The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-02-18
| EHINENT DIVINE
D.. Haweis' First Talk, to
Large Congregation.
- mi osoPHy or RELicloN.
-onsl Talk On the Growth Of the
81 nrssd Church Party In Eng
land Sermon.

n r. Haweis chs eminent En-
- a,y,ne. arrived In the city yester-
"a .<ternoon from Tacoma. and In the
- preached TO splendid congre-
- II IL Marks church. In appear
- sbe Clergyman Ia small IN stature.
- ...fer stout, and has q head and
-. somewhat resembling that Of Tai
-, me Brooklyn preacher. His hair
-. 900 gray, and there Is . little bald
- "a the back OF his head which,
800. does not seem To bother him
q - least. He is ready taiker, but his
-. 4 as times siarill and at first un-
1.rrunt, but the flow OF eloquent words
- makes one forget his voice and
xulus the attention TO hear what he has
- nv. In San Francisco. where the
srxyunnn created some comment By the
ufsvozsbIs view La which he saw Cali
Srssa people in general. he was widely
.,ksd about. and his visit there was an
ADVENT shas will not soon se forgotten.
1uued.aeiy upon his arrival In this
~ Or. HAweis became the guest OF Rev.
II e Garrett, rector OF ST. Marks church.
oaere he was seen last evening by q
H-Intelligencer reporter.
The Church Needs Kestatement.
On The growth OF tho Broad church par
! ID the Church OF England. Dr. Haweis
I'D he could only speak for himself Mr..
nosrss, Dean Stanley and other leaders,
! = aid, had been extremely anxious that
are should not be g third party. The
nlincaples were those they hoped to see
~smsasIng all parties. for no one party
nxat 10 have a monopoly OF common
euuse whether it be business. or religion.
- science, DR.. Haweis said:
~The aim OF the Broad church never has
Aeen to oppose or to deny the authorita-
E4re truths taught by the High or the
LEV, but merely to disentangie In this
Ees a. any other age those truths from
- corruption which has impaired their
Em1fainszs. A. far az the Broad church
kltErine Is concerned. It has always
Sensd to me tina. restatement is the
nofa II restatement means a near APP
estimation 10 truth, no restatement can
MT religion or relegate 1t In the slightest
/, tfuth-seekers; but restatement will
zach right through. involving o redcfini-
asn Of such terms as inspiration. divinity.
ncsaments, the church, and everything
1ss with which the .theoiogians have to
al.
Broad churchism. so called. Is con-
suscslve. II doesn't seek even to bury
O. dead; 1t allows anyone who has the
sma to do that. Il assumes with our
Lard, that the Christian church IL q liv-
e growth. The vine 10 the true symbol.
From age TO age its dead leaves and de-
aiaoas portions drop away Of themselves;
Ia the Broad church. like nature. Is al
Euxys for transition. not destruction. Like
EcAfist. 1t comes not to destroy but 70 full
u. and like Him, Il stands not for revo-
ten but for reformation.
vBut the old things need not be hustled
81 cha stage. They will retire. and will
EMva to retire. when their work Ii done
1kereyer In the ears of the reverent but
6m3tructiys thinker are ringing the three
r1<ts, 1t was true. 1t Is true. 1t 10 no
ksser true
People are nnduiy alarmed about re-
tsiss:nent They forget that the whole
thrFch has been q series OF restatements.
Our Lord restated Judaism; the middle
ages restated the apostles: Luther re-
mated the middle ages. High church.
low church are merely attempts to re-
asia--the one the outward and visible
IN Of church order and saeramentsl ritz
Al he other the inward and spiritual
Eacs of personal religion. 1t Is the privi-
tse Of the liberal theclogian. whilst hon.
e.sg ell outward ceremonies. &c disen-
essher them from fraud and prevent the
sasket from impersonating for moment
he Jewels II contains. As st. Paul said.
we have this treasure In earthen ses-
MA II II the privilege OF the liberal
shAoiogisn 10 recognixe spiritual religion
nsough whatever so-cailed sect or party
h announces Itself to preach Christ as
shess ana beyond all forms OF Christiani-
y. and the church universal. Invisible.
triumphant. as greater than any estab-
sshea or non-cstabiished church IN
christendcm."
The I.eaven nj Work.
Or. Haweis here turned his remarks
% the practical workings OF Christianity
laying:
sThe hopeful signs In England and
america are certainly not evidenced by
say great capacity for restatinx religion
% as 70 make IL sound reasonable or It's
eaetrtnea probable: but the large dsvel-
epment OF philanthropy. the real earn
exaess - reclaim the unfortunate. 10
no The poor to cope with the many foul
eerrup;!ons OF our big cities. the general
Tendency OF cur best writers. especially
sar poets 20 give expression TO the higher
Me o. human nature and TO make at
nasfive It's noble aspiFations-these are
satosether Cs1rist-iike and encouraging.
saa merely shew. In the presence OF great
Intellectual capacity 90 adapt tho forms
5 & religion 10 the spiritual constitution
q aasn and the needs OF modern Efe. THAI
ne heart OF the age IS far from unsound
sEhoagh tts theological Intelligence isgs
sea'ad It's moral impulse. The teachers
all the churches have their work cut
esi for them. There IS a demand for
saeever viii bring the supply. We may
VI ep our eyes and see that the fields
sss white unto the harvest"
Art. Religion. Morality.
uf Bawels speaks as follows OF the
sssAsson OF the arts TO religion
faere - no greater deiaslon than TO
aNssake culture for religion Culture may
Very good ard elovatiag. but whether
oe religious or rot depends not upon
aT Ar bat TIE use which Is made OF the
:. lae arts owe much Inspiration 10
-. = Nasasssan religion. simply because In
early Christian church she pore OF
/ when the expire tiecc-yea. sailed
~ta tue whole os the Roman and
q sAe Greek culture. and in the
ssssssesH; civilization OF Europe. which
es wscssaliy undertaken by the
j - 's''aa ohetch, discovered that paint
- sa@ music especially were the most
~essal uaeaas 81 expressing tire rev.
a. aF3 emotional hfe generated by
- essss1s 81 Christianity. as well as tho