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THE PRESBY1
A conference of dele
and Reformed Churche
held in London in the
Robinson, of Louisville,
the Presbyterian Churcl
Called by this Conferen
met in St. Giles' Chur
From our church there
ornf AC * '
J, KJA t> IKM1I 11IC OIl<
Rev. Dr. J. W. Lupton,
Second Council was h
The Seventh Council
City and the Eighth in
The Ninth Council c
terian Churches of the
15 to 25, in the Fifth
City, with about 3CX
not only the Reformer
of the United States ai
England, Ireland, Scot
many, Belgium, Hunga
Africa, Australia and o
The Reformed faith
taught by the Reforme
was not local, nor natii
wide in its outlook and
was and is today Germ
is English.- They hav
other people or in othe
Church has grown in n
rious languages.
A great end accompli
bodies of common faitli
each other. Encourage
weak, the tried and p<
has been secured as tc
other forms of church '
Large delegations a
limited numberc, becau
and to avoid protracted
An important element
published volume of pr<
NOTES
B
An officer of the chu
the divinity of Christ \v
called to consult with 1
that he had doubts of
when he was installed,
trouble, but the church
and he stood well in th
thought his trouble woi
the duties of church n
obligations of an officer
He knew so many
circles, faultless in cha
who refused to believe
he had come to regard
whether it was accepte<
was not at rest. He w
had read much of many
I recommended him to
y '
THE PRESBYTERIA
'ERIAN ALLIANCE.
gates from the Presbyterian
s throughout the world was
summer of 1875. Dr. Stuart
was the one representative of
1 in the United States, South,
ce, the First General Council
ch, Edinburirh. Tulv .V 1877
: were present fourteen delee
survivor, we believe, is the
now in Winchester,. Va, The
el<l in 1880 in Philadelphia,
met in 1899 in Washington
Liverpool, in 1904.
>f the Reformed and Presbyworld
is now in session, June
Avenue Church, New York
) delegates, who represent
1 and Presbyterian Churches
id Canada, but also those of
land, France, Holland, Gerry,
Switzerland, Italy, South
tlier lands,
and Presbyterian polity, as
rs, Calvin, Knox and others,
onai, but catholic and worldits
adaptation. Lutheranism
an, and Anglicanism was and
e not had extension among
r languages. The Reformed
lany nations, using many vashed
has been to make these
i and practice well known to
:ment has been given to the
jrsecuted. Concert of action
> missions and literature and
ife and activity,
re provided for, but rather
se of the expenses of travel
absences from posts of duty
of usefulness is found in the
i: > ? ?
jtccuiuj;s anu aaaresses.
IN PASSING,
y Bert.
rch who has grave doubts of
as the remarkable case I was
the other day. He explained
his fitness for the position
He told his pastor of his
was small and needed men,
le community, and the pastor
tld pass away by attention to
lembership reinforced by the
men prominent ;n business
racter and apparently happy
:? it. . J*
in me divinity oi i^nrist that
it as a matter of indifference
d or not. Yet his conscience
ranted light. I discovered he
things, but little of the Bible,
go upon his knees to God in
lN of the south.
an honest prayer for enligh
read the Gospel of John. F
with an open mind seeking 1
Spirit, read John and refuse
It is to my mind one of tin
any man can look upon t
wrought by the Scriptures
very heart is the divinity c
accept it. Jean Paul Rici
"ISeing the holiest among th
iest among the holy, he ha
hand empires off their bin
stream of centuries out of il
erns the ages." All who :
love him with a love which
to me an evidence of his divi
may believe with all the stre
in Mohammed, but he can
can the blinded follower of ;
the world has ever known,
sesses the mysterious powei
est and purest affections of
"Sin is that abominable
But what is sin? Strange as
very hazy ideas upon this
There are certain things, siu
commandments, which appt
trary to the will of God.
sins which are not generally
o,-o -11 A1?
ai?. ujvitiuic <111 me more
many things right in them*
when indulged in at the wrc
place. For example, readinj
zine is perfectly legitimate,
But if that paper be allowe
time of the worship of God,
cency and becomes a sin.
Each, by the appointment c
and proper place; to oust o
place in favor of another is a
simple illustration will mak<
man employs a young man t
comes in and finds this yout
a time which ought to he
business of the office. His
ranted. The clerk has sinn
This is an indictment aga
Sunday newspaper at a tim
house and service. It is p
God. And he says, "Thou s
before me."
Anything which loosens
spiritual duties, or blinds yo
ileges, is sin. Anything wh
joy in religious duty, or ma
some, is sin. Anything wl
with your devotional life is
things may be done by tl
wrong.
Pray earnestly for the ot
willing spirit to do the thin:
peace.
The Son of Man was borr
might be born again.
June 30, 1909.
tenment and prayerfully
or I believe no man can,
:he guidance of the Holy
the divinity of Christ.
; wonders of the age that
he marvels being daily
of Divine Truth whose
if Christ and refuse to
liter says of him that.
e mighty, and the mights
lifted with his pierced
ges and has turned the
ts channel, and still govsincerely
believe in him
glorifies all life. This is
nity. The Mohammedan
ngth of his fanatical soul
not love him. Neither
any other religious guide
Only Jesus Christ posr
to transfer the strongthe
heart to himself,
thing that Cod hates."
; it may seem, many have
very important subject.
:h as the violation of the
;al to all as being conBut
there are also other
r recognized as such and
dangerous. There are
jp1\7PC \irVi i oli " ?
.V..VO X1I1VI1 Ut?.UIIIC Sill
?ng time or in the wrong
? a newspaper or magaindeed
almost necessary.
:d to take the place and
it at once loses its innoDuties
never conflict.
)f God, has its set time
ne from its own time or
sin against that duty. A
i that clear. A business
o assist in his office. He
h reading a magazine at
given to the important
displeasure is fully wared
against the business,
inst the reading of the
e when God calls to his
utting something before
;halt have no other gods
your grasp upon great
u to great spiritual privlich
interferes with your
ikes its performance irkhich
interferes regularly
> sin. And all of these
lings not in themselves
I
!
>en eyes to see and the
gs which belong to your
1 once in order that man
i