The sun., 1879-06-23
BEV.IN ON FROTHINGH1JL
The Brick Church Pastor Attacks the
Preacher Of the Masonic Temple.

The Hrick Church Pastor Attacks the
Preacher Of the Masonic Temple.
The Rev. Llewelyn d. Bevan, in the Brick
Church. yesterday. reviewed Mr. FrothinRham's
Forecast OF the Religion Of the Future" Ho
began by reading nm extract from Mr.. Fro,h-
ingham's sermon. In which II Is said that the
era OF individualism is drawing 10 q close; that
the era Of destruction has passed and the era Of
reconstruction is dawning that the moral forces
by which this reconstruction Is to be effected
are to b. found neither in the Roman Catholic
nor the Protestant Church. that the Roman
Catholic Church answers no questions. but
grows 10y finding work 10 do for the fanatic the
dreamer. the bigot. and the enthusiast; that the
Protestant Church is built entirely upon n book
which has been rIddled through and through
by the criticisms ot mixers and scholars that
there Is a growing exodus Of people from the
churches and that there must bee some place
for these spiritual tthmps to Eo-somo organi-
Zation found for utilizing such clements. Mr.
Frp,hlngham found tho mint oi sneh n new
organ iz4iion in the meeting that he had re-
csntly attended 70 devise means for the relief Of
the poor. On one side OF him was the rector of
Grace Church and on the other the minister Of
the Society OF Ethical Culture They scarcely
recplle.ted that they were enemies on sunday.
Mr.. rockingham could not say what the new
nriyit. thought would be D.cd' not creed -
doing. not talking,' an affirmative, humanz-
Dr. Bcvan nrst took issue with Mr. Fro,hlng-
hhiN lew iIht Au' lt'UlhH ,hNi,l, = N1ht'H -
aggressive and growing. and said no believed
that the contrary WAS the fact. and could be
proved hy map.
Dr. Bevan took issue with the position Of
Frlthingham. that " Professionalism j. founded
on mi-interpreted Bible" He denied that i
Is built entirely upon ~ book" but ayow'd
TINT II il founded also upon living faith that
aids I'm tho reception and Interpretation Of the
Bible: Il Is n living Church through which the
Word speaks. and by whose thought aud life il
Is eyer to be Interpreted; j Is church de-
pending upon life. individual and socinl.
brought into relation with the Book; IL has
living faith, which IL an Interpretation oI the
doctrine and OF the living Word Of God. Prot
estnntism IL n unity ot life arising from l!v-
ing faith and living Book II contains m ele-
How Is II that church is started. grows. and
extonds its influence. while the clubs, the
philosophical societies. and othor organiZa-
tions OF men In the same localities die and are
forgotten2
lured IN their personal life, and prevented from
doing the work which they ought 10 do in the
Christian Church by such assertions rs that
the Book has been riddled through and
through" While admitting that there are por-
tiOns OF the Scriptures concerning whlch no
evidence of authenticity can he offered, the
statement attributed 10 Mr.. Froth nghnm Is n
gross misinterpretatiOn Of the results OF mod
ern criticism. But there are parts of the Bible
concorning which there is tar more assurance
Bevan continued: am as certain that the
Ep stiles to the Romans. 70 tho Corinthians, and
tho Galatians Ners written 10y ST. Paul. ms that
this Is a report OF Mr. Frothinghams sermon
| DR. Bevan examined Mr.. Frothingham's new
religion. and could find In II nothing moro than
ingham's sermon. he said: " What iH true in IL
is not new; and what is new is not true"