The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-03-24
MACQUBARYS SERMON.
His First Effort Since Being suspendsd by
the Episcopal Church.


the Episcopal Church.
JAMESTOWN, KY, March 2S.-Dr. How
ard MaeQueary, the recently suspended
Episcopal minister, preached in the In
dependent Congregational church yes
terday morning to the largest congrega-
tion that ever gathered in that edifce.
Histext was taken from the titty-second
verse OF the twelfth chapter Of Matthew.
DR.. 'MacQ Q1eary said in substance: "1n
a recent and powerful novel find these
words: In the nature Of things theol-
ogy must get It's light from the past. 1t
Is based on q revelation long since
closed
The reconCilers gave away their whole
case, and then they vow they have got
it, ouly it Is covered up, Their pre-
mises snd conclusions are not even blood
relations. Two very important ques-
tions are suggested. First, does theolo
gy rest upon a revelation long since
closed2 Secondly, do We act wisely in
attempting to reconcile science and
Scripture? Dealing with the 6rst ques-
ton, / remark that God reveals Himself
to men In two ways: Through the
eternal nature and through the human
soul. l need hardly say that never was
nature so fully understood as 1t is TO.
day, and we may confidently say that
ages hence nature will be much more
fully understood.
Theology has always rested al least
one foot upon nature, and since she has
yielded up her great secrets we are more
able than ever to offer upon the altar Of
the Creator the incense Of rational
and spiritual worship. None can deny
that the human race Is destined TO move
onward and upward in mental and
moral attainments through the coming
ages. How then can theology, which is
simply mans speculation about God aud
the soul, remain stationary There are
few very learned and profound speakers
who will say that we really understand
the Bible. The whole scheme OF Scrip
ture IS not yet understood.
l earnestly commend the words OF the
learned Bishop to two clasesa Of people
first. to those who think there is nothing
more TO learn about or from the Scrip
tures, and second, those protesting Ohrie-
tians who seem TO think that the man
who offers new interpretations or differ.
ent views OF God aud Christ Is an intidel.
When Galileo discovered that the earth
moved around the sun q perfect tempest
Of wrath broke forth from the astrono-
mers. He was forced to recaut on bend.
ed knee. After this system OF astron-
omy was forced upon the church the
reconcllers set to work to harmoniZs the
facts Of science with the statements Of
Scripture, and fantical indeed Were
some Of the explanations offered.
DR.. MaCQueary proceeded to show the
absurdity OF supposing tho story OF the
Garden ot Eden and the creation Of the
world in six days to be literal state.
ment Of facts. He referred to the fact
that In some respects the Koran was
similar to the Bible, and closed as fol.
lows: "In all this, however, there Ia
no attack on the faith, no attempt to de-
stroy the Bible, but simply an earnest
effort to understand 1t aAd make it
square as far as possible with facts dis
covered In other fields o! investigation.
l repeat, therefore, that we should be
thanked instead OF denounced and
hunted and bounded by protesting
Christians"