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Discontent! By the REV. PAUL WOOLLEY Professor of Church History in Westminster Theological Seminary

EIGHT years have passed-it seems longer-since The years that have followed since 1937 have seen a those glorious days in 1936 when The Orthodox slow and constant growth.of The Orthodox Presby­ Presbyterian Church was born. It is not difficult to terian Church. Its stability has been tested and proved. recapture in spirit the great enthusiasms of that June Its love of the Word has become manifest. Its steady day in Philadelphia when the church was first consti­ attention to the privilege of preaching the gospel and" tuted. The fervor was high and it rose ever higher be­ ministering to the saints has been demonstrated. cause the church was committing itself to an ideal that But there is, in this year 1944, discontent within the had been tested and proved through centuries-s-the church. Now discontent can be of two kinds-healthy' ideal of a Biblical church, its divinely ordained princi­ or malignant. This discontent is of the second kind .as ples drawn directly from the Bible and its modes of well as of the first. ' operation in' matters not Biblically prescribed based An American writer has recently pointed out that upon the experience of the Reformed churches through sooner or later any organization or entity in human so­ the ages. No fads, no newly evolved novelties, no pet ciety will be seized upon by persons bent upon exploit­ ideas of leading individuals were to characterize this ing it for purposes other than that for which it was church. It was not to emphasize strange notions which originally intended. One of the great sources of dis­ had not stood the test of time in relation to the Bible. content in The Orthodox Presbyterian Church-malig­ Its gates were to be as wide as the gates of the new nant discontent-is the lack of numerical growth. The Jerusalem and its path as narrow as the way that leadeth church does not increase rapidly. This is true. The unto life. Its doctrine and its ethics had no other stand­ church, was not founded for"the purpose of growing ard than the Word of God. rapidly. The Bible givesno.warrant for believing that It was only a year later that a group, which wanted a church in this day and age should grow rapidly. But to narrow the stand of the church and make it more rapid growth is an American enthusiasm; it is a na­ intolerant than our Lord and His Word, left its fellow- tional sport. Other churches--freak churches; specialty , ship. It was a sad occasion, and one which neither prin­ churches, personal churches-grow rapidly. Therefore ciple nor history can justify. Perhaps the children will let us bend all our energies, say these friends, to make be wiser than the fathers. So it is to be hoped. Thus The Orthodox. Presbyterian Church grow rapidly. Not God preserved The Orthodox Presbyterian Church at only should it grow rapidly itself, they~liitshOl~W its very beginning from un-Biblical fanaticism. also grow by joining other organizatioo*t",~Of': ;()I.11t " . '. --. ~... ,l~<.$ .-':.'~"''t .•_.., ...... _ h, ;''; 214 THE PRESBYTERIAN GUARDIA'N July 2S should it grow by .joining other or­ ought to be the same way with the The times are serious. The church ganizations, it should also grow by Reformed Faith among the ministers is in a dangerous position. Can we swallowing up other organizations. and ruling elders of The Orthodox concentrate. our discontent on the Now as the writer referred to above Presbyterian Church. The mainte- healthy side, on increasing our en­ has indicated, Gresham's law -applies . nance and propagation of the Re­ thusiasm and comprehensiveness? If in spiritual matters as well as in mone-/ formed Faith should be their chief not, I tremble for the usefulness of tary affairs. It is doubtless a result of love. I think there is reason for a this particular instrument of God's t the sinfulness and depravity of man healthy discontent here. We have not grace. But if so,'God's abundant bless­ j that this is so. Gresham's law says that yet reached this standard, I fear. Let ing is awaiting us. The Apostle said l when debased money is put into cir­ us make the faith the love of our "For I shrank not from .declaring culation along with good money it hearts. unto you the whole counsel of God" \ will soon drive the good mOIJey out of There is also room for real progress (Acts 20~27)' ." use. So here. The urge for numbers, in the completeness with which the for growth, will drive the great, im­ faith is preached in our pulpits. portant, spiritual, Biblical principles Obviously, the degree of well-rounded out of mind and out of action. The presentation that is attained varies WESTMINSTER SEMINARY Orthodox Presbyterian Church exists with every pulpit. I have made no to perpetuate, maintain and propagate statistical study of the preaching in' OPENS SUMMER SESSION the principles of the Bible. The Bible Orthodox Presbyterian pulpits. I have HE opening exercises of the sum­ contains no principle which empha­ sent out no questionnaire. But from Tmer session of Westminster Theo­ sizes large numbers, or rapidity of my conversations with them I can say logical Seminary were held on Friday, that there are many people in our growth, as a criterion of a true church June 30th, at 2:30 P.M., in the semi­ or as a major aim for such a church. pews, who have no notion of the faith nary chapel at Laverock, near Chest­ When these factors become major as a system. Has it ever been put to­ ! nut Hill, Philadelphia. The nine stu­ aims of The Orthodox Presbyterian gether for them? Do they realize the dents beginning their seminary.course j Church, the church may be assured glorious truth that.everything that and a few friends were present. Dr. that the really valuable results from happens happens in accordance with Cornelius Van Til, Professor of Apolo­ the church will immediately begin the eternal plan of God? Nothing has getics, presided over the meeting, and proportionately to decrease. been left at loose ends. God is in con­ the Rev. John Murray, Professor of The question is really a very simple trol. That seems to me- to be one of Systematic Theology, delivered a brief one. Does The Orthodox Presbyterian the most needed truths of our day. address.' . Do our people hear, for example, Church want to have a growing re­ In welcoming the incoming stu­ vival of the preaching, teaching and about the mystical union of the be­ liever with Christ, about the internal dents, Professor Murray expressed the application of the Biblical and Re­ sincere hope that they had found it formed Faith in these United States testimony of the Holy Spirit to the Scriptures, about the meaning of the extremely difficult to come to West­ in the year 1944? Or does The Or­ minster at this time, when so many thodox Presbyterian Church want to presence of Christ in the Lord's sup­ per, about the personal return of our of their fellows appear to be facing have many members and much money dangers and work so much greater and read about itself often in the Lord and the events connected there­ .newspapers? It can have either one, with? I would not be surprised if and immediately practical, However, those who avoid military service in but it cannot have both. preaching on these subjects would There is a healthy discontent, as round out the faith for many. order to come to Wesbninster now are well as a malignant one, within The to be congratulated because theyhave Orthodox Presbyterian Church. It is come under a divine compulsion as concerned with two things: lack of TABLE OF CONTENTS good soldiers of Christ. That soldiery, enthusiasm for the Reformed Faith, July 25, 1944 said Professor Murray, is really the and lack of completeness in its presen- highest service of all to the United, Discontent! ...... 213 States, the United Nations, and the tation. , Paul Woolley In the eighteenth century, enthusi­ whole world, and it is by far the most asm meant practically what emotional Doctrinal Complexion of the militant service that we'can possibly Federal Council 215 engage in. There is therefore, said'Pro­ fanaticism means now. But modern Ned B. Stonehouse enthusiasm is a different thing. It is fessor Murray, an exacting obligation essential to the propagation of any The Practical Duties of Islam 217 facing theological students today. The enterprise. Did a man's love evermean Robert S. Marsden course of study is arduous, and may anything to a girl if it was not en­ Orthodox Presbyterian Church News .. 219 sometimes be discouraging and be­ wildering. There are no shortcuts by thusiastic? The question she asks him Editorial 221 (mentally if not aloud) is: Do you air travel to the great peaks of theo­ think I am the most important girl ,Flames Worth Fanning: Part 2 222 logical truth; it is a hard, slow climb. ~eoffrey in the whole world? If he does, he has Williams Yet, since the reward is given by God, , her on his mind constantly, and is Adventure at Four Pines: Part I...... 223 the seminary welcomes these young , doing things for her or about her. It Harriet Z. Teal men to that great fellowship of labor.

