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WHY THE PRESBYTERIAN GUARDIAN? "Reformed" churches. The two terms designate essen­ HAVING just undertaken the editorship of THE tially the same thing. "Presbyterian" doctrine is the PRESBYTERIAN GUARDIAN, as announced in the same thing as "Reformed" doctrine, and "Presbyte­ last issue, we desire to say, in the first place, that this rian" church government is the same thing as "Re­ change in the staff does not mean any change in the formed" church government. position taken by the paper in the great issues of the THE PRESBYTERIAN GUARDIAN holds to that "Pres­ day. We regard it as a great privilege to continue to the byterian" or "Reformed" system of doctrine, and to best of our ability the unswerving defense of the Bible that "Presbyterian" or "Reformed" type of church and of the Reformed Faith which Dr. H. McAllister government. Griffiths has been maintaining, and we only hope that The reason why we hold to both of these things­ we may be able to follow in his footsteps. which are related in the closest possible way-is that What we shall now say, therefore, is not to be inter­ we believe them to be in accord with the Bible, which is preted as an enunciation of any new principles or aims the Word of God. but simply as a reiteration, in view of present condi­ Believing as we do that the "Reformed Faith," or in tions, of principles and aims which have determined the other words "Presbyterian doctrine," is taught in the policy of this paper from the beginning. Bible, we are necessarily opposed to all doctrine which is contrary to Presbyterian doctrine. WHAT IS MEANT BY "PRESBYTERIAN"? In the first place, THE PRESBYTERIAN GUARDIAN is Hence we differ from churches that have given up truly "Presbyterian." that doctrine no matter whether they are nominally That word "Presbyterian," etymologically consid­ "Presbyterian" or not. That is the reason why we ered, designates a certain form of church government. withdrew from the Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. ... But as actually used in the course of church history That church said to us in effect: "If you remain with during the past three hundred years it also designates us you must support the official Boards." But the offi­ a certain system of doctrine. cial Boards are mani festly furthering Modernist propa­ The system of doctrine which it designates is popu­ ganda. Modernism is diametrically opposed to Presby­ larly called "Calvinism." More correctly it is called the terianism, since Modernism is actually anti-Christian "Reformed Faith." and Presbyterianism is simply consistent Christianity. The churches holding the Reformed system of doc­ Hence if we had obeyed the order and remained in the trine on the continent of Europe came to be called the church we should have had to cease being Presbyterian. "Reformed" churches. In Scotland they came to be We should henceforth have been Presbyterian in name called the "Presbyterian" churches. When adherents of but not Presbyterian in fact. these various bodies came to America, they retained the We could not make any such decision as that. Instead terminology used in their native lands. So there are in we withdrew from the church organization to which we America various "Presbyterian" churches and various formerly belonged. We withdrew from the Presbyterian

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Church in the U.S.A. in order that we might continue How warm, for example, is our Christian fellowship to be Presbyterian. with our brethren of genuinely Lutheran churches such THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF AMERICA as the Missouri Synod! When the Atlantic District of Having withdrawn from the Presbyterian Church in that great church by official action sent greetings and the U.S.A. in order that we may continue to be congratulations to us in view of the forming of the Presbyterian, we cherish with our whole souls the name Presbyterian Church of America, such action was "Presbyterian." If we abandoned that name we should expressive of a deep underlying community of mind be like an army without a flag. Hence we adopted­ and heart. together with our brethren-the name "The Presby­ It is very evident to every man who keeps his eyes terian Church of America." open that the forming of the Presbyterian Church of The adoption of that name served a twofold purpose. America is of profound interest to many men and In the first place, it indicated clearly what is at women in many Christian bodies. There are many the very heart of our movement-namely, the fact that earnest men and women-not only in the Reformed our purpose is simply to remain true to our Presbyterian churches but also in other communions-who see that heritage. It made perfectly clear that we are endeavor­ a standard has here been lifted up which may well be ing not to be some peculiar variety of Presbyterians, followed by others who are now shackled by compro­ but simply to be Presbyterians. mising associations with unbelief. So we in turn are In the second place, however, it