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MR. MEYER ON THE C
It was our pleasure to hea
and addresses delivered at t
Baptist Tabernacle, Atlanta,
discourses was as impressn
the Rev. F. 1?. Meyer, of Lon
city, one afternoon in the ]
There was a large assembly
nations from the city and it
representation of the colore<
students.
Mr. Meyer said that the
office of the minister was t
shepherd of a flock, follov
blessed by the one Chief She
shepherd, "the flock over \v
made you overseers." As ;
breaking the bread of life, s
whole counsel of God, he \vi
And like the Lord, our Shi
were to see them satisfied in
and consoled and calm tw th
quility.
Ministers were especiall)
temptations, one of which w
His own protection, Mr. Me
ing for his brethren, as well ;
favor upon other by nam*
their work each Sabbath m<
his own pulpit.
But to us the most timely
address was the closing pai
that after twenty-five years ?
Chapel, London, in which 1
discuss many things of pub
and public affairs, moralities
two years of travel and obse
in all parts of the world, n
the closing years of his life, 1
one and only aim of the r
wished to bear his testimc
Christian ministry was not 1
and morals and charity, w
needed, but the proclamatioi
the Lord which converteth
missioned mission of bringii
able to make wise unto salvi
the knowledge of God, in r
ness. It was for the spirit
ministry was called and ano
? j
ictsunig gouu in morality ai
eousness could alone be bro
the world in its want and ev
ister must seek first'the Kir
and lives of men, and all
present life and in the conn
would surely be added to 1
cure the evils among men,
reign of righteousness.
Jesus and His apostles, ir
far spreading evils of the
glorious gospel of the hlesse
and lives of men, they sav<
destruction of all the evils
THE PRESBYTERIAN
HRISTIAN MINISTRY.
r a number of the sermons
he Bible Conference in the
Perhaps no one of these
;e to us as that given by
idon, to the ministers of the
First Presbyterian Church,
of ministers of all denomi:s
vicinity, including a full
i ministers and theological
; distinctive and inclusive
hat he was the pastor, or
ring, guided and divinely
pherd of Israel. "Feed," or
hich the Holy Ghost hath
a preacher of the Word,
ll mini no- nnf tr? ^o/-1iro
& L
is feeding the flock of God.
epherd, his aim and effort
the green pastures of truth,
e waters of peace and tranr
warned against peculiar
as jealousy one of another,
ver said, had been in pravas
for himself, asking God's
i, and His blessing upon
arning before he went into
and profitable part of this
agraph. The speaker said
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le had been accustomed to
lie interest, matters of law
> and charities, followed by
rvation of Christian service
ow that he was coming to
he had come to see that the
ninistry was religion. He
)ny that the work of the
the many things of reform,
liich the world around us
i of that law or teaching of
the soul; the divinely com
ng to trie people tne word
ation, and build them up in
ighteousness and true holiual
good of men that the
inted. By this all true and
id charity and civic rightlight
to the community and
il of every kind. The minigdom
of God in the hearts
these other things, in this
nunity and commonwealth,
them. Only religion could
and bring in the present
1 the midst of the deep and
ir day, preached only the
d God, and saving the souls
?d the world from the selfof
the day. It has always
OF THE SOUTH.
been true, that a true and sa
an inevitable sequence, a ris:
temporal beneficence. The gi
of England was a religious re
by an awakening of public
rame not hpransp flip nr
stormed, but because the liea
into the presence of God and 1)
At once there arose reforms
in the administration of govcri
colonies, and moralities and <
We felt a great desire to ri
and all who heard, that it was
our Presbyterian Church in
stand. By.this conception of t
mission of the Church and its
or fall.
TTTT? T?r*r\/-wT
J. nn, rKUur
With many of our brethre
Church. we have made some e
report of the Assembly's Conn
proof texts for the Confessio
chism. It is good reading, iti<
lias been accomplished with ra
of Books, with painstaking <
crimination.
In the adoption of this repoi
not understand that these pi
parts of our Standards, or tin
and its ordained officers is be
every one of the texts as te
trinal statements to which th
we suppose that the adoptic
authorized publication for us
mean the approval of the wor]
selection of scriptural proof tl
It would be surprising inde(
of scholarly and faithful stud
there were not some differenci
pretation of an occasional vc
taining the view of truth affiri
ment. If any brother has a
conviction as to the impropei
age, he might do well to pre:
Committee; and if approved 1
sembly might be asked to r
the place given it. If the ol
text find a number of suppo
remove the text, seeing that tl
abundant support, and it is w
far as possible. Certainly
whole, we would not wish to
1I.-1
mai every proot text given
assigned it.
The first impression on rea
with the proof texts, is the ar
of God. the harmony of its
which gathers and hinds tog<
many writers through many
none other than the gift of G
And the second impression
of those Standards. They ar
an rt arp not infill!*-'
" iiiMiif, nor
human work can be. But lie
March 30, 1910.
iving religion brought as
ing tide of morality and
eat Wesley an Movement
rival, and it was followed
conscience, and reforms
eachers denounced and
its of men were brought
efore the bar of His truth,
in the laws, in prisons,
nment in India and far off
charities at home,
se and say to Mr. Meyer
> just on this ground that
the South had taken its
lie spiritual character and
ministry, we are to stand
' TEXTS.
n, far and wide over our
xamination of the printed
miiivv. *.JII el it \ ISIUI1 U1 lllC
n of Faith and the Caterleed.
Certainly the work
re knowledge of the Book
care and with much disrt
f>v the Assembly, we do
oof texts are adopted as
it the faith of the Church
nind to the acceptance of
aching certainly the docley
are attached. Rather,
)n of the report, and its
e in the Churches, would
k as on the whole the best
lat the Church can secure.
?d if among the large body
ents of the Word of God,
e of judgment in the intertrse,
or in its use as susned
in the dogmatic state
clear vision and a strong
" use of a scriptural passsent
it to his Presbyterial
by the committee, the Asemove
that passage from
ejection to the use of the
rters, it might be well to
tc doctrine would yet have
ell to secure unanimity as
in voting to sustain the
he understood as insisting
should he in the place
ding over the Confession,
nazing riches of the Word
> teaching and the unity
;ther all these books from
centuries. Surely this is
od to men.
is the truth and excellence
e indeed the work of men,
absolutely perfect, as no
>w well they are sustained