The Basis of Christian Faith

J• GRESHAM MACHEN • EDITOR 1936· 1 937

Eeomenieal Synod

Ned B. Stonehouse

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Waters in the Wllderness

aareuee W. Duff

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Life of Jesus Christ

Leslie W. Sloat

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University Board Meets

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Guardian News Commentator

Who maketh the clouds His chariot, Who walketh upon the wings of the wind.

Oetober 10, 1946

VOLUME 15. NO. 18 274 THE PRESBYTERIAN GUARDIAN October 10

cious purposes of the new covenant but it also detracts from the glory of may be fulfilled in the heart of man. God. How useful and usable is that It is the sovereign work of God. In servant of God who says sincerely, HI .~fAMlLYALTAR His time, in His way and in whom He am nothing." wills God implants the mercies of the OCTOBEIt 28 covenant. He adopts us into His COLOSSIANS 1:1-13 (12,13) Redemption Thoughts household where we are evermore His Elsewhere we are told to offer the OCTOBER 19 people and the Lord is eternally our sacrifice of praise to God continually, DEUT. 30:1-10 (6) God. that is, the fruit of our lips, giving HEN the Lord Jesus told Nico­ thanks to His name. In today's pas­ OCTOBER 24 Wdemus that he must be born sage we are given the basis for such again by the Spirit He was but stating EZEKIEL 11:14:25 (19) continued thanksgiving. God hath gra­ an old truth in a new way. God is the Three things are observable in the ciously fitted us for a spiritual heritage, memory verse. The first is the effect active agent in regeneration. By His He has delivered us from darkness and power He changes man's heart, renew­ of sin upon man's heart-it is as stone. its power and He has translated us, ing it, or bringing about the new birth. Secondly, man is helpless in this con­ by redemption, into the kingdom of And the one renewed is to give evi­ dition, else God would not have to His dear Son. Let praise sound forth dence of his inward change of heart act. Third, only God can and does give continually for all His wonderful works by wholehearted love for God. Thus us a receptive heart of flesh, or faith. in our behalf! The following verse most certainly sets he will choose those outward practices OCTOBER 29 which are pleasing to God. forth God's purpose in thus changing our hearts. II TIMOTHY 2:16-26 (25) OCTOBER 20 All spiritual 'exercises which we are PSALM 51 (10) OCTOBER 25 called upon to manifest are from God. In his extremity of repentance JOHN 6:49-7 1 (65) In this and other passages we learn David turned for help to the One who Total depravity is not some man­ that repentance, love, faith, in fact, had first called him from his state of made doctrine of the Reformed Faith every grace is from God. Truly He sin. God had changed his heart and but an integral part of the Scripture. worketh in us both to will and to do now that it was weighed down with In this one chapter Christ twice makes of His good pleasure. guilt David called upon the Lord to the unqualified statement that no man OCTOBER 30 create within him a clean heart. It is can come to Himself and salvation ex­ I CORINTHIANS 15:1-11 (10) God alone who knoweth the heart; cept the Father draw him. Sin leaves There was probably no one so He alone can give peace of heart. man entirely at the mercy of God. But greatly endowed by nature and train­ OCTOBER 21 is there anyone more merciful? Is any­ ing for his ministry as was the apostle PSALM 119:25-32 (p) one more gracious? Is anyone more Paul. Humanly speaking, men would One notable feature of this Psalm is longsuffering? Is anyone more able to expect him to succeed because of his especially prominent in these eight call and quicken whom He will than native abilities. But Paul was great in verses-the psalmist calls upon God our almighty and sovereign God? more ways than one. He was great to conform him to God's will and in humility-HI am the least of the ways. Expressed here is that thirst OCTOBER 26 apostles." He was great in giving glory after the knowledge of God. Also the JOHN 15: 1-12 (5) to God-HBy the grace of God I am fountain of such knowledge is re­ Not only does sinful man make the what I am." All saints are as de­ vealed. There is not only prayer for mistake of thinking that he can work pendent on the Spirit for holy affec­ an understanding of God's ways, but out his own salvation, but often a tions as sinners are for the gift of also a purpose to follow in them. Christian has the sinful thought that faith. he can serve Christ in his own OCTOBER 22 strength. It is necessary to depend OCTOBER 31 I CORINTHIANS JEREMIAH 24 (7) upon God both for wisdom and 1: 1-10 (9) 1 God's power is always at the com­ strength in any Christian endeavor. In His faithfulness, God not only J mand of His purpose. By the figure of Apart from Him there may be great elected certain people to salvation but i the good basket of figs God revealed activity but precious little will be ac­ also effectually calls them. By His His purpose to restore from captivity. complished, in fact, from the eternal Spirit men are called unto the fellow­ By His power Jehovah would give standpoint, absolutely nothing. ship of His Son Jesus Christ. The them a heart to know Him. To know, outward call that comes to all through is in this case, to love, to obey with OCTOBER 27 messages, tracts and Scripture reading the whole heart. So ought we to know I CORINTHIANS 3:1-11 (7) is implemented by the Spirit who re­ Him today! Do you have that knowl­ With the hypodermic needle of suc­ generates and brings to conversion. edge of God which springs forth to cess or fruitfulness Satan often injects This is seen strikingly in the conver­ loving, faithful obedience? pride into the Christian. Such a treat­ sion of Paul who to the very moment OCTOBER 23 ment must be fought with great of his vision was a zealous enemy of JEREMIAH 31:27-37 (33) energy. For pride will not only kill Christianity. There is but one way that the gra- one's effectiveness in Christian work, -HENRY D. PHILLIPS

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f 275 1946 THE PRESBYTERIAN GUARDIAN The First EeulDenieal Synod of ReforlDed Churehes P.rt Two: 'mport.nt Decisions By DI,t. NED B. STONEHOUSE

