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ieml more to injure the
placing one who denied (
inent positions in the cc
point where we may he
matter what a man belie
Will honesty and morali
There are men in Co
ders amj members of va
sit with their mouths sin
mail for chaplain.
I ask, in view of sncli
made on the young pet
other nations, especially
sionaries to teach Christ
as the divine Savior, the
are we to say when to
come any among you a
ceive him not into youi
speed, for he that biddet
of his evil deeds."
Would it he possible t<
of Unitarianism, which i
trine of Christ than by
inent, I may say, the ni<
the country?
It seems to me if the
umphs, he has great ca
such triumphs as the pi
places, where they do i
leading men awav from
Statesville, N. Y.
WI
At the last General A
betore the committee 01
two or three Presbyterh
of elders and deacons,
in the committee, just j
General Assemblies. A
up, and receives the san
semblies it occurs to so
and take an interest in
be at least a setting fo
rotation in office should
byterian Church in the
are reasons, and it is
for the frequent overti
subject. The adoptior
mendation, "That this
negative," without disc
does it relieve the pres
church government, wh
ing up of these overtun
entitled to know what <
tenure to installation,
show the Presbyterian
tion?but the same para
that installation is not.
Now that there are se
ing of many churches t
not be questioned. W1
inclined to think this si
ered, just condescend c
the benefit of the "rest
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THE PRESBYTERIA1
cause of true religion, than by
Christ in one of the most prom untry?
Have we reached the
said to hold that it does not
ves, if he is honest and moral?
ty save any man?
ngress who are prominent elrious
Christian churches, who
it, and it ma>' be voted for this
facts, what impression will be
:>ple of our land? What will
those to whom we send mist
and his gospel, think? Christ
: only way of salvation? What
Id in 2 John io-ii, "If thefe
nd bring not this doctrine re
homes, neither bid him God
h him God speed is a partaker
d do more to advance the cause
s subversive of the whole docplacing
their leaders in promDst
prominent positions before
devil ever laughs over his triuse
to laugh, when he makes
acing of his men in prominent
so much for his kingdom, by
the truth.
W. W. M.
iY IS IT.
ssembly there were overtures,
11 "Bills and Overtures," from
;s, relative to rotation of office
These overtures were killed
is others have been at former
is this subject keeps bobbing
le treatment by successive Asme
of the members who read,
such things that thpr*? shnnlrl
o"' ~ ~ "* v
rth of some reasons why this
1 not be allowed in the "PresUnited
States." Surely there
to be hoped not unscriptural,
tring by presbyteries on this
1 of the committee's recomoverture
be answered in the
:ussion, is not satisfying, nor
sure in the actual working of
icli doubtless causes the send:s.
The overturing parties are
article in. the "Book" fixes life
Paragraph 113, Chap, vi., does
doctrine of perpetual ordinagraph
with 114 and 115 shows
rious hinderances in the workinder
the present system can
iy does not some one, who is
ibject too puerile to be consid>nce
to explain the matter for
less." Cor.
OF THE SOUTH.
THREE TYPES OF
One of these is fully up to i
has been useful during twenty
istry and occupies an importai
preach not long since an ortlu
course, but delivered with a g
and eccentricity of manner,
cism lies in his addressing hin
ceiliiif and the vacant corner
his hearers out of the rang
sound of his voice and c<
out interest in and, mostly, km
ing proclaimed. I saw an offi<
of me reading hymns while t
on; others appeared listless ai
The second type is a youn
had a well prepared discourse,
reverential and becoming, bul
two radical defects: ist, he lc
far more than at the people, ai
idly and with indistinct enunc
self ofY from the sympathy of t
ing to derive inspiration from
especially the preacher, has fc
truth in minds of men. This r
eye in gaining attention and t
veving instruction. Hence tl
of these organs in the ministr
The third type comes betw
and experience. He, too, gav
,1: ? ii- - i?^ ?
IIOV 1 111 UI3LUUI5C, 1 lie IJC51, pC
and kept his eyes on the peop
and audible voice; gained anc
structed their minds and sei
stronger Christians and bette
of life.
My impression is that the la
by his sermon than both the <
young men, in or looking fc
pause, consider and fit thems
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PREACH DOi
It is marvelous how many
word "doctrine." The cry is:
you will give offense." Such
the broad-gauge liberalists of
are iust as readv tn m
from those who are ready to
and discard everything not i
those who are conscious of hoi
a motive in suppressing truth
Such persons overlook 1
means teaching; and if the)
they are preaching doctrine, <
word "doctrine"- in the New
the singular when it refers t<
we read of "his doctrine, so
trine, doctrine which is acco
On the other hand, you read <
the doctrines of men, the d<
Does not this mean that the
the entire gospel, the divine
great unit, while the teachin
liberal and lax??Western Ri
August ir, igog.
PREACHERS.
middle age; a good man,
or more years of his minnt
position. I heard him
dciox ana instructive disjood
ileal of vociferation
The chief point of criti11
self most largely to the
s of the church, leaving
e of his eye or the
Dnsequently both withowledge
of, what was be:er
of the church in front
he preaching was going
ad tired.
g man of modesty, whoHis
manner was quiet,
t it was accompanied by
oked down at the Bible
id 2nd, he spoke too rap
iai i v/i i, inns v. lining 111111"he
congregation and failit.
The public speaker,
>r his object the fixing of
nust be done through the
hrough the voice in con?e
value of the right use
ation of the word,
een the other two in age
e us a well-prepared and
rhaps, of the three; fixed
le; spoke in a calm, clear
I held their attention, innt
them to their homes
r prepared for the duties
st type did far more good'
others put together. Let
1 X ~ i-1.^
ji w <11 u iu, me ministry,,
elves for their work.
\n Interested Hearer.
CTRINE.
people are afraid of the
"Don't preach doctrine;
i sentiments spring from
the day, from those who>
ion error as upon truth,.
join in a union hurrab
ndorsed by others, from
Iding error and who have
the fact that doctrine
r really teach anything,.
:ither true or false. The
Testament i<; alwavu in
5 right teaching. Hence
und doctrine, good docrding
to godliness," etc.
:>f the "strange doctrines,
Dctrines of devils," etc
whole teaching of Jesus,
plan of salvation, is oneg
of error is broad and!
ecorder.