Telegram-herald., 1890-02-24

pellsd 81 confront the problem of ne
middle state &nd the aatars or ths Chris
Csa life therein We saoald cease
121zAlng or te4l0s men aad sending
thsm - hell Tor alcerence u d0cEane.
II po2sy and mode u worship. Certain
u, II invested With men. lot one of -
s0git ever see Heaven
AOSsEIGsEUE PRESTON > VIEWS.
Mgr- r. Rev. Thomas 5. Preston,
Viear-GeuerAI - the Roman Catholic
ch zrca, diocese Of New I0rk. says:
Il have ao disposition 3. this moment
~ enter into discussion y the subjects
saich, although they are not entirely
ses-led among Protsstanls, are con-
pleLs-y all well settled among CsthO-
LES. The doctrines eof the Catholic
church IA regard - these matters are
clear and positive, and cen DO read in
any Catholic cAtechism- As for indica-
tions OF any movement outside the
Catholic schUrck / have no means OF
Judging except that it seems 70 mo that
the PrOtestanGs are less settled ia their
opinions and less decided IS 70 any i'm
porxant points OF Christian faith. In
the Catholic church tho Catholics are
growing more and more devoted 70 their
religion, and are not disposed az any
time 20 discuss the ques lions which are
part Of their settled belief
An EPfsCoPAL OPINION.
Rev. w. 5. Rainsford, OF -. Georges
Episcopal Church. one of the most in
nuentiai N New York, says:
As 10 probation, the church Is realiz-
ing generally that truth which It's
greatest men have always realized, that
the present world rega.icd as a system
complete in itself is cruel and unjust;
hence il Is not likely that Il is complete
and final In its results on human char
acter.
Most thoughtful Christian men viii
today admit, / think. that there IS not
half so much danger of being damned n
Africa or Hindostan as IN New York or
Chicago.
"As % foreordinatian, IL even one hu-
man being in The Image of God were 70
be extinguished without having fair
play, if but one were TO be cast as rub
bish TO the void. then there must be
something undivine, untrustworthy, un-
just al tho heart Of thinga IL would be-
As u some lesser god had made the world,
Ara had not force 10 shape II as he would
There Is but slight historic evidence
that infant baptism was at all a ageneral
custom Of the church before the second
century The doctrine of the damna-
tion OF unbaptized infants seems to-day
as grotesque as it is blaspaemous-
Concerning eternal punishment we
know hstle. Our Speculations are worth
less than our knowledge. The Jud6e
Of all the earth is the Son Of Mary, and
He will do right
orthodox theology always has been
and Is at best but an earthen pot in
which stands the growing plant Of the
church's life. From time 20 time bet
ter change the pot. or the young tree
will crack and break the dead thing
that seeks TO confne it There is real
hfe in Presbyterianism just now; hence
there are some yawning cracks in the
very ancient and cumbersome pot"
HORRIBLE DoGMAs." SAYS REV. DR.
DEEMS
Rev Charles Deems, of tho Church OF
the Strangers, New York. says:
1T is mistake in any age of the
world 70 oppose the revision Of a purely
human creation
Il do not think the tendency is 10 a
belief in any future probation, but
rather 10 that other truth that there
never has been any probation since
Adam was born and never will be an
other probation - that whenever and
wherever men repent and believe the
work OF salvation will begin.
'The phrase 'dsmnasion of the
heathen' sounds confessional. The
church is coming more and more to be
concerned for the dsmnatiOn of those
who are not heather and disposed more
and more TO leave the heathen in the
hands OF God.
The tendency Is 70 believe more
steadfsstly in Gods sovereignty which
involves foreordination. but not at all
the predestination OF individual destiny
in any sense that implies fate. The
word 'predestinstion' does not occur in
the original Of the Holy Scriptures
The damnstion OF infants is hor-
rfble logical necessity OF a horrible
dogma. not found in the Bible.
The tendency OF the church is 70
what you call belief in eternal pun
ishment. with very great diversities OF
opinion o. to what IS meant by the
phrase Oed is the only being in the
universe " no may b said 10 be ortho-
dox: mex CD Him are the sim nple-hearted
believers who have no systematic the
ology: uezt TO them are the angels;
nexs 20 them the devils. and next to
them the strict co1struc tionists Of dog
matte thooiogT. There is a tendency 10
revise and modify al bumas oreeds and
conform them more and more 20 the
plain teachings Of he word % God
''yo PULPIT HTPocErsY,' SAYS BEv. DR.
PAREHURsT.
Rev. Dr. c Il Psrkhurst of the
Madison square Presbyterian Church.
OF New York City, expresses himself
shus smphssically;
'Gsd Is under Obligation 70 sTo-d
every man an opportunity - "a saved
and has no riEht % pass anybody by,
Salvation "a By God grace, bua still He
o-~~s r. - - ~ provide a means of 90
care from eternal dauna tton- The
dsmnei side = Divine justioe has heeu
0vervcrxed. - - sre goinz 70 retain
prrterf-ion. we show 2 preach tt ard ssy
Christ aid rc- Die for sIL Tba-e would
te e certain amo1ns of fsta's1s In this
case.