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Doctrinal CCt,mplexion of the Fed'eral Co~ncil The Federal Council vs. Orthodox Christianity: PART 2 By the REY. NED B. STONEHOUSE. Th.D. • Professor of New Testament In Westminster Theological Seminary

HE 'analysis of the doctrinal com­ tice it has acted with a large degree of form, it will hardly be possible for Tplexion of the Federal Council ap­ independence of the churches. And each to insist upon its own creed. pears to be a matter of considerable since the churches have characteristi­ But what is the true path to coopera­ practical moment. If we judge that cally chosen their more liberally­ tion and unity? Is it the approach { we must oppose the Federal Council, minded. churchmen to represent them which simply sets aside the differences ! at least so far as the main thrust of its .on the Council, and the spokesmen as irrelevant? Or is it the path which operations is concerned, we ought to of the Council have, with remarkable recognizes that the unity of the church be able to give a good reason for such consistency, ,been among the most is fundamentally a unity in the truth opposition. Moreover, since orthodox prominent Modernists in America, the as it is in Christ? If, as we believe, the Christians likewise are seriously chal­ doctrinal utterances. of the Council latter alternative is the true approach, lenged to seek unity and achieve co­ have been somewhat in advance of the Christian church which desires to operation to the greatest possible ex­ those of the churches generally. cooperate with other churches and to tent, we may perhaps learn to avoid There are three attitudes towards work for unity will be obliged to re­ certain fateful steps as we consider the gospel that seem to me to come to strict itself to cooperation of a very the effort of this movement to bring expression in the Federal Council. limited kind, that is, a cooperation about cooperation and unity .amQng Basic to its approach is an attenua­ which does not involve a compromise Christian churches. tion or emaciation of the rich, full­ with, or a toning down of, its own Broadlyspeaking, the doctrinal com­ bodied gospel of the New Testament. message. The only other approach to plexion of the Council is simply that This attenuation of the gospel pro­ Christian unity which is.tolerable for of American Christianity. Its doctrinal vides the background for an eclipse of one who holds that unity is a mockery positionat any rate is not an isolated the gospel. And, since the gospel does unless it is a unity in the truth is that phenomenon. Rather it represents, by not easily yield to such treatment, the which endeavors to persuade the less and large, the drift of doctrinal eclipse of the gospel has frequently pure churches of their errors and so to thought in the present century in developed into open hostility to the seek to bring about the solid unity of America. In the main, this drift has gospel. \ a common faith. followed the current of modern so­ This issue is not merely doctrinal. called Liberal theology with special Attenuation of the Gospel It is also basically moral. A church emphasis upon the social gospel. This My first observation is that, in the cannot maintain its integrity if it is not to say that the Council has interest of inclusivism, the Council equivocates at this point. How could arrived at a final formulation of its rests upon.a platform that is so vague a church maintain before the world theology or of its principles of action. that it is virtually meaningless. The its right to a separate existence be­ In recent days its pronouncements only restrictionfrom a doctrinal point cause it regards its confession as the have disclosed that Barthian thinking of view which finds expression in the purest expression of the gospel of has made some impact upon the earlier Constitution is the acknowledgment Christ 'and at the same time agree to Modernism. And, to cite a conspicu­ of Jesus Christ as "divine Lord and accept as an adequate platform some ous example of its changeable attitude Savior". Technically perhaps the vague, attenuated form of the gospel? toward world problems, it has fluctu­ Council is' meant to be creedless. It would be quite incongruous, for ex­ ated radically, much as public opinion Actually, however, this-statement con­ ample, for a Presbyterian church to as a whole has fluctuated, on the ques­ stitutes a creed, even if it is the brief­ insist,on the one hand, upon its his­ tion of the right attitude toward war. est possible creed. And, of course, it is toric Calvinistic testimony while, on The study of the doctrinal complexion altogether vague and unprecise. Lib­ the other hand, it was content to ac­ of the Federal Council serves, there­ erals of all stripes would be willing to cept as an adequate basis of broad fore, to provide a fair sample of the acknowledge Jesus Christ as divine Christian action a colorless, compro­ Christianity of the churches which Lord and Saviour. Even Ritschl, who mising, inclusivist creed. make up its membership, a Christian­ held that Jesus was a mere man and If the Council restricted itself to ity that is drifting along without the denied the reality of the incarnation activities that did not involve any benefit of the chart of Holy Scripture. in the historic sense of the term, was doctrinal judgments, a virtually creed­ There is a sense, however, in which quite willing to employ similar lan­ less organization might be defensible. the doctrinal viewpoint of the Federal guage with reference to Jesus. But as everyone who has the slightest Council is not exactly a representative Now .the churches, in the interest acquaintance with the Council's pro­ viewpoint. For it is rather clear that 'of an expression of their "oneness", nouncements knows, it constantly has the Council has been more or less in are asked to submerge the doctrinal dealt with matters involving judg­ the vanguard of the march of Modern­ differences which find expression in ments concerning the doctrines of ism in our times. Although the Coun­ their creeds. It must be conceded, in­ God and man, of the nature of the cil officially merely represents the deed, that if churches of different kingdom of God and the church, and constituent churches, in actual prac- creeds are to arrive at a common plat- the like. When, therefore, churches 21~ THE PRESBYTERIAN GUARDIAN July 25 of different creedal viewpoints on such contending for the truth. Rather men without the tension between the two fundamental matters allow the Conn- are challenged to set aside their doc­ messages becoming vocal. The attack 'cil to be a spokesman for them, they trinal beliefs as largely inconsequential upon the gospel was indeed' implicit virtually make their own creeds of or even as a detriment to Christianity, in the whole process. The message of none effect by allowing an attenuated and instead to engage in a program of human brotherhood, the superficial gospel to take their place. Participa­ action. It is truly astonishing that this optimism concerning man, the affirma­ tion in the Council has meant ac­ philosophy of pragmatism, so remote tion of his divinity, the anti-theolo­ cordingly a virtual nullification of the from the letter and .spirit of the New gical, anti-doctrinal bias, the depend­ historic creeds of Christendom in the Testament, should have come to be ence upon education and legislation sphere of interchurch relations. And regarded as a truly Christian position. to reform society-all these are so nullification of the confession of a One who is under the spell of this much 'it part of modern Liberalism, "church in one sphere of 'action can­ philosophy cannot possibly regard the which itself has frequently become not butlet down the bars for nullifiea­ gospel of redemption through Christ outspoken in its opposition to ortho­ tionall along the line. as constituting the message suited to dox Christianity, that no one needed illumine this world's darkness. But this to be deceived. In the case of the Eclipse of the Gospel anti-doctrinal approach itself demands Federal Council, however, the anti­ The charge that the Federal Coun­ a message conforming to its own doctrinal bias was so powerful that it cil has allowed the gospel to be genius. This message is the "Social was more than willing to avoid open eclipsed is a serious one and requires Gospel". Mr. Hutchison states that conflict. substantiation. Fortunately this re­ the Federal Council is treated quite Paradoxically, it was when. the sponsibility has been largely taken correctly as "an official institutional Council came to give prominence to from our shoulders by the admissions embodiment of the Social Gospel" (p. evangelism, especially in recent years, of a recent 'book which presents a 299). Insofar as the advocates of ~e that its hostility to the gospel came highly sympathetic critical and his­ social gospel have stressed the SOCIal into the open. There was a period in torical study of the Council.' bonds of mankind and have insisted the earlier history of the Council The reason for the eclipse of the upon the application of Christianity when, due to certain conservative in­ gospel of the grace of God is that the to the whole of life, we have no seri­ fluences within its Commission on Council's policies have been domi­ ous criticism to offer. Our difference Evangelism, the pronouncements con­ nated by a thoroughgoingly anti­ of judgment concerns rather what is cerning evangelism had the merit.of doctrinal, pragmatic philosophy. "The applied to meet the social needs of retaining an insistence upon salvation attitude of the federation toward theol­ men. In view of the profound indif­ from sin through the atoning death ogy", Mr. Hutchison' says, "was in ference of this movement to doctrine, of the Saviour. But the general evan­ keeping with the anti-theological trend it is perfectly clear that it does not gelicalism which came to expression of the times. It was widely contended propose to apply to this situation the in this aspect of its work was not able that while thought divided people, Christian gospel but rather a substi­ to maintain itself as time went on, action united them"(p. 28). The tute for it. The social gospel is not and this department took on the com­ same writer also frequently attributes an application or legitimate extension plex of the movement as a whole. Our to the Council the declaration of a of the gospel of grace. It is another readers will still recall how far the moratorium on theology. gospel which is not another. It is a preaching missions sponsored by the Now .this error is the most devas­ message in which the guilt of man Council fell short of preaching the tating error of American Modernism, and the redemption accomplished by gospel of salvation. Its radio activity for it comprehends the entire struc­ the life and death of Christ are passed likewise has, on the whole, presented ture of Christian doctrine in its em­ over in silence. In its place, an opti­ a wretched substitute for the glad brace, and by its thoroughgoing indif­ mistic religion of human brotherhood tidings found in the Scriptures. ference to the truth of Christianity is heralded forth as the panacea for In this connection we may recall undermines its very foundation. It is the world's ills.2 specifically the prominent place which a subtle error because it may even go was filled by E. Stanley Jones in the hand in hand with the affirmation of Open'Hostility to the Gospel "Christian Mission" of 1940-41. Jones' the truth of many Christian doctrines. So far as the Federal Council is con­ message, which found expression, at It was perhaps the most distinguishing cerned, the eclipse of the gospel of least to some extent, in his book Is characteristic of the notorious Auburn divine grace by the social gospel has, The Kingdom of God Realism?, con­ Affirmation, for that document main­ on the whole, been a silent movement. stituted a denial of and an attack upon tained that· it was quite immaterial The substitution of the one message the Christian gospel. Sin is sef forth whether even' Presbyterian ministers for the other has taken place quietly, in the most superficial terms; the di­ eame to conclusions on such subjects without any special defense of the vine condemnation of sinners' to hell as the.inspiration of the Scriptures, substitution or any specialattack upon is specifically denied. The incarnation the virginbirth of Christ, His miracles, the old gospel. Nevertheless, in the is described as a process which in­ His atonement and His resurrection. nature, of the case, as radical a pro­ volved the upward urge of man and On this perspective there is no point cedure as 'this could hardly take place signifies the