Show LOCAL LOCAL MINISTERS tAKE ISSUE WITH F GOTHAM DIVINES DIVINE'S RESURRECTION VIEWS r Salt aIt Lake Lave Ministers Are tl 4 Aroused by bv the Rev Savage Sermon Dr Savages Savage's s Sermon on The Abolition of r. r tt Death D e tb I Salt Salt take Lake ministers take issue with f Dr t h t d s advanced by the Rev nev i i Savage of the Church of the f Tew ew York York- in ht a n. sensational V E ton i on The Abolition of Death led ed on Easter Sunda Sunday Rev Dr Savage made these as- as ns ns I Ii we five propose to be quite honest and f pk k with ourselves we must admit fact that fact that there never since the then then n n of meds mede so many I le Ie doubtful concerning the future as there are now not ignorant nor eople but readers thinkers per- per acquainted with ph philosophy and x nee lice ce Vi enc of Resurrection f a p. person peon asks me whether I Ir r there is satisfactory evidence I ti t t the body of Jesus was raised from iI I must be frank and s say I do 1 t. t No case In a modern court could I led through successfully unless t t were were rere in its favor better evidence r i t f we e have it fir r the resurrection of tit I believe with my whole soul esus was seen alive after the cru- cru on and out of that belief might easily arise the belief that the they y had bad risen I do not believe there in the fact of death that us more than titan going to sleep 1 and waking up this morn morn- morn morn-I J I believe believe- death Is another kind of 1 that we graduate from this life lICe 1 e Re the next step in an ever career of progress and that we are areC are It C ourselves over ovel there S Scared Scored oled by the Rev Dr Albritton In In regard to the statements of the tIe Elev D Dr Savage local ministers said y ml i v. v DR J. J L. L First I. I 1 l Church Church- Church In Tn Tn the first place I believe belle the Christian churches A ever more united in the faith than the present time There never has hasa Ii a a. time Whan the belief In a future e was stronger than today Unita- Unita sm Is but a mere e spot in t the great ts Iwas lous ous si body d and Il while they y boast a ie of oft oft 7 t t Intellectuality and emphasize the k of or God and the brotherhood o 0 man n and as a body of Christians are it r i P In DK ng much good for the betterment of they cannot carnot be accepted as J q of the Christian faith of to- to 0 day ay Christs Christ's resurrection Is a fact as satisfactorily proven as anything that occurred r at that time m He lie was I i edged dead by both to friends I sri and enemies f i the attestation of his death to Pilate i was perfectly satisfactory The ruler fl of tive the ht to Ji Jews his death took i and every dr dru burial u precaution fl fla a the O sealing e relative rela- rela g of the tomb etc Christ was out of the grave rave on the third day a fact agreed to tolly lly friends and enemies The burden of evidence is all in favor of Christ's Christs having having hav hav- ing risen from the dead The Rev Dr Savage spoils his case and leaves It unredeemable unredeemable unredeemable un un- redeemable by admitting that Jesus was seen alive after crucifixion I dont don't see anything In Dr Savages Savage's statement on death except that it comes after denying denying denying deny deny- ing Jesus's I dont don't beI believe believe be be- lieve the sermon will wll cause a ripple on I the wave of orthodox Statement Is Not True 1 THE REV CLARENCE T. T BROWN ol ot otI the First Congregational Church Church Judg Judg Judging ing by the persons with whom I meet I I Dr Savages Savage's first statement Is not true and ami from the standpoint of natural phil phil- I f dt r h I according r to such authorities I us Fiske Wallace and Romanes RomanIs the thc proofs and of or Immortal r I 1 life ilfe wire were never er r tt f a or conclusive I ec I r than now In substance John Fiske sal sail It If the human spirit did not survive survive survive sur sur- vive the wreck of ot matter it would deprivE deprive de do- the whole system stem of evolution of its deepest meaning meaning- The evidence of Christs Christ's resurrection Is perfectly satisfactory satisfactory satis satis- factory to me I consider the witnesses as absolutely reliable The fact of Importance Importance Importance Im Im- to me mo is that Christ was WIUS seen after death and has been known by millions millions mil mu- lions ever since I am not concerned at atall atall atall all with the tho mere physical side of or the question ln Dr Savages Savage's last statement on the nature of death Is in harmony Y with the evolutionary theory and I fully endorse ItHe It He Differs With Him DEAN EDDIE of or St. St Marks Mark's Cathedral Cathedral- As to the first point Dr Savage makes Ina in ina viz that the number of disbelievers a future fut life It Is on the thea Increase I differ most entirely entire This is a u most optimistic age it levo lIev is II In hopeful a future age life and hope The The fhe bids number number us bof be- be of or who believe that life is sniffed out persons at death as a mere flame is gradually gradually all ally decreasing We Ve should make a II distinction distinction distinction dis dis- however between disbelieving doubting the tho former Is a negative attribute of the human mind whereas of the tho the latter is a II natural attribute normal mind It Is a ato questioning atti atH- tude In regard regard to the the resurrection or of Christ the evidence has been regarded by learned Jurists as sufficient and as conclusive as the evidence of any generally generally generally gen gen- accepted historical fact Dr Savage practically admits Christs Christ's resurrection resurrection res- res when ho says he believes with all his soul that he was seen alive after his death As to his last view that on death I agree fully with Dr Savage |