Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-09-23

It publicly in the common hall" paused
a moment as the scene came vividly before
my eyes from out the mist OF years. one
did not OF course know who was present
but one could picture the old hail, the
dim religious light" and the faces round
lit up by the nlckering flames that de.
stroyed the outcome Of an honest doubt
the strivings after tho eternal truth one
saw the grand, awful heads OF Maurice and
Ringsley. keen AMI eager and ke0le and
Pussy hard and ecclesiastical would be
there. too. and Matthew Arnold aud Arthur
clough, and behind all the thoughtful,
splendid face o. Newman but In each face,
OH how great q pa,hos IN each face now
strong the longing for certainty. rest. Tor me
peace OF eternal assurance; and thon the
flames Of persecution died down. tho mist
Of superstition faded away and one came
back to--Mausheld College. modern
thought, tho New Era. and l reused my
self to hear Mr. Froude saying And only
very recently they have asked me TO re-
turn as an honorary member OF my coli
lege"-and-he had conquered
We then plunged earnestly into the old and
burning questions. eat FIRST undoubtedly
was much carried away by the oarnestness
and romance Of Traotarinnsm, but Carlyle
was too strong for me In the end He IN
duenced me entirely Indeed he shook me
was intensely religious. In spite Of all science
he was never shaken himself. Remember
this. a man OF genius Is tired OF alwaya
breaking down. He wants TO md Truth, not
fault. Take Goethe, for lnstancei he was
thoroughly constructive. But nowadays Il Is
! all disiutegratlOn. Science Will not do hui
manity much good. In these matters at all
events. 1t won't construct. ], doesn't touch
human nature. 1t Is quite outside OF IT,
Science only deals with generals but feli-
ginn goes to the hoart OF the individual, and
| SO; feel that on this basis religion is abso-
4 luteiy lmpregnabc against all the assaults OF
/ science. Super ftition Is far stronger than
/ science. Now the tendency is so 70 endeavor
/ 70 mix tho two up that for an outsider IKE
myself there Is nothing left but the phlloso-
phicai attitude Of agnostieism. Religion Is
| a sense Of responsibility &c the Power thar
made US: Conscience and Intellect could not
grow up In us had not the Supreme Being
| possessed them in far greater degree hrst
J / DO feel so strongly that We are not the mere
4 accidental products o. matter We are here
with intention. by purpose. although We may
J apparently have been left too much TO our
4 selves You may take my word for II. how
ever that all that Is grand. sublime, OF bone-
! III 10 the race. has come out OF Faith and not
/ out Of skeptlcism. skeptleisln never yet uid
any grand Or noble work Aud all the while
Z mis- ilfe Of ours Is hurrying on, and one asks
/ ones self what Il all Is. Sometimes II Is
/ snot ~ sunlight travelling over 4 dark
I ground. sometimes It Is the black shadow Of
\ single cloud. tho one speek IN tue great
I ocean OF llNnt-VAo "1ANetN NHiN4f aAeNa 49,
human life 70
.Ts come down more 10 particulars, Il has
I b.sn great concern TO me. continued Mr.
Frorde. TO see that the Liberalparty, the de-
seeudants Of the Long Parliament, are throw
! ~, oyer the Reformation and working With
4 ,be Romau Catholics, Maoaulay md others
are always throwing mud AZ the keforfners.
h.it a million Of whom gaNo up their lives
a. Inc Ippr Of England. bui that inagnlh-
/ esnt intelleetuli Professionalism IA forever
ss,d Tho spirit that inspired Cromwell
- william u Orange. obi that spirit has
sifarether died out know that according
| ~ ia laws OF Plato the Heiormera az the
/ a., hluIh should have kept silence. Plato
a.f.r1inr 4 National Religion from bis
- hrnad platform urged that none should
s',,'iieiv deny The truth o. the State religion;
f,,,s hss grown np In a nation IL, he URGED.
-, a tho nation and ia tendency Is
IVY. s5ol on the whole. Had the ketormarA
w IN ms. undoubtedly there would have
| 49, "a Rsf9rmation. but then thsre we're
p-el '..ss,s Al which Plato had newer dreamed.
&C., &C., NJ need TOT Reform. The churcd
hs y. - never VII benefit the great mass
-, an gorry to hear you say iAis' ] re-
Ont 40 you not think hat sven Reno
plis', snd 4 sWaged, " ever - slightly,
/ can ~. Influences powerful and mighty
! BY AZ Zen. ~ dayg WhAi now do you think
Of ths . No.. sDop Ths Vatican and the