New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-11-20
WHJTT[ER'S CREED.
From The Boston Ader,lser.

Taking up the religion faith Of Tennyson aM
tier were evangelical Christians who asked What
must do to be saved This Question is one OF the fun.
damenals Of Mr.. Cooks creed Yet TeLnyson IN Faith
speaks Of something far higher than creeds. and de-
cIarcs that when man the truth he will longer
make his Maker dark, angry' cruel 200; Mr' Cook
iai doctrine, and therefore he h found On tile harrow
side Of the Andoyer dispute lie would deny the right
young missionary 10 minister to the heather not
becaue h. denies this doctrine" but because he co-
sciousy admits the possibility that the creed at this
point may be- defective. Yet Mr.. COOK declares Ten
nyson to have been orthodox. when In notable DISTANCES
his disbelief In the orthodox views Is very apparent
could not quote Iennysons Despair as my own words
without fearing that should be accused OF employing
language little short OF 1ruIa There cannot be put
mo words NOR, terrible Indictment Of the doctrine II
$ H. indeed, never say anything Inconsistent with tae
orthodox If so am glad the orthodox creed mas
Mr. Cook declared that Whittier believed in the H.
vlnity Of Christ. But though whittier was a quaker
he drew distinction between the historic and the Ideal
Christ and he speaks OF the real Christ not as MS
oc person. but the divine word spoken through hs
soul As for his estimate OF creeds you get II very
fairly I'm the lines where he refers 70 the poor creed
monSers, The reason for Mr. Whittier's writing the
Eternal Goodness throws much light on TINS sublsc.
HIS poem wherein he depicted love and pity as the Two
angels sent by God TO put ont the fires OF hell Created
considerable criticism and many friends demonstrates
with him for writing lines 80 unorthodok. ihen n
reply he wrote the beautiful on Eternal Good
ness which viii live forever In the hearts Of men, and
there Is not crandcr greater creed In all the hIsra
ture OF the world than he expresses In this poem
AZ thought that knew what whittier believed bit
IN order not msreprosent have this week ASKED mo
who was n lifelong and most intimate TREND oi Ns
noet familiar with the dcepcst convictions OF ms r.
llrions life the Rev c. c. Iussey TO tell me what he
actually knew not what he may have surnised 10 nave
been Mr. Whittler's views three po,nis-the Hbe
hrs, md eternal punishment Mr.. flussey tells mo
that he had long talk with the poet on these very
matter. short time previous 10 the later'' DEATH pr.
whittier said that the QkerS never speak OF we p,vs
The nfallpy II the scriptures. " 10 his cohcsP,Dn
of Christ he replied when asked They would can 'h.o
ana niarinns' lie held too. that Ath and irast ~
God eventually worked out salvation on the part OF ia
Ills children. , -,
Dr. Holmes a lifelong Unitarian. few weeks $50
wrote his belief that Whittier had done more 10 hoa1rl
rcll-ou thought than all the preachers comine1 dw '
faith was the same that ~ Lowell. Lonslr,,loN'
BRYANT who sang OF hope. NE love- brotherhoodt'
They could not sing the Old belief Hatred eIeInn,
wrath total dcpravity cannot h. sung NaYl !,.
never produced poet who Is remembered as anything
but a literary curiosity"