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May 25, 1910.
the obvious purpose of f
rations of a candidate air
ice by the mission board
member." It is further
ed fair play by his seer
own board."
We shall probably heai
A T7 A TT?T
n r m x r
If one will notice the
of the several Protestan
may be impressed wit
are of Scotch or S
in Methhodist and Epii
pastors in Baptist and Cc
presidents and theologia
sionaries?trace their ori
of cases to Scotch ano
has been the prevailing 1
land since the days of 1
tory as a really civilized
must, therefore, believe 1
Presbyterian order has bt
11ro in oil flio
n* v tv un niv, wvaii^ciuui
that Presb}'terianism has
great leaders who have
tianity and made them tl
against worldliness and
doctrine of sovereign gra
inmost conviction of an
and irreparably enfeeble
and cross-currents of inc<
formalism and decay.
Not only among our o1
of orthodoxy transmitter
Presbyterianism of forn
wherever vigorous types
the source of streams ol
freshing and bold, can be
In the dominion of Ca
men who have been m<
religious character of tha
and have established the
trace their racial origins
tralian barrister of fine
tion, recently told us tl
not the most numerous
his country, they were c
ential.
It is not the Presbytei
character which gives it z
it with the influence whi
that it places cmphasi
placed in our religious 1
pi cm nnwpr and ahniindit
limitations either on the
God to exercise that povvi
behalf of those that tru
church, which He treasur
blood of His Son.
If we mistake not, the
lowship between all tru<
mated on the basis of th
which our church has s
THE PRESBYTERI/
rustrating the missionary aspieady
accepted for foreign servof
which Dr. Fox is himself a
charged that "Dr. Fox offendet
act of contradiction to his
frnni Hr T7r?v of *-? A ~ ~
>/ X^i, X UA ai an tell l\ UcllVT.
IFUL FAITH.
names of prominent ministers
t churches in this country, he
h the large percentage that
>cotch-Irish origin, Bishops
scopal churches; well-known
ngrcgational churches; college
il professors; authors and misgin
in a very large percentage
estry. Now, Presbyterianism
type of religious faith in Scotvnox,
and throughout its hisand
Christianized people. We
:hat the sound doctrine of our
)cn bequeathed in a large measchurches
of this country, and
given to all her sister churches
held them true to vital Chrishe
mighty forces that they are
error. Let the Presbyterian
ce be once eliminated from the
y church, and it is left sadly
d, subject to drifts of opinion
Dnsistency and doubt, and final
vvn people do we see the fruits
d chiefly from the stalwart
ler days in old Scotia, but
of evangelical faith are found
f influence that have been re:
traced to the land of Knox.
innrln tnrlov *-??^ ~
wv/viu^ , HIV 11IV.II auu wuDst
influential in forming the
t hardy and flourishing people,
standards of faith and conduct,
to the same source. An Aiisculture
and Christian convicliat
while Presbyterians were
of Christian denominations in
onceded to be the most influrian
name, nor yet its organic
i place that it holds and endues
ich it wields, but it is the fact
s where emphasis should be
aeliefs?namely, on the soverig
grace of God. It places no
! anility or the willingness of
er for the glory of His name in
st Him, and in behalf of the
es, redeemed with the precious
: increasing cordiality and fele
believers is being consumose
imperishable principles for
tood. The converging of de
lN the south.
nominational lines is toward
marked out in our standards
polity and doctrine of the loyal
ards, of whatever name and in
shall ever be a confederation
names and forms, it must be <
sentials of faith which, under t
ms successors, transformed th
condition of intellectual and m
ity, into a race renowned the w
power, moral integrity and sin
A POSITIVE
Ex-President Roosevelt, in I
ture, emphasized the need foi
principles which he enunciated
self so remarkable an example,
line in life. Especially do the
life. True religion is made up
no less than of "ceasing to do
restore in man the lost image
glorify God and enjoy Him for
ucgdiiuiis, surrenders, giving
plishment of these that there
positive to come in and occii]
"Join the church and quit y
short of tlie ideal. Give up s
is a better statement. The b
co-worker with God. He is cal
to be a beneficiary, but an ac
now lives, while he is crucifie
by the faith of the Son of Go
him. And Christ in him is a
passiveness or inactivity. Oi
Christ as anything but positiv
and did and said.
A practical phase of this life
man devote himself to a bui
around him. Construction is <
tion. It is not easier, however,
ily tear down than set up. It t
Mere power can destroy, and tl
at that. Real ability is show
a better life, an active life, fc
he has repudiated. A poor lift
sorry exchange.
The Waldensians of Italy ha
spirit, as they have retained ap
beginning. Driven by furiou
little Piedmont valleys of Nortl
through the centuries by their r
when that power was broken
* II (^uv V.I Miutlll, LUCdC [Jfupic
aries to their countrymen. N
only sixteen churches in their i
organized over two hundred c
the South of them in Italy and
priests and monks of the bett<
denses last year and others are
of their number, one a convert
holding meetings and deliverin:
try.
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the plain, straight path
and wrought out in the
adherents of these standwhatever
land. If there
of true believers of all
Dn the basis of those eshe
ministry of Knox and
e Scotch people from a
oral weakness and crudorld
over for intellectual
iple faith.
: LIFE.
his recent Sorbonne lec
the positive life. The
, and of which he is himmay
be applied to every
:y apply to the religious
of "learning to do well,"
evil." Its chief end is to
i of God, that man may
ever It is lint a <;prip<; nf
up only, but the accommight
be place for the
3y. Sam Jones' dictum,
our meanness," fell far
?in and take up holiness
eliever is called to be a
led into the kingdom not
:tor. The life which he
d to the world, he lives
d. It is Christ living in
ctivity, positiveness, not
ne can not conceive of
e in everything He was
of positiveness is that a
ilding up of everything
;ver better than destrucOne
can far more readakes
genius to construct.
ie lowest order of power
n when one substitutes
>r the poorer one which
; turned into no life is a
vc retained the apostolic
ostolic doctrine from the
s persecutions into the
lern Italy, and held there
nerciless-foe, the Papacy,
and Italy became a free
became active missionow,
although they have
native valleys, they have
tllirrlipc at -trl rtiiccinnc +/-*.
^ ....M.V11S WW ?70^
Sicily. Fourteen Italian
;r class joined the Wal- ^
under instruction. Two Y. Q
ed Jesuit, are at present Ot> ^
? addresses in this coun<K