New-York tribune., 1886-05-27
CHRISTIAN BELIEFS OF TO-DAY.
DO THEY NEED A FORMAL REsTArEMENT
THE ARGUMENT OF The REV. DR.. DANIEL CURRY
BEFORE THE CHURCH CONGRESS-.
lBY TELEGRAPH To THE rRBUSR

THE ARGUMENT OF The REV. DR. DANIEL CURRY
BEFORE THE CHURCH CONGRESS.
lBYTELEGRtPH To THE rRBUSRl
CLEVELAND, May 26.-The discussions Of the
Church Congress in Music Hall attracted large crowd
OF people The discussion at the first Session was on
the topic The present necessity FOR restatement OF
Christian beliefs" The first speaker was the Rev Dr.
Daniel Curry. OF NewYork. His paper commanded the
utmost attention throughout. and furnished food Tor
thought TO the audience. lie said in part
II Ismanl'est that the present ase is time OF changes
the forms OF Christian thought and OF notifications OF
hov. come down 20 us rom the past although so
precious those By whom they we're once cherished no
OF ihe best minds OF Christendom Although has be-
fashionable to certain circles TO speak lightly OF
In religion the speculative and intellectual 1t is st
certain that Christianity as manl,ested In .y. US
TEN OF truths TO be accepted respecting "oa
purposes oTard men and ana onoo, ms mfSe0r' fbe The
changes that are so strongly marked IN thr re.sons M
Thought OF the age affect only remotely ann ao unT
exclusively forms OF expression called Tor Dy iuiler
Gods revelation, OF Himself and OF His dispensations.
though always Substantially the same, nave oeco'no
mas and Will continue to be steady advance IL
the minds and thoughts OF the church toward clearer
broader and adequate conceptions OF what Is de-
oared in th Bible. We warranted in assuming that
basis OF theological opinions male up OF tne
great fundamental truths and doctrines OF the Bible
nnmixrd with fatal misbeIief.. set forth In
plain and comprehensve FORM necessary 10 the best
interests o. the church and to not ineons!ersre ~
tent to the religious life Of the Individual ana since re-
ligOn embodied IN church life largely comnuni-Cc
having large interests common 70 the whole pody,
recognized consensus Of beliefs IS condition requisite
to the unity and tic welfare OF the whole body lac
Christian beliefs the ei restatements OF whch we
are called consider arc those not or all Chrien
dom. but rather those OF school t o.
the Christian consciousness OF the tunes. The
historical creeds all OF them mleralstlc oiten
their forms OF Ian guaZe and manifest conceptions
respecting the ruture life The once popular notions
respecting resurrection OF the dead ami the en- 1T
OF tn life everlasting which those creeIs nanes
teach ceased 10 command the assent OF tAe 5re"
the millennium the reign OF Christ On the edrth IN
human form among the materlatIslis 10.
tions permeatins the traditional resIous enousaT
Of Protestant ChrlSeudOu nut rev -ooer anu
wnl-taught Christian scholars can accept these tlnes
unless so modified a 10 change their ldenuty' let
these things are closely implicated with the primary
popular conception OF the nature or the hlhguoh
Chris present and prospective, anu Win he AOVe Oh
the Gospel iu respect 70 OOth te N 1ia @ s
church II cOnceled by our abest Christian scho.ars
that eschatOogy nee Is to be restOrt H. pl VINO 9
undertake the work and what ,ha. oe me IOrh auu
contents Of the reconstructed faith Of the clurcA
Dr. Curry followed by the Rev. Dr. Parker pastor
Of the South Congregational Church OF Hartford tAo
Rev Dr. Reuben Jeffrey. formerly Of Brooklyn, aad the
Rev. OTIS \. Glazebrook, OF Elizabeth, y ).
In the afternoon reception was held ut the Union
Club House. in Eucd-aye.. where the ministers met
many OF the leading business men or The city
At the evening session audience OF about 33oo
ne ,pe stened 10 an address BY tho Rev. Dr. Wayand
Hoyt OF Philadelphia on "The WOrkin gInans Distrust
OF the Church; its Causes aud Remedies 4 erett T.
Wheeler Of York. followed. John Jarrett oT PUTS
burg and Henry George made addresses sharply Grill
cising the church IN rs relations 10 labor.