Evening journal., 1895-04-23

which was laid away there after the cruci-
fxion. / have held to this belief as long
as possible, but no superstructure can for
get its foundation, and my reasons for re-
1eoting this belief / propose to tell you.
We know now from our fuller knowl-
edge Of the times OF Jesus that the peo-
pie and the disciples themselves believed
not only in Immortality, but in an actual
physical resurrection. 1 cannot accept the
testimony of the disciples, and there is
the fact that no one saw him in the act OF
rising from the tomb and passing forth
in the Same identical form of his earthly
body. I am frank to say that, for one, !
do not believe the resurrection Of Jesus
Christ means the rising again from the
tomb Of the actual body laid away there.
The church undoubtedly believes it, and
its authority is no higher than The au
thority Of the disciples F"
What the Church Believes.
One article Of the creed which has al.
ways been protested in the Protestant
Episcopal church is, II believe in the Ies-
direction of the body"
Rev. DR.. Riohey Of the General Theolog-
ical seminary, who is one Of the most en-
inent Of the ohurch's authorities in dog
matte theology, was asked whether OF not
the statements attributed to DIR. Newton
could be reconciled with the belief in the
resurrection Of the body as the church
means it, He replied that the church be-
lieves in the resurrection Of a body not
merely spiritually but definitely foshy
Dr. Newton has already denied the
facts Of tho incarnation Of Christ as the
church teaches them. He now seems to
deny the resurrection Of Christ as the
church teaches it. He has, therefore re-
moved out Of his faith the great funda-
mentals Of the Christian religion He has
expressly denied what he no less expressly
declares that the disciples believed and the
church teaches. BY his ordination vows
he is bound to teach nothing contrary to
the doctrines of the church.
He is, then, convicted Of heresy by his
own declarations and by those same dec
larations proved false to tho pledges which
were one of the conditions on which he
was received into tho ministry Of the
church. It would hardly scom possible
that such open revolt against the church S
authority could be allowed to pass with
out challenge and condemnation. This
teaching by DIR. Newton should be inves-
tigated at onoo by the proper ecclesiastical
tribunal and stop put to it. -
VIII Probably Make Charges.
DR. Riohey added that the faith which
DR. Newton rejects has been most jealous
~ guarded by the church all through its
history. Early IN its life heretical scots
frequently arose which denied the identity
of the risen body with that crucifled, and
such sects were always promptly put un.
dor tho church's ban. The church used
the phrase resurrection OF the body in
expressing that portion OF its belief, but
to guard against the possibility Of errors
changed the expression to resurrection OF
the flesh, ~ the Latin word used being
"carnis When the creed was translated
into English by the Anglican church, the
word 'carnis' was sometimes translated
body and sometimes flesh
There is little doubt that DR.. Newton
will be made the subject of complaint to
tho bishop by other priests IN the city.
This is more likely TO be the case because
many are dissatisfied at the result Of a
former effort 70 have his theological sound,
ness examined when complaints were made
against him to Bishop Potter
Feeling in the matter is intensified by
the reception which has been accorded tc
the pastoral letter recently Issued by tho
bishops Of the chuch. Most Of the bish
ops declare that this letter is the solemn
declaration Of tho church, while BishoE
Potter says that it is no more than con
sensus Of individual opinion without any
authority. The pastoral distinctly re-
affirms the traditional doctrine of tho in
carnatiou and others 1t therefore is O
Importance in determining the status o
the Rev DR.. Newton.
DR., Newton is at present staying il
Morristowh, n J. He declined last night
TO say anything about his sermon