N AN earlier report published in ence to the Scriptures as the infallible "(2) In this covenant the Lord I THE PRESBYTERIAN GUARDIAN a Word of God. In a "Testimony," comes to us with the promise of sal­ month ago, I sought to inform Our which took account of "the aversion vation and on this ground with the re­ readers concerning the constituency, to, this only and unshakable founda­ quirement of faith and conversion. background, authority, and purpose tion" and its terrible consequences for "These two, promise and require­ of the First Ecumenical Synod of the life of nations, families, and indi­ ment, are joined to each other in such Reformed Churches, which had con­ viduals, the Synod gave expression a way (Gen. 17:7; 18:19) that man's vened in Grand Rapids on August eloquently to its fervent faith in the responsibility is fully maintained and 14th. The promise was made at that inspiration and authority of Holy nevertheless the Lord in his covenant . time that, following the adjournment Writ. is not dependent on what man does. of the Synod, a supplementary report Doctrinal Declaration For in the promise he testifies not only would be forthcoming which would . The Synod also undertook, 'in re­ that every one who believes in the Son relate some of its most important de­ sponse to the request of the Nether­ has eternal life (John 3:36), but he cisions. lands Church, to declare itself with also assures us of the Holy Spirit, who When the Synod adjourned on regard to a doctrinal pronouncement produces faith, whereby he imparts to August 30th, it could not claim that of this Church, adopted at its Synod us Christ and all his benefits (Isa. it had solved all of the problems facing early in the present year. For some 59:21; Jer. 31:31-34; Gal. 4:28, 29; Reformed Christendom. But it clearly years a controversy had been raging Heb. 8:1O-1l; Heid, Cat., Ans.74). could be credited with an earnest de­ which centered largely in the doctrines "Accordingly he works in his elect sire to come to grips with such prob­ of the covenant of grace and of bap­ that which he requires of all (Canons lems and to lay a solid foundation for tism. Although not attempting to of Dart, III-IV, 10), fulfilling in them the future. Unavoidably much time evaluate the controversy indetail, the all the promises of the covenant, was consumed with fashioning plans Synod did declare the doctrinal de­ reckoning not "the children of the / for the Second Ecumenical Synod, liverance to be in accord with the flesh" but "the children of the prom­ Considering the limitations imposed Scriptures and the Confessions. Al­ ise" for a seed (Rom. 9: 6-8; Gal. by the unavoidable lack of advance though the text of this deliverance is 3:16). preparation and by the brief period rather long, it is being presented here " ( 3) According to the Word of at the disposal of the delegates, the because of its intrinsic interest. The God the children of believers as well immediate fruits are far hom negli­ English text is the rendering of the as adults are included in the covenant gible. Rev. H. J. Kuiper, Editor of The of God and in his Church, and are Among the questions which the Banner. sanctified in Christ, so that they share Reformed churches had been facing, "On the basis of the Holy Scripture in the promise and are placed under and which received some attention at and of the Confession of the Church, the requirement of the covenant this Synod, were those relating to the the Synod declares: (Gen. 17=7; Heid. Cat., Ans. 74; Form need of a more precise formulation of "(I) In the covenant of grace it for Baptism, Q. 1). the doctrine of the Inspiration of the pleases the Lord to deliver man, fallen "At the same time Scripture also Scriptures; the foundational signifi­ in Adam, from his misery and again to teaches that not all are Israel who are cance of the doctrine of creation over receive him into his fellowship (Gen. of Israel (Rom. 9:6). Nevertheless, against modern evolutionary teaching; 3:15). the Church, since it is not given her the development of the Reformed con­ "To that end He has laid the to judge that which is secret, should ception of Eschatology in relation to iniquity of us all on the Mediator not make a distinction between mem­ aberrations like Modern Dispensa­ Jesus Christ (Isa. 53:6), who with his bers and members, but, building on tionalism and the Barthian Theology; death and shedding of his blood has the promise of God (Ps. 22: 31; Isa. the doctrine of the Church and the confirmed the new and eternal testa­ 44:3; 59:21), and in accordance with relation of Church and State. On these ment, the covenant of grace and of the language of Scripture (Mark 10: matters the Synod did not attempt to reconciliation (Form for Commun­ 14; Acts 16:31,34; Eph, 6:1), should' make pronouncements. But in order ion) . regard and deal with the children, that such questions might be treated "Through the Holy Spirit, the Lord unless they reveal themselves as unbe­ profitably at future Synods, commit­ imparts to his own this salvation ob­ lievers, as those who share in the re­ tees were erected to prepare reports tained by Christ, in which grace, once generating grace of the Holy Spirit. to be published as soon as possible. given them, he mercifully confirms (The Synod has chosen this expression The Synod did not, however, hesi­ and powerfully preserves them even to to leave room both for the view that tate to affirm unequivocally its adher- the end (Canons of Dort, V, 3). the children are. to be regarded as re- 278 THE PRESBYTERIAN GUARDIAN Octobe.. 10 generated, and for the view that they fulness (Heid. Cat., Ans. 64); for Synod of the Reformed Churches shall are to be regarded as children who are Scripture says that only he that be­ be the Holy Scriptures of the Old and or wiII be regenerated, though both lieveth and is baptized shall be saved New Testament as interpreted by the views naturally are conditioned by (Mark 16:16). Confessions of the Reformed Faith, what follows in this declaration con­ "In accordance with the foregoing, viz., Holvetiea Prior, Heidelberg Cate­ cerning the sovereignty of God.) the Synod rejects every conception chism, Confessio Callicana, Confessio "This does not imply that any defi­ which, in the doctrine of the covenant, Belgica, Confessio Scotica prior et nite statement can be made, on the fails to do justice to the election of posterior, Westminster Confession, basis of God's Word, concerning the God and the effectual operation of the and the Canons of Dort. time at which the Holy Spirit .begins Holy Spirit, and which identifies the "It should be understood that these his regenerating work in the elect; the covenant promise with a conditional Scriptures in their entirety, as well as Lord fulfills his promise sovereignly, assurance. in every part thereof, are the infallible at his own time, whether before, dur­ "Finally, the Synod would in all and ever abiding Word of the living, ing, or after Baptism. earnestness call attention to it that as Triune' God, absolutely authoritative "Further we say with our Confes­ we ponder in faith on the connection in all matters of creed and conduct; sion that godly parents ought not to between God's responsibility and our and that the Confessions of the Re­ doubt the election and salvation of responsibility we should not be wise formed faith are accepted because their children whom it pleases God to above what is proper. Here too the they present the divine, revealed truth, call out of this life in their infancy, word applies: 'The secret things be­ the forsaking of which has caused the since they are holy, not by nature, but long unto Jehovah our God; but the deplorable decline of modern life. It in virtue of the covenant of grace things that are revealed belong unto has to be emphasized that only a (Can. of Dort, I, 17). Likewise, in us and to our children forever, that wholehearted and consistent return to the training of their children the we may do all the words of his law' this Scriptural truth of which the parents shall always proceed from the (Deut. 29:29)." gospel of Jesus Christ is the COre and promise of the covenant and plead apex, can bring salvation to mankind thereon, Reformed Churches in Germany and effectuate the so sorely needed re­ "The Church shall exclude from its One decision of the Synod may be newal of the world. fellowship those who in unbelief and of considerable importance for the "Because of the diversity in the impenitence despise the covenant of maintenance and development of the Forms of government of the Reformed the Lord. She declares thereby that Reformed Faith in Germany. The Re­ Churches, uniformity of Church polity such have no part in thc Kingdom of formed Churches of Ostfriesland and . cannot be stressed as a fundamental Christ and as covenant-breakers are of Grafschap Bentheim, although de­ requisite except in so far as the prin­ subject to the judgment of God as nominationally connected with the ciples of this polity are contained in long as they do not repent (Hcid, Reformed Churches of the Nether­ the Reformed Confessions, e.g., the Cat., Ans. 85). lands, have not been permitted by the Headship of Christ and the marks of "(4) The children of believers Allied authorities to resume contact the true Church (the preaching of the ough t to bc baptized on the ground with these churches. They have, for pure doctrine of the gospel, the pure of God's promise and command; example, not been permitted to send administration of the sacraments, the which Baptism signifies and seals the delegates to the synodical meetings in exercise of discipline) . washing away of sins through the the Netherlands nor to send their stu­ "All churches which, in the judg­ blood and Spirit of Christ [Hcid. Cat., dents to the denominational seminary. ment of this Synod, profess and main­ Ans. 69, 70). The ecumenical Synod, taking stock of tain the Reformed faith will be invited "Therefore the Church thanks and this grave injustice, prepared a peti­ to participate 111 the Ecumenical praises the Lord for his fatherly good­ tion which seeks to influence the au­ Synod, on the basis mentioned above. ness and mercy which he has shown thorities in Washington to take steps Moreover, they will be kindly re­ to "us and our children" (Thanks­ to amend this situation. quested to express their explicit agree­ giving from Formula for Baptism) and ment with it, and all delegates to the she calls all to faith in that promise of Constituency of the Second Synod will have to testify their adher­ the gospel which comes to them in Synod ence to the confessions of the Re­ Baptism. For without faith the sacra­ One of the most thorny problems formed Faith and to the aforesaid ment will be to them of no avail but confronting the delegates was that of statement." will make their judgment heavier, as determining the character of the next The final paragraph was adopted also' our Confession states that the un­ Synod. On the one hand, there was only after considerable debate. Several godly receives the sacrament to his the conviction that the present synod delegates, having in view the difficulty condemnation but not the truth of the was essentially preparatory for a much of selecting certain churches and pass­ sacrament (Belgic Conf., XXXV), broader future gathering. But, on ing by others, judged that it would be which is Jesus Christ, without whom the other hand, it was determined that sufficient to leave the ultimate de­ the sacraments are of no moment at all costs precautionary measures cision to the consciences of the (Art. XXXIII). should be taken to preserve the dis­ churches. The contrary point of view "( 5) The covenant of the Lord tinctly Reformed character of the as­ prevailed, however, and, as amended, obligates everyone always to prove sembly. This end was promoted, first the statement was understood as re­ himself earnestly whether he truly be­ of all, by the adoption of the follow­ quiring the Ecumenical Synod to de­ lieves in the Christ of God (II Cor. ing statement: termine which churches were to be 13;5) and brings forth fruits of thank- "The foundation of the Ecumenical (See "Synod," page 278) THE PRESBYTERIAN GUARDIAN 377 Waters in the Wilderness By the REV. CLARENCE W. DUFF Orthodox Presbyterian Missionill')" in Eritrea

