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Emphasis That Helps 226
Evtenniu. f?r Int.nciu. ooc
Laymen's Movement in New Orleans 227
The Proposed New Proof Texts 227
Sabbath Observance in the National Capital 228
Christianity and the Social Crisis 228
Meditations on the Lord's Prayer 230
The Life and Character of George Washington 231
Twenty-fifth Anniversary Mizpah Church 238
Laymen's Convention at Tampa 238
Where Were They Last Night? 239
Our Godless Schools 239
Remnant According to the Choice of Grace 246
Editorial Notes
Our Church has suffered much of late by deaths in
the ministry. S. M. Smith, J. W. Wakefield, C. W.
Trawick, W. E. Cave, B. G. Clifford, Jno. S. Park and
W. L. Nourse have passed away since the year began.
The call for good men to enter the work was never
more urgent.
One feature of the Laymen's Missionary Movement
conventions so numerously held of late is the carefulness
with which outside issues or problems have been
kept out of them. Efforts have not been wanting to
introduce other matters, with a view to securing the
endorsement of the great body of men connected with
the Movement. Both wisdom ayd a proper appreciation
of the purpose of the conventions have been shown
by the exclusion of everything except that for which
they were called.
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As the result of a Romanistic application, an Illinois
judge has granted a temporary injunction restraining
the teachers of a certain school from reading the Bible
and repeating the Lord's Prayer in opening the school.
^ Now the next step will be the declaration and claim
0^ that the public school is "godless," and that parents
^ ^should take their children from it.
jb V, Q Here is some testimony that ought to make a lot of
p ,, a critics dumb. Says the Missionary Review: "Mr. Winston
Churchill tells us in his last book, 'My African
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Journey/ that Uganda is the only country he ever visited
where every person of a suitable age went tochurch
every Sunday morning. He estimates the
number of native Christians in Uganda at 100,000. Mr.
Churchill also says that he never saw better order or
happier homes than in this central region of Africa,,
where a few years ago pioneer missionaries were mercilessly
put to death by natives."
Almost without exception, those publications which
hold loose views about the inspiration and authority a
of the Scriptures, hold correspondingly loose views
on subjects involving moral standards. They will likewise
be found ready to discourage the teaching of distinctive
Christian doctrines, and to scoff at creeds.
They are the fervent advocates of Church union, yet
they reject or ignore the great doctrinal truths upon
which depend the permanence and strength of the
Church. They declaim at length in behalf of ecclesiastical
fellowship while assuming an attitude toward,
the authority of the Bible, the doctrines of grace and
the standards of righteousness which renders such fellowship
impossible. The liberal of our day is a zealous
advocate of fraternity, but his terms require that tlie
conservative shall abandon or ignore much of that
which makes fraternity, or even faith itself, worth
while.
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It may be of personal interest to many, some of whom
are appointed on committees, and some who are not,
to be informed of the character and constituents of the
committees ad interim authorized by the last General
Assembly. These committees are as follows: On
Changes in the Form of Government in Relation to the
Synod: Rev. Drs. T. C. Johnson, W AV. Moore, R. C.
Reed, Rev. William Black and Judge G. L. Christian.
On Marriage and Divorce: Rev. Drs. W. E. Boggs, G.
B. Strickler. R. H. Fleming. Russell Cecil. Rev. R W.
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Jopling and Mr. J. S. Munce. On Establishing in the
Foreign Fields Schools for our Missionaries' Children:
Dr. T. H. McCallie, Rev. H. P. Williams and Rev. R.
E. McAlpine. Oi] the Answers Given by the Presbyteries
lo the Assembly's Inquiry Relative to the Elect
Infant Clause: Drs. A. M. Fraser, W. W. Moore, G.
L. Petrie, H. E. Kirk and W. L. Lingle. On Co-ordinating
the Work of the Several Executive Committees,
Principals: Dr. J. W. Bachman, Dr. W. R. Dobyns,
Kev. K. (J. lvUnn, Messrs. J. S. Munce, W. T. Hardie,
James Sprunt and Helm Bruce; Alternates: Drs. J. M.
Rose, J. M. Wells, T. P. Hay, and Messrs. G. W. Macrae,
G. W. Watts, J. K. Orr and C. H. Alexander.