divine use according to in being concerned over the truth of a universal law of that which is human. Christianity. There is also no gain in 2 For a fuller statement and criticism of The atonement appears as an ines­ the social gospel see R. B. Kuiper, "The capable law of the universe. Christi­ ,1 We Are Not Divided, by tohn A. Christian Pulpit and Social Problems", in Hutchison. Published by Round Table The Westminster Theological Journal, anity is represented as a life according Press, Inc., 1941. Nov., 1939,PP. 1-9. to the laws written in our human con- 19~4 THE PRESBYTE,RIAN GUARDIAN 217 stitutions. If we believe and obey these acceptance of the inspiration and au­ 2. Salat-the five daily. prayers. laws, we attain to eternal life; if we thority of the Scriptures alone can Every faithful Moslem stops whatever disobey, the fact of self-destruction provide. But the fundamental fault is he is doing when the Muezzin gives overtakes us. (See THE PRESBYTERIAN with the churches. themselves. They the call to prayer from the minaret. GUARDIAN, Feb. 10, 1941, pp. 41£.) have acquiesced in the drift from the Before these .prayers can be engaged Though for some mysterious reason moorings of the Word of God. They in, it is necessary to purify ·oneself. Jones is still regarded in 'some circles have been content to nullify their his­ This is done in water if there is water as an evangelical, it is difficult to see toric witness as expressed in their con­ handy, but more usuallyin sand. An how one could retain much of the fessions. Unless the churches regain elaborate ritual is proclaimed for 'this, language of the New Testament and their faith in and readiness to pear and woe be to the one who gets part yet repudiate its teaching more thor­ witness to the Word, and face the call of it wrong! Traditions have raised the oughly. to cooperation and unity on the basis most trivial ceremonial observances -What the theologicalcomplexion of of .the Scriptures, the. drift will con­ into duties of greatest importance. the Federal Council will prove to be tinue. And it is likely to vcontinue, Formalism is thus the rule, for any in the future, I should be unwilling to unless all signs fail, until many of the religion which declares that the virtue try to forecast. It is conceivable that churches join in a colossal body which of prayer depends practically on an various factors will modify its doc­ will probably presume to call itself ablution, and that that ablution is trinaldrift. It may be that its spokes­ "the Church of Christ in America", useless unless done in ,the order' pre­ men will less readilypolemicizeagainst but which in fact will be so utterly scribed, is one well calculated to make the eternal verities..It may become vague in its message and so inchisivis­ men formalists. and nothing more. definitely less anti-doctrinal. But there tic in its constituency that it will lack The form of the prayer at the stated is no reason for optimism in this the essential characteristics of the periods is carefully prescribed, and it regard simply because it is a federation Christian church as they are set forth is highly repetitious. A Moslem who that lacks the solid foundation which in the New Testament. recites all the prescribed prayers .goes through an identical ritual no less than fifty times a dayl Friday is the Moslem sabbath and on that day there is an assembly in The' Practical Duties of Islam addition to the daily prayers. At this service there are two short sermons-e­ "Faiths Men Die By"-PART 6 Mohammed said that long sermons and short prayers would be a sign of By the REY. ROBERT S. MARSDEN degeneracy in the last days-hence two short sermons! Typical sermons o STUDY of Islam would ap­ Moslem demonstrates what is almost in a book of Moslem sermons are only N proach completeness without a the ultimate depth to which a religion about five .hundred words-about consideration of the practical duties of can sink when the commands of men three or feur minutes long. the religion. Islam is primarily a re­ are substituted for the commands of 3. Thirty Days' Fast of the Month ligion .of works, and so the works God. Any real improvement of his of Ramazan. Fasting in the Moslem which it enjoins loom very important. social lot is virtually impossible, for sense is' abstinence, from sunrise to Surrounding these "good" works which his life is regulated by tradition and sunset, from food, drink and cohabita­ are demanded by the Koran or by the so cannot be changed. tion. Millions of Moslems faithfully traditions, there has developed a great There are many religious duties of observe the fast during the whole deal of ceremony which itself has be­ all grades of obligation, but the five thirty days of the sacred month. The come important, and consequently it most important are based upon the rulesgoveming the fast are very de­ is quite possible, when one is observ­ Koran, and are these: tailed and complicated, and one must ing a religious duty, to omit some 1. The recital of the KaIimah­ be very careful not to break the fast. ceremonial detail and thus invalidate "There is no God but Allah, and For instance, if during the fast one his whole act. For example, if before Mohammed is the prophet of Cod", cleans his teeth and a little water prayer, .ceremonial washing is done, Millions of times each day this con­ passes into .his throat, the fast is and the worshiper inadvertently rinses fessionis made, and it is that without broken and he .must observe an extra his mouth before he cleans his teeth, which no one can be a Moslem. "The day beyond the month! If he eats he invalidates his intention and must . power contained in this "Confession is during the night, and food as large as . start all over againI The Moslem has great. It embodies the very spirit of a .grain of com remains in his teeth, surrounded himself with an almost Islam; it is therallying-cry for its the fast is broken! Of course the rich endless ceremony andnearly every act armies; it sounds forth each morning simply tum night into day and thus of his life assumes a religious signifi­ from thousands of minarets in many escape the rigors of the fast. The poor cance. He thus makes his life miser­ lands; it has been-and is said with working people find ita great hard­ able' by undertaking to observe all fervor, pride and -exultation by hun­ ship to refrain from taking .all liquid kinds of rules of conduct in things dreds of millions of the human race. during the hot Arabian days; yet it is which even the Koran would seem to The power-of Islam, its proclamation they .whomost faithfully observe the hold as matters of indifference. Any of the Unity, -ishere seen in closest fast. real freedom is thus impossible for the contact with what is to Moslem theo­ 4. Almsgiv.ing. A .great Kaliph says, Moslem, for the yoke of custom is so logians the equally fundamental truth, "Prayer 'carries us half-way to God, strong that.he cannot break it. The the apostleship of Mohammed". fasting brings us to the door of His 218 THE PRE S BYTE RIAN G UA RDIAN July 25

palace, and alms procure us admis­ unto him who attempts to change a sented from different viewpoints and sion". There is an elaborate, graded, tradition, and twice woe to him who that there is no contradiction involved. capital tax which runs from twenty deliberately forsakes oneI It is this per cent. for plunder to less than one religion against which the Orthodox After Jesus' resurrection, He said to per cent. for sheep and goats. Alms Presbyterian missionaries in northeast­ Mary, "Touch me not for I am not must be given to the poor and needy, ern Africa will contend in presenting yet ascended", yet we also read about and for certain religious observances. to those people "the true Light which the women that they clasped Him by Originally,aGCording to the Koran lighteth every man that cometh into the feet and worshiped Him. How do (S. lX:6o) alms were to be given "to the world". these two agree? E. W. those whose hearts are won to Islam", These two accounts do. agree, as a but the early Kaliphs declared this careful reading of them will reveal. provision to have been valid only dur­ When the women clasped the feet of ing the period when Islam was strug­ our Lord, they were in an attitude of gling for existence. Now that "God Questions From reverenceand worship. In fact, we are has prospered Islam", says Abu-Bekr, expressly told that they worshiped "if you be converted it is well; if not, Guardian Readers Him. This was right; the women had a sword is between us". s THE word "God" in Psalm 45:6 heard the explanation of the angel 5. The Hajj. The Hajj, or pilgrim­ I addressed to the king? E. E. E. and they now recognized Him who age to Mecca, is the last of the five This verse reads, "Thy throne, 0 was before them as their Lord. The Moslem duties. He who denies its God, 1s for ever and ever.-a sceptre of risen Christ accepted their worship. necessityis considered to be an infidel. righteousness is the sceptre of thy Very different, however, was the "The pilgrimage to the temple is a kingdom". The psalm describes the action of Mary Magdalene. Mary's service due to God from those who marriage of a king. In. verse three he is action was not worship. Overcome as are able to journey thither; and as to addressed as hero, and in the present she was by the recognition of Jesus, him who believeth not, verily God verse as God. Hence, it would seem she sought to seize him, apparently can afford to dispense with all such that the writer intends to establish hoping to hold to Him whom she had creatures" (S. 111:91£). the deity of the king, for this is a lost and whom she feared she might The Hajj must be made by every messianic psalm. This interpretation never see again. But Mary need not free Moslem, sound in body and of has a noble history behind it. It ap­ fear ,that she will lose Jesus. For He full age, who is able to pay his ex­ pears in the Epistle to the Hebrews will ascend to His Father in heaven, penses, after duly providing for the ( 1 : 8) and in all the ancient transla­ and this glorious news Mary is to con­ support of his household till his re­ tions of the psalm. vey to the disciples. Hence we may turn. The completion of the journey Those who do not believe that the see thatthere is no contradiction in consists in going round the Kaaba word "God" is addressed to the king these accounts. seven times, for this black stone is the may sometimes be motivated by a phras~ center of Islam. The Hajj must be desire to deny the true deity of the What is the meaning of the made in the last month of the Mo­ Messiah. But if the word does not "the body of Moses" in Jude 9? J. W. hammedan year. It must be made in refer to the king, we have some diffi­ Apparently Jude is referring to the specially prepared garments and, hav­ cult problems to face. How is the actual burial of Moses. The only other ing arrived at a station on the way to word to be interpreted? Some would passage in Scripture which speaksupon Mecca, the pilgrim puts on his gar­ omit it entirely. Others would trans­ this subject is Deuteronomy 34:6, ments and may not take them off nor late, "Thy throne-which is of God­ "And he buried him in a valley in the even wash himself until he completes is for ever and ever". But these ex­ land of Moab, over against Beth-peor: the pilgrimage. He first kisses the pedients are not satisfactory. The most but no man knoweth ofhis sepulchre Kaaba, which is worn thin with the natural reading of these words teaches unto this day". It is thought by some millions of lips which have touched it, the deity of the Messiah. that Jude derived his information from and then, with many prayers, he en­ .an extra-Biblical book known as the circles the building containing the' Matthew 28 and Mark 16 speak of Assumption of Moses. However, this stone seven times-he runs around one angel at the tomb of Christ, is unlikely. Jude, under the inspiration three times and four times he pro­ whereas Luke 24 speaks of two angels. of the Holy Spirit, is apparently im­ ceeds slowly. With the completion How are these made to agree? E. W. parting further information concern­ of the Hajj-the ceremonies within It does not seem to me that there ing the burial of Moses. Mecca consume two weeks-a faithful is any real difficulty involved. Luke The Lord buried the body of Moses. Moslem's life is complete and his often adds more details than do Mat­ That He did this by the hand of an­ most holy ambition satisfied. thew and Mark. Apparently Matthew gels, one of whom was Michael, is Such is the religion which has its and Mark wished to concentrate upon certainly not impossible. Apparently grip upon a very large portion of man­ the fact that an angel spoke to the Satan interfered or sought in some kind. And that grip is vise-like for, women. Luke presents the, complete way to oppose this action, and was while the Moslems are not priest­ information that there were actually rebuked by Michael. This seems to be ridden as are the votaries of many two angels present. The narrative is the meaning of Jude. The statement, other religions that men die by, yet told from different points of view. "May the Lord rebuke thee", is em­ they are tradition-ridden, and delib­ Matthew speaks of an angel, Mark of ployed by the Lord against Satan in erately to break one of the traditions a young man and Luke of two men. Zechariah F2. It apparently means, is a heinous sin which excludes the John also mentions two angels. Hence "May God's judgment come upon sinner from the community. Woe it is obvious that the narrative is pre- thee". 1944 THE PR ES BY TE,R I AN GUARDI AN 219

