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August 4, 1909.
deliver such sound wis*
as can come only fron
vigorous and untired l>
"The marvel is that
such unvarying success
"Of later years, chui
peculiar intensity of th<
and to introduce here ;
idea. In Atlanta many
have adopted the annu
feature, insisting that
weeks of each year in
supplying them with t
vacation would be an i
"The practice should
stitute the rule rather
sheer standpoint of sell
makes sacrifices to sei
vironment reaps imme
and spiritual profit.
"The effective preacl
lectual horizon is kept 1
wholesome. Nothing s
this condition as contac
peoples and things, and
of life. Such a preache
ed to concert pitch, ret
ming with inspiration,
physically and spiritual
fronting the eternal pr
and the devil.'
"Of course, the less v
er towns could not al
wealthier neighbors, bv
the observance of ecor
approximate policy."
THE MEb
It has been observe*
pews have kept the p
pulpit has become cor
business men speak o
uniformly find them sc
ward the skeptical ism;
public attention from e
religious periodicals an
who attend important
blies, conferences or s
when the unprofession;
firms a devout faith in
plicit confidence in th
avows unfaltering beli
evangelical religion, an
stand on modern critici
common-sense, positive
that he has settled cor
with the accepted faith
ered unto the saints.
To assert that this i
interpretation is beggir
are blunderers, why d<
of skepticism as readil
the Bible is allowed as ;
learned and unstable \
own destruction." Th<
THE PRESBYTER]
dom to his flock from the pulpit
1 a sound mind supported by a
ody.
: they meet the situation with
-ches have begun to realize the
e demands upon their ministers,
and there the salutary vacation
' of the wealthier rrmcrreorntinnc
__
al leave of absence as a regular
their preachers spend several
rest or differing pursuits, and
he wherewithal minus which a
mpossibility.
be made so universal as to conthan
the exception. From the
t-interest, the congregation that
id its preacher into a new enasurable
dividends in pleasure
Iter of today is he whose intelbroad
and world-embracing and
0 conduces to a maintenance of
t at regular intervals with other
1 access to new ideas and angles
:r, his physical energies recruiturns
to his congregation brimbetter
qualified mentally and
ly to aid his parishioners in conoblems
of 'the world, the flesh
vell-to-do churches of the smallfford
to be as liberal as their
it there is no reason why, with
lomy, they could not effect an
I IN THE PEWS.
d that the hymns sung in the
eople sound in faith after the
rupt. When serious, practical
n religious themes, we almost
>und in faith and intolerant tos
that are being obtruded upon
ertain professional chairs, semid
metropolitan pulpits. Those
religious conventions, assemissociations,
may observe that
al layman is heard from he afthe
God of the Bible and ime
authority of his Word, and
ef in the familiar doctrines of
d if there is occasion to take a
ism he does it in such a direct,
; way as to admit of no doubt
ivictions, and that they accord
l which was once for all delivs
due to his being unskilled in
ig the question, for if these men
i they not blunder on the side
y as on the side of faith? If
i witness on this point, "the unvrest
the Scriptures unto their
ise men sustain and defend the
[AN OF THE SOUTH.
Scriptures in their literal, plena
dency of the natural heart is
natural man receiveth not the 1
God," but here we have a class
telligent and discriminating in
life, holding unhesitating allegi
of the inspired Word. This can
praved human nature, nor of bei
c? -i 1
oiaiyiv, 111C Jtll|JllllCd U1CII1NC1
The obvious and adequate e
men in the pews are trained to
scale of genuine merit. They i
turn, endorsed by the wisest v
know them by their fruits." V
and straightforward look, they ?
ing evidences and demonstratl
God's book, and with the hearl
ling to see and weigh facts a
which these facts warrant and r
der to the sacred volume a wh
and allegiance. While a tledglii
ing his dissertation to show thj
cident of Bible history is an a
tical man of affairs, accustomed
on its merits, discerns the th<
God in the sacred pages and w
tion says, "I know whom I hav
The difference between the
tical man is a searcher after tri
it and use it in KnilHinn- UJo a
?, ...O VJ
character and happiness of othe
ist" is prying into the chronol
etymology of the Scriptures wii
ering "some new thing" that w
The result is that out of his c
he evolves a formidable rubbisl
fain have the public believe, has
business man is seeking nutrin
structural material for strong cl
happiness, while the adventure!
is seeking recognition as an exj
sensation in Biblical criticisn
shown that such novelists can s<
frequently get well-endowed cha
The time is approaching whei
in reckless trifling with truth, <
man who will give the commanc
tolerant and will withdraw his p
mand a show of hands and a els
ists, and that the sheep shall be <
He will even serve notice on the
high walls shall not defend nor
nish aid and comfort to, enem
such notification there will be
and with its demands there will
ough, though perhaps reluctant
the day when the bone and sine
U 1. - f i ?
uuuu 01 me cnurch shall assert
sume its rightful position in r
confirming the faith of the peopl
"The Westminster" wisely s
especially in religious matters,
wnat was always his."
5
ry meaning. The tentoward
unbelief, "The
things of the Spirit of
> of men, the most inthe
affairs of practical
iance to the authority
not be the fruit of deng
"unlearned and unves
being judge,
xplanation is that the
weigh evidence in the
accept our Lord's dicrorld-policy,
"Ye shall
Vith their clear vision
>ee the great outstandons
that the Bible is
:s of honest men, wilnd
accept conclusions
equire, these men renole-hearted
confidence
ig professor is preparlt
some custom or innachronism,
the practo
weighing evidence
llialit atirl
V.?
ith immovable convice
believed."
two is that the pracith
that he may know
wn character and the
rs, while the "specialogv,
or ethnology, or
Lh the hope of discovill
give him notoriety.
)wn speculative fancy
1 heap that, he would
intrinsic value. The
lent for the soul, and
haracter and enduring
r in Biblical criticism
>lorer, or as the latest
i, experience havinf
;11 their books and can
irs in rich universities.
n a halt will be called
md it will be the lay1.
He will cease to be
atronage. He will deissification
of religionlivided
from the goats,
universities that their
their endowments furies
of the truth. To
deferential response,
I be genuine and thor,
compliance. Hasten
w of society, the manits
authority and asnaintaining
truth and
te.
ays: "True liberality,
is giving to another