The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-08-21
OLD AND NEW THEOLOGY.
Pres. VIM DeWSUt Hyde, in the Kingdom
CC0nG.), Minneapolis. From Public

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CCong), Minneapolis. From Public
Opin1on.
The cd View of creation is THAI God
made THE world piece by piece, at stated
intervals, ais a carpenter builds a HOUSE
or a matchmaker makes "a watch. The
new view OF creli.fon is THAT God made
the world by a continuous proceGs OF
development, ais a seed grows Into a
tree, and Bhe germ grcws into the am
NAL. With reference Jo Gods govern
nrerf of THE word, the old view sees
chiefly the Justice of Gods rule. But since
the revolutions In France and America,
tine rise of c.otntstibtBaJbnag liberty In Eng
lSnd, and the spread of sociallstic doc
tr.ne everywhere, men have come ml1re
and more TO recognize that right de-
rlves Its conhenlt and meaning from the
good which lies beyold 1T as dts end
and adm; Justice DIS compelled to justify
itseM by ain appeal to benefic cence. Both
tendencies agree in affirming that the
World is ruled In righteousness; and that
pJlaJty must follow sin as inevitably and
universally as fire burns and water flows
They differ as to The ultimate end and
aim of Gods tusE dealings with MS
children; one finding THAT end in resrlbu-
tlon, the other believing that God cher
ishes TO 1.-THE la.J. the purpose oR redgmp-
tlo1.
The old view of the person LJf Chris.
sees his divinity chiefly In consequence VI
miraculous foretelling of his coming, his
mCr1culous resurrection. The new view
sees his divinity chiefly in the Profound
ness of his insight Into spiritual truth,
the depth OF his tenderness for human
sorrow, the strength of his resistance To
every form of evil, THE flealolsm of his de-
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ness of his trust in his Heavenly Father
the fulIneIss OF Ihis love for 1.-The lowliest
of his fellowmen.
The old view regards redemption as
almost wholly due 10 the particular facc
that Christ WIS cruclfed and that his
blood was shed ON Calvary. The nav
view regards our redemption as pur-
chased with bhe blood of Christ, but 1t
sees THE sacrifice of Christ, not Ns an
isLaIted historical fact, but aus the orig
inal Bnspailtion and the crowning sym
Dol, of a universal sef-sacrifce and
burderrLbearhng and vicarlous suffering
which Is tine price THE world always HAS
paid and always must ply in every in
dlvldual case, for the overthrow of wrong
and 1.-THE establishment of right, for the
turning lOf sinner from his shame and
the saving of "a soul from DEATH Both
Views agree that without sacrihce Where
is no redemption, and that Christ Is
the Redeemer Of the world. The old view
seems to find the ground of this neces-
sIty In an almost arbitrary decree OF
God, and regards this suffering of Chris
as unique, not only in degree but i'm kind
The new view finds the ground of this
necessity In the very nature of human
freedom and personality, end recognizes
thalt it ls n0r i1c IN 0l1 nm tootr
Ing In the suf1erings of Christ. In a
word, the old view emphasizes the par
blcular fact; the rev emphasizes the uni
versal principle of which that fact lis
the typical expression.
The old view insists on lt[hIe necessity oq |
regeneration as a condition OF salvation |
for every human soul, and expects THE |
experience to be more or less definite in |
time, alad sharply marked In the con-
scbousnegs OF the converted soul. The new |
view insists with equal emphasis thar The 4
raw material OF sensuous impulse ana I
natural appetite must be worked over
Into moral virtues and spiritual graces, |
and THAT this transformation from nature |
to spiqdt from self-will Ito obedience, from |
SIN ITO holiness, must, In principle anu |
purpose, be radical and Thorough going |
But Ut limits thls spiritual renewal to no
of time, to no popularity OF cir
cumstance, Ito no regular method of pro-
cedure.
The old view OF THE church, alt least la
ongreg1ldonalism, approached THE idea
that the church Is AN aggregate of ind-
VldualS who are orthodox enough In opln-
on and exemplary enough In conduct to
Indulge "a hope of gd1tlng into heaven.
The new idea incllnes ITO regard dhe
,hurch ais the organic embodiment OF the
Christian spirdt and llfe, the natural CEN
er for every effort to make This earth q
heaven, and a proper home for every soul
that shares the hope of the coming pd
Chrltt's klnIdom here on earth, and Is
willing TO Join hanis with others and with
Chrdst to work for Its accomplishment
Both regard church membership as a
solemn duty and a blessed privilege but
lne emphasizes the individual soul ana
he world TO come; THE other emphasizes
he common life and the world in which
we are.
Salvation on 1.-The Old view is AN escape
rom the penarHes of SIN and the wrath
VI an angry God, admission to the pro-
tslonls of his gracious plan, and an abun-
lAnb entrance inlbo hts blessedness and
est. The new view is chiefly attNcted
" tine power OF the gospel 10 lift the
oul out Uf its ldtltleness and meancess
md ssel04hnesas amid nm n with large in-
ereslts
rhe o,d view declares that the B,be
= Mha worl of C;od ansl thererora n can.
Jt contain errou1s al,d maIts NOT be foo
lolsarv crllNlrdzed ,The NEW atle, decN,r,As
hat tlhe Bible Is q treasury OF msssoges
rom God, and therefore no amount OF
ncldenltal rubbish .thAt may have got
nto At can in amy wise dmpahr THE pre-
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