New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-07-12
of the Westminster Confession page IA, section X.

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speaking IN Tie scrpiurh
Finally believe that persistent disregard oil inc
structure. nature and genius of the Bible ienaS TO
rob II OF Us true power to carry men back TO oohu
age, to sc. them against the even working OF the
inspiration of God going on in every age TO tempt
men TO bldc their eyes from light and to introduce
wrestling casui,try into Interpretation when ue
moraiz IS the reason and shuts the ears OF men 10
what God has TO say 10 them in every age WIN
increasing years and wider experience mort anu
more value this book, containing tue hlencS'
moral truths to which the human mho mas peo"
admitted and from its beginning 10 its end u eh-
ables the sincere and intelligent man to know what
IS evil and 10 shun il, and to know what is eood
and to follow it; and with yet greater emphasis
than when the apostles wrote it. it is book by
which man Of God may be thoroughly FURNISHED
unto every good word and work.
sixFIrINrss OF MAN ASD CONVERSION
| believe that every man Is born without boil
ness without intelligence. without moral sense
without emotions or passions, but with capacity
for all these, which is to be developed by after
growth That By Gods decree of creation man
came gradually to the knowledge OF HIS laws 10 na
turc and IN human society anu una, ~ ;aooronce
men should violate divine laws throagh 'gno s h
and inexperence. and that such VIOLATIONS Oh law
infrmities; that as soon as men come 10 years
of discretion and knowingly violate the', tbeS STU
And | believe that the whole human race, uhiNeI
sally always in ali times and places, does sin ana
is siful m yarious degrees and In various lnteh-
sity of gnt, and that this ignorance, perVeislN
disobedience and sin such as 10 require divine
intepostion for correction and Tor lofgNeneSs
Aud that is my faith as to human sinihihess. ~,
believe that God exerts an Influence upon me
human soul by which il is softened, eniSniene,a,
and made wiling to all good and averse 10 an eV.i
and that men are called IN sacred scripture anu
eonaly BIZ tLelr reason and moral sense, 10 seeh
this renovation, by which their whole nature CONES
under divine Influence and IS changed gradaaily
c;.. feet hl
In the doctrine of conversion.
THE NATURE OF GOD.
Ihe,ieve that God is unsearchabe; that His being
lies ,utsjde of hum IN comprehension in this state OF
existence; that, nevertheless. we may OBTAIN par
tial and fragfnentaTy view of 1t with the certainty
that in every direction the divine nature nooeF
purer more admirable and lovable than reason; I'M
agiustion or experience can conceive. l beileVe
that God revealed Himself gradually as Wen a.
partially and that He is still revealing hlmseh,
throngf the experience of mankind and through the
revelation oi His material kingdom VINE Tue Olu
Testament against plurality OF Gods, Jenot van
was revealed as one God, in the New Testament the
iutimations are that God exists as Father Son ana
Holy Gaost. This is condition OF being traiseeno
experience but not without aOS Dug
fine the nature of Divine Existence, accept Us te
best idea can get of the interior economy oil Gods
nature The unity of God IN trl-personallty. But
do NOT regard the acceptance of this view as neces-
sary 10 growth toward spiritual manhood, or 10 ac-
cepiance with God The church did wtnGut d, ~ i b
900 wears may hive without II ana YET De
onnd men FOR myself accept 1t as the easiest
Interpretation of the varied representations OF the
New Testament. aud therefore believe ana preach
believe heartily in the Divinity of Christ. re;
ject as uBscripturai the doctrine OF human soni
and divine SOUL set forth IN the Athailasian creed
and. believe that he essential nature OF Chrlst was
divine simple, pure, uncompounded' ana ,hat 80
much of divinity as could be lnaniIes'Sa ana eA,
messed undeT the limitations of material laws and
In human body, were made known II nm ON
that the earthly existence OF Chrst ulu not si,Ec
a ala of HIS
was more tnaa He appeared. But 40 not demand
of any technical adhesion to fact whose Philoso-
phyi obscure, and must always be; DuI 90 insist
rnon fine dutv the privilege, and the safety OF rem
denna 10 Christ all the homage OF love hdei'ty ana
obedience OF which the sou = Si r'i9 d"
trines and precepts. | regard them as the very es-
sence of Christian religion - nil.
believe in the Holy Ghost / regard the DIVINE
mind rs an active Influence. pervadlng the universe
and especially as the source OF all superior human
activity In figure He may be SAID q BE- win tiie
SIM the source of all growth. The Divine spirit IS
1,niversai, immanont~ revelatory, stimulating ana
liie-gvng. | regard the whole ~ physical nature
as but an effect, instrument of expression OF the
Divine mind, and as a storehouse OF educating in
fuences; ami believe that the study of naiuge is
as necessary to The understanding OF Gods word rs
the study of His word is to the moral understand,
ing of nature. They are not eneInies-the Bible ana
Sciences revelations OF nature. lhey are n0t even
antagonists. They should not be made so by mar
row aud tmld theologlans, or equally narrow and
bigoted scientists.
The AToNEMENT.
Ibelieve the atonemcnt is not plan an act. or Sc
ries of actions devised to amend a broken
law. but that it is the inherent and
eternal nature Of Divine love. The life,
the teachings the suffering the death and resurrec-
tion OF Christ were bat the OF disclosing the
atom, nature of God. They were an iilustrious
exposition OF an eternal fact-an exposition Of
atonement, and not the atonement ITSELF !
believe Il was meant that the creation Of
a system of living influences designed to act not
upon God or His law on upon the public sentiment
of the universe, but that Ihe NE. teachnss anu
death of Christ were SIMPLY instruments by whlch
the heart Of man might be interested and Affected
The beauty of holiness, the attractive sweetness OF
Divine love- the brooding care ana Kindness OF ever
lasting strength toward weakness and wickednesSI
these were the influences flowing from the HE and
And now. from out cf the subtle,ies, the pucrli-
ties the taDgle of medieval ana modern theoiogy.
90 back heartily and embrace inc SUBLIME sim-
pcity OF the Apostles Creed:
believe IN God. the Father Almighty maker OIL
Aid in Jesus Christ his only Son, Lord who was
suffered under Pontius Palate. crneihed dead aud
from The dad he assembled heaven, aud tten
the right hasd of God the Father Almighty; from
thence he snail come 10 Judge quick aud TIE de I'd.
/ believe in The Hoy Ghost the Holy c'thoic
Cbureh lie communion OF saints; the forgiveness Of
sins: the OF Tie body, ana the ne overcast
Ing. Auen.
If am hereto. | am hereto after the pattern
Of the eaily church. -.
As 10 retrbatIon. | believe that conduct IN this
world has a distinct aAd powerful influence upon
the condition and happiness OF man IN me NofG 10
come that the Old Testament dad not teach the
doctrine retTibutI0n hereafter as material part
of trnth, Ii is also TACT that the New Testament
does teach II explicitly believe tfat Christ did
40 teach when He declared with saemnliy amt
sarnestness that tlle peralty of wickedness in the
life To come was such TO warn every tTanSgTesor
and should be a motive 70 good men 10 turn back
Their fellows from evil Beyond that, as 10 the
method the duration, the fiua outcome Of pena ~,
I do not think the Scripture giTes any decision L
mink that all the pass ges that we have
been taught to believe as teaching or III.
ferriug any such final outcome do not
teach II, and are not righely construed when they
are made 10 teach il. Whatever ! believe beyond
the simple statement of our Lord that the conse-
"a, lfa and terrible IN the