New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-11-30

lost confidence In reason and the Scriptures, and again
reduced them 10 bondage, chained TO the tridi'iohai
dcgmas OF Protestant schOlastie'stn.
Rstlonallsm is historically the rcafrInaon OF me
independence Of the conscience and private iadgment
and vi Immediate communion Win God. ii isuDnaiists
DO not seek God through tnc Chlnh. MAJ not the
ecccsiasiles who have governed the Church be soms.
what y Damel II fatonalists &c not IS Cd through
tis Blbe, may not Protestant scBoasnc5 BE- sJmcwIat
70 blame, IT, to use the nguagc II the Confession. they
have too often requre an Implicit faith ana al abso-
nie ana blind obedenGc OF scholastic dogms about ue
Bible that destroy liberty Ol ctnsdence aHd reason
Stler rsona lists Cod has ' sganIed union and com.
mnnon with Himself in the forms Tie higher,
critics who, having the OF grace IN their Lands
and such blessed opportunities within taer grasp are
through them ~ and upon '' Them To he 70 high
privilege OF communion with God in the Spirit
To have found Divine ccIttude through the reason wly
should We doubt il shall We venturc to limit tbs
grace OF God 90 the orthodox Cannot Gods spirit
work IN the reason Of the nationalist Why not take
such honest. straightforward truth seetng scholar
rs Martlneau al his word when h. he could not
Tina Divine authority In the Church the I:ibc and
did not hnd I'D enhroned in his soul such an ad:
faith and pIactice or IN any way recognize that the
reason may be asubstltute for Holy scriptures: It
simply recognizes tnat God mas grant Divine gertrude
TO such men as MaTneau through the reason,
even thSash ,, te' may Be , guilty eO Of Il, a
not left Himself without witness in reason when
Scriptures and Church. for one cause or another do not
The doctrine that the Is great fountain Of
divine authority Is very practical d9eioe IL s Ne
o
the Bible with us. 1t Is no depreciation OF the Church
tO say that there times when We are beyond the
reach OF the visible Church. Is Christian religion
conined 10 the use OF Bible and Churrh j. there no
religion for Christians when Bible AMI Church ara
absent The religion Of Jesus Christ is universal
religion The religion Of the Church and the Bible
must become the religion Of the eason In order that 10
him from the centre 10 the circumference Of his being.
The three great parties into which ClristiaSs
divided should cease TO eNaggciate
Of these of divine authority at tho
cost OF the other two. The Bible j. higher than
Professionalism, the Church is higher than Romapism.
the reason is higher than RatioDaliSm and God IL
Supreme all II Evangelics would cease de-
precianE the and the Church In order 20 exat
the Bible II RatiOnalStS wOud depFeciatng tho
Church and the Bible in order to eXah reas0n ana
Of Churchmen wOlld deprcciatng Bible and
IN order TO exat the Church and all would exat
the three. we would soon realize the place Of the
Christian world. IL has been the will OF God that
these parties shOuh exist side by side for centuries
We may he sure that will conquer the other
but that each has it, own work d do for God aud
Christ and that in the end there VIII he fraternal
recognition and cooperation and il will become manifest
that the variations Of ClnistendOm consistent
with the history Of Christs Church the colors of
the rainbow consistent with the pure, bright light
of the sun that gives them birth.