Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-05-25

THE SYMBOL SILENT ON THE
oREA1 QUESTIONS.
The Professionals Must Throw their
Confcs sIons Overheard or simplify
them, II they Want Unity.
TIC Delivers Discourse on th.
Nieeue creed.

NEW NORK, May -. - Rev. Dr.
Hulioi Newton 90 All Souls Church
preached a sermon this morning which
II calculated TO evoke much discussion
In religious circles. lie matte a sue.
cinct statement Of his much moOtod
views. His text was "liold fast the
form Of sound words" The reverend
gentleman said. in substance; at has
been said ot the Niceuu creed that II
was III only 10 be sung. On the other
hnnd, II would be hati 10 set the West
minister faith 10 music. The Nicenu
creed T. the application Of thc apes.
tolic creed. scarcely n doctrine
which Il IN dispute In the churches
round about "a furnishes IA proper
ground for dispute In our roomy
church. The only affirmation In the
Niccnc creed is the larger elastic dec
lamtion; Il bellsve In onu Catholic
and one apostolic church, We eau
thus judge Of the Catholicism which
would fulu out the foremost man la
the church for the bishOpric " "a
diocese for his opinion concerning the
episcopAtc.
"What must we believe concerning
the Bibleg Nothing. beyond the slim
1 Pie declaration Of Nipcne creed.
"who spoke by the prophuts3 You
may hold 10 the plcnary inspiration of
the scriptures and believe every word
| detailed by the Almighty, or you may
/ hold that large and reasonable view
| which Is spreading through our church
| rapidly with equal loyalty 10 our only
authority, the creed.
"whRt does the church bid US be-
liove concerning the story Of tho
creation? You are equally free 10 read
the story Ia Genesis ~ history or par.
able.
"What does the church command W.
10 believe concerning the origin Of
evil? The inll OF man? Nothing
whatever. Concerning the atonomcnt?
Nothing, except the Language Of the
creed. For IN men and Tor our saliva.
ton, He came down from heaven
concerning future punishment,
nothing IL contained In tho language
OF the creed. lie shall come with
glory, tOJudgo both the quick aud the
dead Al theories OF tho character
and duration OF the punishment are cx-
ira cfcdals. The hfrt form Of the ar
tiolea contained an article ON future
punishment, aud that article was after.
ward Withdrawn.
"What OF the resurrection? That
the dead are "a rise, Into life immortal,
clothed In bodily form, understand
10 be the teaching " our great croe1s.
This nature Of the resurrection Of the
body II not affirmed. You are free 10
believe this la the literal sense Of the
body laid In the grave or In the larger
sense In which most men read IL,
Concerning the sacrament and the
Lords supper, We are nee " believe
almost anything that commonds itscli
10 the Christian conscience.
"On all these themes on which Ia,
creeds are silent Il IA natural that mcr
should think. Opinions must ho formed
and held and the Christian, lie he lay
man or clergyman, IA lcft FREQ 90 form
his own opinion. The Niccnc creed ~
n charter OF liberty. II frees US from
niue.tonths Of the burning questions
: with which Protestiniism ID on flre 10
, day.
"Our great creed" concluded thu
speeker, "ls the reconciliation OF Chris
/, tiani,y with itself. Christcndom Il
/ torn and dismembored before our eyes
, Ii ~ paralyzed with doubt. This strife
of creeds II seen on every side. Mer
cannot lind shelter under the reform
alton confessions Of faith with thci
, long drawn metaphysics. He whit
/ READS the signs OF the times well see
!, the alternative, 10 throw overheard the
4 creods or To simplify them. Today
, could our Protestant church bo con
tent to part with their reformation con
fessl0ns Of faith, and adopt that great
, Catholic creed which has come down
. through the centuries, there would III
: nn end OF strife and contention. DR.
Bridgeman would not have 10 leay'
; his church for his views on the qucs
ton Of future punishment, and DE-
Briggs could excite no contention II
his church on the question Of insplra
ton. Our great creed Is the recon
= clliatlon Of the Christian Faith AM
: the modern thought Of theology AM
i science"