, 1875-12-05
RELIGIOUS.
i Statement Of True Christianity,
as Distinguished from
Formalism.
Setting at Naught the Venera-
BILE Opinions Of the
Fathers.
Cardinal McCloskey Concerning the
Pope-..The Bible in the
Schools.
The Works Of Two Women
Evangelists-Moody's
Theology.
Success Of the Reyival-i1ovement at
Port JerTis.
khfan and pnrcnnafe ~ lna1n nnA
TRUE CHRISTIANITY,

TRUE CHRIS TtANlTY.
NOVEL VIEW OF THE FATHERS"
TO the Editor Of TIE Chicago tribune:
CHICAGO, Dec. Al wish to speak to-day Of
efforts to increase priostly power, through dog
matte screens placed between God aud man, by
indorsing men holding beiefs (which no fellow
can find out."
Before entering into an exposition OF facts
above alluded to, it will be well to state that our
belief is that the Bible vsa made for the use Of
man, and that ths trsnala.ion now in use il, in
tho main correct II it is not, then theo]ogians,
D. DIS. IL. DIS, and other teachers OF the way
to Heaven, nre wrong in holding it up as the rule
Of life and light. But ne assume, for a1gu-
mens's sake, that it Ia q correct translation Of
the original.
Prof. Dol!inger has hsd Convention or Coun-
eli, composed Of members, dienitaries from the
Eastern, Western. and other Churches They
have been trying to settle the origin OF the Holy
Ghost. From the rneagre reports Of the p1o-
ceedinRs' Of this Council, ws find that they
sT to decide the originator of the
holy Ghost by quoting tho opinions
Of the fathers Of the Churches, so-caled.
T do not find in the proceedings any reference to
cjp!es but only to the teachings OF the fathers
OF the Church. These men forget that Il the
Bible WAS gwen for mao. sud the taachings Of
Christ we're for man, md that He. said, 'He
thas comath unto NE. though no were dezd, yet
shall he live, that man to-day is as capable Of
Judging correctly Of the meanings Of Christ's
teachings "a we're the so-cal1ed fathers, and in
most cases We are bester capable OF 30 judging
than they we1e- They were surrouoded ty ST.
pcratitious aud ignorant people, and governed in
most instances ia tue formation of cteeds aud
doemas by Emperors aud Kings. whose abject
servants they were. Weot this generation pride
ourselves On tho advancement OF mind over mat
ter, and point back to the times Of these sama
fathers with contemptuous spirit, and
say, See how much better eff ia
mankind mentally and morally than
in the times OF the fathers. Even the theologi-
ans acknowledge this and will they perast in
their claim that God is not rs near to man now
u then, simply because man is moro luclined to
think for himself than to let others think for
him f? Why, in the matter Of dollars and cents,
man ins,ess upon the right to think for himself.
what and how be shan do to make mouey; iosists
upon the right to use it "a he may deem best to
crafty his physical man and do they ask us to
surrender tho right to do that which re thi2k
best for tho welfare Of tho spirit. for whose
cIothier, the physical man. wo take 10 much
thought and 80 much effort make To show
how easy 1t is to do something, and at the sane
time to do nothing, I give the opinions Of the
leaders Of the different Churches first, II. Jsni-
shelf second. Don@ger; third, Canon L,ddon
fourth, Dean Howson and ask the reader OF
this il any change is proposed and 1 ask, Ia
not this last state wo=se than the first?
NJ Janishe6 4zid he thought all Orent2ls agreed On
these points: l. Tha the dodhead is equally present
IL all three persona; That The special quality 9f he
Son Of Son that be ia the San and chosen Of tha
Father; 3. That the go15 Ghost goes from thu
Father.
d.. Dollinser said then they warn three quarters
agreed One quarter remaiued to be Settled This
qua.ter could be arranged By COMMITTEES In private
and afta1warda brought before the meeting. dc pro-
posed that there should be chosen two representatives.
Of each Church, making committee Of s11- Thta vas
agreed to- Tno object Of the Committee. Dr. Don8er
as best adapted for agreeing with the Eastern Church,
not different from the general Western form.
Canon Liddon thought they might MIKE the follow
q Ihe Holy Ghost proceeds eterually from thu
Father aone in the eense that the alone is the
Fountain Of Dety but aso, u we beevo through the
cI.iou OF . truly Ecumenical Council we retain the
formua thxt the Holy Ghost pEeeds from the Father
;2% hs 40 not 10 ss*s I "
ueve IN one Principle and ono Cause
Tho concession Is the word stone,' which belongs
to The sc9o!asc period 9a E.s .5oa{s nS Ait. II too
much, md that tho proposition should be suen ~
would Leave both parties 70 60 on - before Ae'
that xhile the Orientals are left free to retain
their c1sto1nary form from the Father:' and ~
Eeatern Tres to retain their larger form from the
Father through the Son. EXPRESSES accurately ne tne
<,io1irnt frJth hA4t bY both,
They seem to have decided tbs. sach and ali
rere. have been and still are, night III ehef
ai1ismnsioos IL to belief and the only concession
TO be made fs the word e alone, belonging 60
The " scho,astic period OF Eastern t1eo1o8:.
Two words in this last sentences, acaoi4stie
iheo1oey." We claim to be the evil OF the church.
AZ Of he present day. Instead Of teaching the
word nf Gcd pure and simple echolaft'c fneoo~
~ hec1ouds the word Of God by cteeds and Pc
Iiefa It men who, like DeKoven, cannot taA hls
belief to tha q tne9e 40. o sa1
is letter T., the Convention zesd could say they
kner what ne meant By what he aald: no seems
ike ! subject Of mani&-a-potu, W1o' seeing
snakes an1 reruin surrounding niuh tmaks
his Nf1npathizing friends blind because they
40 rot, Thus mania is death 70 truth.
md ;ts ca1tse is the teachings OF faiaehoods lof
rruths. Eow much more 1nteliig!bie 70 the com
mon mind would Dekovea have been bad ne 6a1d-
By the de1h Of the Lord and bJ oread' ls means
~ Divine Go d Of His lore, and also tho Eood
NJ charty; and that by the Blood OF the Lord
= ID hv E1ne is meant the Divine truth OF Hia !
xisdo1o. apd also att the Truth Of Faith md by
Eating the appropriation OF ehese AUTHORIZES OF
:. The Lord God Christ Jesus mitn socn e1-
o'anatiou the archaeological, rs well ~ the theo-
|o<ical mind could understand the seventeenth
.nd eighteenth verses Of the nineteenth cha:5sar
II RayeEakions, which read:
cona and b gathered to8ether 90 me supper o sus
treat God th. ye asJ sas tac nesa ~ .1ht @ ss