Show CHRISTIAN J MUST BE DE MODIFIED lED Bishop Potter Pote in Last Lete Letter Says Change Will Wi Be Necessary v. t W 1 6 t tEU U. U O t Tr ni U Jt oto It loa I tor torO I O f V Yo Jc t cN S k Juno IS 18 1008 1908 Cooperstown Coopers town uno count K N Y Dear Den Sir The point to t. t be bc urged upon tho the attention of the public Just now la is 1 that the tho whole question Queston of ot the th attitude of or tho the human mind all ni round the tho world to religion Is 15 a 3 question queston In which not scholars or ecclesiastics l- l asHes are are In Interested bu but t all aJ men should discuss Such a n symposIum a al tho tIme origins of the ancient b their Influence upon the this civilizations I tons c. c g. g Sus us as In In India la China Japan and elsewhere In which tile they havo have pro pre prevailed aIled 0 o tho the distinctive qualities which Christianity brought to human society d the Inevitable ine restrictions restrictions' misapprehensions und and racial rachal prejudices b by which these influences have havo been limited I 1 am are persuaded that thai the tho mo of or religious thought t todo today In all al ln lands s sIs toward towar a Is a movement progressive a larger an and higher Ideals A pleat great cat many communities are unloading formulas of oC dogmatic statements wh which Ich are characteristic efforts rort to substitute an Infallible book for an in infallible Infallible In- In fallible man n. the modern scholar havIng having haying hav hay ing realized that no revelation re claton can cnn really really really real real- unless it is ly have ha a divine author I progressively Illuminative This Is tho the point to be made nade clear cloar by such a discussion discussion dis dis- cession an and I shall be gla glad to contrIbute contribute con con- tribute lc to It I In Iii anyway cnway in my power lower Personally I am In no doubt 03 as Q to the future triumphs of ot the Iho Christian religion n nor r as to lo Its Is supreme a adap- adap apton ap- ap lion tion to the tho wants of or man sean but that It will wil ton have to lo go through great mo modifications modifications lf- lf In man many doctrinal doctrinal st statements and land dogmatic positions Is undoubtedly true truc I am dear sir sincerely yours H l O O. 0 POTTER |