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VOL.
XXVIII
ALLEGHENY,
P
A.,
OCTOBER
1,
1907
VIEWS
FROM
THE
WATCH
TOWER
No.
19
A
DENUNCIATION
OF
CmCAGO
tmIVERSITY
BY
REV.
1.
B.
CRANFILL
OF
TEXAS
"Nobody
in
Chicago
now
claims
that
the
University
of
Chi·
cago
is
a
Baptist
institution,
either
in
a
general
or
a
special
sense,
and
it
may
be
gravely
doubted
whether
or
not
it
is
even
a
Christian
institution,"
writes
Rev.
J.
B.
Cranfill
to
the
Texas
Baptist
Standard,
giving
his
estimate
of
the
Baptist
life
of
Chicago.
In
many
Baptist
quarters
the
university
on
the
Midway
stands
in
great
disfavor,
but
probably
never
before
has
such
bold
expression
been
given
that
disfavor.
Dr.
Cranfill
says
that
"the
University
of
Chicago
is
the
greatest
organized
enemy
of
evangelical
Christianity
on
the
earth
today."
He
doubts
if
Standard
oil
has
ever
worked
or
can
ever
work
such
harm
as
has
the
university
which
Mr.
Rockefeller
founded
and
fosters.
"During
my
short
stay
here,"
he
writes
in
his
letter,
"I
have
spent
most
of
my
time
in
South
Chicago,
near
the
uni·
versity.
In
1895,
when
it
was
my
pleasure
to
interview
Presi
dent
W.
R.
Harper
for
the
columns
of
the
Baptist
Standard,
it
was
believed
that
the
University
of
Chicago
was
a
Baptist
institution.
Indeed,
that
was
one
of
the
points
elicited
in
the
interview.
That
pleasing
delusion
has
long
since
vanished,
and
nobody
in
Chicago
now
claims
that
the
University
of
Chicago
is
a
Baptist
institution,
either
in
a
general
or
in
a
special
sense.
It
may
be
gravely
doubted
whether
or
not
it
is
even
a
Christian
institution,
but
there
is
a
semblance
of
Christianity
of
a
kind
in
some
phases
of
the
university
work.
WORsmp
PECl1LIAR
"The
worship
of
the
university
is
carried
on
at
Mandel
hall.
This
hall
was
built
largely
by
a
Jew,
Leon
Mandel,
one
of
the
most
enterprising
citizens
of
Chicago.
The
hall
is
a
long
building,
nicely
seated,
with
an
elaborate
gallery,
and
will
accommodate
perhaps
three
thousand
people.
I
have
attended
several
of
the
Sunday
services
in
this
building.
Dur·
ing
the
time
of
my
stay
here
I
have
heard
sermons
by
Dr.
O.
C.
S.
Wallace,
chancellor
of
McMaster
University;
Dr.
W.
J.
McGlothlin,
of
the
Louisville
Theological
Seminary,
and
Dr.
H.
L.
Stetson,
who
is
one
of
the
teachers
in
the
Chi
cago
university
divinity
school.
Some
of
the
other
sermons
I
did
not
hear.
One
was
delivered
by
an
Episcopal
rector,
and
another
by
a
Roman
Catholic
priest.
I
understand
that
this
'pulpit'
has
also
been
filled
by
Unitarians
and
Jews.
The
'worship'
is
rather
peculiar
to
a
Southern
Baptist.
It
is
a
hybrid
service,
but
it
is
chiefly
Episcopalian.
It
begins
by
the
incoming
of
a
male
choir,
who
enter
the
building
sing
ing
some
kind
of
hymn
or
chant.
They
are
all
capped
and
gowned
after
the
university
style,
and
are
followed
as
they
come
in
by
the
preacher
of
the
day,
who
also
has
the
regula.
tion
university
uniform.
The
preliminary
service
is
respon
sive,
after
the
style
of
Episcopalians.
A
Psalm
is
read
in
responsive
reading,
and
after
the
conclusion
of
the
morning
prayer
the
choir
chants
the
Lord's
prayer.
