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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