New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-02-15
SERMONS WORTH KEEPING.
wv.
TIE PIBIE AGAINST FATAIIcM.
DIT. VAN DYKE Defends THE LIBERTY OF MAN
Fly TIL. SCRIPTURES.

Dr. DYKE DLIENDS IHf. bIbr'"AA
BY THE SCRIPTURES
The Roy DR.. Henry Van Dyke. Of the Brick frc,py-
,erlan Church. preached yesterday morhhS u. ''
Bible Against Fatalism, the Liberty Of NAN py 'lo
Decree ~ Cod His texts were " Behold nave SCI
before You lie and DEATH Where tAe Hp'i, VI '''o
Lord * ,no,c + liberty and II the Son therefore
ball mako Won free We shall be FREQ lrOe'"' ~
Van DIXIE /, known a. careful STUDENT an" VIM
strongly symp1thzing with advance movements ~
holds by The old for which he mas s'rlp'r'i "'''"
In tie scrie, Of sermons begun yesterday Nv - va
dcalor.n. 70 present Three Vital Truths rom 'nc "o''
II col iar the Present Age Inc lo"o""7 - d"
abstract " the first sermon IN the course.
m, first of thsc ;r,,.l-, and for Us the most heeG
nl f. the Icay ana freedom Of the human ,oui haiG
by lhe Will and In elHilEe ~ b NJ nrcsrmt /, the
r(nclid,I, trtf. az our age tJwaid fataNn. No man
who i in touch With motern nG, ~" 81 ti remcrton
and with its nncon>cou, expression In popular i t5ia
arc, can TAIL to iec tMs , rIl +" recognize the
,.cr ~" m. auug and the results OF modern faaiian
mi. il an ace nf intellectual curiosity ana cHu'la
I'm age OF organization.
TWO VOICES FROM LITERATURE
How snbre and gloomy Is the tone of these popular
writer's who profess 10 photograph HE Us IL - WIN
the detective cemeH Of the philosophy oil de'F',''
,loro /, u fanIoIs novelist. OF whose Doohs eho"sl nav
hecu sold TO build pile a ihGh rs the hlel lower
lie write, picture OF The Human Beast IN "h'ch
m, shows how tho thread, of evil are interviewer III
me loom Of life. Ne describes seen ihcNitipe mn
dcrs occurring within cshtecn month, ~ IL hook
lion NiiI certain faicd house, ana clDses ~, JUN
with the description OF railway uall VtV"uPf ~,
odcr, dahns At healions spe irnrb t fnie is The
rack death i, the darkness Gcd Is the engineer WIZ
ThcFc IS Tie Morse dam1tst- the shalespear by
the ..r, .i need!u lie writes drama Of NE "nicl
nc call, Ghosts and shows now cNeg L a' ~vcs
,pcah Ia Ids word, ana do with his deeds h'nVo ~
,Ient passion. shvds and pache, Of WJOu, i,,i iT1
IS mbricaigd like piece OF shoddy cloth in the great
mill ol circumstance. which stands on INC Dtih' - Wy
river oil umc and weaves cut the HVc' "a 'H'" ""'
Thcrc s tie English cssayist who gives US The in
-crtpron ftg the tombstone OF the soil Heieui, -
the lbs or the complete tral,oFnEuTIt o. On Of
ol the ga, whose al name we 49,, nHT ~ o moral
,i, view o. M. come, br necessity tle Io79 u "o''"
OBLIGATION and rcs possibility. Ill.,,
ont Of the same fatai,uc view Of life comes either
the los, )r the complete formation Of rcniloh'
Tic If God remains but The character disappCs
lie j. the unknown power, the PLAYER penn" '"c
curtain We human chessmen arc but
lmpOtont pieces Of the game he pays
Upon thi, cfcqucr bolrd Of nights ana dnys;
Hitler and thither mov,~ ana chrcl' anu "Ss'
And one By ore back Ia the closet lays'
Ana .oon tlis substitute for religion vaAshcS, A.
nr oc OF necessity pushes itself farther and farther
l,,I II human T. dom is d,u-on divine hNcry
u' "' =. T'-','' into FOR man implies IA" FOR
IoG n tie pieces on the nclr arc really ili"les
,r' mo-, .lt ,.-..,t PLAYER nl-o an autOmatOu!
&or his j., thc goal toward which 80 many current;
:. oar y 6,a. az he tide a. il fovs straight toward
liza tom ,lf II uncc-sity where Fat" is Noicd ~
H,rl, M ,"J d1nIu, ins all the streams 81 life TIE
iI - inov lev and hclumhrg. l-ncratcs oar
'Iil Oh a. .renc our Gtcllarc or morality.
.ur religion. ua~.ing rgt ~ the -unl SAt NV" 't'
lion VI.,., All knowledge is worthless and all Idral-
.r. ir.fu-- Idle. where all effort J. VAIN, ana az lt''
!, fo,H-huc- ard All hopo dsu-i'h ;Nr ~ , .o,o
dream. because everything = hN"l ana ia'"i I'""
'' nu, De- 10 ono suppose that tho human moe is
set ready to Yield To- til, TIE without rcstao9s H.
mo- ono suppose that the philosophy Of necessity ne
a. tafU-hod IFS premises clearly and drawn us
o,rlI.,nn, - Cnly That thcrc is nothing for rs to
and.
