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6 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 *?i _i 1? 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."