CHRISTIA,.TY. TODAY

A PRESBYTERIAN JOURNAL DEVOTED TO STATING, DEFENDING III AND FURTHERING THE GOSPEL IN THE MODERN WORLD III SAMUEL G. CRAIG, Editor H. McALLISTER GRIFFITHS, Managing Editor Published monthly by MID-MARCH, 1933 $1.00 A YEAR EVERYWHERE THE PRESBYTERIAN AND Entered as second-cia .. maHer May 11, 1931, al REFORMED PUBLISHING CO., Vol. 3 No.11 the Post Omce al Philadelphia, Pa., under the 501 Witherspoon Bldg., Phila., Pa. Act 01 March 3, 1879.

CANDIDATES IN AND OUT Editorial Notes and Comments r-----,N our January issue we noted the fact that Dr. WILLIAM HIRAM FOULKES had been put forward as a ASSOCIA nON FOR THE REEMPHASIS OF NEW Candidate for Moderator of the forthcoming As­ sembly. Inasmuch as Dr. FOULKES represents a TESTAMENT MISSIONS point of view in the Church with which we are r-----.HE formation of an organization to oppose the r4 not in agreement, we expressed ourselves as not adoption of the recommendations of the Laymen's being in favor of his candidacy. The "organization" Foreign Mission Inquiry to be known as "The has apparently decided to back someone else, for Association for the Reemphasis of New Testament -~ Dr. FOULKES has now of his own motion taken him- Missions" has been announced. This association, self out of the running. according to newspaper reports, is the result of a The latest name to be mentioned is that of Dr. JOHN MuDoWELL, series of luncheon conferences that have been held a Secretary of the Board of National Missions. That Dr. Mc­ in the Calvary Baptist Church of New York City DOWELL has great abilities no one can deny, but that these and will be headed by the Rev. Dr. JOHN W. BRAD­ abilities have been directed to the maintenance and defense of the BURY, pastor of the Wadsworth Avenue Baptist faith, no one would have the naivete to affirm. Dr. McDOWELL'S Church of that city. Its executive committee includes promi­ election would please manY,-particularly those whose chief nent ministers and laymen from various evangelical denomin'l­ interest is in the Church as a piece of machinery, and advocates tions. A mass meeting in its interest has been announced to be of the so-called "social gospel." But it would not please those held Monday evening, March 20, in Calvary Baptist Church who want to get back to the power of the Gospel of the Blood, of New York City of which the Rev. Dr. Wn.L H. HOUGHTON is and away from Modernism in thought and emphasis. The Church pastor-a meeting that will have been held before this issue of should look further. CHRISTIANITY TODAY reaches its readers. That there is need of such an organization is unquestionable. It is heartening to read the statement attributed to Dr. BRAD­ DR. VAN TIL'S INDICTMENT OF BUCHMAN ISM BURY, to wit: "The authoritative nature of the appraisal report has seriously disturbed the confidence of many in the whole mis­ '------'HE B_4.NNER, the organ of the Christian Reformed sionary enterprise. At a time of deep religious depression, it Church, in its issue of February 10th, contains' an comes to dampen ardor and to discourage faith. Realizing the extended review and criticism of A. J. RUSSELL'S need of faCing the distinct modernism of the report and the book For Sinners Only "a book written by a Buch­ dire need of repudiating its misinterpretation of missions as manite about Buchmanism"-by Professor CORNELIUS a human enterprise, we have formed a group of representatives VAN TIL of Westminster Seminary. Dr. VAN TIL'S of many denominations and assemblies to reaffirm our faith in competency for this task cannot be successfully and support of Christian missions." God grant that this as­ challenged_ We content ourselves with citing cer· sociation may realize its aim ."to rally to the standard of Chris­ tain passages indicative of his main criticisms tian miSSions every loyal Christian in the land." together with the "summing up" with which he But while we rejoiced when we learned that an association concludes. Some of the more Significant passages follow: had been formed to oppose the so-called Laymen's report this "Buchmanism is typically modern because a typicallY modern­ rejoiCing waned considerably when the newspapers reported ist movement. This may be seen from the method it employs that Dr. BRADBURY had declared that this particular associa­ in the spreading of its principles as well as from these prin­ tion "marked a cleavage between humanism and evangelism ciples themselves." rather than between modernism and fundamentalism." If this "Christianity is the truth and truth cannot even be brought means that the association is going to oppose humanism on to the threshold of one's mind except by conceptual presenta­ the mission field but that it is not going to oppose modernism tion. You cannot 'intrigue' the imagination of an audience with we think that the sooner it is disbanded the better. It is dif­ the real person and work of CHRIST unless you tell people plainly ficult to believe that such is the case, in view of the make-up and simply what the person and work of CHRIST is. Add to this of its executive committee, but such a statement on the part of that there are several 'CHRIST'S' today with which Modernists its president is certainly disturbing. No doubt the aims and are seeking to 'intrigue' men's imaginations and it becomes ap­ purposes of the association will find full statement in connec­ parent how utterly unsound, both theologically and psycho­ tion with the mass meeting on the 20th of March. In the logically, Buchmanism is. The whole movement fits in with meantime we view its formation with hope mingled with dread. the anti-intellectualism of our day."

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"The utter subjectivism of the whole movement appears at A CONSERVATIVE LOOKS TO BARTH AND BRUNNER this point (its teaching as to guidance) perhaps more strikingly than elsewhere. The notion of Scripture as the only infallible r-----,NDER the above title Dr. HOLMES ROLSTON has rule of faith and practice is set aside completely. For being written and the Cokes bury Press has published guided by the Spirit into the truth, as revealed in Scripture, another interpretation of the Barthian Theology­ 'Frank' and 'Sam' have substituted the modernist notion of the a phase of theological thinking that has gained 'Christian consciousness.' It is not to be wondered at that they great momentum ln Eurol?e and that is gaining in­ are never 'guided' to a simple presentation of the atonement creasing interest and acceptance in America. through the blood of Calvary." Dr. ROLSTON, a young minister of the Southern "One does not find that 'Frank' ever presents the biblical Presbyterian Church, writes under the limitation doctrine of sin and eternal punishment. ... Never a word of of having a first hand knowledge of only those guilt before GOD! Never a word of 'born and conceived in sin.' writings of BARTH and BRUNNER that have been Pout It is this Pelagianism ... that appeals to men." into English together with the books on the movement they represent written by such British and American scholars as "All the changing of lives as reported in RUSSELL'S book are HOYLE, MCCONNACHIE, ZEllBE and PAUCK, supplemented by affected without reference to the atoning blood of CHRIST, which magazine articles that have appeared in various British and has washed away our guilt. There is a mention of the cross American periodicals. Dr. WALTER LOWRIE's volume Our Con­ here and there, but always in such a way that many non-Chris· cern with the 'Theology of Crisis-written not only with a first tians could agree with the description of its meaning.... hand k"nowledge of the literature of the Barthian school as a Buchmanism is crossless Christianity. It welcomes those who whole but with something like an appreciation of the issues in­ believe in a modernist as well as those who believe in an volved-was not available when Dr. ROLSTON wrote. Despite this orthodox interpretation of the cross." very serious limitation-a limitation that would perhaps have dis­ Dr. VAN TIL's indictment of Buchmanism contains nine mayed a less youthful writer-Dr. ROLSTON hail given us a book counts. "Summing up the whole matter," he writes, "we may that will be welcomed by many. If Dr. ROLSTON lacks the say that Buchmanism introduces (1) a fafse democracy in scholastic equipment of some of his predecessors, he is at least Christian evangelism, (2) a false psychology in preaching, (3 ) the superior of most of them as a literary artist_ While we do a false antithesis between life and doctrine, (4) a false antithesis not share Dr. ERNEST TRICE THOMPSON'S judgment, as expres~ed between piety and controversy, (5) church unionism [which in its introduction, to the effect that with the publication ,d!?; Dr. ignores even the distinction between the 'saved and the 'un­ ROLSTON'S book Barthianism "for the first time becomes': really saved'], (6) a false mysticism, (7) a false theory of sin, (8) a intelligible to average Americans" we fully approve when he false theory of the atonement, and (9) a false perfectionism." asserts that Dr. ROLSTON "writes with such ease and such clarity "It is because of these reasons," he adds, "that Buchmanism is that no one can fail to understand." Those who depend upon popular today. It has 'lure' but no 'logic'." this book alone will hardly obtain an adequate notion of the merits and demerits of Barthianism; but those who read it in Dr. VAN TIL concludes thus: "We hope that many Buchmanites connection with such a book as Dr. LOWRIE'S will find it not only believe more Christianity than we find in a book like For Sinners interesting but useful as a means of understanding one of the Only. We can only judge them by their writings and these are most significant movements of modern times. a menace to the Church. They teach perfectionism on a na­ turalist basis." Our special interest in this book lies in the fact that it seeks Dr. V AN TIL makes no allusion to the fact that Mr. RUSSELL to meet the demand for "a study of the relation of the Barthian asserts that "the chief opposition to the Oxford Group comes thought to the more orthodox position." Its author professedly offers a study of Barthianism along the lines indicated by ques­ not from people who are blind to sin, but from those whose con­ sciences are stung" (p. 312). What Mr. RUSSELL means is that tions like these: "To what are they in agreement? Wherein do as in apostolic days "the crowd silenced their stung consciences they differ? Are the differences deep-seated and fundamental or are they on the surface? Can the two be harmonized or must a by the stoning of STEPHEN" so today men attempt to silence their 'stung consciences by criticising Buchmanism. In further man ultimately choose between them?" (p. 28). explanation of this assertion Mr. RUSSELL tells us that "one We readily admit the need of a book other than ZERBE'S deal­ day a man came to a house-party and opposed the work on ing with Barthianism from a conservative background, We are psychological grounds. It was dangerous, he said. Two weeks disposed to think, however, that Dr. ROLSTON'S handling of the later he was forced to leave town because of his own miscon­ subject will not be much more acceptable to really intelligent duct." On another occasion, he tells us, that "an Oxford gradu­ conservatives than it is to really intelligent Barthians. While ate stood up at one house-party and told the group they were a the book makes clear that Dr. ROLSTON is a conservative, broadly psychological fraud, and sat down.... GARRETT STEARLY made speaking, yet it nowhere advises us as to just what type of con­ what he thought was a guided contact, and in conversation the servative he is. We judge, however, that his conservatism would next afternoon the man faced for the first time a marriage meet the approval of Dr. ERNEST TRICE THOMPSON according to problem in his own life. Later he stood up and admitted he was whom the Northern Presbyterian Church is theologically sound. the fraud, not the group." In view of the cases cited it would We have already indicated his limited knowledge of Barthian­ seem that Dr. VAN TIL is suffering from an extremely bad case ism; we now add that there is little in his book to indicate that of "stung conscience," seeing that he indicts the "Oxford Group" his knowledge of conservatism is very extensive. He refers to not merely on one but on nine distinct grounds. Be that as it Dr. MACHEN (without indicating any clear understanding of may, though some six weeks have passed since his indictment his position) but there is nothing to indicate that he is familiar of Buchmanism was published we are not advised either that with the writings of such men as KUYPER and BAVINCK and Dr. VAN TIL has been forced to leave town because of his mis­ WARFIELD, not to mention the giants of former generations like conduct or that he has confessed that it is he not the Buch­ HODGE and THORNWELL, or even CALVIN himself. If he were more manites whose teachings are a menace to the Church. Really familiar with contemporary conservative religious thought, we this putting of the critic of Buchmanism on the spot, as it were, do not think that he would be of the opinion that the presu'];>: by seeking to make it appear that opposition to Buchmanism positions of modern theology had not been seriously challenged comes mainly from those whose consciences have been "stung" previous to the appearance of BARTH and BRUNNER. No doubt seems to us a rather shabby attempt to intimidate those disposed there is truth in his observation that BARTH and BRUNNER'S to criticize Buchmanism. polemic against Modernism has received more attention than MarchI 1933 CHRISTIANITY TODAY 3 the polemic of men like WARFIELD and MAOHEN (for instance) that this volume registers in Mr. MAURO'S view relative to the re­ because the message of BARTH and BRUNNER is not identical with turn of our LORD. Mr. MAURO has long been known as a prominent the message of orthodoxy; but, in our judgment at least, to premillennialist and in harmony with many premillenialists he imply that apart from the Barthians the basic presuppositions interpreted the book of Revelation after the futurist manner and of Modernism have not been seriously challenged implies either so held that the book as a whole deals with events yet future, in ignorance of or inability to appreciate that much more effec­ fact that none of the prophecies -from and including chapter IV tive polemic that has proceeded from genuinely conservative will even begin to be fulfilled until the "resurrection and rapture circles. In fact while we rejoice in the attack that Barthians of the saints" shall have taken place. He now comes forward, have made on Modernism, going so far as to maintain that however, as an advocate of the a-millennial view of our LORD's Modernism is not Christianity at all, yet their attack seems return, a change which necessarily carries with it a rejection of to us only superficially effective-and that because as Dr. VAN the futurist interpretation of the book of Revelation. The system TIL pointed out in the December issue of CHRISTIANITY TODAY adopted by Mr. MAURO would seem to be a combination of what Barthianism itself in the last analysis is a phase of Modernism are known as the historico-prophetical and the spiritual-symbolic rather than of orthodoxy. To look to the Barthians for deliver­ interpretations of this book. Mr. MAURO'S conviction is that reli­ ance from Modernism is almost like looking to Mussolini for gious and political and economic developments are such as to deliverance from the evils of democracy. indicate that we are near the fulfillment of the prophecies of Revelation concerning the end of human history. He is an We are not seeking to convey the impression that this book is worthless, still less are we seeking to make it appear that any a-millennialist, therefore, who thinks that the LORD'S return is near. of us can afford to live in ignorance of, or indifference to, Barthianism. We value its polemic against Modernism Bome­ No doubt Mr. MAURO will object to our classing him with the what as we value Rome's polemic against Modernism; but that a-millennialists, but, in our jUdgment, on inadequate grounds. Barthianism offers us the best statement of Christianity pos­ He himself says: "It will be found that the writer is not hi agree­ sible in the light of modern knowledge we do not believe. As ment with the post-millennialists, who hold that 'there will be a an antidote to Modernism it is proving highly useful; but as a thousand years of earthly peace and prosperity before our LORD'S substitute for orthodox Protestantism it is -far from acceptable. second advent; nor with the pre-millennia lists, who hold there If we mistake not, the difference between Barthianism and will be such a period following His second advent and preced­ orthodoxy are deeper-seated and more fundamental than Dr. ing the new heavens and new earth; nor with the a-millennialists, ROLSTON makes it appear. The conservative should indeed look who hold that there is no millennium at all" (p. xxviii). As a at BARTH and BRUNNER-and look long and searchingly-but matter of fact, however, his pOSition is in all essentials that of that he should look to BARTH and BRUNNER especially for the help the a-millennialists, inasmuch as he rejects the notion of an he needs to maintain his pOSition in the world of today, as Dr. earthly millennium either preceding or following the return of ROLSTON seems to think, we are far from believing. our LORD. A-millennialists have no objection in principle to the view that "the millennium of the Apocalypse is the blessedness of the saints who have gone away from the body to be at home PHILIP MAURO ACCEPTS AMILLENNIALISM with the LORD" (WARFIELD, Biblical Doctrines p. 662). In fact even the post-millennialists have no objection in principle to r-----.NDER the title "Of Things Which Soon Must Come that interpretation of the millennium of the Apocalypse (true to Pass" the WlI'I. B. EERDMANS Publishing Co., has as it is that on the basis of this or other Scriptural passages they issued a revised and enlarged edition of Mr. hold to the belief in a golden age preceding the second advent) MAURO'S commentary on the book of Revelation as indicated by the fact that Dr. WARFIELD, whose interpreta­ ($3.00). This commentary was first published in tion of this passage Mr. MAURO adopts, was a post-millennialist. 1925 under the title "The Patmos Visions" but The question whether there is a non-earthly millennium such as "subsequent studies of the Scriptures and observ­ Mr. MAURO maintains does not even enter into the distinctive ance of world politics and economics," Mr. MAURO difference between pre-millennialists, post-millennialists and tells us, "while strongly confirming the main prin­ a-millennialists. All those who believe in the second advent of ciples and nearly all the details of the interpreta­ our LORD but who reject the thought of a period of earthly peace tion presented in that volume, have indicated the need of certain and prosperity, either preceding or following that event, hold revisions and additions, particularly in respect to the exposi­ -the a-millennial view of our LORD'S return. This means, despite tion of 'The Thousand Years'." his disclaimer, that Mr. MAURO has adopted the a-millennial It is quite certain that 'many Bible students will dissent not position. only to many of the details of Mr. MAURO'S interpretation of the The writer confesses a measure of satisfaction over the fact book of Revelation but to some of its main principles. Be that that so firm a believer in the Bible as the Word of GOD and so as it may, it ought to be admitted by all that Mr. MAURO has profound a student of its contents as Mr. MAURO has been led to given us a notable volume and that few, if any, sincere students modify his previous view of our LORD'S return as to bring it into of Scripture will be able to read and consider it without great harmony with the a-millennial view. In expressing his satisfac­ profit_ Dr_ A. Z. CONRAD says concerning it: "It is the most tion over this fact, however, he desires to repeat what he has illuminatin-g, sane and appealing book I have ever read on said on all proper occasions, viz., that while he holds that the Revelation. The interpretations are clear, incisive, sane and "blessed hope" of our LORD'S return is an essential Christian full of instruction. It is readable for the laymen and yet pro­ doctrine yet that he holds that such differences as exist between foundly critical in the best sense of the word. It will make pre-millennialists, post-millennialists and a-millennialists are Revelation a new book to the average reader." Mr. MAURO while differences that may exist between brethren. We do not indeed widely known as an able and vigorous writer on religious themes regard these differences as unimportant but as compared with is by profession not a minister or professor but a lawyer. That what their advocates hold in common we regard them as of so "lucid and satisfactory" a commentary on the Apocalypse, to secondary importance. We would be quite willing to see the adopt Dr. G. CAMPBELL MORGAN's words, should come from the Church split over such a difference as exists between those who pen of a layman is itself a noteworthy fact. We at least agree cherish this "blessed hope" and those who scoff at the thought of when its publishers assert: "It certainly is worthy of the seri­ a personal and visible return of our LORD, but not over such dif­ ous consideration of all thoughtful people." ferences as exist between pre-miIlennialists, post-millennnialists We are particularly concerned to call attention to the change and a-millennialists. 4 CHRISTIANITY TODAY March,1933

Only the Church Knows the Cause and Cure of Depression By the Rev. Geo. P. Pierson, D.O.

