The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-07-28

lowing scneuule OF ther cnlct points
OF attack on the old doctrines:
As to Diety. Professor Munsterburg
of Harvard defles man and declares
that he has more dignity and value
than even an Almighty God,' as that
Being is popularity conceived. Prof
Ladd holds the notion that IL untold
millions of souls are created to per-
lpetual dispair" and man is to be an
'underling" and the fortunate few
gather around the throne of a superior
to chant his praises, 1t makes up a
dogma the most pessimistic and un-
alluring of all religions. These doc
tors of spiritual philosophy affirm
that the universe is dynamical unity
in process of evolution under i'm
manent ideas and they seem to hold
in a sense that mans spirit is not in
ferior.
2 Rejection of the miraculous. Prof.
James, also OF Harvard, finds no sci
entiflc basis for a belief in miracles
and says THE chronic belief of man
Ikind, that events may happen for the
sake of their personal significance, is
an abomination." That means in plain
language that men who believes in
miracles-in the bringing about of re-
suits in other than by natural methods
is deluded. Our eminent divines
have excellent opportunities 70
study the constitution of the physi-
cal universe, to contemplate the laws
of its government, to consider their
mutability and Judge whether there is
a sufficient reason for setting them
aside on some occasions for the pur-
lpose of demonstrating the inerrancy
OF religious teachers. II after careful
consideration of these miracles
events eminent scholars, jurlsts.
statesmen, and theologians give them
their assent II is not much wonder
that the mass OF mankind fall in line
and consider them established. But
II Is not wonderful either that these
Independent thinkers who are working
out the new religion" as Dr. Eliot
calls 1t refuse to accept these allega-
tions of the SUSPENSIONS of natural law
and eliminate from their postulates
the supernatural element" II Is here
where the battle between Christianity
and agnosticism has been steadily
fought for decades and centuries with
the result that some OF the earlier
contentious of the churchmen have
been given up. Nobody believes now
that the day was heightened by the
sun standing still, at the command of
Joshua, for Copernicus and Galllleo
over threw the old doctrine that day
and night were caused by the suns
revolution about the earth but was
the result OF lie earth's rotation on
its axis. The Edenic story of the crea-
ton Is considered allegorical by many
learned theologians and other state
ments by canonlcal writers are not
held to be inerrant. But around the
New Testament miracles the battle for
supremacy between the clerical and
scientific forces has ragged for decades
and centuries. A feature of the gro
tesque was thrown into the discussion
when Mrs. Eddy announced that she
rediscovered the divine, miraculous
principle OF healing. Why she did not
become a Sun-stopper no body has
ever found out. Some writer's like
Hudson told that the miracles were
what we know as mental healing now
and that some of the alleged miracles
OF Christ are interpretations. However.
let us remark that this is a big sub
ject. The greatest minds of the mod
ern world have sought solu-
tion conformable to the Scriptures
and TO science and II they have sue
ceeded we do not know where to lay
our hand on their works.
3 Denial OF the philosophy of the
atonement. Professor Howlson con-
siders the plan of salvation through
the sufferings, crucifxlon and death
of Christ as unphilosophical and un-
natural. 1t Is not consonant with reas
on and natural justice He denies that
Providence works in Transformation
upon the heart of man through ex-
plation by sacrifice, and ransom by
blood, This man is spiritual teacher
and while iconoclastic as to the old
theology yet holds to the theory of the
divine indwelling In the creature"
and the perpetual incarnation which
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