New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-12-16

II were at liberty to mention It, would be recoB
nized by everybody makes no secret OF MS oi'
belief OF the creed Of the Church TO which nc 10
longs and defends himself on the GROUND tha' "o
have reached a period Of religious progress when
tho intellectual statement Is Of no practical I'M
portance He says that TO stay out OF the Church
because he does not accept the creed would De an
admission that the creed is important; whlch he
denies
A clergyman OF the Anglican Church, rector OF d
large parish in London. has told me thht Ho NC
leves very little OF the creed, and changes anu
onits in the order Of service as he pieaseS'
asked laughlngly what the Bishop could 90 aoou. H.
saving that he could only interdict his preAc"ins'
the result Of which would be that he wouiu nav
tremendous audience. When askeu MN 90 49,
condition OF the younger men In the flsi's"
he gave me this answer: He SAID theS ie', -
study until they where modern h"o"
leading them and then they stop; some OF 'neni 80
IN for ritualism and some take UP practical phiah-
tbronv He added: ANY number OF them arc
such complete agnostcs that II they shou'u Sc
the church you would not want them III 'ou,
tartan pulpits" This, OF course was o, -
opinion; on what kind OF Observation ]" "o' '"'0
l cannot tell. . -. M, ou,t.
49, ,ha, am calling these people liars ana
bvnocr,tes have found a great many peop'o w
cupylng intellectual positions when shouu ie0l "
Ia inconsistent In me TO hold: but 90 ho' p''''
n fudge them only like to raise the question nv"
ari then and appeal to them earnestly as 10
,ta,her they are really where they ought u %
In face OF the great changes which marx tne
Nth and advance OF the modern world, person
o,, wake I'D and find himself in position OF "hion
he was hardly aware. Love and reverence lo' .,'
mast old associations the influence or frlehus' ''e
nrr.coenized bias Of position and possible prefer
rnent-an these things have more influence over 10
than We are apt commonly to recognize -
An haf
,-a ana that II Is OF infinitely moro Importance
than any so-called sacred tradition, GO All ca"
- rouse 10 Intellectual seriousness and to earnest
thinking about these things
That your readers may see how very mlId are my
.,otements as compared with some which nave
been made by prominent cnui N"' ~ "
with a few quotations: 1890
The late Professor Jowett. OF OXFORD III o''o'
70 Dean Stanley. says: Il really never near SCI
mon Of which It Is possible to conceive 'hst 'h'
liter has A serious belief about things II you
could ever examine him. ne "ou'd po''u'o
himself every other sentence
In an address delivered In Phiaoelpma oy U'
no. DR. & y Mcconnell. rector Of Trinity Churcn
prooklvn appear the following statements;
,rh.r. "a no, a single Confession Of Faith" which
serves 10 express tho actual beer OF even INC mus
oop..rva,iy. members OF the ministry OF any church
which Is supposed 10 accept such cohiessioh
They are all In the same boat The DEGREES OF 'he
Corn.u OF Trent the xxx Articles the West
minister Confession that OF Augsburg or R9rt WINE me
thew all retain pace or quasi authTItV ~ liz
sayer,i churches have become pOwerless 10 hoId
the real belle, Of even the clergy {. o,,.o,v al
Tho Ieeder4nip Of science and art ~ hreedy al
ma, entirely IN the hands OF mon VINO have broken
Win organized chr. tiauty They are me sT T
cd -iorecrs IN political and social reforms Lhey
az = large minority promising soon 20 Do MA
iorl,V-in the management OF chartable ana re-
y"luS ~ trsti'fious They are the professors IN
rroi'~1es and tho teachers IN normal schools lhey
e-n lind Husbands faithful wives. good sons daugn-
- ard sria1ds What IL their relation 70 chris
,lssi,v The answer IL. They are Christians IN
fac,. but they are waiting tor Chrisuanly 70 pass
Address before the Contemporary Ciuo oy III .