HE cause of depression is the wrath of God re­ He had it in Eden. He lost it. No privilege is so holy and vealed from he1;wen against men who hold (down, exalted as the communion of man with his Maker. It is depress) the truth in unrighteousness, Rom. the manifest duty of the Church to charge the world with 1: 18. The cure is a penitenital re-acceptance having forgotten God's holy institution of the Sabbath and of God's ten holy institutions. The Ten "Com­ thereby of having forfeited his own six days of work. "Re­ mandments" are not a decalogue of don'ts. member the Sabbath of the Lord thy God; six days shalt Back of each is a Divinely ordained priceless thou labour." It is a case of the Sabbath holy to God with '--__---I privilege. They are the ten articles of our bill . six days of work, for man: or no Sabbath and no employ- of rights. ment. It is the high privilege of the Church to point the way back to the Sabbath of God, to His' covenanted re­ Man has a Divine right to God's holy institution of creation of body and restoration of soul. Liberty. He had it once in Eden. He lost it. No privilege is so precious to him now as liberty. Our ancestors wrote it Man has a Divine right to God's holy institution of the in the opening words of our Constitution. It is the manifest Family. He had it in Eden. He lost it-in its perfection. duty of the Church to tell the world that in losing their No human relation is so basic to society and state; none so God they have lost their liberty. "I am the Lord thy God instructive of heavenly relations, as the family, It is the which have brought thee out of the house of bondage-thou manifest duty of the Church to charge the world with hav­ shalt have no other gods before Me." It is a case of-with ing desecrated this primeval, holy institution. "Honour ... God, liberty: without God, bondage. It is the high privilege father ... mother: . , length of days." It is a case of­ of the Church to point out to men the way back from the family, (home and country) with God or no family (home house of bondage to God and freedom. and country) without God. It is the high privilege of the Church to point the way back to family, home and country. Man has a Divine right to God's holy institution of Love. He had it in Eden. He lost it in its perfect exercise. Man has a Divine right to God's holy institution of Nothing makes life so lovely as being loved and loving. It Peace. He had perfect peace in Eden, not since. Nothing is the manifest duty of the Church to charge the world with is more desired among nations than peace. It is the manifest ceasing to center its affection,s on God and distributing them duty of the Church to charge the world thus :-"You cry exhaustively on the lusts and pleasures of time and sense; for a warless world, yet you tax yourself 80% to make it so that there is left no love in us for God nor room in us to a war-full world. 'From whence come wars among you? Ye welcome in His boundless love for us. "I am the Lord thy kill and war, yet ye have not, because ye ask amiss, that God that sheweth mercy unto thousands of them that love ye may consume it upon your lusts.'" "Thou shalt do no Me; thou shalt not make unto thee idols." It is a case of . murder, nor hate thy neighbor" Mt. 5 :44. It is a case of -with God, love: without God" no love. It is the high -with God, peace: without God, war. It is the high privilege of the Church to point the way back from our privilege of the Church to point the world away from war dead, loveless idols to the waiting love of God. to peace, to the Prince 6f Peace. Man has a Divine right to God's holy institution, Man has a Divine right to another of God's holy institu­ Temple Revelation. He had a perfect revelation in Eden. He lost tions-to the body as a of God's indwelling. This it. ·Nothing is so needful for man as a revelation. It is the he had in Eden: This he lost. N othirig a man protects with manifest duty of the Church to warn the world that it so great concern as his body. It is the manifest duty of the make not further of God's holy IN ord-signed, sealed and Church to charge our generation with having yielded this delivered in the Name of the Father, centred in the Son temple to the uses of the world, the flesh and the devil; and filled with the Spirit-an empty thing. "Thou shalt further, with discussing publicly and advocating shamelessly not take the Name of the Lord thy God in vain." It is a such things as are not named among the Gentiles. "Thou case of-God and a revelation: or no God and only frail shalt not commit adultery; if any man defile the temple human reason. It is the high privilege of the Church to of God, him shall God destroy." It is a case of a cleansed point out the way back from fallen reason to a Revelation; temple with God indwelling, or a brothelized ruin with Satan and so to prosperity of soul and "all these things added in control. It is the high privilege of the Church to point unto you." the way to, and furnish the materials for, the restoration of fallen tabernacles. Man has a right to God's holy institution of Communion. (Concluded on Page 11) March,1933 CHRISTIANITY TODAY 5 Dr. McGiFFertis Jesus By the Rev. N. B. Stonehouse, Th.D.

[We are fortunate to be able to publish this discerning review by Dr. Stonehouse, who is a member of the Fdculty of Westminster Theologicdl Seminary in Philadelphia. This drticle WdS written prior to the dedth of Dr. McGiffert, which occurred recently in Ne'w York.] r-----,HE interest of the readers of According to the former position, Jesus actu­ CHRISTIANITY TODAY in an exami­ ally did come to believe that He was the nation of Dr. McGiffert's History Messiah, but this belief did not affect His con­ of Christian Thought* does not ception of His mission in any serious way, lie so much in the fact that it since it was entirely subordinate to other represents an able contribution to aspects of His message. No one has ever ex­ the literature of the history of plained, and Dr. McGiffert fails to indicate Christian doctrine by one of here, how Jesus could have looked upon Him­ America's leading scholars; its significance self as the Messiah (The Lord's Anointed) for most of us consists rather in its interest­ and not have made this conviction the all­ ing and readable-for it avoids "the technical controlling factor in His life. The other, more jargon of theologians as much as possible"­ radical, point of view is that the records are presentation of the development of Christian in such a thoroughly bad state (having been thought from the point of view of one who, as DR. STONEHOUSE written by men who believed Jesus to be the president for many years of Union Theological Messiah), that no decision can be reached as Seminary, has strongly influenced theological to whether Jesus looked upon Himself as the opinion in America, and is himself representative of certain Messiah or not. Dr. McGiffert, who told us in The God of tendencies today. And because the bold departures from the Early Christians (1924) that his understanding of Jesus' historical Christianity which have found expression in the attitude on certain matters had undergone a radical change, Auburn Affirmation and in the recent Report of the Lay­ shows in his latest work that his real position with reference men's Missions Inquiry have centered men's attention upon to the Messianic consciousness is that of the radical agnos­ a revolutionary change of view regarding the essence of tics. Nevertheless, it is interesting to observe that he does Christianity which is taking place within the church, it not quite succeed in breaking with the Liberal tradition. may be illuminating to indicate what Dr. McGiffert has to Nor has he lost the Liberal confidence in his ability to say about Jesus. As a matter of fact, his approach to sift the historical from the unhistorical in the Gospels. He Jesus is decisive for his treatment of the rest of the subj ect. says: "Though we cannot always be sure of his words as The most noteworthy thing about Dr. McGiffert's treat­ recorded in [the synoptic Gospels 1 at second or even third ment of Jesus is that he is agnostic with respect to the and fourth hand, we can at least form a fairly accurate claims which the Gospels represent Jesus as making about picture of his controlling interests and of the spirit and His own person. He is not quite certain whether Jesus re­ general principles of his teaching" (p. 2). Most of us will garded Himself as the Messiah or not, but has no doubt that wonder how we can ever be sure of any of His words if He if His Messiahship was not altogether lacking as an ele­ did not most certainly claim to be the Messiah, so perva­ ment in His teaching, it, was surely subordinate to His sive is this claim in all the records of His words that we concern that men should have the right attitude toward possess. God and their fellows (p, 13). Jesus' principal interest But the historian who is agnostic with respect to the was "to prepare his countrymen for the reign of God by historicity of the Messianic claims must account somehow setting them right with God and with each other" (p. 11), for the origin of the belief of Jesus' disciples in Him as and so His relation, to the Messianic kingdom was not Messiah, and it is in his treatment of this question that Dr fundamentally different from that of John the Baptist. McGiffert shows the extremity to which he is forced by his Those who have some acquaintance with the modern ap­ agnosticism. According to our author, Jesus, like John the proach to the Gospels will recognize in these characteriza­ Baptist, announced the coming of the Messianic kingdom, tions two very different points of view struggling for but He did not define His own relation to it. Nevertheless, supremacy~the old Liberal point of view, of which Har­ Dr. McGiffert thinks it is not surprising that, in a time of nack was the most brilliant exponent, and which Dr;. Mc­ general Messianic expectation, His disciples should have Giffert defended in The Apostolic Age (1897); and the come to regard Him as the Messiah, impressed as they must newer, more radical, agnosticism of Wrede and Bultmann. have been with His personality and His wonderful works. That the disciples came to regard Him so-came to regard * A History of Christian Thought Vol. 1. Early and Eastern. By Arthur Cushman Mc'Giffert, New York: Charles Scribner's Him, without any encouragement on His part, as the Sons, 1932. (Oontinued on Page 12) 6 CHRISTIANITY TODAY March,1933

The One Page Sermon "THE SWORD OR THE OLIVE BRANCH" By the Rev. Frank R. Elder, D.O. Pastor of the Presbyterian Church of the Covenant in Cincinnati

"Think not that I am come to send peace on wherever His standard was raised. His was no earth; I came not to send peace, but a sword."­ tame cat philosophy, no pale innocuous religion. Matthew 10 :34. If His gospel had condoned the faults of men, if it had been a soothing syrup for their sins, a HEN William Jennings Bryan pre· pared his lecture on Jesus he took soporific for their consciences, if it had presented a God to whom no one could object, then there for his title, "The Prince of Peace." This glorious epithet was used by would have been no strife, but a Christianity of that kind would never have set the world on fire. one of the great prophets. It was a It would have died unwept, unhonored and un· term which Isaiah had applied to the sung within a very few decades. coming Messiah. It is a phrase which is dear to the hearts of Chris· Christ began to divide men even from the be· tians. We like to think that our Lord ginning of His ministry. His own brethren, the and our Master was One who members of· His own immediate family, opposed earnestly desired and sought for peace. We reo Him. The dominant parties of His land who member too that it was foretold of Him that "in Photo by Bachrach hated each other most violently nevertheless His days shall the righteous flourish and abun· DR. ELDER buried the hatchet and pooled their energies in dance of peace so long as the moon endureth." It order to accomplish the destruction of Jesus. was said of the age that Christ would usher in After His death and resurrection His sword that in it "they should beat their swords into plowshares, and marched down through the centuries. Paul, His apostle, believed their spears into pruning hooks; nation shall not life up sword and because he believed his quondam associates .in the work of against nation, neither shall they learn war anymore." persecuting the Church sought to take his life. The history of Furthermore, when the Lord Jesus Christ came to earth His missions is replete with stories of hardship and persecution en· advent was heralded by the angels' song with that glorious pre· dured by those who have acknowledged the Christ. In many diction and assurance, "On earth peace, good will to men." And lands families have disinherited their sons and daughters. The when Jesus came into His ministry He had something to say ties of blood have been denied. The rack, the stake, the thumb· about peace. Perhaps the most notable remark was in the upper screw have all been used to silence the voices of Christian testi· room just before His crucifixion when He spoke to his disciples mony. It was all in accordance with the promise, "They that and said to them, "Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution." you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you'- Let not your The sword of Jesus makes its cleavage in the church. It heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid." From all these evi· divides between those who regard the Bible as the inspired word dences it might appear that there is nothing in the world quite of God and those who think of it as a book like other books, so much worth while as peace. So highly is it commended, so except perhaps a little better; between those who regard Jesus desirable is it said to be, so confidently does Jesus promise it as the Son of God, the only begotten of the Father and those who that we might expect that wherever the Christian religion was think of Him as divine only in a way that all men may be; proclaimed there, automatically, there would be peace. between those who are convinced that the birth of Jesus was It comes to us, therefore, as something of a shock to hear the supernatural and those who think of it as occurring like any "gentle" Jesus saying, "Think not that I am come to send peace other birth; between those 'who look upon the death of Jesus on earth; I came not to send peace: but a sword." The sword is Christ as paying the penalty for our sins and those who look tne very antithesis of peace. Jesus then did not come into the upon the cross as an example or a martyrdom. world to make a gesture with an olive branch. He came rather to unsheath the sword. He came to stir up antipathy and strife The prophet Jeremiah held up to scorn those who cried "Peace, and differences. This is a terrifying promise. And yet it is so peace, when there is no peace" but what would he say if he forthright, so unequivocal that we cannot mistake its meaning. were here today? Surely his comment would be quite as acid We cannot dilute it. We cannot soften it down. It must mean regarding the modern leaders who blandly insist that there is exactly what it says. no essential difference between those who defend the ancient The only way that we can understand the two elements of structure of faith and those who are undermining its foundations this paradox is to think of them in terms of time. We know and battering down its walls. Jesus said those who are not with that Jesus desired peace. Peace was his ultimate purpose but Him are against Him. There is no twilight zone as far as Jesus his proximate purpose was the sword. Jesus saw that the only is concerned. He will not let you sit on the fence. You must peace worth having could be obtained only by conflict. He was climb down on one side or the other. the Prince of Righteousness and only because He was the Prince of Righteousness could He be the Prince of Peace. He proposed Where then do we stand? Do we want to be on the side of to set up a kingdom, a kingdom of righteousness and purity and Jesus? Are we willing to stand up and be counted? Do we want truth and love, but He knew full well that all the forces of un· to wear His colors and defend them to the death? There are righteousness and uncleanliness and falsehood and ·selfiishness grave questions confronting the church, the nation anq, the would oppose Him with might and main until their last breath. world. There are personal questions involving vital moral What He promised came true. History testifies that the sword principles and fundamental religious truths. On all these matters was sent. From the beginning there was a cleavage in society, Jesus has taken His stand. Are we on His side? March,1933 CHRISTIANITY TODAY 7

anything, for he could not become better and any change from perfection would in­ evitably make him worse." (p. 63.) Be­ New/ SigniFicant Books cause of this difficulty Brightman believes in a God "whose perfection consists in his Vance, Brightman, Nelson, Price, Bird, von Maltzahn eternal perfectibility." (p. 64.) We notice then that the God of Bright­ WORSHIP GOD. By James I. Vance, D.D., says "Time is a part of eternity" (p. 49). man as well as the God of Vance is the God LL.D., Pastor, First Presbyterian Ohurch, On this point Dr. Vance is in perfect agree­ of ordinary philosophical pragmatism. It Nashville, Tennessee. Fleming H. Re­ ment with the pragmatic philosophers. is well to remember this in view of the fact vell Oompany, New York, London and that there seem to be not a few. Christian Edinburgh. Yet it is amusing to note that Dr. Vance theologians who think that in the Boston thinks his complete rejection of our God as school of personalism one can find a fairly HIS book of Dr. Vance tends greatly to being a matter of detail. Says he at another good foundation for orthodox Christianity. T confuse the reader. On the one hand point, "This may not be your idea of God. The plausibility of this contention is due Dr. Vance quotes the Westminster Catechism Yours may be different. We will not quarrel to the fact that the Boston personalists definition of God (p. 39) and speaks of it about our differences. We will not destroy make a great deal of the distinction of their very highly and on the other hand it ap­ the canvas because we fail to see the same position from that of pragmatism and other pears that he does not believe in the God thing in the picture. We will think of the types of philosophy. Yet it is not difficult of the Westminster standards at all. If Dr. great Father, and draw closer together as to see that any philosophy that does away Vance really believed the Westminster defi­ we fare on toward our long home" (p. 37). with the qualitative difference between God nition of God he would have upheld the All this is in the interest of church union and man by bringing God into the temporal "system of doctrine" of the confession as a since "sectarianism is dying." (p. 12). But flux stands by virtue of that' fact in radical whole. The Westminster Confession pre­ if Dr. Vance expects us to worship his God opposition to Christianity. sents a carefully elaborated and logically with him he ought to have given us some coherent system of truth. We cannot be­ reasons for rejecting our God. He cannot Yet strange to say Brightman thinks that lieve parts of it without believing the whole. expect us to worship our God and our devil he is interpreting the really Christian idea Yet it is this that Dr. Vance tries to do. He at the same time. of God. Says he, "The God of Christianity definitely rejects the Westminster doctrine is a suffering, dying and riSing God. Shall of Scripture when he says that he believes But suppose that for the moment we ab­ the Father be exempt from the experiences Scripture because it inspires him (p. 78). solve Dr. Vance from the duty of close rea­ which faith has freely ascribed to the Son? That is placing the subjective prior to the soning on this question and try to worship Just as Jesus reveals the love of God, so objective while the Confession places the his God with him. We would soon discover also he reveals his suffering." (p. 66.) Now objective prior to the subjective. Dr. that our worship would return to our surely Professor Brightman knows that Vance definitely rejects the Westminster bosoms. The worship of the God of Mod­ faith has never ascribed suffering to any view of eternal punishment. He even ridi­ ernism, the worship of the God of Pragma­ of the persons of the trinity. On the con­ cules the idea and says it is one of the tism is the worship of man. The religion of trary the church has guarded against that causes of Atheism. Speaking of people who . Modernism is the "Religion without God" idea most carefully by teaching that the have a tendency to disbelieve in God he so well described b'y Paul Sheen. Dr. Vance divine person of Christ assumed a human says, "They think of God as a monster, should have changed the title of his book nature and suffered in his human nature a cruel despot, a vengeful Deity, the creator into "Worship Man" or better still, "The only. The whole of the Chalcedon creed of an endless hell, flaming with unspeakable Death of Worship." was formulated in order to keep out the torments, Who gets His fun in life by mak­ C. VAN TIL. heresy that Brightman is asking us to ac­ ing bonfires of the wicked." People who cept as a matter of course. The Chalcedon have this idea of God cannot be blamed for creed was formulated in order to guard wanting' to get rid of Him (p. 24). Dr. IS GOD A PERSON. By Edgar Sheffield against the mixture of time and eternity in Vance will not blame us then if we do not Brightman, Borden Parker Bowne Pro­ the idea of the incarnation. It were better take his statements about belief in the God fessor of Philosophy in Bosion Univer­ then if the Boston personalists would simply of the Westminster standards seriously. If sity. Association Press, 1932. New say that they are breaking off all connec­ he wanted us to take him seriously.at this York: 347 Madison Avenue. tions with traditional Christianity. They point he should have tried to prove that the ought to do this in pity on the poorly in­ Westminster standards do not present a sys­ N this small book of Professor Brightman doctrinated ministers who once "had" tem of doctrine but that one can pick out I we are on a much higher intellectual church history and who once upon a time what he pleases and deny or ignore what plane than we were in the book of Dr. studied "Hodge" but who are now too busy he pleases. Vance. There is close reasoning in this to trouble with such "details." book. And the reasoning is in the interest But we are not left to infer that Dr. of the same sort of God as the one Dr. Vance With respect to the argument against the Vance does not believe in the God of the believes in. Both men are opposed to the traditional conception of God as voiced by orthodox church. He tells us frankly in traditional view of God. Both men speak Brightman we would say that it is only the other sections of the book that he does not of the traditional idea of God as being the traditional God that gives any meaning to believe in Him. He speaks of the tradi­ idea of a "static" God. Says Brightman, history at all. Without the traditional God tional concept of God as a "static Deity" in "There are at least two possible ways of human experience rests upon chaos and op­ which it is quite absurd to believe. (P. 46.) looking at the divine perfection. It may be erates in a void. It is one thing to accept And when we then ask him what sort ofa regarded as absolutely complete and so as a belief that has difficulties; it is quite progressive Deity he would substitute for incapabie of being improved in any way another to accept a belief that reduces ex­ the "static" one he answers that it is a deity whatever. While this is the traditional and perience to nonsense. We believe not in a that is subject to time:' ·'Dr. Vance does hence 'natural' view of most Christians, it personal God within the Universe but in the away at one stroke with the qualitative has serious consequences. If the divine per­ personal God as the presupposition of the difference between the eternity of God and fection is absolutely complete and static, universe. the temporal limitations of man when he then there is no motive for God's ever doing C. VAN TIL. 8 CHRISTIANITY TODAY March,1933

