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Show if ItEl.litlODS IlilFliilW 1111 IIILIil 51 lUl'H Oil) KIATIUIX. , S "The mM Important end Intrmllng ft tlio'dmlval ipiesllroi nf our lime has mm. j! Ufbra lli aibllo hubs (rial fur heresy i.r 'If Iter. Howard Mactlueery, I plsraiiel 5 minister of Canton, l. The proceedings F at Cleveland liavo attract,! universal at J. tenllon, more ovon In the secular than lu ,f thanlliliuapa,era, f,naal,le. III. In- terotbis; to n.tc, ton Hint Itsv. Mr. Mm- J (tueary desired to Mtind hit vlewa be I fure the I p1scntl church romrrosa at 1 Jvrw Wk, Inl lll.lmp l'ollr obJwcKxl J so stoutly that he did nut dill. If it d not mailer In tbo least what 7 Mr. MecilMcary docs or does nut believe, if Among oilier things, lid holds to the f f Iisrwlftltn ll.eory ( volution, an 1 stys . that the Honk o( Orneeta It Hie work of ',' Chaldean augsa. The.lefmisetria hrrell I rslpreaehsrilalnitlailierlgliinfprlvaie I and Individual Inlcrprelstlon of Ilia U Hcrlpture. That la to ssy, every man ti hestbe right to Interpret the Hibbl so- i cording to Hie light of Ids own ruvnn ' and conscience Ibis, lie It ubwrvrd, la Jf Ilia orlelt.al ground iiialntslnod by Lu- thcr, Uiofoundsrnf rrnlestaiitlatn. f "Mr. MaoUurary tnysheerknowledgea i ll.o authority of tho Hcrlure Tho only , llnt I.r claim, la thai ho will lei nn other Ml rnau Inter) rot them for him, not even Urn l', rrtmcra of Ihe I plsrnpal Creed- Ills In- ,1 UrpntAllon, In tho light of inialcrn a, artiolarsliln and riacsrrh, lra.lt lilm to II n.ucliialnneilllfersnt from thulra, yet ho ft est she hat today aa much right to lilt l Ju Iginenl a. thsy hail to thslrs when J i they formulated thecreed. Tusfiuettloti 3 j 'Noiiiouf Ids rnucttislnnt areas Ml.msi llo rejects tlio aiicrnalura1 blrlli ol th II aaik.r, and believe lie a. ihoaoiiof 1 Jiwph. lliidl.Mlarnlliii lllrrel ihx- j ! Irliia of llai Trinity, ami Ullataa It orlil- I natailKlthlhii Ihroloiihiia. Tho lltrral i atoiiainintitiblaJu.lgfnint la n rrlb of ImrUrlain, an.1 tho rvaurrMhui of Chrl.t L k aplrllual, not a phyalral ami liodlly i "n 11 "11,1. Ilirn la tho real l.aut that w. to IteiWlloilIu tho trial of MaotfiiMryi llaaanytnan who WloiiKa toRcliunh, Kflanirail, llapllat, MrthMlitor I'ra.l.j-trrlan, I'ra.l.j-trrlan, a right to Ititarprrt tho Itlbla fur lilnnflfT" That forrfroliift npiamra In an e&tUrn vxchaugo ami Aiks iUallina that ap r t liars agitate I n K9l many lulnji. 11m trial of Mr. Mac(Juiary took placu aomo wnka ago, luttho prlntlplo InToWnl In hla conrao ami UiaJot-tiliirawlilcli lnill.iJlta forma toj loof irnmt IntirMl In tho rrlUloua W worM, aiiJ waolltr nmt rcruwki In IP rrlatlon lo It. ?t Tlio rUbt of irrry mania Clink for ,jf hlinwlf, wo proauuit, will not la tlv I, nlitl by mtmbrra of any I'rotrtUnt rt R Uxloua body, llrllafiuuitlai frcr, and jjj tlioliumaitiulmlrouit not buMUri'd. ill That which art nu right to cacli ivraan w muitbolila uuIJa, or i raonal rnpon- Ijl alblllty would fall ami man roulj not W Iwjutlly litld arvountablvforliliaita, Tliodortrlnoof mwnnla and punlili. k f; nnrnli UinJt on tho frtrduin of tho A Individual. If every man Ii to ba H Judi.l "mvordluiilo lilawoika," every 3, man mint I left to tint eierclao of lilt fl axrnry and tu that liberty of tholre )l wlitctilaeairutlaltolt. ,j When oplo awoclato ai liieiuUn