The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1891-11-11
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e;'i is'5ps expressed O' O1'
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md It's Hereti0s'
pr i.h other readers of
e n,ined by the e '1I
q, Lumber, entitled us
u irminent Christian
90 .liele challenges the
1l Briggs in his inau-
Df. ~, p+' . the average
> II .,i. world would
..,son a higher place IN
God than Martineau
o. SJi.Dleasing to Pres
., sar a brief concession
' .soracter of these two
aing classification of
.1''E-D ,hIa errorists, in
a 'ans the writer adds,
,'rical believers, how
3ory much against the
j, W. +o;count such errorists
7. !, rpIigious merit and
. p IAN a mighty converter =,
; .,5t as Mr.. SpqrgeooIn:tt
~ !: finally reached that
!: not not entitled to the
]. fan d at all, except ina in a
Living inherited from
!: .' tbeistic and ethical
. ~ all this, the writer
's.aIIed upon to defend
10 charge of bigotry. |
4 ~ whether Sturgeon
!, NJ Nartineau and New
nj them, is one which
a.ipdin entering into, as
n no Importance what
,nr4oyer, is a question
o,yer be decided even if
-Iement of it became a
.roninational necessity;
|, he confidently asserted
He regarded by the gen.
sstio6 with contemptu-
socp. Probably Briggs
Il .-ltement above quoted
sT the happy progress of
.satiment, and the equally
bling of the erewhile
gic6m. 1 desire, how
'8cate in very positive
Exhibition of the spirit
gn in this contention as
tsFriend. 1t is perhaps
s concession to make to
that from his boastful
81 Presbyterian or an
believer,n it is a logical
him to be confident that
batter than Newman or
md that the latter is not
then so much the worse
,ldpQint. Did the thought
/ b him that possibly one of
men is the true believer,
himself is the "errorist?"
]. mind be incapable of en-
a:h a proposition, reason
Z Both to DR.. Hammond
l1opOf 0lba, the writer of
.aquestiOn, is, in different
ajably a fatal errorist;
have a perfect right to
d. So we find that in
spiritually by their in
illusions, we never can
e and never will.
iiient that if this writer,
BADLY that possibly +" the
mon of the Christian
not assign SpurgeOn a
lin the kingdom of God
salOr Newman" would
a ground and look at
2 0mewhat the same
3tChrist held when he
iispute of the disciples as
the greatest, he would
tFhether his contention
serious consideration of
nln, or is of any possible
Thatever.
sthe charge that DIR. Mar
entitled to be called a
cOncede that the writer
10 bis opinion on this sub
isbased purely on the
1FleCtual differences be-
l0etor and his own school,
4 it may be briefly an
'aent of the article in
y Martineau " denies the
G0spel narratives" must,
4e a false impression; for
4ay not accept the verbal
the Gospels, his own
wv a substantial reliance
VI course, if a failure to
Unitarian creed deprives
slt to becalled Christian,
laIlineau is about where
.lasgllcatiOn of the Friend
u ouI II loyalty to Christ as
s uSag OF the Church, the
Hsaler of the Father, and
T. uulue to the spiritual life
70 be called Christian,
Y, Oe accorded the title in
y ;, l9f such is his attitude
'uu Writings abundantly
itaS quotations are a few
Sound: - " nv"
~ Wan an, having the highest
. T5iaoled to speak with
S aui most authoritative
ana was inspired to be
sr. guide, not perhaps
,9 9ueStions of literary
Or scientific fact.
GsD expectation, but in
gRiob anu solemn rela-
S4,IC I our sanctification
a ~ ID oIessedness depend.
6fb HlS person and to his
3of 'be miracles of his life,
$rss uis crucifiXion and the
Statioonr' e e: articulately
Cbriis,t i! IN every way we
b ii MS ,, the transcendant
lSts Sie Most o High" Give
&tb 'an Faith).
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