by this
gentleman, and he is but tho representative
| Of thousands of BkcFtics or doubtorH In Our
midst, an very GLAD 70 meet.
| Nov, I am free to admit At tho outset, tlnt
man7 who hold thoeo Two great facts Of evan
gelica Christianity, interpret them III connection
With homo peculiar Theological syatcm. In n man.
ner rery different from myge!f and othots Of
! kindred beiiof With myself, aud In our view Rucl
Interpretation Ia erroneous.
1t mar het that nuch Interpretations Of yiewB,
il pushed to their logical consequences. would
seem TO be out Of harmony with tho adsnnee-
i.u. wo all know that is ts tho most
illogical Of all reasoning to hold q man
or = sYstem responsible for tho logical conse-
querces OF tho underlying beliefs or principles.
stadest, most learned, and orthodox bodies in
our country, published few days ago in this
city an article In which It was stated, "Thote
ia no difficulty In accounting for human misery
when no bear in mind the terrible fact that tho
raco iB uuder tho curse and tho w1att of God.
The only woldor is that tho misery ia not
creator" ..-..
tho organ Of one Of tho most highly cultivated.
influential, and liberal Evangelical denominations
IN tho land, makcs reply. "Tboso who do not
happen 10 have bean brought up on the federal
beadship theory. must hare been Delighted to
nots how single touch OF nature makes
writer wondrouh kind 1t occurs to us that II o
condemnation OF the article bad been deemed de.
arablo, It might have bcan gained by kubsti-
tutiag for tie major part of it the langusge OF
the poet3
1n Ailn'us fan
We eEnneq all,
In Ohn's murder
| We sinucl 1urter.
The theory which is hero combatcd NTH its
limited Atonamons, With its unconditional nlec-
ttou aud 1eprubatiop, mud its practical denla1 Of
1 | fhn FYa nf Hi11 @on1H n rnaEn
God responsible Tor eio would deny n,an'a con-
sciousneHs, render . nulli'y his identity, nnd
!. paralvze every effort 10 might attempt 10 make
for hIB improvement.
! Tue opponents Of This theory do
sometimes charge h"me unIustlv tlluse logical
consequences upon thoao who advocate 1t. but
when wo think Of tho intellectual santa WIN
forged out tho creed when wo think Of the
| meu who have been a1nong tho pecrlees Princes
3 Ut tho pulnit met who llave preached with full.
t ness, richness, randeruoss, and re1sunsIre pow
D or The Gospel Of Christ, and have brought nyr-
ads into Tho life and liberty Of Gods dear Son
D when no think Of the men who hayo been fore
most in every enterprise to alleviate tho want
9 Ut tho race, who have holped organize iss CO
loeaal chasitieH, who haye fought tho battles fo
. ncnta! and spiritual freedom; whon Te think
I Of IN Edwards, Of Whtelc!d, Of ChalnerA
i | OF Ia, san, Of q Guthrie, OF Beth
unc. aud other ilustrious worshnc
Of whom time would fail mo to tell, We cano1
say these men wero fatalists or lhat they lielpc
10 fnston ball and chain upon the fuet Of th
Tie, great, glorious facts Of tho oyangelica
system etand ont independent Of our poo
philosophy concerning the facts. We who loy
J. that systen and beieve it to onbody the truth
d which arc to save fully the souls Of men, eccoI
10 each othar tho privilege aud tho right Of i,
= terpIating those truths According to o!
d Jugs of ' our individual conscience
sSHse;sSsS sSsssl ..ys believe ths' ecr ea
q p!ops OF ao-called Chrlsttan.ty will hardly ii
y dorso such CONCESSIONS Of ar. Fal]ows: ln fac
:, Tho world has right to claim tIAt Christian:
d IL 10 10 Judged by tho cree1B aud coLes J,st
=, poupced by its ecclesiastical Anthorltie,
70 preached and enforced BY IT, priests, aud gone'
fthink he Is lu error here. Even alr. Duckl'
': and Dr. Draper. and others, who appear so ofte
ID to coufoand Christianity viii. ,ts corruption
g arc compelled to make distinction bes~oo
We owe . yas. debt Of gratis',de 10 ,'r Ducl
n for tue lucid and comprehensive manner III whc
he has treated Of the relations Of chriBtani'
Il to tho different ntagea Of intellectual doTe!ot
nent found among tho uGtionB Ut tLo tinso Of i
20 reception. lie has carefully distinguished ii
~ principles themselves from Tho nystelna III wEc
"a "a these principles weto imprisoned, syseu's full
10 tho crudltian pagansn1s' l'relud'c1eA aud pa
o Dr. Ltbintbsl. tho distinguished Jewish nabi
w In one Of AM Sunday Afternoon lectures lofoI
n, lhe FREQ lleliguus Association OF Boston, ahyl
10 - II WA GLORIOUS. 1!F1ne auu plpflufnsal III
10 eluu WHICH 4thu4 " HAZn!EtA AnA ~ s1lHts -
wv tried to emsucpato His followers trou the rotI
faction Of ceremonies aud 10 faaindle in the
20 the nrark Of spiritual truth and universal Low
~ ~; Iut Christianity dla uue escape tho fatal err
1,tu tt4o Wv '9''k1o'" "Ha '"eue' .ne ps-44 80
lu1 htAe Hu!t1 lahkns w 1esuh nhe 1oot! tlPaNeu
lO0 the symbol and retr,iiel INTO = sectAnsn cree
lt0 nnI FOUL the Church boldly 8tgunled tho Al
~ slsosl!ng government In heaven aud nu earth
].00 t{anftv ~ tha eatatlInhed 1elIvinn NJ Fnrn
~ it failed to bear ts uatulai flut, because ila
~ was cast among people whore ignorance CO,
~ pe!ied them to be supetntitious, sud who, GU .
70 count OF tlett superstition. dofaced ! s,Hte
,ls which, iu its original purity. shry vel unable
sty receive"
'Ao Tue intellectual bondage tben Of the na
Ages Was not owing to tha teachings Of Chr
100 ttsuity. but 10 thcr perveEhlnn.
Mo An scute eccleAisst.ca! historian says. II
NV clear ard uppulluted fouptalll. fel hy soc
n ! chhnup]s with tho dew of Heaven, wheu Ii gtu