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yielded to this are in danger of perish­ NOVEMBER 30 ing. 0, repent and seek forgiveness. I JOHN 5:1-8 (2) The day of grace is yet with us. . Not only is love for God shown by , NOVEMBER 25 love for the brethren, but love for the brethren is shown by steadfastness to JAMES 4 (8) There are, in each of us, inward the commandments of God. Love for Redemption Thoughts wars due to the lusts of the heart. God promotes zeal for the truth. Zeal Likewise we find outward contention for the truth will fructify in such a NOVEMBER 20 due to the lust of envy. How may we love for the brethren as will seek to ' JER. 4:1-14 (3b) come to the peace of God? Humble preserve them in the truth. May God EATED at my typewriter, I hear yourselves, submit and draw nigh to grant us this single motive in all our S the noise of tractors in my ears. God; cleanse your hands and heart; actions. Farmers around are breaking up the put a curb upon your speech. God will DECEMBER 1 fallow ground preparatory to planting abide by His promise to draw nigh seed. So God's prophet calls upon the I JOHN 5:9-21 (10) and lift up those who come to Him. It is given to the children of God, hard-hearted to be converted. Three NOVEMBER 26 not only to render an outward evi­ different figures in this brief lesson call MATT. 7:15-29 (20) dence of their redeemed state but to for us to prepare our hearts for the Redemption brings about a radical enjoy an inward conviction or assur­ message of God. change in the heart of man. As there ance. The Holy Spirit, indwelling, is NOVEMBER 21 is a noticeable distinction between the God's seal to our salvation. If the Holy EZEK. 33:1-16 (11) taste of a cultivated and wild grape Spirit abides within and has control of The command of God comes with so there is a difference in the works of our lives, there is no fear from within, the same force today as it did in the a regenerate and unregenerate man. nor conflict without, that shall cause time of Ezekiel the prophet. Wicked Are you bringing forth works of right­ us to despair of His redemption. men are to heed the gospel call and eousness? DECEMBER 2 turn from the doom that awaits them. NOVEMBER 27 JOHN 14:1-14 (2) Who can resist the persuasive tones JOHN 8:39-49 (47) of God as He urges men to repent? What calm possesses our hearts One of the fruits of repentance is when we contemplate the heavenly very evidently hearing and heeding NOVEMBER 22 home Jesus is preparing for us. Heaven God's word. It is apparent that he JOEL 2:1-14 (13) is here termed "my Father's house." A flaming picture of desolation, de­ who does not receive the word of God What more appealing designation struction and condemnation is fol­ is not of God. Does this bold state­ could be given? Think of your own lowed by a glowing portrayal of the ment cut with a convicting pain into father's house, then add to it all the gracious mercy of God. Men every­ your own heart? No longer resist the love and glory of God and your heart where are urged to turn to God and pleadings of the Spirit in regard to will be filled to the bursting point. be converted lest they should taste of those sins which you bind so fondly the terror prepared for those who op­ to your heart! DECEMBER 3 pose the Almighty. Surely the kind­ NOVEMBER 28 II PET. 3 (13) ness of God manifested in His con­ PSALM 67 (5) Heaven, unto which Christ has re­ stant, watchful care is an incentive to This is a day of praise and thanks­ deemed us, is a place of righteousness. trust in Him. giving. Let us not be careless about It is free from all unrighteousness. All who dwell therein will be perfect in NOVEMBER 23 this day. Take time to consider the righteousness. The galling contacts ACTS 3:11-26 (19) many blessings God has bestowed. Consider the future with its clouds with sin will be forever done away. l In the courage of the Holy Spirit Peter told the story of the crucifixion, and brighter gleams. Set your mind Men's hearts will revel in righteous­ 1 in spite of the guilty and angry reac­ upon the eternal bliss awaiting the ness rather than in sin. Heaven is truly tion of the multitude. In the grace of saints of God. Then render unto God our home! the Holy Spirit he urged upon them the calves of your lips, the sacrifice of thanksgiving. DECEMBER 4 repentance, reminding them that God REV. 14:13-20 (13) proffers showers of refreshing to those NOVEMBER 29 That future place into which we who tum to Him through faith in JOHN 13:31-38 (35) shall be ushered shall be a place of Christ. There are undeniable signs by which rest. Rest appeals to the laboring man. NOVEMBER 24 Christians may be identified. Those It speaks of reviving and refreshment ACTS 8:18-25 (22) who have tasted of God's love and are of spirit. So the rest prepared for the Did you ever realize that it is dis­ born again are a distinct people. Their saints will be a comfort and relief from tinctly wicked to think that money or trade mark is not some emblasoned the spiritual labor and conflict that any personal merit can suffice to buy coat-of-arms. Love one for another every born again one endures now. the gift of God? Simon and King Saul makes them stand out from all un­ are not the only culprits. All who have regenerate. -HENRY D. PHILLIPS

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(Continued from the July 10 issue) the foxhole. It had uprooted a large haven't got a leg of Biblical ground to cocoanut tree, weighing thousands of stand on. It is why many of us, genu­ HERE was another prayer they pounds, torn part of it to shreds, and ine believers in the Lord Jesus Christ, T often prayed-they thanked God thrown it more than fifty yards from having been born again of His Holy in the words of Scripture that He was whereit had been growing. It knocked Spirit,' have donned uniforms, taken their Helper: therefore could they. down another tree some forty yards up the arms of war, and gone out boldly say they feared not what man away from where it struck. Those actually to kill men. We have. been can do unto them. I well remember things had power! . OBEYING the Sixth Commandment the last close and dangerous bombing -not breaking it. We should have we experienced. The moon had risen Were We Tempting God? been breaking it by refusing to per­ early, and we were again in the final There are those who would say we form such military duties as were laid moments of our meeting. Just before were tempting God in remaining upon us. I began my closing prayer, the alarms calmly at our prayers instead of seek­ On the other hand, it is definitely began to sound from camps all over ing shelter immediately when the unchristian and disobedient to God to . the island-enough to frighten any­ alarm was sounded. Or, at least, some fear anyone or anything, any time, any­ one, ordinarily. Only one man moved might say our attitude was one of pre­ where-except God Himself, of course. -Jack, as usual, got up and left for sumption rather than of trust. Since I This is easily proven by abundant the nearest foxhole. Then suddenly we have raised the question, l must dis­ teaching from the Word of God. As heard the whirring enemy motors fairly cuss it as briefly, but as clearly as a starter in support of my position, close and apparently heading our way possible. how about Provo 29:25? "The fear of from the direction of Henderson Field. I grant that circumstances may alter man bringeth a snare: but whoso We heard, almost unconsciously, the cases, and, as a matter of fact, I have putteth his trust in the Lord shan be first bomb swish down and explode. admitted freely that on several occa­ safe." Or Isa. 51n z, "I, even I, am Then the second-much closer and sions, when by common consent our He that comforteth you: who art thou, louder. The third seemed almost on collective senses indicated that the that thou shouldest be afraid of a man top of us and shook us slightly. All bombs were practicaIIy on top of us, that shall die, and of the son of man this time I had continued praying as we unanimously dropped prone to the which shall be made as grass?" though nothing was happening except deck. This does not seem at all incon­ If you disagree with me, I warn you the interruptions necessitated by that sistent to me. It is like warding off a never to repeat the Twenty-third Psalm annoying racket! sudden blow, expected or otherwise, again, or presume to find comfort in The fourth bomb, as it descended, that you perceive to be coming your it, for you will be lying, and charging sounded as if it must surely land right way at close range, but at all other God with a lie when you get to the on my tent, so everyone of us simply times remaining unworried and un­ verse, "I will fear no evil, for Thou art dropped prone on the deck to avoid ruffled by what danger or evil may with me." But I shall clinch my Scrip­ any flying fragments. The earth shook, come your way from some unseen, dis­ tural argument with several related as by an earthquake, when the bomb tant source. verses from the Psalmsand the Epistle exploded, but we could not even hear It is not faithless nor unchristian to to the Hebrews, and, finally, with the any fragments flying-only the usual protect yourself when you come to word of the Lord Jesus Himself. great silence except for the drone of actual grips with an enemy. The Sixth the enemy plane-and no more bombs. Commandment requires us to take all The Bible and Fear We resumed our attitude of worship necessarymeans for the preservation of Psalm 27= 1-3 says, "The Lord is my and I finished my prayer, after which our lives and the lives of others, and light and my salvation; whom shall I we all went outside to see what was the Lord Jesus seems clearly to indi­ fear? The Lord is the strength of my going on. cate lawful resistance to attempted life; of whom shall I be afraid? When We had been deceived by the fact physical and material harm when He the wicked, even mine enemies and that the enemy had used 5oo-pound says, "If the goodman of the house my foes, came upon me to eat up my .bombs instead of the usual i oo-pound­ had known what hour the thief would flesh, they stumbled and fell. Though ers, so their sound had made them come, he would have watched, and an host should encamp against me, my seem much nearer than they actually not have suffered his house to he heart shall not fear:' though war were. We learned the next day that broken through." (Luke 12: 39') This, should rise against me, in this will I the first one had struck a foxhole right with other excellent Scriptural argu­ be confident." The entire Psalrr; is in the Naval Base camp four miles ments, is why the so-called "pacifists" relevant, but note that David is speak­ distant and killed five or six men-in and conscientious objecters of our day ing of physical fear-what his physical 388 THE PRESBYTERIAN GUARDIAN

enemies might seek to do against his themselves or to others. In a certain flesh. I remember one of my finest Christian respect, I suppose, this may be true friends from another Seabee battalion, .The whole 56th Psalm is taken up for the "natural" man." It is "natural" a Christian Reformed boy named Clar­ with the same theme, but notice verse , ~o~ ~an to ~~ .afrai~ of danger, just as ence Werkema, telling me how. terri­ four especially, "In God I will praise It IS natural for him to sin-because bly ashamed he was of their Chaplain, His Word, in God I have put my fallen man has a sinful, fearful nature. a Protestant, on a certain occasion. trust; I will not fear what flesh can do Yet Christ Himself speaks of an un­ One Army Roman Catholic Chaplain unto me." Likewise Psalm 118 and just judge who feared neither God nor was known for spending most of his particularly verse 6, "The Lord 'is on man, although perhaps he was using time in fox-holes, night or day, alarm my side; I will not fear: what can man "fear" in the sense of lack of honor or or no alarm, and constantly figuring do unto me?" Hebrews 13: 5b-6 is respect. And I must confess that I out faster and better ways for reaching the New Testament summation of the have known several men who were un­ a shelter if he ever happened to be true believer's attitude in the face of doubtedly unbelievers who seemingly caught outside of one in an emer- all danger or evil, physical or other­ had no fear of danger, or any enemy gency. \ wise-"He hath said, I will never leave whatsoever. I shall tell you about one One further point, regarding this thee, nor forsake thee. So that we may of them later, who accepted Christ. matter of "tempting God." When boldly say, The Lord is my helper, and But these men really enjoyed fighting that was first raised by someone on I will not fear what man shall do unto and thrived on danger. They not only Cuadalcanal, I began to search the me." willingly faced it, but eagerly antici­ Word of God on the subject to see What could be' plainer or more in­ pated it, and unceasingly sought it. just where I stood. I discovered that sistent than the words of Christ in I will not argue with the modern the children of Israel were reproached ' Luke 12:4-5? "And I say unto you my psychologist on that point, however. over and over by God for tempting friends, Be not afraid of them that But I have attempted to argue the Him in the wilderness by asking, "Can kill the body, and after that have no point that it is possible for a true God furnish a table in the wilderness?" more that they can do. But I will Christian to be absolutely unafraid in There is your simple explanation, right forewarn you whom ye shall fear: Fear any circumstance. It is almost funny from the Bible, of what tempting God Him, which after He hath killed hath to hear their.learned technical expla­ really is. It is to ask, "Can God?" with power to cast into hell; yea, I say unto nations, especially when they try to be the slightest attitude or inference of you, Fear Him." Truly, beloved, so patient and respectful after my tell­ doubt involved that God can. "There is no fear in love; but perfect ing them I have had the experience Thus it would have been, utterly love casteth out fear: because fear hath myself. But it is as much over their sinful for us to have entertained in our torment. He that feareth is not made unregenerate heads as the saving gos­ minds or hearts, consciously or uncon­ perfect in love." (I John 4:18.) pel of the Lord Jesus itself, being a sciously, such a question as "Can God For further study of this question, part of that gospel. For "the natural really protect us from danger or our I recommend to the earnest, sincere, man receiveth not the things of the enemies, if He wants to?" Or "Can openminded Bible-searcher that with Spirit of God: for they are foolishness God really take care of us, and keep the help of an exhaustive concordance unto him: neither can he know them. us safe, or in perfect peace, in any cir­ he look up every sin~leuse of the because they are Spiritually discerned." cumstance whatsoever, whether He word "fear" in the Bible, whether used (I Cor. 2:14.) sovereignly ordains good or ill for us?" as a noun or a verb, and he will find Or, in other words, "Can God actu­ the evidence overwhelming and incon­ Proof from Experience ally keep His word and promise after trovertible. There is only one verse I Such a pragmatic test is part of the all?" Take it from me, my friends, He know of that might seem to pose a proof of the pudding, however-it can, He will, and He does! Abun­ question. We are commanded in Provo really works. Vonn Hoffman's experi­ dantly, and over and over .and over 24:21 to fear. the Lord and the king. ence and my own tally with that of again. Accepting the "king" as a merely hu­ unknown numbers of simple, humble Ask the three friends of Daniel as man ruler, .this verse is infallibly in­ Christians in this past war, and in they stand before the "omnipotent terpreted for us in the NewTestament, every other war or danger where many king, wicked Nebuchadnezzar, plead­ where we read in I Peter 2:17, "Fear believers have been involved. Inciden­ ing their cause for refusing to bow God. Honor the king." Indeed, this tally, I personally knew of five Army before his image. "Ifit be so, our God likewise gives us a Scriptural interpre­ or Navy Chaplains on GuadaIcanal whom we serve is able to (can) deliver tation of the sense in which, largely, who "cracked up" mentally and were us from the burning fiery furnace, and the believer fears God. It is the fear of sent out of the combat zone as psycho­ He wiIIdeliver us out of thine hand, honor, of due respect and reverence. neuropathic cases. Three were Roman o king. But if not, be it known unto Thus also children are to reverence, or Catholic and two were Protestants. thee, 0 king, that we will not serve fear, their parents. Every one of them was famous as a thy gods, nor worship the golden I have spent time and space on this "fox-hole fiend." That is, they were image which thou hast set up." (Dan. subiect partly because it became the the first to dive for a fox-hole at the 3:17-18.) fashion in this war to tell our fi~hting slightest alarm, usually with the most Where is any fear in those words, men that fear was a good, healthy and disgraceful and undisguised exhibition yet where could you find a circum­ perfectly normal reaction in the face of mortal terror in their every expres stance to cause the human spirit to of the enemy, and not to be ashamed sion and action. They were the laugh­ shrink more in terror? Calvary? Yes, of it in admitting their fear (in the ing-stock of everyone and an ignomini­ but you will search' in vain for one sense of dread or terror) either to ous reproach to the name of Christ. (See "Wade," page 314) 1946 THE PRESBYTERIAN GUARDIAN 309 Uharge to Professor Young By the REV. JOHN J. DeWAARD Pastor of the Memorial Orthodox Presbyterian Church, Roehester, N. Y.

