Evening journal., 1909-09-06
NEW RELIGION"
NOT RELIGION
The Rev. George II. Dole Says
DR.. EIiOt'S Tents ReilCi
all That is Sacred
ERRORS OF NV
RELIGION ARE FATAL

At the New Church The Rev. George
Henry Dole yesterday morning took FOR
his subject Dr. Eliots New Religion.
The text was, II am the way. the truth
and the life: no man cometh unto the
Father, except by me. II ye had known
me, yo should have known my Father
also" John, XIV. e-7
Dr. Dole said in part: AT this our hrst
meeting since Or. Eliot, of HarS ard, an
nounced what he calls the new religion 1t
may be useful to consider its essentials.
The new religion. which DR.. Eliot says
VIII be thr religion of the 10Th century.
is either new nor a religion II is not new
because il is but a restatement Of tenets
urged since the days OF Arius by those
who deny the Divinity of Jesus Christ. It
IS not a religion. in the sense OF fulhliing
the dictionary definition Of the acknowi-
edgment of a God having authority over
US. and 20 whom obedience, service, and
honor are due. For says Or. Eliot, The
new religion will not be based upon au-
thority. either spiritual OF temporal, and
there will be no dedication of remark
able human beings which means that
Jesus Christ will not be worshipped as
God incarnate or God-with-us.
The new religion is not a progression,
but reversion to what existeo with the
Jews Just prior to the advent Of the Lord;
for This new religion will be thoroughly
monothe stic.' and Every mans God will
be a multiplication OF inhnities' This is
Christian, for it denies the trinity OF
God in Christ and the Holy Spirit thence
proceeding, which in the Christian faith
is the triune God.
This religion rejects the idea that man
is alien or a fallen beng. It therefore re-
jects the faith that man needs a Redeemer
and Saviour from sin. The Christian faith
teaches that the natural OF man inclines 10
evil. and that without the saving power
of the Lord he would plunge headlong into
every evil. We need only TO watch our
selves to see the truth of this. Man OF
himself cannot resist evils; he must have
faith in the Lord, which is TO believe that
lie is present, and will give one strength
10 conquer in temptation. Every one whs
examines himself may know the truth OF
1.-THE Lords words. Marvel not that I SAY
lunto you. ye must be born again
Baptism and the holy supper are re
iected, together with the beautiful anS
treasured truths which they symbolic and
perpetuate, for The new religion will ad
NIT no sacraments. except natural, hal
lowed customs. and IL will deal with nat
ural interpretations of such rites To m'
the new religion rejects all that is sacred
in the Bible and In the Christian faith
and reduces faith and worship TO the mos
deplorable materalism. Truely il is not al
negatlon of what has produced the pres
ent civilization and is virtually fundamen
tai to it. for it Is said that the new re
ligion will be founded upon love to Coo
and man. But who can love God IL he II
thought to be naught but a multitude o.
infnitiesY And what is love to man. II 4
IS not to be spiritual. a love not merel,
for his pleasure. but a love for his spir
itual welfare and final salvation il
heavcnf
The errors of the new religion are fatal
It is not naturalsm or materialism tha
IS to increase. but the devout and inteili
gent worship Of God in Jesus Christ. W,
are advancing to the worship not OF Go,
IS a multitude Of inhnities, but as a di
vine and infinite human being. who know
and loves US and whom we can kow an'
love. This true God is found IN the Chr s
who has declared Him. Tor No man com
eth unto the Father, except by me- Ant
the religion of the goth century will be
fuller realization of the doctrine and th
spirit Of Jesus Christ in the hearts O
men. from whence is the promised king
DOM"