New-York tribune., 1884-01-14
IJrPER NEWTON FOR PEACE.
ur s,rspENps HIS BIBLICAL LECTURES.
STATEMENT OF HIS REAsoSs-wHAT ASSISTANT



:, An eouls fAnthon Memorfan Church yester
- the second at p. m, taking the place Of the an
..ss lecture on Exodus. The eengregalon IN tho
.-cnoon was a numerous one, all the sa''hes III '"o
siereereom being filed. The fact tnat tiie iec'Uie
MD moi be given Mr.. Newton made known n s''i'e
,t vrheh he read before the morning sermon 70 Eie
- tat his Bibu cal would be, for the present
- ,i,,,ed His voice betrayed considerable emotion
while he read and only once was the deep silence
,-,hep with which he heard when be reierIed !"
a.. ,.rres Of insanity that had been made against MN
nn,e OF dersive laughter passed through the conere
r,flon. The announcement was as follows;
MIR. NEwroN's sTATEMENT.
~ ,e+on, bshsp OF oar tiioces Aas asked me tOstcp
NV sunday afternoon OF Bible lectures he us
iins au1 attitude OF authority, owning tla us Tn. 90
EiscopaI authority 20 silence me by ofica Ilg %ou9
have thrown roe sGs ppon 1s tas made by y eeoeSistica &c SUI
Por and nv personal friend. appeals to my loyalty ho
fDos the ION OF his diocese, and w0Gd nor nave
2 ,S -en,e.t had he not felt IL wise. His own sym
e i'm mental freedom and honest uterance are so
I tno n tsat such request becomes doubly impera
w. m, Iask in guiding Church is delicate one
which would wfully make more eEln9rasslh ara, ny
White know OF another side TO my teaem thn La "a,
,rbch has doubtless thrust before him. cannot o
defer his Judgment aud accede 10 is wS ; ,c+ras
shall therefore suspend my course OF 8iDle leclurt
In commencing it simply complied VIII repSai, ,Id
0nests meant to help the Intelligent stuy Vi VIC & Wv
Testament the part OF tlOse Nuose a.'. 49, - +ban n
atioa there recorded rests on something aetpea ras
supersttons errdul greI ma ao aid here fhsi is
moi an old story Biblical scholars anu az Ia 49,.
lasu laid
k6 Through the historic growth OF the people o Iti
ior Whatever has been said has been WIN Nem "a
adiag you IN di'entangunS the 800 ms H. inner bojy
rvth i'm the Old Testament radll0n from thS llucl
o. ; o witch alone We have covered without ahronng
youF reason your conscience d! IyI 10 1ah e ,
ont of its myths history out OF its lesehs Who o.
listened more beedfuy their spiritual truths loV
Inusr DO without this help for the rest OF me -
for the present because other people ] AZ ring To
tionl reverence ind themselves now palned IN IIgs 90
think ou tue real meaning OF these lraGitlos; Sr c
burdens OF the Ii harm has been done 10 ANY S
aIn profoundly sorry -. ,oh b,r,, r,u.,
need e rsked nov to escape the worse harIn loioNS
the silence of the pgt on s9eh soUeo' rom tbe
oence Of the age H. increasingly drifting away IluI
churches because Of that silence or OF WHAT u W
cnr nnel ,tter,nce OF out-wom conceptions In every
done by those VINO squared To thc ne" uSllli -, a.
aid much harm in It's dawn ana It's It's S sPoS,jf5 HI
were fnfdels aud atheists. The X" "oInattoh % uIu
such harm and the whom we are now holoIluS t
charged Dy the priests Of their day win dssro,nE 1 @
and 01enig tne food gates OF moral Disorder. Ouy t
does the needfn and higher thought come IN eng ~
me 10 comply with nay bishops wish now that ue % le
OF abuse has opened again upon me- 9u r. Ina, m i cre
me i'm conemptuous terms, with conscious dSHone.y'
insanity and to demand my instant expulsion Iol tn1
have never shrIuk forcing the issue threatened me
for exercising freedom OF teaching Wdch - the ue
OF our Church. But nave ao 'anr Ut ans W nf
I,rofpiSe other interests, INST now, perhaps VI
greater importance TO our Church. nor baye l.
The heart to lay IA burden on the mind OF our
venerable bishop Could nave foreseen az OF tue
unreasonable panic Of last winter snoud not nave D.
gan these parish talks had too much trust l seems III
the sober second thought o portion oi our cluIt NIc
tbo.e who reproD my views are not WiuhS To dcoru
r, the liberty which Of them claim In O,heI ulFe-
lions, must choose between my rights anu 'ue O"'I
peace, and. a. heretofore, choose peace.
THE BREAKING Up OF Old SYSTEMS.
