New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-01-21
ton IT, ghost of modern cvangecalism to frla,,.,

IL. 1t s ghost OF modern cyangcllcasm to fro,
children IL unwisc and believe II unchrlstlan !,
force accept authority OF the Bible q, >,
Jrc: II on the question OF It's ineIFaEey these crcum
stantals.
D. Violations OF the Laws Nature. II is claimed thu,
the violate OF nature and ~
harmony OF the universe and OF the B,h,
have N men OF science sufficient evidence tina, tina
Bibe than other books Blo!lea writer,
do not lay upon them modern apooois,
Ihe miracles OF the Bible arc miracles OF redemption
q. Minute Prediction. Another barrier the Bible ba,
been Interpretation put upon protective prophecy max
ing 1t a OF history before the time, ard looking
,nxousIy for ullment Of the details Of Biblical nr
d
THE THEOLOGY OF THE BIBLE
Ill Theology OF the Bible. Here IL anywhere d,v,,.
authority will be found. /. The prominent feature
of the religion OF the Bible Is Theophany The nstl,
lions Of the Testament religion OF most elaborate
character They become FOR all and for all men tho
appropriate symbols OF the universal religion. g. The God
OF the Bible is one God. The Being OF IN the Bible
is high above the attanncnts OF philosophical ten
and skilfu constructions Of the systematic heoo
glan The fayOrite divine attribute Of the Old Tesla
ment and the New attribute Of mercy.-that is the
theme upon which historians ard prophets singers and
sages alike delight dwell. IL is hard for Jew or
the Christian understand. 1t ansccnds human expert
ence. 1t seems improbable for God. that men
must Dc explaining It away Tho love Of God taught
in the transcends human Of conce
The doctrine Of man in the Bible is divine doc
trne. A twin mirror shows man what he is In Sin and
misery and what he is TO be In holiness ana happiness
The presents In the midst OF original
innocency ultimate fcction. Sin Is only
poIary condition. The Bible tells US Of race origin.
sin. ideal race redeemer and a race re-
dempt.on.
90 Redemption is born Of the love Of God II aims q
the transformation sinful and suffering Of
into the Of God. The history Of the world Is thu
divine discipline OF mankind (a) The redemption taught
In the Bible all the Ills that flesh Is heir
TO- There Darkest Africa or Darkest London
which the light OF redemption may illuminate We
dlshonor the Of the Bible and stumbling blocks
I'm the way Of multitudes ob5ructng their way u God
and their entrance into the kingdom OF heaven do
not with all our relieve their misery
want m, The redemption OF the Bible cOmprehends tho
whole process OF grace The Bible rises high above
faults OF theology and cOmprehends IN Us Iedemp
ton OF man his Justification, sanctiicaton and gorhca
ton his regeneration his renovation and his tIansfOma
ton his faith his repentance and his holy love. (c)
Another fault Protestant theology l. In its limitation
Of redemption this world The modern reaction against
hi, limitation the theory OF second probation Is not
surprising do find this doctrine In the Bible, bus
Do ind the doctrine the middle state OF conscious higher
life in the communion Christ and with multtudes Of
the departed and OF the necessity oil entire sancuhaton
n order that OF redemption may be completed
Progressive after death is the doctrine o. tho
Bible and the Church. The bugbear Of judgment inne
dlatey after death magical transformation in the
dying hour should be blnshed from the word and ~s
should so with hope and Joy for the continuance 81 the
process Of grace wonders Of redemption In the COM
pany OF the blessed TO which we are all fastening ~
The Biblical redemption the redemption OF our race.
Loving only elect is earthly human teaching but
eectlng to salvation by the touch OF dlVne love- thai
il heavenly doctrine. Bible does not teach universal
salvation but the salvation OF the world d
the race OF man that cannot be accomplished by the
selection OF limited number from the mass
IN There Is ample for criticism ia the ethical pre-
cepts and in the conduct OF the holy men OF the Bb
aa nan
into our families II they lived and did such nns
now as they did then But they do not 1--we now ny
lived in early OF the world, when the divine expos
ton OF sin was not searching and the divine law d
righteousness evident We must look more at
their sanity characters that have given them Their Place
among the heroes OF the faithful fear that the Christian
Church present any better history than the pos
OF Israel oden time. But the greatest sin against
the Bible has been neglect OF the ethics OF Jesus Io
s says the Christians think that Jesus did not mean VIZ"
he said Tostos criticism is severe, but Is II not @
II we really believed that Jesus meant what he SAID no"
could we live such selfish lives 1t is my opinion tai II
the grace God should impe man that he coud %
transformed into OF the holy Jesus the cry "oud
resound through the streets Of NewYork Cruelty hm'
Cruelty him!'
ts) The Messiah Is the elimination Of the Old TcStt.
ment. In all departments OF Biblical theology there new
life and new doctrine and morals for the Church OF
God More liaht Is about break forth from the Holy
Scriptures upon the Christian world
HARMONY OF THE SOURCES OF AUTHORITY.
" Harmony Of the Sources OF Authority must now
ask you 60 back with and use the advantages we
have gained for brief review OF those other seats OF
divine suthority-the Church and the reason. II coo
really speaks these three centres there ought
TO be ~ contradiction between them 1t Is my profound
conviction that are the threshold o happy recon-
citation Removing the distractions erected by "eI
meaning but misguided from the Bible the Church
and the reason they are, they always have been and
always Will be harmonious. The Bible needs the Church
and the reason its full power upon iAs
life Of men, Institutional Christianity was established
by Christ and His Apostles and can safely s1c;s
IT, The Church untes with the Bible in giving Us no
assurance OF Gods presence and authority Throughout his.
tory and OF His gracious help in the present The neg
lect Of the Church Of retds the rise u
the Itself OF grace and dulls our sen~'
vencs to the presence Of God The has also IL
rights place and Importance In the economy Of r.
dcmptlon. l rejoice at the age o. rtionsim with al
IL a. preparing their the last great
age Of the world IL Is impossible that the Bible and
tho Church should their full power until tho
human reason trained and strained the utmost, rise
70 heights OF energies and reach forth after God
and HIS Christ. Let every encunbrance OUT
Of the way for life the life OF God Is moving
Christendom; tho springtime OF is about 70
upon
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