distinguished us profoundly interested in those who are our brethren clearly from the Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. in the Christian warfare, no matter where they may be Nothing could possibly have been farther from our found. It will be the earnest endeavor of THE PRESBY­ minds than any confusion between our church and that TERIAN GUARDIAN to foster this community of interest church. We hold to the Bible. That church, we believe, in every possible way. has departed from the Bible. We have made the dis­ WHAT IS A "GUARDIAN"? tinction between the two churches stand out clear from We have pointed out that THE PRESBYTERIAN the very beginning, as appears plainly on the third GUARDIAN is Presbyterian. In closing, we desire to point page of the Minutes of our first General Assembly. out that it is a "Guardian." THE CHURCH UNIVERSAL Hence we are not at all ashamed of saying that we In the pages of THE PRESBYTERIAN GUARDIAN spe- are endeavoring to defend the Christian Faith-that we cial attention will of course be given to the affairs of are endeavoring to be truly a "Guardian." The Presbyterian Church of America, to which all of In order that it may be truly a "Guardian," it must the members of the editorial staff belong. But attention present the facts, no matter how alarming or discour­ will also be given to the affairs of the whole Christian aging they may seem to be. A real guardian is also a world. We desire to say that with some emphasis. The watchman, and so we are trying to be a watchman by conflict which is raging at the present time between telling Christian people what enemies are at work in Modernism and the Christian Faith is a world-wide the world and in the church. conflict. It is going on in many countries and in many Thus this paper will endeavor to present the news ecclesiastical bodies, and everywhere it is essentially of the church throughout the world, recording the en­ the same. We shall make every effort to keep our read­ couraging things when they occur, but also recording ers informed about the various phases of that conflict, the steps in the widespread apostasy. We are going to and about the way in which, despite opposition from endeavor to present the news of the church universal ... unbelief, God is blessing the true preaching of the so clearly and succinctly that our readers may be truly gospel in many lands. informed as to what is really going on. Thus we hope earnestly that our readers increasingly It should never be forgotten, however, that we are will be found among our brethren in other communions viewing the facts always in the light of God's Word. and in other countries than our own. What we said So this paper will not contain merely a bare chronicle just now about our devotion to the Reformed system of ecclesiastical happenings; it will also-and most of doctrine must not be understood as betokening any fundamentally of all--eontain expositions of the Bible coolness in our Christian fellowship with Christian and helps for the Christian's devotional life. brethren who do not hold that system. We believe, in­ Thus, by its contents taken as a whole it will try to deed, that the Reformed system is true, and can there­ help its readers avoid the feeble if not spurious ortho­ fore never regard it as a matter of indifference whether doxy which withdraws from ecclesiastical responsibili­ a man holds that system or some other. But at the ties or makes common cause with unbelief, and it will same time we gladly recognize the large measure of seek to promote the real orthodoxy which leads men to truth that other systems possess. take their stand as true witnesses to Jesus Christ.

---... _------=-- ~._-_ • _ • _-----« THE PRESBYTERIAN GUARDIAN 247 What Was Back of the Revision of 19031 An historical survey of the movement of 1890-1903 for revision of the Confession in the Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. ... ODAY we are hardly living in a a church which was a militant op­ Tcreed-making age. I do not mean The Presbyterian Church of Amer­ ponent of historic Calvinism, and had that in our time new creeds will not ica is faced with the all-important sought to find a middle way between ". be formulated and old ones changed. task of adopting its constitution in Calvinism and Arminianism, entered The union in Canada, for example, November. It is committed to the into a union with the Presbyterian produced a new creed. But I mean Westminster Confession of Faith and Church in the U.S.A. in 1906 only be­ that this is not an age of faith in the Catechisms as containing the system cause the latter had lowered its testi­ Bible as the Word of God, and still of doctrine taught in the Holy Scrip­ mony to the Reformed Faith by sev­ less an age when men are convinced tures, and it does not intend to jeop­ eral revisions of its confession in of the necessity of making a cor­ ardize its adherence to Calvinism by 1903. porate testimony to their common tinkering with the Confession of Two Phases of One Movement faith through a written confession of Faith. But