· ORANES and I piled our tent and been helped in the past come to pre­ his Swedish Mission (Lutheran) Ypoles (borrowed from Mr. Ma­ vent a recurrence of their diseases. teaching. haffy), a box of supplies and utensils, Healthy looking specimens from the At this place we drank of the water a bucket and lantern and two brief cool highlands come to enjoy the heat from a little pipe stuck into a cleft of cases crammed with books and Bibles of Ailer, others from Massawa and rock in the hillside. Our Moham­ on and in the native owned and oper­ nearby to escape from the extreme medan friends told us that this was ated bus that leaves Ghinda each heat and humidity of the coast. The exceptionally beneficial water. Years summer evening for the hot baths of population is not large but always ago before the pipe was inserted a ABet (pronounced eyelet). The occu­ cnangmg. Most people stay for a week certain woman had put her hand into pants of the bus were in holiday mood to fineen days. the cleft to catch some water, when as we rolled merrily around the curves Idleness is the rule. After nightfall a serpent took hold of her hand and and hairpin switchbacks to the hot and before light in the mornmg prac­ bit severely. Her arm and body swelled plain below. Turning off the main tically the entire population leave up at once, but she was healed by highway we went across the dusty their rented huts or their open camps bathing in the nearby hot water. After flats, here and there descended into a on the surrounding hillsides and go that she could charm any snake, no dry water course and drove through down to wash in pools in the rocks or matter how deadly. She told them she thorny acacia trees and bushes to the immerse their bodies in wells scooped had played with their grandmother, comfortable Italian hotel where all the out of the sand in the river-bed. The and they all obeyed her. Italian passengers alighted. The bus water is so hot that I could scarcely Another day we sat under big then drove the native passengers and wash my hands in it, after it was car­ spreading acacia trees in the stream myself back in another direction to the ried to my tent in a bucket from the bed below a rocky falls at the top of main native encampment. special well reserved for drinking and which people were bathing in a lovely Sitting just behind me on the way cooking purposes. stream of water, comfortably warm, down was an Ethiopic priest. Hearing Durmg the day quite a few of the issuing from a large pipe that con­ me speak in Amhanc to the bus driver, people migrate to other valleys a mile ducted the water from a spring some­ he spoke to me and told me he was or two away where are various wells or where in the hill above. We were one of the monks from the old Bizen springs or little streams or water flow­ having a good talk over the Bible with monastery, about 15 miles from ing tram pipes stuck into the rocky some men who were listening atten­ Ghinda on the road to Asmara. He sides of a gorge. The various springs tively to what we taught, when our said the monks had a house at the hot have been blessed by the Moslem friend the Bizen monk, Twolde Birhan baths and very kindly invited me to sheiks in the name of some famous (Born of Light, or Son of Light), ap­ go with him there. His invitation pro­ Mohammedan. The Christians often peared. He began to question me vided me a friendly contact and a place praise God for giving them the waters, about some of our "heresies." He was to pitch our camp for the next four but I fear usually trust and pray for not unkind or discourteous, but nights. The three other Bizen monks healing in the name of a saint or angel. seemed earnestly to believe the Coptic occupying the rude house at the time Yohanes and I, armed with an doctrines. Though I was sorry to have were courteous but not over friendly. Amharic Bible, Tigrinya Gospels of the former conversation interrupted, , Occasionally I shared the shade of St. John, and a Tigre New Testament, yet Twolde Birhan's questions and , their porch or wall at midday when followed the people to these streams arguments gave me a very good oppor­ my tent was too hot. and springs, and found many opportu­ .tunity to set right several misconcep­ A motley crowd frequents the heal­ nities to converse about Christian tions of our teaching, combat serious ing waters of Ailet at this season. things with individual men or groups. errors and explain some important Mohammedans and Christians (Ethi­ One day beside the stream not far truths such as Christ as our only medi­ opic, Roman Catholic, Protestant), from the Italian hotel we had a long ator instead of Mary and saints and from Asmara and Massawa, from conversation about the Bible and the angels and priests, and justification by north, south, east, and west in Eritrea, Christian faith with several Moham­ faith alone without the works of the from the northern provinces of Ethi­ medans from Adua, in Ethiopia. An law. apia as far as Adigrat and Adua and Ethiopic Church man from the coun­ I had little difficulty winning my Axum, speaking Amharic, Tigrinya, try above Ailet came along to help us, points so far as proof from the Bible Saho, Tigre, Arabic, Hebrew-they and when the Moslems had gone to was concerned. Though my friend the come to wash in and to drink of the bathe he stayed to ask us more of our monk didn't admit that any of his waters that have become so famous for teaching. Yohanes stood with mc in theories were wrong, he was at quite their cures. The sick, maimed, lepers defense of the Protestant faith, but I a few places left without any argu­ and those with festering tropical ulcers had sometimes to curb a slight tend­ ment, and I believe those that were come for healing. Those-who have ency to sacerdotalism inherited from listening in were inclined to scethat I,

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the Bible was on my side. No Ethiopic olic in answer to the questions asked cize him for not coming, to see you. Church Christian questions the au­ by the two bus owners, Moham­ "Never invite him or his family thority of Scripture as the Word of medans. They seemed to feel that my out to dinner in your home. They God. The trouble is that the church's explanations made the Christian faith never enjoy a social hour. Pay just as method of interpreting Scripture is more reasonable than they had con­ little as you can to the church and extremely allegorical and very often' ceived of it from their contacts with then always grumble about the church most illogical. Besides they include so these other churches. We had an wanting money. many extra books in the canon of audience in which were at least one "Never give up your allegiance to Scripture, and make so much of the Roman Catholic woman, a Copt and your former pastor. Constantly quote church fathers and tradition, that one other Mohammedans. him in all things and keep him in con­ is often left far behind in regard to I had gone on this excursion with tact with everything that is going on the minute details of a Bible incident. the intention of visiting the towns of and ask his decision in the matters of For instance, Twolde Birhan's account Ailet, Ghumhod, and Azus, camping the church. Never give your pastor of Eve's conversation with the Devil a few days at one or the other and anything except what you promised. or of Mary's with the angel Gabriel trying to hear and practice pure Tigre. This might make him think you ap­ was far removed from the simplicity I found, however, that they were prac­ preciate him. and dignity of the Bible record. The tically deserted villages at this hot and "Always have some fool excuse ... credulity of these people is amazing. dry season of the year, almost their when he wants you to do something In other conversations Twolde entire populations having migrated to in the church. That is what you pay Birhan asked me if it is really true better grazing lands higher up. Most him for. Never call at the pastor's that it is light in America when it is of the merchants and their families home, but raise 'Billy Cane' if he does night here. I assured him it was so, went elsewhere for the season, some to not visit you once or twice a week. and spoke of how day and night, the hot baths nearby. The languages "Don't ever offer to help in any summer and winter, the phases of the spoken about the resort were as great way, for he might think you are 'but­ ~, moon, etc. may be explained by the a babel as we find at Ghinda. Finding ting in.' Act as cold and indifferent revolution of the vanous bodies. He many who understood Amharic, I felt toward him as you can and he will professed skepticism, and intimated it a real opportunity to bring the think you are dignified. Never bestow I, that all knowledge gained outside the Water of Life to this wilderness where any kindness upon him or his wife on Scriptures was likely to be false and of so many are seeking the water that their birthdays, wedding anniversary, I the Devil. He preferred the explana­ cannot heal the disease of sin .nor pastoral anniversary, Christmas, etc. tion of the Book of Enoch regarding quench the thirst of the soul. We have Just forget them entirely, for they the seasons and months, that the sun gone back since to hold a little meet­ might think you love them. These l, had twelve windows, one for each ing and hope to go several times again little remembrances would be too month so that some days and months in the month or more that remains kind." I are longer than others. I fear he mis­ before the season ends. Another year represented Enoch somewhat. we hope we can have regular meet­ He was confident that motion pic­ ings at least twice a week through the Synod l tures were of the Devil, since men and season when the people come for the (Concluded from page 276) objects appeared and disappeared in a baths and perhaps keep 'a supply of way that he apparently attributed to Bibles and literature on hand for those invited. But it proved impossible to black magic. who wish to read. We trust that thus accomplish this aim within the time This monk was a gentle, likable the good news may go into many parts that the Synod was in session, and in man. In many matters he evidenced of the country and fountains of living the end the Synod did not invite any a true appreciation of spiritual truth water spring up in this dry and thirsty particular churches. Instead, it was de­ and appeared sincere in his convic­ land. "For in the wilderness waters termined that the delegates of the tions. He gave me a hearty invitation shall break out, and streams in the three churches should constitute com­ to visit him at Bizen, which I did desert" (Isa. 35:6). mittees which should bring nomina­ since, together with Mr. Mahaffy and tions to their own national Synods. Donald. Thus the final determination of the After the monk left for the encamp­ Pastoral Efficiency churches to be invited from America ment I ate the light lunch I had was left to the Synod of the Christian carried along and was invited for HE Broadway Baptist Church of Reformed Church. coffee with several folks who had made T Chicago suggests the following The next Synod will convene in a little fire under the trees beside the ways to reduce pastoral efficiency: Amsterdam, in August,1948, or as stream. They were families who had "Stay away from church, especially 'Soon thereafter as practicable. Various come from Axum. One, the wife of a when you know only a handful will details are to be worked out by a priest, had been reading for some time be present. Stay away from the Committee of Three in consultation during the forenoon in a Tigrinya Wednesday evening prayer services be­ with the Reformed Church of Amster­ Gospel of John that she borrowed cause there never is a large group dam, which was designated as the call­ from us. present. When the sermon is over ing church. May the great Head of the The last evening I had an excellent leave the church in a hurry without Church guide as the various decisions opportunity to explain our teaching speaking a word of encouragement to are carried out in order that this move­ and important ways in which it differs the pastor. When you get sick don't ment for unity in Reformed Christen­ from the Coptic and the Roman Cath- let him know about it, and then criti- dom may prosper! ] I

