The sun., 1891-07-12
Howard MncQueary and American Chris.
tlnnlty.

To THE EDITOR OF TIE SuN-Sir: A letter
from the Philippine Islands W hich informs the
Rev. Mr.. MacQueary Of Mohnmmedan missions
| TO be established In the United States, brin gs
before us in the role OF prophet the clergyman
recently tried for heresy. MIR. MacQueary be-
comes the religious claimant. the ecclesiastical
stuffed prophet He seems to feel the weight
Of responsibility resting upon him. and his
remedies for the salvation OF Christianity in
general and American Christianity in par
dcular are bare-trodden. ambiguous. and
meaningless phrases. like those used by the
politioal stuffed prophets Of the Mugwump
school.
He starts out in the SUNDAY Sun OF the
9Th inst. by saying that We must present
q solid front In order to overcome
all attacks upon Christianity: but such unity OF
action is impossible as long as the Church at
taches importance to dogmas and creeds. His
model Of q solid front Is Roman Christianity
Of tho sixth century" II American Chris
tianity. he says. could present the solid front
to 'heathen' immigration that Roman Chris
tianity did In the sixth century in the invasion
OF the northern nations OF Europe. We should
feel more hopeful OF q conversion OF the In
vadere to the Christian faith"
Docs Mr.. MacQueary mean to intimate that
the solid front OF Roman Christianity was nota
unity upon doRmatio basis? Is 1t not q fact
beyond dispute that doRmatio unity was the
great strength Of tho Church which enabled
her to resist the invasion Of barbarlsm. to
change rude and ferocious people into civilized
and cultured nstions9 II Roman Christianity
,sld you'd have @ sllowed % her dogmas to BE- hope:
Ss kns Roman
phizs on the Crth 81 jesus Gsrs Sssed s. sddEsH SSn
1ns eas sSs PsVs ss Ans
8OllO 'front.' II hAr unity NJ faith that
made her strong and nothing else:
And how absurd S n to speAk Of unity Of charas-
ara in,sIisstSsi i; iiasatiss q @sn Sesr sse
.sats% hss nGeed redueed cd I dosma to %ni.
that even. accordIdg 10 ones own private In
81 hS' Is S and yst
can Is torn into thousand hnSs snd
dsorrdsd they would u, not be united IN ehsrae
lest Tho radical sEeptic should rejoics over over
tons Prorset " des.roys ass,ay
the "sIeptio's" Joy BY the prophecy that here
Ts Fl e sSos 20
Ssysf e an Es s bs:SS
SSs prophet. school viii alSsys say ws5 sa5
Luther. |sRpe sit meeum cogito. prspemo-
docesm neene." only that there viii always be
ipois enonfh 10 hsEo SCARED parsons 20 tell
their charge that we know nothing sure. even
sinipltc!tasl
And now comes the ultimatum Of the great
prophet Hitherto the mission Of the Church
was 70 prepare mon for the next world. but
complete change of front; an absolute turn
Church i1 the ne iuture will be to make good citi-
Wonderful, indeed. Recorder Smyth Will be
seen no more ss on TIE bench Nieol!s VIII no mors
Quearys will have the whole matter in hand
Now II there Is world 70, come tMr. Mac
Queary OF ouurse would not dare say that there
isl is It not the mission Of the Church to pre-
pare men for III And docs she not tho better
them for the next life Is pa.rietism asd 10y.
ally to ones country not taught by the Church.
dogpatc easiss ,AAin,d6 And ye. Mr. MaeQusary
ception OF Christ. the resurrection Of the body,
hs also says oreduously that his dogma is In
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