The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-10-28
rNRIST'S SECOND COMING.
,.,. week.. Conference approved NV some
and DEPRECATED ny Others -Au Thoroughly
t,,.rc.ted In II. Uowrver-A strina ~
,,.uments For aud Against the bciIer

Arauments For aud Against the Belief
On Wednesday. Thursday. and Friday "
Eli. W,rk Is to ho held IN the Church OF the
u.NTrin.t,. Madison av'ngc and Forty second
,.,.t a Conference of believers IN the pro-
,r,urM advert II Jesus Christ While
,,.n. no tlt bishops professors. minis
,,r. anil aNm.n" who approve the calling of
tn C.t .t,u'o are such men ms Bishop
y.u ~ Topeka Kansas: the R"v Or. S. II.
r,n.. ST.: the Gry. pr. lmhric OF Jersey City;
H.. Ee, ur G'ors c. Lorimcr pnstor OF Trc-
n M Temple Boston; Prof Kellogg - the
,r,ynory rroslyicrinn Theological Seminary;
GORGE pontiDost. ,ho Boston evangelist the
L., Dr. Craven Of Newark. Dr. samuel II.
Wilson q wci-kuown Louisville Presbyterian
,trs,pan ami John Wanamakcr Of philadel-
mia. YET th,n' arc many well-known clergy
men whose names are Conspicuous by their
G-eu'c.
ASrv roy r'"r has spoken with some OF these.
WIKI tue follow. ns result:
TDcycn,rshin Bishop Potter smiled when tho
rator;er mad, known his crrani. Il have
,u.lns 60 say about the coming Conference"
losad This peculiar belief IL entirely an
inl.vdual question. There will be represented
rf.aotai1rs Proshyterians. Methodsts. and
RAINY ID. Denominations. When say rep
resented ipuot mean they will representa- ir
denominations officially. but thcy are members
q these limitations. This doctrine is not
urO rlol.V lat 70 certainly is not a funda-
mental ll'trIu" Of the Episcopal Church. and
hemuory ~ members Of the church do not
asriaiu it As said before however. it is n
mai''ro' individual belief. | shall remain per-
irtv ias-iy".'
]. Env pr o. H. Tiffany ~ st pauls Moth
ois, us pal Church said that he had not
a 81. - IL.
lotasroc with those who approved the call II
was m's;ako. however. to divide Christians
uto ..- ,wo classes Of nlillonninl!sts and
.'mfonlin'is,s. for there are many good
nan who have formed no opinion on tho sub
.et They believe in tho second coming Of
C.r-t. Dut also believe. according 10 the word
q God. tAai " - that DAY knowcth no man"
H. thought tlnt the effect Of tho Convention
r. 1-i h' ti!. There are many persons who bo.
heye ihai they hay. the true Interpretation Of
Me scriptures They believe that Christ is
coming personally. When they And that this l.
not thr case H. he believed they will then they
T.'i rtit.,a, M"thadis,s' as a rlass iii nSi
tfi"y" tln' Oh. world was goineto the had, Us
Ne'hHii-f- think that II ID getting better year
at.ly-ar aui that u IL their duty 10 de- al that
=. fAt make IL better md got II ready for
tar~'- coming lust rs soon rs pos~ Bic.
Nina. ,lil Dr. Tiffany. that thor,' will le very
fav VI NlN list ministers iu this Conference. !
kADN oi ono only from this vicinity and he IS
Il 'm staI aud roWpnrhuyey unimpurtaut
church. Tho whole doctrine is completely NJ
,.raA.- with the do irines of the Methodist
I'1r'h which Is prerminently missionary
Tie Row nr Henry c. Potter rector ~ Grace
Church said that he had Just returned from
sod Conference. He there. orc did not care
sA.rss an} or;nign upop tht matter.
r. Ascension church. az Fifh avcuu" and
Tenth street; do not believe with Or. Tying
NAT ne world is getting, v rse and worse.
d. avail toward the conversion Of III"
VIA. According to that de- trine n"
Lord comes ami takes his people ont 81 IL. Then.
81 curse Tia" sooner It peaches that sto-r a
badness the sooner the Lord Will cone. II 1
believed THIS should n,t wish g. 70 on with my
work, tor AL Christian wurk would only |, nj To-
Tut of the time OF Christi, coming. II ] had a
case nus rcaSh crisis before b. Could get get any
better. should rot try TO uut n that crisis A.
long as pg,si1- tsr incn should be proong-
Thu Rev. Dr. Z. A. Masnturn. rector oi Cal
wary Church ~ Fourth avenue and Twenty-frst
street. sufd: Ny views may be briefly cx-
pressed thus DO not heiirve that the Scrip.
turs xiv ANY such pr"dioti.n Of the Soc nj
whatever for the second advent belief All the
sv,f"n'o gwen rs 10y sound criticism 81 Nh e
Church Irlv = 90 mo tuNi We know nothing rs B.
The tin" Or outward character II any such mill
l'niai period There mas been, throughout the
history ~ ~" Christian Church. from time 10
tine q tendency IN great critical periods
o. dream on this subject and we may nat
uraly 'Npeot certain number Of clerical
tr"AmerN IN tho nineteen nth century IA well h.
IN ne lasi But when Christian rlergymen and
men g"n"rnily learn To- use Alright the llain
knowledge that they already POSSES leave the
unknown future IN Gods hands think theY
WI. ..i me very much nearer 10 a right under
standing % III" purpose OF revelation. ! spok"
81 tins doctrine coming into prominence in
cr''icHl Ier4,i~. ! find In n" present social
disturbances, IN the Srowth Of skeLticlsm AMI