The Washington times. (Washington [D.C.]) 1901-1902, 1902-02-26
DR.. HUNTINGTON ON
YOUNG MAN OF TODAY
Eminent Divine Addresses
Churchman'S League.
THE CHURCH AS AN OCCUPATION
t0uchsnfcs Opinion That MOST
Young Men of High Intelligence
Are Kept From Entering the Min
fstry by Honest Scruplcs.

Rev. DR.. W. r. Huntington, rector of
Grace Protestant Episcopal Church, of
New York City, addressed the Church
mans League Of the Protestant Episco-
pal diocese Of Washington at the Church
of the Epiphany last night.
The eminent clergyman voiced a num-
Der OF original opinions in regard to the
young man of today and the church as
an occupation. II esaid in part
THAT there can be such thing as sal
walton, by words. is Il somewhat startling
announcement. We have heard of saliva
ton by faith. We have heard of saliva
ton by works. How shall words save us?
Ever since a great English satirist some
seventy years ago opened fire in master
full fashion upon what he was pleased to
ridicule formulas words as means
OF grace, have been much at discount
and the men have been comparatively few
who were willing to risk their regulations
for intelligence by letting it be known
that in matters of religion they based
their salvation upon words
Phylnctery of Our Lord.
We can all Of us easily think OF
many ways in which it is not possible for
souls to be saved. The phylactery of
which our Lord allowed himself to speak
with such scant respect was leather box
charged with sacred words written upon
parchment
ITO wear one of these storage bat
teries of divine presence meant to be
safeguarded against evil. But only the
superstitious now believe it is possible to
| be saved by words after this fashion,
DR.. Huntington spoke of salvation by
priestly dissolution, but merely drew at
| tention to the fact that Professionals no
longer believe in it.
Whereas there were formerly none to
question:" said he, there are now many
| who completely deny the power of any
| ecclesiastic to grant dissolution by form
of Words
He said that the value OF words as a
means of grace lay only in their presenta-
ton to the mind of the image of Christ,
his acts, character, and example.
People are lamenting' said the cele-
! brated New York divine. the falling off
| in the quality in the ministry. There are
some who think meanly enough Of the
youth of the land TO suppose that by sor-
did motives by social obscurity, and in
adequate support the bright minds com
monty turned out by our colleges and
universities are repelled from seeking holy
orders.
Honest scfupIes u Bnrricr.
81 do not think it. My conviction is
that more young men of high intelligence
are kept from entering the ministry b.
honest scruples, as to what they are ex-
pected to believe and to teach than by all
other causes put together.
Let the Episcopal Church make it IN
derstood that its test of doctrinal fitness
for entrance into the sacred ministry is
assent to the creed, pure and simple; in
other words, that twelve articles of re-
ligion suffice, and many youth who now
balks at the prospect of being called upon
to say yes to some hundreds of propo-
sitions. the true purport of many of which
is shrouded in obscurity, will seize with
glad eagerness a calling whose object.
after all is said and done, is only to preach
Christ