, 1876-12-31

q: AID TIE REV. BROOKE HEREFORD.
:: The last number Of The Alliance contains the
following reply by Prof Swing to some criticisms
: q the Rcr. Brooke Herford made in sermon
published IN Mondays TRIBUNE:
:, our first comment ought to be npon the tone Of
" toese personal allnslons 1t is lutte surprising
:. !ast 4t ucrford should have brought all the way
aake an argument ont OF Mr. Swings '|tone OF
= ssaae phtlosophic superiority" Looking to the
mother country for our standards Of good wrltin:
pa ssrnonizing, 1t might injure Western taste
suala re learn to answer mdn s statements BY
imply dinging little mud at the man- We shall
e loere1ore. make the phi'osophic manner OF
nge m having gotten out OF '*shurt clothes ,, OF
!pa1h and into the garments Of manhood, . part OF
W matter OF the argument, b.t shall eondne our
af u those things OF public interest things
~ ~ more moment than our weakness Or III. der-
1ofd strength.
: = is simply a mistake OF judgment when Mr.
ssst = Mr. Moody arc thereby aiding End espousing
~ ny notions about the details OF the Billie. u
ny oe Ar: Aoody believes the universe was made
Of Ii i absoiteis esS Wtout Lou mi Interest rest 70 my
1nd no more yst;ates his work Of reform than
re aern,ons OF Fene!aa or Naseilon are ruined By
3Rops Ne all lore c=thoic scholars notwithssand~
me presence Of foolish beliefs in theIr Intel
.tfsA t;.a Mr. Moody came as holder Of the Chris"
q oa fna Men
Il
sSor9a ~ a3lt between two opinions. Men ,.S. who
sM9alo become temperate remaln drunkards,
tea. 1ea men remain wicked who should become
:: :: a9aest and pous MIR. Moody comes us
t1kaauins to these sleeping wills. and helps many
~ ands to cross the boundary between the pad
=; ~ lae good countriea. The man who will arouse
*%s7spdng minds, be he Father J1athew, or 81 hite-
ssao, siao, OF spurgeon or Moody and make them de-
~ e II ouce to leave the sinful path and walk In
nc! nenteous path. Invites sympathy and ASSIST
.E 70 that very ground and not because OF any
: 1aametry OF perfection Of his whole philosophy.
def1otd thinks we declined great opportunity
! a. wv *uch TO have shown how dreanIul 1t - TO be.
~ ihe Whole Bible IRON first to last; thaflnstc2o
i IL Aeolns Mr.. Moody VIC ehould have arraigned
ro @ .of accepting the 109th Psalm; we should nave
r so.ea Cut to him what a bad old hymn that
: - - and not have passed By such q golden
yEon 80 When Prof. Patton came ulong few
ss.a ago IN the character Of theo1ognn. aud as,
ne seQ lae beauty and value Of that Psaln We dld
,asa assatl his system and his special idea. Ihat
x.s ne hour for review OF all such theological
1Tip 11Tipaaaea: hut when Mr.. Moody comes along not
my theological system or lore. bu1 simply 10
n up aesd sinners and dcad Chf1shanst SIMPLY
1h.t detford will excuse the plainAess, NC WILL say
sissn H. 70 artaen the evangelist for his supposed
saE s~s shout the old bloody wars. or the impzeca-
VII ps9aiinE+ would seem ridiculous: nhen We
rstt.no 70 o1ecuss these themes we shall Challenge
Mo-, oE Gibson or DR.. Su1liyan-some man
fno5 eIaaies ana tastes might set him 5srth az
No. OF such ideas; hut ,Fhcu men o1 tne
Bsa,aees and gospel of reformation, can assure
III derford that we shall then, now, stand
T. !. one loot in the Tabernacle and one
nessae Central Church. Should Prof. Patton
Nsay nypez-orhodox tescher open up IN the
ssas school cs theology, ~ saa1ld