j j of anyaocltty, ullgloui or othirwlH., i J thiy make noma kind of agreement J H that plana Uiem UH.Ier oblliralloiia I J vilrh they muat react,or they aliould 7 I 5 !' lb" aaaoclallon. If that agree. , a inentUiln relation to theolervanc of y ElvenrulMortl.euplioMIior lertaln r ' :9' teneu, they iliould oVcrro tho rulea, ' 311 nu' 1'1M lelleta, or eever their Con IWl iiecllonwltli the Uxly, ThU npi-ara '-l touitilKuyoudUliiiilg. ' Nor iloe llili curtail tl.o liberty of ths 1 Individual, He la free lojolu tlioao. X tlityordmrLliof lila cliol. and lie a la eijually free to Iravo It. And If lie hatinea hit nilnd at to lit rulea or doc. ifi trluea,lt would went that lio ouulit W not, lu rrnwn, to wlOi to rrnialii uu- n Utr IU dlaclpllne and protend to bo Hi what lio It not. If a man Ucomra o member of any . rartlcular denomination lie time virtually virtu-ally e ndorwa lu doctrluea ami iturrrif ,1 incut, wlntlierlie larwiulred or not to JV make a formal declaration of that ao lepUnce, A 1'nabyttilan cluircli la ; organlieil for the iirioao of unlllng Jj raont of rretbyterlau fultli and tin. It' ilplea, In order that they may lo up. lield and proinulitalixl. Ho Mild v Jj eviry rtllglout denoiulnatlon. No IJ' 1 no connected with It It lorced to j, llloo or dlnbellevo any rtlailr H Unit, but dluent from the euvntla 1, prlnclplue of lu cnrd ahonl 1 dlpupnliry U' lheilltutirformuiiUrlili, lie can , m lioldtohltvlenaoa anlndlvlJual, tut 'fit not aa n memlier. Homo rrllnlout I I Bij Iiodlta allow grtater latitude than I IS utheralulli!areiivil, Tbey have but I Iff few atullala. flielr iiumbera may , ISj lollove what they cIioumi on moat Ml, thlnijt, but muat auree on lliuae few or U there would bo uotlilnit lu their mem- n trhlpe(celfomi. Ifarliunlihavo V jl creed, reaton would aay that thrae S K, who lloiit to It muat U rrwu who fjl I W'j 10W ! that cree.1, and that If they ijl' change their lolnja theyehould nlln. ( J ulali their niimlierahli. It all do- V ;f Imlt Un tho rule, or obligation or S uuderaUndlng In eaili denomination. Ti ln onu thins aeilm IndlautabUi It Xo mlulatrr of a rellgiout autlnly luia ti' H, Bly flsKt to launch or aduilnlaler lu " ft that caclty, uhoasvlewa aro not In , I ( accordance with lit utabllihed tenita, a I Hebai no right lo pawl. Uoctrinen contrary lo Ihe cn-ed of lib church. If lie wanU to advocate aomelhln dlllcretit lo IU accepted principles, he liruM go oultlde lu le. We liaro noaympatliy (or thwo Ugua raaityri who intend lo U tudVilnn for con-aclenceaake, con-aclenceaake, when atleroi ting to ro-claim ro-claim their own vlewa nnJer autliurlly of church which npiillaUa tliim. They are Impoatora, not mattyra. If they "urow out" ol a ldy let them leavo It. If they looe fallli In a crl, let them art It aalde. They liavo no .right bl fight It ttbllo wearing Ira guf menU or wlel ling IU authotlty, Tliewotld It wide enough for all. Tho field la ample for every Morer. A man who wanU to keep hit I'reaby tcrlan or Milhodlil or rlallaii gown, and In II oppoae or throw doubt upon any of Ihe doctrlurt of which lila garh la the token, la nut brave, nor contlatcnl, nor tlncere; he la a coward ami a hycille. If he want to la-free la-free to reclaim hit own peculiar vlewa, let him Join a church with which he la In harmony, or come out aloue and lift up hit voice