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promising, as anyone with .a sensiti,,:c supply virtue; and in your virtue '7IW -;;:~l&dmt- conscience who has had WIde expen­ knowledge, and in your knowledge self­ GUARDIAN ence in fundamentalist circles can control; and in your self-control pa­ testify. Personal reputations are pro­ tience; and in your patience godliness; 1505 Race Street, Philadelphia 2, Pa, moted at the expense of fairness, and and in your godliness brotherly kind­ ness; and in your brotherly kindness EDITORS the publicity reaction is more jealously Ned B. Sronehouse guarded than the principles of God's love" (II Pet. 1: 5-7). Paul Woolley law. Without any question these facts ADVISORY COUNCIL are a great trial ot mind and heart to From the Editors' Robert L. Atwell many Christians. When they see MAIL BAG John P. Clelland honored friends divided by doctrinal Dear Sirs: Leslie A. Dunn and ethical questions they are grieved. I write to express my appreciation John Patton Galbraith Often the divisions are aggravated by of your courage. In a day when many Edward L. Kellogg honest and sincere differences of opin­ evangelical publications are given to a ion. They may be due to ignorance, most discouraging disregard ror purity E. P. Clowney, Managing Editor to misunderstanding, to dullness of of principle in tne interests of a carnal perception, but, at times, they wound scheming for irresponsible popularity Confusion the spirit and disturb the mind quite and the promotion ot transient per­ SIZABLE proportion of the Amer­ as much as, perhaps more than, those sonal opinion, it is a distinct pleasure A ican population can remember where the cause of division-is plainer. to find m the GUARDIAN a policy of the days of comparative peace and What should the resource of the fearless resolution. All lovers ot truth, quiet which were characteristic of the Christian be in such straits? whetner or not they agree with your pre-1912 period, and it is difficult for The heart of the remedy is to be editorial opinion, must admire your them not to consider such times as found in distinguishing between the courage ana obvious faith in the ability I normal and to long for their return. great cause that consists of the de­ of truth to vindicate itself. And there .oj We fear, however, that any hope of fense, proclamation and propagation of carl be no doubt that the God of such a return is but chasing the will the truth of God and the individuals Truth, for His own glory, will emi­ 0' the wisp and had best be resolutely and institutions which are the tempo­ nently honor those who have sufficient put aside. In whatever direction we rary means of advancing that cause. faith in the-Faith to be fearless for look, confusion reigns. God's cause Can never know defeat in its sake. It is not necessary here to discuss any ultimate sense of the word. Its em­ Yours for a continued constancy, this point in detail with respect to the bodiment in one or another person or WILLIAM D. GRAY political and economic organization of organization may for a-time be useful Welsh, Louisiana society. It is likewise true to a con­ and then lose its place of utility. This Dear Sirs: siderable degree in the realm of social has happened ever and again. THE I took part in the action of the and individual relationships. What PRESBYTERIAN GUARDIAN itself is en­ Christian University Association meet­ more immediately concerns us is the deavoring to maintain a course that ing which has been condemned by Mr. confusion in the religious scene and, was once represented by honored jour­ Marsden and THE GUARDIAN as being particularly, within the church of nals which have ceased to exist or have "unethical, immoral and flagrant sin." Christ. lost their usefulness. I want to make it strongly known that The organized churches are, in all God's Word has made it plain (1) I object to being judged by any per­ too many instances, divided between that no man or institution shall attain son or group who set up their own modernists and evangelicals. Sinful to sinless perfection in this age, (2) standards of right and wrong. unbelief has crept into the hearts of that the attainment of an age of per­ At the meeting certain recommen­ men, and positions of -trust and au­ fect righteousness must await the re­ dations were made to the Board-that thority as well as positions of simple turn of Christ, (3) that not all who was in accordance with the Constitu­ membership are occupied by men who profess the name of Christ are wise tion. The Board had called the meet­ deny the faith which is the bond of disciples. ing of the Association, then we as the unity of the children of God. Evangeli­ In the light of these things; let us Association chose to continue the cals have generally felt, and rightly so, remember our own faults and failures, meeting at a later date,-this too was that in many instances an ethical ques- ' let us recollect the hasty and imperfect constitutional. That is all there is to tion was involved here as well as a judgments which we have made in the it, and to read into these actions im­ doctrinal one. When a church requires past, and let us, in the midst of con­ morality and sin is judging in a way its officers to subscribe to a system of fusion, seek for diligence. For we are only God is able to do. doctrine as a condition of office, is it enjoined, "Keep thy heart with all In your editorial you claim "many right to make that subscription, when diligence; for out of it are the issues if not most" of those who so voted it cannot be made sincerely in the of life" (Prov. 4:23) and "adding on were unaware of the moral implica­ historic sense of the words? Evangeli­ your part all diligence, in your faith tions and were led astray. This is only cals have usually said, No. They have guess work on your part and should been right. (Due to the illness of the Managing not be presented as almost certain fact. But ethical laxity has not been con­ Editor the Rev. Leslie W. Sloat has Mr. Marsden reports that we re­ fined to the modernist camp. Funda­ kindly assisted the editors in the prepa­ fused to reconsider and so can finned mentalist ethics are all too often com- ration of this issue.) (See "Mail Bag," page 283)

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280 THE PRESBYTERIAN GUARDIAN Oetoller 10 ~hrist olios, but all too often our public The Life of Jesus appearance of religion is not matched A Home Study Course by the private practices of a truly devout life. It is in connection with By the REV. LESLIE W. SLOAT the matter of prayer, that Jesus gives us the model for all such approach to LESSON 13 recognition of one's own spiritual God, which we call The Lord's The Sermon on the Mount poverty, in sorrow for sin and a patient Prayer. SCRIPTURE: Matthew 5-7; Luke 6:1-49 waiting on God. There is a longing for Next comes a warning against set­ HE controversy with the Jews over rightcousness, there are outward acts ting too much store by earthly things, T the proper observance of the Sab­ tit mercy and kindness. And finally as money and possessions. The treasure bath day, which had apparently begun the growth of righteousness in char­ worth having is treasure in heaven, in Jerusalem, continued on the return acter and conduct brings its inevitable which will be ours throughout eternity. trip to Galilee and it seems natural result in opposition and persecution If we seem not to have enough for our to think that Luke is dealing with this from the forces of evil. Christians are immediate bodily needs, we are to re­ ] return trip when, in his sixth chapter, not to seek to be persecuted, but those member that our all-sufficient Father he reports another outbreak of the , who have reached the stage of being knows even better than we do the J conflict in connection with the picking persecuted for righteousness' sake are things of which we have need. "Seek of corn or grain on the Sabbath. Our described as specially blessed, in that ye first," commands Jesus, "the king­ Lord's answer to the charge, through they are made partakers of the kind of dom of God and His righteousness, the use of some Old Testament illus­ treatment -that was accorded the true and all these things shall be added trations, establishes certain principles prophets of ancient time. unto you." What a rebuke this is to in the matter. The first is that works Then our Lord points to the dis­ our worldlyanxietyl And what a prom­ of necessityare proper on the Sabbath. tinctive place and consequent respon­ ise it is! The chief business of the The second is that work involved in sibilities of discipleship. Disciples of church is not in the field of economics the conduct of worship is proper on His are a light in the world. And they or social theory. that day. And the third is that works are to be such a light, not by observ­ After this there are instructions con­ of mercy may well be done on a day ing the law of God according to the cerning the relation of a man to his set apart to the Lord. false interpretations of scribal and fellow, in which we are warned not to Luke then records the names of the pharisaic tradition, but by observing judge a man too hastily, and to be disciples whom Jesus had called to be it according to that true inner and careful of that which we do, that it His followers. These twelve continued spiritual understanding of it which be effective. Men are to be known by with Him during His ministry, one of Jesus is about to indicate. He had not their fruits. As good trees do not bring them became a traitor and then com­ come to destroy the law. The law, even forth bad fruit, or vice versa, so evil mitted suicide, and the remaining its least jot and tittle, shall never be hearts do not bring forth good fruit, eleven, along with Paul, were the destroyed. But people need to under­ and vice versa. So the fruit of a man's founders of the Christian church after stand that sin consists not only in cer­ life is a good indication of the inner the departure of Jesus. tain external acts, as murder and heart. And finally Jesus speaks of the It is at this point that Luke inserts adultery, but in the total inner atti­ coming judgment. In it He Himself his account of the Sermon on the tude of the heart. Anger and envy, lust will be the Judge. He will determine Mount. The version of Matthew, and greed, are as much transgressions who shall and who shall not enter the which differsfrom Luke's in some par­ of the law as any acts. God requires eternal kingdom. And many who have ticulars and may well have been that we shall be perfect, even as He the forms of external religion will on spoken on a separate occasion, is Himself is perfect. That is our goal. that day be found on the outside. longer, and Matthew seems to indicate. Jesus discusses three outstanding re­ Those who do the will of the Father, that it came earlier in the ministry of ligious practices of the time-alms­ in truth, will be received. The first Jesus. In our study of the Sermon, we giving, prayer, and fasting. He points requirement of that will, is that we shall use Matthew's account of it as out that since they are done with re­ rest upon Jesus, in trust, for our soul's our source. spect to the Father in heaven, they salvation. . t The Sermon was delivered to the should not be done in a way that at­ The Sermon is brought to a close disciples in particular. It is intended tracts the attention of men. The Jews with a double parable. There is de- for all Christian people, and may be of that day often made an ostentatious • scribed a foolish man, who builds a 1 considered as the divine standard of exhibit of their righteous acts. They house on the sand. When storms Christian conduct, the law of God for publicized their giving, made long come, the house is demolished. And the life of His people. We may look prayers on street corners, and dis­ there is described a wise man. He upon it as designed to restore a correct figured their faces when fasting. Jesus builds his house on a foundation of understanding of the Old Testament saysthat these things ought to be done solid rock. It stands firm amidst the commandments, but also to supple­ ina private fashion, for the eye of storms. Those who listen to what Jesus ment them by fuller explanation. the heavenly Father, not the eye of says, and do it, are like the wise man. I First are the Beatitudes, a series of the man next door. Surely we need to Their lives will be built on unmoving ~., brief sentences describing the truly be reminded of this in our own day. rock, and they will be strong in Chris­ blessed man. Here is described the de­ Protestants may not carry about a tian character. Those who refuse to velopmcnt of character in a true Chris­ string of beads which thcy are con­ hearken to His words will be overcome tian. ~e see the beginnings in a tinually fingering, as do many Cath- by the tempests of life. The only

