The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1909-09-18

within. We reject wholly the conf
mon Interpretation of the Atonemen:.
that another is beaten for our fault,
Every sin involves suffering. suffering
which cannot be remitted by any work
of another
The man who uttered those words
is the successor of DR.. Joseph Parker,
who, not long before his death, said
to the congregation Of the City Tenn
Pile: We have had our opportunities
Of meeting God here. of reading the
holy word, and besieging, as an army
might besiege fortress. the al
tar, known by it's crimson hue; and
yet some day man may arise who
will deny the Lord that bought him,
who will preach Gospel without 8
Cross; then write Ichabod' upon the
portals of this place. and let 1t te
forgotten as a thing of shame. mem
orial of objectionable treason against
the throne of Cod
1T Is clear that the liberals have
been moving rapidly. Their watch
word is The New Theology: but il
would take an expert microscopist to
deteet the difference between this New
Theology and the old infidelity. To-
day Thomas Paine would find himself
at home beside the occupant of the
pulpit of the City Temple. London. His
denials of Christian doctrine We,e
scarcely so extensive as those which
are advanced in some Of our theo-
logical seminaries. But in the inter-
est Of common morals 1t should bo
added that Thomas Paine, were he t.
return, would have the advantage over
many of our preachers and theological
professors in one particular, namely,
he would frankly acknowledge HIM
self an infidel. And all of us, whether
admitting the truth OF Scripture ~
not, will probably agree that an hon
est mans the noblest work Of Cod"
Referring again to the ministry in
particular, Dr.. Burrell says:
ut is matter Of common fame among
ministers that some are accustomed
to make statements sub rosa Whicn
they never make and probably nevel
would make in the presence of those
who furnish the loaves and fishes Is
1t possible to imagine blacker form
OF turpitude than this! Welcome the
day when the drawing Of the lines
shall force all such from cover! For
there is really no neutral ground IL
the territory of truth and righteous
ness"
Referring to the efforts at union DR.
Burrell remarks:
"The one great obstacle to such
unity is unbelief within the church
unbelief In the pulpit. unbelief forcina
it's uncongenial presence into the fel-
loWship OF believers; for what con-
cord hath Christ with Belial? or what
part hath he that b.lieveth with al
infdel?'"
Commenting on the foregoing utter.
ances of DR.. Burrelrs, the Sign of th>
Times" an Adventist paper, exclaims
Whatever may be said to the co:l.
trary, everyone who observes knows
that the great drift in ProtestaD
churches Is toward liberalism inf1del
ity. There once was decided anc
countrywide protest at the utterance'
of the noted liberals; now they ar;
tolerated by nearly all, regarded faV
orably by many. aNd acquiesced t.
silently or espoused and defended op
emily by others. The church is honey
combed with infidelity till many see NJ
steady, abiding religious home save Il
the Roman Catholic Church. For in
stance, the Rev. Newman Smyth, L
D., pastor First Congregational Churcl
Of New Haven, Conn.,. author Of sew
eral works on Christianity, and mem
ber Of Yale corporation, in his Christ
mas sermon, Sunday morning, De.
%, declared, as reported in the 6a
francisco Cali of December %, 'tha
the age of Professionalism was pas
and that 1t was no longer needed. H
said the churches were split up an
were becoming more SO every da,
They no longer had power over tn