New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-07-24
PROF. BURNRAM UNDER FIRE
voLLEYS OF QUESTIONS ABOUT THE
HIGHER CRITICISM
THE MOST INTERESTING THEME AT CHAUTAU
ouA-rHE BUSINESS EDUCATORS,
CONVENTION.

Chautauqus, July 90 (SpeciaI). Much excitement
has been caused here by Professor sylvester Burn
hams vigorous defence of the Higher Criticism The
professor lectured again to-day on The Theology
of the Future" and, although he deprecates the idea
Of wishing to stir up controversy. his address was
followed by storm OF questions from orthodoA
hearers who object to having their creed disturbed
The theology Of the future" he told his audience
will certainly not be the theology q to-day, any
than the theology Of the present is the thcooSy
Of the past When you approach the study OF scripture
the first questions you ask TO the origin OF the
separate books: Who wrote theml How were tIeS
written and whence came the information they con-
tain Those the precise questions that are seled
in part by literary criticism. Then their meaning
has to be interpreted and interpretation Is scientific
process, and you CLASSIFY the facts De
termnc and make inductlons from them, you employ
philosophy. Practically, therefore, theology may DC
resolved into science and philosophy ana because
Of the changing nature of science ana philosophy
theology ITSELF / insist, must change. Change does
not mean humiliation. The great central Neileo aie
to remain but we ought not to lament that the Chs'
tans of the twenty fifth century will know Goa bet'et
than we do. Since is more than theology ana 10
be is better than TO know
Professor cried preacher in the audience when
YOU say facts will change, don't you mean they VIII
unfold?7
IL didn't say they would change, but that our
knowledge of them would
Where, i'm your theology does falth peglh' a9Aeu
a serious man with long beard.
If begins when criticism sets the fact before u.s.
NV faith i'm the forgiyng love of God and III luStlncI
ton and sanctfcation and the redeeming work OF
christ begins when | rest in the facts practical
facts for me-
Doesn't faith really precede literary criticism
"No I should know nothing of what the Bible sad'
| if 1 didn't read and examine it,
Then every one must be his own literary critic
:" How can il be otherwise or course man
rustn,t start ont too much BY himself. II he can't
think I'm the main for instance, like any denomination
of Christians think he'd better consider IL lie Ism
| in the wrong. II is better not to be like pig OIL
| Ice
awoudn't your literary criticism asked Dr. T. L.
Flood uproot the thcologies of the Christian Chu'oh
| II to-day ~
Sc think not have had some little experience
| myself and my theology hasn't been uproo'eu Se.'
Are we to understand" asked another lnat 'l'
Church hasn't reached true apprehension oil all ''
truths necessary for salvationl'
| II depends on how much you mean by true ap
| prehenson."
| just enough to man.
| con. no. am not willing to rest myself on what
know l should hate to think was never 70 KNOW
| ANYTHING more about God SHOULDN'T you
| The Business Educators Association Oh America
| opencd its convention this afternoon h. H. fel'o''
NJ Cleveland the president, occupied the clalr' am
there were present secretary W. G. MGCOrd; OF HcT
York; : ;. Packard c. L.. Bryant, OF Buiia0d ~ Mo
J. r. Carncll, OF Albany; J. ". Mchan' DeS Mo wi,
| iowa; r. Z. Gala CHER, Hamilton ont; :; u w
| Jams Rochester: Byron Horton, New YORK "a: " "
Randall New York A. D. Wilt Dayton; ohlS Vi e
n r Wright Louisville 5. l.. Row httsburs by Wr
smith hamton 0nt T. and nc S sFs Gsborn Roc
citcr: Miss Marian Brown, Detroit; Miss Agnes % y
Martin Des Molnes; T. W. llannMm anu r.. ~ '''
man. Hartford Conn: c. r; Wells, Syracuse, 40
Williams, chairman of the Executive Committee Tee .
the a,tocation aud Mrs. WILLIAMS kocne,ocri Hof
| Vincent delivered an address of welcome IN nchdH
the assembly to which H. G. spencer, OF n MaS In
| ron rcspond3si. Mr. Packard also spoke Dr' 1 D
| A Droadns OF Louisville, Iccitcd to-day soihc ~
sonal Recocctons Of the Coored People, d9, d Dr. P
4; Wooison lectured Republican France, anu ~
lessor j. H. Chamberlain gave an illustrated soA ~
| customs OF the Greeks and Romans AZ III
| women;s Club this morning DR.. Eliza MoSher spoh,
and Mrs Emily Huntington Miller n reso d" MrS JoE
| Deev{s Of Cincinnati. and Dr. Raymond prtsioel1
the Wesleyan University MddletowI, SSn Esre nav !,
| arrived John ID. Rockefeller Is eApcc'ed hero u
|