New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-11-28

RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE.

RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE.
Mr.. MOoDYs WoRK.-Mr. Moody's revival
meetings in san Francisco are managed WIN VII
unwOnred precision and earncstness. Mr.
Sankev il there TO conduct the music, ana
nearly all the Protestant clergy are dong some
thing to help the evangeists. M. MOodJ
fist address was delivered In the FIRST C0nEre-
oational Church I'VE have met, sad he, 10
Dray. and consequently shall not make long
address this evening bus want To say that II
all the Christian pe0Dl" who are mere 'o-nlSn'
will just. 1T the commencement ol leSe Hieel
ings adopt one rule and carry II OUT an Chlo
these ser wees. you VIII not be dlsappolh&,u'
think at the end Let that rale he TINS; nat
Won keen yOu~ heart open 10 receive an 'he
good things that God wants TO gave YOh, ana
that you won't lock up tine door OF your near
and bOlt II WITH prejudice unoehei' or srePIlc
Ism Y0u will be blessed II yon observe that
rule. Two years ago ! went to Baltimore, ana
there was lady and gentleman tnerc; they
were man and wife, and they had passed
through a good deal OF trouble and sorrow,
having lost all Of their children. he lazy
said: shall attend every one OF those meet
inns for | am going to get all the good thaI
can ont o. them while the husband sald he lllu
not think there was uch IN the meetings. Inc
fist day they attended she sat Ia the 'front.' seat
while he occupied a seat In tue back part OF the
gallery. In the course Of week OF 50 ne ECV
down on the iiOnr; ana before . lh"uth was
through be got up alongside OF us VIE,
I
they were; but if ven want blessing You
must allow prejudice and unOelet TO lay aSide'
If all our eXDec.aiiOn Is from GOd, ne VIII ho'
disappcint Us: but il your expectation Is from
men YOU will sur iy bc di-appo MED C'h
never deccives nor disaup ne. hI.niy ~ g.,
lirve ii VIZ ass Tor bread lie Is nor gong -
yIve us stone III W. ask 1or han' ne Won
rive lis a serpent nor a Scorpion. lie VIII give
ms what we ask, il We cal IN ialfl. .. ie'Vi--
lect when / was IN - taad htaIiHE an on
oh 4
ALWAYS used thc vessel hat Il enc ie9lts' I
hand Perhaps God VIII use y0u. Aat We
want f. % draw near 10 God, tlaf hr may US
us. so lets ask the LORD to s'aich u.s. "IIe ID
there be any evl way IN US sometime 1n.'' -
keeping pack the blessing irob our Owl a'ul'
ltt's ask cod 10 snow ~, tLdt "" may pa. 3D.
s,v,y II the Dr0.es-o6 Curlsi1'nS on lhla Gpar.
were all right the whole Paclic coast would
i.el She tuilJcucc o. tAls mcoun- Wl'AlN 'hiIY
DAVIS There is p09 o. enough mere to lu-
Gurpce tine whole nation. Let's d. b SOD 40 pat
side nquty and everything tAaJ Is wrong
want iii. ~ankcy 70 sing that very nyhh' a
vessel meet FOR the Master
p4e,rc,I CRrricI.M.-The Rev. !. W Patton
read a p.,per on Tine Present Attitude CT BIO
Ural Criticism at recent Il. eng o. the
Methodist preachers OF ChlcaSO. ih oid'I 20
Illustrate the sdr'S through WhIch DUN
criticism had passed, the easa'Ls' DeE"1 VIII
line p,riod when the Scriptures were neHrNtn
inlD!fc.tlv, even IN their hguraIlve sense -Nhcu
.hC slightest figure was supposed CD b." tiiDl,bi
adcal, or was made to & ply SON ACT "r 3lui-
| butte of CnIisD Anay OF scripture was niue
/ known. and this sort 81 interpretation l',et'
mo tie middle ages when the me Dioie text
Was supposed to have seven different seuS :
/ Gradually, through the need Jt uati'E ''tir
! rlrtlcular sense, the idea of dOctrln" arose me
! Counc,l OF Trent decided very nam ai'F uaC
! the Church should have the authority Oh inter-
| nretatiOu. Then the dugnIatc era began 3hu
! the theories of the s,hOOlmtn were maze 10
! strand even at the seyerest torture 0i me J'AU'
/ Il WAS against this supremacy OF lhe'ap't' ol''
! tlat the Reformation raised MS voice, ana we
/ gospel of donna passed nto the gospel On lai'il
/ 4 was no wonder that the d0gmauc system had
| made scpptlcs of men, leading them 90 tLlOW
! away all doctrines. aud hold the Bibe 20 pe nIl
| literature with moral element. Inc
/ nssayi.t smoke OF The danger when mouefn
evangolsts incurred in using tner own hieI %
I urptatOns to prove any posi- ION tEey might
| ossume drawing all texts mo thCli uia--HeI'
ne referred 90 the modem mctAo0 o. historic
research and evidentlal proof OF Tie ToSpr a.
the last and best achieyeme IN BlDle interpie-
! t,tIoD Def. re winch numbcress iOllns OF sys-
fpms of unbeef bad faded away Never Daq
/ Bible udy had such advantage as IL pos'es'e'
! rOW-masses OF evidence IN literature am
| archaeology, all opened up by the ATTACKS OF
| criticism Tie Bible was to-day considered q
! nro0ressive revelation OF people ana OF
| morals. There was unity but not lniiorhr y
| i'm the Bible. Minor discrepancies disappeared
in The colossal and final tact OF CHRIST person
! altv The result of the rN0lr aGdlhs Jog
! rnattc3l INTERPRETATION had been react on TO-
/ ward rationalsm but there had been' as a
! result of all this. id Germany, the Tome "i
| raiouallsm, "a .aier turning Ga '"' u''' iuv
/ t,-dov the tendency ls JoW .Id am cNd1Aciiral
/ Christianity the historical me NOT ire
sneaker considered tine best tor. d. BON
.,f.noVlr1- a spiritual iuSgh. and claimed
tae benefit of Ill taclu3 Tor research.
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