The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-04-02
DOCTOR HILLS THEIR TEXT.
Chicago Minister Preached on the
Charge of Heresy.
REPUBLIC STECIAL.

REPUBLIC SI'E,'IAL
Chicago April 1.-The Reverend r ~.
White. like a number of other Chicago min
istcrs. made Doctor Hills the theme of his
sermon to-day. The Reverend Mr "hite
preached in the Stewart Avenue Universal
ia, Church. He said. in part:
Recent utterances cf Il former hriiiiane
Chicago clergyman of the Presbyterian per
suasinn seem to have set the theological
hiy, b,,zzing right mcrriy. Doctor Hills
certainly makes clear. strong presenta-
tion of his theme even though the theme
is a trifie hackneyed- Thanks to the news
papers this blast against Caivtnism mas
been given wide publicity Doctor Hills
pressed the button. and the press did the
rest.
The Reverend Frank W. Gunsau!us took
IN th, defense of Doctor Hills at Central
Music Hall in a sermon on THE HeresicS
Of Paul and the. HereSy of Doctor fiiifS-
He said the Bible contained five great char
actcrs which had been considered nefeti' ;
by their contemporaries Moses.
Isaiah, P;irl and Christ. He dwelt WIN
emphasis OIL the principle that the hefesE
of Doctor Hills pointed TO IL tendency To-
ward hreadt,, and conprehcnsiveress or
Thought and nope. So-cailed orthodoxy, he
said has fought against Soci ue'ii "i
what il, now regarded as right doctrine. btt
which stupidity, or patronizingly, Is called
heresy.
Reverend W. NJ. Backus devoted his SER
mon at the Third Unitarian Church to a re-
view and defense of the alleged heresy OF
Doctor Hills The speaker said the heresy
of the former Chicago clergyman WIS sinlp-
ly the hereSy of the age. and was founded
on philanthropy and scientific achievements.
In Ryder Memorial Church Reverend
Frederick ". Miller preached n sermon
on Doctor Iiillis's New Creed" In part, ne
said:
Il rejoice to learn that Doctor Hills has
repudiated some of the doctrines of the
Westminster Confession of Faith. The step
he has taken will make its effect upon the
theology of orthodox churches. There Is
no hesitancy. no quihhiing. no duplicity,
he steps right out and let's the world know
that h. has outgrown that creed that Is oi'-
posed alike to reason and the plain teitcL-
ings of Christ"
Reverend Albert Lazenhy of the Unity
Church preached on The Latest Hereto;
Doctor Hills on Revolution and PreSby-
terianisn." He said. in part:
Hundreds of such sermons as that OF
Doctor Hills last Sunday have been
preached. They are preached every week.
but his utteranceS have seemed TO excite
more than passing interest. Years ago Can
non Farrar repudiated the doctrine of cter-
nal punishment more vehsmertly than Doc
tor Hills has done, yet he remained in the
Church of England Doctor Hills cannot
complain If he is censurcd, and Should lave
Withdrawn before he preached what he
thought on the subject SO fundamental in
his own creed.
Bishop Fallows talked of Doctor Hills
and the Westminster Confession at ST.
Paul's Reformed Episcopal Church. He
said:
THE stir which has been made in certain
religious circles on account of the recent
utterances of Doctor Hills regarding pre-
destination has been the result not so
mitch of the condemnation of the duSn-.
itself, as of the dramatic language in which
it was expressed.
Reverend Frank c. Bruner preached on
'Hillis's Little Wicked Blade" He said:
THE attack of the Brooklyn divine on
the creed of the church that made him
largely what he is in distinction is unkind.
and that reflects on the sovereignty OF