New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-07-03

"The Church Of Christ" sand he. Is 10 expect oI'
icism she must not shrink from it, Indeed she can
not help challenging IT. ehe * city SET q" nun
The Church doe, not fear criticism. she fear noih
ing Int error and sin. Truth seeks the light comes
IN the light reoices in the light. Error loves ud'"
mess goes in darkness and reluctantly comes lhu'
the light which at once reveals ana reDuhes ''
de,orri,v A true Christianity knows that correct
knowledge and not gross ignorance i tc Ho.'oi u
genuine devotion. true Christianity welcomes u"'l'
from whatever quarter IL comes and by whatever me-
senrer il is brought. true Christian cares more io
,ruth than the opinions of the greatest men she eno
mi,s all her promises. processes and CONCLUSIONS !"
the full sunlight Of the most critical exaIhih"Viol'
she has absolutely nothing TO conceal. III uo ~I'iH
at the entrance 10 his home Lord IennSsoh' We are
told has the words Truth against the world q
tr,e Christianity will write these words at the head
Of every sermon, on the hrst page OF every oooA I'LL"
on the heart Of every disciple
The speaker took up the early heather crltlc7
~ Christianity and the scientific and literary crlu's
of this century. " 1t is doubtful ne SAID "IcV'oi
such phenomenon all intellectual atheist ever
existed but practical atheists ard always have
hem common lie characterized atheism As frecz-
ing void. an arctic breath. ~ atmosphere IN when
no mind can soar, no heart beat and no soul De
Glad Atheism can transform a day in June INTO
a raw day in January Taking mp the heather writer
Luclan. CELSIUS, PorphyIy and Julian, Dr. Macarthur
showed their views and their ehect on Ihl'-
LuCian lie CdlIcu llc hOIAdTt VI p'N'i"''
literature He was marked by general unbeliei' was
. wordIinr and fine example, as has been said, Of a
discple Of the school Of Epi His vulgar libes
and ribald criticisms remind OF Thomas Palnc'
Without the answer Of Ongen, CELSIUS wohid
scarcely have been known. In several I'm
poItAnt matters, he anticipated the theore'
of Mr. Darwin. Porphyry, unlike CELSIUS ana
Lucan, WAS philosophical thinker They al
TEMPTED 10 check the progress OF Christianity lac
If. but Jesus tIUlsl,
not Porphyry, is King
In taking up the literary critics, Dr. Macarthur
said that there are who are supposed 70 DC
lights in the literary world who against Christianity
but they are lights Of little brilliancy IAey are
the tallow dips, at most the street gas lamp
compared with great electric lights AiteT
naming the leading writers Of the world from Homer
/ 10 Whittier he said that the giants have had thcF
day against Christianity. " Do you think the pig
mics are 70 do what the giants failed TO accomplish
Do you think the penny aners are to overtime" INC
Kingdom Of God
lie made this reference 10 Robert Elsmere winch
he did not mention by name: d" Do you thInk a
| lady's novel, which has for It's subject man VII"
never took a regular course in theology man moro
ignorant of the history Of the theological questions
according TO the authors OWN showing thfh q"
middle man Of average common sense
in any Of our theological scminarc'
man who e1c cites our pity and almost
lustifeS contempt, a man WIN 'oPpo' wv
confronted with the questions which we're answered a'
least ] 800 years ago-do you think THIS mover Is u
undermine the Church of God1 Shades OF Lnclat
CELSIUS, Of Porphyry and Julian! on. the IoiS %
/ the preachers who only advertised tihs DOOR dio
brought unnecessary rcprOach Oh its weak chcl cra
ter! Climb 10 Gods and blow out lts HEht WIN
your feeble breath Climb TO that moon ana ara"
curtain over that fair face. These things you ma,
do sooner than YOU put out the llght OF JSsua
Christ the sun Of righteousness. or darKch the poi!
of the Church which is bright as the sun, idlT a tHe
moon and terrible as an army with banner .
| Dr. George r. PentecOSt announced ms intention ol
going 10 Calcutta evangelical tour. WIN MN
will 90 several men and women from America, Eng
land and scotland who will happen there about the
time he does. They will all be independent OF one
another and independent Of any missionary boaTn
There will be no treasury and no comnltec' IT
Penecost is enthusiastic in regard to the project which
he begins this fall. lie will stay In Calcutta ioi
months. and in India one two, and perhaps hyc.
wears The future is undecided. The object OF TINS
voluntary work is to strengthen the hand OF TIC
English Christians, TO move the religious
interest Of those who, in the work Of
making a nation Of India, dropped then
professions Of Christ in the Red Sea on their out
ward trip; to show the caste natives how TO live
Christian lives, and to help the missionaries now IN
calcutta. The preaching will be in English and
Christians In Great Britain and America have prom'e1
10 meet regularly at home To pray for blessing upon
the work.
Dr. A T. Person one Of the most popular preachers
here in former years, spoke this evening.