Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1893-10-24
REV. DIR. EDWARD L. CLARK.

REV. DIR. EDWARD L. CLARK.
His Installation Over the Central Con-
gregatiOnal Church, Boston-An 81
oquent Divine-His Statement Char
acterixed a. Most Clear and Satisfac-
tory.
A very interesting occasion was the in
stallation recently of Rev. Dr.. E. L. CLARK
as pastor of the Central Congregational
church, Boston. DR.. Clark, as hundreds
in this city will recollect, was pastor Of
the North church, now the United church,
this city, and much beloved. He Is q
brother of President Clark of the Consoli-
date road. After leaving here he was for
many years pastor of prominent Presby-
terrain church in Harlem, New York. The
Boston Herald thus speaks of his installa-
ton:
1.-THE seamless robe of Christ's righteous
ness is always homespun." Here, in his
statement" was Q text In which Congrs-
gstionalists may read the sturdy, simple,
honest, vital, frank character which Rev.
DR.. Edward L. CLARK ia to bring to his
ministry of the Central Congregational
(Trinitarisp) church, corner of Berkeley
and Newbury streets, in which he was in
stalled last night.
DR.. Clark comes from New York, where
last January he resigned his Presbyterian
parish because he was no longer in accord
with the Presbyterian creed. He was
director of Union theological seminary and
voted against tho dismissal of DR.. Briggs.
he was born in Now Hampshire, educated
at Brown university and Andover semins-
~, went to the war, was member of Park
street church in this city when in his teens
and has held pastoratea in Brockton, New
Haven, Conn, and New York. He is an
earnest, tireless pastor and very genial
man.
Rev. DR.. William J. Tucker, president of
Dartmouth college, delivered the "charge
to the people," and Rev. Alexander Nc,
Kenzie of Cambridge the sermon at last
nights installation. This was preceded in
the afternoon by the Termination" by the
ecclesiastical council which was very gen.
orally attended by the pastors and lay rep
resentatives of the Congregational churches
in Boston and the West Suffolk district.
Rev. DR.. A. q. Quint was chosen modera-
tor. Dr.. Clark's statement" at this exam
nation WAS 80 clear and full and satisfac-
tory that few questions were asked. The
only question that
LOOKED TOWARD DANGEROUS GROUND
was that by Mr.. Jonathan A. Lane, who
| asked If he regarded all the parts of the
Old and New Testaments as equally in
| spired. DR.. CLARK gave an undertaking
Eyes" Mr.. Lane then asked him how ne
| accounted for the apparent Inconsistencies
| of st. Psul's teachings. DR.. Clark thought
| it an entangling question to answer alike
| briefly and satisfactorily, but he said be
| did not regard these apparent inconsisten.
| cies as real He would have little respect
| for st. Paul If he had not grown in knowl
edge and wisdom with the ripening of his
years. In considering the apostles words
he urged that the scriptures are to be ex
planned by scriptures, not by any externa
views of them.
The council and others were cordially
pleased with DR.. Clark's opennsss, direct
ness and ready intelligence at the examina
ton.
His statement in part Is as follows:
"The scriptures are the word of God
Interchangeable, the only perfect rule o
faith and practice. Its writer's were di
rected by the Holy Spirit, go that the,
teach, without the least error, the will o
God. The gracious light of divine trutl
comes to Us unsullied, yet it Is colored b,
the peculiarities of the age and authors
who lost none of their personality whel
they became a medium between God an
man. 1 know nothing about, and, there
fore, do not speculate concerning origina
autographs.
"Under the most searching oriticlsr
which concerns itself with authorship
philology, history and natural science, tn
truth in scriptures of God remains sbsolut
authority above dogmstism, mysticism, rs
tionslism. Because human Judgment
weak in its opinions of revealed fact, cha,
ity forbids to cast shadow upon any d.
vout, honest opinion. 1t grants to all tn
freedom it demands for itself. The neare
it approaches God the more 1t Is touche
with the feeling of human intelliyenos.
1.-THE creeds of the church derive thei
value from the learning, ptety and CHART
OF the age in which they were writer
With all other human sciences their sig
of life is growth. We advance from ii
Greek word for religion, which means 'ce
emony,' to that form of religion whic
I represents the yearning of the human sol
, after divine things. But we must ais
. recognize the necessity of God to mai
himself known in the essential supe1
| natural
TRUTHS OF REVELATION.
, These am bound to accept, whether I III
us to God.
Scripture reveals the love of God
the redemption of the world. The mov'
, ments Of His sovereign power, wisdom
, holiness, justice, goodness, truth, are eve
changing winds. The atmosphere in whic
, we live, move, and have our being is th
, | love of God.
every man has, with an entire fraedoI
of will. in fact, not of necessity, sinnec
, | The influence and effect, not the guilt, c
sin is hereditary. This influence we ca
total deprsvity.
IT reject the theory of satisfactio
, which prevailed from Origen to Anselm.
find no angry God at the CROSS. kno'
} neither analogy nor illustration which ca
help me to understand either the twofol
, nature of Christ, or the mystery of HI
, atonement. The bush burns aud is III
consumed feel intensely drawn towsr
, it's glory. put off the shoes of world
linsss. feel the glow of a new hope.
am at one with God, myself, my mission
wonder and ADORE"