the fact remains that not In surveying the developments faith. Furthermore, our times have all churches have the same form of which led to these changes, it is neces­ very generally lost the conviction of the Confession, and the exact form sary to distinguish two phases of one our fathers that creeds were meant to must be determined upon. At the As­ movement, the former as including be quite without ambiguity in their sembly in June the following charge the period between 1890 and 1893 and testimony to the truths of God's Word, was given to the Committee on the the latter between 1900 and 1903. The and without equivocation in their ex­ Constitution in connection with its earlier proposals were defeated in the clusion of heresy. A story was told task of presenting for adoption the presbyteries in 1893 - the famous recently which illustrates the modern Westminster Confession of Faith and Briggs heresy trial had filled the attitude. A Methodist advocate of the Catechisms as the confession of the church with alarm, and there was union in Canada, in apparent com­ faith of the church: some doubt as to the legality of cer­ mendation of the new creed to a tain steps which had been taken. For Scottish Presbyterian minister, de­ "The committee shall take as the a brief period comparative peace pre­ clared: "The doctrinal basis of union basis of its consideration the particu­ vailed. But the call for revision would is a most remarkable document. The lar form of the Westminster Confes­ not be downed. While the final result articles of its creed are so stated that sion of Faith and Catechisms which in 1903 was a more moderate and less the Calvinist claims they are Calvin­ appears in the Constitution of the extensive revision of the Constitution istic, and the disciples of Arminius Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A., than that which had been passed by claim them to be Arminian" (Chris­ 1934 edition. The committee shall have the Assembly in 1892, it is quite tendom, Summer 1936, p. 674). power to recommend the elimination, proper to speak of the developments It is not strange that zeal for from that form of these Standards, between 1890 and 1903 as one move­ church union has so often gone hand of the changes made in the year of ment. In the main the same specific in hand with confusion in theology. our Lord 1903, but it shall not have doctrines of Calvinism were in the Doctrinal uncertainty and theological power to recommend any other center of discussion throughout. Fur­ indifference provide the soil in which changes. The committee shall also ther, the lineup for and against re­ agitation for church union takes root have power to recommend what re­ vision continued to show many of the and thrives. And wherever organiza­ lation this church shall bear to the same persons. Dr. Henry Van Dyke tional reunion is regarded as the su­ Declaratory Statement of 19°3." was one of the earliest protagonists preme task of Christendom, as is so In this issue we are pleased to pre­ of union and later became the chair­ generally the case today, zeal for sent an article prepared by Professor man of Committee on Revision whose maintaining the integrity of the Chris­ John Murray, at our request, in which report was adopted by the Assembly '. tian message can only be regarded as he marshals the doctrinal objections of 1902. Professor Warfield, on the reactionary. The Presbyterian Church to the Declaratory Statement and to other side, urged the church in 1890 of Canada was asked to forsake its certain revisions of the Confession to retain the Confession in its integ­ historic Calvinistic position in the which were adopted in 19°3. It will rity and in 1900 refused to serve on interest of union. The proposed union be observed that no exception is made the Revision Committee. In a letter of the Presbyterian Church in the to the revisions of Chapter XXII, under the date of June 25, 1900, Dr. U.S.A. and the United Presbyterian Section 3 and of Chapter XXV, Sec­ Warfield wrote as follows: Church would have lowered the tes- tion 6. All of the other changes had "The decisive reason moving me to -Th timony to the Reformed Faith both to do with doctrines that are at the request release from service on this Pre because the formula of subscription very heart of the Reformed system committee is an unconquerable unwill­ bo required of officers was to be greatly of doctrine. ingness to be connected with the pres­ relaxed and because a diluted brief ent agitation for a revision of our rei creed was to be given the same con- The article which is presented here creedal formulre in any other manner stitutional standing as the historic provides an historical survey of the than that of respectful but earnest -idards of Presbyterianism. And whole movement for revision. protest. ...I cannot think that the , "umberland Presbyterian Church, violent assault upon certain of our 248 THE PRESBYTERIAN GUARDIAN confessional statements - statements which was under attack, defined the at, and shouts of 'question I', 'ques­ which are clearly scriptural and as