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foundation upon which it is safe to build our lives, is the sure foundation Orthodox Presbyterian of God's unchanging Word. ~hurehNews If the Sermon on the Mount gives expression to the duties of the ,Chris­ tian life, it in no less degree exalts Bruce Hunt Sails faction of all, but, in view of certain Jesus Himself as the Lord of the Chris­ considerations concerning Mr. Tiche­ According to a telegram received at nor which appeared in the course of tian life. Jesus claims an authority in the Foreign Missions office on Septem­ interpreting the Old Testament pre­ discussion, the Presbytery finally de­ ber 21, the Rev. Bruce Hunt, Ortho­ termined by majority vote to proceed cepts, and an authority in giving His dox Presbyterian missionary, expected j own commands, which sets Him apart with the ordination. The service is to to sail from Seattle on Thursday, be held in the Knox Church of Phila­ 1 from the rest of mankind. And when September 26, aboard the Marine He asserts His own position as Judge delphia on Thursday evening, October th~ Falcon of the President Line, bound '10. The Rev. Messrs. S. J. Allen, H. J. at the last day, we recognize that for Korea. The Church should be authority He claims is justly His. Hoeflinger, Robert Strong, S.T.D., much in prayer that the way may be and others will participate. None but the Son of God could speak opened for Mr. Hunt to resume fun thus, and speak true. The Rev. Robert L. Atwell was missionary work. For the present his Small wonder then, that when He received from the Presbytery of New family must remain in this country. was finished, the people were aston­ Jersey, was elected to the Committee ished. They were not accustomed to Later: Delayed by the strike, Mr. on Young People's Work, and is to such authority, even in pompous Hunt sailed from Vancouver, B. C., be installed as pastor at Middletown, scribes. Here was a new voice. The on October 1. Pa., this month. world today needs to attend again to The next regular meeting of the the words which it uttered. Tichenor to Be Ordained Presbytery will convene at the Media­ tor Chapel, Philadelphia, on Novem­ QUESTIONS ON LESSON 13 Nottingham, Pa., a place famous in ber 18. the history of the Presbyterian Church, Detail Questions: was the scene of the September meet­ China Bible Teaching 1. What name is given to the dis­ ing of the Presbytery of Philadel­ course of Jesus which opens phia of the Orthodox Presbyterian HE East China Theological Semi­ with the Beatitudes? Church. The Stated Clerk of Presby­ T nary, now located at Hangchow, 2. What are the Beatitudes, and tery, Rev. Henry D. Phillips of the that famous ancient city of gardens why are they so called? Bethany Church of Nottingham, rep­ and lakes, is to benefit from the teach­ 3. Is it sinful to envy or hate an­ resented the Church as the host of ing services of the Rev. Egbert W. other person, if 'One does not the occasion. Elected as moderator for Andrews, missionary of the Orthodox actually injure that person? the ensuing year was Professor R. B. Presbyterian Church. This Seminary 4. What is the goal we are to seek Kuiper of Westminster Seminary. It is supported entirely, except as regards after in life? appears to be the intention of Pres­ the personal services of Mr. Andrews bytery to reopen the Calvin Institute or other foreign members of its staff, 5. Where in the New Testament by Chinese contributions. The major­ do you find the Lord's Prayer? of the Bible at as early a date as proves practicable. ity of its board of control are also Discussion Questions: The major part of the session of Chinese, the foreign minority mem­ 1. Discuss the differences between Presbytery was consumed by the ex­ bers being representatives of the China the "righteousnesses" of Scribes amination for ordination of Licentiate Inland Mission. and Pharisees, and those which C. Alan Tichenor of Philadelphia, The presence of large numbers of Jesus requires. who received, at this meeting, a call Mandarin-speaking refugees in the to the pastorate of the Knox Church Shanghai area also offers opportunities 2. In our Christian conduct, whose approval should we especially of the same city. Mr. Tichenor dis­ to Mr. Andrews to preach "the gospel , seek? What effect will this have tinguished himself by the modesty to these neglected people. They are on us? Is there any area of life and lack of bravado in his bearing.As not able to understand services con­ ( where this is not true? he was one of five who presented to . ducted in the Shanghai dialect. For Presbytery a proposed Answer to the months now Mr. Andrews. has been 3. What do we learn concerning complaint 'against the Presbytery in living at great personal sacrifice on a Jesus Himself in the Sermon? connection with the licensure and sleeping porch. Living accommoda­ 4. What are some of the storms ordination of Dr. G. H. Clark, he was tions are at a tremendous premium which Christians have to face? questioned at somewhat greater length in the Shanghai area, and the amounts In what way will a knowledge than usual. There appeared to be gen­ charged as "key money" are fabulous. of the Word of God help us to • eral satisfaction throughout the Pres­ weather such storms? What bytery as to his position on all points Fakkema on Tour were some of the storms Jesus except those connected with the doc­ Himself had to face? trines of the incomprehensibility of R. Mark Fakkerna, the General 5. What, in your opinion, is the God and the noetic effects of sin. M Secretary of the National Union best way to make the Word of Difficulties in connection with these of Christian Schools, is making an­ God a foundation of your life? points were not resolved to the satis- other speaking tour through the East

,~ ,,~,{?~ ttiM;.;*$;f.?wMtff't).WM·:t*~tfirW."¥.~Wtt#¥~i.*,'tl 282 THE PRESBYTERIAN GUARDIAN Oetoher 10 visiting Christian school centers in The Orthodox Presbyterian Church. ~hristian University Board Those living in the East who would like to contact Mr. Fakkema may do Holds Fall Meeting so by writing at once to the office of the National Union of Christian Terminates Services of General Secretary Schools, 11005 So. Michigan Ave., Sends Statement to Members Chicago 28, Ill. The contemplated itinerary will cover the larger part of HE regular fall meeting of the activities of Dr. Rian that many mem­ the month of October. TBoard of Trustees of the Christian bers had become acquainted with the University Association was held on Sep­ Christian University Association and Westminster Trustee tember 11 at the Central Y.M.C.A. through his influence had been con­ to Japan in Philadelphia. Twenty-three of the strained to become members. In the present members of the Board at­ minds of many the movement was HE Rev. William A. McIlwaine, tended. Four newly elected members closely associated with the name and TD.D., a trustee of Westminster took the pledge of membership in the promotional activities of Dr. Rian. Theological Seminary, and missionary Board. These were the Rev. P. Y. It must also be said that, although to Japan under the Presbyterian De Jong, Ph.D., John Hekman, R. P. the idea of a Christian University in Church in the U.S. (Southern), ex­ Jobson, and Thomas McIlwaine. The this country did not originate with pects to sail again for Japan this officers of the Board were re-elected Dr. Rian, yet it is exceedingly ques­ month. Before the war Dr. McIlwaine and are Ned B. Stonehouse, Th.D., tionable if the Christian University taught in the Central Theological President; Howard D. Higgins, D.D., Association would have been estab­ Seminary at Kobe. Originally under Vice-President; Robert K. Rudolph, lished a few years ago if it had not the joint control of the Northern and D.D., Secretary; Lambert Steen, been for his impetus, zeal and pro­ Southern Presbyterian Churches of Treasurer. Glenn A. Andreas, and the motion. ' this country, the Seminary became Rev. Messrs. John Clelland, William It becomes for these reasons all the independent when the control of the Haverkamp, Robert Marsden and John more necessary for the members of the Northern Church threatened to in­ Murray were elected to constitute, Association to be informed of the rea­ troduce modernism. The war forced along with the officers, the Executive sons for which the Board of Trustees the closing of the institution. Some Committee of the Board. The Board terminated Dr. Rian's services as gen­ of its Japanese professors have now received assurance from its legal coun­ eral secretary. become ministers of the new Chris­ sel that its constitutional powers Over a period of time it became tian Reformed Church of Japan. It governing nominations and elections increasingly evident that Dr. Rian is hoped that soon a seminary can to the Board were clear and that these was out of accord with certain policies be opened to do the work formerly could not legally be challenged. of the Board of Trustees, policies, in­ done by Central Seminary. Efforts to One of the actions of most interest deed, which deeply affect the char­ build up a library are already under to the public was the termination of acter of the movement and of the Uni­ way. Information may be secured from the services of the Rev. Edwin H. versity which it seeks to establish and Major Lardner W. Moore, 0-511444, Rian, LL.D., as General Secretary. In maintain. Of such divergence of view­ IMTFE GHQ SCAP, APO 500, c/o connection with this development, the point we shall give one or two ex­ Postmaster, San. Francisco, Calif. Executive Committee has issued the amples. It is reported that 52 protestant following statement: The Board of Trustees has not missionaries of all denominations have October 2, 1946. evaluated the suitableness of candi­ now been cleared for Japan. The ma­ To the Members of the dates on the basis of denominational jority of them will engage in educa­ Christian University Association. affiliation. It has rather exercised great tional work. Dear Friends: vigilance in making nominations to The Executive Committee- of the the Association for membership on the Board of Trustees. Dr. Rian has Board of Trustees of the Christian .. /, University Association of America frankly confessed that he considers THE Trustees of Westmin- deeply regrets that it has to inform the this type of selectiveness on the part ster Theological Seminary - members of the Association that the of the Board as failure on its part to have extended a cordial invi­ Board of Trustees at its meeting on carry out the intent and provisions of tation to the public to be September 11,1946, considered itself the Constitution of the Association. present for the inauguration compelled to terminate the services of The Board, on the other hand, is of the Rev. Edward J. Young, Dr. Edwin H. Rian as general secre­ deeply convinced that this type of Th.M., Ph.D., as Professor of Old Testament. The service tary of the Association. No doubt vigilance is indispensable for the di­ will be held in the Seminary many of the members of the Associa­ rection and preservation of the move­ auditorium on Friday evening, tion will be greatly surprised at such ment to the end that it may fulfil the October 18th, at 8 P.M. Dr. an action on the part of the Board of very purpose contemplated and ex­ Young will deliver an address Trustees. It seems to the Executive pressed in the Constitution. on the subject, "The Author. Committee that some explanation of It is in this light that a statement ship of Isaiah 40-66." this action should be sent to the mem­ made in a communication recently bers of the Association. sent to members of the Association is Without question, it is through the to be evaluated. This statement avers

