New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-10-08

be remade or unmade by men in another
age. We are better able to make creeds
to-day than ever were men in the past
We know more history more philology.
Theology than did the makers Of so-called
historic creeds We have also far more
charitable humanitariansm and Christian
spirit than the creed makers of earlier days
possessed They were often narrow. big
cled and bitter to a reprehensible degree.
We are now making wisely a broad distinc-
ton between Gods revelations in the Bible
and mems Interpretation Of those reyela-
tons There may be contradictions be-
tween mems interpretations of Gods rev.
Citations, but there can be no contradictions
between Gods revelations. whether in the
Bible or science. when properly interpreted.
/ God is one. truth is one; truth can never
contradict itself. A true minister Of the
Gospel wants truth from whatever quarter
II comes and by whatever messenger IL is
brought
IF truth hurts the creeds, so much the
worse for the creeds. A creed which truth
hurts Is a creed not worth holding true
man bows down at the feet Of Truth. We
are now making a distinction between the
miracles which God has performed and the
miracles which men have imagined. Men
once thought they honored God IN proportion
as they multiplied and magnifed miracles.
vast amount Of traditionalsm and SUI
perstition has crept into Christian creeds.
Indeed, in certain phases Of ecclesiasticism
and sacerdotalism there is no small amount
OF pure heathenism. This is seen in the
worship Of the icon. IN reverence paid inn
ages. I'm acceptance of legendary saints and
legendary miracles and in attriDutiug
mystical virtues to priestly rites and cere-
monies II Christianity were not divine it
would have been utterly destroyed by these
remnants Of heathenism which have been
perpetuated In the Christian Church.
Il have stood all through my ministry
for the New Testament rightly interpreted.
rather than the creeds Of men, as the ulu-
mate rule Of faith and practice The re-
ligiOn of the future will be more and more
the religion Of divine revelation Interpreted
by sanctiied scholarship, by scientific dis
covery and by sound common sense. Sci
ence is divine revelation. so far as it goes
Nature is one Of Gods bibles. This the in
spred psalmist told US in the 18th Psalm.
Unfortunately many theologians have for
gotten his teaching.
nave Adhtu a htfI interest III CIVIL
state and national> politics l believe the
Church cannot be true 70 God if it is false
10 men. In preaching purer municipal poll
tics We are preaching the Gospel Of Christ.
In its place and for its purpose the ballot
box is as holy as the communion table for
its place and its purpose. The Church
must be interested in temperance reform,
civic righteousness. child labor tenement
house reform and, I'm a word all that
makes for the welfare Of humanity. on
the whole, the world is growing vastly bet
ter. socially politically and reHgiously.
Il have often criticized Tammany Hall
At times politics in New York has been
a disgrace TO democratic government, TO
modern civilization and humanity itself
II is not too much 10 say that no heather
country was more impure politically than
Tammany Hall has been at times i'm the
past When travelling I'm China and India
the so-called heather constantly reminded
me Of the horrible political impurities in
New York. RiOting and lynching dis
grace our country Buddhists in So
called heather countries have said 20 me.
Keep your missionaries at home TO teach
your own savages. Yours is the only
country on the globe where men are
burned alive at the stake without con-
demnation or trial