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April 13, 1910.
est miracle to a heathen is
of Christ in that of His tru
led to say Abba, Father.
"He that believeth on it
he do also; and greater w
because I go unto the Fa
the fulfilment of this nromi
THE NIGHT-MARE (
(Continued ft
discharge certain functions
formance of the duties en
pectancy, or fear, to the p
the body for the way in wh
It may be granted indee
Church, by the faithful ant
ties, would come to have gr
ence in the Church. It wov
mission, accordingly, as c
their church, not to abuse 1
work for party or sectional
often more or less divided,
our nresent serrptnripc cnn
^v. ,,
show the same non-partisa
in our body have so great
or disinfecting, the Church
and out amongst the peopl
seeds everywhere. There
from them if on the Execv
is from them as they are.
sense of propriety would fc
one relation as in the other
This thought brings us tc
3rd. Should the Churc
Commissirin oc ~ ?
www** uo w v. nave pi
Conservative and all his cc
to see that there be insertc
Commission a prohibition
for a partisan purpose by a
suppose the question of Or
the front again. While p
presbytery and Synod an<
member of those bodies, b;
side he judges to be right,
on his travels as an execu
time to any other purpose 1
to executive work, he shoul
should be formal requireme
of the Commission. Ever
requirement, however, a i
would have no more oppc
of our causes now have.
4th. It would probably
reflect on the difference bet
in the Church, or rnnrpntro
any ruling body in the Chi
o?*gan by which any one of
its will. He should fight ;
teries of their rights by the
of the Assembly of its righ
sions should be protectee
rights. Presbyteries shoul
rights. So the Synods. ?
no such solidaritv ae r?*r*
courts and makes the Asse
THE PRESBYTERIAI
the manifestation of the life
e follower, by which he too is
le, the works that I do shall
orks than these shall he do;
ther." Modern missions are
se.?-Sunday School Times.
)F "CONSERVATIVE."
om Page 452.)
. making its report of its perjoined
and looking with exleasure
or disapprobation of
ich it had done its work?
d that these servants of the
i able discharge of their dueat
moral and spiritual influild
behoove men in this com:alled
to executive work in
their special opportunities to
ends on which the Church is
But it just as much behooves
erintendents, and so forth, to
n character. No other men
an opportunity for infecting,
on party issues. They go in
e at large. They may plant
would be no more danger
itive Commission than there
It may be expected that a
>e as large with them in the
) another soothing remark.
h arlnnt cn^t-i >., r.? ? ?
UUVII ail i^ACtllllVe
oposed, it would be well for
mservativc or radical friends
id in the Constitution of the
against the use of his office
Commissioner. To be plain,
ganic Union should come to
irivileged to espouse, in his
1 Assembly, when a voting
y all legitimate methods, the
he should be forbidden while
invc umcer 10 prostitute his
than that of his office. Called
d give himself to that. There
;nt of this in the Constitution
i without this constitutional
member of the Commission
irtunity than the secretaries
be helpful to Conservative to
ween centralization of power
tion of power in the hands of
ireh, and a unification of the
these ruling bodies executes
ill despoiling of the Presbyi
AwPtnKlw -II -1 *'
auu tin uespoinng
ts by the Presbyteries. SesI
in all their constitutional
Id be protected in all their
>o the Assembly. We want
;r-rides rights of the lower
:mbly absolute in its author
* OF THE SOUTH.
ity; but may not any one of th
seek the most efficient and leas
instrument for the execution o
charged with ugly centralizatic
Conservative talks of "an eq
lllltinn n( 0/./.I ?! L- *
??wi <.v.vic3iasucai power,
proaching that in the distributic
Church courts. We should be
with that; but the question befi
of instrumentality shall the Ai
the power which it is hers to e:
have the most efficient- the 1110
and harmonious system, or one
ing mild warfare on another par
There are many other things
Conservative. We are, it maj
trying to serve the same Lord,
are zealous for its welfare and
we should like to be riirhted li
has charged we can see no oo
views expressed in the paper
turn.
AN EVANGELISTIC
By. J. Ernest '
"One soweth and another re;
we are in the midst of the rea]
and in the far away places of tli
ing that a million souls may be
Has the minister a definite obj
there often danger of doing our
Beginning and ending a week's
end another? A vnnncr
- y b ull.JIBU
lack of results in his ministry, <
discouraged, I'm not bringing
like." Mr. Moody answered, "M
body to be converted every tin
not every time," said the young
you dont have them then," sai<
may not preach for conversion
haps, but we must have some ol
something. The one object o
church is evangelism. The pi
threefold. It seeks the comfor
Gods people, the reclaiming ol
salvation of the lost. A day ii
than many days while we are w
grow. "He that gathereth in si
ne that sleepeth in harvest is a ?
May I venture to suggest tl
thing for the work of our entire
sion Committee could arrange
ice in each mission church in
the summer months? This cot
Spring meeting of each Presb;
could be conducted for ten da}
pastors of the self-supporting c
bytery pass a resolution instriu
Committee to arrange for such
the pastors to accept the Comm
duct them. A great harvest m
God and the Church, and the m
ing and the Church lending its
will both become more evang
work. Amen.
457
ese courts be allowed to
t expensive Presbyterian
f its will, without being
)n of power?
uitable, scriptural distriWe
ha ve snmptliinrr
ap)n
of power amongst our
careful about tampering
ore us is as to what sort
jsembly use in wielding
cercise. Shall that court
st Biblical, most unified
split up, one part makt?
we should like to say to
?' be taken for granted,
, love the same Church,
honor. If in the wrong,
ut in what Conservative
casion for Mm
LUC
which gave him such a
Thos. C. Johnson.
SUGGESTION,
rhacker.
ipeth." It seems to me
ping time both at home
le earth. Korea is praywon
to Christ this year,
ect in preaching? Isn't
work in a routine way?
work, just to begin and
er, discouraged over the
>aid to Mr. Moody, "I'm
souls to Christ as I'd
an, cio you expect somele
you preach?" "Well,
\ minister. "No wonder
i Mr. Moody. Now we
s in every sermon, perbjective.
we must aim at
if the ministry and the
irpose of evangelism is
ting and consecration of
: the backslider and the
1 harvest is worth more
raiting for the harvest to
immer is a wise son: but
son that causeth shame."
hat it would be a prpat
church if the Home Misfor
an evangelistic serveach
Presbytery during
ild easily be done at the
ytery, and the meetings
/s or two weeks by the
lurches. Let the Pres
-ting the Home Mission
services, ar,d requesting
uttee's invitation to conay
thus be gathered for
inister doing the oreachpastor
for such service
relistic in their general