DR. YOUNG: On Friday evening, October 18th, to cover the whole. You will be usirig It is with joy and great hope that in the auditorium at Westminster your hours and spending your energy we are installing you as Professor of Theological Seminary, the Rev. Ed­ in the study of the Old Testament. Old Testament. We want to con­ ward J. Young, Th.M., Ph.D., was Since the truth is one you will need gratulate you. It is a difficult work inaugurated as Professor of Old Testa­ the help of every other member on to which you have been called, but ment in the Seminary. Weare happy the faculty, and every member of the it is also a high honor to be a pro­ to be able to publish the Charge faculty will need the fruit of your fessor of Westminster Theological which was delivered to Dr. Young by labors in your department. During Seminary. You are not the first scholar Mi. DeWaard, a member of the Board the summer I was watching a 'ball to whom has been given the privilege of Trustees of the Seminary. game. .In his quite understandable of teaching the Old Testament in this eagerness to win the game, for which school. Oswald T. Allis, a scholar and we loved him, the pitcher ran out of staunch defender of the Reformed his box to catch a fly in the infield. Faith, and Robert Dick Wilson, as ous as Paul, and he was still a young He collided with the infielder. The scholarly as he was devout, are your man, too. But it is not so much the pitcher would have. done better if he immediate predecessors. It will not consideration of these facts which had remained in his box. Of course I be a surprise to anyone who knows deeply moves the heart of the Apostle. do not mean that you should not give the history of our school if I say that It was much more the greatness of assistance to your colleagues when op­ Joseph Addison Alexander and Wil­ the trust which was committed to portunity presents itself even in their liam Henry Green are two of the Timothy and the dangers to that own departments, and much less that famous men who have occupied this trust which could not be avoided. you should be unconcerned about chair in this Seminary. A man does not Where could we find words more what is being done by your colleagues. change when he changes his name. suitable to the present occasion. If the Bible is one truth it would be A Seminary remaining faithful to the I charge you then that you be faith­ sinful to take an attitude of indiffer­ principles of truth upon which it was ful to the trust which has been com­ ence, feeling that you had done your founded, does not become something mitted to you. The trust is the good full duty when you discharged the else, when its name and location is news concerning the Lord Jesus obligation of that particular trust com­ changed. We have the right, the Christ; it is the whole counsel of mittedto you. Still it remains true privilege and the duty to claim as our God revealed in the Scripture; it is the that your work is in your department. fathers Joseph Addison Alexander and Word of God. The Holy Scripture You will be making the best contribu­ . William Henry Green, men who with cannot be divided into separate and tion to the understanding of the devotion to the Reformed Faith laid unrelated parts, one of which is now whole Word, if with all the talents the foundation of Old Testament committed to your trust. The Word God has given you, you do your work scholarship for this Seminary. Upon of God is an organism. It is like a in your field. that foundation you are called to tree. Its roots are in the being of If the trust which has been com­ build. Your ability, your devotion to God Himself; its trunk is the Old mited to you is the whole Word, or the same principles, give us great Testament; its branches and its fruit, more particularly the revelation. given' hope, which is the cause of our joy. under which the nations of the world in the Old Testament, it must also It is no easy thing to give a charge may find rest and food when they be remembered that it is a living to a professor who is entering upon cease rebelling against the Son, are Word given by inspiration of the so rich a heritage. It would be diffi­ the New Testament. It is a living Holy Spirit. Therefore it is the Holy cult to find words that adequately Word of God, each part of it de­ Spirit only who can open the eyes to express what must needs be said. It riving its meaning and vitality from see the truth and prepare the heart to would be more than difficult if we every other part. The whole Word receive it. The Bible must be studied did not have the help of an inspired teaches us what we are to believe from the supernatural point of view, Apostle. The strong and moving concerning God and what duty He which is possible only for those who words of Paul to Timothy are ap­ requires of us. It cannot be too em­ have been operated upon by the super­ propriate and they are adequate. "0 phatically said that this is the great natural power of the Holy Spirit. "In Timothy, keep that which is com­ trust which is committed to you. Thy light do we see light." From mitted to -thy trust, avoiding profane More particularly the trust which every other point of view the Scrip­ and vain babblings and the opposi­ has been committed to you is the truth ture must be considered as an ordinary tionof science falsely so called; which of God revealed in the Old Testament. book from which its chief character­ some professing have erred concerning So rich, so varied is the whole or­ istic has been removed. the faith." These are not cold words ganism of truth that we must for What I am endeavoring to say has like an equation in mathematics. Paul purposes of study isolate parts of it. been so much more beautifully said was deeply moved. Timothy was not No _one man can do it all; no one by one of your predecessors, that I as strong in the faith and as courage- man has received talents sufficient may quote the passage. "It is not "-, -'-'''''''''''1 ;' ~ " ,~~ 310 THE PRESBYTERIAN GlJARDIAN Nove.....er 10 'i; 't'-l' ·Yi strange, then, that in the revival of There are "profane and vain bah­ ceived and many saints often are de­ letters, when the stores of ancient blings," and there are "oppositions of ceived by these striking similarities. ,,if learmng were thrown open' to the ,1 knowledge falsely so-called." It is not, But there was an essential difference. ',,-, ", gaze or the modern world, and men for our present purpose, of great im­ For the rod of Aaron swallowed up }! sat deugnted berore the master pieces portance to deterrnme just what Paul the rods of the magicians. To expose of Greece and Rome and the Orient, nad in mind when he spoke of "vain these similarities, in which the power they should be charmed likewise by babblings" and "oppositions of knowl­ of truth is not found, will require the fascination of Hebrew literature. edge taisely so called." In the history great scholarship and the powers of Scholars were drawn with equal relish at the truth struggling with falsehood, discernment developed by the work to the songs of Horace, of Pmdar, and "vain babblings" and "the oppositions of the Holy Spirit through the Word of David, they hstened .aamumglY of knowledge ralsely so called" are not in your own heart. alike to the eloquent and burnmg always identical. it is a very large There is another difficulty in this words of Cicero, Demosthenes ana famuy WIth numerous children. vf unavoidable conflict which you will Isaian. The 'Hlble was scanned WIth one of these cmldren Paul IS speak­ sometimes meet. It is better called a avunty as the extant body or israel's ing. The tamily is, of course, Closely temptation which must be resisted literarure.e-just that and notrnng related. While not identical, all mem­ and conquered. It will always be com­ more. it was a most engaging study. bers of this large tamuy have many paratively easy to take up the weapons It was expounded and inusuared and characteristics 1Il common. Ail knowi­ of the Christian warfare against a commented on rrom proressors chairs edge WhICh is not based upon and Bishop Colenso, who is not a member and m numerous VOlumes, precisely permeated by the truth Goa has re­ of your own church, who may not as the works or historians, poets, pm­ vealed m HIS Word is notmng less even be a citizen of your country. It is losopners and orators ot otner lands. than vain babbling and IS knowreuge much more difficult to be faithful to Hut, WIth all the adnuration that was falsely so called. .rnere is one trurn your solemn duty when the truth of bestoweo upon It, the umque char­ over against wnich stands tarsehood, God is attacked by one of your broth­ acter ot Its claim was lost signt of. there IS one Iight and over against ers living with you in the same family, Its inspiration and divine aurnority it darkness wnicn does not compre­ professing the same faith. I am not did not enter into account. The un­ hend the light and tneretore seeks to suggesting that the fight against a mediate VOIce and hand ot God, which destroy it. man teaching falsehood, living far rule III the Whole, were overlooked. It will not be possible to avoid the away, is not your duty. It most cer­ "It is easy to see how the stuay of conflict between hght and darkness tainly is and the service you render the Bible thus pursued, would neces­ save at the high cost of compromise, the Church of Christ in so doing is sarily be warped. Treated as a purely which is but a sott word for surrender, great. But I am trying to point out human product, it must be reduced to "Open the door even a crack to the temptation which comes to those the level of that which It was esteemed admit" falsehood, and "all is at the who love the saints. The saints may to be. The supernatural must be mercy of what there is no means of be caught in a serious error. Then eliminated from it, since it was re­ controlling; and nothing can prevent the bond of brotherhood should make garded as the resultant of purely hu­ the door being flung open as wide as you the more eager to bring the power man forces. And stripped of the super­ the hinges will allow." As you surely of God's truth to bear on that error, natural, the Bible becomes a totally will have felt, I am not the author of till it is conquered and cast out. But different book." this last sentence. Thus one of your with care and much prayer you will The Bible is unique. It is not "the predecessors spoke in referring to one have to use the sword of the Spirit resultant of purely human forces," of these vain babblings which in other