The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-11-13
ONLY ONE TRUE RELIGION.
DIR. DIX DISCUSSES THE RECENT
PARLIAMENT AT CHICAGO

| NE Condemns the Theory that Each Rel
eion Is Best Fitted for the Race Who
Profess II. and Declares That the Tru,
Object OF the Worship OF Moderu
Liberals IL "the Unknown God"
The Rev. DIR. Morgan Dix OF Trinity parish
took the recent Parliament OF Religions for
| the theme OF his discourse in ST. Agnes's
| chapel in West Ninety second street yesterday
| morning In the most vigorous terms he de-
nounced the effects OF that gathering as de-
cided step in the direction OF aGnosticism. For
his text he quoted from St. Paurs epistle to
the Romans: For am not ashamed OF the
Gospel OF Christ; for il is the power OF God
unto salvation to every one that believeth: to
the Jew first. and also to the Greek"
Paul. Dr. Dix said would never have
dreamt OF granting to another religion share
in this power OF salvation. To him such a
thing as a pantheon OF religion must have been
inconceivable. There can be no rival of Jesus.
Christ 10 all in all. and the Christian Church is
the body OF Christ. That is PauIs position. 1t
may be condemn ned and declared illiberal. but
Paul believed in IL. There 10 only one religion
that teaches Gods truth. What elements OF
truth other religions contain are remnants Of
earlier revelations but there is only one God
and only one Mediator between God and man.
The most characteristic feature of the
Christian system Is its eNclusiveness. 10
surrender that would be to surrender every
thing. To submit to adjudication before any
body OF men on this earth would be to abdi-
cate the chair That there Is but one religion.
and that the Christian. is denied. 1t is said
that the time has come when that claim must
be abandoned and Christianity must take its
place on q plain with other religions. all OF
which are entitled to consideration. Tho mod
ern mind has reached the conclusion that the
supernatural is impossible. that miracles can
nevcr have taken place. and that religion is
but the result OF the law OF natural develop
ment. There are many religions in the world,
Buddhism. NOLAN edanism. Brahminism
Contucianism. and each is best fitted for the
race which processes It, but no one should
claim by divine right precedence over the rest.
This is the thesis OF the modern school,
and is maintained as the final result Of know-
edge and growing intelligence. 1t is the wish
to see this Wow established. Il all religions are
entitled to consideration. and II their repre-
sentRtives can meet in one universal congress
and stand as brothers on one platform and
compare merits in shirt OF mutual con-
one has yielded tho claim to be the one re-
liglon by which man can be saved We may
their good points. but we nst reme ber that H
they are our own domestic families. our prop
erty to shape and adorn and repair under the
This theory OF the growth OF religion is
maintained by great army against the faith
artillery. it's front and its Hanks. and its cam
paign is carried on carefully and rs sys-
tsmssticalIy IS il it were directed against an
There is the professor Of comparative. re-
ligion-a new science profitable. nut useless
with proposition against Christianity: there
Is the professor 81 higher criticism: a study
the truths OF the Gospel Unless the teacher er
begins by saying that miracl Q cannot be
performed: then there is the serious antago-
ilippant opponent and any number OF others.
They all work differently but their aim is the
from the Gospel and to bring it down to the
level OF system founded upon laws that may
easily be understood by man.
what was called the Parliament OF Religions
do not believe that those who projected the
tagonism to Christianity. I impuGn no ones
motives. do say. however. that the Chris
OF Christ not forget. but thank God or
i. that some strong utterances were heard
from Christian men who stood up for Christ in
could be exhibited with courtesy to the other
guests doubt. however. that il the primo
spread agnosticism they could have made
better move. 1t was masterpiece. Through
seems to discern above the heads of the jew
arch. and the learned advocates of Shintoism.
ing this Inscription. To the Unknown Cod
History repeats itself. Cesar was willing
lie tho oa to D' 1T
render? No. But the EMPEROR admired Jesus
Christ as sage and good man and the
which. for economical and other reasons. pro-
tected all religions. was willing to take, this
tronize ifs foun der. Christ. however. must not
interfere with the empire. lie must pay for
his power by renounGing an authority and 60
one, additional, prophet OF the unknown
God: the founder OF new set Of princi-
that aud nothing more. Did the Christians
accept this hatterinC proposalI Did they
go into raptures over the spirit OF tolerance in
which Rome was ready to grant the Nazarene
a place among the other deities? Had they
done so Christianity would have been lost then
again and buried: this time to see no resur-
recton. And what did they 90! They thought
It better to suffer any kind Of death than to.
=, II matters little wha. any one says IN praise
OF Christ WHO Eithholds from him the final
God Christ has received a great deal OF
praise and many compliments from utter un-
1nelieysrs but those commitments sound more
disProve His deity and His, supernatural birth
" In this Parliament of Religions there was
one speaker who SAID II any one dreams Of |
ne buccesslul survival OF MS own religion ana |
the destruction OF all others. ] pity him from |
ne bottom OF my heart Words like that
s gay that that parliament vii be approved by
men who do not believe in tho Church OF God.
who do not look for salvation solely to Christ.
authority, there you will find men who con
slider that parliament to have been magnif-
cent spectacle and perfect success.
,,,, Oh. why are We not like, our forefathsrs2
Why are we weak whore they were stfonG2
mean. There il but one true religion. There
Is but one Savior one Redeemer. one High
Priest for all. aud His Gospel truly, preached.
will be like himself tolerant. gracious help
nj. considerable toward other rel igions. chart
able in Judgment. particularly toward those
who have not heard. or. from some sad preJu-
lice. cannot accept the truth. But Il we be
rue men there must be no compromise The
moment YOU abandon your position; Christ and
he Gospel become as things which were. but
ire no more"
Stole ~ Neighbor's Cow and KILLED Her.
Richard Zeigler and Fred Eberhardt OF Grand
treet, Maspeth. were prisoners yesterday in
he Middle Village Police Court before Justice