At
the
conclu
sion
of
the
morning
service
the
choir
marches
out
again,
singing,
followed
b!
the
preacher.
After
they
go
away
some
where
on
the
outSIde
they
finish
their
song
in
the
distance,
and
the
audience
feels
relieved
and
rises
for
dieparture.
The
sermon
usually
is
twenty
to
twenty-five
minutes
long;
the
entire
service
takes
up
about
an
hour
and
a
half.
There
is
no
evening
service.
ENEMY
OF
CHRISTIANITY
"Without
in
anywise
meaning
to
be
unkind
or
unjust,
I
believe
that
the
University
of
Chicago
is
the
greatest
or
ganized
enemy
of
evangelical
Christianity
on
the
earth
today.
The
whole
Chicago
religious
atmosphere
is
surcharged
with
infidelity
and
skepticism,
which
is
masquerading
in
Christian
garb.
At
a
place
where
I
boarded
for
awhile,
one
of
the
instructors
in
the
University
of
Chicago,
a
very
bright
and
intelligent
woman,
informed
me
that
she
never
attended
church,
and
that
she
had
no
use
for
either
religion
or
preachers.
I
think
this
feeling
amonj:t
the
teachers
is
the
rule.
In
many
ways
I
highly
esteem
Mr.
John
D.
Rockefeller,
and
have
never
joined
in
the
crusade
that
has
in
certain
quarters
been
made
against
him,
but
I
believe
profoundly
that
the
money
he
has
devoted
to
the
establishment
of
this
misnamed
Baptist
and
Christian
institution
is
doing,
and
will
do,
the
world
far
greater
harm
than
all
he
ever
put
into
the
Standard
Oil
Company
or
any
other
trust.
The
situation
here
is
such
that
every
preacher
within
the
radius
of
the
university
has
to
kow-tow
to
it,
or
he
will
find
himself
out
of
a
job.
The
powers
that
be,
humanly
speaking,
are
ordained
of
the
Uni
versity
of
Chicago,
and
the
man
who
has
the
hardihood
to
stand
out
for
orthodox
Christianity
takes
his
life,
denomina
tionally
speaking,
into
his
hands,
and
is
marked
for
early
elimination.
DIFFERENT
TYPE
,
'In
this
connection
I
hope
I
will
be
pardoned
for
saying
that
the
sort
of
Baptists
I
have
come
in
contact
with
here
are
not
the
same
type
as
our
southern
Baptist
people.
I
recently
attended
the
services
at
the
Hyde
Park
Baptist
church,
where
Rev.
J.
L.
Jackson
is
pastor.
He
devoted
his
entire
morning
sermon
to
a
discussion
of
the
recent
Shanghai
missionary
conference,
which
he
made
the
basis
of
an
appeal
for
the
obliteration
of
all
denominational
lines
and
the
union
of
the
entire
Christian
world
under
some
kind
of
a
non
descript,
ecclesiastical
organization.
He
referred
to
the
Bap
tist
view
as
'narrow
and
selfish,'
and
placed
the
emphasis
of
his
discussion
entirely
upon
the
importance
of
the
obliteration
of
the
lines
that
have
in
the
past
divided
the
various
Pro·
testant
denominations.
It
was
rather
a
crude
piece
of
irony
that,
following
his
discourse,
he
received
for
baptism
a
young
man
who
had
formerly
been
a
Lutheran,
but
who
said
that
through
his
study
of
the
Scriptures
he
had
come
to
believe
in
immersion.
The
logic
of
Dr.
Jackson's
sermon
would
eliminate
immersion
and
establish
in
place
of
our
Baptist
churches
a
kind
of
spineless,
jellyfish
ecclesiasticism
that
would
be
like
the
original
universe-without
form
and
void."
Dr.
Cranfill
summed
up
his
impression
by
saying
that
he
had
"become
convinced
that
the
really
sound,
aggressive
and
e1fective
Baptists
of
the
country
are
found
in
the
Southern
States.
"-Houston
Post.