which is the Word of God, lest you though this is much more widely circles is known by the much less wound those who should not be preached and believed in our day descriptive term of higher Criticism. wounded. than it was when William Henry The sacredness of the trust which has It will often be necessary as you Green used his wonderful talents in been committed to you, as well as the enter this conflict manfully and cou­ studying and defending it. Now is glory and majesty of Him who com­ rageously to use sharp words A soldier not the time to give the reasons for mitted this trust to you, point to the does not go into battle with silk gloves. the faith we have received-it will be narrow way where stands the saint and It certainly cannot be said that Paul no small part of your work to give us soldier of God in the midst of the used soft, gentle words which give no a deeper insight into these reasons. conflict refusing to compromise. offence, when he used the terms "pro­ God's Word is God's Word, and it Great discernment will always be fane and vain babblings, opposition of is by the grace and power of God that necessary. Similarities tend to deceive. knowledge falsely so called." These we know it to be so. How great then Satan often appears in the form of an are sharp words. They are hard words is the trust which has been committed angel of light. Two men may appear which come from the heart of the to your care. Thinking of the sacred­ to be saying the same, thing and yet same Apostle who wrote the great ness and the greatness of this trust it is not the same thing at all. When hymn of love. And he was not slipping it is not possible to give this charge Moses and Aaron went in to Pharaoh, nor did he in his excitement lose without deep emotions, which also Aaron cast down his rod before the control of himself for a moment. constrain us to pray earnestly for you king and behold, it became a serpent. It is love for the Lord Jesus and for always. Then the wise men, the sorcerers and those who, professing falsehood, are I charge you also to be ever zealous the magicians of Egypt also cast down erring concerning the faith, that makes in the defence of that truth which their rods and these became serpents. his words so hard. It is difficult for, has been committed to your care. The saints might well, have been de- (See "DeWaard," page 318) 1948 J THE PRESBYTERIAN GUARDIAN all

share these with him, and that her THE PRESBYTERIAN GUARDIAN '!he %li/timL- immense talents are being used in the knows of no principle of civil ad­ GU A8 DI A N service of the Church. ministration which needs to be more jealously guarded than that of the 1505 Race Street, Philadelphia 2, Pa. * * * The GUARDIAN has delightful news preservation of religious liberty. Any to present in that it can now inform and every Church must be zealously EDITORS its readers that the Rev. Leslie W. safeguarded by the state in its rights Ned B. Stonehouse Sloat has agreed to assume the full of complete freedom of worship, of Paul Woolley duties of Managing Editor beginning religious propaganda and of individual with the issue of November 25, 1946. conduct in accord with the moral ADVISORY COUNCIL Mr. Sloat is well-known to our principles of the Church, so long as Robert L. Atwell readers for he served most helpfully pubhc safety is not endangered. John P. Clelland and generously for many years as a A Church, however,. is not a politi­ Leslie A. Dnnn member of the Editorial Council. cal body. It cannot claim any rights John Patton Galbraith When the new Advisory Council was for its members beyond those of any Edward L Kello., formed, Mr. Sloat's residence was in other citizens, if and when it chooses Illinois, and he could not be included to play politics. Church members have if the Council was to function effec­ political duties, but in performing tively. We are most happy that his them they cannot invoke the protec­ Changes in Our Staff return to the vicinity of Philadelphia tion of the principle of religious lib­ makes him available again for our in­ erty. Their liberties are then on a HE Committee on Home Mis­ vitation, which he has graciously ac­ civil basis. The widest possible civil T sions and Church Extension of cepted. In the meantime, due to the liberty is to be granted, but a Roman­ The Orthodox Presbyterian Church illness of Mr. Clowney, Mr. Sloat has ist has not more, and no less, right to has announced that the Rev. Edmund assisted in the preparation of the it than a communist. P. Clowney has been appointed to GUARDIAN'S two previous issues and Here is where the shoe pinches in serve under its auspices in the Chicago the current number. this partciular case. The Roman area: The Editors of,THE PRESBY­ Mr. Sloat is a graduate of Princeton Church is trying to claim particular TERIAN GUARDIAN deeply regret that University and of Westminster Theo­ political privileges for Archbishop he has in consequence indicated his logical Seminary. He has pursued post­ Stepinac because he is an archbishop. inability to continue as Managing Edi­ graduate studies at Westminster and And those who echo the Roman tor of the GUARDIAN. Mr. Clowney's at the University of Chicago and is Church's protests are only doing the services in this connection have been currently engaged in research dealing same thing. Why should archbishops invaluable, and we are most loath to particularly with Charles Hodge. We be able to perform political acts that see him leave Philadelphia. The post look forward to the strengthening and are forbidden to other people? did not occupy Mr. Clowney's full enrichment of the GUARDIAN'S tradi­ That the Archbishop was engaged time and his original plans for the use tion and service under his direction. in political activity admits of little of the balance of his energies have doubt. There was plenty of evidence not proved capable of fulfillment. The to that effect offered at the trial, but call of the parish ministry has proved evidence offered in communist courts irresistible to him, and he goes to his The Stepinac Case needs to be taken, not with a pinch labors in Chicago with our prayers of salt but, with the whole salt cellar for his greatest prosperity. We are HERE has been a well-nigh un­ full. There are other reasons for affirm­ delighted to announce that his con­ T animous outcry in the American ing Stepinac's political activity. The nection with.the GUARDIAN will not press in recent weeks deploring the Serbian Eastern Orthodox Church in cease, however, as he has agreed to con­ arrest, trial and sentencing to prison Yugoslavia has officially issued a book duct the GUARDIAN'S Young People's of Archbishop Aloysius Stepinac of entitled Martydom of the Serbs. In page, beginning with the first issue Yugoslavia. Not only has "the press it are set forth as clearly as anywhere, of 1947. . . been heard from, but a spokesman for though there are other sources avail­ During the months since July Mr. the State Department in Washington able also, the facts concerning the Clowney's health has been most pre­ has added his voice to the tumult and active collaboration of the Roman carious, and we bespeak for him an shouting. As a sort of anticlimax priesthood with the Ustashi terrorists interest in the prayers of all our within.the last few days, the Meth­ in massacring Serbs. Catholic priests readers. odist ministers of Philadelphia have urged the slaughter of Serbs and We regret that increasing duties put themselves on record to the same promised to absolve those who took in her Cincinnati household have led effect. part in the work, for it was in the Mrs. Charles H. Ellis to lay down When dealing with a conflict be­ interest of the Roman Church. Finally her guiding pen for youth. Her pioneer tween communism on the one band even Roman Catholic laymen pro­ work in developing the GUARDIAN'S and the Roman Catholic Church on tested. Here is part of a letter written Youth Page has been a service ap­ the other, it is wise to try and secure to Archbishop Stepinac by a Roman preciated wherever the paper is read. the facts before jumping hastily to Catholic, Prvislav Grizogno, at one There are happy reports ,of the prog­ conclusions. Neither side, unfortu­ time a Yugoslav cabinet minister: ress of Mr. Ellis' labors in Cincinnati, .nately, has an unsullied reputation for "In all these unprecedented crimes, and we are glad that Mrs. Ellis can straightforwardness. worse than pagan, our Catholic 312 THE PRESBYTERIAN GUARDIAN NovemJJer 10

Church has also participated in two lives and property, recommending the tempts were made to find a suitable ways. First, a large number of priests, Catholic faith to them. . . . In our building that might be purchased; and clerics, friars, and organized Catholic country not one Bishop has decried this unsettled condition was not con­ youth actively participated in all.these the fate of the innocent Christian ducive to progress. crimes, but, more terrible, even Cath­ Serbs who have suffered more than Finally the group moved again into olic priests became camp commanders the Jews inGermany." Norristown to meet in a room rented and, as such, ordered or tolerated the True, these political crimes were from a woman who operates a kinder­ horrible tortures, murders, and mas­ carried out for religious motives. They garten and a Bible Club for children sacres of a baptized people. One Cath­ were part of an attempt forcibly to during the week. Here the church has olic priest slit the throat of an Ortho­ convert the population to Romanism. been meeting ever since. It is a pleas­ dox Serbian priest. None of this could But religious liberty does not throw ant meeting place, in a good location have been done without the permis­ any sanction over the use of force in on Swede Street. sion of their Bishops, and, since it disrupting the public safety. New problems arose about this was done, they should have been Archbishop Stepinac was clearly time, however. No more financial aid brought to the ecclesiastical court and guilty of collaborating with a political was available from the Missions com­ unfrocked. Since this did not happen, terrorist group, the Ustashi, allied with mittee, and the work was without a then obviously the Bishops gave their the Nazis, in the interest of forcibly minister. Students from Westminster consent, by acquiessence at least. converting a population to Romanism Seminary conducted the services. But "Friars and nuns carried 'Ustashi' under the threat of murder. It is the since no one supplied the pulpit regu­ knives