The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-07-01
THE RELIGIOUS PRESS.

The following excerpts from religious
authorities are given. as the opinions
of the writer's and not as those of The
Herald. They are culled for the benefit
of those readers who take interest in
such subjects and others may skip
them if they choose.
The New York Churchman says:
1.-THE Bible and the church teach that
human life, individual and social, is to
be led under the guidance of faith and
controlled by religious sanctions; the
zeitgeist of the nineteenth century
wishes to regard human life as direct
ed by the light of the reason, and as
owning no sanctions save those fur
nished by scientific investigation. Each
of these positions is ineligible, but
they are separated by a chasm that has
never yet been bridged, and will not
be tomorrow or the day after. In an
age like the present when there is a
passion to find a rational explanation
for everything and to blur deep distinc-
tons by some cheap and hasty syn
thesis it seems important to put this
matter plainly. Men and women who
wish to commit the keeping of their
souls to God under the teaching of the
churchs faith must be prepared to al
lege as grounds of conduct religious
sanctions which are 'foclishness' to so
ciety about them. To fall back upon
lower and insufficient motives as JUS
tifyfng their actions is weak and cow
ardly.'
The New York Outlook discussing
the superiority of Characterization
over oriental creeds urges thus:
Now, no nation has ever believed
in the fatherhood of God except a
Christian nation; no religion mas ever
woven on its banner the motto Father
hood of Cod except the Christian re-
ligion. Confusius knows no God prim-
tive Buddhism knew no God; Brah-
minism knows a God, indeed, but a
God that is far away, remote, dwelling
in perpetual Inconsistencies, unmani-
tested; Mohammedanism knows moth
ing but incarnate law. And although
in pagan literature you will find some
times the word Father applied to God,
it is always to God, as the author of
our being, not as the kindly guardian.
the personal counselor, the individual
friend, the protector. No man cometh
to the father except through Christ.
1t is as we see the divine in Christ
that we draw near to the divine in ma
ture, the divine in history, the divine
interpreted in our own hearts. This
is the glory of our Christian faith 1t
brings the Divine Father close to us. -
The Boston Christian Register OBJ
serves that
There is a universal religious life,
but that life manifeSts itself through
special forms of belief and character.
and it is not a misfortune or mistake,
but Gods own order in the world, that
has established these different house
holds of faith for the benefit of all
ranks and classes of men, All Of them
have been founded, as it were, through
special divine opportunity; and, no
matter how great may be the need of
it, no permanent bond of fellowship
and association in religion is ever made
by set of resolutions. Generally, it is
commanding influence of some one
great man, the Like of whom is seen
but once in many generations, which is
the beginning of a new spiritual move
ment. Every name of consequence in
the religious world may be traced back
to q personality of quite unusual force.
and it may be safely assumed that
where no such leader appears, no en-
during brotherhood of souls will be
formed.
On the subject of the new Presby-
terrain League which takes issue with
the recent decisions of the Presbyterian
Assembly. the Chicago Interior re-
marks:
As to reversing recent judicial de-
cisions that is impossible. AS the facts
now lie in the minds of the people, ii
would be regarded as an abandonment
of fundamental doctrine, on which the
whole superstructure of revealed truth
rests. The brethren would not wish
such an impression to be given, even
though they may believe that the i'm.
preston would net be correct If ii
should appear in the course Of further
light and thought that the suspended
brethern's positions do not invalidate
the Scriptures. the rectification will
come without observation, debate, OF
formal action. 1t will be an increase oi
growth and of light which man does
not cause but only recognizes, if the
present impression of the church is con.
! firmed by the induitable logic of events
no one would ask that those decisions
be reversed. AS for the other matters
of the platform, we do not think they
! are Of sufficient importance to Warra nj
Especial championship.
The New York Observer has this tc
say in reference to the indecences Of
some of the daily papers:
Concerning the fndecencies of part Of
the daily press, the New York Observes
Pres.) remarks: 1t is high time tina,