The question Of human liberty i sun an cirh lu'>
ton. TIE slrsie io1 IL. de:nrs sun IN ~ pnrSi,f
rising agans, the tyranny of hite 1lere Is q pr
io '' si6 ' Of c,,s mere is proc from Tho side
u poetry which ha- always voiced the deepest ana
aoLlc.. convictions Of humanity Ienayson says
4 warmth within the breast would melt
TIC frco7lng reasons colder part;
stood up ard answered, Il have i'It''
onr own pct Lowell answers across tho deep:
once 10 every man apd nation comes tho moment to
IN NE .ih o, Truth and Fals-hood for the good or
evil side
Ana from the Russian darkness rises the voice o.
tho blind samson Iol.lo' timg az t"T ,c mr, n
ili lr unc ame.7 d" II IS necessary 10 have soul.
y. Lar, inc tx ieace Of God In ibis az 1t i,
,N .t.utr Df soul. lulc-, moro Is IT." ,p.I' ~
m0i. d., cannot long believe tnat cd j. q splni J,
"r -.-al I,c a reality Is there IN This humanity q
ours ans power % -purn the worms world ana seek
i' -,u. L. q ,rc m Ca, ne Ot ours any MON nj
20 de-, de- J., man flcd or is be fee. That Is The
burning question ~ todny.
SENTENCE FROM DR.. HODGES WRITINGS.
"TLis matter Of free win.7 wrote Dr.. \. A. Hodge
4pndo,llc, evervtl,ns II you bling II to question 1t
Is inGnl'cly more than Cayanism. believe
IN caly,nl.n ard say that fr,cw stands before cal
v,ri.rn ry,ryAlns is gone II free VIII IS gone. tn"
moral system b. gone u frcc.vill + gone. Nou cannot as
cape clccI' hv Maerai>m on the one hand or lnhihe
i'm oh tie other. Hold hard, therefore. 10 the doe
Let ~, tun then, IN the midst Of this great c2nilic
for ,pr.;ll cNi~t.ncN 10 mat source vi "n, ,
witch We ~ Christians rnccsnizc n, supreme ana maj
Let u. AK what the Word OF cod teaches hnout tle
,onl oi man. ], ID lnt,d OF Is It, free Dos the
Ib'e stand on O.. side ot necessity or "i liberty
| Tie answer /, clear aud distinct. II stands On me
,ldc Of liberty. There !, >Hit III man WIKI !,
made free rom the Lass Of ncoc- ~ In ori"r tha' II
INV an 5ycr To- the Law OF responsibility. Iheie j, =
power ol contrary choice. reel ana Pi-'ihl 10y ,ne
| and evil between obedience and Ill oQcdlcnce To h!S
| Maker. win and the tiny OF 'a'h OOH! depend,
pTfn i''' revealed rs fnct IN Holy scripture from
| tho reclining 4 Gencelt TO the end Of Revelation.
! fnudamrtal oar theology must De built upon them
No must proceed 10y Induction IRON ne mcl, ana h.,
ly drdu,t',n from a definition. We have no right 10
!.6rc, or cl PLAIN away hi, fact Of human nbety In
order 10 mike room i1r our dehn,uoms VI pruI ,'
=" mit orr theories 50 that thcy hal. leave room for
ma fact. TO surrender 1t I, to b,t'ay the c"d gto
ae hands OF TIE eneny, theology winch includes
| alI human thoughts and feelings under an ctrnal
decree and reduces TIE apparent l,rty q the viii to
| more mower ntldlliugs a destiny when was de-
r'inod Ior every man bSforc creation Is as contrary
/ IL j. - our moral sense \
| which make, the decisions AM actions OF our VIII
| links In an Iron chain Of predetermined causes and
elect, bind, ~, 10 practical slavery, cvcn though II
| flscns The end f The chain 10 the throne Of God.
| lmt the Bible defends rs from that bondage 1t IS
Inc -tronghod # orr souls against the fnalism Of
| tlo ago ii reveals and secures the liberty of the
| ,Oul hy the ~pilit II the Lord.
| Within the limits OF single sermon II Is only
po,eihlo 10 ttacc tho outline Of the teaching Of the
| scripture upon thl, subject
! l. I'm tl, FIRST place. they tell us that made
la tl, Imuyr ~ cod With dominion the creatures.
What real image uf God could there Dc without moral
frr.doml An nutOmatOn more resemble GOd
than an idol cnn represent Him. What dominion over
HE creatures coIld there be without the power OF
choice, n INNS actions were really determined be-
forcland he would DO helpless. Irresponsible ms
the dumb creatures nut how different from this CON
,;tton l. the living picture which the Bible gives OF
| The creation and the first trial OF man.
| II 4. n scene of choice. p1rabe level to tho mind
.ttde Iefa ite trn. unOIn md