In one hand and a cross and a height of folly to condemn a prison larly, the arrangement was not fruit­ prayer-bookin the other. The province sentence for such a man in the name ful. One of the students finally ac­ of Srem is covered with the leaflets of religious libertyI Archbishop Step­ cepted a regular assignment to of Bishop Akshamovich, which were inac, doubtless out of most sincere conduct a serviceon Sunday mornings, printed in his own print shop at conviction, is one of the world's and this he did for about a year. When Djakovo. He calls upon the Serbs, greatest enemies of religious liberty. he graduated from seminary another through these leaflets, to save their Let's think straight. student was asked to carryon. About this time the Elder began to express the desire to attempt a . Sunday School work again, but there Norristown ~hureh was only one child with which to begin. The student pastor decided to Moves to New Location ~o some visiting in the neighborhood 10 an attempt to bring in others. His Unused Methodist Building efforts were without success until one Made Available for Services By HENRY TAVARES day, while going from door to door, WestmiD8ter Student Serving as Pnlpit Supply he came to an old dilapidated house which seemed out of place in its sur­ HE st~ries of the di~culties faced it necessary to engage in labors else­ roundings. Its appearance tempted . T-by vanous congregations of The where, and the work began to make him to ignore it, but it occurred to Orthodox Presbyterian Church are fa­ progress, The advance was slow. him that that might not be the thing miliar to most of the readers of THE People did not crowd the services. to do at all. A knock at the door was PRESBYTERIAN GUARDIAN. It is al­ Yet in the course of about two years answered by a young woman who ap­ ways a matter of rejoicing when future the membership grew to more than peared to be in rather poor circum­ prospects in any given case begin to twice its original size, and a Sunday stances. Her husband was in the brighten up somewhat. The following School was doing fairly well. When a armed forces, and she was alone with brief story of the experiences of the small group of Negro children ap­ five children aged from one to six. Norristown Church is another record proached the elder with a request for She had been thinking of sending the of patient endurance amidst many a class, a work was begun also for children to some Sunday School, but hardships, with at last a brighter pros­ them. had not yet decided which, and was pect rewarding the faithfulness of the But this good start soon met with quite willing to have someone from little congregation. a reversal which put the work back to the church call for them. With a The Church was organized on July just about where it had been at the little handful of children and the 12, 1936, by a group of eleven people beginning. Something went wrong, adults, the Sunday School was started. who followed their minister out of and the group lost many of those that A Bulletin also was undertaken con­ the U.S.A. Presbyterian Church in had been added. For some years noth­ taining the order of service,announce­ Bridgeport, Pennsylvania, when the ing very much seems to have been ments, a verse of Scripture, and a influence of Modernism in that de­ accomplished in the way of building brief message. This seemed to be ap­ nomination forced him to resign. They up the work. Two other ministers at­ preciated by the congregation, and it began holding meetings in a home, tempted to carry on with help from . became useful in the work. of visita­ and then rented Odd Fellows' Hall the Home Missions committee, but tion. It had to be discontinued, how­ in Norristown. without much visible success. For a ever, when a mimeograph machine With financial aid from the Home time it became necessary to meet in ceased to be available for the pur­ Missions committee they called an­ the minister's home on the outskirts pose of printing it. other minister when the first one felt of Norristown, while unsuccessful at- The group gradually began to in- THE PRESBYTERIAN GUA·RDIAN

crease as prayerful effort was made to of people throughout the country. who Lord. Perhaps others in the deno ina­ expand, and almost every Communion are struggling to maintain a sound . tion will regard it a worthwhile nter­ service of late has seen additions to testimony for Him Who loves them prise to share more definitely i. the the church: At the last Communion and bought them with His own pre­ efforts of such small groups by jo ning service a family of five was baptized. cious blood. Surely they have not with them in the ministry of rayer About this time an opportunity to labored in vain, though they have for their success, to the glory of ~God hold evening services at Center Square little to show for their faithfulness, and the praise of our Lord ~esus nearby appeared. When efforts were for our labor is not in vain in the Christ. I made to secure the use of the Fire Hall in that area, the trustees seemed . in favor of renting, until the ministers in the community opposed the idea. The Life of Jesus ~hrist This was disappointing, because there was evidence of interest on the part By the REV. LESUE W. SL~AT of some in the neighborhood in the proposed services. LESSON 14 varying degree. According to J'esus' Further investigation revealed the own interpretation, the seed repr sents fact that there was an old Methodist Teaching in Parables the Word of the Gospel, and th vari­ church in the neighborhood of a new SCRIPTURE: Matthew 8:18-34; 13: ous kinds of ground the varyin~con.­ building development near Center 1-53; Mark 4:1-5:2 0 ; Luke 8:4-40; dition of human hearts. In additi n to Square. This old building was not 13:18-2 1. teaching th,at the differing resul that being used, and the trustees were URING this period of our Lord's come from preaching the Gosp I are very willing to rent it for services. A D ministry, He began a method of in part due to the differing cond tions lease was signed for twenty-five years teaching which appears to have been of the hearts of those who heart and at a dollar per year, on condition that a direct outgrowth of the opposition that the Gospel must be preach d in the building be kept in repair. The that had arisen against Him as well as spite of apparent discourageme ts if twenty-five dollars, however, were a further fulfillment of .the Old Testa­ there is to be any fruit; tne parable donated to the church. This was an ment. He began to present His doc­ also indicates that the results even in encouraging turn of events. trine through parables. Parables are the cases of "good ground" will iffer. However, the building required re­ stories of natural events which illus­ We should never expect every hris­ pairs before it could be used, and trate spiritual truths. By speaking in tian to be exactly like every other there was not much money in sight parables Jesus kept from coming into Christian. for the purpose. It was decided to open conflict with the authorities, who 2. The Tares and the Good Seed. undertake the repairs, and further en­ did not understand the meaning of A man sowed good seed in his field; couragement came in the form of a the parables, and at the same time was But at night an enemy cam and gift of fifty' dollars for the purpose able to teach the people whose ears sowed the seed of tares on the same from someone outside of the church. were open to understand the things field. Tares look much like or inary The members also contributed liber­ he was saying. grain while growing, but have no fruit­ ally, and another friend of the church In Matthew 13 we have a series of age. When the crop was about ture, offered to wire the building free of seven parables concerning the King­ the servants recognized that ther were cost for labor. Someone else con­ dom of Heaven. Jesus gives us a partial many tares among the grain. IThey tributed the glass for the windows, interpretation of two of them, to help wanted to pull the tares out, b~ the and another provided the paint. us understand the method of interpre­ owner told them to wait un I the The labor problem is being solved tation to be followed. But one of the harvest, when the good and th bad by a few handimen in the group who things of which we must be careful is would be separated, and th bad are willing to invest time and energy. that in our explanations of the para­ burned, while the good was ga ered The result is that the building is bles we do not derive too much from into barns. gradually being put into readiness for details which may be merely incidental This parable also Jesus interprets. use. The shortage of electrical and to the story, and without further sig­ The good seed is the Gospel. T~e bad roofing materials has been a great nificance. Our chief desire is to dis­ seed is error in doctrine introduded by hindrance, but even this problem has cover the central truth of the parable. the Devil in company with thel good slowly been overcome. Heating is still This we shall seek to do with the series seed. Often it is difficult to kn9'" the a problem. in Matthew 13. difference between truth and~'error. How much. this turn of events at 1. The Sower. A sower goes out to But invariably the difference . ill be last means to this little group may be sow his seed. As he scatters it, some manifest. The separation will co e in guessed from the fact that one mem­ falls on the hard beaten pathway, some due time. Notice that the "fi d" is ber could not holdback tears of joy on stony ground, some among thorns, described as the world, and n t the at the thought of being able to meet some on good ground. That which fell church. This parable' does nott'teach again in a church building. Yet in a on hard ground is eaten by the birds, that we are to allow error to co tinue very real sense the work is just be­ that on stony ground springs up alongside truth within the C urch, ginning-after ten years of struggling quickly but has no good root and soon but only that we cannot forcibl sup­ for existence. withers in the heat of the sun; that press error in the world. Such in brief has been the experi­ among thorns is choked by them; and 3. The Mustard Seed. This is a very ence of one little group in that body that on good ground bears fruit in small seed, but the plant that grows mt~urm:iM'b*1h~JJ%574·l¥Ai6M'j)~!W~~~~·it""'fxr~~l'r",W;r~~~,,~~~~I'r-;'?"~Yi" ~ I", ... ~~CO"~~-:...Jt:~~{~::'" \"'~."", .: ,,~ 1 ¥ l' j"~ ~." ,.... - ~ • w, , ~ <~ ~ , <' ~ • , .'

