New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-04-20
IGNATIUS ATTACKS NEWTON
THE BRITISH MONK pIoUsLY ANGRY.

HE TELLS HIS HEARERS THAT THEY CANNOT
HAVE CHRIST AND THE REV. DOCTOR
AT THE SAME TINE.
Father Ignatius, the British monk. preached thres
sermons yesterday, in the morning and afternoon Of
the Lenox Lyccum and in the evening at the Berkeley
Lyceum The subject Of the morning sermon was
Jonsh,s Mission to Nineveh' and that Of the after
noon, "The Mission OF the Little Maid 10 tho Great
Syrian General The evening subject was Tie
Doctrine Of the Resurrection; or, ln1deliy In tho
Episcopal Church. AL the services were fairly wei
attended, but the greatest interest was taken In that
of the evening" 1t was understood that In IL the
monk was going to tell what he thought Of the Rev.
Dr. r. Heber Newton and his religious views Those
who came for the purpose OF hearing DR.. Newton at
tackled not disappointed.
The monk began the service by the singing Of
several OF his fsvorite hymns, himsen accompanying
the snglng on an organ. The way the audience
Joined in Il showed that he had many OF his old fol-
lowers present. After q prayer. be announced tho
subject Of his sermon, and spoke in part as foilows
Christ is the central idea of all human thought
Those of you here who are Christians are satisfied.
Those Of you who do not yet fully believe go TO church
to lcarn for you want the peace and rest and CON-
fort that come from believing But woe TO you II you
go TO church where you arc not taught the ruthi
When Christ came before the woc!d, He pro-
claimed that He was God lie exercised the
Father arc one lie appealed to His miracles 10
provo publicly that His power was more than human
lie said, Come to me, and l viii give you rest-'
Could any mcce man truthfIlly say such thnssi
81 would like DR.. Hcber Newton to answer this one
question: Did Christ rise from the tombl History
tells us that He did. Bat there IS terrible rumor
against Dr. Newton. II Is said that he has declared
his belief that the dead Christ did not come TO life.
This ,1mor, which has been circulated in the news
papers, has not been contradcted. Ny brethren, do
not ask me what business 1t is of mine. 1t is the
business of the whole human family. Oh, brethren
If Christ DO not raised preaching is vain You might
as well pull your churches down at once Religion
is farce Cmist IS the most vlllan3us and successful
imposlOr that ever lived, and We are all foos! fes,
brethren, 1t is a question OF Dr. Newton or christ
We can't have both.
al implored Dr. Newton in my letter to give me an
opportunity to deny the that has been crcuatet
against him, but he merely said that ] was not the
bishop Of his diocese, Il am not he bishop, am
for Hin / will | would give anything 70 be
able 10 deny this rum0r. If am too lnss'
nifcant for DR.. Newton 20 answer, / enneat you
to ask him. 1t is vital matter IL Is question that
Will follow you all through life, and when yo come 10
die IL Christ be not raised. you will plungc forth Into
darkness, for your religion will have been farce.
If Dr. Newton believed in the resurrection II seems 70
me he would be glad to tell me So When he remains
silent I'm the face OF tho rumOs that aoat II would
seem that not believe It, II Christ Is not rsen
let us BIO done with this abomlnable show OF lies and
fables LET Us lock the doors OF our churches and
allow our children TO be taught such nonsense.
II do not want 20 say anything against Dr. Newcon
in secular sense, because believe from what near
Of him that he is able and gentlemanly man,
against whose character nothing can be said put
saw that the place for such men Is outside OF the
Church. Just think OF the lies that are BENG tod IN
a church where man says at the altar that ne be.
eves in this and that and then gets III the pulpit shd
says that he doesn't believe them"