R.
1.
CAMPBELL'S
ADMIRERS
If
Dr.
Campbell
by
his
"New
Theology,"
which
seems
a
fresh
way
of
spelling
"Old
Infidelity,"
has
lost
some
of
his
friends
and
admirers,
he
has
gained
others.
The
most
energetic
and
uncompromising
antagonist
of
Christianity
in
England,
and
probably
in
the
world,
is
Mr.
Blatchford,
of
Clarion
fame,
who,
in
commending
the
recently
published
book,
says:
"Mr.
Campbell
is
a
Christian
minister,
and
I
am
an
infidel
editor;
and
the
difference
between
his
religion
and
mine
is
too
small
to
argue
about."
For
once
Mr.
Blatchford
expresses
the
views
of
many
Christians
when
he
says
that
the
difference
between
the
"
New
Theology"
and
infidelity
"is
too
small
to
argue
about."
Theosophists
also
press
forward
to
ex
press
their
appreciation
of
Mr.
Campbell's
teaching.
The
Indian
Daily
Telegraph
claims
that
the
"New
Theology"
is
simply
Theosophy.
"This
Indian
newspaper,"
says
the
..4..
C.
World,
"shows
how
Mr.
Campbell,
by
denying
the
virgin
birth,
joins
hands
with
Theosophic
inquirers,
and
with
them
sees
in
this
'myth'
the
materialization
of
a
great
spirit.
ual
event
'the
virgin
birth
of
the
universe.'"
Mr.
Camp
bell
may
well
say,
"Save
me
from
my
friends."
He
must
feel
embarrassed,
though
he
has
no
right
to
be
surprised,
at
the
anti-Christian
hosts
so
enthusiastically
rallying
around,
but
he
should
soon
feel
at
home
among
them.-.Australwn
Chris
tian.
ROMAN
CATHOLICISM
IN
ITALY
The
Italian
liberal
press
teems
with
detailed
descriptions
of
the
alleged
immorality
and
corruption
of
religious
and
educational
institutions,
and
a
fresh
campaign
favoring
the
suppression
of
all
convents
and
monasteries
throughout
the
country
has
been
initiated.
Recently
a
so-called
clerical
scandal
was
discovered
by
the
Milan
police.
One
old
woman,
who
called
herself
a
nun,
had
a
home
for
destitute
young
girls
in
Milan,
which
turned
out
to
be
a
den
of
filth
and
iniquity.
It
was
found
that
the
children's
earnings
were
increased
by
means
too
horrible
to
relate.
The
home
was
closed
and
the
soi-disant
nun
and
her
accomplices,
two
priests,
were
arrested.
The
liberal
papers
blamed
the
ecclesiastical
authorities,
but
these
proved
that
they
had
repeatedly
warned
the
police
against
the
woman
and
her
work,
and
that
they
had
denied
the
sacraments
to
the
woman,
protested
against
her
and
ex·
posed
her
home
to
no
avail.
Though
the
calumnies
recently
printed
against
the
monks
and
nuns
are
so
loathsome
and
horrible
that
they
are
not
fit
to
be
read,
not
a
single
proof
has
been
adduced
to
show
that
they
are
based
on
a
particle
of
truth.
It
is
no
exaggera
tion
to
say
that
open
acts
of
violence
against
religious
com
munities
are
momentarily
expected
and
these
may
lead
to
wholesale
suppression
by
the
government.
It
is
difficult
to
predict
what
may
happen.
The
French
people
were
indifferent
and
rather
sympathized
with
the
nuns
and
monks,
but
here
the
situation
is
different,
as
popular
feeling
is
hostile
to
religion
and
the
anti-clerical
parties
are
so
well
organized
that
if
a
movement
against
the
church
once
begins
they
will
not
stop
before
they
have
overthrown
religion
and
perhaps
attained
a
church
war
in.
Italy,
which
might
mean
a
revolution.-Chicago
Tribune.
