, 1876-07-17

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Ilcneo mankind cannot bo bv fa!th as,,l nature
~ the Confession Of Faith uf at least two OF the
)ealing orthodox dcnotntnatlons of the country
facuitie. and | pitt At 81 of sou! and uoly," E'a,is
opposite to all good, and wholly inclined to all
evfl. To say that Il 70 contradict not only tho
best teachings Of tho Bible, but nlso THO facts %
SyeTy esar up ss e5es '0'
Another doctrine that nc Unftariaus hold Is,
Tint The Dibic Is not ono homogeneous hook
with nl It's parts Of equal va!,,o; but that 1t ls5a
sGfSn ssy ren St tins s. sa ssa by Seo snt H'a
nnd for different purposes, and ot diNssent DE-
the course Of ages these books have drittcu TO.
EssSr IN tnst ;Ss 1os nopody sows
mainly With uebrow gcncaloglcs and sncE.
things As could not possibly 30 Of much value
outside Of tho jewish people; ethess Of ths
books containing accongts nnd statements which
correct, and which VIC are therefore obliged to
tho Book Of Job, lensal., tho Gospels, and SONIC
Of s Epstcss 81 pq are M o. 1ae
fatIous which God hae giyeu to tho race; 90
that we arc to 20 to tho Bible a. to d goltt-ntun
mot to doctsso tllat everything wo find
Is nike gold: hut TO admit freely, os
thas % some % Of what so lind Is stone, ana
somo earth, and some the quartz that holds tho
gold, while aome-and worry large ano4nt-s
gold itAclf precious aud fn1cstructtblc. This ls
what e as uaita,ans he'd net t,,e HLe'e ts
waiting "orthotlox" theory u the perfect IN.
fallibllity OF every part and word Of the blbloi
Simply because there Il no alternative Tor Us.
We arc obliged 70 holil thfs. or clse sl1s onr
cilce and scholarship are bringing TO us. Wc
are Obliged to hold this, or clso give mp tho
principle that religion and religious things are
to o na ds Of s n,sR[stsa rst9tan .,o
s other Observation-Disclosures @ % WS lid That God ;s has
not revealed Himself simply ,oncc, and that In
The distant past, but that He has been revealing
and Is revealing Himself s9iIl-in the Bible, n
other grand books Of tho ages, in human Ills
tory, Ii all nature, from. blazlng sun down to
tlnicst insect, In tho mind md heart OF man;
md mcn reach higher and higher atsainmcnts Il.
civilization and spiritual culture. Lie will reveal
Himself moro and more.
Another Of our doctrines as Un!tartans Is,
that Inspiration u not somstn1g whs ca 10
people, but that It y q perpetual, everything
that now, to-dny, and here in Amcrica, Just as
truly as 600 Of Wo yeasS sgo' or T. ralestne ae
eyerY Ioyout and earncst soul
Another doctrine OF Ours Is, that salvation Is
not something which eau bo transferred from
for us BY any being outside Of ourselves,
Rather Il is d thing OF cllar-
acter and life, which every man must work
out for himself. Virtue Il salvation, vtcc Is per
dition. Every man is accountable for himself,
and his guilt cannot b transferred to another.
God cannot hold tho whole human race guilty
because Of what Adam di1-it is incredible. Nor
il Jesus kept tho laws Of God never 80 perfectly,
L. not to accept soma bargain, but to obey ali tic
laws Of ones bcing-physfcal. mental, moral,
spiritual Nor does H,ich obedience Insure u sal
vation in tar-oG Heaven merely. 1t Is saliva
ton %nases hsts sd ai moT beoa H. that .ooa Is tho
aa1ue yesterday, to-day, and foreycr,n and there
fore tiat II ue ls kind to MI Ills human children
now, In this world, o will bo not less kind to us
Ia The next world. II He Is tho Father OF LIZ a'l
nothing can over pluck out OF His land OF Hia
heart
Other doctrines VIC hold, differing to greater
or less extent from those Of tho se.ts about US,
pal oncs. Thcso give perhaps o. good an ldca az
Il ia possible tor nc 10 rlye ol what IL Is TINT
! We stand for a. q body. As have satd, our ccn
trail principle ts, that the aame God made ollI
madc our hoarts, and commanded them to love
and adore; and that no rullgion can possibly l,e
true tl,at does not stand tic tests ot lnvostIga
| tlon, aud whose ayineness docs not become al
Tie mora anparent by tho pouring on Il OF al
the light W. Gnu get. Science wo believe to bt
as much tic friend Of truu religion a. It Is tlli
enemy Of false religion Or superstition. Rcasor
we bcIlovo to be of God, and not Of tho Devil
and something not simply that wc may, but tha
wu muat, oxoFcisc with reference TO- religion, o
elso bo s,yaInpoI in supcrstltiona faso as he'll
| cn3ltnn theulseiycs religion. And I have cn
dcnynrcd 10 show that iii our doctrines abo1
God, and Jcaus, and tho Bible, and revelation
md insnjratSon, and salvation, and this reward
| and puuisllmetlts Of tho next life, nud over
otlIer subjcct Of religious thought, grow direct
| " OUT OF this ono Eruat central tjrinclp1o o
ours.-of. as Paul nuts It, Iprovlng ali tllngt
and holding fast that which Is good" or, as
nave stated IL Ia tllis discourse, '"applylng III
sciontFfic mcthodN to all IhI,cs, rellEion ID
Bo then vo seo that. though UuItorIau,sm ill
mi act out in thc beEInuIuE to be sect, or d
the work Of scot, but rather to do q work q
purIaeattop anI rctorIn whlch should reach al
fha sects. and tlraw them al alike away fror
their seetarenjsrn towards what was larger, au
Iner md n,oru cnlurin9, BECAUSE ,nore mi
urai thau any scctarianisns can ever be-, stii
hccnuac Il set nut upon its roforms anitnntc
| AMI trnvrrrcd l,v n 1rrtrnl nrfncinfc. It arrive