!:" rf 314 THE PRESBYTERIAN GUARDIAN Nove....er 10 from it becomes a great plant, prac­ perfection, and the final consumma­ Wade ~. tically a tree. The lesson would seem tion of it. By the Kingdom here we (Continued from page 308) to be of size. The Kingdom starts as are to understand the Church as a ~; a very little thing, but though so small, whole, so that we have here a general trace of the fear of man or the devil in it will grow to great size. picture of the development of the even the human nature of the God­ 4. Leaven. The Kingdom is like Church. man. His prayer in Gethsemane was leaven, a substance put in bread to Mark informs us that the same day made and recorded for one reason only make it "raise." A woman put leaven Jesus used these parables, after having -to emphasize the fact that it was in bread, and soon thewhole batch of sent the multitude away, He entered a not possible for that cup to be taken bread was affected by the leaven. This boat with the disciples and went to from Him, that it was absolutely nec­ seems to signify the fact that wherever the other side of the sea of Galilee. essary for Him to go to the cross, that the Gospel comes, it has its influence, On the way across, a severe wind the eternal salvation the triune God and that having been placed in the storm arose, and the boat was in dan­ had ordained for those whom the world, it will continue until the whole ger of being sunk. Jesus was asleep, Father gave the Son in the counsels has been affected. The spread of the however, and was awakened by the of eternity could be accomplished in Kingdom's influence is thus depicted. disciples who were greatly frightened. no other way. "If righteousness come 5. Treasure in the field. When a He stood up, miraculously stilled the by the law, then Christ is dead in man finds a treasure in a field, he re­ storm, and gently rebuked the dis­ vain.... For if there had been a law , v joices and sellsall that he has in order ciples for their fear. given which could have given life, that he may buy the field. If men will Arrived at the other side, He was verily righteousness should have been give up all they have in order to come met by a man who was possessed of by the law." (Gal. 2:21; 3:21.) Jesus into possession of such a treasure, how many devils, and was acting as a dan­ Christ, as the omniscient God, knew much more ought men to be willing gerous lunatic. Jesus cured him, allow­ that, not only in Gethsemane, but to sacrifice whatever they possess in ing the devils, at their own request, to from the very beginning-"What shall order to possess Christ and the bene­ enter a herd of pigs on the neighbor­ I say? Father, save me from this hour: fits of his redemption. This is an illus­ ing hillside. The pigs ran down the but for this cause came I unto this tration of the value of the Kingdom. bank and were drowned in the lake. hour" (John 12:27)-He was a will­ 6. The Pearl of great Price. A mer­ The people from the region appar­ ing sacrifice. Therefore His prayer in chant looking for goodly pearls found ently valued the pigs more than the the Garden cannot be sensibly ex­ one of great price, and sold all the man, for in spite of his having been plained in any other way. I am sick of rest which he had so he would be able cured, they asked Jesus to leave, be­ hearing the dishonoring interpretation to buy it. If pearl merchants do this cause of the destruction of the pigs. that makes my Lord and my God a for pearls, how much ought we be Jesus sent the man to tell them what shrinking coward, even in the face of willing to give in order to gain the had been done to him, and the next the cross. Kingdom. The thought here is not time He came to these parts, the peo­ Of course, it may be argued that as merely one of value, but also of the ple welcomed Him and brought out the One who should take the place of perfection of that which the Kingdom their sick folk that He might heal the fallen creature in suffering the offers, even as pearls gain their value them. The former maniac had been a righteous wrath of God, He shrank from their perfection. good missionary at home. from that awful punishment. His di­ 7. The Net Cast into the sea. The QUESTIONS ON LESSON 13 vine omniscience caused Him to know kingdom is like a net cast into the sea, Detail Questions: and realize how unspeakable His suffer­ which gathers in !Dany fish, both good 1. What is a Parable? ing would be, as no mere mortal could and bad. And the fishermen draw it 2. Why did Jesus use parables? realize it, so His human spirit recoiled in, and sitting down separate the good 3. Tell in your own mrds the in fear from it. Yet that is just the from the bad, casting the latter away. Parable of the Sower. What is point-His was the proper fear of So our Lord suggests the Gospel mes­ its chief teaching? God on the part of the sinner, and sage will gain a formal response from 4. What do the tares represent in therefore of the sinner's substitute. It many besides those who truly accept that parable? Why are they not was not the fear of man, or of the it. The final separation between the torn out when first discovered? devil and his demons. Certainly it was j good and the bad will again, however, 5. Does Jesus teach that there will not the fear of Pilate, the Jews, or the certainly take place, and that at the be everlasting punishment for Roman soldiers-or of the physical last judgment. The bad will be cast the wicked? suffering on the cross. We are indeed out into eternal punishment. Discussion Questions: to fear Him who, after He has killed Jesus ends this group of parables 1. Summarize the doctrine of the the body has power to cast into hell. with a final one about the householder Kingdom of Heaven as set forth Here again, Christ is our perfect Ex­ 'who brings forth from his treasures by the parables in this lesson. ample of obedience to His own word things new and old. By this He sug­ 2. What are some of the things and will. gests to the disciples that as they which, in your experience, have As for "presuming" instead of trust­ understand these parables, so they are tended or tried to choke the ing, the only thing I shall further say to teach others the old and the new Gospel and make it unfruitful? on the subject is that I refuse to judge things which are to be found in them. 3. What does the stilling of the my brethren who have thus faced In these parables Jesus describes the storm indicate concerning our similar danger, in greater or lesser de­ origin, growth, and spread of the King­ Lord's power? What lessons does gree, no matter what their attitude dom, the opposition to it, its value and this event suggest to you? was at the time-that is between them 1948 THE PRESBYTERIAN GtJ ARDIAN au I and their Lord. But I ask the same of our God. Arid yet in common sense the Association to a position ~at will charitable and Christian attitude on we "warded off the blow" when it make the founding of a University their part toward me. Whether I, and threatened us immediately, but had no impossible. In particular, he felt that my brethren, both Americans and na­ anxiety for the unseen, distant, or un­ the Board should ease its requirements tives, were being presumptious in our known evil that might befall us. for candidates for future membership attitude and actions or not in our Shake your head, my brother, Chap­ on the Board, if the work committed unanimous and unpremeditated reac­ lain or otherwise, and say to me, If to the Board was to be performed, tion to possible danger is something you will, "You went through a few Dr. Rudolph seemed to thin]; that in

we, and no one else, shall have to an­ bombings, but you never saw the thick some way the December I meeting swer for to our own Master, and not of battle as I saw it." But I insist that would be able to deal with the another. We believed we were honor­ your experience is, at most, different emergency he feared was arising. ing and trusting God, and found won­ only in degree, and not in kind, so The Rev. Robert S. Marsden in derful peace and joy and victory in consider the clear teaching of the reply declared that the passing of this doing so. Furthermore, the fact was Word of God, and, above all, do not motion would put the Board in a well-known all over the island and was judge me, for I do not judge you. terrible position. The financial obli­

an outstanding testimony to the glory o (To Be Continued) gations which need to be met in the next two and a half months' are very great. But the Board cannot be ex­ pected to raise funds while] there is Meets~ the present turmoil among the mem­ University Association bers and friends of the Association, The Board, he asserted, is able and Adjourns to December 12 willing to manage the' affairs of the Association, and the Association ought Lack of Quorum Prevents Business, not to try and maintain a close super­ Permits Discussion of Issues vision over it, by meeting from time to time. i By the REV. LESLIE W. SWAT Dr. Gilmore spoke in favor of the motion. He claimed that the Board M IDST an attitude of tense ex­ sible.' A number of persons had their had been unable to get a~ng with A pectancy the much publicized dissent from this action recorded on certain individuals of the ~eformed and much criticized adjourned meet­ the minutes. Since the state law says Presbyterian Church, of the I Southern ing of the Christian University As­ that such a meeting may not be or­ Presbyterian Church, of the ~eformed sociation convened on Thursday eve­ ganized for business unless a quorum Episcopal Church, and even of The ning, October 17th, at the Whittier is present, it seems difficult to justify Orthodox Presbyterian Church, And Hotel in Philadelphia. Following a the declaration that this be deemed a it had proved itself unable ~o manage half-hour devotional service, the busi­ legal meeting. An attempt to have the the financing of the Association suc­ ness part of the meeting began motion amended so that it said cessfully. How could the Board, asked promptly at eight o'clock. "legally called meeting" was defeated. Dr. Gilmore, claim to be able to man- . Before the Minutes of the previous Apparently all present were willing to age the affairs of the Association under session could be read, there was a call admit that the meeting was legally these conditions? . for a ruling from the chairman as to called, but only the majority present The Rev. James E. Moore' reminded whether a quorum was present. The wished to insist that it was also a the persons present that aCjording to chairman, the Rev. Floyd E. Hamil­ legal meeting. the Constitution a meeting n Decem­ ton, ruled that a quorum was not The Minutes of the spring session ber could not do anything 0 alleviate present. This was obvious, since the were then read and approved, and a the alleged situation, as su h a meet­ state law says that a quorum for such number of communications to the ingcould only make rec mmenda­ a corporation is a majority of the mem­ Association were read. tions, Moreover it was do btful if a bers, and there were only some one Dr. Robert K. RUdolph then moved quorum would be present. I hundred twenty-five persons present, that when this meeting adjourn, it At this point Dr. Ned lB. Stone­ while the membership of the Associa­ adjourn to meet on December i zth, at house, president of the Board, made tion is somewhat over eight hundred 8 P.M., at a place to be named by the an extended speech agains] the mo­ and fifty. chairman. In his speech supporting tion. Feeling that the entire issue . Following the ruling of the chair- the motion Dr. Rudolph gave the first ought to be discussed herel and now, man on this point, Dr. Robert Strong real indication of the nature of the­ he proceeded to deal firs with the made a motion concerning business issues confronting the Association. financial situation. At th very be­ which was amended several times and Speaking as representing a minority ginning of the Associatio , said Dr.