THE DELUGE STORY IN STONE: A His­ the same forces that operate in the world Science with the teachings of the scientists. tory of the Flood Theory of Geology. today. It is equally evident that if the And yet how frequently this is done. A By Byron O. Nelson. Augsburg Pub­ Flood geology is valid such uniformitarian. wholesome warning against this tendency lishing House, Minneapolis. Pp. 208. ism is false. It is obvious, therefore, that is supplied by this little book. It contains $1.50. a reestablishment of Flood geology would an interesting and informing account of mean a waning of that anti-supernaturalism some of the blunders that have passed for HIS little book contains not only a his­ that is so rampant today. More particularly scientific 'knowledge for long periods of tory but a defense of the theory that the T the reestablishment of the Flood geology time. It might have been named "The Mis­ fossiliferous strata of the earth were formed would be a death-blow to the theory of takes of the Scientists." It is not an attack in the relatively brief period of the Noachian organic evolution, as it is currently advo­ on science or scientists but it is fitted to Deluge. cated, inasmuch as the chief argument in remind us that here too we should heed The theory is not new. Less than a hun­ its support is derived from the fossils. If Paul's injunction: "Prove all things; hold dred years ago it was the theory generally these fossils were, for the most part, laid fast that which is good." Its contents accepted by educated men. Its rejection, down in a relatively short time there is should not only cause many scientists to in fact, would seem to have been one of the indeed slight warrant for that series of speak less dogmatically but lead others to results of that anti-supernaturalism that had immense ages in the past postulated by evo­ realize that there is nothing sacrosanct its rise in the eighteenth century and that lutionists. It is clear that this book deals about scientific deliverances. by the middle of the nineteenth had been with a matter of great practical importance. S. G. C. widely accepted in academic circles. At While Mr. Nelson's treatment is largely least that is Mr. Nelson's contention. "As historical in form yet in the course of trac­ THE RETURN OF THE TIDE. By Zenobia long as the Bible as the Word of God" he ing the history of thought on the subject he Bini. Fleming H. Revell 00., New York. writes, " ... held a prominent place in the calls attention to many facts more or less $1.50. thinking of scholars, and God's supernatural impossible to reconcile with "modern" geo­ ERIOH OHLSON. By EUzabeth von Malt­ interventions in the. world's affairs were logical theories but which are completely in zahn. Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing acknowledged to have occurred at various harmony with the Flood geology. An inter­ 00., Grand Rapids, Michigan. $1.50. times in the past, the Deluge theory of esting and valuable feature of the book is geology had the ascendency among men. its summary of the flood traditions of man­ HE need for Christian fiction was never But when, through the influence of the ris­ kind, which, it is contended, confirm in a Tso great as today, nor has the worth­ ing school of destructive Biblical critics, remarkable way the Deluge account in while output ever been smaller. The two faith in God's Word and in God's interven­ Genesis. Mr. Nelson certainly advances books under consideration, while radically tions became less and less common among strong reasons for holding that "modern" different in style, background and method, educators, and any reference to the super­ geology has been overhasty in some of its form a not inconsequential addition to the natural or Biblical in matters of history or major conclusions. We hope his book will Christian literature of our generation. science was scoffed at by them as ignorance have a wide reading. Miss Bird's book, which has already or superstition, the Flood theory was cast S. G. C. reached the dignity of a second edition, has aside. What is called 'modern' geology has for its background modern America and for eclipsed' Flood geology because of the dis­ its central character a young Christian girl. like for those supernatural elements which A HISTORY OF SOME SCIENTIFIC Marian Linton was caught in a strange net are the backbone of Christianity." BLUNDERS. By George McOready of circumstances: bereavement, financial Despite the opprobrium that "modern" Price. Fleming H. Revell 00. Pp. 134. ruin, and the baneful effect of Modernism geology has cast on this Flood theory, Mr. $1.25. upon the man she loved. A shadow over Nelson is convinced that it offers the best T is insistently maintained by many that her life was the disgrace and sin of a explanation of the fossiliferous strata that I Christianity, if it is to survive, must be brother. With great skill Miss Bird shows has ever been advanced. "The Flood theory kept in harmony with the teachings of the how the eternal purpose of God may be ac­ of Geology," he contends, "has not been scientists. It is assumed-an assumption complished through a situation like this. It abandoned because it does not satisfy actual that men like Andrew D. White has done is the kind of book that will prove not geological conditions. There is nothing much to popularize-that in as far as there merely interesting but fascinating to teen­ known about the earth's geological state has been conflict between Christianity and age boys and girls, and even to those of today which makes the p\lluge theory any science the latter has always and will al­ more mature years. It is a story unques­ less satisfactory an explanation of the ways be victorious. We believe that as­ tioning in its fidelity to the rightness and fossiliferous strata than in the days when sumption to be unwarranted. But whatever beauty of Christian faith and life. the leading scholars of the world accepted measure of truth it may contain, the history .Erich Ohlson is a book that has been rec­ it. Rather the contrary-there are facts of scientific thought makes perfectly clear ognized throughout Europe as one of the known now about the geological conditions that there has not yet been an age-unless best of the novels of the well-known Eliza­ of the earth, remarkably supporting the the present age prove an exception-in beth von Maltzahn. This work has been Flood theory which. . . (its earlier advo­ which Christianity could be in harmony translated into several European languages. cates) never dreamed of. It is disregard for with its scientific teaChing without being The English translation, now newly pub­ God and the sacred record of His acts, and out of harmony with the scientific teaching lished, is by Bert Kruithof. Erich Ohlson nothing else, which has caused the discard of the age that followed. Obviously to de­ first appeared in this story as a student for of the Flood theory to take place" (p. 137). mand that Christianity be made to conform the ministry in a German university. He While it does not seem to us that the to changing scientific opinion is to deny its had come completely under the sway of trustworthiness of the Bible stands or falls claim to possess a content of its own, given Modernist professors. He was the son of with the validity of the Flood geology­ it once and for all by Christ and His an old, retired Minister who was grieved at there is room for difference of opinion as apostles, and independently witnessed as the apostasy of his son, especially since the to just what the Bible teaches as' to the true. We would be the last to maintain that latter would succeed to the congregation Flood-it seems quite certain that its teach­ there is any contradiction between Chris­ where the father spent the best years of his ings cannot be harmonized with a unifor­ tianity and Science. That is not to admit, life. This congregation is situated where mitarianism such as underlies "modern" however, that there is no conflict between the scene of most of the story is laid,-one geology, according to which everything that Christianity and the scientists. It is a of the Halligen Islands, off the North Ger- happened in the past is. to be explained by major error to identify the teaching of (Concluded on Page 14) March,1933 CHRISTIANITY TODAY 9 Unto All the World A Missionary Page By Elizabeth Willet Thompson

Foreign Missions classes, and of the various Bible Institutes, ill with consumption, and was only twenty· is enormous. The Church services them­ nine when he died. CHOSEN (KOREA) selves are always attended by great crowds, In those days the Indian was a savage. "When I came to preach Ghrist's Gospel, a especially the mid-week prayer meetings. His picturesqueness has largely disappeared door was opened unto me at the Lord . ..." A visitor during last August reported hun­ but his spiritual condition is much the same -II Gar. 2:12. dreds at these evening meetings. It is in­ as in the days of Eliot and Brainerd. Those deed a case of seed falling on good ground; of them who have not heard the Gospel still HIS land, only slightly larger than Kan­ they are literally hungering for the Bread carryon their "heathenish practices" and sas, was closed to foreign influence until T of Life. are in mortal terror of the hosts of evil about fifty years ago. It has a population Medical work is one of the most fruitful spirits which they imagine surround them. of twelve millions. It is a nation of avenues for winning souls in Chosen. The And many of them are "concerned for their farmers. The people are generally very hospitals and staff are inadequate for the souls." Here is a typical story told by one poor, but when converted they are indus­ great need, to allay phYSical pain, but men of our own missionaries. trious, hard working and zealous in wit­ and women are being ministered to in the "Several weeks before he had been in a nessing for Christ in the face of persecution. name of Christ, and many are being brought drunken brawl-two teeth knocked out and They are remarkable for their simple piety to Him. a gash across his handsome face. But this and evangelistic zeal. Many men and The following translation of a religious morning he was in Church: He was in a women give days and weeks of their time poem of Korea is indicative of the groping blanket with his hair in long braids. The that they may preach "in the next towns spirit of her people. sermon, the missionary writes, had been also." HI do not know whence I can get wisdom preached. An invitation had been given to Korea has opened her doors to the Gospel Else I would send my mind there to get it I do not know where I can get virtue . anyone who would, to come to Christ. This in a very remarkable way. The Christian And cannot ask for it speaking plainly. big man arose, draped himself gracefully in I do not know what God's commands are Church in Korea is almost unequalled in I do not know how to receive his truth: his blanket, walked down the aisle, and mission lands for the degree to which it is As I do not know what the doctrine is I look out for myself, and not for others." stood before the pulpit. Then as he steadied self-supporting and self-governing. The his voice and 'showed' his heart' as the In­ great problem is to keep up with the work The difference between Christianity and all other systems of religion is that in these dians say, in a quivering but eloquent voice and the need, with the present force of mis­ he said, 'I have been a bad man. I have sionaries. The Presbyterian Church con­ others men are found seeking after God, while Christianity is God reaching down to misled the boys and girls. I have wasted ducts about one quarter of all the work my money in what I thought was a "good done in Korea, and it is a pleasure to read man. Korea does not need a fusion of Chris­ tianity and Buddhism, or Confucianism, or time." I have surpassed all my friends in some of the reports from the mission sta­ my wickedness. Make it as bad as you wish. tions of this field, as they seem to be, on any of the other "isms" of Korea, but a fresh presentation of genuine Biblical Chris­ But from this time on, God helping me, I the whole, truly evangelistic and worth want to be a Christian man, and live with while, something which unfortunately can­ tianity,_ by missionaries who can say in their very hearts, "I determined not to know Christian people.' He was taken before the not be said of Presbyterian missions as a Session, was questioned and instructed in whole. One gets the impression upon read­ anything among you, save Jesus Christ and Him crucified." the ways of the Christian life. His ques· ing some of the reports by missionaries in tions were intelligent, and his promises Korea that they are not satisfied with the National Missions hearty. He was received and baptized." way the Church at home is backing them. The Indians in the United States are not One of them states, "We believe a regenera­ THE AMERICAN INDIAN "vanishing," but are slightly on the increase. tion of individual souls to be the primary They are emerging from their reservations need. The rural multitudes of Chosen re­ "Lord's Day, May 27.-Visited my Indians and attended a funeral among them; was and mingling with the city dwellers. In quire a regeneration through repentance 1928 conditions among the Indians were in­ and faith in Jesus Christ, a faith which affected to see their heathenish practices. 0, that they may be turned 'tram darkness vestigated and the Indian Bureau was re­ endures through the power of God and the organized, so that their state has been influence of the Holy Spirit, rather than to light!' Afterwards preached to them' very attentive. Several seemed concerned considerably improved; but even the secular through the power of man-made programs organizations in charge admit that their of educational, industrial, and agricultural for their souls. Blessed be the Lord tor any help!"-Fro?1L the Diary at David Brainerd. efforts at education and civilization will advancement. . .. Among us who are mis­ fail, for lack of incentive, without the work HUS wrote that great apostle to the sionaries the conviction is growing that of the missionary. Regeneration first, then Indians in the 18th Century. He was what is needed is a renewed consecration renovation. Tordained by the Presbytery of New York to our primary aim of Gospel teaching, and The work of the Presbyterian missions' and labored with great fervor, mostly among a revaluation by the Home Church of our is carried on among thirty tribal g~oups. the Indians of New Jersey. So remarkable accomplished task in the light of the great Territorially they stretch from Washington was the effect of the Gospel upon these In­ fields yet unreached. . .. More emphasis to Florida. Including the work carried on dians that Dr. Ashbel Green declared, "His upon our unfinished task and far less upon by the synods, there were on April 1st, 1932, success here was without a parallel in our achievements, let this be the purpose 122 organized Indian Churches, and a total heathen missions since the days of the of the Church at home." missionary personnel numbering 206. The apostles." Of him it could be said, The strength of the Korean Church lies Indians are our particular responsibility. in her intensive study of God's mission text· "I preached as never sure to preach They are at our very door, just as Korea is book, the Bible. Bible classes for men and again, at the door of China. Pray that a lasting women are held in practically every church And as a dying man to dying men." work may be done for Christ among these in the country. The influence of these For during all his labors he was desperately first Americans. 10 CHRISTIANITY TODAY March, 1933

Lesson for April 23, 1933 Sunday School Lessons for April JESUS REBUKES SELF-SEEKING

