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LIBERTY i
In this land and age u
of personal liberty. W?
-sciousness of freedom o
-science. This is well \v
the fact that a man is no
units, but is unique, a n
decrees?not his own suj
standpoint of personal r
tnority. I his conception
made the world's strongc
world its greatest acliie^
This attitude of the i
been pressed to a hurtl
realm of citizenship. S
social order and the stabi
cropping of the tendency
sonal liberty to a viole
bitter fruit of these exce:
The Church is by no m
It appears in the more p
tionalism and is rife am
ligious topics who at hea
respect for, ecclesiastical
welcome a general revol
They are ecclesiastical
legion, for they are many
Such a spirit of revolt
-dangerous, than anarchy
constitutions are human
state government are the
astical government is sail
by divine authority.
Whatever may be said
uniformly claimed by I
church government is
Scripture, but that our f
ized by Scriptural mode
therefore recognizes that
ernment but the form of
spired enactment.
Office bearers in the
belief in. and solemnly su
ernment contained in o
the Church are compose
sisting of ruling and teac
tit ^AmrvAcn/1 <
V..V1 VIVI V V.UIII|7L?OVU Ul 1
loyalty to the recognize
To ignore or violate that
perjury.
There are purely eth:
for which compels qccles
summarized in one senter
layman or minister, deri
from the Church to whi
furnishes the minister i
tects his good name an
character and qualificati
sponsor for his soundnes!
commission to preach the
t>ership in a Presbyter)'
y
THE PRBSBYTERIA
\ND LOYALTY.
;c are apt pupils in the school
e are complacent in the conf
choice, judgment and conithin
limitations. It explains
t simply one of a multitude of
laster, an executor of his own
jremely, but his own from the
esponsibility under God's auof
our relation to society has
:st characters and given to the
cements and best possessions,
individual toward society has
:ul extreme, especially in the
erious problems that involve
lity of government are the outr
to press the doctrine of pernt
extreme. Anarchy is the
sses.
leans immune to this infirmity,
ronounced forms of congregaong
a class of writers on re1
- _ ? *
ri nave no sympatny with, nor
authority. They would gladly
t against Church government,
anarchists and their name is
is more culpable, if not more
in the state; for while state
in their origin, and forms of
device of expediency, ecclesiictioned
and solemnly enjoined
of other forms of polity, it is
'resbyterians, not only that
based upon the authority of
orm of government is authorIs
and precepts. The Church
not only the principal of govgovernment
is based upon inChurch
solemnly affirm their
bscribe to the svmhols r>f anv
w
ur standards. The courts of
d of these office bearers, con:hing
elders. These courts are
men who have pledged their
d government of the Church,
pledge is the rankest form of
ical considerations, a respect
iastical loyalty. They may be
ice:?The churchman, whether
ves his ecclesiastical standing
ch he belongs. That Church
,vith his credentials. It prod
guarantees his ministerial
ons to the world. It stands
; in the faith and furnishes his
: Gospel. A certificate of memshould
he a guarantee of cul/
N OF THE SOUTH.
ture, character, soundness
to service. The Church ;
in return for this authenti
prove worthy of it, by n
every department of theii
reverence for and enthusi
in matters of faith and p;
Whether, therefore, <
Church, or office bearers, <
regard for obligations f
appreciation of the stand
Church confers upon thos
to a profound reverence
been conferred upon th(
through its courts.
0
AN ANTIQUj
I
The "Cumberland Presb;
vision in the Southern CI
as our church "officially,
pears to agree with the an
the religious teachers, it is
believe in an unlimited ato
infants." The editor says,
the Southern Presbyteriar
number of ministers, if no
some and not all infants ;
grace and regenerated an<
Spirit.' Most of the opp
Confession) give other r
under them all lies the real
The good editor evidentl
sincerity of some of our \
the facts of the case. In
a^ believing in an unlimite
regarded as representing tli
If he has been able to di:
body "who really believe:
infants" are saved, he mm
as none amongst us is poss
quated" that we happen I
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mc ciuitijuciii'u siauucr aga
torial repeats, that our chi
some infants. The stateme
expressed, in the words "<
ards, appears to agree," i
untrue as it is ungenerous.
Upon reference to the
we find that the Assembly
diction in the copsolidat
The Synod reported at le
"for the information of tl
nizing its jurisdiction. Ir
ment: The consolidation c
sity carries with it the coi
Under such conditions t
to the consolidation of tl
"leaving the entire respon
of Kentucky and Missoui
I
June 16, 1909.
> in the faith and consecration
isks and has a right to expect
ication, that its ministers shall
naintaining high standards in
r ministry and by a profound
iastic support of its authority
- . J
ractice.
is private members of the
3r as subordinate courts, a due
ormally assumed and a due
ling and privileges which the
>e within its fold, constrain us
for the authority which has
; Church to be administered
\TED SLANDER. .
yterian," in an editorial on "Relurch,"
concludes that so long
in its doctrinal standards, aptiquated
views held by some of
hardly the place for those who
nement and the salvation of all
"It is pretty clear * * * that
i Church still has within it a
laymen, who believe that only
are 'included in the election of
1 saved by Christ through the
onents to any change (in the
easons for their position; but
reason we have just suggested."
[y has as little confidence in the
vriters as he has knowledge of
his proclamation of his church
d atonement, he will hardly be
ic great mass of his own church,
scover a single minister in our
> that only some and not all
>t have inside information such
essed of. The only thing "anti:o
be aware of in this case is
inst our church which this edijrch
holds to the damnation of
nt is very mildly and cautiously
r* i Q11 at In Ife ""1 -* J
III no uuLllllldl MailUetc.,
but it is all the same as
Assembly's Minutes of 1901
did not exercise formal jurision
of colleges in Kentucky,
ngth its plan of consolidation
lie Assembly," but not recog1
this report occurs this state?f
the colleges almost of necesiisolidation
of the seminaries."
1,*?
IIV .f^aotlliuiy j^rtVC us assent
ic two theological seminaries,
isibility thereof to the Synods
ri."