The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-04-14

'i'ehAoPv'oklcsti SpeCuidtioH
There was an evangelical reaction
against rationalisrn in Germany with 6
train OF eontrorersialists and commenta
tors reputed as orthodox Yet even IL
these, more or less Of nationalist under
tone is perceived There is tendency
more or less apparent to minimize the SUI
pernatural. TO throw the miracles into tbs
background, and dwell rather on the spir-
itual Significance of Christs character
and words This is very conspicuous in
Neandcr, the head of the line. Al ortho-
dox English divine such as Mr.. Rose
1 might well, after survey of German
theology, make a rather mournful report
In Holland, ever the land of free specula-
ton. criticism advanced without fear. ano
| at last. by the pen of Kuenen, arraigned
the authenticity. antiquity. and authority
of the historical books of the Old Tesla
ment to an extent totally subversive OF
their character as records of a primeval
history, much more as organs of divine
revelation.
German philosophy had mingled with
English theology through Coleridge. Ger
man criticism of the Bible did not lag
much behind MiIman's History of the
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spirit of an ordinary history. treating Pa
triarchs as Arab Sheiks and minimizing
miracles, gave a serious shock to ortho-
dox sentiment in England. Even what
was deemed orthodox in Germany APP
peared rationalistic to the Anglican di-
vines. To the Evangelicals especially.
whose leader was Simeon, and who occu-
pied many of the fashionable pulpits, any
thing like critical treatment of the sacred
history seemed impiety. Yet they, with
| their inward persuasion of conversion and
spiritual union with the Saviour. as well
| as the Quaker with his inner light, or
the Roman Catholic with his implicit
| faith in the Church, were really beyond
the critics reach.
| A long line of leaders of thought and
religious controversialists succeeds. Ra-
! tionalist and heterodox in different de-
grees were Thomas Arnold, Frederick
Maurice, Stanley, Jowett, the writers of
| Essays and Reviews" and Robertson of
| Brighton. Decidedly skeptical were Mat
| thew Arnold, Carlyle, and James Anthony
Froude. Reaction on the High Church
side found leaders in Pussy. Newman. and
Hurrell Froude. The evangelical pulpit
Church. The State Church was awakened
froIn its long torpor and under the in
SEPARATION of Its High Church party strove
to reanimate its Convocation-
Frederick Maurice impressed more by
his character than by his writings. which
were fatally obscure. He was nationalist
enough to be deprived of his professor
ship In an Anglican college. At the same
time he could persuade himself that sub
script:on to the Thirty-pine Articles wa.
no bondage but security for free
thought. To his yoke-fellow. Kingsley. 10
to be traced muscular Christianity n
rather suspicious adaptation of the Ser
mon on the Mount to our times R,,t tho
pair exercised more influence as social
missionaries striving In conjunction with
Thomas Hughes to, give the labor move
ment a religious turn than as religious
philosophers or critics
Thomas Arnold the headmastar NJ
Rugby, was man of noble character
powerful mind. and intense earnestness
of purpose He was firm, believer q,
Christianity as revealed religion. Blu,
he held a most liberal view of the Church.
He would have admitted to II all the
as far as possible with the nation. His
theory OF the identity Of the Chi ,ch with
the nation probably came to him from his
passionate study Of the ancient Common
wealtbs He forgot that the philosophers
OF Greece. though they might sacrifice a
cock to Esculapius, were really outside
the State on religion, and that the State
religion made the chief of them drink
hemlock. Prince of educators as he was
he sometimes laid too heavy strain ON
his pupils, and prematureIy developed
their speculative tendencies. In the case
of Clough. especially, mental health and
vigor seem to have been impaired nv
premature development.
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