finally adopted in this form, "That, of the Board of Trustees, he charged Stonehouse, many of the oard 0 had although there is not a legal quorum the majority with responsibility for been dubious about the p rchase of present, the meeting be deemed a the present problems of the Associa­ the Widener Estate. T e original legal meeting, and that it proceed to tion. They had, he said, certain con­ action had been to purchase only if pass motions which will give the con­ victions concerning the nature of all the funds were first on [hand, But sensus of the meeting, and to trans­ Calvinism, and concerning theology when sufficient funds faile~ to come act whatever business is legally pos- and apologetics which in fact commit in, the Board finally agrefd to pur- 316 THE PRESBYTERIAN GUARDIAN Novemller 10 chase with considerably less than half loyal to the Reformed Faith. Mem­ nated for the Board. Consequently the purchase price, and with a mort­ bers of the Board and the Faculty the Board was so opposing Modern­ gage for the rest. It was hoped the should not only accept, but should be ism- that it could never get anyone arrangement would work out. on fire for it. Throughout the world on the Board who could command But, said Dr. Stonehouse, as early there had been a terrible declension of real financial support. as June 1945 a serious financial situ­ Calvinism. The one notable excep­ Professor John Murray rose to reply ation existed. In that month it was tion, Dr. Machen had said, was in to Dr. Rudolph. The fact that many necessary to borrow five thousand dol­ the Netherlands, where a real reforma­ in the Christian Reformed or other lars to meet current obligations, in­ tion of the Reformed Faith had taken churches were not considered as ac­ cluding salaries. Again at the end of place under Kuyper and Bavinck. ceptable for the Board was not a that year funds to meet the mortgage The Christian Reformed Church, reflection on their Calvinism. Rather payment were not available, and the continued Dr. Stonehouse, had been the Board had endeavored to make trustees of the estate were prevailed an unusual church in this country certain that those proposed for mem­ upon to agree to a change in the terms just because it is the fruit of that bership had an. appreciation of the of the mortgage. Agam in June of reformation in the Netherlands. He implications of Calvinism for a uni­ this year not enough funds were avail­ reminded his hearers of Dr. Machen's versity such as is now planned. Men able for current necessities. Dr. Stone­ joy that the infant Orthodox Presby­ differ in their gifts and talents. The house went into considerable detail terian Church had received fraternal type of selectiveness the Board has about the present liabilities of the greetings from the Christian Reformed exercised is based on the principle, not Association. He also said that some Church in 1936. From no church only that men be good Calvinists, but members of the Board had visited the could such greetings have been more that they have an appreciation of trustees of the estate and been clearly welcome, because of that church's the implications of Calvinism for a informed that· no further changes stand for Calvinism. university such as this. would be made in the mortgage, but Dr. Stonehouse also referred to the The final speech,· and the most that if payments were not made on Christian Reformed Church's interest significant one of the evening in favor time, proceedings of foreclosure would in education. The National Union of of the motion, was made by Dr. be instituted. It was for this reason Christian Schools is largely an or­ Edwin H. Rian, former general Sec­ that the Board had in September ganization of that church, and is the retary of the Association. Dr. Rian determined to look into the advisabil­ agency which has been chiefly re­ dealt first with the matter of the or­ ity of the sale of the estate. Rather sponsible for the great interest in ganizational set-up of the Association, than that being a hasty and ill-advised Christian schools in the present day. and then with the question of the action, it should be considered as Hence there is good reason, said Dr. doctrinal policies of the Board. In indicating that the Board was keenly Stonehouse, for that church having each case he indicated his differences alive to its responsibility to preserve a large representation on the Board of from the views of the majority of the the assets of the corporation. the University Association. Board. Dr. Stonehouse then proceeded to Therefore, concluded Dr. Stone­ Dr. Rian said that he had made the discuss the question of the doctrinal house, the Association ought to recog­ first draft of a constitution for the policies of the Board. People in this nize that the Board has been judicious Association, with the idea of a self­ country, he said, are characterized by in handling its affairs, and that it is perpetuating Board of Trustees. But an attitude of loyalty to their own worthy of their confidence. The As­ he had been persuaded by the op­ denominations. While that may be sociation ought to get behind the position of Professor Van Andel .that good, it makes cooperation among de­ Board and give it loyal support. another set-up was preferable. So he nominations difficult. In the present In reply to Dr. Stonehouse, Dr. had drawn up a second draft of a con­ situation it was therefore somewhat Rudolph rose again to set forth his stitution, which was accepted with amazing what a degree of coopera­ views more fully. The financial diffi­ slight revision, and which called for an tion had been attained. There are culties of the Association have in­ Association-owned corporation. Under members of nine different denomina­ creased, he said, as it has become this set-up, the powers of the Board tions on the Board. Yet, said Dr. more apparent that only one opinion are indeed to manage the Association, Stonehouse, the Board has never felt concerning Calvinism had been recog­ but they are not nearly so great as the that its constituency should be or­ nized by the Board. In particular, Dr. present majority of the Board seem to ganized on denominational lines-so Rudolph connected that situation think. Dr. Rian maintained that the many from this denomination and so with the so-called "Clark Case" in Association held the property, elected many from that. Some denominations the Orthodox Presbyterian Church. the trustees, could make nominations were more largely represented than People were nominated for the Board for the Board, can change and amend others. This was true, for example, of who were against Dr. Clark, said Dr. the Constitution, and can even remove the Christian Reformed Church. Rudolph, and apparently only such the entire Board if it sees fit to do so. Speaking of that denomination, Dr. people had a chance of being nomi­ CIt had already been suggested by Stonehouse recalled some remarks of nated. Dr. Rudolph that the majority of the Dr. Machen, made in 1929 in con­ This situation, said Dr. RUdolph, Board ought to resign.) nection with preliminary plans for' affected the finances. Dr. Rian had Dr. Rian then turned to the sub­ the organization of Westminster lost the confidence of the Board be-, ject of his differences with the Board Seminary. Dr. Machen had said that . cause he had supported Dr. Clark. in the matter of doctrinal policy. it was above all necessary for the And anyone who did not oppose Dr. These differences, he asserted, have Seminary movement to be completely Clark had no chance of being nomi- existed from the beginning. Five years 1946 THE PRESBYTERIAN GUARDIAN 317 ago, when Dr. Rian first became inter­ the example of the majority of the scoff'at the idea of a Christian Uni­ ested in the idea of a Christian Uni­ Board of Trustees of Westminster, versity. versity, he had been convinced that who in 1936 had resigned over dif­ With reference to the choosing of ., if the faculty of Westminster Semi­ ferences of policy; and had left the trustees, Mr. Moore referred to certain nary became a party to the preliminary minority to carry out the original pur- members of his own church who' had ;~ conferences, the university would poses of the organization. " been chosen, and said it was impos­ ".•i:'tt11.:. never materialize. When people ad­ Mr. Moore, remarking that he was sible for the Board to have known ,~ vised him to include the faculty in the a chaplain of five years' service in the them well enough to find outwhether preliminary conferences, he was op­ armed forces, and a member of the they had some narrow view of Calvin- posed to the idea. But he was per­ Southern Presbyterian Church, spoke . ism. suaded, and the faculty were invited to in answer to Dr. Rian and in defense Mr. Moore said that if the Associa­ take part. of Westminster Seminary. The solu­ tion were to adopt some broad ob­ \: At one of the early meetings, said tion to the problems which confront jective with no specific doctrinal posi­ Dr. Rian, the name of Dr. Clark was the world today does not lie, he said, tion, it would not take long for un­ proposed as a possible Board member. in any "broad" Calvinism. If West­ belief to creep in. His plea was that The suggestion was immediately re­ minster Seminary js wrong, then Dr. the Association encourage every at­ jected. Last spring Dr. Rian was called Machen was wrong. There is no basic tempt to keep the whole project on on the carpet before the Board of difference between Westminster and the highest possible plane not incon­ Trustees and accused of not being Dr. B. B. Warfield of the old Prince­ sistent with Scripture. Calvinistic enough. The main reason ton. As soon as Mr. Moore concluded, advanced in support of this, said Dr. Mr. Moore said that he had learned Dr. Stong rose and moved the previous Rian, seemed to be that he had sup­ the Shorter Catechism on Sunday question. This motion was not de­ ported Dr. Clark. afternoons by the aid of a hickory batable, and was put and immediately Differences' in matters of doctrine switch. He expected to be a "Shorter