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May 19, 1909. altics to diagcon nun ini Mr. Holce says: "From are no God-establisned < the primary is of more im in Palestine." At Syracu lor is a minister, it was one religion to another Professor Earp, of Syrac "It is unscientific and ah: turned stone-mason and rock." The writer says "is nominally a religious cated to free thought am more outspoken in its ai our orthodox theology." These quotations are i having similar import. the question, What shall and of decent society to scholarly and unscientific swer that forces itself 01 The evangelical faith nu ence in shaping the educa of the home, social purity for divine authority, foi soul's eternal hope. THE COUNCI1 And its In the fifteenth chapte Sunday school lessons ai of the Council at Jerusal for the conduct of Churc Presbyteries, Synods and be conformed. The occasion of the Co ion as to the demands c iientile believers. Must quired to conform to the The decision of the C Christians must he requii offered to idols, (2) from pled; and (3) from fornic I yourselves, ye shall do w In the comments on tl we see explanations tha forbidden by the Count wrong, or because they ai they were matters on whi weak and uncertain. It is true enough that But is this the reason of not the Council forbid anger, lying and stealing some reason lor omitting The reason would seci not considering moral la' all Christians, Gentiles commandments. The e^u tiles must observe the three matters which wen the three salient features THE PRESBYTERIA o following the adopted plan." the college standpoint, there :ovenants. What happens at portance than what took place se University, whose Chaticelstated that "to change from is like getting a new hat." :use, who is a preacher, says: surd to suppose that God ever chiseled commandments on a of Chicago University, that it institution, hut if it were dedid agnosticism, it could not he raignment of many things in selected from a large number We have only space to raise he the attitude of the church iward such revolutionary, un: teaching? There is one an11 our acceptance. It is this: ist retain and assert its infltiition of our youth, for the sake , stable government, reverence revealed truth and for the L AT JERUSALEM Prohibitions. >r of Acts, around which our *e now moving, is an account cm which is our divine model h courts, and after which our (ieneral Assemblies may well uncil was a difference of opin>f the Christian Church upon they or must they not he reMosaic ritual? 7ouncil was that the Gentile red to abstain (i) from meats blood and from things stran ation; "from which if ye keep ell." lis lesson in various journals, t these things were specially :il because they are morally re hurtful to health or because ich the Gentile conscience was they are wrong and hurtful, the Council? If so, why did profanity, Sabbath-breaking. Ef? Evidently tlicre must be these, while specifying those. 11 to be that the Council was w, but ceremonial. Of course not excepted, obey the ten lestion was whether the Genceremonial laws. And these ; specified by the Council are of Redemption: N OF THE SOUTH 1. Abstain from idolati recognize (lo?l as the onb any. the slightest recogni or divine helper. 2. Abstain from blood In the ceremonial law giv to Moses, the blood, "vvh bol of substitutionary at< feited; symbolically, life t the symbol of this life. R set my face against that s for the life of the flesh is it to vou uuon the altar t< souls." Treat with rever< ment which God has pre 3. Abstain from fori trifling' with the sacred o Because God says to hi thee unto me," as his ont twentieth of Revelation \> Lamb is come, and his w The marriage relation is tween the Church and CI Gentiles also with special tiles had customs with r< tied the marriage relatio remember that marriage \v ordinance merely: not \ Adam, but under the co\ our covenanted union wi 1 ^ it.;.. As we review these tlm three tyes of the several demption includes (i) th namely, God only; (2) tl, namely, by his blood; at redemption, namely the ( the marriage supper of the hoi of atonement, so the hoi of the union between To justify the invitati school, it is specially inci perintendents to provide a class. The "Adult Class" the old-fashioned Bible ized" as a separate depart some cases conducted mor This puts a thin veil ove towards propitiating the f; selves too "old" or too day school scholars." Th just so they come. But v held by such wise and f; i 1_ _ A .1 _ A 1. I _ mat wnen once inev nav to stay away. Hence Ihe the instruction of this tlej Certainly in taking rev< his enemy, hut in passing is a prince's part to pardo 7 ry. The demand is that we ir Redeemer, and abstain from tion of an idol as our Saviour and from things strangled, en to Adam and to Noah and ich is the life," was the symmement. Life had been for mist oe paid. .Aim diooci was ead. Lev. 17: 11, "I will even oul that eateth blood . in the blood, and I have given :> make an atonement for your lmicc the symbol of the atonevidcd. lication: from any levity or rdinance of marriage. Why? s Church, "I have betrothed ? only betrothed. And in the re read, "The marriage of the ife hath made herself ready." the symbol of the union beirist; let it be treated by the care and reverence. The Gen egard to divorce which belit11; let the Gentile Christians as instituted not as an earthly irior to the covenant with enant: that it is the type of th God, and let the heathen eschewed. ?e prohibitions we see in them steps in our salvation. Ree character of our Redeemer, ie method of our redemption, id (3) the blessed results of Jhurch's welcome as bride at i Lamb. As blood is the symmarriage relation is the syniChrist and his Church. T. E. C. on to adults to the Sunday .unbent upon pastors and suniply and attractively for this has lately taken the place of class. It is usually '"organ:ment of the school, and is in e as an "annex" to the school, r it and perhaps does a little avor of those who think themadvanced" to be called "Suniis makes but little difference, vlien they come they must be aithful and studious teachers e entered they will not wish great need to provide well for >artment. cnge, a man is but even with [ it over he is superior, for it n.? Bacon.