The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-05-13

The Row. Dr.. Buckley has boon
preaching n uerios Of sormons at Thorn.
SOU NJ, l. church, Island, ainco ro.opon.
ing day which have created much in.
tcrost because OF their rather broad and
liberal utterancea Yesterday no
preached from tho subject Of "Pro.
gressive Religion and knowledge" lilo
claimed no now creed, but simpler con.
captions derived from the word Of God
as a whole, to DO ths inspiration OF all
good and advance in tho coming church
and It's conditions.
lilo took for his text: "rho path OF
tho Just Is rs q shining light that shin.
9th more und more unto tho perfect
day." llo found encouraging reasons
to believe that tho eager longinga OF tho
soul Of man would DO satisfied In some
way through tho developing forces OF
tho Gospel OF the Nazarono who came
10 reveal tho true source aud goal OF
the souls satisfaction. Tho forces both
scientific and spiritual wcre at work to
reach unity, to unravel tho taugle OF
society, to bring order out OF chaos and
beauty out Of confusion; that as tho
spirit brooded over tho confusion Of
waters at tho beginning order APP
pcarcd, go its broodiug presence will
finally bring order TO tho disordered
brain and soul oil man aud result In the
beauty Of the Lord among men. There
is harmony between science and revel.
alton 10 reach the highest and best,
and both arc At work to accomplish this
end. In this deep search men are ele-
yated TO possession OF tho best charac-
teristics found in the rotations Of pro-
gressive religion.
lilo found a favorable sign OF tho
times in the growing disuse aud dc.
crease OF demand for tho great un-
wieldy editions OF tho Bible with i,a
bulky form and the large demand for
handy volumes OF the Word. Another
good sign as result OF progressive 70.
ligion he noted in the fact that there
was an iconoclasm OF crecds and relig.
ious formula, and q growing study OF
the Perfect Man" in Christ as tho
model-aud cited the instance In the
past week, when on the aame platform
in sister city there appeared Catholic
and Protestant in harmonious union to
overthrow the worst enenfy oil home
and church and character. Sympathy
for suffering manhood caught from the
Christs advancing religion was making
all ono at the throne OF grace.
He was not 80 afraid OF the broad
gauge as the narrow: narrow minded
mesa has been left BY advancing thought
and progress in all the past. and took
for his ground that Christ broke away
from what were the old landmarks OF
ordinance and ceremony to reach and
save the world, and has in.
spired the translation OF the Word
into three hundred dialects.
knowledge, declared the doctor, has
never been perfected; the wisdom that
man possesses is but as the sheils on
the shores OF the boundless ocean OF
knowledge.
Full many gem OF ,putcSt ray serene
The dark. uniathomcd caves OF ocean bear"
God desires man TO discover and pos
sess this knowledge. from the fact that
the scriptures bristle with encourage
ment to advance in wisdom and doora
are open everywhere in nature to enter
into and possess tho kingdom toward
which God is leading NIL men.
Progressive knowlonge was associated
with the edict OF the Almighty when
lie said, "tlavo dominion over all the
nrth uI of
creed, its possibility is assured by every
pledge to the honest, earnest seeker.
Man need blunder along no longer as
he did in tho past without positive
knowledge OF tho fundamental princi.
pies Of tsuo religious life and power,
for with man Is the key-"If any man
shall do Ills will, no shall know OF tho
doctrine"
Al! along our pathway in lie on
either hand are glinting points OF know.
ledge placed there by the hand OF God
for mans benefit. They are valuable,
not so much for the knowledge they i'm
part, as for the fact that they arc points
OF light TO reveal the upward way.
The Doctor referred to whispers OF
heresy and too great libcralitv in these
thoughts, and proceeded to score the
Journalist who would compel all to fol.
low such paths as tho poor narrow mind
OF bigotry might lay down. Like FAC
chcuS they climb trees OF personal
| opinion and seated on their perch cx.
pee. to SEQ Jesus and his followers.
Jesus taught that they must come down
10 association with Him in progressive
knowledge OF spiritual discernment.
Ruts are abhorent 10 tho Maker as
ahown in every aspect OF nature, which
rs object lessons show Gods plan for
man 10 advance and be benefited by
constantly increasing knowledge.
The signs OF the times werU shown by
tho improved systems OF rapid transit
and convcniencos Of comfort and
schemes OF advancement OF knowledge
in tho university extension, Chautau.
qua aud league ideas OF popular educa.
ton, which add their force 10 tho an.
swering flood Of Divine wisdom that
bears onits bosom tho best efforts and
accumulated endeavor oil tho past. God
intended tho waste places Of tho earth
to blossom as the rose. the church was
to be city set on n hill; tho individual
to DO rs shining light 10 shine more
aud more. But too often, instead OF ris.
Ing to this high purpose, they wander
In tho logs OF abstrnsc theology ind
iloundor in tho quagmiros OF unbolef.
Tho doctor presented as II strong
sign OF tho times: Tho demand ior
tho revision Of Westminster catochism
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