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November 10, 1909.
THE POPULARI1
Sonic worldly people hi
cording to its popularity,
charms for them. The M?
foretold his own unpopula
the cross. But He comf<
prediction that He woulc
Clalvinism ic thr crncnpl in
?
titled to cover the earth. I
most popular Book in tin
creasing circulation. Its i
lion is the New Testame
store-house of Calvinistic
over two hundred languag
The most popular expr
and the most attractive,
hymnals have had a vast <
rior hymn-books have som
their compilers or publisl
frequent as the editions 1
older hymns, in this strcai
most permanent and popu
For illustration, take on<
ing that has provoked cril
sive and unpopular?that <
of its unpopularity, it was
it be eliminated from all 01
\V. G. T. Sliedd in his bool
cd," strongly objected to i
The Presbyterian Church
lated creed, and will rest
tempting to fly with but 01
on "Pretention and the L<
I )ecrce." The form of th
Westminster Confession o
After speaking of the eleci
kind, God was pleased, ac
counsel of his own will, wl
hnlrtf th inprrv o c It a ?\1a
""*v wv- 1"^
sovereign power over his <
ordain them to dishonor ar
praise of his glorious justi<
The absurdity of omitti
on turning to the hymnals,
doctrine, are moving the
ings of our day, making i
dcr impressions than any
pretention:
"Pass me not, O graciov
Sinful though my hear
1 hou might st pass m<
Let thy mercy light on
"Delay not, delay not:
Long grieved and resisi
And leave thee in dark
To sink in the vale of <
Too late! too late !" w
"Jesus of Nazareth has
"A J !j. L!. t
nunni mm ere nis ang
His feet, departed, ne'e
"Sad, sad, that bitter w
'Almost?but lost 1' "
THE PRESBYTERIA
Y OF CALVINISM.
ive estimated Calvinism acNothing
unpopular has any
istcr whom Calvinists adore
rity, and its consequences?
Drted His followers by the
I draw all men unto Him.
its purest form, and is dcsts
text-book is the Bible, the
c world, with a rapidly inmost
widely circulated por
nt, with Paul's Epistles, a
proof-texts, now extant in
;es.
ession of Calvinistic belief,
is in hymns. Evangelical
:irculation. Small and infectimes
made the fortunes oi
lers. Almanacs are not so
constantly appearing. The
n of publications, prove the
lar of all.
: theme of Calvinistic teachticism,
as being most repulaf
pretention. In great fear
urged some years ago that
lr creeds. The late Rev. Dr.
<, "Calvinism Pure and Mixlny
such omission in future.
would thus have "a mutiMiible
a wounded eagle atne
wing." He has a chapter
3p-sidcd View of the Divine
is doctrine, as given in the
f Faith, ought to be familiar,
t, it says: "The rest of mancording
to the unsearchable
tereby he extendeth or witbaseth,
for the glory of his
creatures, to pass by, and to
td wrath for their sins, to the
ce."
ng this, is seen at a glance,
Appeals based on this very
greatest evangelistic meetnore
solemn, profound, tenthing
else, while they sing
is Father,
t may be;
', but the rather
i mc. Even me!
the spirit of grace,
ted, may take its sad flight,
ness to finish thy race,
sternity's night.
ill be the cry?
passed by."
er burn,
r return "
ail,
N OF THE SOUTH.
In definition, Rev. A. A. U
ground of the eternal prcdes
salvation? Every Christian r
cr of this question. If he tal
foreseen faith the ground, he
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makes the good pleasure of
Calvinist." Calvinists aceoi
friends to join in singing:
Wakened up from \
"Chosen not for goo
"Why was I made to he;
And enter while the
When thousands make
And rather starve tl
" 'Twas the same love tl
That sweetly forced
Else we had still refus
And perished in our
Another phase of Calvinist
verance of the Saints. Multi
trained in Calvinistic school:
trine, and freely express thei
assert that they are of the el
severe in good works. Peril;
from Gottschalk's "Last Hop
"Heaven and earth n
God's free grace sha
Those whom Jesus o
From his grace are r
Theologians warn us agaii
vinism. With a base as broa<
more than one topic. It is i
demanded by a French state:
of doctrines." There are Cal
his providence:
"God moves in a my
"He leadeth me, O I
Numerous hymns describir
experience, Calvinists claim ;
"The Shepherd sou
The Father sough
" 'Tis thine, eternal
To form the hearl
.\s never before, Calvinist
for a world conquest.
"Elect from every na
Yet one o'er all the
Finally, any unpopularity
present time is not worthy
glory that shall be revealed i
"O sweet and blesse
TM ? " ^ ?
i ne nome 01 boa s
9
odge said: "What is the
tination of individuals to
nust take one side or othces
the side which makes
is an Arininian, no mathe
takes the side which
God the ground, he is a
rdingly invite Arminian
vrath to flee."
d in me,
ir thy voice,
re's room,
a wretched choice,
lan come?'
tat spread the feast,
us in;
ed to taste,
sin "
ic teaching is the Persetudes
who have not been
5 have adopted this docr
aversion for those who
ect, but who do not pcraps
to the classic melody
e," they sing:
lay pass away,
11 not decay;
nee hath loved
lever moved."
ist narrow views of Cald
as the Scritpures, it has
lot like the easy religion
sman, one "with a couple
vinistic views of God and
sterious way."
>lessed thought."
lg conversion or religious
as their own.
ght his sheep,
t his child."
, Spirit, thine,
......"
l aii^w.
:s are girding themselves
ition,
earth."
of true Calvinists of the
to be compared with the
n them.
d country I
elect!"
?The Presbyterian.