New-York tribune., 1884-12-29
ANSWERING HIS CRITICS.
II. mEDER NEWTON ON MoNAsrIc VOWS.
DEfENc. or ASSISTANT BISHOP POTTER AND
DKNrNcNTInN or HIIBERALIrY.

4 DEFENCE or ASSISTANT BISHOP POTTER AND
DgNuNciAroN or ILILBrRALiry
The Rev. Il. lIcber Newton preached at All
Souls Anthon McmoriaD Church yesterday morn.
Ing on the rcformcr wycifo The subject was
not such ~ 10 suggest any OF those opinions
which have recently again aroused adverse
criticisms from orthodox circles, but much
that he said had direct indirect bearing upon those
matters, aud seemed clearly intended an answer TO
his critics.
He preaced his with AN alusion TO the
which had been poured him because OF HIS discourse
on tho previous Sunday Ono newspaper had re-
ported hun as admitting that there were
some reasons for entertaining doubts to Chrss
ty, He explained that ho had taken the opposite yow,
He had considered the charge made by of the mod
ern Hcrpura critics, cnan IN particular that Chrsts
ardent enthusiasm had affected his sanity aud had en-
doayorod by citing the facts ~ history nnd
the recognized possibilities ~ human nature 10 yndcato
tho soundness o Chrss Judgment concerning tho cstab
llshment OF Gods kingdom on earth, Mr.. Newton
pressed surprise that OF his clerical brethren should
30 readily bolieye that ho had Expressed an
opinion 80 mOnstrOua concerning his Master
ln referring to wyclncs warfare against tho friars.
cerning the recent administration of OF chnstty
poverty ana obedience to young man, BY Assistant
"wyoldos second step" he said "in hs roform work
was his attack upon the rnrs OF his day Thcao orders
were originally reform movements themselves. In
times when tho rcg ar clergy wero largely lazy. solfin
hugn worldly nnd too often Impure II wasa bononccnt
Impulse Wnirh prompted the organization OF orders
whose members must be vowed To poverty chastity and
obedience But the fars had In their turn grown lazy
selfish and neahly. The Of poverty had bred
religious bcgg1ry ana paupersm IL moro respectable
under tho -urpcc than under the ragged sui Of the
professional tramp. The OF chastity binding men
forever 10 enforced cehacy hnd first Of n drbaee1
the inagination and then had broken loose all
barriers I'm license of lust all the fatal because II
felt Itself doubly damned FOR this world and the next
" would be the last 10 enter any criticism Of my
Bishop In whose wisdom and Judgment have implicit
confidence | speak simply Of the movement which
seems 10 bc making start I'm church. of which every
hfaf al
no lesson for the American Protestant Church, which
after five hundred years rcncws upon tho of Wy
cfes memorial day. the Institution which Wyclinc
thus resnucly opposed Fair and noble Is the beginning
the I'M American and I'M Protestant " perpetual
chastity and obedience VINO that does not synpathze
with the beautiful and heroic self sacrifice NJ the
brother IN the order pf the Holy Cross. who but the
that does not know that tor snrl ministry
upr trurinrnis hs holy zeal sets before him,
the married minister with family of rhitsn Is ont Of
place. ~ AN means let is have pUUr men and single
IN their fesUn'iDnhy srltipOsrd VOWS iur nlted al
iiDt trtii utrn tu renewal again and apan. VIII would
ne hs tnirp u utpusr thr'u Irt thri aFe VOWS fut
i've ut ten trata II lhpt ll ui we hpiir the rfUi
founded un perpetual teWs, which have lpvnfl w nnt
,hnrh hsittt fiiph ~ Wne fith Rtnaitt mischief
iipn the ttiil ihtt were inipniei ~ VypfeUhp"
W auiiiiii n4.is ~ he ahiiiui NJ Ntnlun e'fnrb
taDh ~ sui. i ha tiiiia Hni his sshirAi fiehf ~
ihsn VII iiai l ~ ibA thipi Nhr ~ iha iiinn ~ p
huhu i iiir Mripuif ~ The Eieai istiWni hhlln lhpl
stl'rs tnl 600 n ilhrlrra lhf Nhlph % rHlrhlp ~,
NnINniN. Atin iirin Nhn uah slinlin no plra ~
irrhnH Nhfn Er iifp hundred ftala Ntn nat WIN nos
call such irHl uf tilih lnlnnHaNi Whn swear ~ lhh
htlra nf lrairdai au sNrAr az tbn lr,rilha ni haf
who n innusn ~ tho ilHNi nt rflNan lultth t1tArl
oltol hl unr bat w"ud senee u 40 exercised ~ nHf
tltUIt hos 10 day"