The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-06-03

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PHILOSOPHY. mingled with the specula-
tons of Indian sages; the whole welded
into shape in modern German work
shops, and presented to US finally as
| the New Theology
In defining the difference between re-
Iligious liberation and religious indiffer-
ence, the New York Churchman re-
marks:
There is danger that people should
tbe quite tolerant of the differences in
particular forms of religious belief, be-
cause as matter Of fact they are Ut
terly intolerant of religion as prlncl-
lple of life and ethics. The unbeliever
Icannot be called a tolerant man. He
has no church in which he believes, and
all churches are to him intolerable, as
institutions of truth and righteousness.
He excludes christianity from his. life,
land, if possible, from his home, because
he disbelieves in all religious 1nstltu-
Itions. He cannot prosecute by law.
but he often concentrates the spirit OF
lrabid intolerance in a sheer or a jest.
His very indifference may be but dis
guised form of intolerance. Now the es-
lsence of all real liberation is sympa-
THY. The tolerant Christian does not
Eabate one jot his steadfastness and
consistency in adhering to his own faith;
in the light of another phase of truth,
is not to be hated or Knocked. Per-
Ihaps he is not always to be argued
with; but sincere wish for his enlight-
eminent is perfectly consistent with toll
Grafton for his error. This attitude OF
Iconsiderateness is in fact, one Of the
most persuasive instruments OF concll-
liating those who are not believers 1t
lis consistent with the most intense zeal
and the most eager enthusiasm, but
these two qualities are tempered and
directed by love, and the combination
thus formed is the virtue of Christian
tolera ton
The Boston Congregationalist has
been publishing a series of articles on
"our Theological Seminaries," and says
in relation to them:
The new movements are indicated in
the titles Of the articles: applied Chris
tianity, new theology, sociology, and
field work, an educational scheme, Bible
study, progressive orthodoxy
The leading teachers in our seminaries
frankly claim to be reformers in theol-
ogy. They recognize the fact that a
statement of doctrines is demanded,
and they are striving to meet the de-
nand That this restatement is rad
zeal in it's aim can hardly be denied.
are only bringing about a readjustment
of the framework of the old system
of New England theology, but their re-
adjustment begins at the foundation.
The theology of Edwards, Hopkins,
Emmons, Taylor and Park, with its
various notifications as presented by
these great eaehers, is no longer dom
inant in any of our seminaries. If the
change now going on may be briefly
characterized, it appears that the start
ling point for the evidences of superna-
tural religion IS not now found in ma
tural theology, but in the testimony of
the Holy Spirit, in the hearts of be-
: levers through the age Of its history.
The Bible has come to be regarded, not
as a code of rules or a storehouse of
proof texts, but as the highest record
: of Christian experience, whuch is to be
interpreted only by experience similar
in it's character. Biblical theology thus
becomes the basis of systematic theol-
ogy, which is being reconstructed by
new and diligent research in the BIZ
BILE.
The Boston Christian Register
thinks that there is no more need OF
uniformity of opinion or of practice
in the church than in the. state, and
says:
Men do not think alike and act to-
gether under compulsion, or because
they must, but because they can and
because they care for the same things
: Cooperation is easy and inevitable
when any enterprise or object is recon-
mended to us by its merits Even
} agreement in matters of belief is best
:, secured by the methods of liberty and
lightly encouraging every man to in
quire for himself, to use his own eyes,
and tn stand IN fha- honest verdict of
his own faculties. Mankind will live
together on this planet more comforta-
, bly, and on better terms when we leave
each other perfectly free-when it is
well understood that no man or COM
: bination may exercise dominion over
conscience or faith, and that one man s
rights end where another's begin IN
2 til those who profess and call them
| selves Christians can learn this lesson
of simple justice, they will give occa-
sion to the adversary to speak re-
: proachfully. they will weaken the hold
of religion upon intelligence and affec-
tion, and will make of non-effect some
t of the deepest spiritual teachings OF
the Master
The superiority of the Jewish annals
to the records of other nations as to
the alleged action of the gods on hui
man affairs, is thus contended for by
the New York Christian Intelligencer:
Other histories present warning divin-
: tiles animal ted by base passions, moved
, by jealousy, partially, paying off old
scores, and seeking personal adVan-
tages. Jupiter has his favorite and
helps him, Juno has hers, Venus an
other, Mars another and these deities
are engaged in unseemly strife. If
: Achilles and Hector fight, one deity or
group of deities aids one another one
or group helps the other, and so his
t tory is written when Greece and Rome
! have achieved the summit of their in
tellectual achievements. But in the
Jewish history a holy, just and good
law which every mans conscience ap-
proves is administered by one living
and true God. How is this difference
2 to be accounted for? Criticism of nu-
merical errors or other errors of trif1ing
Importance is puerile The character of
the history and the wonderful way in
Which it is told, a way that charms and
age, is to be accounted for. The solu-
ton is: 1t is inspired history. There is
human element in it; but that is in
ferior. Men for some reason are mag
. nlfying this human element. But the
divine element is dominant, is in con-
ltrol, IS the main element in the conlpo-
: sition.
The Christian Register asserts that:
In every age the Christian ministry
has been weakened in its influence by
a certain proportion of hirelings-men
who make it a vocation for position and
pay. If the profession goes to their
: mind, they will, outwardly at least,
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