New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-07-07
PHILOSOPHER on STATEN ISLAND.

n1sCrSeING THE BIBLE AT THE SUMNER SCHOOL
op THE 1NsTITrTE-DR DEEMS's ILLNESS.
Tho summer School OF the American Institute Of
Christian Philosophy began yesterday afternoon In
Prohibition Park, staten Island. The Rev. DR.. III
ward NJ. Deems. OF liorncllNvillc. y. y, ue son
Ct the Rev DR.. Charles +. Deems tho president
If Tho institute presided The devotional exercises
were conducted by Professor W. W. liarsla' "i
Cmaha The paper In the afternoon, The Bihle
Have IFS Claims as the WORT Of God Been In
validated by science" was read By Professor g.
Frederick Wright, Of Obcrln College ana IN" one
In the evening. "1he Bible; Have lis tlaihio IL
the Word OF God Been lnvaliiai'd hy the Higher
CutiGsml" by Professor Howard Oseood OF The
Rochester Theological seminary. Others present III
GUIDED Professor a. b. Curtis. OF IuitS 'oheg' .
Professor f. L. Curtis Of Yale; Professor H. u.
MITCHELL of Boston; Professor {. VI. DAVIS ol
Bayonnc, y. j.; DR.. d. :. Gregory, Dr. q. W.
f. Birch Professor ID. =. Martin. :. y Wilder ana
Dr. j. q. Patterson. Of New York; Or. W w McLane
of New Haven Professor Mac;oslc, Of Princeton {"
O. Schmmcll, Jersey CITY Professor J. 4. Hall"ck,
Of Newark Professor MaclooSie. Professor Marlin
Dr. Mclane and Professor +. L. Curtis were amons
those who discussed the papers. Dr. Deems III open
Ing the school, said:
Ny good father +, limited in his activity for the in'ii-
ttc but still docs what he And this morning a.
left him. asked what message he would s'nd 70 INC
institute or have To CLEAN from the c\H '''
sion Of his face more even THAI wori- Of his
mouth and showed intense interest in tn insttu" ana
in the meeting this afternoon. And h, Is here u''
moment pulsatincly. lyinqy here. What he fad To ne
In his broken was:
"Tcl Tia. officer, and members OF the American Institute
OF Christian Philosophy the School that VIII
be with promptly at every meeting Of le ''ion IN
snirt: that | am working for daily by stri,nc to
secure members TO- the institl. subsrrb- fo Christian
Thoupht' and BY sending ol circulars which tell Of
the object. and Of this institute In letters I" a.
many people reach, and In every way possible
and ! am working by pTayciful sympathy" These are
his ideas rather than his words.
My hands in the Providence Of God. are tied Tel
them" he said distinctly "tci the Officers am members
70 select another president active president and 10
work more: tell officers and members 10 WORK more
And that you. dear fiicnd-; work more
~ attending meetings. by scattering ts literature
all over the world give money {" the treasury. whereby
many comics Of christian Thought De sent L.
Japan China India a. well As 70 the thcooHiciI som"
marie, and colleges and other Institutions In America
Suupor financially this institute that IL may continue
IL. life and have like the Victoria Institute Of Great
rrl,atn sometime soon q building Of local habitat on
well AS name In which there shall BE- built NJ grand
PHILOSOPHICAL library reference for students who d-re
70 establish Christian ideas and principles. and nome
for those who this institution and tho truth ~ II
I'm the and in Jcsus have resolved 10 d" uhs anu
ask every and here u take this same res"
o, 10 .uuport the American institute in winter ana
summer by money by attending the meetings. BY sending
the literature far and WIDE false philosophy Of
the day may BE- corrected by the Christian philosophy
which is the true philosophy only in this land but
all over Gods universe
The papcrs to-day on "Inspiration' and " Higher
Criticism. are by DIR. b. Il. Waricd, Of Princeton
Dr ID J. BnrrclI and Dr. j. G.. Patterson, Of this
city, and Or. H. 6. Mitchell, Of Boston, The meetings
begin AT 3 80 and 3 p.