I do not think that the phrase "the difficult, but the above interpretation ary society recently held a meeting in body of Moses" refers to the figurative appeals to me as being at least an cooperation with all four fields.... body of Moses or to the Old Testa­ approach to the correct meaning. The month of July will complete one mentchurch. The passage is extremely -EDWARD J. YOUNG full year of broadcasting a half hour's program over station KGCU six times a week. During July the work in Colorado Orthodox Presbyterian Church News has featured the Bible conference at Camp Chief Yahmonite, Steamboat Presbytery of California Westminster Church, Bend, Ore­ Springs, which was held from the 14th gon: Fifteen young people professed to the 24th. The faculty included the ,', -FIRST Church, San Francisco: In answer to the fervent prayers of the acceptance of Christ as Saviourat the Rev. Calvin A. Busch, the Rev. C. G. congregation, the many problems in­ vacation Bible school held from June Ter Maat, and others. A full report of cident to moving to a new location Sth to 16th under the direction. of the conference proceedings will be have been solved, and a number of the pastor, the Rev. Glenn R. Coie, published in a later issue. . . . Mr. generous and sacrificial gifts have been assisted by a staff of thirteen teachers. Busch, who isa member of the pres­ received to provide the necessary More than one hundred seventy-five bytery, conducted a successful vacation equipment for the church.... A persons were present at the closing Bible school at the Steamboat Springs , Machen League contest, which lasted program.... At the communion serv­ Congregational Church, using the ma­ about six weeks, resulted in the best ice twelve new communicant members terials published by the Christian Edu­ attendance of the year. were received and nine covenant chil­ cation Committee of The Orthodox First Church, Long Beach: Chap­ dren were baptized. . . . Mr. Coie, Presbyterian Church. The closing pro­ lain William T. Strong, formerly of who has accepted a call to the pas­ gram after two weeks of study was West Collingswood, N. J., who has torate of Knox Church, Silver Spring, appreciated by a large crowd of inter­ just returned from the Aleutians, Md., preached his farewell sermon ested parents and friends. . . . At the preached to a filled auditorium on early in July, and following the service Second Congregational Church of June 25th. Recent repainting of the a fellowship hour was held by the con­ Denver a profitable vacation school Chapel has effected a marked improve­ gregation in honor of ML Coie and was held. during the latter part of ment in its appearance. On July 4th his family. A generous gift was pre­ June. On the day after its close, Miss a picnic of the Machen League of the sented as a' farewell token from the Harriet Z.,Teal started two Bible Los Angeles area was held on the congregation. Thirty-three were pres­ schools, one in the morning for negro beach. ' ent at Mr. Coie's last service in the children and the. other in the evening Covenant Church, Berkeley: On outlying Alfalfa community, and there outdoors in Lincoln Park, many chair backs in the church ap­ also a fellowship dinner and .a gener­ pears a card with this inscription: ous gift were presented. During July Presbytery of New Jersey "While'worshiping here, please pray and August, Mr. C. Alan Tichenor of RACE Church, Trenton: Two of for -'--- in the service of our Philadelphia will supply the pulpit. G the young people have recently country", and the name of a serv­ He will also direct the eighth annual been received into communicant mem­ ice man from the church is filled in young people's summer conference at bership on confession of faith. . . . the blank. -. . . Once each month a Suttle Lake, Oregon, from July 24th The building fund has almost reached church dinner is served at which one to zSth.. " . A pastoral call to West­ the $soo mark. . . . Summer Bible of the larger phases of the denomina­ minster Church has been extended to school was held during the first week tion's missionary work is discussed, the Rev. Robert E. Nicholas of Ros­ in July, and summer weather seems and these meetings are proving popu­ common, Mich., and Mr. Nicholas to have brought the, Sunday school lar.... A summer Bible school begins has indicated that he plans to accept attendance to a new high point. . . . on July 19th and will hold its gradua­ ,the call when it reaches him through Contributions have been received to tion exercises on July 30th. his presbytery. coverfullythe expense of newhymnals Grace Church; Los Angeles: Since for the church. his election last April to the session of Presbytery of the Dakotas the church, Mr. John P. Richmond ESTMINSTER Church, Hami~l, Presbytery of New York has been accepted at Westminster WS. D.: On July znd Mr. Marvin and New England Seminary as a student and he and J. Broline was ordained a ruling elder EMORIAL Church, Rochester: Mrs. Richmond have left for the east. and Mr. Joseph R. Dvorak a deacon, M Mrs. Frank Remein and Miss Their departure represents a great loss and they with Deacon Henry A. L. Phyllis Remein assisted the pastor, the to the work since he was treasurer of Thompson were installed for a three­ Rev. John J. DeWaard, in conducting the church and Mrs. Richmond was year term in their respective offices. vacation Bible school. ... On June the pianist, and both taught Sunday The Rev. C. A. Balcom reports that 2sth a number of sailors from Samp­ school classes. A farewell reception four vacation Bible schools were com­ son, N. Y., assisted in the evening was held for them just prior to their pleted during the month of June at service and a large congregation was departure.... The Sunday school has Wilton, Rock Hill, Baldwin, and Bis­ present to greet the men. been given notice to vacate its build­ marck. All these schools were well at­ ing by July rst, and plans are under tended and tangible appreciation was Presbytery of Ohio way,for the purchase of a lot and the shown for the work of the teachers. OVENANT Church, Indianapolis, building of a church. . .. At Wilton the women's mission- C Ind.: Two vacation Bible schools 220 THE PRESBYTE,RIAN, GUARDIAN July 2S were held in June. The Warren Cen­ the Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. the avalanche of orders that were tral school washeld in a new area and ... The Rev. Robert L. Atwell spoke precipitated by the first announcement the average daily attendance was fifty­ to .the Theophilus·Fellowship at a of the sale. Almost immediately our three. The second school, with an meeting one evening during the preliminary stock of one title was ex­ .~ ;:J>1 average attendance of forty, was held Quarryville conference. hausted, and in less than two days i at Warren Park Chapel, present meet­ Grace Church, Middletown, Del.: after the first copies of the GUARDIAN ing-place of Covenant Church.... On June 26th one hundred seventy­ were received in near-by homes, more The Rev. George Bohn, father of the five persons attended the commence­ than two-thirds of our initial supply pastor, preached at the morning serv­ ment exercises of the very successful of the books were gone. We sent a ice on June 25th. Bible school. rush order to the publisher for more Eastlake Church, Wilmington, Del.: copies (more than double our original Presbytery of Philadelphia The vacation Bible school, conducted order), and we believe that there will ALVARY Church, Germantown: as a "troop school", with a dailyaver­ be sufficient books available to supply C The Rev. and Mrs. Eugene Brad­ age of ninety-five, was concluded with the demand. . ; I ford are receivingcongratulations upon a special demonstration on Friday However, one disappointment has the arrival of a daughter, Elizabeth night, June 30th, and a picnic on occurred. At the time of the first an­ 11 Ann, on May 31st Saturday.... At the June meeting of nouncement, we had been assured by' Covenant Church, Pittsburgh: A the Women's MissionarySociety,Mrs. the Oxford University Press, publish­ two-week Bible school was held at Sara Hathorne, a former member of ers of the books, that all nine titles I, BlackridgeChapel with an enrollment the church, told of her work at the were availablein bound volumes. Two 1 of seventy-one and an average attend­ Wilmington City Mission where she of those titles were not sent to us as -1 ance of fifty. At the closing exercises and her husband are engagedin rescue part of our original order, but we were more than fifty adults were present. work. told by the publishers that the delay The Sunday school attendance at the was onlyl:emporary. Then, after the chapel has declined during the sum- Presbytery· of Wisconsin last GUARDIAN had rolled from the mer months. - RACE Church, Milwaukee: In­ presses, we receiveda letter saying that Calvary Church, Middletown: G ability to secure a clear title to a mistake had been made and that Eighth anniversary services were held the property last inspected has forced those two titles were available only in on June 25th with the Rev. Edwin the congregation to continue its search unbound form. H. Rian as guest preacher. Mr. Ed­ for a suitable place of worship. Mean­ These books are Biblical Doctrines ward Wherley was ordained and in­ while the building fund continues to and Christology and Criticism. At the stalled as a deacon on Anniversary Sun­ grow and the church requests the sus­ time this issue is going to press, an­ day.... One hundred sixty members tained support of all its friends, both other letter has arrived; telling us that and friends of the church attended the by prayers and gifts. these books are now in the bindery annual Sunday school picnic.... One First Church, Waterloo, Iowa: Dur­ and should be available in a fewweeks. hundred forty advance registrations ing the month of June, Mr. William We hope our readers will understand have been received for the "Troop Goodrow, a student at Westminster our difficulties and be patient with us. School" which will be held during the Seminary, assisted,the pastor, the Rev. Also, we feel that we should warn last three weeks of July, Edward Wybenga, in conducting a our readers that only a very few copies Bethany Church, Nottingham: Clos­ vacation Bible school. The enrollment of Calvin and Calvinism are still avail­ ing exercises of the summer Bible was forty-three, with an average daily able, and the supply may be exhausted school were combined with the chilo, attendance of forty. The material of in a very short time. There is still an dren's day service and were witnessed the Committee on Christian Educa­ adequate supply of the other six by a near-capacityaudience.... Two tion was used throughout. Mr. Good­ volumes. interesting and unusual services have row also had charge of the church serv­ Orders are being shipped as rapidly recently been held. The first was based ices during the last two weeks of the as our stock and our limited shipping on the story of God's use of many of month. . . . On July znd the Rev. facilities allow. There will be delays the historic hymns of the church, and Edwin H. Rian was guest preacher at on some orders and when stock is ex­ the second was a candlelight service both services. hausted there maybe disappointments. in which everyone present read a verse We shall do our utmost, however, to concerning the Light of the world. make prompt and full deliveries. Kirkwood Church, Kirkwood: En­ Again we reprint on the last page of, rollment at the summer Bible school The Warfield Books, this issue a coupon for your conven­ reached one hundred four. Although ience in ordering. And please be sure not the largest school the church has N THE July roth issue of THE PRES­ to include your remittance of $1.50 had, it was said by many to have been I BYTERIAN GUARPIAN, we offered to per volume for each book ordered. the best The two factors contributing our readers their choice of any or all It is almost certain that these books to this were,according to the Rev. of nine books by the late Dr. Ben­ will not be reprinted. It is equally John Patton Galbraith, the excellent jamin Breckinridge Warfield at the certain that there will not be another staff and the materials published by price of only $1.50 each. These books chance to purchase them at this amaz­ the Committee on Christian Educa­ were originally' priced between three ing reduction. For this reason, we tion. Mr. Galbraith also was instru­ and four dollars, so that we knew we urge every reader to send his order mental in having Orthodox Presby­ were offering an attractive bargain. without delay, so as to avoid possible terian material used by a church of But we were totally unprepared for disappointment THE PRE 5 B Y T E,R I A NG UARDI AN 221

