New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-04-29

GUAGE FOR HIMSELF.
Tho Rev. DR. r. Hebcr Newton again preached
YESTERDAY morning at All Souls Episcopal
church upon the resurrection Of Jesus Christ In
the anticipation that Or. Newton's discourse
would partake of the same bodness Of thought
and theory the preceding Sundays sermon
there was an exceedingly large attendance, many
Of the congregation having to be content with
standing accommodation in the aisles and en-
frances 10 the church.
Prior to delivering his sermon Or. Newton. ad-
dressing the congregation made the following
statement which has reference to his sermon of
tho previous Sunday:
some OF you were absent last sunday morning
and conseluently failed 10 hear what ! then mad TO
say; Your Impressions Of what | said as gaoh-
cred from reports IN the papers during IN" WceH
may have conveyed to you IA most erroneous I'M
preeca; may now dis;rust your memories. and
therefore be somewhat disturbed by these same
reports. ,.., . =,
am renewclly surprised at the DISPOSITION OF in
tclsent and educated mGI Wno nave onRr0m n b ,ne
Who insist upon the nfalibihty OF the repor,fr
inerrancy of Holy Scripture will acquicsce at once
in the inerrancy OF the stenosrapher' ,, -,
perspective in the vision Q: most men; a half
hours sermon viii be condensed in neWspaper re
port into a few paragraphs ana men VINO are m
eeent ana edncated VIII apparenty ta to TeC0 6o
iosr in such Condensation. They viii expect that
each part of a logical discourse Will receive its
u me that any thoughtful person would understand
that under the difficulty of reporting discourse
and al the same time Condensing that discourse
h a beiS bearS or n,sseJ 'nportant Guafyns sen
De- neI nd b 0s aIiogetber popped ana the NOES
themselves, when read, would be liable TO great
All this as it to me. wholly forgotten
in the quick judgment which has been passed this
ever Was TsS SAID AID here last sunday mornnS am
a;so once more impressed by the enormous power
OF suggestion. Many men evidently read the
rcpor, OF my sermon with the suggestion placed
n ner Ge nan S5r ~ ne NSw6n Dscas
the Christian Theory of the Resurrection, ana
to them as rs meaning Had that repor! been
headed accurately Jesus Christs True Body-Nr
Resurrection. but Affrms His Belle: in the Reality
y That Resurrection" there would have been
little trouble
WHAT HE SOUGHT TO SAY.
AsIunderstand it. the trouble grows ont OF what
I am assumed TO have said three points: FIRST
concerning the testimony OF the disciples them
selves. What l sought to say. and what cd say
was somewhat to this effect: That the dSclpIeS
IN becoming conscious OF the appearances OF Jesus
TO them. were inevitably driven 70 interpret those
appearances in the only way open to them. accord
ing TO 'e thought rieVailHs IN HEX az az i nt
resolved the appearances or ne risen JtsIs ny
an appearance Of the body OF flesh and bones Al,
lowances must. therefore. be made for the natuTa
and inevabIo Interpretation nec,ssitated 10y their
pIesuppositions Of such a mystery ,,. .
this tai;h pr5valen in the chHrch what SAID was
that this 0 ,e 'sc even T bv the ma
jority Of the people in the Church today, and Of
pas VAS the risen Jesus appeared in the body
of flesh and blood This popular INTERPRETATION OF
terpretation given by the disciples themselves; As
an Interpretation OF the Language OF the creed' "
Thirdly. concerning the official language OF the
Of the creeds were in the Apostles creed the third
day He rose from the dead and IN the NrG In,
TO the Scriptures AS then pointed out IniT
language may imply the Interpretation assume
al scir,las and he
ion in the church but it does not necessarily imply
it, 1t certainly does not affirm It, .be confidence
characteristic Of this body of divinity insislI ma
the risen Jesus appeared in the body o. Mesh ana
crceds stands out in refreshing contrast TO snCh
dogmatisn. / claim the right 70 interPre iy' ttni
SELF the language OF the creeds 10 "h'cA !'e'1
mis- is certainly What I said. what tried TO
ssy-perhaps failing to make 1t as clear as II was
Unfortunately. l cannot appeal in vertical: ion OF
this claim 20 my ranuscrip5 f9r raw when
ar GtreTy YepoTf Of the sermon is in my hand as
Wra t R' THAT TB9 it susains my claim above Win
/ think be clear from rs report OF the crucial pa
Without the change Of letter. Finally !, VIII
oe said that The cree1s or me Cn'lF'm alii'in ,'
This | deny absolutely. The thrI dV u" rose
agan fT9 10 the the is the Language 0,
the Apostles Creed such the language % tho NJ
INTERPRETATION which I give. He rose again. His
resurrection witnessed on the thlrd Gay ms rs
is na n9n of the more cret 54 '0S eF"''
have not changed my base. as one Of my ceri-
this doctrine which I have occupied for years on
assent to the creels affirm hem Ny interprsi "a
ton Of them is my interpretation OF mem, Sn,'n
is al tina; any man can say when any man H a
right 10 say. which no man mas rIght 10 u"ny,
which no body Of men ns understand ~ mas d
Il the liberty Of Interpretation OF the creeds IL
denied al intellectual liberty Is dehiet
II Will be a bad day indeed for the Church w''fn
s' can only wonder that my brethren Of the clergy
are so quick always TO note and denource my seem
ing deniais and slow to credit my aiiirma tons ions;
M affirmation concerning the resurrection Of Jesus
Christ was made as strongly a. n k Yor he9rlne
II any of YOU ask why should have oee a.
ton OF the creeds can only answer tnAL ipr ~
this Interpretation stood in ne way OF my h.t u"
knew vour own faith Is made needessly dlihcuIt Dy
this same view, and that sought 10 GEAR AWAY d
difficulty from your path in orier 20 "eP YOU " NY
am yr'' frank also TO add that one reason why
ba,.e emphaszei this dissent at the present time
is because mat interrogation mas peer OF the BELIEF
which all share together
Ga faras The Tribune Is concerned, the report
which il printed last Monday Of Dr. Newtons
sermon of the day before was from type
written abstract given by Or. Newton 10 mem
her Of The Tribune staff. and by him handed 10
the reporter.
THE SERMON.
Dr Newton announced that the subject or MS
eern7on would be "Why Believe in the feSu'rtc-
I'm Of Jesus Christ" and was based Oh He
text "To whom He showed HimseH "i'Ne
BY many infalble proofs. beng pai' VI 81"
brA -erse Of the first chapter Of the Ac's OF 'he
Apostles He spoke in part as follows;
~ 1,o.or cu,dav from one OF the leading pnl-
pits Of this city so Informed by lWo nm
/, ,.as declared in substance that the dScll,s u,'
lItt,edi,, thought ,hey saw Jesus but that whether
fhov saw Him or was entirely uncrt!a IN .bici
a. ,,.,cranco expresses the state or dOuDt III WI.
narv of the clergy well as OF the ANY d le
a. In times past / have felt in this way my
h,,i when have thus felt have been silent. ~
nrinciple with me In my ministry has Deeii or, ,y
10 speak when could affirm II spea.6, uo-i "a, ,
mon this subject II Is because can aihtih aI22
bpp1ns, and heartfelt conviction that He showsd
Himself alive bv many infallibe proofs. No