The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-04-30
LATEST HERETO AND
THE NEW THEOLOGY
Significance of Popular Inter
est in Theology Discussed
in Broad Way.

At the services OF the First Unitarian
society Sunday Rev. Frank Fay Eddy
preached on THE Latest Heretic," dis
cussing Rev, r. J. Campbell and the New
Theology" excitement in England. Unity
quartet sang an anthem and Mr.. kihe:t
Brkin sang the, offertory solo. MIS- Sc
lection being The Gates OF Pearl Mr
Eddy discussed the Significance OF the
popular interest in theology in broad
way saying In part; ~
'"rhs latest hereto in an Englishman,
Rev Il j. Campbell is the man, he
sational church in England. the London
City temple. He has reused what one
magazine oalls theological thunder,
storm In England. He is the GENIAL
excitement and not only are the clergy
and the college professors discussing MS
New Theology" but so nre mon ana
women in all ranks OF life until the
newspapers and magazines are half hlied
with the discussion OF the man and his
message. while his recent book sold 2O
600 copies in ten days This morning
ask your consideration Of this latest
hereto.
Three questions I win ask and attempt
10 briefly answer In pursuing TINS III
who Is he. this heretic2 second. what
is his message. or heresy? Third. what
does IT, his heresy. mean? Let these
questions serve ms mile stones or guide
who is he, then? Ile is young
man with Il rare gift of simple. ferv'd
preaching. His sermons are delivered
without notes and with little formal prep
aratlon. Since coming from Brighton
TO London he has given the staid britlsh
public succession of shocks which nave
finally brought 1t to somewhat frennleo
condition, His influence has cleft the
public both within and without the
churches into TWO disputing camps.
His critics say and some or ms
friends admit that Mr.. Calnpoeli If
lacks clarity. his method is emotional
and instructive. IA ther than phliosopnlc
and comprehensive. But he reaches the
great public True, his message Is mystl-
cal and ne is often enough shallow. But
his light shines from q hilltop while the
candles Of his critics. scholars and logic
ians though they are, flicker under
$50 much about the man. What has
he 10 say? Hero we must quote 10 some
extent He says. The starting point OF
the New Theology Is re-empnasis % ol
msnence IN the universe and In man
kind The divine immanence; this is
indeed his central idea. Everything else
in his system clusters around or de-
perds upon his master thought. So he
tells lis that God is that mysterious pow
or which is hndlng expression In me
universe. and which is present IN the
tiniest atom OF the whole That there is
no dividing between our being and that
OF God. except that which we draw
from our side.
1T is logical enough for him to say
from this point Of view that ain is but
tine perceived privation Of what we know
10 be good and TO conceive that sin is
the opposite OF love.
"Of Christ he says. In his humanity
was divinity and divinity humanity He
separates Christ in noway from the rest
OF humanity except ms he was separated
In the moral perfection Of his nature In
deed he takes pains 70 assure us that.
Jesus was the child of Joseph and Mary
and had an uneventful childhood.
Speaking of the future life he as.
ser:s that everla punishment would
mean the defeat of God because that
would mean that sin should remaio ever
lasfinElv.'