New-York tribune., 1890-05-26
PROGRESSITE ORTHODOXY
' TURNING THE GRACE OF GOD INTO
LIBERALISM
DR.. BURRELLs SERMON At sARATOGA-THE
Frs FROM THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
BY ILLEGnArm TO TIE TkIpCSE.s

by ILLEGAAPH TO TIE TkIgCNE.l
saratoga. May 25-Ths has been the second Prcsby-
erlan sabbath Of what is known here The General
Assembly season. The finest Of early summer
weather again favored the visitors, all Of whom
lhroged the various sanctuaIics where sermons were
delivered by representatives of the Presbyterian Cen
erai Assembly. special musical selections were
rendered in number of the churches and all of tie
pulp.lN were adorned with wealth OF fragrant
flowers. The Rev. DR.. D. j. Burrell, Of Minneapolis
filled the sacred desk in First Methodist Episcopal
Church this forenoon.
The subject Of Dr. Burcll's sermon was Progrc>eive
orthodoxy hi, text being Jude 3 That We should
earnestly contend Tor the faith which Was once dcIV
eled To the saints The was IN substance a.
follows:
The brief episile Of Jude wa, written \. ID. o. \
generation i"a passed SINCE thc TWO men IN Whie
APPAREL standing beside the bcWlldcIcd disciples MNo
H'Wh'u ihcF LoId ASCENSION had sdi"' ~, H,i I
Jesus shall - come yc have seen Him taken up nv"
hvaN EN- and stll lie mad no, returned. Ihc etiN
nusn Oh enthusiastic hope l'd been s,'eou'a ~ , u
hcartcnmcnt and apathy. ln,dlons hofco.c' hid 'fPt
,nI themselves Dc,iue Lia aItli ana Du'I ,''J ,''
raise teachers were H,uUcug TIE pIpesScd lolIoWt
oi christ from The simplicity Oi ucir ldlth III liis
emergency Jude wroe tnis general cpltle TO tne
chuTcncs. II lcars The tIds lie cAlorieh them Z"
Dc coi>tdnt in IN" profession OF then fallI
II Is philippe against hcrcti',, solemn ""ruIi-
against the teachings OF crroiat> and s'hisndlcN ne
cnaractc?lzlng them pioUs frauds VINO " urn thc
grace OF GOd into liberalism and deny our Lord Jc7u~
run siedy aiicr the error Of I.ala and pcri-hcd In
the riin-dyiug Of k"rah.7 he lhcn, them - sp''
IN the fcaet- of charity. cloud, without wafer Trees
whose fruit Is witered. raging wave Of the -ci io4
INK out their own shame wandering STARS reserved I"
the bidchlcs, OF darhncs> forever. \ terrible 'hil
acterlatIOn tni, ana a. rlc Ia life no" ~ when II
was uttered by thiS apostle, Who >pdhc ~ he wa
moved 10y the Holy t'nost There l> 10 more peg
nc,ous man Oh caItn than ppachtr who. WHlc "'dr
ing the livery OF the court OF heaven, reasons a-ai'
The D,N inc word. cali- a. question the sole power oi
the Gospel 10 the peil,hing. proclaim, hr'.ld
gauge. soa~ please religion ana thus turning the
I'D sU.tdllfd liberalism. denies oA L'iNt
and saviour jesus Christ. They are wrc, kcf, VINO,
Wiihout 80 much excuse even the hope of pluudcr.
allure the sous Of the unway uppn the rocks 'i spr
ltual ana eternal death.
In view OF ihc-. things ii J., well for continually
10 remind ourselves OF the importance of holding
fast the fundamentals Of our Christian faith. me
false beacon Of these day, n pip-ic--. We aic tod
Bible. a whole or in portions. Is Obsolete. That iir
old Landmarks, must give Way To ne" adjustments IF
lew 1t would. indeed, 10, ptrpD-"rOu> Tor the 'hurh
world mov,- and We must be moving with IT, i.ui ~
matter that concern, oar eternal destiny II wlli be W4,'
cndcavo solve thc vc>atou, problems Tat CON
iNuled MIN lu thc government of tn" NrihcgAHd, n'
cvcrIcari Off -iup.,,i. rlc ,c,-. ua,a. hcr Uiy
through dense iD-. and hrf ,ap'nh b'li 'ttht 100
tlc hcln.,nau. 'sicidy. steady a -"'l ,ni. mat
Tor 4il immortal m"a And Women vAp l"r-.a- llr'a-1
an atm',phcrc o un."l'cd doubt An" iH- looming, ''
-.Ic au,." al 'l-c 90 lnd ih" va 'i lii". li'i' i-
tAc problem, 60 .oM e. iAe ui.A "Hd ii iI' -'.'
!o'u u singing hli- "N. i." ".i. i..- i l"' N'N
providing "c may "oH hi'- ""' O'e "'''' fls d"
r'c ioA, of truth b, DIVIDED la', rf,dcad,. aud
Go,c.a4. i.c lo,.u'r cuur. OBJ" Iutt- t.f ri!.t
tc ro.,It,d aa. Pu.-.r''d 4-if't n' iA Latter ii"
tn.n-- t.ai admit oi '.ut.",''.t ''d Ai.d "''h,.'
r.oH foo. ad,anDcn..nt. lh i.' ..-. 'Ar i'i 'i'
ucft~. ar, c..fh. tr. ant "hf'r HN l' -i''d t'
,scaeuda. I.,, a.' tl. constant Co.,. ."r- l.''