carried. Thisaction shut off all further between himself and the Board, said Catechism baby" until he died. We debate, and made it impossible for Dr. Rian, appeared also in the matter have all, saidMr. Moore, suffered any member of the Board te speak in of nominations for Board membership. from those who have let us down. reply to Dr. Rian. It began to appear that all the per­ There is no such thing as a broad The motion on the floor was then -sons he himself nominated were re­ Calvinism. It always lets you down. put and carried. And another motion jected by the Board. One' person he The broad Calvinists, in his own was immediately put that the As­ suggested was rejected, he said, os­ church, said Mr. Moore, deny the sociation adjourn. This also carried, tensibly because a member of the essential doctrines of the faith: want and the Association adjourned with Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Dr. to destroy Westminster Seminary, and prayer by Professor Murray. Rian said that though he didn't favor the U.S.A. Presbyterian Church, he thought there were some good Cal­ vinists in it. More News About Dr. Rian said he thought the speech of Dr. Stonehouse was a good one The Orient for making Calvin College into a uni­ versity. He thought the speech of The Korean Seminary The founders of the Seminary are Professor Murray a good one for show­ men from the Kyongsang Namdo .ing the fine personalized idea of LETTER has been received Hom Presbytery who wished to keep up an Calvinism held by the majority of A Chin H. Kim giving us further unsurrendered faith in their Saviour. the Board. I information about the new Korean They also desired to keep out of the With reference to finances, Dr. Seminary which was reported in the temporary general assembly which Rian said he had started out with August 25th issue of THE PRESBYTE­ has been formed by a' group of Shrine rosy optimism. But everywhere he RIAN GUARDIAN. worshiping politicians. The Seminary went he soon began to hear criticism The Seminary has been moved from is designed to train young men and of the men on the Board. People who Chinha where it was first organized women (the women attend only as would otherwise have supported the to Fusan. It occupies the second floor auditors) in the Reformed Faith so project said they didn't like the per­ of a modern brick building formerly they may be equipped to oppose the sonalized interpretation of Calvinism used as a girl's .school by the Aus­ modernism which is reported rampant the men on the Board held to. And tralian Presbyterian mission. Another in the Presbyterian Seminary at Seoul. when he tried to make nominations building belonging to the same mis­ The Kyongsang Presbytery and Cholla for the Board, of people he thought sion is used as a dormitory, but there Pukto Presbtery are the ones which were Calvinists, they were rejected be­ are as yet no quarters for the faculty. passed resolutions expressing repent­ cause they would not subscribe to this At the time of the fall opening ance for the attitude of the church on narrow' personalized type of Calvin­ there were forty-two students. Three the Shrine question. , ism. are former students of Pyengyang Mr. Kim was at Fusan for the open­ So, said Dr. Rian, the only thing Seminary in Northern Korea, which ing of the Seminary. Chaplain John lie'could see was for the maioritv of was closed in 1938 because of its Betzold of The Orthodox Presbyterian the Board to resign. It should follow stand on the Shrine question. Church was also present and delivered 318 THE PRESBYTERIAN GUARDIAN November 10

an address on the historic occasion. crease in attendance at the Shrines whom has been given all power in '. The opening sermon was delivered by is very significant. The outer shrine heaven and in earth. You are our pro­ the Rev. Kim Chi-sun. The Rev. mentioned is the Shrine of the Food fessor, you are our leader in the great Y. S. Park, Westminster graduate, is Goddess, and the Yasukuni Shrine conflict for the truth. We will look the only member of the faculty. Mr. means "Nation-Protecting Shrine." to you and stand behind you in the Kim himself, because of conditions in Neither of these has done a particu­ ranks. But you must be first. I am Korea, has felt compelled to continue larly good job for Japan in recent years. using Aleph, that first letter in the with the Military Government for According to a newspaper report of Hebrew alphabet, in a way which it another year. September 23rd, the first load of ration was not intended to be used. But the The support of the Seminary is very rice to reach Tokyo in nine months use I make of it expresses my thought. limited, both spiritually and materially. had just arrived. The letter is weak. Nevertheless there Some of the presbyteries have refused How much of this change of atti­ it stands first, and it has kept its to permit their members to recom­ tude toward the Shrines is genuine is place through the years. mend this Seminary to ministerial a question. To a certain extent the Finally I charge you to be faithful candidates, because of its stand. The talk about democracy is an effort to to the tradition of this school, which temporary general assembly has even deceive the occupying forces, and Gen­ is the tradition of the Reformed Faith. tried to have it unite with their other eral MacArthur in particular, so that When we speak of tradition we mean seminary, but this has failed. the troops will get out as soon as pos­ just that. For tradition is a part of According to Mr. Kim, gossip is sible. But some of it certainly repre­ history. The faith which we profess going around to the effect that this sents disillusionment with the past constrains us to take history seriously. new Seminary is being run by a group performance of the favorite national We cannot remain faithful to God's of Westminster men who are op­ deities. Word if we move away from history posed to Princeton Seminary and Another matter of interest seems to into the rarified air of human specula­ want to make an issue in the church. be the rise of numerous kinds of tion. Moreover we do believe that He doesn't think that tells the whole quack religions. America is not the there is in the Church of Christ a / story. ' only country where people will follow testimony of the Holy Spirit. Deeply false leaders and ridiculous programs. convinced that the Holy Spirit guided Religion in Japan Certainly the situation in Japan is and equipped our fathers to do the one where there ought to be a re­ work they so gloriously did, we c~n­ HE Rev. Malcolm C. Frehn, Or­ sponse to a message that carries real not stand apart from them. Rather T thodox Presbyterian Minister serv­ hope. The Modernist gospel of social we stand on their shoulders, which ing with the U. S. Armed Forces in brotherhood and saving oneself has does sometimes enable us to see more Japan, has sent us information about nothing to offer. But the message of clearly the truth they professed, and present conditions in that country, an actual redemption wrought out make a more precise application of especially as they bear on the Shrine once for all by the eternal Son of it to our thinking and lives than they question. God, and freely offered in the gospel were able to do. The wealth we have According to Japanese newspaper to all men, is a message for which the inherited is precious to us. It is a reports, attendance at the inner and broken hearts of the Japanese people grateful humility which makes us outer Grand Ise Shrines during July may well be hungering. It is to be affinn that none take tradition more and August of this year showed a de­ hoped that the way will soon be seriously than we do. crease of about eighty per cent from opened for a resumption of truly It was faithfulness to a glorious tra­ the previous low mark registered in Biblical mission endeavour in that dition which made the change of 1943. Offerings at the shrines have land. name and' location necessary for this suffered in comparison. Seminary. Fortunately it is not yet The compounds of the Yasukuni necessary to remind ourselves of the Shrine have been converted into an DeWaard history of this school. But for our amusement and cultural center. This present purpose it will be useful to Shrine has been a memorial for Japan's (Continued from page 310) recall the "three great central con­ war dead. The crowds which come victions" which determine the char­ this year, however, are expected to most people in our day, who are acter of this Seminary. They are "first, turn their attention to the attractions possessed of vague emotions not born the Christian religion, as set forth in other than the Shrine itself. of truth, to understand how such the Westrninster Confession on the This change is described as part of hard words can come from a heart so basis of Holv Scripture, is true; sec­ the process of democratizing Japan. filled with love. 'But go, sit at the ondly, the Christian religion requires The families of the nation's war dead feet of Saint Paul and through him and is capable of scholarlv exposition will be employed in the work of from your Lord learn how you may and defence; third, the Christian life making the changes. The authorities discharge the difficult work to which is founded upon Christian doctrine as hope that the rejuvenation of the you are called. set forth in the Word of God." These Shrine on a democratic basis may also Often you will feel your weakness. "great central convictions" were not bring with it happier prospects for Your inability to do all that is re­ for the first time discovered in God's members of unfortunate bereaved quired of you will sometimes make Word a few years ago. The content families. A large business district is you hesitant. But you will remember as well as the very words in which expected to arise in the area. that your strength, which surely is these convictions are expressed have In Mr. Frehn's opinion, ,the de- not in yourself, comes from Him to a history. THE PRESBYTERIAN GUARDIAN 319

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