without ti lending to be what he It nut. It ehmild U clear, ae think, that an Kid-copal mlnUtrr who Uenht the doctilneof tho Trinity, ! a living contradiction. con-tradiction. Aa a man h la at lib. rty lo tllabelleve the aluurdlty which la an eaaenllalof tho I.!aooal creed. At a mlnUter of that church he la not. He cannot reject that doctrine, fnnllah aa It may l,and nnnlu a mlnlnlrrof the church which It fgiinJeduim II. Ho with tho divinity of Chrl.t, the llleral atonement and thn (hyalcal reeurrw tlon. They arn fundamenUla of Ihs Kplacotatllau faith, ttlght or wrong, they are romponenU of acmluof attl-clealo attl-clealo whhh eviry mlulatrr of that ihurch mutt ulwrrlbo; and wht n inch a mlnlater can no longer maintain them, common eenae and common houeaty Wmild tuggeat hit withdrawal from the church. Ill the i;placol church the Holy Hcrlturea are made the tUndard of doctrine, WhaUoever It not I n accord. aiirethirowlOiuud cannot lv proved thereby la not to t received aa an aitlcle of IU faith. Hut Ihallhurcli hat decided that Je.ua i,f Naiatetli waalheHonofUo.1, "conra Ived by the Holy Ohmt and Urn of Ihe Virgin Mary." That tho Kalher, the Hon and the Hcly (Jhoat are threo eraoni in one (1hI. That Jciua t'hrlat waa crucified cruci-fied for the tint of the w oil J, and Ilia Mood waa hcd at an atonenu nt. That the third day after, Hoamaefrom the dii, and that the returrectlon of tho body It a uecesaary rt of the con ralou of faith. And It haa decided thatlUeaeaie In accordance with the Holy Hcrlptum and arn proved thereby. there-by. And inch l'rleat at lilt ordination muat iuWiIUi o all thli and much moie. Thcrefom, while every man muat bo IreulnhUporioualltyto believe what aeeme tight lo htm, and to iroirulgate lilt vlewa If he can tlnd opinrtunlty to do ao, ho hw no right or rcaaon on hla alduwheu ho altumpla to do thU aa a mcmlr of a church which huldt Ihu opajelteaa Itt eatabllahod creed, and hu It lattlcularly wrong and uurtaaon. able when hedoeaaooaa mlulatrr of that church. The tendency of Iho timet la to de-pail de-pail from olJ crreda and break luoae from Uine.ionuriHldoittlnee. Many of llient are foollih and un acrltunit, audit la well for Ihu world that Independent Inde-pendent thought It euelng their fallacy. Hut In thou drjatturea from human ejattiim, oncu conatdere.1 of Divine origin, there la dangtr of cutuhte demurallxalloii and the ahlpwreik of faith. InUIVardlugman-maje InUIVardlugman-maje dogiuat aome of tho plilurtt Itutha of the Chrlatlin nllglon are caat aalde, and tho IIU rty iKnuiided la running Into nllgloua lawleMncaa and virtual Inlldillty. What It needed It a thorough and concerted overhauling of treedt and a lema nud a return lo the flrat prln-ill prln-ill lea o( tbo Chrlittan faith. Thla rrmtUllllktly total eircctial by the churchca aa a whole, or by auy etct of lurlf, aul ao, liidtpendent thlukera will come out at relormera, each do-clailng do-clailng hla own uubellifaand hit per-tonal per-tonal dlarrgard of the trainmila of cn.-J. That It all rUht If tho dla. atnlera take a lold ami conalatent aUtnl for what they Ulloo total light. Hut they ahonl 1 not ait k to fight a church whllu cUlmlng lu memburehlp nor ofllr lata lu authority w lilcli they at tat nwght IhumtilVM. Itrllgloui liberty muat not dlan ganl rellgloua rlghU nor Ueatroy rellgloua obllgatioue. |