The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1891-06-24
On THE CREEDS.
HE GIVES HIS OPINION IN ANSWER TO
MANY QUESTIONS.

MANY QUESTIONS.
Satan Himself IS-tke Chief Ipstigator of
the Controversy Now Raging in Many
Churches and Earnest Work for Christ
Is the Remedy.
BROOKLYN. Juue l4.-Dr. Talmage
dealt in Lis sermon this morning with
the very timely to2ic-thc Battle OF
Creeds. After SO long and exhaustive
discussion in clerical circles and Ill the
secular press there seemed nothing more
to be SAID on the subject. DR.. Ta'mage.
however, has his own way OF looking at
all subjects, and eve. people who thought
thev knew all that could be said on both
sides received light from the fresh and
original contribution which he made to
the controversy. HIS text was taken
from Proverbs XVI, l.. HE that
passeth by and meddleth with strife be-
longing not to him is like one that taketh
a dts by the ears
Solomon here deplores the habit OF
rushing in between contestants OF taking
cart in the antagonisms Of others. OF
Joining in fights which they ought to
shun. They do no good to others and
Get damage for themselves. He compares
1t to the experiment OF taking dog by
the ears. Nothing so lrritates the can
ines as to be clutched by the lugs. Take
them by the back of the neck and lit
them and it does not seem to hurt or
offend, but YOU take the dog by the ear,
and he will take you with his teeth. In
all the history of kennels no intelligel:
or spirited dog will stand that. NOW, -
says solomon, ''you go into qUarrcls or
controversies thatare not yours anu you
will get lacerated and torn and bitten.
He that passeth by and meddIeth with
strife belonging not to him is like one
that ,aketh dog by the ea,s.'"
THIS IS THE AGE OF CONTROVERSY.
This is a time Of resounding ecclesias'
tical quarrel. Never within your mem
ory or mlne has the air been so iull OF
missiles. The Presbyterian church has
on hand a controversy so great that II
finds it prudentto postpone its settle
ment for at least one more year, hoping
that something will turn up. Somebody
might die or new general assembly
NAV have grace to handle the exciting
questions. The Episcopal church has
cast out some recalcltrants, and It's
digestive organs are taxed to the ut
most in trying to assimilate others.
''Shall women preach:'' ''Or be sent as
delegates to conferences" are questions
that have put many OF our Methoais,
brethren on the anxious seat" Ano
the waters in some Of the great baptlstrles
are troubled waters. Because OF the
controversies throughout Christendon
the air is now like an August atterno q
asout 5 O'Clock, when it has been steam
ING hot all dag. and clouds are gathering,
and there are lions Of thunder Wltr
crunblins voices and flashing eyes COM
ING forth from their cloudy lars, and
people are waiting for the full burst o.
the tempest. l am not much OF
weather prophet, but the clouds LOOK &c
me mostly like wind clouds. 1t may be a
bic blow. but hope it will soon be over
In regard to the Battle of the Creeds,
am every day asked what [ think about
It. want to make it so plain this morn
inc what l think tha. no one Will ever
ask again.
Let those who are iurymen in The
case-I mean those who IN the different
ecclesiastical: courts have, the questions
put directly before thenl-weigh and de
eide. Let the rest of US keep out. Ihe
most damaging thing on earth is religious
controversy. No one ever comes ou
of it as good man as he goes in. Some
of the ministers in all denomination
who before the present acerblty were
good and kind and useful, now seems al
most swearing mad. These brethren
notice always open their violent meet
,nes with PRAYER before devourlng eact
other, thus saying grace before meat
They have moral hydrophobla tina
makes Us think they have taken dog BY
the ears. They never readthe lmprecator!
Psalms of David with such zest as since
the Briggs and Newton and MacQueary
and Bridcman and Brooks questions go
into full swing. May the rams OF the
sheeptold soon have their horns sawet
off. Before the controversies are settt
ed q good many ministers Will, throusi
what they call liberalism, be landed lntt
practical infdelity, and others through
what they call conservatism will shrlni
up into bisots tight and hard as th'
mummies Of Egypt which got through
their controversies three thousand years
ago.
SATAN STIRRED IT UP.
This trouble throughout Chr. stendon
was directly inspired by Satan. He saw
that too much good was beng done
Recruits were being gathered by hun
dreds of thousands 10 the Gospel stand
ord The victories Of God and the truts
were tco near together. Too man.
churches were being dedicated: Tot
many ministers were being ordained
Too many philanthrop!es were BEN!
lostered. Too many souls were pens
saved. 1t had been q dull time IN th'
neither world, and the arrivals We're to(
few. So Satan one day rose upon hi
throne and said, ''Ye powers OF dark
ness, hear..'' And all up and down tn
cayerns the cry was, Hear! Hear!
satan said: There IS that America
Board of Commissioners for Forelg'
Missions. It must either be demolished
or crippled, or the first thing you know
they will have all nations brought u
God. ApolIvon the Younger! You g
up 10 Andover and get the professors Il
discussing whether the heather can b.
saved without the Gospel. Divert then
from the work of missions and get then
1 in angry convention in room at ouns,
4 hotel Boston, and by the time they ad
4 iourn the cause os foreign missions WI!
} be cloriously and magnlicently Injured
4 Diabolus the Younger! You 90 up am
Get Union Theological Seminary OF New
York and the general assembly OF tn
preehv+erian church at Detroit at swords