New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-11-28
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are not to be visited with Christian condemns
ton and ecclesiastical discipline.
Dr. Hodge earnest advocate or parochia
schools. He held the absolute necessity of popular
education. that this education should bc religious
and that the responsibility for providing it rested
coordinatey upon parents the State, and the
Church The opinions OF such man on a subject
which is fresh to be of interest even II
they traverse all the lines of current thought. and
while space forbds the reproduction of the clabo
rate argument with which he enforced them in The
| Princeton RerieC cannot refrain from quoting o
| letter in which his views are stated with charac-
teristic clearness and compactness. Writing to
DR.. Sutphen. he says: still believe-1. That the
Church is bound to to it that all within her in
1uence have a religions education to which end
parish schools are indispensable. q What Is the
duty Of Preslyterians is the duty of other denomi
nations. 3. That in such Heterogeneous and
liherty-abuSing population We have in this
country. Church schools cannot reach the masses
sufficiently and therefore State schools are a
stv /. That denominational schools are entitled
to share of the school fund of the State, proper
toned to the number of chill drcn they educate the
State having the right to that its standard of
secular education is come up to. And to finish my
creed -, would let none but the educated in the
schools established and approved by the State
vote"
When it is remembered how large and influential
a membership the Old School Presbyterian Church
| controlled in the Southern States. and how coIsd-
| cradle portion of the wealthy and intelligent con
| scrvatism of the North was attached to the same
| communion it can readily be seen that the Prince
| ton thcologian, rcvercd rs n father followed as
! leader and trusted the champion of their faith
by this powerful body Of Christians. in a posi-
I - s--sT a..
his country invaluable service or almost deadly in
| Jury. DR.. Hodge took no uncertain ground. but
stood forth at once as a strenuous advocate of the
National cause. on National grounds as a high
moral and religious duty.' His moderate views
the subject of slavery have been already noticed.
But he combatcd with all his vigor the Southern
doctrine that slavery good in itself, that II
the best organization of labor and that it deserved
to he conserve aud perpctuated. lie maintained
that it was founded on municipal law ana not on
natura' right and that Congress had The nght 10
prohibit il i'm Territory where Congress was the
local legislature because slavery rested solely on
the Ter I5r In remarkable rticle in me Princeton
hcricC entitled " England and America lie ut-
tcrly reiutcd the views of the sccCSsionst4 IN t.
gard 10 slavery, and showed why the Christian
world was amazed at such q moral phenomenon ~
that presented by English anti-siaverv Christians
sustaining a rebellion carried on to conserve and
extend slavery. And again in an article on The
War written IN the gloumlest DAYS OF the Struggle.
lac argued with convincing logic in favor OF the
right Of the President 10 suspend the Hahoas
Corpus. and his authority rs c0mmandcT-in-ctlct
10 decree the emancipation of the slaves. In all
these discussions he lifted the questions above
purely political deliheTation into the sphere of
morals aud religion. holding that on such capital
occasions the rule of political action IS to be sought
not in considerations of State policy, but in the
Word of God. Many of DIT: Hodges writings
during this period widely circulated rs
pamphlets and republishcd in the newspapers.
They appealed strongly to the large class of conSi-
tutional conservatives at the North who opposed
he " ne SGT body
of those who with hating loyalty opposed the
Administration and stroye to prevent It's success.
and there is abundant proof that they did ncst-
mabIc service 70 the mon cause Ana yet Wnen IN
the General Assembly of 1861. the famous icrolu
tions introduced by the venerable Or. Spring
declaring II to lie the duty OF CHRISTIANS IN the
seeding States to support the National Govern
ment. Dr. Hodge led the minority in a protest, I'M
moved hv the donunciatiOns of the press. the |
threats of the mob in the streets the chidng~ of the
majority of the Assembly. and the pleadings of his
constituents at home. He took the ground that !
but il does not enable Il man to decide whether |
this is nation or confederacy of nations; that
could be arraigned for it before church court.
In all the confusion and contention of his time, |
the attitude assumed by DIR: Hodge in the Re !
rcr and in the councils of his Church was IN |
variably decided. and his rare consistency dur !
ing long years OF controversy shows the singular |
stability moderation and Independence of his |
character as well as the breadth and soundncsS of |
his judgment To his massive intellectual gifts |
were added the charms of q sunny temper, which
Strength and Tenderness. courage. and all the |
mldcT gTaceS united in him To form a manhood of
domestic life. with his study door always open to
children and grandchildren. OF his relations with
his elder brother, and of his lifelong intimacy with
Bishop Johns. reveal the warmth Of his affections
and the ovation which he received on the fticth
anniversary of his pTolcssOrships "A striking
proof of the depth and Tenderness of the regard in
which he held by the hundreds OF men whom
NE had counsclicd and instructed.
The memoirs OF such n life could not fail to be of
interest, and the biography Of I'r iioda" by his
son is valuable book. Being 10 large extent a
compilation, the work Is maTrod ~ some needless
repetitionS and at times il II bnr'cncd With CORE
spondcncc which has bat triiing value in itself |
and reveals nothing of the writer which wish to
know hut the story of the life, 80 quiet and I'M
cventtul and yet 80 intimately and actively ASST
the century, is clearly told. There is "A fine. old
fashioned flavor III the autobographicai chapters
with which the book begins. Tic "reminiscences
OF New-Jcrscy society in tho oidcn timc,-of carly
college days and college ways. Of Professor limds-
ley who assured his students that zone OF the best
preparations for d'ath Il thorough know ledge
of Greek grammar and other college. clerical, and
political celebrities. are singUarly pleasant. The
he was studying in Germany is noteworthy for
the glimpScs il gives OF GescniuS ThOluck. IIcng-
stcnberg the Won GeIlachs and other celebrities OF
the time. and the memorial sermon, with ITS SYM
pathetic estimate If the character and services Of
DR.. Miller aud the Alexanders is a model.
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