[4086]
(29
1
'29
2)
Vou. XXVIII ALLEGHENY, PA., OCTOBER 1, 1907 No. 19 VIEWS FROM THE WATCH TOWER A DENUNCIATION OF CHICAGO UNIVERSITY BY REV. J. B. CRANFILL OF TEXAS ‘¢Nobody in Chicago now claims that the University of Chicago is a Baptist institution, either in a general or a special sense, and it may be gravely doubted whether or not it is even a Christian institution,’’ writes Rev. J. B. Cranfill to the Texas Baptist Standard, giving his estimate of the Baptist life of Chicago. In many Baptist quarters the university on the Midway stands in great disfavor, but probably never before has such bold expression been given that disfavor. Dr. Cranfill says that ‘‘the University of Chicago is the greatest organized enemy of evangelical Christianity on the earth today.’? He doubts if Standard oil has ever worked or can ever work such harm as has the university which Mr. Rockefeller founded and fosters. ‘*During my short stay here,’’ he writes in his letter, ‘‘I have spent most of my time in South Chicago, near the university. In 1895, when it was my pleasure to interview President W. R. Harper for the columns of the Baptist Standard, it was believed that the University of Chicago was a Baptist institution. Indeed, that was one of the points elicited in the interview. That pleasing delusion has long since vanished, and nobody in Chicago now claims that the University of Chicago is a Baptist institution, either in a general or in a special sense. It may be gravely doubted whether or not it is even a Christian institution, but there is a semblance of Christianity of a kind in some phases of the university work. WORSHIP PECULIAR ‘“The worship of the university is carried on at Mandel hall, This hall was built largely by a Jew, Leon Mandel, one of the most enterprising citizens of Chicago. The hall is a long building, nicely seated, with an elaborate gallery, and will accommodate perhaps three thousand people. I have attended several of the Sunday services in this building. During the time of my stay here I have heard sermons by Dr. O. C. 8. Wallace, chancellor of McMaster University; Dr. W. J. McGlothlin, of the Louisville Theological Seminary, and Dr. H. L. Stetson, who is one of the teachers in the Chicago university divinity school. Some of the other sermons I did not hear. One was delivered by an Episcopal rector, and another by a Roman Catholic priest. I understand that this ‘pulpit’ has also been filled by Unitarians and Jews. The ‘worship’ is rather peculiar to a Southern Baptist. It is a hybrid service, but it is chiefly Episcopalian. It begins by the incoming of a male choir, who enter the building singing some kind of hymn or chant. They are all capped and gowned after the university style, and are followed as they come in by the preacher of the day, who also has the regulation university uniform. The preliminary service is responsive, after the style of Episcopalians. A Psalm is read in responsive reading, and after the conclusion of the morning prayer the choir chants the Lord’s prayer. At the conclusion of the morning service the choir marches out again, singing, followed by the preacher. After they go away somewhere on the outside they finish their song in the distance, and the audience feels relieved and rises for departure. The sermon usually is twenty to twenty-five minutes long; the entire service takes up about an hour and a half. There is no evening service. ENEMY OF CHRISTIANITY ‘¢Without in anywise meaning to be unkind or unjust, I believe that the University of Chicago is the greatest organized enemy of evangelical Christianity on the earth today. The whole Chicago religious atmosphere is surcharged with infidelity and skepticism, which is masquerading in Christian garb. At a place where I boarded for awhile, one of the instructors in the University of Chicago, a very bright and intelligent woman, informed me that she never attended church, and that she had no use for either religion or preachers. I think this feeling among the teachers is the rule. In many ways I highly esteem Mr. John D. Rockefeller, and have never joined in the crusade that has in certain quarters been made against him, but I believe profoundly that the money he has devoted to the establishment of this misnamed Baptist and Christian institution is doing, and will do, the world far greater harm than all he ever put into the Standard Oil Company or any other trust. The situation here is such that every preacher within the radius of the university has to kow-tow to it, or he will find himself out of a job. The powers that be, humanly speaking, are ordained of the University of Chicago, and the man who has the hardihood to stand out for orthodox Christianity takes his life, denominationally speaking, into