issue as follows: "The grave question tion!' drowned all deliberation. The clearly lie at the center of our doc­ before all parties is, whether the Pres­ picture was not a beautiful one of our trinal system-in which the agitation byterian Church shall adhere to the once calm and deliberative General originated, was a fitting occasion for historical Calvinism with which all Assembly." a movement of this kind, or for any its past usefulness and honor are in­ During the year that followed the ...' action of the church, except the re­ separably associated, or whether it Assembly of 1902 many efforts were buke of the assailants by the courts shall renounce it as an antiquated made to arrest the movement for re­ to which they were directly ame­ system which did good service in- its vision. The Presbyterian did all in its nable.... I am thoroughly out of day, but can do so no longer" (Pres­ power to influence the church to vote sympathy with the whole movement byterian and Reformed Review, Jan., "no." In a calm and judicious spirit of which the work of this committee 1890, p. 25). it analyzed the overtures which had is a part. ... It is an inexpressible The Second Phase been sent down to the presbyteries, grief to me to see it [the church] Between 1900 and 1903 the issues and these discussions are very profit­ spending its energies in a vain at­ raised by the advocates of revision able reading (see the issue of Sep­ tempt to lower its testimony to suit were vigorously debated, but the tember 10, 1902). Dr. Warfield the ever-changing sentiment of the factors of the situation had not continued to oppose the changes. Pro­ world about it." changed essentially. In a group of fessor Greene, of Princeton, spoke of The Issue Drawn in 1890 addresses delivered before the Pres­ them as "theologically inaccurate and The Presbyterian Church in the bytery of N ew York on March 4, rhetorically mediocre." John Fox de­ U.S.A. was already an inclusive 1901, three points of view were rep­ scribed them as giving a "clouded and church in 1890. The agitation for re­ resented. President Stewart, of Au­ ambiguous standard of doctrine" and vision took many forms. Some wanted burn, demanded an entirely new as giving peace and comfort to false a change in the formula of subscrip­ creed. He said that the Confession teachers (issue of April 15, 1903). tion. Many spoke for a completely "ought to be allowed to tell its story But there was no stopping the new creed. A widely circulated without variation to the end. Revision movement. The presbyteries by an pamphlet from Scotland declared that is a mechanical way for the church overwhelming majority adopted the the Confession of Faith had become of one age to express its faith in overtures. It is perfectly obvious that obsolete. And Philip Schaff, Profes­ terms used by a former and different the only reason which accounts for sor in Union Seminary, expressed the age." Professor Herrick Johnson, of this final result is that the church had views of many in the church, in his McCormick, favored a supplemental reached a very low ebb. Dr. Henry radical demands for a new theology restatement on the ground that the Van Dyke was promising that their and a new creed: Confession of Faith did not, as he adoption would usher in an era of "Let us be honest and confess that contended, represent the faith of the peace, in which heresy trials would the old Calvinism is fast dying out. church correctly and adequately. Pro­ probably not trouble the church any It has done a great work, and has fessor DeWitt, of Princeton, opposed longer. Dr. Fox, in the article cited done it well, but cannot satisfy the any change in a time of doubt and above, reproduced vividly the spirit demands of the present age. . . . unbelief, and attacked the changes of the time when he compared the Every age must produce its own the­ that had been proposed. revisionists with the importunate ology.... The Committee on Revision pre­ widow who by her continual coming "We need a theology and a con­ sented its report to the Assembly of had wearied the unjust judge. The fession that is more human than Cal­ 1902. Its recommendations, which co­ general impression which prevailed in vinism, more Divine than Arminian­ incide with the changes which were the church at that time with respect ism, and more Christian and Catholic finally adopted, were unanimous, ex­ to the changes was described by Dr. than either. ... We need a theology cept that Professor DeWitt filed his Fox as follows: "We are so thankful and a confession that will not only exceptions to certain of the proposals, they are no worse and so fearful that bind the members of one denomina­ notably one part of the Declaratory if rejected something worse will be tion together, but be also a bond of Statement and the change in Chapter proposed, that we are willing to vote sympathy between the various folds XVI. This report included the Brief them through and be done with it." of the one flock of Christ, and pre­ Statement of the Reformed Faith, Truly the Presbyterian Church in the pare the way for