The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-07-31
THE pAS-rREsByrERIay COUNCIL.
The Abiest and Most Eloquent Men who
were There.

From ne CiHcpulrt fIHurfctL
FD1NBuRGII. July 1i.-Dr. Crosby OF New
York moved the Council grcatly by q paper on
" prpaching,' in which h" lcNrllcda all II" shafts
OF his brilliant sarcasm against preachers VINO
aspire to be- savani-. linguisls, ana So i9rl, hhi
observed. both Il Greek and Il Lat II quotation To
DO SO, without TRANSMITTING them. DR. Crosby
proclaimed that preacher was sure To iall VINO
sulst tutrd culture for Christ, or who consented
81 meet iniidelty ON intellectual grounds. ~
bnst he enters ON endless argument and he il
ant get worstcd. the iuiidcl knowing moro Of
such SUBJECTS than he does No. san TINS
University Chunccllor. the Bible rs Gods ut
advantage when he consents to have the battle
field against nfdclity shifted TO tn" intellect"
S'ot h professor Wl0 tried TO mtlfa,s mus
statement lust little hit was Missed hut nQne
The less is there written in this same Bible that
the disciple must bc always ready 10 give q req;
son for the faith that IL in him. II people VIII
build church ON dogma then must that dogma
hr maintained 10y argument One ol the speak
crs contending for dogma sad. What II
dying along with other men accused 81 crime.
but If dogma is to make Christ cruciil"d more
than that it must be- 10y proving HIM more hy
fact and argument convincing to reason. Dr.
Crosby may. by his unqucstionahlc cluuucnrc.
induce young ministers to follow the oft n con
vcncnt hut somewhat iudQlcn plan oi ryad ing
all intellectual doubts and arguments: hut he
and they will find their fishes. when drawn up,
of the very small and "yclcs- variety.
II is very certain that these 800 men, who con-
sttutc one Of the most powerful ass 'nhlics eyer
gathered have not trained their strength in that
way. The elaborate confessions. the complex
mclHphy-cs of PRESBYTERIAN theology involve
an amount of philosophical investigation anu
study which would all BE- wasted 10y the vulgar
" don t-argur- hut pray-iOr them theory. anu
such accomplishments were never more iinely
Il splayed than in tE"sc debates. II II were MOI
unlair To estimate u dcnomlnauon 10y lis picked
men from all parts of the world-3uu selected
out of 10000 O0n-onc ght say that the Pres
hytnridn ministry would rank any othtr II
has been u strange enjoyment 10 SIT rom dhy 10
day. and from evening 10 evening, ana listen {"
the aiiuent clouurnor, the ready vii. the charm
wniu- OTIS The oruiory h. all the liner because
II Is simple. aud comes out OF the hearts oi ear
nest men. Wherever the iypo-rlcs are, thry
are not here. These men have conception 81
the universe which fills me with wonder. and
believe their fiith and learning together would
move the world, were the World bullt thrlr way.
There are divers opinions az 10 the country
which m"r-the palm Tor rluuuencr. IL II easy
to see that the popular suffrage would 10 IN
favor of America The popular delight. the
ccsta'y. almost. with which tho American
preachers are welcomed aud applauded. IT,
Something memorable. Whenever Dr. Stuart
Robinson rises you can hear pin TAU; then
presently there is such AN chuition OF applause
or -urhH roar Of laughter that YOU can hardly
hear what the speaker saws. Dr. Crosby sad III
his ESSAY that prcar ming II u very solemn husi-
ness and his words grew almost tu invcctiye
whrmhe alluded to preachers whomakc mrt In
Tho pulpit, turning their churches INTO sunday
tnentr, =.
Robinson of louisville prcach,s The samc way
that he speaks; If he due-. Crosby should 500
alter him lnrthough he H. az times highly poet
io4l-tv-n thrilhu .-he rs al other times drpll
ana crniD ~1ur ar when he said Moss didn Z
gO to puarHuh ON his own hook, L." went ana
took the lrrshyt'Ty with him. But whether
humorous or Impressive. Dr. Robinson II an BE-
inrni, nur thUu--a Pc. -bNtoriau. On" Of III"
Eln1ur-n phl 'r- speaks ui MN as th'uue7'
Dr. AL. IDr. Adams DIR. Paxton Of Now York.
all have th.ir admirers. vino lrun"uu.' th'm
the most eloquent men iiV.n-. But the pro
iD--nr- uni prrueh,r~ wh"h American or
Scotch. are rather n'ine'l, think, To- admir-
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