NAV have warriors ldJ .-'.e,t. aad m...al I.'p'r
f.u.- b.t them. .t- l.r AHa'- it. rt.-'- la 4..
launct ta..t u, r..,lla., .n fr.-."a "., r'i.ir'r
f..u uoi matter. sout.,y tt. t+ o.. ia''- il'l
vA..l to ar-.e oa toward t.c solution d" ,frH
Co.. oi' tl.-e p,..als',- i- ",r. 50 .ouad thinker
t.,- G., p.o.. ,...i .' assumes iIu ABA tl....
..,ae The Auc OF t. axiom o.. -l.iol -to.r- ly OBJ.
,l W.il h., La,ll uaui le laA demonstrated tlr
fHe pou- 4-lu,rlu. D.-l cannot he tr.'t'd o. o
o. F h.. bat mist bc taken 4. uIr pr.ne po.tlla'".
e,..r nm, t. .1.-r'-c here 10 le,,,. hm a s.,r.
i second pptli,te o. sinful m4u. d sinner n need
oi ,atlo.u AA %" aft"-".r ln "-f I''i. d''
ths Gp,t.uo OBJ aelu,'It'. IH" h~,t na. iral ar ''
fh" Nineteenth 'cailft. vita -li tai r" '."iHi!--
hIA--f .- -iu sinner AID console oi H.- .in iir
I- A. really ard h.p..e-} involved iu tDr m'.ho, "i
pI,atoa. Ia,e m'rct upon IAr. % '"d. accord n-
ilG" Of ' tender mef'c' blot oHi m' iitn'sic~.'h'
of The poor p.plI''n " D" D.Ai Ap.4 m. bc,.i 4iH 4iH
im" p'nalN That wa, IfYA'Ah''1 upon 81 3. n''
b"-lnnr~ hanr. over o. Z" dt'. lAc '"nl i'h -ih
I@il ~ SHALL Ana Tie -ftIl ~ fAr AllNi' .iff
race. sr0lnne ald tri'a.ilnt. ut, forth 81, t-A'N,'
o., ever the old question: " What -AaI do Z" De-
The tlirl Of the ored~nGi b, the fbi. o. ''~ ~.
vcalrd word of Gpd Iuil We Lttt reached TIE point
WAe.r "c cai accept n.c scripture. p TIE laiailHi"
ri" oi DuI fn'h ana practice "r a." AD' r."'d
mariner 'Aar.ut 10 -paI aud iffrns "n q bound
Jess -ci. Iie mu Who hi- uD' sound view. oi ln
.pra'on 's ah."ll"h al -"a with rf'i"u'" t. All rr
l.glYa- Truth. T. b. a. God bf'tih,d book. u D.,
-tid. - ii'ly men vrlt" e., r"v v'e. Hot"t hy 'hc
li1lF "h~f." j. ut-t rcfe.'re %" te truth Pie
whole t..'I and nothing blf the TRUTH ~ .- not
cnoDf, 'o -a.. th- book contains 90" ""-d of &C..
upon window pane. 4nd my breath CONCEAL there
INTO iana-rtpe of honntv, 80 GOD. through r.r Dor
-prd antcr-. la- lra'A.d g.. breath into rc
truth. II perfect aat complc'c. enaIa. vH
. nn.-.- aa4 allowing neither ,r,ata nor aaa~na u
the ag'. >u other b,o.- are subject ~ amendments
1horo !e no' noa e textbook in u-" ln OUR public
De- successive editions corrected and enlarged if
tac q:e ton m re.pc,t to thc Bible . hoD to ,' i,.
ori,u,l trc breath of G0h
\ fourth po 'ula'c. anoh nu.t BE- accepted 90. .
,o loy'd 'hc world that n" l,sc . aal, cot'on -,n
hat VIII" o",r De- "t"', il iin -houH ne' r"ri-. 'n'
sre. 'n-. and nrui,'d ~ n'qu.u'.. ard lr 90
' 'd on We n ' ,,.o Jr .; ';'r , "g A l '% M
500. and SO th.u' ihc -h'dlm. oi blood there o. u' |
-emi- -.ion - IN. Inr' B., therefor no" poo m'~"
conformation 70 them That arc in Christ .".G.. such
n- age. %, th..c outln" the bil. % doctrine # Nc
Ii'ncm'u' ara ,''i a1.i ir'o i"l D, t.r oni' pll |
hauec-. N must Doe accepted pr.ei -cly q. made |
.uouu 10 a. boo ihr Ditiu" word pia of lirii.pa !
trough The Neafpu, pain of the only bcsDttca son 'i
sod.
Jehovah lifted up HI rod
C.I-f. r frll on Ih,ti
Thou vart SOP. -trcten 81 Ghy 'od
There, stroke iof mo.
We hear in certain duartcf~ Of "d.dactic theory pf
he A1Ou"M"ut,' which dIuouut- tO th-. that toh |
cnt III, wciincOvcd son iujo IN" world. Ia suffer
md die. in order That sinners might know how 60d |
ONc, them. We have Law against VifI~ccilon. w
MI not allow scientist to inilct pain dog or
aphit for merely scientific purpose Vet here are
aIvc thcOlo"ans t"lhnf ~ that G0d cNpo-"d iii, |
,ny son to the bitter agDuic, Of cucinNi0n for no
th"r purpose than - furnish object lesson 10 ob
lurdc sinners. This mOnstiOus md IN" |
nOmrnt q maI undertake. to cyndc Tho plau teach
ug ot the scripture with rclcIcnc" to the eros, D"
: liable 10 iall into such abhoTcnt sophisns. To-