the great work of which, while not receiving constitu­ U.S.A. had reached a low point when the future-the reunion of Christen­ tional status, seems to have given a "peace" came to be counted as more dom in the Creed of Christ" (Creed great deal of satisfaction to the important than purity. Revision in the Presbyterian Church, parties that had demanded modifica­ Afterward 1890, pp. 40, 42). tion of the doctrinal standards of the After the deed had been done, it is On the other side, Abraham Kuyper church. A witness of the Assembly true, the Princeton professors who warned from Holland against modifi­ of 1902, writing in The Presbyterian had been so active in opposing re­ cation. And the fight in America en­ for July 23, 1902, shows that the re­ vision were able to acquiesce in the gaged many able champions of his­ port of the committee was rushed amendments. While they did no doubt toric Calvinism, among whom the through. His remarks remind us of hold that the witness of the Confes­ Princeton worthies like Patton and recent Assemblies: "The debate too sion had been toned down, they con­ Warfield had a prominent place. And was limited at the outset. And when tended that the document still pre­ Dr. Shedd, in defending the West­ one of the rank and file began to sented a Calvinistic system of minster doctrine of the Divine decree, speak in opposition he was laughed doctrine. And a spokesman for the THE PRESBYTERIAN GUARDIAN 249

Southern Presbyterians, Dr. F. R. system of doctrine was in fact still advocates of revisron in the Presby­ Beattie, while contending that the essentially Calvinistic, a thoroughly terian Church in the U.S.A. felt that creed was still Calvinistic, stated that unwholesome and confusing situation they had gained a great victory. More­ the Declaratory Statement had toned had been created, a situation not un­ over, the history of that church since down the clear form of the Reformed like that which was brought about in 1903 confirms their judgment. The system found in the Confession Canada. For there, you will recall,the revision of 1903 was a definite step (Union Seminary Review, Oct.-Nov., articles of the new creed were so am­ in the direction of toning down the 1902, pages 1Of.). biguous that an observer declared: articles which distinguish Arrninian­ However, Methodists hailed the "The Calvinists claim they are Cal­ ism from Calvinism, and did much to changes as breaking down the bar­ vinistic, and the disciples of Arminius perpetuate the peace-at-any-price at­ riers between them and the Presby­ claim them to be Arminian." titude which has proved so disas­ terians. And in the Cumberland Pres­ And there can be no doubt that the trous in recent years. -N.B.S. byterian Church agitation for union began in 1902, as soon as it appeared that the amendments would be adopt­ ed, although its creed and general testimony were in violent opposition to historic Calvinism. The union was • consummated in 1906 in spite of the Shall We Include the Revision of 1903 In fact that, as Dr. Warfield expressed it, it involved the reception of men Our Creed? who "up to the very moment of their A consideration of the theological character of certain formal acceptance of our standards amendments to the doctrinal standards of the Presby­ ... have been in open and polemic terian Church in the U.S.A. disharmony with them" (The Pres­ byterian, March I, 1905). In a deci­ By JOHN MURRAY sion of the District Court of the United States for the Western Dis­ R. STONE­ Works of Unregenerate Men trict of Missouri in 1913, which has D HOUSE has re­ Chapter XVI, Section 7 of the been brought to my attention by viewed certain phases Confession of Faith in its unrevised Murray Forst Thompson, Esq., Judge of the history of re­ form reads as follows: "Works done Van Valkenburg declared: vision of the West­ by unregenerate men, although, for "The Cumberland Presbyterian minster Confession of the matter of them, they may be Church had its origin in 1810, through Faith in the Presby­ things which God commands, and of terian Church in the certain ministers of the Presbyterian Mr. Murray good use both to themselves and Church who had separated themselves U.S.A. The informa­ others; yet, because they proceed not from the parent organization because tion embodied in that article is pre­ from a heart purified by faith; nor of differences in doctrinal belief. The supposed in this one. It is our purpose are done in a right manner, according church grew until it embraced many now to confine our attention to cer­ to the word; nor to a right end, the churches, presbyteries, and synods, tain revisions and additions of the glory of God; they are therefore sin­ and a General Assembly. From time years 1902-1903, namely, the amend­ ful, and cannot please God, or make to time throughout the succeeding ment of Chapter XVI, Section 7, the a man meet to receive grace from century a reunion of the two churches two additional Chapters (XXXIV God. And yet their neglect of them is was considered and desired by both and XXXV), and the Declaratory more sinful, and