The Dolores star., 1910-09-09
Something
About the New
Theology"
! &c HEAR much Of The .sev

many oCuO0Us u u Do8S0 br00
many pulpits; Il f,lls the pager
q our current literature: Il has pos.
session Of the minds Of large popu.
lar audience. II 10 not easy 10 define
the term. for the teaching 10 common.
~ inde6nits. declares . writer In the
United Presbyterian. Il comes before
the people - . reformation, . ~
statement Of theological doctrines. 10
which the most cardinal parts of the
system Of truth are either omitted or
% set forth - TO destroy their vital.
ity. II appeals TO an age weary Of
positive religious truth. that calls for
the pleasant and cheering teaching
concerning God. man apd redemption,
The age seeks after new things. Il
b matsrialistic age. and turns away
from the spiritual Il has seen old
scientific theories set aside By new
discoveries. and. applying the same
rule. II rejects the old foundations In
the world Of faith and builds up .
theology which has little Of God In Il.
The new theology" very largely
eliminates the divine ID our religion.
The Bible 10 lowered from its old
standing - the inspired and infailibls
Word Of God. and given . place little
above that OF the books Of men. The
new theology" II indefinite. but when
summed up II 10 positive and destruc-
tive Of faith and OF the solid founda.
tions Of hope. Il removes God far from
10 instead o. bringing him nearer to
us - personal God. just and holy.
loving and judging men. The Saviour
u robbed Of bis divinity and lowered
&c the plane Of . wise teacher and .
good man. The atonement for sin 10
rejected and salvation 10 an evolu.
ton. The resurrection Of the dead 10
relegated to the list Of beautiful. but
Impossible, things. All this 10 popu-
lar and the new theology" ID maAins
headway.
Church Facing crisis.
Under the heading. rs II . Crisis r
the Herald and Presbyter sounds an
alarm. Referring to numerous letters
received from widely different parts a
the church. II says: These letters IN.
dicate that the church 10 alarmed
Error 10 insidious. The age 10 tolerant
Ecclesiastical discipline 10 unpopular
People deplore looseness. but hesitate
10 say 80. Many Of the churches have
grown rich and have drawn TO them
people who regard them chiefly - 90
cial centers. Many exalt culture above
piety. and popularity above sound doc.
trine.
rs II crisis! We believe II 10. u
the church does not stand for evan.
gslical truth. II has NO gospel. II Il
doss not preach mans sin and lost
condition and the gospel Of salvation
through the merits of q divine atoning
Saviour. Il has no mission"
The words have . wider application
than that made by the writer: the
new theology" 10 not restricted ~
dsn0minational lines: II hnds the gen.
sral religious condition favorable to
its development. We must recognize
this fact. The Herald and Presbyter
forcibly says: 1T represents . system
Of thought a. far removed from the
old doctrines Of . personal God. . d.
vine Saviour. . vicarious atonemeni
and the resurrection. - the east 10
from the west. and should such teach.
ings prevail Il would BE-. not . crisis.
but an apostasy." There 10 loud call
for adherence to the old faith. and
real demand. II men would but hear Il.
for the positive doctrines OF human
guilt. divine. inexorabls Justice and re,
demption by the Son Of God. Here We
must stand Arm. and preach the Word
Of God In Its fulness and power.