New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-02-15
MR.. TALMAGE'S CREED.
he DEPRECATES BIBLE DISSECTING.
CHRISTIANS ARE ASKED TO BELIEVE TOO MANY

CHRISTIANS ARE ASKED TO BELIEVE TOO MANY
HARD THINGS, HI SAYS.
The Row Dr. T. De witt Talmarc addressed large
congregation at the Brooklyn Tabernacle yesterday
morning on Tie Evil, Of Theoloeic1l Discussion.
lie took his text the passage from Che G"pcl m 81
Luke g, II, And De came down with tiem and stood
in the palm Among other thing. he said:
Christ on tho mountain, i, a frequent tt4dy. We
fenihGcS. Mount Mofiah. Mount calyar Mount Of
Ascension, aud # is gi''0i' 10 STUDY nm ~ '-''r
before We have noticed him OH the p.lu Amid ih.
rochsi llsl! up On The mountain SlE-t I1t pt . .a
the night, but now. ~ caly ddHu, lie J. coming down
with some especial friends. stepping l.um ''Vins
20 shelving. herr and there l'o,card stone iuhl
down tho steep Side, ahead o! him. until hc -rt, ~
u level place, 80 hat 1t can le approached without
climbing from all side. lie b, ou tho Level ~
text says, d" lie came down with thea ana stood ~
V SOW owl that Is what tho world wants to-day
at 'i NO Any scenSlos no dosccnds oppro@c liable fro
All sdes-Chri,t on The plain. rho question anon
with the ministers Many ~ them arc engaged lu
picking holes IN tho Bible and Gpooskine FOR thi,
and apoiOgiHng for that Ia an 40 wien tie whole
iSndcncy Is 10 pay too little reverence 10 the Biblc
ilcy arc trhtns aSninst i'lhlio!Mfy. on 700 Wu.h
reverence for the lilblc. Ihcy arc bnldins thr'
On the wrong side Of tie road not on the sie Wc.u
the preNpIce Is and on which nnili.tes are ial'm 4
but on the uppcr side % tie road - That p'opi ""
not fnil np hill. Of which thew !. no danger
There no moro danger ci LibAolltry. %: to- much
tology will iao the place of astronomy, or alchemy
the place 81 chemistry. or uc canal boat lh' pa" o.
Of Tho limited express iail'fdin. NAT t'P'"si'i
fave 1t j.. ministers aslt.ns asan,l TO- nn'h ic',F
ence for tho scpinrcs mnl.ie,, n'hi "t@ ~ inf
the scIipturrs, miulrtefe pIe'cndIur 10 ne I ms %,
the Pibc, Yet doing the Book more dnmasn tInn Hli
tne blatant .nndcl- Oh all the earth. The trouble }.
our theolOeians alc mp In the noun tih IN mn
above no clouds about things which they do -
understand. Come down on Che plain ara stand DE-
diduc,lci,m What do yoG, .. wi.' headed 'crlc'
9stcs Know about The Decree OF God Who iafc'
IA lg about your suuap~rfnti,m or jonr supT'"p
Mai a spectacle wo have IN orr denomination 10
dav committee irving 70 patch up au Old cr'cd mi'
two three hundred year az, 80 HAT u VIII IN e."
The nineteenth century. Why do not our miiIn,}
establishments take ont ~ TIE carrots ne COZ" l,,
bonuols which your great eandmoihc.s wore ana iF>
70 III them Oh The head Of tue modern maiden fou
cannot iX up uircchundrd year old ,frcd =, ~ no
fin our fine Princeton viii -cw ou n little patton, ana
Union Seminary VIII SOW on liftie patch. and All
eheny Seminary and Danvillc seminary W'l ,'W 'i
Other patches, and Nv ~, time The creed B., done
will be rs vlTcratrd a. Joscphs coat - many '5"ie
Think OF having to change an OLD creed 70 make l
clcar that all infants diving 20 to heaven! ! am -
glad that tho committee are ro.ns 10 ict the pan
alI the hills of heaven look Ike sunday aunt
Now. what IS the use OF fixing up a crccd
which jeff any doubt that subject was opposed
10 oycrhnung the Old creed az all, but now That u ~
sight Of the world say. overheard with II and mako q
new creed. There arc today Ia our denomination
nN,d r1"Ee n letter ono myself "A are now f.
nrocegs o. changing the creed and no one knows what
we ere expected 10 believe. or will t"o or three years
hence he c pcctcd 10 believe could not w,it. and
have made n creed Of my own, which intrnd 10 Oh
servo tho rest OF my life | wrote II down IN my
mernoynndum book some six mon rs ago, ana ID reads
as follows 81,
d" Nv creed: The glorious Lord. To trust Hin, love
Him and obey Him. Is all that Il required. To That
creed / invite all mankind. f. De Witt ialmage' .
The reason Christianity has not MADE NOR, rtph
advance IS because the people are asked To believe
too many thIng, There are. believe. TODAY. millions
Of gocd Christians who have never loiIcd inc 'huch
and are not counted among the Lords friends because
they cannot believe al the things TINT they ac r."
duired 10 believe. Onc-hnlf thc things man j. cN
believe In order 70 cui'r tlf hNi'h fllu iiu
Heaven. have no more to do with rs -aiVlon an
the question How many vocanos are th'rr III ih'
Of saturn, or. How many teeth thcr" wore. ~ IN,
Jaw bone with which Samson smoc ne Fihii NM, J
Relieve ten th0Dsand things hut none - them av"
ANYTHING n do with salvation. except ul'sc t"~
am Sinner md Christ came 10 save me.