New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-06-23
THE TILTON-BEECHER TRIAL,
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not want 10 interrupt the counsel.
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but no says In regard to IL:
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the ys sac makes S So bsesse o. any sE
to men In their religious life.
The Head of the Church said
He that belleveth and is baptized shall he saved.
Then Peter SAID unto them Repent and be baptized.
every one OF You, In the name OF Jesus Christ.
Here baptism Is put upon the footing with re-
pentance When Saul, his way TO Damascus, was
struck blind the command given to him was "Arsc! and
be baptized" 1t is made obligatory by the command
OF the Now Testament the command OF the Master Yet
Mr. Beechcr says there is obligation in It, He it
because t is help and strength 10 thu converted soul
Well II would naturally follow that when Mr. Beecher
takes away from the Church OF God its divine character
and robs 1t of the promised presence of His spirit he
should reduce the character OF the ministry and bring
the level of worldly relation and worldly prepare
ton.
There Is more virtue required Of man who becomes
ahfelong preacher of the Gospel than of man who be-
comes a lawyer, physician, u teacher, an engineer
Indeed Now, in general sense, God requires
virtue of one than OF another, but had sup
posed that when chosen the holy ministry,
dedicated himself the service Of his God to the teach
ing Of his fellow-mcn erected himself light set upon
hill TO be of all menI had thought that there
more of purity, more OF devotion, more of virtue,
demanded of that mar than Of lawyer OF engineer
that there obligation arising out of the
position and its responsibilities and duties
No moro virtue required OF minister Iran of lawyer
engineer and minister permitted to act before the
world as lawyer might engineer might act
In one sense this teaching Of Mr. Beecher
may he wholly excusabe and just, but yet
ia the common sense OF the world that
something of virtue and propricty is demanded
of lawyer or an engineer. Well with this looseness of
sentiment this attack upon the teachings Of the Scrip
lures AMI the sacramens ordained by Cod is not
priSng that his Sabbath day should be little under
valued by this minister.
Almost every mention Of the Sabbath day in which
Christ expresses any opinion respecting It, was seem
ingly adverse TO Its sacredness
And believe if my recollection rightly that
Mr. Becchcr has advocated the practice of freedom TO
theaters upon sunday and that although such actors
Lester Wallack and Dion BOucicaut have protested
against the opening Of theaers upon Sunday. Well,
had supposed that there command which rested
upon Henry Ward Beecher well tho rest of us
Remember the Sabbath Day TO keep it hOly!" and
why does this preacher say that Christ scarcely
ever mentioned the Holy Day without deracting
from its sacredncss The orthodox view of the creation
of first parents have always supposed was that they
made perfect in the image Of God vtazed by the
breath of His spirit and that perfect and pure, they
placed in what is called Paradsc-the Garden Of
Eden. Whether that is merely typical and gurative is
not for TO say; but they placed i'll holy condi-
ton The orthodox teaching Is that they snned and fell
and throu gh their fall guilt is inherited and imputed to
all But tie theory Of Mr. Beecher Is that our first
parents of the lowest order OF creation He says
The world was never so low as at the creation. God
created man at the lowest point.
Well if that be so, Mr. Beecher must believe in Darwin
ism that has grown up from the lowest order OF
naturo-srown up from brutes monkeys. and tadpoles
Judge NesOn-WOuld it be convenient to suspend your
argument at this point, Mr.. Beach,
MI. Beach-Certainly, Sir, at any time.
The Court thcreupon adjourned until IL O'Clock this
morning