(International Uniform Series) (Lesson Text~Mark 4:33-42. Also study Matt. 5:41, 42; 20:20-28; Luke 22:24-30; Lesson for April 2, 1933 jected. He didn't want anything like that. I 001-. 13. Golden Text-Romans 13 :10.) Then! Jesus turned upon him with that How human (which means how selfishly JESUS MINISTERING TO JEWS AND withering rebuke: "Get thee behind me GENTILES sinful) those disciples were! Here on their Satan ..." Why? Because Peter had way to Capernaum they had been engaged (Lesson Text-Mark 7:24-37_ Also study tried to prevent the Cross. The Cross was in a lively debate as to "who should be the Matt. 15:1-31; 2 Oor. 3:17,18; Gal. 5:1-25. central in all that our Lord did. Every step greatest"! Sometimes, when we are Golden Text-John 10:16.) brought Him closer to it. On that suffering wearied by the petty little grabs for place ESUS wanted to rest away from the ever­ and death an else depended. It was for that, and power of which Christian congregations J following crowds, to be able to prepare that Jesus came to earth. As we study afford such illuminating examples, we can His disciples for what lay ahead. But His deeper, we have no more wonder at the find comfort by reading this passage over presence can never be hidden. He always stinging rebuke. again. Even the disciples had their wrangles draws those who are in trouble. The Syro­ And He demanded loyalty, this Christ of ror place. Even they had their Judas. Phoenecian woman was a gentile, but she God. Loyalty, the most talked-of and least Was it to rebuke their self-seeking, to believed. Born outside the covenant pro­ practiced of all the Christian virtues. make them strip it bare in their own eyes, mises, she came emploring Jesus as "Son Loyalty! Do we think we are loyal? We that He set the child in the midst of them? haven't even scratched the surface of loyalty. of David." Perhaps it was for this she was How they must have been shamed, if they rebuked. But if our Lord rebuked her for If we had, all would be different: our lives, understood at all! And then our Lord went our influence, the Church that is being coming with a claim that was not hers, yet on to show them the valJle of the childlike destroyed because we are disloyal through in doing so He showed her that His bless­ heart. There's a great difference between fear of conflict,-the world. Doesn't Christ ing would come upon her, not by birth or childlikeness and childishness. One word in­ by merit, but by His gracious pleasure, deserve more and better loyalty than any of cludes the trust, the simplicity, the love of through her faith. Thus she is a type of all us has ever given? childhood. The other describes its ephemeral, Gentile believers. Only when she acknowl­ petty, sinful characteristics. To be child­ edged no human claim upon Jesus would Lesson for April 16, 1933 like without being childish was the ideal He pour forth His grace. She had to take JESUS TRANSFIGURED He set before the disciples. They had been her place as a "Gentile dog"- she had to (Lesson Text-Mark 9 :2-8, 17, 18, 25-29. childish in their scrambling for position. acknowledge her sin and unworthiness be­ Also study Mark 9 :2-29. Golden Text-John And our Lord told them, too,of the fearful fore she would be in the place of blessing. responsibility of those who lead a child 1 :14,) The man healed of deafness and impeded astray. speech was undoubtedly a Jew. We are not We are not told in Scripture why the told of any act of faith of his. He was Transfiguration took place. Was it in brought to Jesus. Did he have faith? The response to some inner necessity, of which Lesson for April 30, 1933 we can only surmise,-some hungering of Scripture is silent,-but here is room for JESUS SETS NEW STANDARDS OF LIVING thought: did Jesus always require faith in our Lord to speak face to face with the two (Lesson Text-Mark 10 :13-27. Also study those He healed? If so, why? If not, why greatest figures of the old covenant? Was GeneSis 1 :27; 2 :18-25; Exodus 20 :2-17; Deut. not? it that Peter, James and John might see some supernatural evidence of His deity, 5:16-21; Matt. 18:1-14; '19:16-30; Luke to remove all obstacles in their own souls 18 :15-29. Golden Text-Luke 6 :31.) Lesson for April 9, 1933 to complete trust and love? Jesus spoke Jesus is the greatest friend childhood has with the other two about the coming of the ever had, and from His teachings, from the JESUS REQUIRES CONFESSION AND cross (Luke 9:31). In Mark 9:5, Peter is life of the spirit in His people for these LOYALTY said to have "answered" the three,-sug­ -many centuries, the lot of childhood has re­ (Lesson Text-Mark 8 :27-38. Also study gesting the establishment of three taber­ ceived infinite improvement and blessing. Matt. 16 :13-23; Luke 9 :18-27, 57-62. Golclen . nacles one for each of them. Had he heard The rich young man wanted eternal life Text-Mark 8:34.) the mention of the death to come? Was the -if the price was not too great. Evidently, Here is one of the pivotal periods in the idea of three tabernacles his' way of show­ for him, the price was too great. For Jesus, ministry of our Lord. This incident is not ing it,-of trying to' show 10yaltY,-to to test the genuineness of his desire, told merely of antiquarian importance,-we need wipe out the stain of that rebuke? Poor him to do the hardest thing in the world­ its lesson today in a particular degree. Jesus Peter! How hard it was for him to learn! sell his property. Our Lord never has said was now testing the intelligence of the faith It took the voice of the Father from Heaven tha t only those who sell all their property of the Twelve. First He asked them of the to teach him that Jesus alone was to be may come to Him. But in this particular opinion about Himself in the world. This worshipped and obeyed. case He saw a divided heart. The boy would answered, He began to probe into their own The second portion of the lesson tells of be wavering between love for his possessions souls. "Whom say ye that I am?" Impul­ the second miracle performed after. Jesus (which he had made into an idol) and love sive Peter was ready with his answer: came down from the mount. From the glory for Jesus. It had to be one or the other, "Thou art the Christ!" Calling Him the He had come down into the valley of sorrow and Jesus invited him to choose. He did. anointed, the Messiah, equating Him with -and yet His true glory was never more re­ The words of our Lord that "It is easier God! If the Jesus of Modernism were true, vealed than in His love in action. When the for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, He would have been indignant with Peter. disciples wanted to know why He had than for a rich man to enter into the king­ Instead, He commended the description and succeeded where they had failed, His dom of God," have been the occasion of all declared that Peter had received the fact answer struck deep into the spiritual barren­ sorts of half-baked theories and conclusions. . by revelation! (Matt. 16:17). ness of their own lives. Some people have talked of a gate called But there were other things Peter had not (An Easter Lesson is optional. This "The Needles Eye" through which ·a camel yet learned. When Jesus began to tell them lesson is included so that the continuity of might enter with difficulty. But such specu­ of His cO)lling passion and death, Peter ob· study will not be broken.) lations are beside the point,. only. obscuring March, 19-33 C H RI S T I A NIT Y T 0 DAY 11 the whole idea. Think of a needle. A real can get into heaven,-by a miracle of re­ from the earth without a struggle? "The needle. Look at its little "eye." Then think deeming grace. "Ye must be born again." world is built upon the mere dust of Heroes; of a camel. Even a little camel. How could The old nature must be changed, old affec­ once earnest-wrestling,' death-defying, prodi­ it get through that little "eye"? There's tions must die. Only the miracle of the gal of their blood; who now sleep well, for­ only one way. By a miracle. Do you see, new birth will bring a rich man-any man gotten by all their heirs.... " Perhaps,­ then? There's only one way a rich man -into the presence of God as His child. perhaps in God's eternal purpose all this return to mediaevalism will result in another mighty return,-a return of those who seek peace in something deeper and richer than sacramentalism,-a return to the Bible, to This Changing World the blessed, eternal truths of God's Word, to the doctrines of Sovereign Grace, the By ordered, glorious and effulgent system some­ times called Calvinism. May God send such "Calvinist" a revival! HIS year a great many people are cele­ claiming for the Prayer Book an authority T brating the one hundredth anniversary coordinate with the Thirty-nine Articles, and Only the Church Knows-(Concluded) of The Oxford Movement in England. Its then by reading their views into ambiguous beginning is usually dated from the preach­ passages in the book, notably extracts re­ Man has a Divine right to God's holy in­ ing of the "Assize Sermon" of 1833 in Ox­ tained from Pre-Reformation missals. Again stitution of Property_ He had it in Eden and ford, by John Keble. The movement was they have had to ignore plain statements in out of Eden-the earth. He lost it. But God cradled in the study of mediaevalism by the prayer book, notably the "Black Rubric" in mercy has since assigned allotments and men who wanted to return to its essential that repudiates transubstantiation. To one given title thereto--conditioned on steward­ principles while rejecting what they felt observer at least, it seems that the attempt ship. It is the manifest duty of the Church objectionable. Besides Keble, the move­ to reconcile Anglo-Catholicism with the to warn the world against a usurping self ment's main pillars were John Henry New­ official. formularies of the Church of Eng­ constituted Bolshevistic stewardship ob­ man, Edward Bouvier Pusey, Frederick W. land, is a most dangerous, pathetic and tained by force. "Thou shalt not steal." It Faber and Henry E. Manning. They issued tenuous kind of casuistry. is a case of-God, and goods: or, no God, at intervals a series of "Tracts for the and no title or possession. It is the high Times" which exercised an incalculable in­ privilege of the Church to proclaim that fluence on their generation. They were op­ And so in 1933 there will be great cele­ God has distributed to each as He wills, posed both to Evangelicals and to the brations: Processions, Cathedral and Parish that He requires a reckoning, that He embryo modernism of the Broad Church Church services,-even what was announced pledges His integrity to make Ultimately a party, whose chief champions were F. D. as "Pontifical High Mass" in the open air, compensatory adjustment, and that He has Maurice, Charles Kingsley, H_ H. Milman with the celebrant none other than the ordained property-holding-stewardship as and A. P. Stanley. The "Tractarians" as they Bishop of London. Strong evangelical pro­ part of our life probation. were popularly called, taught, among other tests have caused his Lordship the Bishop Man has a Divine right to God's holy in­ things, the apostolic origin of episcopacy, to ask that the word "Pontifical" be left stitution of Truth_ He had it in Eden. the recessity of episcopal apostolic succes­ out and to pledge that the service will be Through the lie of the devil he lost it_ sion, baptismal regeneration and a doctrine according to the Book of Common Prayer. Truth is the soul of character. Dealings of the real presence that came close to the That, of course, is not to the liking of Anglo­ among men and nations are impossible Roman Catholic position. They were at­ Catholics at all,-they want the kind of without it. Christ's denunciation of hypo­ tempting to find a "via media" between gorgeous ceremonial imitation of Rome for crites was terrific. It is the manifest duty Geneva and Rome. In this they failed. Some which they are famous,-even if it Ls in of the Church to rebuke false witness of of them went over to Rome: Newman, defiance of the laws of their Church. And e.g. the teachings of atheism in the schools Faber, and Manning. Newman's "Apologia that is probably what they will have. of Russia and in the U. S. A. "Thou shalt Pro Vita Sua" is one of the most beautifully not bear false witness against thy neigh­ tragic books in all human literature. Pusey, bor" or offend against one of these little the greatest scholar of them all, and Keble, Calvinists will look upon this celebration ones. It is a case of God, and truth, or remained in the Church of England as with mixed emotions. They will be glad Satan and lies_ It is the high privilege of leaders of what grew into the "High Church" only in so far as the movement has empha­ the Church to be the pillar and ground of party. Even that name seems quaint now, sized the true CathOliCity of the Body of the truth; Christ being its Foundation. -for the movement has spread until a great Christ,-an emphasis which we of the Re­ Man has a Divine right to Contentment_ and influential section of the English Church formed Churches have let slip, for which He had it in Eden. He lost it. Ever since calls itself "Anglo-Catholic," and, denying we are to be blamed. But we also look with then he has been prone to erect the monster that a Church can be both Protestant and sadness and pity upon the mitres and self in the place of God. It is the manifest truly Catholic, repudiates the Reformation. censers, the "Tabernacles" and the "Host" duty of the Church to tell the world that -upon the tinsel and glitter in which men this selfishness is the supreme sin, lying seek to perpetuate on human altars the back of all the sins forbidden in the Ten Across the path of the Tractarians and sacrifice of Calvary. This great revival of Commandments. "Thou shalt not covet." It their modern successors lie the Thirty-nine sacerdotalism is carrying us, both in spirit is a case of self or God: God in control of Articles of the Church of England. These are and in form, back to the conditions against human allotments or self in wretched de­ her legal formularies. They are Protestant, which our fathers rebelled and to change feat. It is the high privilege of the Church, Calvinistic, and specifically repudiate which they gladly laid down their lives. A while revealing covetousness as the Romanist and Anglo-Catholic teaching con­ religion of Church-controlled sacramental supreme idol, to point out that the renew­ cerning the Eucharist and Baptism. This grace soon becomes a merit-religion. Is all ing of the mind into conformity to that has presented a delicate problem for these the triumph and glory of the past four good and acceptable and perfect· will of fervent "Catholics." They have solved it, hundred years, springing from the Reforma­ God will bring us out of our depression into .apparently to their own satisfaction, by tion that freed the soul of man, to pass the possession of our heavenly rights. 12 CHRISTIANITY TODAY Marchi 1933

at the disadvantage of lacking Jesus' own confirmation, and which further was made all but impossible by the death of Jesus,­ The Comfort of the Scriptures how this purely subjective experience could A Devotional Meditation make possible the survival of the earlier conviction is a problem which Dr. McGiffert

By the Rev. David Freeman l Th.M. does not even attempt to solve. If the resurrection of Jesus was a mere "And sitting down they watched him those who believe. That cross which the "conviction," what of His death? We can there."-Matt. 27 :36. soldiers watched unlocks the gates of heaven hardly expect Dr. McGiffert to allow it a HE Roman soldiers had put Jesus upon and lets us in. "The blood of Jesus Christ central place in Jes\ls' estimate of His own the cruel cross. Their work was done cleanseth us from all sin." We are made significance when he is uncertain whether andT they sat down to watch him. We do the righteousness of God in Him. Jesus ever made any Messianic claims. If not know what they thought but we know We cannot watch Christ suffer in the His own person and activity were matters what they saw. Gospel and go away unaffected. His suffer· of indifference for what He thought was There is no need for anyone to paint the ing touches us .because it concerns us. really important, He could hardly have in­ crucifixion in order that we might see it. Christ is offered to us so that we might see terpreted His death as being redemptive in We see it plain enough in the Gospel. No our lost condition and cast ourselves. upon character. Quite consiste'ntly, then, Dr. Mc­ where is Jesus Christ offered to us in His His dying love for peace and pardon. Giffert passes over Jesus' death with the

living and in His dying as He is offered to If In perfect love He dies; observation that He anticipated His arrest For me He dies, for me: and execution as the result of an open Mes­ us there. It is in the Scriptures alone that o all-atoning Sacrifice, we see Him aright. I cling by faith to Thee." sianic movement centering about Himself What a place to watch Jesus! As we see (P. 9). Because he ignores or eliminates Him upon the cross we come to understand from the Gospel tradition all that Jesus Him. It is that sacrifice that enables us to Dr. McGiffert's Jesus-(Continued) teaches about His death, he can interpret Jesus' purposes so as to exclude the pos­ appraise aright His every word and deed. Messiah-is not thought to be extraordinary sibility of His having defined His mission We behold Him there offering up Himself. by Dr. McGiffert. Nevertheless, we cannot in terms of redemption and His own work No man could take His life and no man did. refrain from interjecting the question how as that of Saviour. He was the Lord of life. "I have power to such faith could long survive if Jesus, in­ lay it down, and I have power to take it stead of confirming it, showed no concern But Dr. McGiffert does not stop here. His again," He said. For the cross He came into for their appraisal of His person in relation agnosticism with respect to Jesus' Messianic the world, that upon it He might lay down to their Messianic hopes. claims and his resultant failure to note the His life a ransom for many. The really extraordinary thing, according Messianic meaning which Jesus gave His There was nothing worthy of death in to Dr. McGiffert, is rather that this belief own death go hand in hand with an inter· Him. He had done no violence neither was should have survived after His death, for it pretation of Jesus' own estimate of men's any deceit in His mouth. "Which of you was "quite impossible that He should be the powers which puts men far beyond the need convinceth Me of sin?" was His challenge Messiah and die without assuming the royal of salvation. This estimate of man comes to the Pharisees. Ah, but on the cross He dignity or ushering in the new age" (p.lO). as something of a surprise after the author was made to be sin for us who knew no sin. Our author admits that the survival of this has told us that Jesus warned men of the The JUST and HOLY ONE was dying for belief is so extraordinary that it can be ac­ divine judgment, summoning them to repent the unjust, bearing the curse and wrath of counted for only by the "conviction" that He of their wickedness and disobedience. He God that was upon us because of sin. He had risen and ascended, a conviction which thinks it absurd to interpret the fatherhood died that we might be forgiven and thus be allowed for the possibility of His return to of God (as Jesus taught it) in a one-sided reconciled to God. By the blood of His cross finish the Messianic task. But the question sentimental fashion and to make it-so in­ he has made peace between us and God. at once arises in our minds how one is to terpreted-the distinctive element in His Can it be that He would die for us? Is it account for the origin of this "conviction." teaching. And it is particularly refreshing possible that the Son of God would bear our How did the disciples ever come to believe to read that Jesus "emphasized over and griefs and sorrows? There was nothing of that Jesus had risen from the dead-on the over again the sternness of tl:te divine merit in us to prompt Him to die for us. supposition, common to all naturalistic character" (p. 3). Nevertheless, the sinner "But GOD COMMENDETH HIS LOVE historians, that He did not really i"ise? To is put quite beyond the need of a Saviou.r TOWARD US, in that, while we were yet this question the only answer available for if he can repent and act righteously apart sinners, Christ died for us." It was a love Dr. McGiffert is that the conviction could from a transformation of his own sinful unfathomable. Who can measure it! It hardly have arisen except for the belief in nature. Dr. McGiffert simply affirms that in went out to a race of men who were lost the Messiahship (p. 11). It is difficult to His teaching' about righteousness, Jesus and without hope. To us God has shown follow Dr. McGiffert at this point. One could "recognized virtue as a natural achieve­ mercy. It was for us He hung and suffered conceive of the possibility of men's being ment, not a supernatural gift.": there. confirmed in their Messianic faith by an "He had an uncommonly high estimate Who can tell the agonies He bore upon actual resurrection of Jesus from the dead of man's moral powers. In spite of all the accursed tree? The soldiers saw Him even if they had not heard previously of any the wickedness he saw about him, and the suffer but only those who know something Messianic claim on His part. And a certain disobedience to the divine will, he could of the guilt of sin can feel something of the degree of plausibility might conceivably be summon his hearers to be perfect as their depths of His pain. "My God, my God, why claimed by the theory that the disciples had Father in heaven was perfect without ever hast thou forsaken me?" Only sin could "resurrection experiences" and "convictions" suggesting that divine aid was needed or call. forth such a cry from the only begotten because Jesus in His association with them that they would have to be made over by of the Father. He paid the price of sin. had claimed Messiahship and had united divine power if they were to measure up to COOur sin it is which pierces Thee with this claim predictions of His death and such a standard. Of the pessimism so widely And breaks Thy sacred heart." resurrection. But how a purely subjective ex­ prevalent in the Hellenistic world, the But we do know His sufferings and death perience, which owes its origin to an earlier pessimism that counted man wholly in­ were sufficient. His atonement saves all conviction, a conviction which was already capable of good without the influx of ·the March,1933 CHRISTIANITY TODAY 13

