The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-04-11
The Battle for Intellectual Freedom
Completely Won.

and stasnstlon NlHCrlIstE
The Battle for Intellectual Freedom
Completely Won.
The Rev. nr NCiIfPsRr. in his letter
Withdraw d from the Presbyterian Church,
contends that the attempt ~ determine
the correctueSs or inoorr~ctress .. his.
torica, conclusions by their uniformity q,
non-con,orrn.ty 10 q Confessional standard
tends 70 obscure truths supremacy and ~
promote indifference - - claims He
says further thSt the question ~ trs'
Importance touching the results | nave
reached - not. No they sr>cri with Pres
tyterian standards; bu, Ara thew true %
Again. he SAYS that 1T matters much
whether q great Christian ammunition Ike
the Presbyterian Churh. which hAs ston:
in the past FOR s;a'wsr'. ~.n,A,lActua, Prot.
estantism. shall commit it.elf irr~VNna.
bly, 10 the unprotected policy Q, closing is
eyes 10 al new light snd - make Z in.
cr~asinsly dirfru,t i not impossible. tov
honest seekers after truth - Go within ';s
ranks their part y. the one erea; work 70
which Con has Csl,st HIS people
That is substantially what wss sid hy
the late Or. -. GEoBdE My n NnncerninS
the Roman Catholic Chuch when ne WAS
e1communics,Ad by Cardinal VAUGHAN .oy
publishing ard refusing 20 rA>snt his
scientific conclusion ,hs; Scrir;unl rSrvs.
livas proclaimed S. inspired truth are
really prrosterous ari my-sical stories,
nc more entitled - serious h-,ie. tNSr
Jack and the RAanstAk After his oon.
isu,nsticn Dr MTv.RT -H~st~d the an.
SuaSe condemned Sai declared ss;lr Tia,
the attitude - tie Roman Catholic Churc.
a. 20 the Scriptures made Z; i-possi oe ~.
sny educated mar - remain Z its TO-.
Tha; il. - threv os rs ~saejActicr - ~.
Church and gave he so,s allegiance 80
Truths supremacy. o. - r-u-a as intel.
~lectua,,y and scientifically 6isc-verAe!s
cnlv by homes. seekers AFTER truth.
nr McGIYFEsT takes alike position when
he = Y tina; the question il not whethe
his scholarly couclus!ors s<rAs VIII TIE
Presbyterian standards. h., wheth%. they
ssree with the truth. ard thereby Re ~.
cludes himsA,, 10; only from tia; Csurca.
hut also from every other CaUNh. Al
Churches have specific standards y! tN,h.
20 which their ministry Is hourd ~ vn,ur.
-srv osths: sni necessarily they mus.
have them. Otherwise th~v would hsv.
nothing 20 bod them together. I. their
ministry vss left free - hunt .cr Truth.
each mar after his own fashion ;hey wou'.
have 10 definite theology - stand uonu
4 Church would css>- - he sCaUr,h. IS
or gina function So s custodian ard e1,
roandcr - su7erns;GrS,'v -eves,Ai srd
inspired 'rlth having ban abandoned. 7,
would b% no rc-~ & ChuN,a ,hsu e re
SNristv 'c- the Advancement O., S,Ier~
which = specifically 'or Aorrs- seekers
after truth whereas the Church Is -.
iah,ishe; 81 .te theory ina; tAa t-1.h :
la G.r~&Sy ben found ard found ME- q,
o., having h-ec in,0a-e; - i, ~ Con
H!nsa'', a.: co@s NJ ne~i 70 h+ soush,
Co.. so2~s;v o. 1~.sANcAstly
p~s re Can-A then. Norpsl "Ao-~,
seekers after truth - cloS. their eyes
- a, Few SAi No. a, a.. FOR j., cscno.
conp- ;ssI - ruf ;AAr IE:@,lA>tus .rAA
DON --6s- subsection . L. NJ. M~Gr.
YEsTs .aiepeaieaNe Q, though, szd i,v.<,i.
est,c- WAS not put II chArsnytc- P-essv.
tersa C,g-'s. 70: by nirS,.. vixen. ..
his cv- fres W. h. tcos - ors.rs.
ton VOWS s-i - : 10 - t-A- row
- throw ~ ;he shakes s: his W.. Re
l. TT oelice3 - r~Ia1 n ms Carrch
AR ~ ~ not - oh'is~i 70 nhS.--
RS Gg-sl.' .: IKE ;-l:h BY swearing os%-
Ta.- - go -.
CEG1,a I; : trc4 TIA. 8; or@ tine e
crl.3 -: nave te.Ar~i ~ i~rdepeader>e
without o~.1S burnt az the sake. 81 ~ss
GIoEp,>N Rsv~o - SFsvETrs ,c- rrt-s
50 ar "h,-->l seeker Ersr c-utA. r~sv-s
Cc-;-1-v - -. ,sssA.rSs q - iseNoS.
ca master N~NvSaAys however. there .
10 sGch psirHg, cs<;r-c;,,- h, TIE way ..
to SAaker sf-A- t-cts He = .-as - -.
tas; tie Ssa!,A = Gzy ~sy ar - sav -
suit vA>;Ae. Aggressive v;h ;h4 standards
az Any Cslr,h - No-tr13lc:o.y ., ;hs-
w.thoui E'1--icS s-v c.zA;y. Nui rs.Ae-
With ga u iri>-@'frA '-S~oo- = Z ~
lieves hin o';.s- SaS kl-
TasCAE-,. h>r>r- .s.y % - 20
r~s,rasni 81 49, .-aG-y a.: A. = mate.
~ y -. q .Laas : -saL- W. VIZ So =
late f-e@,c- a.. : 5<rcEs,.rc th.s 80
r. s. Departments @: aE@A- hives, s.cr-
Where iAs-A : RESTRAIN; &c. .ao<A (, ~
- -mssvr< vN1-ts-v ~! -t A. sg-is.
tNoa 10 acV he Ca17,r sss 70 p,rs- -
oic:s',o- Il a. CIV a.ut lan~
s1oCii themselves r. = - toa5s A.
1; snncl prevent 80 acGrt .-ou oa;srin-
their irie'~,;Gs '-s->SN- Whenever ~
ASST b.
ror n~sv.yIwo r-;@g.es o7 49,
. !cae sa3 Ntrer >,1;o>; .y- .--G- ~
,iSU 50 l-Nr wAc~. ~s>e~Ssy Y. 4rs ~
pSae d.vNr;sN-s PfrAA7> A.>-.-l- v-:c-F
hn\rr; even W. a-~r Ss-40~a ~; there =
o., fatt,e vNeo t,A v.,:,-v : V-ss;-
a. Me- sS;;s tNr l-;s ecc-A '-y~!c-
~ seekers AFTER aa;@ A. rov