The Chris~ian University It will be- noticed immediately that what is contemplated is not just an­ ,ON JUNE 29th in Grand Rapids, other institution which will foster a Michigan, a group of some general pious atmosphere. Rather; the twenty men formed themselves into Christian University will be based an association for the establishment of squarely upon the historic Reformed' a Christian University. These men or Calvinistic creeds, and all of its came from a half dozen different Re­ activity will be rooted, in the glorious formed denominations but they were system of doctrine of the Scriptures as EDITORIAL not acting as representatives of expressed in those confessions. churches. This was a free 'association Our nation needs this Christian of individuals fOf the formation of a University. Our young people need it. school of higher learning free of ec­ Our churches need it. If Jesus Christ The Better Life clesiastical control. is our King, we need to honor Him , It was a preposterous thing those in all of our lives. There should be a N MANY ways the ungodly seem men did. They had behind them no graduate school of the social sciences I to have the advantage over the wealth and no organized support. They in America in which Christ is en­ godly. They live lives of freedom, of have no assurance that their project throned as the Lord of history and the license and of self-expression. Their will be widely supported. Yet they set King of society. There should be a language is spicy and uninhibited; they out to work for the establishment of a graduate school of philosophy in this indulge themselves in liquor and in, university giving graduate degrees.'No country in which every thought is sex.'They know the thrill of gambling faculty, no students, no donors, no brought into captivity to the obedi­ on the horses. In, short, they do as buildings! One may well ask what ence of Christ. There should be a they please and their lives, seem rich prompted these men to take such a graduate school of the physical sci­ and varied. In contrast, the life of the bold and visionary step. ences in which men will learn to godly seems so dull and drab that he The step was taken in faith. It was read aright the revelation given by is pitied by the ungodly. He misses all not taken carelessly nor lightheartedly. God in nature. We need Christian the good times. He is denied so many It was only after more than a year's schools of law, medicine, economics, lusty pleasures. What he can see in his discussion and several meetings that that in all things Christ might receive manner of life' is beyond the ken of the Association was formed. The the preeminence. Further we need the the worldly. founders of the Association were aware witness of a Christian university in The godly replies, though" in his of the tremendousdifficulties involved, this' country to the full-orbed truth r\ turn, "Don't feel sorry for me.'I feel yet in faith they went ahead. From a revealed by God in the Scriptures. ; sorry for you. I don't want any part of human foint of view the whole thing Secularism and materialism have cap­ your kind of life, for I know that it is is out 0 proportion. The University is tured our institutions of higher learn­ not what it is advertised to be. You too big a project for such a little com­ ing. Paganism has become the ac­ seek pleasure' and gratification of your pany. But if God wills it, the project cepted thidg. As Christians we need desires, but I have discovered that will succeed. to raise a true witness to the truth of your quest only brings unhappiness. I This faith was based upon the God through such auniversity, Then have, seen the look of hard discontent sense of a great need: America. has no we need a Christian university for the on your faces. 1 have heard your bitter Protestant Christian university. The sake of our young people. How' many and profane strife with one another. Roman Catholics have their universi­ thousands of Christian parents may I have seen the tragedy of your broken ties, some twenty-five of them; there there be in the United States and homes and the disintegration of your are private universities which at their Canada who are wondering and pray­ undisciplined personalities. And above inception were Christian but are so no ing about the education of their chil­ all I know that always you have within longer; there are many splendidly dren? Where shall they send them? you that gnawing frustration which equipped state universities 'but in all We need a university where all the must come to every creature who is of North America there is not one facts of the universe shall be taught not in accord with his Creator. Yes, I school giving graduate degrees which from the Christian point of view, from feel sorry-for you because you don't bases .its instruction upon' the Protes­ which our young people can,go out know what you are missing. You don't tan t Christian life- and world-view. able to give a reason for the hope that know what it is to,have,the knowledge 'There are Christian colleges in 'Amer- is jn them. that all your sins, andJailures are par­ ioa.Tt may be there is room for-more, Does not God call us to found such doned; you have no inkling of the joy but this Association does not seek to, aschool? Is it not our duty to go for­ / of fellowship and, communion with establish merely another college. This ward step by step in faith, as He shall the living God; you have never,.expe~ is a University Association. It may lead? Let us not despise the day of rieneed '.. the 'delights of Christian well be that undergraduate work will small things, but let us have vision fr~endship. True, we have our troubles be given but if so it will be as pre­ and faith. May the God of all wisdom and our unhappiness but always be­ paratory to and integrated with gradu­ bless the Christian University Associa­ neath is the assurance' of, God's love ate study. tion and so prosper its efforts that in and the, hope of heaven. 'In thy pres­ We believe that a careful study of the days to come there may be in ence is fulness of joy; at thy right hand tlhe constitution of the Association America a great university in which in ' there are pleasures for evermore' ". will prove profitable, and the com­ every school Jesus Christ shall be , -1·P.C. plete text is printed on pages 226-228. King! -J P. C. 222 THE PRESBYTE,RIAN GUARDIAN July 25 FI~me5 Worth Fanning A Monograph on a Great Revival By GEOFFREY: WilliAMS • Librarian of t •• Evang.lical Ubrary, Lonclon, England

PART TWO village" to village, facing hourly peril In 1737 God forged, as it were, the from violent persecution; stones are second link in the golden chain which. E MUST now leave Whitefield hurled at him; he is drenched with brought about the Great Awakening. Wfor a time to introduce the two ditch-water; he is struck till blood Howel Harris states that he first great Reformers of Wales-Howel flows, but on, on he goes, committing heard of Whitefield-in 1737, and he Harris and Daniel Rowland, men so his body and soul to the protection of says he "felt his heart knit to White­ remarkable and' endowed with such his dear Redeemer. • field in a way that he had never felt tremendous power from on high that Little by little his fame spreads, and the like to any living man before", through their instrumentality and that the arrows from his quiver stick fast and he contracted an everlasting love of William Williams, the great hymn in the hearts of sinners throughout all to him before. they had seen each writer, a benighted principality, a the surrounding country. Seeking souls other. In 1738 Whitefield went to whole nation, was transformed from now travel miles to hear him, and Georgia, and God granted him suc­ end to end as by an ever-spreading frequently his congregation is far too cess even where the W esleys failed heath-fire. In a few brief years the great for any building to hold. badly. On the ground prepared by , "desert" that -was Wales "blossomed Listen to the testimony of Charles Jonathan Edwards the foundation of as the rose"-where sin and Satan had Wesley, writing under date of May the American awakening is firmly'laid; reigned, and little but blasphemy and 8th, 1740, concerning Howel Harris: he returns at the close of 1738, and brutishness prevailed, the glory of the "He declared his experience before the on the zoth of December, having in Lord shone forth and sinners by the Society. Oh, what a flame was kindled! America conceived a deep concern for thousand were snatched as brands No man speaks in my hearing as this Howel Harris in Wales, he writes him from the burning. The mountains and man speaketh-what a nursing father a touching letter, and the following valleys that shuddered at the swelling God hath sent us. He has indeed year on March 8th he journeys to tide of iniquity now began to echo learned of the Good. Shepherd to can:y Cardiff and meets him face to face. and re-echo with penitential cries to the lambs in his bosom; such love,such They are both young men aged ~ 5, Jesus, and songs of praise to the dear power, such simplicity, were irresisti­ and Whitefield shall tell us exactly Redeemer. Even those who were not ble". And Whitefield says, under date what happened, and you will agree called by grace were made better citi­ of January 27th, 1739: "May I follow that they leapt at each other, so to zens owing to the influence of the him [Howel Harris] as he does Jesus speak, like flames of fire. . general Reformation which swept the Christ! How he outstrips me!" The "I was much refreshed by the sight country. "Memoir" of Howel Harris is one of of my dear brother Howel Harris, First then, we must bring to your the most amazing records of the power whom, though I knew not in person, notice Howel Harris, pioneer Re­ of God ever penned. I have long since loved 'in the bowels former, and, like Lady Huntingdon in of Jesus Christ, and have often felt my England, endowed with amazing abil­ soul drawn out in prayers on his be­ ity for organization. At the period we Only One Guardian half. A' burning and shining light has speak of, he was a young schoolmaster he been in those parts, a barrier against in a sin-stricken district ofWales. In Next Month profaneness and immorality, and an 1735 the Holy Spirit "arrested" this indefatigable promoter of the: true dogged youth at Talgarth near the FOLLOWING our usualsum- Gospel of Jesus Christ. About three or Black Mountains. He suddenly mer custom, there will be four years ago God has inclined him to emerges from the prevailing darkness only one issue of The Presby­ go about doing good. He is now about like an unknown orb on an almost terian Guardian next month. twenty-fiveyears.of age. Twice he has starless night. He is gifted with a voice It will- be dated August t5th, applied, being every way qualified, for of tremendous power, the courage of Holy Orders, but was refused under and will be mailed in Philadel­ a lion, and the tenacity and determina­ the false pretence that he was not of tion of a mighty Reformer. Grace phia on August 11th. We ap­ age, though' he was then twenty-two takes possession of his soul; love to preciate the indulgence of our years and six months. lost sinners fires his breast so intensely' readers which makes possible "About a month ago he offered that he goes from house to house at this brief vacation for' the himself again, but was put off. Upon the behest of the Holy Spirit, and ere Guardian staff, and we pledge this he was, and still is, resolved to go long scores, then hundreds, then thou­ on in his work; and indefatigable zeal sands of sinners surge around him. day our efforts to making each is­ has he shown in his Master's service. after day to hear the thunder of Sinai sue the best value in religi~us For three years, as he told me from as he denounces sin; the way of escape journalism. his own mouth, he has