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560
Provincial Synods. In this
High Court in the Scottish a
is formed of delegates ire
French would call them, C
says again, p. 625, "For tin
ters and elders it was det
Synod should be composed
elder*; from 3 li T'r-^
- - v... vuvu A iuvinvia
i
respect to their experience i
lie refers in proof to Chap. 1
'of the Reformed Churches
This precedent is worth
11th, Various elements <
been tried, and have been ap
For example, according t
of the Presbyterian Churc
America, "The Synod ma>
option, with the consent of
ies, either of all the bishops
gregation in its district, wil
in the Presbytery, or of e<
and elders, elected by the 1
in a ratio determined in lili
self and its Presbyteries."
Several Synods in that Ch
?bodies of commissioners <
Here we have a historic tes
posed plan.
If any man has other woi
the proposed change, the c<
have them, either by privt
lished article.
Very respectft
Union Seminary, Richmon
TRAGEDIES IN
In a recent issue of the
appeared, under the above
with the treatment often i
churches which they have s
Allow me to call attention
far more universal, far-rea<
to the readiness with whic
even ministers, criticise and
First of all, I wish to cal
belongs partly to the subjec
red to, and partly to this.
The Passing of M<
Here is perhaps one of tl
tragedies. The Church, in
ering from it. and one can n
tlie end be?" In every o
counts for much. Not so ir
ago the dead line was fixed a
our churches it soon dropf
been dropping until the aim
boy preacher. Men of expe
set aside. Important, but
suffer, because the young m
the self-denial, and men wit
%
can not.
Here there seem to be t\\
the one is the love of mami
THE PRESBYTERI/
respect, it differed from, the
nd American Church, which
>m Presbyteries, or as the
olloquies." See p. 79. He
2 convenience of the minisermined
tliat the National
1 of two ministers and two
1 Synod, to be chosen with
n the affairs oi the church."
10, canon 3, of the Discipline
of France. 1559.
considering.
o{ the proposed plan have
proved.
o the Form of Government
h in the United States of
r be composed, at its own
a majority of its Presbyterand
an elder from each con;h
the same modification as
]ual delegations of bishops
Presbyteries on a basis and
:e manner by the Synod itSee
Chapter XI. 1.
urch are "delegated bodies."'
elected by the Presbyteries.
;t of an element in the prorthy
reasons for, or against,
ommittee would be glad to
ite communication or pubilly,
d, Ya. Thos. C. Johnson..
W. W. Moore,
THE MINISTRY.
: Christian Observer there
cantion. an artirlp rlpalinor
eceived by ministers from
>erved.
i to another line of tragedies
:hing and hurtful. I refer
h men in high places, and
[ set aside their brethren.
1 attention to a matter that
t of the article above refer:n
in Their Prime.
le most destructive lines of
every department, is sufflot
help asking: "What will
thcr profession experience
1 the ministry. Some years
t fifty years. With some of
>ed to forty, and has since
lost universal cry is for the
ricnce and hard service are
difficult fields are left to
len are not willing to make
h multiplied responsibilities
ro forces at work. Back of
U* OF THE SOUTH.
spirit of rivalry; and back of
sense of the meaning of "Amb;
the one hand, some of our si
that a minister without expcri
can live on a smaller salary, ?
dollars at the expense of the
experiences which come from i
faithful study, and communion
hand, the adherents of certair
link to them more closely cert
same time put up an advertisi
students and younger men int<
The whole procedure marks
part account for, a drifting fr
life to a more shallow, surface
here is found a partial ans\
question: "Why does the Clr
strong men that she once hat
the man who, through long }
been gradually climbing the 1;
way blocked for him, and wi
progress, settles down under tl
responsibilities, to struggle v
1 1 r * - - -
prouiem 01 Keeping tlie wolf fr
man, too, is endangered. Ha
of a large pastorate, or puffed 11
sufficiency, he often fails to ma
warned against the danger of t
the eldership. Surely when it
ing elder in a responsible positi
weight.
Hurtful Detractions
More is required of a minis'
other profession, and it takes
for him. A mere insinuationwill
settle the matter with tho:
Dr. A. is asked about brother
a good man and a right stro
know?" and the last few wor
But many do not stop with
icisms are made on the slight
stopping to think of the injusti
a serious matter. A man's futi
muiu ui ins work, but o
made, directly or indirectly, o
sought.
The writer, in talking to the
ious papers, suggested a broth
certain church in which this e<
he was at once set aside with
Blank church and they felt tha
interest in their temporal w<
demned because of such an ir
one during a brief visit! But
than that. This brother had nt
The editor has confused his
iic waa sum niariiy conaemnea
comings of some one else.
Dr. H. was pastor of a larj
located. But the membership
ling, the Sunday-school droppe
size, and every department of
failiner. Still, his no<dtinti
- ' ? r 6"
Brother B. was pastor of a sn
city. It had none of the advar
March 23, 1910.
both is a lack of a true
assadors for Christ." On
:ronger churches, feeling
encc and without family
ire willing to save a few
deeper truths and richer
long years of patient toil,
with God. On the other
1 institutions, wishing to
ain influences and at the
ng card, are pushing the
3 high places.
, if indeed, it does not in
om the deepest spiritual
e form of worship. And
ver to the oft repeated
urch no longer have the
1 in her ministry?" For
v-ears of patient toil, has
ldder, suddenly finds the
th little hope of further
le weight of accumulated
nth the ever recurring
om the door. The youngmpered
under the duties
ip with the feeling of selfike
further progress. Paul
he election of a novice to
comes to placing a teachion
it should carry double
and Critcisms.
ter than of a man in any
far less to block the way
?an apparent detraction
se who do not know him.
B. His reply is: "He is
ng preacher, but I don't
ds settle the matter.
mere insinuations. Crit:est
pretext, and without
ce done. This has become
lire no longer depends on
n the impression he has
n a few whose advice is
editor of one of our religler
for the pastorate of a
iitor was interested. But
the remark: "He visited
t he did not show enough
dfare." A brother connpression
made on some
the case was fat worse
:ver visited Blank church.
rump Wl'tVl
Mjiu anuLiiti , anu
on the imaginary shorts'
wealthy church, well
> was constantly dwind
?d to one-third its normal
the work seemed to be
^e him a wide influence,
laller church in the same
itages of Dr. H.'s church,