New-York tribune., 1891-05-23
DIR. NEWToN'S OPEN LETTER.
WHAT AN OPPONENT THINKS OF 1T.
THE MEMoRIALIsTs CONSIDER THAT IT AoouITs
THEN OF ANY PERSONAL FEELING.

THE MEMoRIAIIsTs CONSIDER THAT 1T AoouITs
- THEM OF ANY PERSONAL FEELING.
Friday is an awkward day on which to secure an
interview with a parson. When q Tribune rpor'e,
made an effort TO do so yesterday morning, ne fonno
several of them In their studies and reluctant 10 sA
There is general fear among the clergy that
said on the subject Of the case OF the heV, w. '
Heber Newton may prejudice the approaohhs ~.
yestigation After the exercise Of some psuenoo "l
interview was secured with one Oh '
memorgalsts, who expressed himself as ioio~s po,,o,
81 consider DR.. Newton's letter 70 D. .",,.s ma ~
most satisfactory production. 1t clearly sesu,s u "
- .~-or.I soo,no IN the matter 1t is the very
s,nd on letter which we were so ANXIOUS " w =.
RON, the rector of All Souls. 1t Is wen hi'o~n "
every member OF the conggesa'ioh VI M .,o, 80 -, a.
that its rcctor's theology is snguafiy ~, sa,,h
ouo,e Dr. Newtou's expression desuuoeNo " ~ ,..r
90 ,.t nv Newton SAYS 4 feel sure can 'u''n'
N ,s,.r % the Nicone Creed (he carefully aVo'us
the Apostles Creed) anu 'nuS
and moral integrity s.n,a, os the
DIR newton win DO charged W. uo', -
r,r.cn,ons birth Of the Saviour, anu VI ''' ..
,ect,on of Christs human body, ana do ia % ,,
memoyalists are concerned every othef Que''Dn 49,
be avoided 1t is well known that Dr NC" 0'N ,,,n
,ha inspired narrative Of Scripture even W -, t
A., .s,bu,v ol his admiring audience pu' N'o All
,.aon os the scriptures will not be one Oh lne SUI
,ects Of presentment Dr. Newton reearus ."o 49,
as tho incarnation Of the Thought oi uou' on -
uo,v Ghost as the intellect OF the AnnlsnS' O"'
questions arc too subtle to be controVerVcu az ~
80, ~ DIR Newton will publicly state 'na' 40
- saI c,,,s. 20 have been born of a pure virgin
"a Oh. boav OF the Divine Lord TO nave Deeh r'iSoN
from the dead then the memorialsts VIII nave
.t-ated that the reverend doctor preS0ho9 ~ ~ s'S.
within the walls OF his sanctuary aha - V'"i'
one to a committee Of inquiry. ,....... % limit
@The memorialists have no desire whateVer W nm.
49, snaoa,h % the Episcopal Church or to bring ABOUT
= s.ate of things predicted by Dr. Newton "n'h U,0
-. win he terrorlzed honest Thought DC Dilnou
sincere Itterance be silenced, anu o" ~
mental cowardiee and moral hypooriey oP."
~. IN onr Church which has hitherto N1oNo" ih .o
u,or,v ~ law, Dr. Newton Is all honest man. uouo"
noo'', " ~ = NOT the only honest man who has
-, ,s,red AZ the affairs of the Church Many oi u'o
,orov have oven UP all for what they peheVeu ~ "
,,re The Rev. stopford Brooke, for eSa'hpN, ""v
win shortly visit Boston, was the pOpui"i " -,
n church in London twice the size OF All suns , ~
York and preached to audiences as ehVnu9'" -,
admiration OF their teacher as ever As'oheu i"
Su,t tones Of The eloquent rector Of All sous VI
49,, 80 conon of one Of the English cataledrais
"a orc ~ the chapains to the Queen OF hiela'"
r, when he had reached that stage OF destruc''Veiess
~ which Dr. Newton boasts he gave up o'o' ''''"e
for SonsciesSo Ill., ass familiar with Dr. Newtons tench
ing Know something Of his desire 10 cSesaTctiye.
new spiritual edce out OF ms f sber U be tried the
ness a4 n4' IN company with DR.. Adler of the SeOSi
Of Ethical culture or with Dr. s%'ss o s bet Better. with
omn Of those Unitarian ministers whose t on
noITcrs and moral excellence command to Ieep0 "
every Episcopal clergyman - .,,o that the two
Dr. Newton ts not correct In sVsuns 6snrcb ma The
Creels are the only standards oi our oon PRAYER
and What is perhaps sn moro to the point te aso
ton VOWS taken by deaoons ana PS PreS9Si S helonEs
Dr NeyfoHs letter to Bishop Potter Is an open ie1 y,
ter evidently sent to the press for tS of Dr.
Newton and that of meora&ss & eep9ca meets
is no desire whatevcr to in1ure Jne "oriS pnrobable
that were he depS;ea from the nq @nS5 minstep p' Of
SsI hsilSin tsunIe In the Same beautiful and arl,suc
bn;Idne whose walls now resoundswith the teachings
Of bis subtle philosophy"