divine, there is no trace in the Jesus of in the historic creeds of the church. Per­ "fresh disclosures of God's will and truth," the Synoptic Gospels as in Paul and John haps, however, his sympathy for Paul of and, instead, rather, put the present under and other Christians both early and late." Samosata, who was condemned as a heretic bondage "to the past by an appeal to a (P. 5). for his denial of the pre-existence of Christ "revelation given once for all in days long This quotation is significant because it about 269 A.D., is due in part to the broad gone and never to be added to or altered" implies that the Reformed doctrine of total "tolerance" and concern for liberty of ex­ (pp. 163 f.). Indeed, this bondage to the depravity is irreconcilable with what Jesus pression within the church which is char­ past is characterized by Dr. McGiffert as a (Dr. McGiffert's Jesus) taught about sin acteristic of this book as a whole, but no­ bondage to the apostles (not to Christ), and and man's ability, involving, as the passage where finds more interesting-and, we think, we are ready to admit that the apostles can does, the fallacy that if God demands per­ amusing-expression than in the characteri­ have no unique authority for us unless their fection of man, man must have the ability zation of Clement of Alexandria as "in many authority is derived from Christ. If Dr. to comply with this demand. But the break respects a charming figure," in that "in McGiffert's contentions about Jesus are cor­ is with more than the Reformed Faith. Dr. spite of his prejudice against heathenism rect, it follows that the apostles, the New McGiffert puts a chasm between what Jesus and heresy which appears in many connec­ Testament and the creeds are a stultifica­ purposed and the whole of historical Chris­ tions he was uncommonly broadminded, far tion of the purposes of Jesus. With the tianity, for the whole of historical Chris­ more so indeed than most early Christians" recognition of Jesus' Messiahship, on the tianity is redemptive or nothing at all. And (p.206). other hand, are bound up our whole concep­ when Dr. McGiffert goes on to say that the Ultimately, of course, hostility to what tion of the character of Christianity as the heart of Paul's belief was that "Jesus Christ are frequently spoken of as "outworn dog­ religion of consummation and finality, of a is a divine being who by His death and mas" and recently as "superstitious creeds"* revelation and redemption in Jesus Christ, resurrection· saves those that are united to goes back to a hostility to the New Testa­ given once for all, and of Christ as our Him by faith" (p. 20), one is reminded again ment itself, and both hostilities· rest upon a crucified and risen Lord, who came in the of the radical Wrede who contrasted the hostility to the .Christ of the whole New fulness of times and in whom the ends of "ethical imperative" of Jesus with the "re­ Testament, the Lord's Anointed. The forma­ the ages have come upon us, and who will demptive facts" which were Paul's main tion of the New Testament Canon was, ac­ come again in glory to subject all things concern. Paul becomes the real founder of cording to Dr. McGiffert, very unfortunate, unto Himself. The decisive and divisive Christianity and, in the words of Wrede, since in its formation, and as a result of it, question is still: "What shall we think of was further removed from Jesus than Jesus men ceased to count upon new revelations, Jesus Christ?" was from the "noblest figures of Jewish piety." That which Dr. McGiffert says in a somewhat one-sided interpretation of Justin Martyr to the effect that on the principles of this Apologist "there is no reason that Christ should have died" (P. 117). and, in Letters to the Editor speaking of other Apologists, that on their principles "Christ need never have lived and [The letters printed here express the convictions of the writers, dnd publicdtion in these taught" (p. 130), really is more appropri­ columns does not necessarily imply either approval or disapproval on the part of the ately said if his own exposition of Jesus' Editors. If correspondents do not wish their ndmes printed, they will please so request, teaching is correct. but dll dre dsked kindly to sign their ndmes dS dn evidence of good fdith. We do not print letters thdt come to us dnonymously.] This unmessianic Jesus of Dr. McGiffert never transcends the purely human. He was merely a devout Jew whose message was The Forgotten Man Dr. Gantz Protests Against Illegal for the Jews only. Consequently, to suppose Actions of Presbytery of New York that He contemplated a break with His own To the Editor of CHRISTIANITY TODAY: people and a Gentile Christianity divorced SIR: I enjoyed the article on the "For­ To the Editor- of CHRISTIANITY TODAY: from Judaism is, according to Dr. McGiffert, gotten Man," the Home Missionary, by Mr. SIR: The Presbytery of New York voted simply preposterous (p. 8). There was noth­ Rohrbaugh; there is much truth in it, but at its meeting, January 9th, to impose a ing supernatural about His life. The resur­ one statement is erroneous; "Not in the his­ tax of 1% ("an assessment") on the gross rection of Jesus, as we have seen, was a tory of the churc.h has a real Home Mis­ income or congregational expenses of all the mere "conviction" and the virgin birth is sionary been elected as Moderator of the individual churches of Presbytery. The a "theory" of the incarnation-if we may General Assembly." I am historian of Stated Clerk has sent official notice thereof express Dr. McGiffert's meaning in the Wyoming Synod and enclose my last sketch and made the demand for this tax, upon the language of the Auburn Affirmation. With which mentions the work of Sheldon Jack­ Session and Trustees of the individual respect to the origin of the tradition of the son who, while a Home Missionary, w:as churches. Its reason stated for this tax is virgin birth, Dr. McGiffert is uncertain, but Moderator of the Assembly of 1897, held at "to pay the debts of Presbytery." he thinks that the rise of the tradition "was Winona Lake, Indiana. The Trustees of Presbytery were incor­ evidently due to the desire to account .for I have been a home missionary all my life porated in 1860. They have received the Jesus' extraordinary personality by ascrib­ and hold a service certificate and a gold property of defunct churches, which has ing . a divine origin to him" (p. 110). button crediting me with 42 years of service automatically reverted to them. They have· also had intrusted to their keeping the The merely human Jesus of Paul of on the Firing Line. I am told I was baptized as a babe by Dr. F. L. Patton in the property and mortgages of certain churches Samosata, whose "predominantly eithical" not self-supporting and requiring aid. These interest was "to restore faith in the man old 84th Street Presbyterian Church, New York City so I guess it "took." trustees have placed mortgages on properties Jesus Christ, the pattern and exemplar of all committed to their care, have engaged in Christians" (p. 242) is in line with Dr. Mc­ Yours hastily, real estate transactions and other ventures Giffert's own approach and consequently is H. W. BAINTON. -viz. the Cartaret Hotel, and now they are treated with a sympathy which he does not in financial difficulties. They have not suf­ extend to the doctrines of the Trinity and • Pearl S. Buck, Is There A CaBe for Foreign ficient cash on hand to pay the interest owed Missions! Harper's Magazine, January. 1933, the Person of Christ which found expression p. 145. to banks on loans obtained on church 14 CHRISTIANITY TODAY March,1933 property. Now they propose to tax the in· be predictable, however, to those who know it great value), it is, as literature, a work come of all the churches in presbytery to the grace of God and the power of prayer. of the first order. No person of discrimina· pay this bank interest. Otherwise, the banks Rarely has the reviewer read a book that tion could take up this book and then lay it must foreclose. moved him more. Aside from the deeply down unread, for it has seldom been equalled The debts incurred by these trustees in· and genuinely Christian point of view which in power, interest and depth of feeling. corporated, are not the debts of presbytery, saturates the book, (which alone would give H. McA. G. but the debts of the trustees incorporated. The liability is limited to the assets and income in the hands of said trustees. Presbytery. voted to tax every individual churche's income 1 % of its gross congrega· News of the Church tional expenses reported in the Min. of the G. A. 1932. If Presbytery has power to tax the incomes of'individual churches 1% Correspondencel General it has power to confiscate the whole income, and the assets of every church. It has no Washington-Oregon-Idaho Notes January 5th, calling on the disinterested such power, and can have no such power. and the unsaved. This concentration of What right has a minister not a constituent By Dr. Roy Talrnage Brumbaugh effort will come to a climax at Easter; and then continue as the daily duty of the member of the corporation or congregation "BEST and dearest friends-known and he serves, to vote to impose a tax on his loved for many years." These words Church. About three hundred are meeting congregation? What right has a congrega· reveal one source of much of our trouble. weekly to study soul-winning. tion by its representative in presbytery to Denominational leaders seem to habitually Many Presbyteries of the three Synods vote to impose a tax on the property or associate with middle-of-the-roaders and have ele,cted commissioners to the General income of some other congregation? modernists. These associations weaken Assembly. Here and there there were no If all the ministers and elders of a evangelical testimony. These leaders seem manipulations, but politics and the machine presbytery should vote to impose a tax on to have a large place in their hearts and in seem to shadow much presbyterial action. A number of interesting news items the incomes of individual congregations how the Presbyterian program for everyone­ could it be valid or effective? The members save out and out evangelicals. For more come to us from Idaho-As a result of per­ sonal effort, the Rev. Charles Hawley, pastor of a congregation might as well vote to than a decade they have encouraged mod­ impose a tax on the individual incomes of ernism by silence and by concurring in the of the Eden Church, received twenty-two new members. The Rev. H. R. Cannon re­ all the members of the congregation. It is appointment of Dr. Face-Two-Ways to signed from the First Church of Twin Falls. ultra vires. positions of denominational and interde­ The Board of Trustees of a congregation nominational responsibility. And when The Rev. E. W. Hallowell, Sabbath School missionary, recently addressed a large has jurisdiction only over the assets and during the stirring days of the last ten group of young people in our church at funds specifically entrusted to it-church years have our leaders stood by the side of property and plate collections, subject to the Jerome, the Rev. Louis Bultena, pastor. Bible Christians as the latter contended for will of the congregation. The Kirkpatrick Memorial Church at the faith and went into spiritual battle Parma called the Rev. W. O. Benthin of The Trustees of Presbytery have jurisdic· against error (like that found in the "Lay­ Nevada, Iowa, to be pastor. He began his tion only over the assets, funds, legacies, men's Report") which has been nurtured, property, offerings, gifts, specifically com· work March 12th. consciously or unconsciously, by the Pres­ The Union Gospel Mission is the leading mitted to them. They can't borrow money byterian machine since 1923? on or pledge the assets of individual rescue work in Portland. This union effort churches not intrusted to them. Individual The "best and dearest friends" respon­ is supported by all evangelical churches. churches have their own boards of trustees sible for the report of the Laymen's For­ The Rev. Ezra S. Gerig, is the superin­ to hold their property. eign Missionary Inquiry surely evidence no tendent. He is an excellent preacher and Hence I will not submit to a tax imposed friendship for Christ. The most incon­ writer. The first and only aim of the mis­ by action of presbytery, because presbytery sistent Christian at least believes in and sion is to rescue the perishing. has no more right to tax the income of my respects the person and work of Christ. Weare hearing too much these days congregation than it has to tax my private Where then do these "friends" appear? It about retrenchment both in the home and and personal income. seems to many of us that some people need foreign fields. Many doors of opportunity to readjust their friendships. A clear-cut Yours fraternally, are open. The Church needs to step in. testimony is needed. Will the time eVe!' The fields are white unto the harvest. ALBERT DALE GANTZ. come when we shall have no doubts about Evangelical laborers are willing. The Minister, First Pres. Church, Williams· the position of our Boards and of those Church needs to possess the land at once bridge, New York City. who sit in denominational high places? by faith. Scriptural missions and soul­ Whitworth College is asking the churches winning missionaries ought to be supported. Significant Books-(Concluded) of the Synod of Washington for $20,000 To support modernists is sin. To withhold which will be sorely needed during the year support from Christ-honoring efforts is a man coast. For centuries the chief friend 1933-34. This college is growing rapidly. greater sin. and enemy of the people has been the merci· Dr. Ward W. Sullivan is the aggressive Many continue to pray for a revival. May less sea, always encroaching upon the ever· president and Dr. J. W. Counterrnine, a the fire of the Lord fall soon. diminishing area of the islands. When strong evangelical, professor of Bible and T ACOMA, WASH. Erich came to the Halligen with his young philosophy. Christian education is a reality bride, he faced opposition to his modernism in some colleges. Beaver College for from both congregation and wife. A con· Women at Jenkintown, Pa., is also a real California Column flict then began in the young minister's Christian institution controlled by Presby­ By the Rev. Stanley H. Bailes breast,-which grew with ever increasing terians. intensity. In beautiful and moving language More than one hundred and twenty HE Bank Moratorium now in progress the story proceeds inexorably to its inevit· workers of the First Presbyterian Church T is being felt in all of our Western able conclusion. The end will only seem to of Tacoma, Wash., have been busy since churches, and many pastors are taking the Marchi 1933 CHRISTIANITY TODAY 15 opportunity to guide their people in def­ February 13. The services were conducted "The Problem of Suffering," was the sub­ initely claiming the promises of God. by Dr. Thomas Murray of the First Avenue ject under discussion at a recent meeting One of our city pastors preached Sunday Church, Dr. William L. Barrett of the of the Presbyterian Ministers' Association night on the timely topic: "What would Montview Boulevard Church and the Rev. of Minneapolis. Rev. Morris C. Robinson Jesus do in the face of a financial crisis?" J. S. Dapp, Sunday School Missionary in led the discussion. For some it became a with the by-title "What should be the Chris­ Denver Presbytery. Interment was at greater problem than it needed to be be­ tian's attitude before the world in a time Littleton, Colorado, the scene of a former cause they were not satisfied with the like this?" pastorate. Bible's answer to the problem. The Vermont Avenue Church, of which The Rev. B. H. Freye of Aurora conducted Dr. T. Ross Paden is again very ill and the writer is pastor, recently was bequeathed special services in the Aurora Community little hope is held for his recovery. the sum of $10,000.00 from the estate of Church (Presbyterian) the week of Febru­ Dr. Walter Judd, medical missionary to the late Dr. H. P. Hill who was a long time ary 12th. The pastor was assisted in these China was the speaker at McAllister Col­ member of the congregation; the church special services by the Rev. E. J. Hendrix, lege Chapel service recently and also ad­ is rejoicing also in a very large accession Dr. Thomas Murray, Rev. H. H. Nicholson, dressed the Sunday evening service of of new adult members, won to Christ in Rev. J. S. Dapp all of Denver and also by Westminster Church, Minneapolis on Feb­ recent regular church services; evening the writer. ruary 19th. services have been largely attended and a Dr. Webster E. Browning of Buenos Rev. A. O. Carlson of White Bear, Minne­ prayerful atmosphere prevails. Aires, Argentina, spent most of the week sota, has accepted a call to the First Rev. George M. Rourke, D.D. of the First of February 12th in Denver and vicinity. Presbyterian Church of Superior, Wiscon­ Church at Long Beach, reports a recent Dr. Browning spoke a number of times in son. Dr. N. B. Harrison of Oliver Church, accession of twenty-seven new members the Montview Church, Dr. William L. Minneapolis, will deliver the installation and a healthy condition throughout all Barrett, pastor, by which church he is sermon. branches -of his church's work; Dr. Rourke ,supported. He also visited Brighton and The Bethlehem Presbyterian Church has served 'the First Church with con­ addressed the Women's Missionary Society united with the Glen Lak'e Church where spicuous success for the past eighteen years. of that church. Dr. Stanley Roberts is now serving as A Laymen's League of Faith is being Rev. J. S. Dapp, our Sunday School Mis­ pastor, to observe the fiftieth anniversary formed in Southern California, patterned sionary, recently made a tour of Denver of the ministry of Dr. Roberts. Thirty of after the ,Ministers' League which holds Presbytery showing three reels of motion these fifty years were spent as pastor of the regular meetings within the Presbytery; pictures portraying the work of our Na­ Bethlehem Presbyterian Church. A pageant the object of the league is to secure laymen tional Board among the Indians and also of this half century of ministry was pre­ in every church, who will uphold Presby­ one reel of pictures of the Estes Park sented. terian doctrine in fundamental beliefs Young People's Conference and one show­ Rev. Paul Voris of Litchfield, Minnesota, which many of our ministers are slighting; ing the vacation Church schools of Denver is ill. His pulpit is being supplied by Cur­ there is much unrest and dissatisfaction Presbytery. These pictures were shown in tis Jones, a student for the ministry. regarding modernist leadership and the thirty-three churches. Dr. Arnold of the Dayton Avenue Presby­ laymen who pay the bills feel they have a The Arvada Presbyterian Church, Dr. terian Church of St. Paul has been absent right to sound teaching. Perry V. Jenness, pastor, recently united from his pulpit for two Sundays due to an Dr. A. B. Prichard, veteran minister of with the Methodist and Baptist Churches of injury to his knee. the Cross, celebrates his 79th Birthday, the community in a series of special evan­ The Presbyterian Union has arranged a March 26th, by preaching the morning ser­ gelistic services. The services were con­ sacred concert at Westminster Church, mon at the Vermont Church, which he or­ ducted by Evangelist Paul Hutchens. Minneapolis, to be given by eighteen of the ganized fifteen years ago; it is to be known The Rev. Frank March of Elizabeth has Presbyterian Churches of the city in a joint as "Dr. Prichard Day" and invitations are been in the Presbyterian Hospital in Denver program. .Rupert Circum of the Westmin­ being sent out to all former members to for a number of weeks undergoing medical ster Church will direct. attend worship and partake of a home­ treatment. The report at the present writ­ The Presbytery of St. Paul adopted a coming luncheon. ing is that he is in a very serious condition. resolution petitioning the General Council Dr. Louis H. Evans, formerly of Pomona The spring meetings of Denver Presby­ to make plans for limiting the May meeting and now of the Third Church of Pittsburgh, terial Missionary Society will be held April of the Assembly to a skeleton meeting with is to be one of the speakers at the great 18. Both bodies will be entertained by the only a quorum present for necessary and Christian Endeavour convention in Los Brighton Church. It is expected some two routine business, and dividing the money Angeles, early in May; Dr. Evans is a very hundred or more will be in attendance. As thus saved between the Church Boards on great favorite with young people through­ is to be expected in these somewhat ab­ the recommended percentage basis. out California as is the Rev. Jesse Baird of normal times, matters of considerable Special noon day meetings are being held Oakland, who will also appear on the moment will be up for consideration. at the Westminster Presbyterian Church program. BRIGHTON, COL. under the auspices of the Church Federa­ Los ANGELES, CALIF. tion from March 6th to 9th. Dr.' Albert Minnesota, Wisconsin Letter Buckner Coe, pastor of the First Congrega­ Denver and Vicinity tional Church of Oak Park, Illinois, is the By the Rev. H. Warren Allen special speaker. By the Rev. H. Glare Welker, Th.M. HE Presbytery of Duluth has been Religious Emphasis week is being pro­ HE sympathies of the entire Synod of T making extensive plans under the di­ moted by all the Churches of the Twin T Colorado go out to Dr. George R. rection of Dr. W. R. Harshaw for the Cities, beginning with an "Everybody go to Edmundson, its stated clerk, on the death Every Member Canvass. Duluth has the Church Sunday," for March 5th. Churches of his wife. Mrs. Edmundson entered the best record in the Synod in its benevolence report large congregations on that Sunday. hig~r life on February 9, following a brief giving. Dr. Norman B. Harrison of Oliver Pres­ illness; Death was due to a heart attack. Rev. Paul Wright of Bethlehem Presby­ byterian Church, Minneapolis, is delivering Funeral services were held in the Berkeley terian Church, Minneapolis, was the guest a se:t;ies of sermons on the Book of Romans Presbyterian Church of Denver, of which speaker for a week of special services at at the evening services. Dr. Edmundson is the beloved pastor, on Huron College. MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. 16 CHRISTIANITY TODAY March,1933