Earthly Immortality" was the subject Of the sermon
which followed the statement While insisting strongly
Oh his own faith future life and the wholesome ana
ickeuing influence OF suca faith he maintained thai
cody life might be led when talt faith was aoseu
and that arguments for rigat-yug might be aaduced
entirely Independent Of such faith The sermon was III
part A. follows:
Our present period seems me one of those epochs
wherein old system Is slowly hrel6in- mp Only 10 IN
troduce higher system which the ancient lights or
daiurd rule by rgnt viii rcdpear IN me new heavens
over the new There will be needed only chan &c
OF electric conditions such aZtn ana again oar wfd
has experienced To bring Ouj fresh ana fair as ever nom
To- cI1dIds the worlds beyond. and children may
wonder why should have sally questioned where
they see and rejoice. Nevertheless Tie cuNlalo
change of mental aud moral atmosphere IN which "ueh an
epocb of transition accoupshcs lis destiny rend rs IL
difficult for closely the SpHltuh ItdHLcS III
whose calm light fathers walked serene For as cal
dren of an age which blot, life with question marks
there is no escape wholly from the clouds winch aang low
over the valley of the shadow Of deaih. We must per
force face the dread mystery with somewhat OF misgIv
ing Not the stoutest hearted believer can avoid
Injected fro rnvrads OF smoky Aues. With his breath
ing OF which poi-ons the springs o. lat' we 'l
feel at times usuuctvey the drying u o. inc SlI.-' "i
moral energy strength for strenuous aspiration ana
sIeaast loyalty. and doughty battling VITA temptation
has too long howei IN upon our Sos7 l!i- .rlS -
hope for not to have sense OF ethical tueiNailOI
when the waters OF lie run low ana suSs'A Eic E2%
your souls know as well as mine, mine,
whose soliciting appeal havei strivcr up ards, our
souls seemed he un1Oned Of the firm Will NncG 0iced
from hero like Paul burst, in a moment Of weakness,
the reaction OF life keyed 50 suparnaiuraly hSh-" II
after the Of men have fought with beasts al
Epbesus what doth It profit me n tine dead rise
not: let eat and drink, for Tomorrow we de
of the waters from the tidal moments Of devoutest
sucking down your souls INTO Lne 1alk ceIAs Wheie
eiiu Of evil
tbeu that one who has learned to trust devOuty that
,yre.t hone of lie eternal but VINO has known also
bitterly the force the underOW Of doubt should
seeA to-day fortiy your souls AGAINST the back waters
of our are by helping you to feel please God
need not say, Let Us eat ana drink IOI to-nJtOW
History shanes us with tho finest moral eanestuess
outwrouchi IN the face of the fear which uunals
us and sinks : into boasts that We may-we can-Ue
must say: Let us not eat and drink. though
and drink for tomorrow die" Waving our ign hope
OF immortality, not sill. TO De meu aud 10 1--we
It is indsuutarlc, believe that through the
eear vision of the lire to come The early hag-
meuts bedded In the historical books never refer
10 such benef EveO the a4rpHslng genus oI the au-
thor Of the poem known a. JOB hshug url TINS hope
the alone solution Of earths dark problem does not
res upon IT, but slnks DaeA IN lhS ell3Sue 20 le eu
y6uliOnd notions aud rcWdrIs his hero mere wan sh cp
and cattle. Isaiah jeremiah. the second Isaiah aud the
host of nameless heroes OF eainesnes7 VINO tn.Hu hs
chorus round the great OOs- IN this psalm O ut Keyed
their souls 10 high aspirations dii'r SIodhc,-
without this tonic hone. and say, l"l u' D.
pare aud just and earnest, for tomorrow we de.
Next the rtNLlbu OF ihc hebrew iHN4cl~ III moral
earnesness f indeed superior inferior alone 70
the aou OF the Christ stands the early Buddhsn but
Il word concerning Immortality. Yet IL has sUred
beautiful hyesOf sautlncs poured tirecSs
MISSIONARIES over al the East and has neryed millions OF
people master their appelljes and passions
and lifted their souls TO seek those things
which are above. Have you ever read that pas,
- the preface TO THE Crown of Wild
Olives" IN which. with lava words heated hot
IN kissing tears, RusiI calls those who question the
HE to 10 walk worthy OF the doubt IA pro-
Arnold wSthered without te bSbf bb Nc1 cuere J
guided his father yet how strong, how rcsoutc
bearing with which be holds his though he
sas not that Y viii bring him any haven where ue
would be. Hath higher uief Pitch this one
high"
SOME REMARKS ON INFIDEIITY.
Il the afternoon Mr. Newton apOlogzed fo- being IN
prepared with any formal discourse because OF the rer
seDtaons which had induced him TO refrain for the pres
ent from delivering the ecture be had wrtel IL ser