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August 4, 1909.
on June 14, the Presbytery
of an earlier date declininj
theology of three graduates
and voted for their licensui
bers of the body formally
therefor, which were substf
given in The Bible Student
the Note entitled "Is It the
ism"?
At an adjourned meeting,
bytery proceeded, to ordain 1
istry of the Presbyterian CI
of 9 or 10 to 7) a resolutio
ology.
A part of those present
this action, embodying theii
The most serious aspe<
not to be found in the at
whom it was justly said
perjuring themselves, ei
try." That is serious en
Presbytery and the great
resents is far more serioi
bers of that Presbytery
sjjcci anu maintain tne
were these students, and
authoritative and repr
Church, they trample or
to support and defend it
these students go fortl
Church, to teach their
Presbytery the Church e
sible for their teaching,
only of the distinctive pr
evangelical truth as the
surrender to the religion
which is the essence of
Will there be any eff
tion of very broad churc
committed by this serie
tions are that there wi
means a conceded surren
religious atmosphere, ii
taken place, is so powerfi
substance known as th<
hope of its elimination i
Says "The Christian I
byterians in New York,
given a license to preach
Union Theological Semir
declined to express beli<
Eve, the miraculous bir
tion of Jesus '
tutions are pried open a
with a bang, to be oper
open."
There is one thing tl
Christian Church more t
ganization or endowment
right honesty. When
Church will respect its si
to maintain those standa
ers and adventurers froi
tical politicians from the
enemies of the Church, i:
ranks, will march and ca
the presbyteria:
of New York reversed its action
5 to sustain the examination in
of Union Theological Seminary,
e. Against this action 25 memprotested,
giving their reasons
intially in agreement with those
and Teacher for May (p. 301), in
Entering-Wedge in Presbyterianon
Wednesday, July 7, the Presone
of the candidates to the minhurch,
after rejecting (by a vote
n that he be re-examined in theentered
a formal protest against
r reasons.
:t of this whole transaction is
. . ? e .? r
utuae oi tnese young men, 01
that "they can not, without
iter the Presbyterian minisough,
but the position of the
: Christian body which it repis
and significant. The memwere
as much pledged to restandards
of the Church as
when it voted to make them
esentative teachers of the
1 their own sacred vows
:s doctrinal standards. Now,
1 with the sanction of the
views, and by the action of
indorses and becomes respon
It is an abandonment, not
inciples of the Church, but of
standard of belief. It is a
of expediency and adventure
Jesuitism.
ort to recede from the posihism
to which the Church is
s of meetings^ The indica11
not be, but that the case
der to "liberalism." The very
n which these events have
Lilly infused with that gaseous
i "New Theology," that the
s by no means sanquine.
Register (Unitarian)": "Presit
is currently reported, have
i to three young graduates of
lary, despite the fact that they
in the story of Adam and
th, or the physical resurrecrhe
doors of orthodox instilittle
way, then they are shut
led again and finally to stay
hat is widely needed in the
han it needs extension or orts:
it needs a revival of downsuch
a revival comes the
tandards and its solemn oaths
rds. It will exclude interlop
n its ministry, and ecclesiascontrol
of its courts, and the
nstead of being enlisted in its
mp under their own banners.
M.
1
N OF THE SOUTH.
Contri
JUSTIl
By Eliza Str
How dare I come?
How God, my Fathei
A sinner, who has stra;
Across the mountain
A guilty child,?
I fear His face to s
T mov ?/\t VinnA T-I^k nAi
* "41* J uw uvpc A-*C VUI
Again to one like mt
Pardon, you say?
A Father will forgive
Yet, even so, the scars
Upon me, while I li\
A heavenly word,
A whisper reached n
And all the pulses of i
With hope and fear!
He justifies!
He makes me in Hii
Beneath the searching
A creature pure and
He puts me back
Into the unfallen sta
He takes away the cur
Of death, and woe, i
Oh, hope divine!
Oh, blest atonement
No longer guilty 'neatt
No more afraid!
My soul arises,?
Haste to thy Father
By one eternal, perfect
Stand fully justified!
ISRAEL'S DISAPPOINT
TERS OF
T?1 _
mere are times in Hie vvl
couragements almost beyon
most beyond our strength,
for us to turn to the experi
see what is revealed there
providence in similar cases
At the present our minds
perience of Israel at the wa
left Egypt under the expect
the promise of God that tl
ness should be provided for
ing: of the Red Sea. the firs
the Lord directed them was
to Marah, visions of water,
them. They reached the >
bitter, so bitter as that the
anticipations were dashed.
Often it is thus with us.
we do?
k
7
buted
?IED.
ong Baird.
\ seek,?
yed bo far from home,
s bleak?
ee,
lid be reconciled
>!
v
t
of Bin must stay
re.
ly ear,
tny Deing stirred
i sight,
radiance of His eyes
bright.
ite again,
se,?the shadow black
and pain.
made!
l this cross of Thine,
's side,
Sacrifice
rMENT AT THE WAMARAH.
len we have trials and disd
our expectations and alTn
surh a ricp it ic \vioo
iences of God's people and
as to the workings of His
i may well turn to the ex- .
iters of Marah. They had
ation, we might say under
heir wants in the Wilder\
After leaving the crossif
C f Anrvi *-i or rvlnoA f?
;w o ivppiiig piaVV. IU VYllIV^lA
Marah. On their approach
good water, dawrted upon
vaters and, lo! they were
y could not drink. Their
What in such cases shall