#a n f .t rft' 't 1946 THE PRESBYTERIAN GUARDIAN 283 that "Dr. Rian was dismissed as Gen­ of Trustees. The only feasible solution the Board, wishes Dr. Rian well and eral Secretary ... because of his stand would have been either to terminate hopes that his great talents will be for historical, ecumenical Calvinism as the services of Dr. Rian or for the effectively used in some other field of opposed to a personal and narrow preponderating majority of the Board service to the promotion of the king­ Calvinism represented by the Board to resign. The Board members could dom of our Lord and Saviour. of Trustees." It must be denied that not so lightly relinquish their responsi­ The Executive Committee also the Board stands for "a personal and bilities. And so the only practical and hopes that the members of the Asso­ narrow Calvinism." The Board stands, proper alternative was to terminate the ciation will be persuaded of the neces­ indeed, for historic Calvinism. But it services of Dr. Rian. sity and wisdom of the action taken is also exceedingly jealous that those Members of the Association should and will continue to give to the Asso­ elected to the Board of Trustees shall understand that the then-current ap­ ciation their hearty and prayerful sup­ not only subscribe to the Reformed pointment of Dr. Rian terminated on port. standards mentioned in the Constitu­ September 30th. He had been reap­ On behalf of the Board of Trustees, tion but shall also have a sound and pointed for one year at the Fall meet­ I am intelligent understanding of the im­ ing of the Board in 1945. No injustice Faithfully yours, plications of historic Calvinism for the was done to Dr. Rian in terminating N. B. STONEHOUSE, direction and conduct of such an in­ his services nineteen days earlier than President. stitution as the Christian University the end of the period of his appoint­ Association hopes to establish. Dr. ment. By action of the Board his salary Mail Bag Rian, on the other hand, has avowed was not only continued until Septem­ (Continued from page 279) his opposition to the type of selective­ ber 30th but also extended an addi­ ness and scrutiny that the Board has tional month, until. October 31, 1946. our transgression. What transgression? exercised for the purpose of insuring, It is distinctly misleading, therefore, Certainly not one against the law of as far as possible, that only men en­ to allege, as has been alleged in a com­ God or the law of man, but perhaps dowed with such an underst!nding of munication sent to members of the against the wishes of certain men, yes the implications of historic Calvinism Association a few days ago, that "on -so we are judged by them and called would be elected to the Board. Fur­ September 11th, Dr. Rian was dis­ sinners in the sight of Almighty God. thermore, the Board is not committed missed as General Secretary without To this I protest. to any other type of Apologetics than notice." Very truly yours, that enunciated in the Basis, Purpose It is quite unfair to allege that the HENRY P. ALLEN, JR. and Declaration of the Constitution of Board is responsible for "the deplor­ the Association (Article II). able financial situation." The present Reply by Mr. Marsden Dr. Rian has also a different con­ financial condition is indeed not a Gentlemen: ception of the provisions of the Con­ satisfactory one, and it had become Thank you for your invitation to stitution respecting the prerogatives of progressively worse during recent reply to the letter of Mr. Henry P. the Association. When the Constitu­ months. It must be remembered that Allen, Jr., regarding the recent ma­ tion was framed and adopted the pre­ the unsatisfactory financial state de­ terial which appeared in the July 25th rogatives of the Association were very veloped during Dr. Rian's tenure of and the August 25th issues of THE carefully restricted. It was deemed to office. The Board had not publicised PRESBYTERIAN GUARDIAN. 'I be in the best interests of the move­ its differences with Dr. Rian and it can In the first place, may I make clear I ment to do so. Hence the Constitu­ hardly be charged that the Board is just what I meant when I said that tion distinctly provides: "The Associ­ responsible for undermining the con­ certain actions taken at the meeting ation shall meet once each year at the fidence of some members of the Asso­ of members of the Christian Univer­ call of the Board of Trustees. At this ciation. sity Association on June 27th were annual meeting the Board shall make In view of the present financial "unethical" "immoral" and "flagrant a report of its work to the Association. situation, the Board was compelled to sin." The constitution of the Associa­ All actions taken at the meeting, per­ give consideration to the advisability tion clearly gives control of the calling taining to the work of the Association, of the sale of the Widener Estate. The of meetings to the Board of Trustees. shan be presented to the Board in the Association has considerable equity in It carefully circumscribes the rights of form of recommendations" (italics this property and that equity might members and the rights of meetings. ours). But Dr. Rian believes that it is seriously have been jeopardised if the It does not provide that meetings of the prerogative of the Association to Board had not taken due account of the members can convene from time remove members of the Board of the situation. It should be noted that to time to review actions of the Board, Trustees or even the whole Board. The it is not accurate to say that the Board but merely that the Board shall make Board, on the other hand, maintains decided to look into the "possibility" a report at an annual meeting. It is the that the Constitution not only does of the sale of the property. This is purpose of an action and its effect that not contemplate any such possibility something quite different from con­ • determine its moral character. My con­ but very distinctly provides against any sideration of the "advisability" of such tention was that the purpose and the such action on the part of the Asso­ a sale. Rather than being charged with effect of the motion to hold an ad­ ciation. "drastic and reckless actions," because journed meeting to review future ac­ For such reasons as these it became of this procedure, the Board should be tions of the Board were to arrogate to evident that Dr. Rian could not possi­ acknowledged as proving itself a faith­ the meeting rights that the constitu­ bly promote the work of the Associa­ ful steward of its trust. tion grants to the Board. This is a tion under theauspices of the Board The Executive Committee, as also (See "Marsden," page 287)