Ohio-Indiana-Kentucky News Letter on Monday, March 6, when four ministers, life of the churches and in a prospect representing diffellent denominations in of ingatherings at the corning Easter By the Rev. Gerard H. Snell Akron, "shared" their experience resulting Communion." Cincinnati from the "Oxford Group" meetings recently CINCINNATI, OHIO ELIEVING that among ministers also held in Akron. charity begins at horne, Cincinnati B Cleveland Heights, Ohio News Notes from the Southeast Presbytery voted its approval of the plan By the Rev. Wm. Childs Robinson, D.D. offered by Dr. 'Matthew C. Cavell whereby Rev. Paul L. Berman, who for the past ministers in special need during the depres­ few weeks has been bringing to the churches Alabama sion will be assisted by those more for­ of Ohio his messages of Christ the power of HE Central Presbyterian Church of tunate. A commitee consisting of Reverends salvation to the Jew as well as Gentile, and T Anniston, Alabama, Rev. J. E. Stauffer, A. O. Hjerpe, F. R. Elder, and M. C. Cavell who is himself a converted Jew, deeply im­ Pastor, led all the congregations of that was appointed to formulate details of the pressed the congregation of the Cleveland city last year in additions on profession of working out of the plan. Heights Church, Rev. W. F. Dickens-Lewis, faith. Indications are that this year the At this same meeting, Presbytery gave minister. The women invited him to speak Central Church will surpass its figure of a negative answer to the suggestion of at a luncheon on the Thursday following the last year and have some thirty-five addi­ Chester Presbytery that the relations with Sunday he preached, March 5, to which they tions on profession. Mr. Stauffer was one the Federal Council of Churches be invited their Jewish friends. Dr.- Dickens­ of those nominated for the 1932 Anniston severed; opposed commending the approval Lewis writes that he will attend the spring Star loving cup. However, the cup was of any person for the moderatorship for meeting of the League of Faith. awarded to Mrs. E. D. Smith, a member of the General Assembly; took no action on the the First Presbyterian Church, for her con­ suggested overture concerning doctrinal Portsmouth Presbytery spicuous and sustained services in furnish­ bases for union with other denominations; Fred H. Eastman, student minister and ing lunches to the children in the Pine St. concurred in the suggestion of the Presby­ senior at Louisville, Ky., Presbyterian School. - tery of Baltimore that the General As­ Seminary has been called as supply pastor Reports from Birmingham indicate a sembly be overtured to propose a change by the Manchester, 0., Presbyterian Church. notable increase in the interest and zeal of in the Form of Government that the As­ all of the Southern Presbyterian Churches sembly meet only once every three years; Indiana of that city with the successful filling of and heard three especially interesting ad­ Rev. John S. Howk, minister of the Lagro the pastorates of the Old First and the dresses in its foreign missions hour by Rev. and Old Liberty, Wabash Churches"writes: North Highlands Church. A recent visitor A. R. Kepler of China, Dr. George Cunning­ "-while nearly 100 years old the Old to the latter reported capacity audiences ham of the Philippines, and Mrs. Elgin Liberty Church is composed chiefly of young for the Sunday services, and a prayer meet­ Sherk of Cleveland, formerly of Persia. married couples, and babies are plentiful ing that was overflowing the lecture room. Rev. Frederick N. McMillin, pastor of at all the services. Both of my charges Dr. Will Alexander is studying with the First Church on Walnut Hills, and chaplain went above their benevolence quotas this prayer meeting the Bible Study course of the 147th regiment of infantry of the hard year. Last Sunday I received four arranged by Dr. Anderson of Dallas, Texas. Ohio National Guard, gave the address at new members into Liberty Church. I preach This course is also being used with adap­ the state convention of the Daughters of the old gospel of salvation by grace through tations by Rev. S. 13. Hay of Auburn and the American Revolution in Akron, Ohio, the precious blood of Christ." Rev. M. C. Macqueen of Goodwater. March 14, on the subject, "Real Americans." On Monday, February 20th, President J. Kentucky McD. Richard of Columbia Theological Rev. Hayden Hollingsworth conduded a Mahoning Presbytery, Ohio Seminary addressed the Anniston Evan­ series of special services in the Pikeville gelical Ministers' Association on "Fallacies At a recent meeting of Presbytery it was Church, February 21, through March 3. in Modern Thought." The Association an­ voted unanimously to ask that the meeting Twenty persons were added to the church, nounced that its next meeting will be, a of the' General Assembly be omitted this seventeen of whom came on profession of joint meeting with the Colored Ministers' year. faith. Mr. Hollingsworth, who is pastor of Assn. Officials of the First Church, Warren, the First Presbyterian Church of George­ South Carolina have accepted a program designed to meet town, Ky., also spoke each morning in the Rev. Sam'!. B. Lapsley of Aiken, South and overcome the difficulty of' the times chapel exercises of the Pikeville Presby­ Carolina has accepted a call to the Presby­ offered to them by their pastor, Dr. Franklin terian Junior College. The more than four terian Church of Martinsburg, W. Va. Rev. P. Reinhold. The scope of the effort in­ hundred students were deeply impressed Mr. Alva M. Gregg is regularly supplying cludes the revival of the mid-week service, with the messages. Interest in the evening the Presbyterian Church of Mullins. and the Sunday evening service, and inten­ meetings was stimulated by the participa­ sification of personal work, all looking for­ tion of a different group each night. Rev. Georgia ward to a great ingathering at Easter Dunbar H. Ogden, Jr., pastor arranged for The recent Wade C. Smith meetings in time. the Y. M. C. A., Y. W. C. A., Christian Augusta resulted in substantial additions to Rev. Calvin G. Hazlett, pastor of the Endeavor Society, Boy Scout Troop, and each of the Presbyterian Churches of First Churth, Hubbard, is studying with his Sunday School to assist in the services this Augusta, as follows, Reid Memorial 34; people the book of Revelation in the mid­ way. Sibley Memorial 17; Green St. 11; First, a week services. Special interest has been group to be received. Rev. Dr. Jas. E. shown at the Sunday services in the series Illinois Hannah of Newman, Ga., conducted a spe­ of sermons on the Seven Church of Asia. Rev. Ira Miller, pastor of the churches of cial series of services at the East Point The interest of the young people in Sunday Steeleville and Baldwin, writes that he is Presbyterian Church; and Rev. J. R. Wil­ morning worship hal'! been stimulated by giving a series of lectures on the Epistle liams at the First Church of Decatur, Ga. the designation of one service a month as to the Galatians in each of these churches. Rev. A. Julian Warnew of Jackson, Ga.; has young people's service, in which they are "The Baldwin Church also has a class en­ been called to the Capitol View Presby­ asked to participate. gaged in the memorizing and exposition of terian Church of Atlanta and has indicated The largest attendance of the Ministerial the Shorter Catechism. ,Fruits of this work his acceptance. Association of Youngstown for the year was are already evident in the deepened spiritual At the Presbyterian Ministerium of At- March,1933 CHRISTIANITY TODAY 17 lanta February 27th was devoted to a most News Letter from Western Dr.' C. E. Macartney is vacationing in Cali­ helpful discussion of the notable week of fornia. These services are the most vital Sprunt Lectures recently held in Richmond, Pennsylvania meetings in Pittsburgh during this season. Va., at which Dr. A. B. Beaven, Dr. H. G. By the Rev. Harold J. Ochenga PITTSBURGH, PA. Kirk, Dr. Donald MacKenzie were the chief speakers." EVERAL pastoral changes of recent S date are interesting. Dr. Robert Mc­ Eastern Pennsylvania Letter Did Jesus ever appear to those who were not Gowan, pastor for sixteen years of the believers? Bellefield Presbyterian Church, announced By the Rev. John Burton Thwing, Th.D. This question is raised by the following to his congregation, Sunday, February 26, HE First Church of Williamsport cele­ statements in Dr. Holmes Rolston's his acceptance of a call to Irvington, N. Y. T brated its centennial on February 23rd. illuminating writings on .Barth and Brunner, This Bellefield Church is in the heart of the During the month the Rev. J. Hardin Smith, i. e.: "Not the slightest evidence can be student district of Carnegie Institute of D.D., was associated with the church's able found in the New Testament to show that Technology and the University of Pitts­ pastor, Dr. David De Forest Burrell, in a the Risen Christ manifested Himself to burgh. The Brighton Road Presbyterian campaign of personal evangelism. It is those who were not believers." "The Church has called Rev. Wm. Victor Par­ the hope of pastor and people that final re­ Apostles were quite sure that the world of sons, the Ben A von Presbyterian Church sults will show that at least one hundred unbelieving men could not see the Risen has called Rev. J. Howard ,Brinkerhoff persons have united with the church, one Christ." It is difficult to understand how from the Classis of New York Reformed for every year of the church's life. the writer could have been betrayed into Church in America, and the First Presby­ A plan especially adapted for joint fields making such strong assertions when he terian Church of Monongahela has called in the rural districts has been applied by particularly had in mind, as the context Rev. Ross M. Haverfield to serve as pastor. the Rev. Louis V. Barber, pastor of the shows, Jesus' appearance to P!1ul. Paul Rev. Irvin S. Yeaworth was recently in­ Benton, Raven Creek and Orangeville testifies that although he persecuted the stalled as pastor of the Homestead Presby­ Churches. The plan consists chiefly of Church, nevertheless He found mercy since terian Church, and Rev. Harry Roach as joint Session meetings, by means of which He did it ignorantly in unbelief. Jesus pastor of the Turtle Creek Church. it is claimed that such frictions as may appeared to the unbeliever, the persecutor In the reception of Rev. J. Howard develop among the various Sessions are Saul. Further the indications are that Brinkerhoff to Presbytery, some members virtually eliminated. Any plan that per­ James w~s an unbeliever until Jesus ap­ insisted on an examination J1.ccording to forms this difficult task in actual practice peared to him. Thomas had forgotten his law. The examination as then given by will be welcomed by many a burdened rural loyalty and refused the testimony of his Dr. Snowden was a perfect farce. Though pastor, and this one, unlike some that have fellow disciples. Jesus appeared to him no one had any doubts as to Mr. Brinker­ been proposed, seems quite consistent with with the rebuke "Cease your unbelief." hoff's orthodoxy, yet many regretted the Presbyterian polity. (Moffatt's Translation.) In the great ap­ lightness and ease with which the theo­ The Rev. Merwin W. Remaly, pastor of pearance with which Matthew closes there logical examinations are being waived in the Jersey Shore Church, recently organ­ were still some who doubted. The present our church. We are losing our great em­ ized a Men's Brotherhood with a charter ending of Mark, representing the early phasis on doctrine. church's understanding of the resurrection membership of 48. The February meeting of Pittsburgh appearances, declares that Jesus rebuked Harry Pringle Ford, clerk of Session of Presbytery heard some comments on the the eleven for their unbelief. Indeed, the the Prospect Park Church and favorably Laymen's Report on Missions. The For­ impression the writer gets from the N. T. is known for his researches in the field of eign Missions committee was instructed to that all the disciples lost faith; that John, Presbyterian history, is spending the winter invite Dr. Robert E. Speer to address our an exceptional case, found faith in the months in Tampa, Florida. Presbytery at the April meeting. It will Resurrection from viewing the empty tomb; Chester Presbytery recently lost by death be interesting to witness the reaction of but that the other chosen witnesses had, in an esteemed elder, Charles K. Welch, of the these ministers to an overture on that un­ general, to be brought from unbelief to Darby Church. Christian Report. The Appraisal Commis­ faith by the appearances of the Risen The Rev. Addison Raws of Keswick con­ sion did a service to Christianity in raising Christ. In any case Paul, James and ducted a series of eight evangelistic serv­ the conflict which will clarify the iSSue. Thomas show that Dr. Rolston's statement ices in the Mount Calvary Church, begin­ is inaccurate. The overture of the Chester Presbytery ning February 12th. The Rev. Linwood T. It should also be said that the N. T. regarding the doctrinal basis of future Geiger is the pastor of this rapidly-growing Resurrection took place in time, "on the unions contemplated was voted non-con­ West Philadelphia church. third day," that the resurrection appearance currance after the committee on Overturcs Many Philadelphia churches are planning lasted a temporal period, "forty days." recommended deferred action in order to for special pre-Easter services, some in con­ "According to the N. T. the Ressurrection make study of the question possible. Dr. junction with neighboring churches. Phila­ was not into eternity; but a demonstration James Snowden and Dr. H. T. Kerr in­ delphia Christian Endeavor Union will hold in history, in time, of the power of God to sisted that Pittsburgh Presbytery should an early Easter morning service on Rey­ rule and control history. And it was a not fall in line with an attempt to limit burn Plaza, in the shadow of City Hall. bodily resurrection; Jesus demonstrated the General Assembly Committee on Union. This organization contributed a large share that he was not an incorporeal spirit; but The Presbytery meekly acquiesced. Opin­ of the city's candidates for the ministry a flesh and bones person who could be seen ion was quite general that the General during the past year, including "Tommy" and handled, who COUld-pace A. v. Har­ Assembly should be moved to a more cen­ Tucker, last year's Intermediate Union nack-eat and drink with His disciples. tral place and the number of delegates president, now in Wheaton College; Gene The Risen Christ was such an objective decreased. Some even desire the General Barth, recently elected to the same office, reality that He could convince unbelievers, Assembly to meet only once in two or three who goes to Wheaton in September; Roy bring them to faith; the seeing of Him was years. Anyone who knows what authority Oliver, Assistant Superintendent of North­ not a subjective phenomenon dependent on the "powers-that-be" now assume would east Branch; George Jamieson, George Ash­ the psychological preparation which faith be unqualifiedly opposed to such a move. wood and Curtis Brunt, also officers of is supposed to "furnish. Preliminary to the annual great Easter Northeast; and the president and first and DECATUR, GA. Services of the First Presbyterian Church, second vice-presidents of West Branch, 18 CHRISTIANITY TODAY March,1933

William McColmont, Robert Smyrl, and ning as a candidate for the Moderatorship Rev. L. Craig Long of New Haven, and Dr. Robert McCarter. of the next Assembly. He has also declined Albert E. Beebe of Bridgeport. Dr. George The Rev. Harold McMillan, wartime cap­ even election as a Commissioner to the Stewart of the First Church in Stamford tain in the British Flying Corps and Assembly. writes that work benches with complete wounded in action, is bringing new life to The Senior Christian Endeavor Society facilities for the making of "new furniture, the historic church at Dauphin, a suburb of the First Presbyterian Church of Col­ repairing antiques, making of authentic of Harrisburg. A well-trained junior choir lingswood, of which the Rev. H. S. Laird Jacobeans, Sheratons and Hepplethwaite testifies to his unusual musical talent. is pastor, recently attended a service of reproductions." No doubt Dr. Stewart is Many direct descendants of pre-revolution­ the "Church of the Air" under the Rev. working along the same general lines as ary settlers still attend this church, in Percy B. Crawford in Philadelphia. In the Dr. Keigwin of the West End Church in which the colonial atmosphere has been evening they attended the meeting of the New York City, who has likewise estab­ studiously preserved. C. E. Society of Philadelphia's Tioga lished classes in dramatics, music, art, etc., At the meeting of Philadelphia Presby­ Church, of which Dr. Robert R. Littell is for the training of the unemployed. (Per­ tery on March 6th, the report of the Mis­ pastor. haps after the Chair of Buchmanism has sions Committee, appointed to investigate Mrs. Ella A. Boole, national President of been established firmly as an addition to the original departments of some of our charges brought by Rev. John Clover the W. C. T. U. spoke March 2, at the Monsma, that certain modernistic tenden­ fiftieth anniversary of the Newton Seminaries, we may expect the official ap­ cies are at work in the policies of our For­ ·W. C. 'l'. U: proval of, and the establishment of a eign Board, was permitted to be continued mythical "Chair of Theologically Trained with a report of progress until the April The Connecticut Farms Church has an­ Playwrights, Machinists and Handcraft meeting. A committee elected to nominate nounced its pre-Easter service as "Christ­ Teachers.") Rev. Wm. HarrlIee Bordeaux, standing committees of the presbytery Centered in Content," "Church-Directed in who has recently been appointed Chairman Motive" and "Community-Wide in Reach." consists of the Revs. Newman, Jordan, of the West Indies General Mission, was Schultz and David Freeman, and Elders The pastor is the Rev. F. W. Druchen­ the preacher at a union meeting of twelve Joseph McCutcheon, Norton and Hitchcock. miller. Many New Jersey Churches are young people's organizations of Waterbury, It was reported by Rev. Hilko de Beer that uniting for pre-Easter services. Conn. Waterbury is one of the larger cities 33 ministers attached to this presbytery are The Rev. J. Gresham Machen, D.D., of New England and has never yet been unemployed or honorably retired. preached on March 12, in the Westminster touched by any Presbyterian Church. Rev. Philadelphia and Philadelphia North Church of Bloomfield. Joseph A. Schofield, Jr., Minister of the presbyteries will cooperate in a young peo­ First Church of Gouverneur, New York, is ple's conference to be held at Beaver Col­ preaching a special series of sermons on lege June 24th to July first. Dr. Ari()n J. New England and New York Notes "Persons at the Cross." At the mid-week Muyskens will have charge of the arrange­ By the Rev. L. Gmig Long services he is conducting a Mission study ments and through the courtesy of Pres. class with special emphasis upon the bear­ Walter B. Greenway, accommodations will HE response to letters which I have ing which the "notorious Laymen's Mis­ be had at the cost of the food served. The T been sending to the Churches in the sionary report" has upon the need for the policies of the conference will be strictly New York and New England Synods invit­ Gospel of God's grace in China. Dr. Benja­ that of conservative theology. In many ing their cooperation in getting news for min T. Marshall, a former pastor of the ways this is an exceptional opportunity for this monthly article has been very gratify­ Mother Church of the N orth Avenue Church the youth of Philadelphia, and an enormous ing. At the Benedict Memorial Presby­ of New Rochelle, New York, was the guest response is expected. The total cost is fif­ terian Church in New Haven, during the preacher in the pulpit of that Church on teen dollars per delegate. interim in which the Church is without a February 26th. When I read a Church The pro-rating of the benevolence budget Pastor, The Session is being Moderated by Bulletin I find that I unconsciously seek in Philadelphia Presbytery this year will Rev. Frederick Curtis and the pulpit is evidences that it represents an evangelical go on a new basis, taking the actual re­ being supplied by F. G. Harvey, a graduate Church and Ministry. I was gratified when ceipts of 1932-33 and adding ten percent. student in Yale Divinity School. Mr; John I read the Bulletin published by the Spencer Churches that met their budget this year T. Manson, a director of Princeton Semi­ Memorial Church of Brooklyn. Dr. Frank will be excused from the additional ten per­ nary, is an Elder in this Church. Com­ E. Simmons is the pastor. There I read of cent. Further cheer is found in the report munications should be addressed to the the fact that Dr. Donald Gray Barnhouse of Dr. Reid S. Dickson that not one bene­ Clerk, Roland E. Copeland. I, personally, travels to Brooklyn to deliver a Bible Lec­ ficiary of the Relief Department of the am rejoicing in the knowledge that my peo­ ture in the Spencer Memorial Church each Board of Pensions will suffer reduction in ple in the Calvin Presbyterian Church are Tuesday evening. I also observed that the the coming year. An old-fashioned prayer to be the host of the Moody Bible Institute Church is interested in the African Inland meeting in which all took part, closed the which will conduct a Bible Conference in Mission, which is known as a thoroughly presbytery meeting on a distinctly evan­ the Church during the week of May 14th. faithful evangelical Mission. The "Eglise gelical note. This promises to be an evangelical treat Evangelique Francaise de Boston," Rev. PHILADELPHIA, P A. for southern New Englanders. Dr. Howard Francis C.- Argento, Minister meets each W. Ferren, President of Providence Bible Sunday afternoon in the Church of the Institute, was the guest preacher in the Covenant (Presbyterian and Congrega­ New Jersey News Westminster Church of Bridgeport, Conn. tional). In Hartford there are two Presby­ By W. A. M. during the first week of March. Rev. Robert L. Barbor is the pastor. The 17th terian Churches, one is Ukranian. The NTEREST in New Jersey Presbyterian­ annual week of special meetings leading Ukranian Church is the result of a Mis­ I ism is being focused upon the meeting up to the spring communion was held in sionary program of eighteen years under of the Presbytery of New Brunswick on the First Church of Bridgeport. Rev. the faithful Ministry of Rev. Theodore April 11, which will bring together Dr. Alexander Alison, Jr., Pastor. The guest Helenda, who has, by personal evangelism, Robert E. Speer and Dr. J. Gresham Machen preachers included Dr. Alison's brother, seen a great many of his people converted to debate the Foreign Missionary situation. Rev. John Alison of Holyoke, Mass., his son, from the Roman Catholic Church. Each Dr. William Hiram Foulkes, of Newark, Rev. Valentine Alison of Springfield, Mass., Sunday afternoon there is an Italian Serv­ N. J. has declined to continue in the run- Rev. Albert Dale Gantz of New York City, ice in the Calvin Church of New Haven. Marchi 1933 CHRISTIANITY TODAY 19

When .I hear the liberal Ministers of New and he was early conscious of his knowledge Reuben Elkin, of Wentworth, S. D. He has Haven supporting the "Oxford Movement" consplrmg to confirm the Scriptures. accepted. and the "Laymen's Report," it always takes Hence modern critical theories found in The Rev. Geo. Hassey, of Buffalo, N. Y., my mind back to Princeton Seminary and him a sturdy opponent, and some of his has accepted appointment as stated sup­ the days when I was a student there from later books became controversial in a sense ply at Hyde Park United Presbyterian 1926-1929, and was "worked upon" by the that made them specially acceptable to Mission, Niagara Falls, N. Y. Buchmanites of the Seminary student body. serious Bible students. Academic distinc­ The Highland Avenue Church of Win­ At that time the movement had been theo­ tions were showered upon him from many chester, Va., has called Licentiate R. B. retically ousted from the University campus seats of learning; and to the end he was Campbell as pastor. He has accepted. but as the students of the Seminary well held in honour as a Christian scholar, hav­ Six Presbyterian ministers of the Pres­ knew, it was being preached all over the ing an encyclopredic grasp of Oriental bytery of Vincennes, Indiana, have worked University campus by students of the Semi­ tongues, which he held at ready command out a plan for the co-operation of the 12 nary. The chief effort of the Buchmanites in the pursuit· of archreological investiga­ Churches of Knox, Pike and Daviess seemed to be to "convert" thePhi'ladel­ tions." Counties. The plan provides for holding a phian Society (The organized Christian or­ The wedding of Miss Gladys Joan Price two weeks meeting in each of the 12 ganization on the University campus at of Devonshire, England and the Rev. churches, with two meetings going on at that time) and for a time it seemed that Warren Scott Reeve, son of the Rev. Dr. and the same time. Two ministers presiding they had succeeded. By providence alone, Mrs. John T. Reeve, of 218 East Kennedy when the meeting is in their church or for I was invited to teach a Bible Class of these Street, took place Wednesday afternoon, the vacant church, and the other four University students who had been under March 8th, at 4 o'clock in the South Pres­ preaching, so that each church is given a this influence. The Class met each Sunday byterian Church, Syracuse, N. Y. Dr. meeting and with no expense except post­ morning in the First Presbyterian Church. Reeve performed the ceremony assisted by age in sending out notices, as the ministers The lesson which I learned then is the the Rev. Paul Martin of Princeton, N. J., are doing their extra work gratis. Also foundation of my opinion now. It is this: uncle of the bridegroom. the four vacant churches have preaching on As at that time the consistent study of the Miss Priee is the daughter of the late each Sunday afternoon by one of the min­ Gospel according to Mark was able, under Rev. and Mrs. E. Dickinson Price,former isters in the group and hold their Sunday God, to lead those students out of the bond­ missionaries of the _ Church of England schools just preceding the service. The age of a vicious heresy, so today, we ought among the Gonds in the Central Provinces meetings are being attended by large num­ to be able to expect that a theologically of India. Her only brother, Mr. Cecil bers. The plan began with a Communion trained man should be able to clearly dif­ Lillingston-Price, is a missionary in the service in all twelve churches on Sunday, ferentiate between Buchmanism and the Southern Sudan, Africa. She is a niece of January 1, and continued until Friday, Gospel of Jesus Christ and make his the Rev. Arthur Lillingston, a canon of March 24th. All the churches have had a cleavage from Buchmanism sharp and un­ Durham Cathedral, England. Miss Price two weeks meeting. questionable. By this test alone, the faith­ was graduated from London University, and The participating churches are located ful constituen"cy of the Presbyterian de­ for five years has been working with the in Vincennes, Petersburg and Washington, nomination should demand a house cleaning Church Missionary Society in Kobe, Japan. Ind., and nearby towns and country districts. which would remove this type of heretical Mr. Reeve, whose father is pastor of the The ministers participating are: Rev. John leaders from places of leadership in the South Presbyterian Church of Byracuse, Welsh, Rev. N. Vane Andrews, Rev. John Church. N. Y., and formerly of Basking Ridge, N. J., D. Yundt, Rev. William T. McKinney, Rev. NEW HAVEN, CONN. is a graduate of Princeton University in Frank F. Ogle and Rev. George C. Hitch­ the class of 1922, and of Princeton Theo­ cock. logical Seminary in 1925. In 1926 he studied Reports are made at each Church of the Here and There in Cambridge University, England, after progress of the meetings and people from which he went as a missionary of the Pres­ the various churches attend other meetings HE Rev. Prof. A. H. Sayee formerly byterian Church to Osaka, Japan, where Professor of Assyriology in the Uni­ than their own. Four of these churches have T he has completed one term of service. At versity of Oxford died in February at Bath, had no pastor for a long time and this present he is spending a furlough in the England. He was eighty-seven years of enables them to have preaching without an United States, and has been studying in age. Son of a clergyman, he became a expense and to keep alive the spirit of wor­ the Biblical Seminary in New York. Mr. and Fellow. of Queen's College, Oxford in 1868, ship in the church. At the meetings which Mrs. Reeve hope to return to Japan in the and was ordained the following year. He just closed in Westminster Church, in Wash­ autumn to continue their missionary work ington, on a day known as "Bible Sunday," served as a member of the Old Testament under the Presbyterian Board of Foreign Reunion Committee from 1874 to 1884, and when all persons were asked to bring old Missions. after serving some years as Professor of Bibles in their possession, Mrs. Hugh Young people and older friends from Comparative Philology, was elected Profes­ O'Donnell, brought a Bible printed 280 many Christian Endeavor societies joined sor of Assyriology in 1891. He retired in years ago in London, and still in good con­ in a mass meeting to hear Rev. Percy 1919. He was one of a small group of men dition. Mrs. William C. Hyatt one printed Crawford, radio preacher of the young who laid the foundations of Assyriological 145 years ago. These meetings are people's Church of the Air, February 27. science, and placed on a firm basis knowl­ primarily for the spiritual enrichment of The meeting was held in James Evans edge that has proved of immense value in the membership. Memorial Church, Philadelphia, Rev. the unravelling of ancient civilizations. The Rev. A. E. Lucas has been called "The Ohristian" (London), said of' Dr. George B.Pence, pastor. Rev. Percy Craw­ from the Tropico Church of Glendale to ford, who brought the message, is a gradu­ Sayee after his death: Oxnard, California. ate of Westminster Seminary, and is also The Rev. Cyril Carter has been called "It is safe to say that Dr. Sayee's con­ the founder of the Young People's Bible from Westminster (Orange Co.) Calif., to tributions to linguistic science have been School. Rev. George B. Pence welcomed Roseville, Calif., in the Presbytery of of great value, and without number. He the Endeavorers to the church, and James Sacramento. was for some years president of the Society M. Zinger, president of South Branch, The Port Deposit Presbyterian Church, of Biblical Archreology, which was merged presided. Port Deposit, Md., just closed a very suc­ in the Royal Asiatic Society in 1918. His The Spencer Memorial Church of Lem­ cessful Evangelistic Campaign under the studies were of wide-ranging significance, man, S. D., has extended a call to the Rev. leadership and preaching of Evangelist 20 CHRISTIANITY TODAY Marchi 1933

