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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 tl?r UrVl Q f nlcn 1iA Tr .v. ..IIUV VIOV UV I1U1U3. 11 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.