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Protestant Episcopal Con'Vention substituting for ,"for as much as all men are conceivedand born in original Postpones PreslJopalianism sin" the words "seeing that all men of their own nature are inclined to Revises Marriage Regulations evil." T HAS been a long time since resi­ disease, impotence) had existed prior CHunCH AND STATE I dents ofPhiladelphia have seen as to the first marriage. much clerical garb as was visible on A film and radio commission is to Who Rides the Bus? the streets in mid-September when the be set up, and new translations of the HE easiest way to get state sup­ triennial General Convention of the Prayer Hook into French and Portu­ Tport for private enterprise with a Protestant Episcopal Church was held guese (for Brazil) are to be under­ religious basis has proved to be free there. Labels bearing the word taken. rides for private school children at the "Bishop" in 24- or 3o-point type were The Church followed the modernist expense of the state. In Massachusetts displayed on many lapels and hotels faith in approving membership in the and New Jersey bus transportation to were filled to bursting with clergymen. proposed National Council of the private and parochial schools,provided The Convention did not, however, Churches of Christ which is to be the free by the state, is now legal. In New rush down the road to submersion in new super-inclusive and super-modern York State the Bethlehem Central the common mass of American liberal Federal Council. School District board reversed itself protestantism as rapidly as some mod­ Another interesting action of the on a ruling which previously banned ernists had hoped. Most important Convention had to do with Anglican Roman Catholic pupils, and has pro­ action, perhaps, was the decision to Church history. American school vided a bus route convenient for study in commission the matter of pupils are commonly taught that King .children attending certain Catholic union with the Presbyterian Church in Henry VIII established the Church schools. The Roman Church has been the U.SA. for another three years, of England after breaking with Rome getting some of the same "gravy" in but not to send the proposed plan to over a question of divorce. Anglican Pennsylvania. And when the School dioceses and districts for their study. church historians maintain, however, Board of Kennett Square decided to The Lambeth Conference of 1948 is that the Church of England severed stop transporting parochial school stu­ to have an opportunity to discuss the relations with Rome two centuries dents, the students marched down matter also. Lovers of the Gospel will earlier, when English courts disavowed the street and boarded the buses applaud this putting on of the brakes. the Roman Curia and kings assumed anyway. Since then 66 taxpayers have Even the visiting Archbishop of Can­ the right to appoint English bishops taken the matter to court in an at­ terbury seems to have contributed to without Vatican consultation. And tempt to oust the directors. this end, though he did not publicly complete separation took place only In Massachusetts an initiative peti­ admit the intention, by saying in New in 1562, some fifteen years after the tion is being circulated seeking the York just before the Convention death of Henry. The Church's Di­ repeal of the law which permits such opened, that federal union of vision of Christian Education was in­ free transportation. Signers include Churches was far preferable to a series structed to take steps to eliminate the the Rev. Dr. H. J. Ockenga of Park of constitutional mergers. former teaching and replace it with Street Church in Boston, West­ The hope of the union still burns, the latter. minster Alumnus, and the Rev. Dr. J apparently, for the House of Bishops In Canada the counterpart of the Charles E. Park of the First Church in a pastoral letter stated, among other Protestant Episcopal Church, the (Unitarian) . things, "While we have not yet dis­ Church of England in Canada, con­ TheAmericanCivil Liberties Union covered a common basis upon which sidered church-union too. The only is following up the issue in New we may achieve organic union with body with which they are making Jersey and hopes to have the practice the . Presbyterian Church in the progress, however, i~ the United discontinued. U.S.A., we shall continue in our Church of Canada. They refused to search for it, so that such union may alter the canon on divorce, but Civil Rights Denied be achieved." amended the table of prohibited de­ HE Jehovah's Witnesses are still The Church stated that remarriage grees of kindred and affinity. T straining the patience of people of divorced parties might be permitted Modernism showed up at the heart, with the result that their rights are if bishops discovered that certain im­ however,when permission was granted often unjustly' denied them. The pediments (such as -insanity, venereal to modify the baptismal service by sheriff of Laconia, Iowa, used 150 1946 THE PRESBYTERIAN GUARDIAN 285

special deputies to keep a group of and the teacher is the wife of the them out of town last month on the Christian Reformed church pastor. poor plea that some people disagreed We like to find this kind of news in TWO Outstanding sharply with them and so there might the News Service. Fundamental Books ~ be violence! by In Montreal 800 cases are being The Canadian Union Paradise kept on the court rolls against them EPORTS of the recent meeting Distinguished Authors pending the decision on an appeal R of the General Council of the from a conviction on a charge of United Church of Canada remind us Scriptural; Scholarly, peddling without a license. Apparently again of its great preoccupation with Comprehensive, petty persecution of religion is still social and economic affairs. Pro­ Readable possible in both the United States and nouncements were adopted concern­ Canada. It cannot be forgotten that ing the level of industrial production, "eternal vigilance is the price of lib­ wage rates, picketing, workers' health erty" and that every citizen must budgets, and the right to strike. But THE BASIS OF resist this sort of needling by the there were no balancing pronounce­ civil authorities. A better way to com­ ments about the threat of modernism CHRISTIAN FAITH bat the errors of Jehovah's Witnesses to the preaching of the doctrinal foun­ is by circulating information about dations of the faith, so far as we have by Floyd E. Hamilton their teachings and organization. A discovered. However, a helpful asser­ REVISED EDITION useful recent volume on their system tion was that of the retiring Secretary The great themes of the and methods is by H. H. Stroup: The of the Board of. Christian Education Church are here discussed with Tehovah's Witnesses (Columbia Uni­ that more effective and systematic in­ unusual breadth and sound versity Press. $2.50. May be obtained struction of youth in Christian doc­ scholarship. The work is com­ through THE PRESBYTERIAN GUARD­ trine is necessary. prehensive in the grasp of history and understanding of IAN). The problem of low salaries in. the the present, but uncompromis­ ministry was also attacked. A scheme ingly true to the Scriptures. MISCELLANY for a salary pool was deferred for At the same time it is so read. further study but the minimum salary able and clear that once you lVf~thodists have picked it up you will Ecumenical Too was upped $100 a year. It appeared, want to read it to the end. .IE Reformed Churches of Dutch also, that all of the problems con­ It presents the arguments for T background are not the only oncs nected with married women clergy­ Christianity as the only true planning ecumenical gatherings. The men had not yet been solved. religion, and for the Bible as Council of Methodist Bishops has an­ the Word of God in an un­ compromising manner. $2.50 nounced that an Ecumenical Metho­ Cqtholics in Northern Ireland dist Conference will meet in the HE Rev. John A. Kensit, battling United States in September 1947. T anti-Romanist of the Church of Chief difference will be that the England, has been visiting Northern THE VIRGIN BIRTH Methodists will go in pretty consist­ Ireland. He reports that Roman ently for modernism. Representatives Church members are buying up farms OF CHRIST are expected from Africa, Brazil, Great from protestants and that old man­ Britain, Ireland, Japan and Mexico. sions are becoming monasteries and byJ. Gresham Machen A Methodist layman, Sydney Wal­ church schools. Dr. Machen points out that ton, has just purchased The British This is somewhat less surprising the belief of the Church in the Weekly, famous old nonconformist than it otherwise would be, because Virgin Birth is a fact no one paper which, two decades ago, gave of the tremendous inroads made by denies. He accepts this fact with careful and reasoned ex­ such great publicity to J. Gresham modernism in the protestant churches planations. But he also exam­ Machen's What is Faith? The editor, of Northern Ireland. The Presbyterian ines the alternative theories in D(. John Hutton, is retiring because Church of Ireland has particularly a careful and objective way. of ill-health. With movie magnate fallen prey to it. God has not left His volume serves both as an J. Arthur Rank already on their rolls, Himself without a witness, however, apologetic and as a compen­ dium of information. "Dr. British Methodists are well up in the for the valiant Irish Evangelical Machen's learning is great and field of publicity media. Church boldly proclaims the faith of his reading exceedingly wide, the Scriptures and the Westminster so that his book will long be Np-w Christian School Standards. Their Evangelical Book a repertory of information as to all angles of its subject."­ HE establishment of Christian day Shop on College Square in Belfast is Burton Scott Easton $3.00 T schools is becoming a matter of a storehouse of good books and dis­ news. Religious News Service reports tributes' them far and wide. A colpor­ At your bookseller the establishment of such a school in teur works constantly for the Church the chapel of the Christian Reformed throughout Ireland, going up and HARPER & BROTHERS church of West Sayville, N. Y., under down the roads to visit the homes, 49 E. 33rd Street the sponsorship of a Board of Christian Catholic and protestant, and to pre­ New York 16, N.Y. Parents of the community. The school sent the opportunity to purchase the is non-denominational in character, Word of God and helpful books. A i, •••••••••••

