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July 7, 1909.
THE CASE OF
Prof. Foster is an ordai
Church and an instructor
He has long been known
truths of the Christian fa
brought by certain minist
isters' Conference of Chic
a member of the Confere
these charges, it was as
expelled. Some of the
action should be taken we:
That he was the author i
in Man's Struggle for Existent
its writer to be an atheist.
That he was the author of
Religion," which, they decla
infidel.
That ne admitted he was a
of a Unitarian church.
That he repudiated the au
the Baptists hold to be supr<
thority.
That while Baptists believe
' nied it.
That he made light of the d
to be true while he drew |3,5
treasury.
This resolution was finally
"Whereas, the recent utte
made by Prof. Foster concern
faith, whether correctly or in
understood or misunderstood,
the general public which ten<
tion in a false light; therefor
"Resolved, That we, as men
believing in the historie Baptl
and utteranue, reaffirm our pa
and the Salvation by faith in
to preach the gospel of Jesus
stand it, and that we-repudia
whether preached by Prof. F<
Later the matter came
different form, and by a
the professor was dropj
explained that this does
Baptist Church nor depi
office. This could be done
which he belongs, and it
Here then 1c th? nnca
approved and commended
by the regular authority ir
renounces almost every v
who yet continues in his (
people in religious truth
qualified and reliable pre
where are instructed to re
Moreover, his soundness
If that is not the meani
. ordination is a meaningles
It is doubtful whether
depriving this man of his
proceedings against him
pledged to teach a single
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lauu, iic iias uccn inline
sion; beyond this there
requirement as to what he
other than that which ev
nor an infidel accepts, na
iMriv'' .
THE PRESBYTERIA
PROF. FOSTER.
ned minister of the Baptist
in the Chicago University,
as denying the fundamental
ith. Charges were recently
ers before the Baptist Minago
against Proi. Foster as
nee, and upon the basis of
ked that the professor be
itasuiia dSSlgllCU Wliy 11115
re as follows:
of "The Functions of Religion
ce," which, they alleged, showed
"The Finality of the Christian
red, branded its writer as an
i Unitarian and acted as pastor
thority of the Scripture, which
jnie and final as a court of aud
in the Deity of Christ, he deoctrlnes
which the Baptists held
00 a year salary from a Baptist
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ranees reported to have been
ling the fundamentalities of our
icorrectly reported and whether
, have left an impression upon
is to put the Baptist denominae?
nbers of the Baptist conference,
1st position of liberty of thought
st position of belief in the Deity
Him, and that we will continue
Christ as God gives us to underte
any attitude to the contrary.
)8ter or any other."
before the Conference in a
large majority the name of
Ded from the roll. It is
not separate him from the
ive him of his ministerial
by the congregation only to
probably will not be done,
of a man who has been
as a preacher of the gospel
1 a great denomination, who
ital doctrine of the gospel,
>ffice as an instructor of the
He is declared to be a .
acher, and Baptists^ everyceive
and hear him as such,
in the faith is vouched for.
ng of his ordination, then
s pretense.
there, is any provision for
i authority to preach. The
do not indicate that he is
? _ - r it-- <" >
<ti iilic ui me cmrisuan
rsed and believes in immerappears
to be no specific
shall believe or teach or do
;ry one who is not a pagan
imely, the authority of the
lN of the south.
Bible. The vagaries c
authority of the Bible
the pan-pre
I have just returned
Alliance of Reformed
terian System/' whicl
June 15-25. In other
generally known as th
the suggestion of the t
the things that I saw
For the uninitiated i
more clearly what th
eighty-four distinct v;
world. About thirtyceived
the idea that i
these churches could 1
of tic, no matter how
of all the Presbyteria
meet in Edinburgh in
Forty-nine branches o
twenty-five countries
three hundred and thii
Councils have met ev
lows: Philadelphia, 18I
Toronto, 1892; Glasgo1
crpool, 1904, and New
be held in Aberdeen, S
The Council in Ne
many delegates as us
alK but they were fror
an inconvenient time i
ing thirteen members
Church there and I t
They were as follows
A. B. Curry, Rev. S. 1
vis, Rev. A. M. Frase
D. R. Laird, Rev. L. <
Rev. W. F. Vanderlip,
R. Hyde and Elder C.
writer made the fourt<
Mrs. KW. McCorkle
Champ Clark were ir
for women.
The Council held al
n\ie Presbyterian Cht
bers of that church ar
cnurcnes ot i\ew Yorfc
summer. They were c
ever, they left represe
us atid made every pr<
number of delegates i
White's Bible and Tr
Lexington Avenue anc
originally erected for
convenience. I enjoy<
I ever go back to N?
headquarters. It is ;
midst of a large and v
at Montreat this sumn
quite in evidence in tl
feel at home.
The Council held th
ternoon, and night,
devotional exercises.
5
>f men who say they accept the
are countless.
SBYTERIAN COUNCIL.
from the "Ninth Council of the
Churches Holding the Presby1
was held in New York City
words I have been to what is
ie Pan-Presbyterian Council. At
:ditor I will write down some of
and heard.
t may be well to explain a little
is Council is. There are some
arieties ot Presbyterians in the
five years ago some one cont
would be a great thing if all
ae bound together by some sort
loose. Accordingly a Council
ns of the world was called to
1877. It was a great success,
f the Presbyterian Church from
were represented. There were
ty-three delegates. Subsequent
ery three or four years as fol
Rplfocf 1 T nn/lon tQQO
y VllUtJV) 1 y I^VIIUV11? 1UUU y
w, 1896; "Washington, 1899; LivYork,
1909. The next one will
cotland, in 1912 or 1913.
w York did not have quite as
ual. There were about 200 in
n nearly every country. It was
of the year. I remember meetof
the Southern Presbyterian
>elieve they were all delegates.
: Rev. Samuel M. Smith, Rev.
3. Chester, Rev. James O. Rear,
Rev. James R. Graham, Rev.
C. Vass, Rev. W. B. Y. Wilkie,
Rev. James H. Taylor, Rev. C.
W. Dorsey, of Baltimore. The
:enth member of the delegation.
, Mrs. Calvin Stewart and Mrs.
i attendance upon the meeting
1 its meetings in the Fifth Avelrcli.
I suppose all the memld
of all the other Presbyterian
: have fled from the city for the
:ertainly not in evidence. Howntatives
who took good care of
^vision for our comfort. A large
vere entertained at Dr. W. W.
aining School at the corner of
1 49th Street. The building was
a family hotel and has every
:d my stay there so well that if
:w York I shall make that my
a good Christian home in the
kicked city. Dr. White is to be
ner and Montreat literature \vas
lie school. It made some of us
ree sessions a day, morning, afEach
session was opened with
These exercises were always