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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