his hands, and is marked for early elimination. [4065] DIFFERENT TYPE ‘*In this connection I hope I will be pardoned for saying that the sort of Baptists I have come in contact with here are not the same type as our southern Baptist people. I recently attended the services at the Hyde Park Baptist church, where Rev. J. L. Jackson is pastor. He devoted his entire morning sermon to a discussion of the recent Shanghai missionary conference, which he made the basis of an appeal for the obliteration of all denominational lines and the union of the entire Christian world under some kind of a nondeseript, ecclesiastical organization. He referred to the Baptist view as ‘narrow and selfish,’ and placed the emphasis of his discussion entirely upon the importance of the obliteration of the lines that have in the past divided the various Protestant denominations. It was rather a crude piece of irony that, following his discourse, he received for baptism a young man who had formerly been a Lutheran, but who said that through his study of the Scriptures he had come to believe in immersion. The logic of Dr. Jackson’s sermon would eliminate immersion and establish in place of our Baptist churches a kind of spineless, jellyfish ecclesiasticism that would be like the original universe—without form and void.’’ Dr. Cranfill summed up his impression by saying that he had ‘‘become convinced that the really sound, aggressive and effective Baptists of the country are found in the Southern States. ’’—Houston Post. BR. J. CAMPBELL’S ADMIRERS If Dr. Campbell by his ‘‘New Theology,’’ which seems a fresh way of spelling ‘‘Old Infidelity,’’ has lost some of his friends and admirers, he has gained others. The most energetic and uncompromising antagonist of Christianity in England, and probably in the world, is Mr. Blatchford, of Clarion fame, who, in commending the recently published book, says: ‘‘ Mr. Campbell is a Christian minister, and I am an infidel editor; and the difference between his religion and mine is too small to argue about.’’? For once Mr. Blatchford expresses the views of many Christians when he says that the difference between the ‘‘New Theology’’ and infidelity ‘‘is too small to argue about.’’ Theosophists also press forward to express their appreciation of Mr. Campbell’s teaching. The Indian Daily Telegraph claims that the ‘‘New Theology’’ is simply Theosophy. ‘‘This Indian newspaper,’’ says the A, C. World, ‘‘shows how Mr. Campbell, by denying the virgin birth, joins hands with Theosophic inquirers, and with them sees in this ‘myth’ the materialization of a great spiritual event ‘the virgin birth of the universe.’’’ Mr. Campbell may well say, ‘‘Save me from my friends.’’ He must feel embarrassed, though he has no right to be surprised, at the anti-Christian hosts so enthusiastically rallying around, but he should soon feel at home among them.—Austrahan Christian, ROMAN CATHOLICISM IN ITALY The Italian liberal press teems with detailed descriptions of the alleged immorality and corruption of religious and educational institutions, and a fresh campaign favoring the suppression of all convents and monasteries throughout the country has been initiated. Recently a so-called clerical scandal was discovered by the Milan police. One old woman, who called herself a nun, had a home for destitute young girls in Milan, which turned out to be a den of filth and iniquity. It was found that the children’s earnings were increased by means too horrible to relate. The home was closed and the soi-disant nun and her accomplices, two priests, were arrested. The liberal papers blamed the ecclesiastical authorities, but these proved that they had repeatedly warned the police against the woman and her work, and that they had denied the sacraments to the woman, protested against her and exposed her home to no avail. Though the calumnies recently printed against the monks and nuns are so loathsome and horrible that they are not fit to be read, not a single proof has been adduced to show that they are based on a particle of truth. It is no exaggeration to say that open acts of violence against religious communities are momentarily expected and these may lead to wholesale suppression by the government. It is difficult to predict what may happen. The French people were indifferent and rather sympathized with the nuns and monks, but here the situation is different, as popular feeling is hostile to religion and the anti-clerical parties are so well organized that if a movement against the church once begins they will not stop before they have overthrown religion and perhaps attained a church war in Italy, which might mean a revolution—Chicago Tribune. (ag1-292)
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