discoursed al­ as he points sin-bitten sinners to the most twice every day for three or four Saviour of the lost. He travels from hours together; not authoritatively as THE PRES -B YTEAI A NGUA RDI A N 223 a minister, but as a private person was pleased to give me in that duty. But I hope by the help of God we exhorting his Christian brethren. He This done, we ate a little supper, and shaII make his kingdom shake. God has been I think in seven counties, then after singing a hymn we went to loves to do great things by weak in­ and has made it his business to go' to bed, praising and blessing God for struments, that the power may be of wakes, to turn people from such lying bringing us face to face. I doubted not God and not of man". vanities. Many. alehouse people, fid­ but that Satan envied our happiness. (To be continued) dlers, harpers, Demetrius-like, sadly cry out against him for spoiling their business. He has been made the sub­ ject of many sermons, and has been Adventure at Four Pines threatened with public prosecution; A Story in Two Parts, for the Children's Hour constables have been' sent to appre­ hend him. But God has blessed him By MISS HARRIET Z. TEAL with inflexible courage; instantaneous strength has been communicated to PART 1 the mother thought it "very nice" for him from above, and he continues to children to go to Sunday school. go on from conquering to conquer. ANCY and Sally were on their So when some of Nancy's playmates He is of a most catholic spirit; loves N way home from Sunday school: stopped by for her, her mother readily all that love our Lord Jesus Christ and They paused in front of Nancy's house consented to allow her little daughter therefore he is styled by bigots a Dis­ to say goodbye. "Don't forget to ask to go with them to their Sunday senter. - your mother right away if you can go school. Nancy was a very regular at­ "He is condemned by all that are up to Four Pines Camp with us next tendant now and proudly wore a gold lovers of pleasure more than lovers of week, Nancy", Sally reminded her as pin, the reward of one year's faithful God; but God has greatly blessed his they parted. attendance, and was well on the way pious endeavours. Many call and own "Mommie, may I go up to Camp to having a gold wreath added for her him as their spiritual father, and I be­ next week? All the girls in our Sunday second.year. lieve would lay down their lives for school class are going", Nancy cried "Please, Mommie and Daddy, won't his sake. He discourses generally in a breathlessly,as she-ran into the house. you let me go to Four Pines? My field, from a wall or a table, or any­ "Camp? What Camp?" asked her teacher and all the girls prayed in our thing else, but at other times in a mother, bewildered, pausing in the Sunday school class today that you house. He has established nearly thirty midst of setting the table for Sunday would let me go". societies in South 'Vales, and still his dinner.. "Ho, ho", laughed the father, scorn­ sphere of action is daily enlarged. He Nancy's father laid aside his news­ fully, "so you think there is someone is full of faith and of the Holy Ghost. paper and looked up with a question sitting up in the sky who gives you "When I first saw him my heart too. "What's this about a camp? Tell what you want when you ask for it, do was closely knit to him. I wanted to us about it, Butterfly". ' you?'" \ catch some of his fire, and give him Nancy was the baby of an otherwise "Oh, Daddy, please don't talk that the right hand of fellowship with my grown-up family. She was as tiny and way", pleaded the little girl, beginning whole heart. After I had saluted him light as a little fairy and was always to cry. "I know God answers the and given a warm exhortation to a flitting here and there, so her Daddy prayers of His children. The Bible says great number of people who followed had nicknamed her Butterfly. so, and my teacher told me-and I us to the ,inn, we spent the remainder "Why it's the 'Camp of the Four know it too". of the evening in taking sweet coun­ Gospel Pines', 'way up in the moun­ "Well, honey, I won't say it if it sel together, and telling one another tains-they sleep in log cabins and makes you cry", answered Daddy, who what God had done for our souls. My tents, and eat in a great big log dining­ dearly loved his little girl. "What do heart was stilI drawn out towards him hall, and have classes outdoors, and a you think; Mamma?" he added, turn­ more and more. A divine and strong big campfire at night", explained ing to Nancy's mother who was sitting sympathy appeared to be between us, Nancy, all in one breath. beside them, looking very thoughtful. and I was resolved to promote his "Sounds quite exciting", commented "Shall we let her go? Our little girl interest with all my might. Accord­ her Daddy drawing his little girl onto has been' looking rather pale lately; ingly we took an account of the sev­ his knee, "and what do you study in perhaps the sunshine and mountain eral societies and agreed on such meas­ these classes you speak of?" air will do her good". ures as seemed most conducive to "We study the Bible, Daddy. It's a "Well", replied the mother, "I know promote the common interest of our Bible Camp". her teacher, Mrs. Cameron, will take Lord. Blessed be God, there seems to "A Bible Campl" exclaimed her good care of her girls. All the girls are be a noble spirit gone out into Wales; father in a disgusted tone. "You don't about ten years old, just Nancy's age. and I believe, ere long, there will be want to go to that; it would be too So r suppose it would be all right". more visiblefruits of it. What inclines slow and pokey. You'd be bored to "Oh, Mommie and Daddy, thank me strongly to think so is, that the death". you! Thank youl" cried Nancy, hug­ partition wall of bigotry and party zeal "Oh no, Daddy! I'd love it. AIl the ging and kissing first one and then is broken down. girls in my class do. Please let me go", the other in her delight. Then she "After much comfortable and en­ throwing her arms around his neck. added soberly, "I must thank God, couraging conversation with each Now here I must tell you that too. He did answer our prayers". other, we kneeled down and prayed, Nancy's parents were not Christians, It was a very excited group of little and great enlargement of heart God and they did not attend church, though girls who with their teacher got on 224 THE PRESBYTERIAN GUARDIAN July 25 the big bus the next Friday morning. sides of a cabin or two, but our group soon". The sun was low and would There were about twenty-five other of girls found that their quarters were soon set, but still it seemed quite boys and girls and men and women to be in the Girls Cabin, or bunk­ warm and Nancywondered why every­ from the First Church there too, each house, which was on the hillside above one was carrying a coat or blanket as with a suitcase, a roll of bedding and the center of the Camp. Nancy and he hurried to the campfire meeting other camp equipment, all bound for her classmates were soon busy making place. The great fire was already blaz­ the "Camp of the Four Gospel up their beds in the double-deck ing in the center of the clearing. The Pines". wooden bunks built along the wall boys had climbed down into the can­ "Why does the Camp have that (two girls to each bunk). Clean bed yon and dragged up big branches and funny name?" asked Nancy. ticking filled with sweet-smelling hay even trunks of trees, so that there was "Well", replied Mrs. Cameron, made the mattresses over which they plenty of wood to keep the fire going. "when you reach there you will see on spread the sheets, blankets and quilts Mrs. Cameron and her little girls took the top of a mountain ridge, high up they each had brought from home. their places with the other campers in above our camp, four tall pine trees "Isn't this fun?" cried Sally, giving the big circle around the fire. The standing side by side against the sky. Nancy a hug. "Aren't you glad you seats were simply planks set on short, Someone has named them 'the Four came?" upright sections of log-there were no Gospels, Matthew, Mark, Luke and Nancy, who had been looking out backs to their seats or soft cushions John'. So' the Camp took its name the doorway of the cabin at the moun­ such as tlrey were used to at home. from them". tains towering above them and listen­ But who cared? This was fun! How everyone enjoyed the bus ride ing to the lonely sound of the wind in Several members of their own Sun­ over the smooth National Highway, the trees, and of the stream dashing day school orchestra, and some from through the mountains, winding up over the rocks in the deep canyon far other churches too, were present with and up till they could look down on below, was wondering whether she their instruments, and soon the music the treetops and forests, and down the was glad to be there, for a great wave of a beautiful hymn rose on the still steep canyon sides to the mountain of homesickness went over her as she evening air and floated down the quiet streams flashing in the sunshine far thought how far she was from home valley. Then their own pastor rose to below! And then up, up again to the and her Mommie and Daddy. lead the singing, and they all joined great peaks that towered above them, There was no time to think of that in the familiar songs and choruses, some white-capped with snow, and now, however, for the silvery notes of singing lustily. There was a roll call others brown and bare far above the a bugle sounded from below and the next, and as each group stood in re­ timber-line of dark pines that covered other girls in the cabin cried, "Supper sponse to the name of its own town the slopes below. At last the top of the -hurry!" and started dashing down or church, the other campers made Pass was reached and there was noth­ the hill toward the dining-hall. There them welcome with a hearty round of ing above them but the blue, summer the girls found everyone lined up out­ clapping. Then came words of greet­ sky, while below stretched a.sea of side and slowly filing into the dining­ ing from the Camp director, and mountain peaks, with deep, dark val­ room. Soon all were seated at the long finally a message from God's Word by leys between. Then down, down, down tables which were covered with clean, the white-haired preacher who had the bus wound its way on the other white oilcloth, and at each place was asked the blessing at supper. side of the Pass. a shiny tin plate and tin cup. At first Gradually dusk had fallen, and then Later in the afternoon they went there was a hubbub of voices as friends darkness, and now Nancy realized why up and over another mountain pass, greeted friends whom they had not the coats and blankets were needed at and then down into a beautiful, wide, seen since last year. Then suddenly the campfire. Although faces were green valley, surrounded by mountains, quiet fell on the room and all bowed nicely toasted by the fire, backs would where they drew up at the bus depot their heads while a white-haired gen­ be quite chilly without a wrap of som.~ in tl:ie littletown of Indian Springs. tleman (whom Nanc;y later learned kind.· ... H~e a truck and some cars met the was Dr. Hanna, a minister, and one Once. as Nancy looked up beydn4 party to carry them and their luggage of the Camp speakers) arose and of­ the circle of the firelight, she sa~ totlIe Camp. They were soon out of fered thanks to God for the food and something that made her catch her town and riding up the "Camp road", asked His blessing on the "Camp breath. High above the camp ground] whi(;h was rather bumpy but exceed­ family", who were gathered there for stretched a long ridge of mountaltt; ingly beautiful, winding between hills, their first meal together. and over the top of this ridge she sa~ beside a rippling stream and under the The meal time was a happy time; a little streak of silver light appear; lovctl.y;silvery aspen trees, till finally­ there were jokes and' laughter, and which. grew as she watched until she an~ suddenly-a-the camp came into even song sometimes. Everyone was realized it was the moon and, as its view: There they saw the large open hungry and the food was good and silver disk .came slowly up over the space-where the famous evening camp­ there was plenty of it. The shy new­ ridge, Nancy saw stand,ing out against firemeetings were held, and beyond comers soon forgot to be shy and felt .it the black outlines. of four, tall pine was the log dining-hall and cook-house at home. There were boys and girls, trees. "The Four Gospels", she whis­ which occupied the center of the and fathers and mothers, and some pered to herself, "Matthew, Mark, camp. other wown-ups as well. Luke and John". Several campers, who had arrived About an hour after supper, they earlier in the day, came running to heard the sound of the bugle again. The days that followed were very welcome the new group. Here and "Come on", cried Sally, taking happy days. Nancy enjoyed every bit there among the.trees could be seen Nancy's hand. "It's-time for the camp­ of the camp life-the Bible lessons glimpses of white tents and the log fire. Let's get our coats; it'll be cold under the trees in the mornings; the 1944 THE PRE 5 BY T E.R I AN GUARDIAN 225

