, 1880-11-08
1NTELLECTUAn FREEDOM.

-''s N0'-' -" --"'s, - -
INTELLECTUAL F1lEEDOSr.
THE nsv. o. n VAN 1t0RxE,
pastor Of the Michigan Avenue Methodist
Church, delivered a sprfnou yeaterlny morning
on tho subject Of "lnttllcctual Freedom in
Christianity" flo spoke from tho following
text:
Ami 70 shall know the truth. ar1d the truth
hhali make 5ou Tree. IT, therefore, tho Btn shatl
,'ske s'' ~, yeS free' se 'h'' bs tFe0 ln1e0a@'o'"
We affirmed thnt Christianity. OF the systcsn Of
religion rs taught In lie Now Testament Script
ures, was not impeachment 10 tho development
of tho human intellect, hut VIC believed, how
ovgr, that teclrsiastlenl formulas and conren*
tonnl or lcno1nnnuonnl crecLs, II loukcd nt In
certain ways, might become imptdLmenss In tue
way of frvo thought and BARRIERS to the
highcstilpyclop,nent0 o,tr intelligent faculties.
Crqris wGro not always free from Icrs0nhi or 3d.
rIhi prejudice. md consequently wore liable TO
be tlncturetl With error, md errors wero Ger
tAlnly lInpndiments To freedom Of intellect II
WIS not m UNCOMMON hundcr 10 ennfound
Christianity with Etrlcs!atticsln, md 1t sl,n,[
10 nrtc ~ mini atwnys tllAt thu creed wns not
s ry Ssss ~ s f eI1ner nnt nx s . t. S or sS..
founded with tho Chrfrtinn Church. Tho former
existed hefoIe ,he latter, md tho latior WIN the
hnve much Or little Of rci Christianity ID It rs
!. Hla Or 'l MT conform, to Hna at.'ls " ta!a
wns In har1nntiy vii intellectual frectlnti. und
wis II suppOrtcr ami pr!imuter Ut the Ann,e. -
ethor thc hoy ta or mia is''S% r. ondase. an
~ 70 seT' " "a y MM ee 70 S
sa :hst Christianity w"s tic defender Of freo
Tas esrtany arsat fsll9ey the e fpeass5
IL scientific knoWledpe or ~ ho y vel, rcMd phil
rs fnf IT. Ws s sis @s Or t n a u
bu. II wns .ssirerileini. md 1t Indicatct un NIB.
pes isnnea sshneh wheh 'l ,o oa is ,nt IT,
amty GSaeH oesween se.'H' my .c'ensa a:,,r MMg
svio'i snKHr II IT. s,t a4a" of TIM mo s,and 9ite ho
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gsc.. ana tSois views correspondent with thoso 1t
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thai T d % pg" 0e ineee,. a I'D deS espcea!y q
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9I tat ~ ~ iernfty Ih9 srGaKer 1 n1 me aW 1nx
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ua!aeu, " toss'zgI ~nsnuvgr ~ nas. teGa nnp-
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nx tHrousa SS; sbc exalted % Bnthyns s It stra" @ whc
was q s,'pplapt ooa IS ihs auth9r e hfe, aoa
TynaI ha 4 vTtuaiiy f. ii ia 'e suresiorSoi @
c.sss fe indeic%1ens % of aniHcs9ont e h"
erhood. oo.,lnnn snlyatiot, and M ~ principles,
'sS's%stsP"s s anssPsa PROMISES '' IT'S prayers
thlak'ns ". tasir grand sys!u'es g phI1!osepsy
CnvLer certai..Iy wSre ,. not !.,pedod e!!
ns!!syed = rsysns.! religion ARD Asas:sz sns TINT IT
& sss q psSsas !ss1 sss tss5
sMser Nsfo q hs t5eo ntSf 1aG kepc1 a,n hn
skns . ons .ho ~ haases and aoptas % tho
~ bnNnco hoo'saso thoy oeI!ssea lhat y, npa ,1e
made fheii MuA upheld the,n Dy lhc Woed ot US
power. Milton nnu DMnto wero nnt thtcrlor
pnols' tnnngh nay rovefehiF wo1sssn'peu sssn pe5-
entiiil iety Ino worMs o. Aason .!,,,, ntiu ,. n!n
MNitor eaaft Hcro hDfi9 toe iess ntuMns gfcause
they Wcrg Chrlstsans Siozart. beethoven. Haydn,
ana Aa'iucl haa Wt!tten music liin5 hhs M neS.r
to,tsely raliglous; Lc0iiasuo. Nlohac! AnReio:
lsnpsnu,. nna Cnert'Ao Wcf9 aMomHst INC t..s
| nckalo%NRed masters "a hrt: t1eir prtiMMcnons
Wero nut surpass.*. ana ihctr bene!s e,"we., as
they ptshucetl on eanvns we suoAu'est scenes
suveesleu Dy fesGnteu roilslnM. .,
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