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Show Mila T question of whether Ingersoll in that there a his narrow, as faith in the try negative spirit; truths religious sympathy with little so was a Robert decidedly most I Maynard said, at his should be mortified we should regret his want of dear to most of us, but we we so cordially. Few persons of Mr. Ingersoll's thought most much myself; nevertheless, if there were no among us, I do not think I could be Evidently for room troubled, it; to overcome would welcome him, I trust, have there We should be was. irreverence and at not or Unitarian church and affirmed a . a door for such as he Unitarian. adherence of moth-eaten it is not alone the doctrines who show themselves occasionally behind the from this that in my opinion it is not that a member of a liberal church should only unnecessary believe a certain set of doctrines more than another; it is not You will times. see necessary that he have any beliefs formed completely, the search for truth is a lifelong aim and effort, our hold upon it may be wavering, we may be perplexed amid the different by the wise and earnest, the opposing argument views held may baffle experience if it seems one, power to decide, all this is the inevitable of the truth seeker upon many points, and even as if the truth upon all important points eludes our that does not make him any the less a worthy member provided such in] de ]cision is a genuine of the ideal church, stage in an effort to find the truth, and not merely passive indifference as to both truth and error. I think that we all believe more are we dare to affirm against petrified doctrines and reaction we than in danger clusions and our of distrusting instinctive too decidedly. In the dogmatic assertions much faith. Still this our own hesitancy to con affirm frowned upon, and woe to the work which seeks to force belief faster than absolute conviction is not to be religious sincerity and perfect confidence would lead. When the 1 93 |