hikes and swimming and other fun "Oh, Mamie, are you sure you know guage was defeated by one vote-i-jo in the afternoons; and especially the the way?" exclaimedPeggy. to 11, with a three-fourths majority campfire in the evenings. But Sally said decidedly, "I don't required-whereupon Dr. Clark was Nancy was hiding many treasures think we ought to start, because it's immediately examined in Hebrew. He from God's Word in her heart during against the rules to leave the camp­ surprised many presbyters by his these happy days. One favorite verse grounds without an older person, and knowledge of Hebrew, and was sus­ that she had learned was Proverbs I think we should wait". tained in the examination by an almost 3:5, 6, "Trust in the Lord with all "I do too", added Nancy. unanimous vote. He was promptly thine heart and lean not unto thine "But", Mamie argued, "I'm a lot licensed by the presbytery to preach own understanding. In all thy ways older than you. And besidesMr. Simp­ the gospel, and plans were made for acknowledge him, and he shall direct son will be back soon, and he can his ordination on August 9th at Cal­ thy paths".. catch up with us 'cause he can walk vary Orthodox Presbyterian Church, She made many new friends among faster than we do. There are three Willow'Grove, Pa. the other children and with 'the older ladies who decided not to go to the The special meeting of presbytery people as well. And there were four Falls and they said they'd tell Mr. was held on July 7th at Mediator Or­ other friends that she had come to Simpson, as soon as he comes, to fol­ thodox Presbyterian Church, Philadel­ love also--the Four Gospel Pines, low us". phia, with an almost complete roll call which seemed so like sentinels stand­ Put that way, the idea sounded bet­ of commissioners. Present were some ing guard over the Camp from their ter and the little girls decided maybe who rarely attend presbyterymeetings. post on high. They could be seen, it it would be all right to go. Following the opening prayer by the seemed, from any direction, and once "But are you sure you know the Rev. Calvin K. Cummings of Pitts­ when some of the children and a few way, Mamie?" they asked again. burgh, it was moved that the call of grown-ups were returning from a walk "Sure I do!" she replied. the meeting be found in order. This and were confused as to the direction They started their trip by scrambling was promptly challenged on the to take, they caught sight of the Four upthe steep sides ofa rocky hill, and ground that special meetings are Pines and so they knew which was the then began a descent into a wooded specifically provided for in the Form right way back to camp. glen. They found a little path or trail of Government only in the case of an Nancy said to Mrs. Cameron, as that led down among the trees and emergency. Since the regular meeting they walked back that day, "I love to bushes, and followed it across a small of presbytery would have .been held read the Gospels because they tel' stream and started up a hilI beyond. only ten days later, it was claimed that about Jesus, and I love Him". But here the trail was not so plain; in no proper emergency could be said to "Yes", replied Mrs. Cameron, "the fact, they were hot sure there was any '.~- exist. Those who were responsible for Gospels point us to Him who is the trail at all. "Wait till we get to the the calling of the meeting defended way home to heaven". top", Mamie told them, "where the their position by declaring that many "And", added Nancy, "the Four trees are not so thick. I'm sure I can special meetings had been called in Gospel Pines have shown us the way find the trail again". the' past eight years with less "emer­ home to camp". It was hard climbing up. The thick gency" than in the present case, and One afternoon a trip to the Falls bushes and brambles caught their that Dr. Clark could not, without and a picnic, supper there had been clothes and scratched their arms and considerable inconvenience and ex­ planned. A few of the older people faces, 'and the loose dirt and pebbles pense, have been present at the were to drive up by the road in cars, and gravel slid under their feet so they regular meeting on July 17th. After but all the younger ones planned to had to cling to the bushes to keep considerable debate, the call was hike, either "hopping rocks" up the from sliding back down the hill again. found in order. Since the Form of creek or climbing over the mountain. At last they gained the top of a narrow Government provides that if one­ Each group was to be under the care ridge and rested while Mamie looked fourth of the presbyters are dissatisfied of an experiencedleader. The young around Ito get her bearings. . with a theological examination, a writ­ man who was to be in charge of the (To be concluded ,in the next issue) ten record of it may be inserted in the little group of which our girls-Nancy minutes, the question was raised as to and Sally and another little girl, Peggy how this written record could be Wakefield-were members" was de­ secured. By a remarkable coincidence, layed. Some of their group had gone DR. CLARK IS LICENSED BY a court stenographer was already in on with others, but these little girls still waited, till at last all the other PHILADELPHIA PRESBYTERY attendance and the presbytery voted hikers had left the camp and they to employ him! began to wonder if they were to be .BY A vote of 34 to 10 (a majority The Rev. John P. Clelland, chair­ left behind altogether. As they stood vote only was required) the man of the Committee on Candidates feeling very disappointed and forlorn, Presbytery of Philadelphia of The Or­ and Credentials, began the examina­ a girl named Mamie Rodgers, who was thodox Presbyterian Church approved tion which lasted for the ensuing three two or three years older than they, the theological examination of Ruling hours and covered most of the points came running up to them. Elder Gordon H. Clark, Ph.D., and upon which earlier dissatisfaction. had "Say, you kids, it's a shame you by a vote of '32 to 10 (with three­ been expressed by some presbyters, were left behind! Mr. Simpson hasn't fourths here needed) waived the re­ Figuring most prominently in the ex­ come back from town yet. I'll take you quirement of ~o years of.formal th~o­ amination was the question of the in­ over the mountain. I know the way logical education. A motion to Waive comprehensibility of God,and it was 'cause I went over last year". the examination in the Hebrew Ian- primarily on this doctrine that Dr. 226 THE PRESBYTERIAN GUARDIAN July 25

Just Reprinted! arrangement was only temporary, that cure a site for the new university. The Dr. Clark was "heart and soul in The committee consists of Dr. Ned B. "ARE YOU SURE?" Orthodox Presbyterian Church" and Stonehouse; the Rev. Messrs. Edwin had no intention of leaving it. The H. Rian, Nicholas Monsma, and An attractive, readable tract for the J. unsaved, which clearly and forcefully motion to ordain was passed without Johannes G. Vos; Professors John presents eternal truth to the man who record vote, but with a number of Murray, H. J. Van Andel, and is sure he can live as though there were commissioners voting "no". Thomas E. Welmers; Dr. W. Stan­ no God. At the ordination service on August ford Reid; and Mr. Glenn A. Order a supply today 9th, the moderator, the Rev. Franklin Andreas. Officersof the Board of Trus­ Ie each-200 for $1.25 S. Dyrness of Quarryville, Pa., will tees are: Dr. Stonehouse, President; preside; the sermon will be delivered Mr. Monsma, Vice-President; Mr. Commit.tee on Christian Education by the Rev. Floyd E. Hamilton of Rian, Secretary; and Mr. Vos, Treas­ The Orthodox Presbyterian Church Philadelphia; and the charge to the urer. 728 Schaff Bldg., Phila. 2, Pa. minister will be delivered by the Rev. The constitution of the Christian CliffordS. Smith of Bridgeton, N. J., University Association is as follows: who was invited by the presbytery to PREAMBLE Clark still failed to satisfy a minority take part in the program. Inasmuch as the sovereign Triune God of the commissioners. Also unsatis­ bids man everywhere to think His thoughts factory to some presbyters was Dr. after Him, to exercise dominion over all Clark's declaration with respect to the things according to His will, and to con­ offer of salvation. secrate themselves and all things unto CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY Him, we are bound to obey this divine After many speeches both for and command. Therefore, since education to­ against the sustaining of the theo­ ASSOCIATION IS FORMED day is largely controlled by anti-Christian logical examination, the vote showed philosophies, we, in pursuance of the di­ that slightly more than three-fourths T Grand Rapids, Michigan, .. on vine mandate, do establish a University were in favor of sustaining. The re­ A JUBe 28th and 29th, the Christian Association, which shall be Christian in maining questions of the waiver of University Association o~ America was character according to the Reformed or the requirements of formal theological formed by a committee of prominent Calvinistic conception of Christianity, and education and the Hebrew examina­ ministers and laymen who had· previ­ which shall, as soon as it is practicable, establish an institution of higher learning tion were disposed of with relative ously organized for the purpose of in which the above described mandate is alacrity, and the whole meeting lasted bringing such an association into ex­ to be carried into effect, according to the about five and a half hours. istence. The new Association brings principles and provisions herewith set . The Hebrew examination provided one step closer the founding of a forth. the surprise of the afternoon. Dr. Clark Christian university which shall up­ ARTICLE I told the presbytery that he had had a hold the Bible as its supreme standard Name year of Hebrew study about twenty and the Reformed confessions as sub­ The name of this organization shall be .'1 years ago, but that he did not profess ordinate standards, and which shall The Christian University Association of maintain in conjunction with these a America. to know the language. After Mr. Clel­ ARTICLE II land had sought in vain to have one leading position of scholarship. , Basis, Purpose, Declaration of several commissioners conduct the The Christian University will be I. Basis examination, it was finally conducted free from denominational control and A. The supreme standard of the Associ­ bv Dr. Robert Strong of Willow will have no connection with any ation shall be the Scriptures of the Old Grove. While the examination was other existing institution. It will be and New Testament as being the Word brief and hardly thorough, Dr. Clark governed by a Board of Trustees, con­ of God, the only infallible rule of faith showed a far greater knowledge than sisting of thirty-three members elected and practice. by the Association. The present board B. The Association also adopts as stand­ his modest disclaimers had indicated, aids, subordinate to the Word of God, the and the presbytery passed him with includes men from the following de­ Belgic Confession, the Heidelberg Cate­ little debate. nominations: Orthodox Presbyterian, chism, and the Canons of Dort, approved After licensure, when the motion to Christian Reformed, Presbyterian or formulated by the Synod of Dort, and adopt plans for Dr. Clark's ordination Church in the U.S; Presbyterian the Confession of Faith, the Larger Cate­ was made, it was revealed that he ex­ Church in Canada;. Reformed Episco­ chism and the Shorter Catechism, formu­ pects to teach this year atthe Re­ pal, Reformed Church in America, lated by the Westminster Assembly, as formed Episcopal Theological Semi­ and Reformed Presbyterian. setting forth the system of truth taught in the Holy Scriptures. nary, Philadelphia.. Objection was An executive committee of nine has 2. Purpose voiced to granting Orthodox Presby­ been selected and given power to se-' The purpose of the Association shall be terian ordination for the purpose of the establishment of a university maintain­ teaching in a seminary controlled by ing high standardsof scholarship, founded a denomination affiliated