Colin C. Weir of Wilmington, Del. One of land and Australia. His name has been distribute the Bible or parts of it without the special featur~s of the campaign was placed on the appendix to the roll of the any comment or notes. the personal visitation by the pastor of the Presbytery of Toronto after much debating Now, in Holland we have a translation of church and the evangelist. Many people on the status of a minister of an inde­ the Bible nearly as old as the Authorized were reached and asked to accept Christ pendent congregation. In the city of To­ Version, for it dates from 1637. During who otherwise would never have been to the ronto proper, according to the census, there the three ~enturies in which this translation meetings. Four persons were received into are: 198,921 Anglicans, 136,181 United has been used the Dutch language has the membership of the church. Rev. Wayne Churchmen, 96,482 Presbyterians, and 90,- undergone extensive changes, and the old A. Monroe, the pastor, is a believer in the 522 Roman Catholics out of a total of 631,- Bible is hardly intelligible to those not Bible as the Word of God, and in Christ as 207. Dr. David Lister, one of the Evan­ versed in the affairs of religion. So there the only Saviour of mankind, and was happy gelicals in Vancouver, has been elected have been many efforts to replace the to find that the evangelist was in full ac­ moderator of Westminster Presbytery. seventeenth century version by a more cord with the teachings of historic' Calls have· been accepted by the follow­ modern one. None of these, however, was Christianity. ing ministers:-Rev. J. A. Koffend, Man­ succe'Ssful. I cannot now discuss the churia, to Stirling; Rev. R. T. Rutherdale, reasons why the different new translations The Presbyterian Church in Canada Pembroke, to Alvinston; and Rev. D. Parry did not "take" with the public. Today the Jones, Harriston, to Knox, Oshawa, all in version still most widely used is that of By T. G. M. B. Ontario. Rev. C. Ritchie Bell, Truro, N. S., 1637. "THERE is no statutory prohibition has declined a call to Kydd Memorial Some years ago a remarkable question against the continuing Presbyterians Church, Montreal, while Auburn, Blyth, and was asked in one of the meetings of the using the name 'The Presbyterian Church associated congregations have called Rev. Bible Society. One of the delegates asked, in Canada' according to a decision of the T. W. Mills of Cobden. Rev. J. H. Stewart "Is it logical for the Society to give the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia. The deci­ of Hartney, Man., has been inducted at St. Bible to the natives of our colonies in their sion upheld another fyled in connection James Church, Winnipeg, and Rev. John own tongues· and not to give the Bible to with the will of Jessie Gray of Hopewell, Hart from Kildonan is supplying at Indian the modern Dutch public in a form in which Pictou County," and this latest one gives Head, Sask. The student minister at Park­ they cam read it?" Those present at the to Presbyterian and not United Church view, Saskatoon, is Mr. Frank S. Morley, meeting felt the force of this question, and Missions two bequests totalling one thou­ Ph.D. (Edin.), and the minister-elect of a resolution was passed to the effect that sand dollars from a will made in 1921. First Church, Edmonton, Alta., is Prof. the Board should try to find persons Who St. Andrew's Church in Westville, made A. R. Osborn, D.D., from the Biblical were aMe and willing to translate the Bible up of minority groups from two Presby­ Seminary in New York, formerly of Aus­ into mo,dern Dutch. terian and one Methodist church, held their tralia and Cornwall, Onto It is not possible at this time to discuss eighth anniversary services recently. The TORONTO all the preliminary labors that were to be minister, Rev. Roy J. Stewart, preached accomplished before the actual commence­ in the morning. Mr. Stewart graduated Netherlands Letter ment of the work. Only I wish to say that from Princeton in 1928, and succeeded Rev. the Old Testament caused far more trouble H. Warren Allen of Minneapolis in West­ By the Rev. F. W. Grosheicle, Th.D. Pro/es­ than the New. The Board of the Bible SOT in the FTee Unive1-sity, Amsterclam. ville, N. S. At the fifty-seventh anniver­ Society called a meeting of all the profes­ sary of Erskine Church, Ottawa, of which N ecclesiastical respects, the Dukh are a sors of Old and New Testament exegesis in Dr. George E. Ross is minister, Rev. J. C. I much divided people. One regrets espe­ thfO country, as well as certain other learned Tolmie was the special preacher. At cially that the ecclesiastical partition walls men. Those of the Old Testament made an Evangel Hall, Toronto, Rev. R. J. Koffend do not correspond to the theological views. attempt to come to terms about the transla­ has been enabled to do a very praiseworthy There are liberals, for instance, in· the tion of certain parts of the Old Testament, work, assisted by Mrs. Koffend, in the Dutch Reformed, or State Church, but also but without success. Happily I can add that twenty years since its opening as a city in the Lutheran, the Mennonite, and the they came together again on a recent date, mission. The Bible School enrollment has Arminian Churches. There are also con­ and that now there is some expectation of increased from twenty-nine in 1913 to over servatives in all these church bodies. their reaching an agreement. three hundred and fifty, there now being The worst is that the truly Reformed The N'ew Testament men gave promise of thirty-five devoted teachers. At the eve­ people, those that hold faithfully to the old better things. And no wonder. Circum­ ning services and by personal work many Standards, ,are also divided into several stances are such in our day that it is far have been led to Jesus Christ, and several Churches. There is but little co-operation easier to agree on the translation of the have been cured of the dope habit. On between the various Churches in Holland. New Testament than that of the Old. For February 5th large audiences heard Dr. Though Holland also has its "Council of our country there was another favorable Robert Johnston in the afternoon and Rev. Churches," not all the Churches have rep­ circumstance. Since 1911 the different pro­ F. A. Robinson in the evening, joining in resentatives in it. Although they were in­ fessors of New Testament exegesis have thanksgiving to God when they remembered vited to participate, the Churches that are tried privately to furnish a new translation those twenty years and particularly those true to the old Confession have refused to of the New Testament, and they have trans­ during which they had been connected with do so. They felt that real co-operation was lated the whole except the three synoptic Evangel Hall. impossible with Churches that did not ad­ gospels. Such were the conditions when the It is Knox Church, Toronto, which sup­ here loyally to the Standards. invitation of the .Bible Society came. These ports Evangel Hall and many other worthy There is, however, one society in the New Testament men not only knew one mlSSlQns. This church had a young peo­ Netherlands in which all the Churches are another, but they had also labored together ple's banquet in February with over one co-operating. That is the Dutch Bible for nearly twenty years. Just recently the hundred present, and Professor W. W. Society, founded in the year 1814, upon the first fruits of the new collaboration, the Bryden, D.D., of Knox College, delivered initiative of the British and Foreign Bible translation of the gospel of Matthew and a really inspiring and challenging Christian Society, and working during more than a the epistle to the Romans, appeared as a message. St. John's Evangelical Church, century with great zeal and blessing. That sample of the work. Generally speaking, it Toronto, is fortunate in having called Rev. this Bible Society unites all Christians was received with great joy by the Holland J. F. Anderson of Brampton Presbyterian under its ensign is a result of the fact that Christians. Church, formerly minister in Ireland, Scot- it has no other purpose than to publish and In concluding this letter I must again March,1933 CHRISTIANITY TODAY 21 make mention of the death of one of our His Hat in Ring the national conscience is wakening to this well know theologians, namely Professor terrible menace to the moral and religious Harm Bouwman, Th.D., who occupied the life of the nation, and that legislative meas­ chair of church history at the Theological ures may be taken to destroy it. S~hool of the Reformed Churches, at Kam­ EDINBURGH . pen. There was a tragic aspect to his death. Prof. Bouwman was nearly seventy years Korea Letter old, and so he had the right to retire. But By the Rev. Bruce F. Hunt he was a very strong man, and we hoped he would be able perhaps to continue his 130,000 Studying the Bible Today-Mis­ work for a considerable number of years. sionaries have been pouring over their But the Lord took him away after a short Bibles and thumbing commentaries in illness. The Reformed Churches owe much Korea; Korean secretaries have been busy to Prof. Bouwman. Prof. H. H. Kuyper, writing and mimeographing Bible outlines; of the chair of church history in the Free the big roads into the mission stations have University at Amsterdam, and Prof. Bouw­ been periodically the witnesses of the com­ man were the leaders of the ecclesiastical ing and going of groups of Christians life of the Churches. The deceased was the equipped with a Bible, a hymnbook, a note­ editor of "De Bazuin," as Prof. Kuyper is book, a roll of bedding and a bag Qf rice, the editor of "De Heraut." He wrote a large for the Annual Bible Classes (five to twelve work on Reformed ecclesiastical law, the days) and Bible Institutes (one to two first volume of which had already made its months) are in session. Every Evangelistic appearance, and the second of which is missionary in Korea spend,s from one to ready for publication. Prof. Bouwman was two months every winter in this intensive also well known in the United States. He Bible teaching, in addition to the calls he visited the U. S. A. as a delegate of the or she may have from country churches to Reformed Churches of Holland to the hold local classes of five to ten days dura­ General Synods of the Reformed and Chris­ Photo by Bachrach tion. tian Reformed Churches in America. JOHN McDOWELL Last year, during the months from De­ Will he be next Moderator? cember to April, 2911 men and women (an almost equal number of each) spent from Scottish Letter sired to follow Him. . . . While he scourged one to two months in Bible study at the By the Rev. Prof. Donald Maclean, D.D. that which he saw around him savouring, twenty Bible Institutes for men and twenty­ as he judged, of hypocrisy and religious two Institutes for women. Reports to date "BURNS-WORSHIP" is not confined to hollowness, where is the indication of his for this year show a big increase over last Scotland; it is world-wide. In Scot­ finding out or working out a conception of year in Bible Institute enrollments. land, on and about January 25, this very faith in Christ or love to Christ, distinct Last year 128,827 men, women and chil­ human being becomes a demi-god to be from that which he condemned and de­ dren were enrolled in Bible Classes (in­ ignorantly worshipped. Ministers in their nounced ?" cluding classes in country churches), each pulpits, when, perhaps, they have become One of the new and interesting features class lasting from five days to ten days; weary of themes more germane to their of congregational life here during this 1881 such classes being held throughout calling, descant eloquently on Burns and winter is the splendid effort put forth by Korea. This year "a Bible Class in every his religion. Burns sang merrily into re­ means of organized "clubs" to relieve the church in Korea" is part of the three year ceptive ears the shallow optimism of monotony that oppresses the lives of genu­ foreward movement and the number of Deists in "A man's a man for a' that." His inely unemployed people. Church halls people, spending from five to ten days in attitude was that of pure naturalism con­ have been opened to the unemployed where definite Bible study, promises to be greatly doning human depravity without presenting skilled artisans direct the unskilled to do increased. any political or social remedial ideals. The any kind of article that may be useful in The Passing of Pioneers-The winter has far-famed New College, Edinburgh, which their homes. Nothing must be done for seen the passing of several prominent fig­ really came into existence as a protest sale or profit. These "clubs," which are ures in the history of Korean Missions; against that rampant Deism, this winter generally run at the expense of the congre­ Hon. H. N. Allen, died Dec. 1932, physician, honoured the memory of this bard of Deism gation, are well patronized. They have missionary and diplomat, was the first with the full ceremonial of haggis and piper served the Christian and beneficent purpose resident Protestant Missionary in Korea and "a' that." What an affront is this cult of rescuing honest men in enforced idleness (Presbyterian Board); D. A. Bunker, died regaling to the memory of the teachers from the moral and spiritual despair that Nov. 1932, called "a missionary by royal that once adorned the chairs of that famous is an obstacle to the Gospel, and the Church request" because he first came to Korea at College, and not least to the memory of from the unwarranted suspicion fostered the invitation of the King of Korea in 1886 that great ecclesiastic who was for long its by anti-Christian propagandists that the to teach in a Government School; Pastor dignified principal-Dr. Rainy! Rainy's Church is unsympathetic with the condi­ Yang Chun Paik, died Jan. 1933, forty opinion of Burns and his :worshippers was tions of the unemployed in the prevailing years a Christian, the first evangelist in not flattering. "Of all perverse destinies," distress. and for many years pastor in Syenchun, the said Rainy, "with which earth could per­ Less than a generation ago drinking was town once known as the most Christian plex his (Burns) fame, did it ever visit his regarded as the defiant monster that town in Korea; Archbishop Mutel, died Jan. imagination that crowds of rhetorical men blocked the redeeming pathway of the 1933, for many years head of Roman would go about in never-ending floods of Gospel; today, gambling is a more power­ Catholic Missions in Korea, one of those eloquence to prove his life a great moral ful and challenging foe of the Gospel. This who entered Korea in disguise when it was victory and triumph? No. We object to evil has become much more widespread still the Hermit Kingdom, and who had to Robert Burns as a religious teacher because through the appalling number of tracks for work thus in secret for three years under he does not take his stand as a believer in dog-racing that have been opened during hourly peril of his life. the Lord Jesus Christ, and as one who de- the past few years. There are signs that CHUNGJU, KOREA 22 CHRISTIANITY TODAY March,1933

Letter from Melbourne/ Australia Host to Columbus Assembly infinite chasms, and reconcile utmost anti­ theses. By Rev. H. T. Rush, SecTetaTY of the Bible Union of VictoTia Australia, as far as the great majority of those who compose its religious life are HERE IS a great tendency in human concerned, seems only just to be waking up T life generally to think lightly of even to the fact that a great crisis is approach­ the worst evils, so long as they are remote' ing, if not already come. from us in time or geography. We can For a while it may have seemed as if we even bear with equanimity the misfortunes might be permitted to play the part of or wrongs of our neighbours if they are spectators from a distance, interested to a not next door to us. Something of this greater or lesser extent in what was trans­ may be true of the Great War with its spiring, even seeing the smoke of battle, awful atrocities, its suffering and losses in but not taking part in the battle or feeling lives and property. We got over the first the shock or jars of it. But if that were so, shock of it fairly well. When the roll of for some years now we have realised that dead and wounded listed sons, relatives, we cannot escape from that world-solidarity friends it was different. Still later on our which influences religious as well as other own financial depression has brought home departments of life. The realisation had to us the fact that world-solidarity, and to come, not only through books, journalism that we cannot escape from the pressure and travel, but through interchange of Uni­ of the times. versity professors, preachers and such like. These remarks have a relation to our So-called modern thought had to come to religious life also. The full trend of them us. Nor has Australia been slow in react­ may appear in succeeding letters. ing to outside influences for good or for There are those who can bear, seemingly evil. without protest, indignities offered to the Be that as it may, the crisis is coming. Lord whom they profess to love. The dia­ For long years and for the most part, dem may be swept from His brow, or a J. HARRY COTTON Australia seemed su):>limely unconscious crown of thorns pressed on it, or He may be "Oook LectuTeT," MembeT of PTinceton Boanl that an enemy was at work, undermining, laying his trains, making his dispositions, gaining. points of strategical advantage, smitten on the mouth by ill-considered, or preparing for the final assault that should prejudiced or malignant e~clesiasticism, but tumble the Citadel into ruins. Nor yet have United Stewardship Council it does not disturb them. If one small frac­ some awakened to the danger. tion of these things were suffered by them­ Statistics for 1932 MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA selves, or if in some way their self-esteem The following statistical table, compiled were disturbed, they would rise in over­ for the United Stewardship Council by Harry whelming indignation, and would not sleep Announcement S. Myers, Secretary, is of interest to all be­ for nights. cause of the variety of facts it discloses. There are also a complacency and false Dr. Machen's Notes on Biblical Exposi­ The figures are for the denominational fiscal optimism and shallow thinking which are tion will be resumed in the April issue of years. hard to shake. They are ready to bridge CHRISTIANITY TODAY.