Lw.... """,,C"" " 286 THE PRESBYTERIAN GUARDIAN Oetobe.. 10 monthly magazine, The Irish Evan­ services. Daytime services are also well are not on guard, learning itself will gelical, further advances the cause of attended. be fettered in the name of liberty and truth. Editor of it is William J. Grier, One of the leading speakers has equality, and those who attempt to a graduate of Princeton Seminary in struck a much needed note, when he secularize education will end by na­ 1926 and a noble representative of the declared, "The world is hungering for tionalizing and destroying it." Princeton-Westminster tradition and something more than a new order. Dulles vs, Brunner spirit. Once again, Britain must take a stand John Foster Dulles, chairman of the on the Bible." Federal Council's Commission on a Shades of Jenny Just and Durable Peace, and Dr. Emil One of the more famous incidents Ahsentee Members Brunner, noted Swiss theologian, dis­ of Scottish history, according to com­ An Anglican rector in Camlough, agreed on an important question in mon opinion, was the action of the North Ireland, has decided upon a the deliberations of the recent Cam­ serving maid who tossed her wooden new form of approach to members bridge conference of the World Coun­ 'stool at the head of a bishop who was who persistently absent themselves cil. Advocating a sympathetic under­ trying to introduce a formal Anglican from the church. He has decided that standing of Russia, Dulles declared service into the worship of a congre­ the church must go to them. So ac­ that no political system is incompati­ gation of Scotch Presbyterians, during companied by a choir and wearing his ble with Christianity, although he the Reformation of the seventeenth surplice, he recently marched through warned that "our Christian society century. the village, stopped outside one of the cannot compromise its belief that the Recently during AQglican services houses, and proceeded to conduct a human personality is sacred and that full-fledged service, even though it was at the Church of St. Cuthbert in methods of the purge and coercion raining at the time. Kensington, members of the National are incompatible with a Christian Apparently the owner of the house Union of Protestants of England en­ peace." was not impressed. He declared that gaged in a somewhat similar riotous Dr. Brunner replied that he could he would not be forced into going to scene. This was directed against the not agree that there was no political church. And he added that if the prac­ use of "high church" rites. One man system incompatible with Christianity. tice was continued, it would stop other stood up in his pew during a solemn He declared that the arguments ad­ stay-away-ers from ever going to the moment in the reading of the Mass, vanced for an understanding of totali­ church again. and shouted that that was a protestant tarianism in Russia could have been The problem of absentee members and reformed church, and masses are applied equally to the Nazis, and said is certainly one that needs to be unlawful. Other objectors scattered "the church must say that this is' handled by the ruling bodies of the leaflets about the room as worship­ wrong." pers and police endeavoured to quell local congregations. But we think that the disturbance. According to some something more than a formal service reports a bishop in the pulpit was for on the door step is needed. BIBLE some reason tackled in good rugby fashion during the course of the up­ Fettered Education Dialect No. 764 roar. Eventually the disturbance was A warning that attempts to secular­ Addition of three new languages to brought under control. ize education will end in "nationaliz­ its list of translations during the past The National Union was organized iIJg and destroying" it was sounded by year have brought to 764 the number in 1942 and claims a membership of Bernard Cardinal Griffin, Archbishop of non-English Scripture texts pre­ 25,000. It is set to oppose the use of of Westminster, at a luncheon follow­ pared by the British and Foreign Bible Mass and other "Romish" practices in ing exercises in Birmingham University Society. the Anglican churches. It has caused at which he received" the honorary Intended for use in West Africa, disturbances on several previous occa­ degree of doctor of laws. The degree the new translations include the Gos­ sions. It represents, apparently, the was conferred by Anthony Eden, Brit­ pel of St. Mark in one of the Bassa more militant group of "low church" ish Foreign Secretary, who is chancel­ dialects of Nigeria: the Gospel of St. supporters. The conflict between high lor of the university. Matthew in Baouli; and the Gospel of and low church groups has been one "All human activity is gradually St. Luke in Mana. The Bassa transla­ of the interesting features of Anglican being circumscribed by politicians, and tion was made by the Rev. G. Curry church history. throughout a great part of Europe, and marks the first time this dialect the state is abrogating to itself all di­ has been reduced to writing. Revival in Ireland rection of the human mind," Cardinal King's Hall, Balmoral, four miles Griffin declared, "but without the Bihle in Technicolor from Belfast in Northern Ireland, is guidance of Christian philosophy, sec­ Production has been started on the the scene of a recent revival move­ ular learning and mere physical science first of 150 movie shorts in which the' ment. Religious fervor reminiscent of will encompass the destruction of man­ complete Bible will be narrated in Moody's revival there in 1892 is being kind. sound and acted out in color movies, manifest at meetings sponsored by the "The modern trend goes far beyond it was announced recently at the "New Irish Evangelization Society. the conscription of manpower. Science York office of the American Bible So­ The hall, which had been converted is being conscripted in the name of ciety. The pictures will be produced into an airplane factory during the research and national security, and lit­ through a financial grant by the war, accommodates 6,000 persons, and erature is controlled in the name of Charles Anson Bond Memorial Trust is being taxed to capacity for evening that ugly thing-propaganda. If we Fund.

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Each picture will cover a specific tend to take an action that was wrong, episode or a small series of chapters. but that does not in any way affect the HEADQUARTERS lor RELIGIOUS SUPPLIES The first three will be devoted to the objective wrongness of the action. CHOIR GOWNS' VESTMENTS Nativity, the Woman of Samaria, and Within the past few weeks another PULPIT ROBES • HANGINGS factor has entered the situation. It has • STOLES·EMBROIDERIES. Etc" the Parable of the Sower. Following CATALOG ON RQuaT these will be 23 pictures covering the been brought to the attention of the four Gospels. Board of Trustees of the Christian +ena CHURCH GOODS It atlV II I SUPPIYCOMPlNY The shorts will be released as they University Association by the legal ad­ <:>21-23 Arch st., Phila. 7; Pai are completed and will be made avail­ visor of the Association that there was able for showing in schools, churches, not a quorum present at the meeting and theaters. Present schedule calls of June 27th. This fact was not for release of one picture every two known, as far as I can learn, to anyone CHRISTIAN OPINION weeks. at the meeting, nor was it known to Published Quarterly anyone who wrote on the subject of I by the Fourteen Million Texts the meeting in the GUARDIAN. INTER-COLLEGIATE GOSPEL The American Bible Society distrib­ The statutes of the Commonwealth FELLOWSHIP, INC. uted more than 14,500,000 copies of of Pennsylvania in which the Associa­ (A National Educational Membership the Scriptures throughout the world tion is incorporated as a non-profit Society for Christians Who Are during the past six years as part of its corporation provide: Students or Graduates of College) War Emergency Program, it was an­ "Unless otherwise provided in the Send Fifty Cents for Sample Copy to nounced here. The texts were printed articles or by-Iaws- REV. L. CRAIG LONG, PH.D. in forty different languages. " (1) The presence in pers<1Il or by Counsellor proxy, if the by-laws permit voting by 95 UBERTY ST., NEW YORK 6, N. Y. proxy, of a majority of the members Marsden entitled to vote shall constitute a (Continued from page 283) quorum" (Purdon's Pennsylvania Stat­ transgression of the moral law of God utes Annotated Sec. 2851-605, P: Balance Your Budget ~when we take what belongs to some­ 962). The statute goes on to state that one else, whether it be his property or if less than a quorum attends at thc Millions of his rights, we violate God's law. time and place of the meeting, those SUNFLOWER DISH CLOTHS I have been surprised to learn that who have gathered may adjourn to an­ have been aold by individuals and groups some people think that the adjective other time and place. who needed more cash. Fineat quality cloths. They provide an answer to your "immoral" has connotations having to The by-laws do not provide for persistent questjon-c--How can I get that do with the Seventh Commandment! proxy voting and at the meeting in money I need! The word, in accordance with the question there were perhaps eight per Sangamon Mi1ls-EsL 1915 primary meaning given in leading dic­ cent. of the members present, instead Cohoea, N. Y. tionaries means "contrary to the moral of the required majority. It is obvious law." None will dispute the fact that that the one proper item of business when we take what belongs to another at a meeting in which there is no SUNDAY· SCHOOL we are breaking the moral law, and, quorum present is an adjournment to in that sense, we are doing something another time and place when a quorum PAPERS immoral. As I said at the meeting, I may be gathered. If the members had Edited by Orthodox Bible Teachers did not intend to accuse anyone who realized that there was no quorum Bible Lessons in Bible Order voted for the motion I denominated present they doubtless would have Flannelgraph Pictures "immoral" of voting for a motion that done no other business than adjourn Ask lor Samples he considered immoral. I'm sure that to another time and place with the CHRISTIAN REFORMED PUBLISHING HOUSE those who supported the motion did hope of gathering a quorum. Grand Rapids, Mich. not agree with my estimate of its im­ The object of the adjourned meet­ moral character-otherwise they would ing, as expressed in the gathering of not have supported it. I confess that June 27th, I consider highly improper. I have been shocked at what seems to The object was said to be to give the me to be a lack of moral perception Association an opportunity to review in this matter on the part of people the actions of the Board concerning whom I know to be fine Christians, recommendations made at the meet­ and I still hope many more of them ing. However, it must be admitted will come to agree with me concern­ that for the purpose of securing a ing the character of the motion in quorum, the motion to hold an ad­ question. journed meeting was perfectly legal The statement in my former articles and ethical, and in that sense, and in Listing an extra large stock of merchan­ terming these actions "flagrant" sin that sense alone, there attaches to the cbae for the Church and Sunday School failed properly to take into account motion no unethical and immoral Abo splendid _sona! and Christmas the fact that those who supported the character. glft., WIth many fme Itellls for the born. action did not realize its moral sig­ Sincerely, THE BOONE PUBLISHING CO. • P.O. BOl( 200. DES MOINES, lAo nificance. To be sure they did not in- ROBERT S. MARSDEN Professor, Philosophy of Religion, THE Northern Baptist Theological Seminary, SILVER Chicago, 111. LURE For thefirst time anauthorwith evangelical byJ. R. 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