with the IFTS for the furtherance upon and adhering to the Christian system Federal Council of Churches and prac­ G of the work of the Chris­ of truth and way of life as set forth in the ticing an unpresbyterian form of gov- tian University Association Reformed, or Calvinistic, standards re­ ferred to in Article II section 1. The I ernment. Dr. Clark pointed out that should be sent to the Associa­ institution shall provide training and con­ he was required to take no vows and tion at: Chestnut Hill, Phila­ duct .research through competent Chris­ make no commitments in connection tian scholars whose intelligent understand­ delphia 18.1 Pa. with his teaching appointment, and ing of, and devotion to, the Christian other commissioners declared that the faith will supply the true basis for, and 1944 TH EP RE ~B YTE.R I AN GUARDIAN 227 the proper integration of, knowledge in "I hereby solemnly declare in the ARTICLE IV the various fields of learning. Through presence of God and of this Board (1) The Association such training and research it will endeavor that I believe the Scriptures of the Old 1. All who agree with the doctrinal to equip men and women to bring the and New Testaments to be the Word standards and approve the design of the Christian faith in all its elements and of God, the only infallible rule of faith Association as expressed. in the constitu­ implications effectually to bear upon the and practice, (2) that I smcerely receive tion may, upon application to the Secre­ whole of life and upon every sphere of and adopt the Belgic Confession, the tary of the Board of Trustees, and upon human vocation. Heidelberg Catechism, the Canons of the payment of not less than five dollars 3. Declaration Dort, the Westminster Confession of per year to the Treasurer of the Board, In accordance with the position set forth Faith and the Larger and Shorter Cate­ be approved as members of the Associa­ in the Basis and in pursuance of the de­ chisms as setting forth the system of tion. Members are entitled to vote for the sign set forth 'in the Purpose, the Associ­ truth taught in the Holy Scriptures; (3) election of members of the Board of Trus­ ation declares as follows: that I approve the constitution of the tees, to vote at all Association meetings .The standpoint of the Association is Christian University Association, will and to receive free copies of all literature. that of consistent Christian theism. The faithfully endeavor. to carry into effect issued by the Association. Triune GOd and He alone is self-existent the articles and provisions of said con­ and self-sufficient. He is the Creator and stitution, and will seek to promote the Sunday School Papers Sustainer of the entire universe. Of Him .great design of the Association". u ...... )' and through Him and to Him are all 2. At least three months before the ex­ IUlI'OUI£D BIBU: TUCUPS things. He is the source of all truth. piration of the terms of each class of the Hence the fear of the Lord is the begin­ Board of Trustees, the Board shall present L..,om iraBible Order ning of wisdom. All true knowledge in to the regular membership of the Associ­ CHRISTIAN REFORMED men is based upon, and is oriented to, the ation nominations, approved by a two­ PUBUSBING BOUSE revelation God has been pleased to give of _ thirds vote of the Board, to fill these ) ...... lOaIa. His mind and will. God has left the im­ vacancies". 'the election shall take place prints of His glory upon all His works in through individual ballots sent to every creation and providence. But because of member of the Association at least one • the fall of man and his consequent de­ month in advance of the date of election. Knowledge of Hla .vinll lIr- bl'()ught to .thousanda thrwgh our Traotl each year. Have pravity, man is in need of a knowledge to The eleven nominees receiving the highest )'OUI' aharein thia 8Oul-winning ministry. Here .... enable him to glorify God as Lord and number of votes shall be declared elected. Gospel Messages, keyed tothe times, attractive and Saviour which the revelation of God in 3. The Board shall fill by a two-thirds *forceful, appeali(1gand convincing. AlsC? Tract Racks. nature does not provide. The special and vote any vacancy caused by the death or, Post Cards, Cellopllane Shoots, etc. Bill assortmont. completed revelation of His mind and will, resignation of any member during his term send only 250. . '.. hpt. ... fAllH,PRAYII & RAa LEAGUE...... n lite., M..... adequate to meet this need of fallen man, of service. A member chosen in this way God has deposited in the Holy Scriptures, shall serve until the expiration of the term His infallible Word; It follows that, even of service of the member whom he re­ WANTED At the Christian Sanatorium though in virtue of creation in the image places. Young men and young women of God and the non-saving operations of 4. The Board shall have the power by to take training in practical the Holy Spirit, men receive knowledge, a two-thirds vote of its entire membership Psychiatric Nursing in a certain sense, apart from the illumina­ to remove for cause any member of the tion derived from the Scriptures, yet in Board. Write: Director of Nurses: any department of reality knowledge is 5. The Board shall meet at least twice CHRISTIAN SANATORIUM true in the fullest sense only if it is il­ each year in the Fall and in the Spring. R.F.D. 1, Wyckoff, N. J. lumined by, and is faithful to, the Holy Eleven members of the Board shall con­ Scriptures, the inspired Word of truth. stitute a quorum. An institution of higher learning that 6. The Board shall draw up and adopt ... USE "'STANDARD'S !: will have as its objective the knowledge the constitution under which it shall gov­ .. TRUE-TO-THE-BIBLE ~ of the truth and the glory of God must ern the University. The constitution of the .. SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSONS • insure that the principles that underlie University shall be consonant in every All ages. prefer Standard's Closely • and guide the studies in every department respect with the constitution of the Asso­ ~ Graded and Uniform quarterlies, story shall be derived from the Scriptures. Each ciation' and shall incorporate the Basis, I papers. Used in thousands ofsuccessful t department of the institution to be estab­ Purpose and Declaration of said constitu­ schools. Writefor free samplesandcata- • lished and promoted by this Association, tion. logue. State grade in which interested. therefore, shall rest upon, and conduct its 7. The Board may make rules and regu­ THE STANDARD PUBLISHING CO. work in accordance with, the presuyposi­ lations not inconsistent with the prescrip­ ....8. a~ Cu...."'~, Cnclnnatl 3, Ohio • tions of the Christian faith and shal sub­ tionsof this constitution for the perform­ ject its whole procedure as well as its ance of its duties. - conclusions to the scrutiny and direction 8. The Board shall choose annually a of the full-orbed revelation of God in the President, a Vice-President, a Secretary, Scriptures of the Old and New Testa­ and a Treasurer. ments. 9. When an emergency requires, the ARTICLE IU President, or, in the event of his death, on the International The Trustees of the Association absence, or inability to act, the Vice­ 1. The management of the Association President, shall, at the request of any three Uniform Lessons and of the University shall be vested in members, expressed to him in writing, Union lesson Help. oller sound,jnspiring a single Board of Trustees consisting of call a special meeting of the Board, by a lesson expositions written by specia/im thirty-three members of the Association. circular letter, addressed to each; in which lorevery age group. Undenominational letter notice shall be given, not only of the and uncontrovenial with room onIv for The said Board shall be divided into three ccsn.lructive truth. classes, with eleven members in each class. place and time of meeting, but of the Each member shall be elected for a term business intended to be transacted at Write for free specimens of three years, and shall, in assuming office, the meeting specified; and this letter shall AMERICAN SUNDAY·•• subscribe in writing to the following be sent at least ten days before the time 1816 ~tnlll s, PItiIadeIphia, Pa. pledge: of said meeting. 228 THE PRESBYTE,RIAN GUARDIAN July 25. 1944

The'Witness of 2. All who approve the design of the America and the Dominion of Canada Association as expressed in the constitu­ will be defined. by the Board of Trustees tion may, upon application to the Secre­ so that in those districts members of the MATTHEW and MARK tary of the Board of Trustees, and upon Association may form themselves into local the payment of not less than two dollars organizations for the purpose of promoting to Christ per year to the Treasurer of the Board, the great design of the Association. become auxiliary members of the Associ­ ARTrCLE v ation. Auxiliary members shall be entitled Amendments By NED BERNARD STONEHOUSE. ThoD. to attend, but not to vote at, all Associ­ The constitution may be amended by a ation meetings. They shall also receive free majority of all votes cast by the member­ This new book by the Professor of Hew copies of all literature issued by the Asso­ ship of the Association, except that Arti­ Testament in WeswlnBter Theoloqlca1 Semi­ ciation. cles II, III sections two and three and nary belonqs in the library of every serious 3. The Association shall meet once each Article V may be amended only by a two­ student of the Word of God. It provides a broad survey of the contenlB of the first two year at the call of the Board of Trustees. thirds majority of all votes cast. Amend­ 908pels. and deals with many of the most im­ At this annual meeting the Board shall ments, before they are presented to the portant questions of interpretation ralBed by make a report of its work to the Associ­ membership of the Association for action, modem liberal criticiBm. Order your copy ation. All actions taken at the meeting must be approved by the Board of Trus­ today. pertaining to the work of the Association, tees, and no amendment to Articles II, shall be presented to the Board in the III sections two and three and Article V $2.50 a COPY. poatpaid in the U. S. form of recommendations. shall be presented to the Association ex­ 4. At each meeting the Association shall cept by a three-fourths vote of the Board elect a Chairman, a Vice-Chairman and a of Trustees at a regular meeting, notice THE PRESBYTERIAN GUARDIAN Secretary to function at that meeting. of the proposed amendment having been 1505 Race SL. Phila. 2. Pa. ,. Districts in the United States of given at the preceding regular meeting of the Board. The presentation of any amendment must be made to the member­ ship of the Association in writing at least one month prior to the time at which the For Your Convenience in Ordering the vote upon the proposed amendment is to be taken. NINE BOOKS BY DR. B. B. WARFIELD . AT $1.50 PER VOLUME NEW JERSEY PRESBYTERIAL HEARS TALK BY MRS. DUFF I. Studies in Theology *5. Calvin and Calvinism *2. Biblical Doctrines 6. Tertullian and Augustine N JUNE 13th a meeting of the O Women's Presbyterial of South *3. Chr~stolo9Y and Criticism 7. Critical Reviews Jersey was held at Faith Orthodox 8. Perfectionism, Volume 1 Presbyterian Church, Pittsgrove, N. J. 4. The Westminster Assembly A total of forty-two delegates were and its Work 9. Perfectionism, Volume 2 present, representing the churches at Vineland, Bridgeton, West Collings­ wood, Wildwood and Pittsgrove. New To The ·Presbyterian Guardian, officers were elected for the coming 1505 Race Street, year, and the host church extended a Philadelphia 2, Pa. warm welcome to the entire organiza­ tion; Devotional exercises wereled by a member of the Pittsgrove church, 1 enclose $1.50 per book for the numbers circled below: and Mrs. Everett C. DeVelde of Vine­ land gave an instructive and inspiring 1 *2 *3 *54 6 7 8 9 lesson, aided by flannelgraph material. The address of the day was de­ -Books numbered 2 and 3 above are still in process of being bound, and delivery may be livered by Mrs. Clarence W. Duff, delayed for several weeks. Number 5 is now temporarily out of stock, but more copies are who told of the work now being car­ being bound and should be ready early in August. If you wish copies of these three books ried on by Mr. Duff as an Orthodox when ready, please order them now. Presbyterian missionary in Eritrea. She also read some interesting letters from Your Name . the field, and told of her delight in the news that she and her children may soon be able to join Mr. Duff in Address . the work. The fall meeting of the presbyterial will be held at Immanuel Church, City and Zone _ _.. West Collingswood.