A B C D E F G H J K L M N a PER CAPITA GIFTS TOTAL GIFTS Non- Non-and Budget Inter- Deno- Deno-- deno- Member- mina- mina- mina- Non- and ship Budget tional tional tional Congre- Non-Budget Interde in United Benevo- Benevo- Benevo- Benevo- gational All Budget Denominational Denominational nominational Congregational States and Communion lences lences lences lences Expenses Purposes Benevolences Benevolences Bevevolences Benevolences Expenses All Purpose, Canada End of Year ------I American Lutheran Con- ference ...... (16) S3.08 ...... (18)$12.94 (19)$16.02 ...... · ...... $2,911,823.00 ...... $12,203,275.00 $15,115,098.00 943,063 Dec. 31,1931 2 Baptist Convention of On- tario and Quebec ...... (6) $3.83 (2) $2.04 (3) 5.87 ...... (2) 21.94 (3) 27.81 $214,267.44 $114,487.97 328,755.41 ...... 1,228,682.10 1,557.437.51 56,000 Sept. 30,1932 3 BaptiBt, North ...... (11) 2.60 (16) .20 (17) 2.80 · ...... (10) 16.81 (14) 19.61 3.759,707.00 286,997.00 4.046,704.00 ...... 24,313,734.00 28,360.438.00 1,445,615 April 30,1932 4 BaptiBt, South ...... (19) 1.47 ...... (25) 1.47 (24) 6.80 (25) 8.27 5,819,374.93 5.819,374.93 26.798.753.63 32,618,125.56 3,944.566 April 30,1932 5 Brethren ...... (18) 1.62 (4) 1.52 (14) 3.15 · is) so:3s (25) 5.96 (23) 9.46 233,380.00 · ... ':ii i,554~iJiJ 450.934.00 ..... S50,000~OO 855,543.00 1,356,477.00 143.425 Feb. 28. H32 6 Congregational Christian .. (12) 2.51 ...... (21) 2.51 (2) .79 (6) 18.31 (8) 21.61 2,632,375.00 2,632,375.00 825,058.00 19,195.468.00 22,652,901.00 1,048,205 Dec. 31,1931 7 Disciples of ChriBt ...... (20) 1.31 (11) .54 (24) 1.85 (13) .03 (22) 7.13 (24) 8.99 2.065,166.14 .... ·s5i.85'1~iJ9 2,917.017.23 50.000.00 11,217.168.93 14,134,186.16 1,572,732 June 30. 1932 8 Evangelical Church ...... (17) 1.94 (7) L17 (15) 3.12 (3) .77 (5) 18.66 (7) 22.75 442,079.00 266.167.00 708,246.00 176,285.00 4,245.640.00 5.129,171.00 227,472 Sept. 30, 1932 9 Evangelical Lutheran Au- gustana Synod of N. A... (7) 3.69 (10) 3.69 ...... (13) 15.83 (15) 19.52 879,403.67 .... 879,403.67 ...... 3.774,171.27 4,653.574.94 239,611 Dec. 31,1931 10 Evangelical Synod of N. A. (15) 2.08 (ii) .. ~4iJ (22) 2.48 (9) .28 (9) 16.86 (13) 19.62 542,439.11 iiJ:i:2'29~S2 645.668.63 72,168.13 4,381,634.78 5,099,461.84 259,896 Jan. 31,1932 11 Lutheran, Other Synods ... (23) 1.89 ...... (21) 7.66 (22) 9.56 ...... · ...... 166,286.00 ...... 670,862.00 837,148.00 87,523 Dec. 31,1931 12 Lutheran Synodical Con- ference ...... (9) 3.87 ...... (17) 13.42 (18) 17.29 3,520,910.00 .. 12.207.358.00 15.728.268.00 909,307 Dec. 31,1931 13 MethodistEpiscopaL" .. (10) 2.98 (iii) " :3iJ (13) 3.28 (5) .52 (8) 17.33 (10) 2L13 . . ii;tiS5:6ii5.00 · .. ij94,'s's9~iJO 12,849,944.00 2;044,'615.00 67.863,940.00 82,758,499.00 3.915,755 May 31,1931 14 Methodist EpiBcopal Soo ... (14) 2.10 (10) .61 (19) 2.71 (II) .20 (20) 9.23 (21) 12.14 5,474,652.00 1,589,717.00 7,064,369.00 523,192.00 24,028,455.00 31,616,016.00 2,603.095 Dec. 31.1931 15 Moravian, North ...... (3) 4.61 (7) 4.61 (7) .37 (14) 15.55 (11) 20.53 84,758.46 ...... 84,758.46 6,871 85 353.739.22 445.369.83 18,378 De<:. 31.1931 16 Presbytarianin Canada .... (9) 3.56 . is)'' ~9iJ (8) 4.46 ...... (II) 16.70 (9) 21.60 644,645.00 179,533.00 824,178.00 ...... 3,020,939.00 3,909,209.00 180,956 Jan. 31,1932 17 Presbyterian, U. S. A...... (5) 3.96 (5) 1.38 (5) 5.35 ...... (3) 20.45 (4) 25.75 7,766,165.00 2,709,789.00 10,475,954.00 ...... 39,950,927.00 50,426.881.00 1,957,999 Mar. 31,1932 18 Presbyterian, U. So...... (8) 3.57 (I) 3.36 (2) 6.93 ...... (12) 16.68 (5) 23.61 1.671,883.00 1,575,281.00 3,247,164.00 ...... 7.816,420.00 11,063,584.00 468.532 Mar. 31.1932 19 Protestant EpiBcopaL ..... (16) 1.99 (9) .69 (20) 2.68 (23) 6.96 (12) 20.15 3,695.033.04 1,284.617.83 4,979,650.87 ...... 32.520,350.00 37,500.000.00 1,860,903 Dec. 31,1931 20 Reformed in America . .... (4) 4.47 (12) .50 (6) 4.97 · ii)' i~oo (1) 22.55 (2) 28.52 715,955.00 79,473.00 795,428.00 160,909.00 3.613,083.00 4,569.420.00 160,198 April 30, 1932 21 Reformed, United States ... (17) 1.94 (6) 1.35 (12) 3.29 (10) .25 (16) 13.87 (17) 17.41 672,776.00 468,744.00 1,141,523.00 88.211.00 4,812,035.00 6,041,769.00 346,945 Dec. 31,1931 22 United Brethren in Christ .. (13) 2.39 (14) .34 (18) 2.72 (12) .16 (19) 11.05 (20) 13.93 947.210.00 133,000.00 1.080,210.00 62.149.00 4.383,171.00 5,525.530.00 396.687 Oct. 1,1931 23 United Church of Canada .. (2) 5.27 (17) .15 (4) 5.42 (6) .42 (7) 17.44 (6) 23.27 3.243,693.00 91,081.00 3,334,774.00 255,785.00 10.735.812.00 14,326,371.00 615.751 Dec. 31,1931 24 United Lutheran Church.. . (11) 3.32 (15) 14.68 (16) 18.00 3,334,045.00 ...... 14.702.601.00 18,036.646.00 1.001,520 Dec. 31 .1931 25 United Presbyterian ...... ii) . 7~6iJ . (3) . i~62 (1) 9.24 '(4)" :S9 (4) 19.13 (1) 28.96 . . . i;:i55,80's·.OO .... '290,060~OO 1,645,863.00 105.571.00 3,408,516.00 5,159,950.00 178,177 Mar. 31. 1932 ------$3.12 $1.00 $3.79 SO.44 $14.56 $19.02 $54,516,370.79 $11,435,921.41 $75,885359.20 $4,420,814.98 $338,302,278.93 $418,621,531.84 24,582,311 ...... March,1933 CHRISTIANITY TODAY 23

mental law of the Church, and assumes that it will continue to do so. The report justifies Dr. Speer Accepts New Brunswick this position on the ground that the General Assembly has committed the same offense. WHEREAS, The continuance of such a Invitation To Discuss Foreign Board vicious practice either by the Federal Coun· cil or the General Assembly, would quickly OBERT E. SPEER, D.D., Ruling Elder To Defend His Policies degrade our glorious church of the ever R Senior Secretary of the Board of living God into an organization for the fur· Foreign Missions of the Presbyterian therance of the propaganda of pOlitical Church in the U. S. A. has accepted the parties and self appointed social demagogues, invitation of the Presbytery of New Bruns­ and would re-create all the evils that neces· wick to be present and to take part in sarily spring from the union of church and debate on the overture on Foreign Missions state. sponsored by the Rev. J. Gresham Machen, WHEREAS, It is planned to broaden the D.D., at the next meeting of the Presbytery, scope of the Federal Council so as to include to be held April 11, 1933, in the Fourth administrative functions, thereby becoming Presbyterian Church of Trenton. (See a super government. CHRISTIANITY TODAY for February, 1933, page WHEREAS, The Council manifestly in­ 24.) The docket, as fixed by the General tends to agitate such questions as Birth Con­ Council of the Presbytery, provides that trol and a lowered standard of citizenship, discussion of the overture, shall be made questions On which there is no general agree­ the order of the day promptly at 2:30 P. M. ment within the church and are therefore That the discussion is of interest to the devisive, provocative of strife and divert entire Church, and will be watched eagerly the mind of the church from its high calling, from eoast to coast has been evident since therefore, the last meeting of the Presbytery. RESOLVED, That the Presbytery of Hud­ The meeting and its debate will be re­ son, of the Presbyterian Church, U. S. A., ported in the April number of CHRIS' respectfully overtures the General Assembly TIANITY TODAY. of the Presbyterian Church, U. S. A., to meet in Fort Worth, Texas, in May, 1933 to sever all connection with the Federal Coun­ Assembly Again Overtured to cil of the Churches of Christ in America, Drop Council including financial support. HEN the last General Assembly voted ROBERT E. SPEER to retain membership in the Federal Dr A. C. McGiffert Dies W He wants no "plowshare ot division." Council of Churches the promise was made ARTHUR CUSHMAN McGIFFERT, out- that the Council would be reorganized on voice of the church, but the propaganda of . ..t\. standing American Modernist scholar, an evangical basis. Observers of the recent a small group, proclaimed with the prestige died in Dobbs Ferry, New York, on the reorganization were united in agreeing that of and at the expense of the church. evening of February 25th. Death was 1·eorganizecl. the Council had been But they (3) Because, it deals largely with ques· sudden, caused by cerebral hemorrhage. He were not so sure that the reorganization was tions pOlitical, social and economic, rather was 71 years of age. Dr. McGiffert was a the kind of reorganization promised at the than ecclesiastical, and thus violates the graduate of Western Reserve University last Assembly. Nothing in the.. reorganiza· fundamental law and the constitution of the in 1882, and of Union Theological Seminary tion mentioned a more evangelical doctrinal Presbyterian Church as contained in Chap. in New York in 1885. In following years he emphasis,-:'Cthe machinery being put more 1, Sec. 4 of the Confession of Faith. studied in Europe. Returning, he became a closely in 'contrOl by the representatives of (4) Because, its deliverances frequently Presbyterian minister in 1888. In 1899 the the constituent denominations-many of give offiense to a considerable number of furore created by his book "A History of them out and out Modernists. members and at times humiliate a majority Christianity in the Apostolic Age" caused The Presbytery of Hudson, N. Y., which of them. the General Assembly to refer an overture was one of the Presbyteries overturing for (5) Because, these deliverances, once pro, concerning Dr. McGiffert to the Presbytery severance at the last Assembly has, in view claimed, cannot be recalled, however much of New York "for su~h disposition as in its of these facts, again overtured the Assembly. the church may deprecate them; and, judgment the peace of the Church and The text as adopted follows: WHEREAS, Able supporters of the Fed· purity of doctrine may require." There­ eral Council, at the last meeting of the As· after the Rev. G. W. F. Birch, D.D., then OVERTURE sembly, pleaded for delay on the ground that Stated Clerk of the Presbytery of New WHEREAS, Hudson Presbytery, together the Council would be reorganized in 1932 York filed heresy charges against Dr. Mc­ with others, overtured the General Assembly and that the objectionable' features would Giffert. The Presbytery voted, 77-39, not to of the Presbyterian Church, U. S. A., meet· be eliminated. bring the accused to trial. Thereupon Dr. ing at Denver, Col., in May, ·1932, to sever WHEREAS, The promised reorganization Birch appealed to the Assembly of 1900. all connection with the Federal Council of has taken place and none of the above·men· Forseeing certain defeat in the Assembly, the·Churches. of Christ in America, includ· tioned objectionable features have been in those days controlled by tlhose who voted ing financial support, for the following eliminated. as well as talked Conservative, Dr. Mc­ reasons: WHEREAS, The General Council, in its Giffert withdrew from the Presbyterian (1) Because, while nominally an inter· report to the Assembly of 1932, see Minutes, Church and became a Congregatiomilist. denominational body, it is in fact an extra· pages 267 to 273, Sections II and III, freely In view of this fact, Dr. Birch withdrew denominational body, subject to no jurisdic· admits that the Federal CounCil has fre· his appeal, the desired result having been tion. quently ignored Chap. XXXI, Sec. 4, of the accomplished. (2) Because its deliverances are not the Confession of Faith and violated the funda· In 1917 Dr. McGiffert was chosen Presi- 24. CHRISTIANITY TODAY March,1933

dent of Union Theological Seminary the League. An account of the meeting sembly budget with a total reduction of (N. Y.). He served in that capacity until will appear in the next issue of CHRIS­ $15,000 from the budget of the current 1926. He had been Professor of Church TIANITY TODAY. year. This included a 10 per cent. reduction History in the Seminary since 1893. He of salaries which is the second 10 per cent. was an instructor in Lane Theological salary reduction in two years. It voted that Seminary from 1888 to 1893. Meeting Place of General Assembly the General Assembly per capita assess­ Dr. McGiffert's published writings in­ Changed to Columbus ment be reduced from 11 cents to 10 cents cluded the following: per member. HE General Council of the Presbyterian "Dialogue Between a Christian and a Church in the U. S. A. met in Philadel­ Reductions Approved Jew" 1888; "The Church History of Euse­ T phia, Wednesday, March 1, and canvassed bius," 1890; "A History of Christianity in The Council approved reductions and communications from the stated clerks of the Apostolic Age," 1897; "The Apostles' economies in the promotional work of the presbyteries which indicated a 90 per cent. Creed," 1902; "Protestant Thought Before Council's promotional staff and the Com­ approval of proposals to change the meet­ Kant," 1911; "Martin Luther, the Man and mittee of Program and Field Activities ing place of the 1933 General Assembly His Work," 1911; "The Rise of Modern which, it was estimated, would effect sav­ to a more central point, to reduce by two Religious Ideas," 1915; "The God of the ings of $8Q,000 a year. days the number of days when the As­ Early Christians," 1924; and "A History of Mr. J. Willison Smith in his report of the sembly should be in session, and to reduce Christian Thought," 2 Vols., 1932, 1933. Budget, and Finance Committee reported by 50 per cent. the membership of the 1933 Dr. McGiffert married twice. His first that the benevolence Boards of the church Assembly, all in the interests of economy. wife, Eliza Isabelle King of Washington, had reduced their annual overhead $600,000, The Presbyterians of Fort Worth, Texas, died in 1887, two years after their marriage. and reduced their total expenditures $2,- voluntarily yielded their rights, and will­ Their daughter, Elizabeth, is the wife of 000,000 during the past two years.' Secre­ ingly left to the General Council the de­ the Rev. Dwight F. Mowery. In 1891 Dr. taries of the Boards stated that in accom­ cision of a meeting place for the 1933 McGiffert married Gertrude Huntington plishing these reductions it had been neces­ Ge~eral Assembly. The Council expressed Boyce of East Orange, N. J. They had a sary to make drastic retrenchments in the its thanks to the Presbyterians of Fort son, Arthur Cushman ,McGiffert, Jr., who is work committed to them by the Assembly, Worth and accepted the Assembly invita­ Professor of Christian Theology at Chicago but that these retrenchments had been nec­ tion of the Broad Street Presbyterian Theological Seminary, and a daughter, Mrs. essary in the face of greatly curtailed Church of Columbus, Ohio, ministered to John K. Wright. contributions from the churches. by Dr. J. Harry Cotton, brilliant young Funeral services were held in the Union The action of Moderator Charles W. Kerr Modernist. The Council voted also that Seminary Chapel on February 28th. They was approved in sending a pastoral letter the General Assembly be asked to suspend were conducted by Dr. Henry Sloane Coffin, to all ministers suggesting special emer­ its standing rules and rearrange its docket Dr. McGiffert's successor as President, and gency offerings for Sunday, March 26, to so that the sessions of the Assembly, which Professor Frame. Interment followed at be equally divided between the local begin Thursday, May 25, terminate not Beacon, N. Y. churches and the benevolences of the later than Monday afternoon, May 29. The Boards. Council took no action in the matter of a International Council of Religious reduction in the number of commissioners, Day of Prayer Requested in view of the fact that the mandate of the The Council voted to ask the General Education to Change Name constitution is explicit in providing for rep­ Assembly to ask the President of the United HE International Council of Religious resentation from presbyteries. States to appoint a national day of prayer. T Education, meeting in Chicago, Ill., in It is estimated that the savings by the February, voted to change its name to change of meeting place and by reducing "International Council of Christian Educa­ by two days the sessions of the Assembly Presbyterian Magazine Discontinued tion," as soon as legislation can be secured will total from $30,000 to $60,000. AN important action of the General from' Congress, The change, coming late, The Council approved the General As- 1'\.. Council of the Presbyterian Church was made with the obvious purpose of in the U. S. A. at its March meeting in winning back good will lost in the last ten Philadelphia, was its vote to discontinue years. The Council has been under con­ IN THIS ISSUE: publication of the Presbyterian Magazine, tinual opposition because of its' alleged edited for several years by Auburn-Affirma­ Modernist. emphasis. The Amendment was Only the Church Knows the Cause and tionist William T. Hanzsche. The magazine chiefly opposed by Methodist delegates, Cure of Depression...... • . • . • .. 4 will suspend with the June issue. Operating Sneers at the International Uniform G. P. Pierson loss for the fiscal year 1932-1933 was lesson series were stifled when Dr. John R. Dr. McGiffert's Jesus ...... 5 $18,000. . Sampey, great Southern Baptist Scholar, N. B. Stonehouse The demise of the Magazine was not ex­ came trenchantly to their defense. He said pected to bring much sorrow to Conserva­ that when you put Christ in the midst you The One Page Sermon...... • .• 6 tive circles. put the child in the midst, and this is what F. R. Elder the Uniform Lessons do. A new attitude of New, Significant Books...... • ...... 7 respect toward the Uniform Lessons was The Overtures manifest as a result of Dr. Sampey's Unto All the World ...... 9 Elizabeth Willet Thompson N March 15th the office of the Stated vigorous championship. O Clerk reported Presbyterial votes on Sunday School Lessons for April •...... 10 overtures sent down by the last Assembly League of Faith Meeting ThisChanging World ...... 11 as follows: "Calvinist" A. (On Amending the Directory for MEETING of the Presbyterian League The Comfort of the Scriptures ...... 12 Worship, Chapter XII), Yes, 70; No, 18; of Faith was held on March 20th in the No Action, 7. A David Freeman Broadway Presbyterian Church of New B. (Making a Verbal Correction, Chapter York City. It was presided over by the Letters to the Editor ...... •. 1 3 XIV, Sec. V, Form of Gov't), Yes, 87; No, Rev. W. D. Buchanan, D.D., President of News of the Church ...... • 14 17; No Action, 5.

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