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June 2, 1909.
theology, it is only religio
good and strong by nature
to make him what he shoul
God for endowing him m
does he not know that the
dence, for instance, that cha
the generous, has spurred
otherwise could not have I;
sec that respect for or fear
stubbornly impenitent to "
many into the open arms 1
Does lie not recognize thai
that all things work togetlv
God" has cheered many ini
and braced up many unfor
disaster? Oh, how can he
been always so inexpressib
the saintliest of God's chc
I wonder if the eminent
of the body growing wear
"I have no need of you. T
tirinly confine me within 1
liberal spirit. Your joints
can not move with the ea:
more than once when I wi
near to the surface that m>
sadly marred." So there c
bones, feeling deeply crest
out until few were left,
relieved, assayed to walk ai
jelly fish, upon the ground,
of Redemption the bones
body of Religion and pre
power? The world's gre;
factors have always thoug
The good Judge's positio
ant and fnrrefnl illustration
the French Broad River af
mountains in East Tenness<
the narrow valleys of its na
for the angler and the na^
mountains it spread out i
consequently shallow, that
or produce big fish."
Two. men are in deep si
has fallen upon each of tl
poor, bruised and mangled
healing, some strength, \\
themselves. What is the r
to get it, and the other fail
his head and goes looking
bends and* stoops and gc
ground? Is one Ciod'? fn
far to one and f
It unhealthy dre
tions and favoi
i in the great wi
n the cold grou
le is not far frc
of us! The d
n His willingne;
rooks.
THE PRESBYTERIA1
n." Maybe he is a man so
that he needs no other helps
Id be. If so he should thankore
richly than others. But
doctrine of special Proviistens
the selfish and rewards
many to deeds of piety that
>ecn achieved? Does he not
of a just God, who sends the
their own place," has driven
of God's mercy in Christ?*
t power to say "We know
er for good to them that love
.'alirls tlirmiorli vmtq nf nnin
J I"
tunates in the day of dark
smile so coldly at what has
ly dear because so helpful to
>sen 1
Jurist has ever heard a fable
y of the bones and saying:
'he muscles that you hold so
imits too narrow to suit my
get so stiff that at times I
se and erace I desire. And
is sick some of you came so
r roundness and beauty were
ame a great shaking and the
fallen under such abuse, fell
Then the body, immensely
nd fell helplessly, like a huge
Are not the solid doctrines
that ? up hold the beautiful
serve its attractiveness and
atest thinkers and benefit
so.
n reminds me of Dr. Smoot's
that latitudinarians were like
ter taking leave of its native
ee. As long as it ran through
itive seat it was a fine stream
/igator; but on leaving the
intil it was so broad and
it could not float steamboats
iffering; the same great woe
icm. They need, with their
1 souls, they both need sonic
rhich they cannot make for
eason that one of them seems
s? Why is it that one lifts up
at the stars, whilg ihe other
>es with his eyes upon the
vorite moi*e than the other?
ar off from the other? \\>
ams. We fancy such unreal
itism. We think that one
arm hands, while the other is
nd. But then comes in our
>m every one of us." From
ifference, then, cannot be in
;s, it must be in the souls.?
M OF THE SOUTH.
FIVE CARDIN/
Necessitated b
By Rev. H. P.
i. Total Depravity, or Ina
created with absolute freedo
Creator. In his disobedience
will, which was supreme, b?
lust. He is carnal, sold und
God, not subject to the law o
be. lie is dead to all things s
2. Therefore God Must In
dain, Predetermine to Save;
are Dead.?If the penalty oi
any one or all, then God nun
eign will and for his own glo
get out of a state of possibil
except by his decree. .
3. Particular Redemption
All that are saved are saved i
?hence the necessitv of red
under sin, i. e., under the per
bought out from under that
price must be paid, death. I
Christ died remains under tl
death, then he does not effec
and this is unthinkable. Th;
the penalty of sin is seen botl
experience, hence we necess
those who are taken out fron:
were redeemed.
4. Irresistible Spirit or In
to save those whom he has r
is necessary that they be broi
into that of life. This is the
Christ removed the penalty o
gives life, in regeneration.
Father and the Son none ca
generates, gives life, to who
stay his hand or say, What d
5. Preservation of the Sai
Father elects?predetermines
blood of his Son and the rege
be kept unto salvation ready
time. These are they, the blo<
whom the gates of hell can nc
in whom he shall see the ti
satisfied.
President Patton stated at
cises of Princeton Seminary 1
tleman had recently venturer
ism was dead in all the w<
States and Ulster county, i
Ulster is the garden spot of
"Southern States" are the gar
looks good for Calvinism. 1
the active principle, as the cl
religion the world over, and
gion will be as "trees without
up by the roots." Happily, 1
name are living the life for \\
7
iL TRUTHS
y the Fall.
McClintic.
tbility of Will.?Man was
m to love and serve his
lie lost this freedom. His
:came subordinate to his
er sin, at enmity against
f God, neither indeed can
;niritim1
lecessarily Elect, Foreoror
None are Saved?All
f death is removed from
5t elect of his own soverry
to do it. Nothing can
lity into that of actuality
or Limited Atonement.?
11 accordance with justice
emption. Man was sold
laity of sin. He must be
penalty?redeemed. The
f a single one for whom
tie penalty and power of
+ that fnr urliirli li#* rliprl
it some do remain under
i from the S.criptures and
arily conclude that only
i under the penalty of sin
vincible Grace.?In order
edeemed or atoned for, it
ight from a state of death
work of the Holy Spirit,
f death. The Holy Spirit
He being equal with the
n resist his will. He'rein
he will and none can
oest thou?
nts.?All those whom the
to save, through the shed
neration of his Spirit will
to be revealed in the last
3d bought Church, against
>t prevail. These are they
ravail of his soul and be
the commencement exerthafe
"a distinguished gen1
the opinion that Calvinarld
except the Southern
n Ireland." Very - well,
the British Isles, and the
den spot of America. That
fhe truth is, Calvinism is
lemists say, of evangelical
when it goes "dead" relifruit,
twice dead, plucked
nultitudes who shy at the
diich the name stands.