displeasing to God." associations. Their form of organiza­ Statement as to Chapter III and tion and methods of administration Chapter X, Section 3. Our thesis is The revised form as adopted by the were practically identical. They were that these revisions or additions are Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. kept apart by what seemed to be dis­ distinctly in the path of retrogression reads: "Works done by unregenerate tinctive and controlling differences in rather than of progress, that they are men, although for the matter of them faith. In 1903, the Presbyterian very decidedly symbolic of a stand­ they may be things which God com­ Church, through the authoritative point that would undermine the very mands, and in themselves praise­ voice of its General Assembly, made foundations of the Reformed Faith, worthy and useful, and although the such an explicit revision and interpre­ and that therefore they should find neglect of such things is sinful and tation of its doctrinal standards as, in no place in the creed of a church displeasing unto God; yet, because the opinion of the General Assembly that professes adherence to the sys­ they proceed not from a heart purified of both churches, removed all sub­ tem of doctrine contained in the by faith; nor are done in a right stantial differences between them and Westminster Confession. It should be manner, according to His Word; nor rendered their reunion not only possi­ understood that the evil we discover to a right end, the glory of God; they ble, but desirable." in these revisions is often concealed come short of what God requires, and Evidently the court agreed with the under the statement of some truth. do not make any man meet to receive Cumberland majority that favored Modern creed-making that has as its the grace of God." union in the belief that the Presby­ purpose the breakdown of a con­ The objections to this revised form terian standards had been substan­ sistent testimony is very accomplished of the section will immediately ap­ tially modified in 1903. So even if the in this art. pear to anyone imbued with the 250 THE PRESBYTERIAN GUARDIAN teaching of Scripture on the depravity adequately set forth in the Confes­ God's love for the world is declared and inability of the natural man: sion elsewhere, set forth indeed in a in the gospel. But in the context in (1) There is a manifest difference way that measures up to the high which this is stated in this section it between saying with the Confession standards set by this the greatest of is calculated to teach a doctrine of that works done by unregenerate men Reformed symbols. It is a pity that God's love entirely different from, are "of good use both to themselves the addition of this chapter should be and at variance with, Scripture teach­ and others," and saying with the re­ allowed to obscure that fact. In a ing and Reformed standards. visers that they are "in themselves word, it is superfluous to the extent (3) In Section II there is careful praiseworthy." To say the very least, of being distinctly misleading. omission of any mention of the effi­ the latter phrase is capable of an in­ The Love of God cacious grace of the Holy Spirit. The terpretation that places the works of Chapter XXXV purports to ex­ reply might be given that this phase unregenerate men ina category to press more fully than has been done of truth is sufficiently expressed in which they do not belong. It is just elsewhere in the Confession the doc­ the preceding chapter and in the Con­ this the Westminster divines were trine of the church on the subject fession elsewhere. This reply is not careful to avoid. "Of the Love of God and Missions." an answer to the objection. Why is (2) The revision says that the From the standpoint of the Reformed the reference to the work of the Holy works done by unregenerate men Faith the objections are principally Spirit in Section II left on the plane come short of what God requires, yet three: of merely suasive influence? Why, we that the neglect of them is sinful and (1) There is a studied omission of peremptorily ask, in a creedal state­ displeasing to God. But it refrains the electing love of God, and there­ ment that purports to set forth the from saying what is really the central fore of the distinction between the official teaching of a Reformed point of the indictment urged by the love of God that is unto salvation and Church on the subject of the love of original Confession, namely, that they the general benevolence of God that God and missions should there be are sinful and cannot please God, and is unto all but is not of itself saving. omission of the very thing that alone therefore that the neglect of them is Such an omission is fatal. It is im­ offers any real encouragement to the not simply sinful, but "more sinful possible to give creedal statement to missionary, namely, the love of God and displeasing unto God." The pur­ the Reformed doctrine of the love of coming to expression in the efficacious pose and effect of this revision is to God without explicit enunciation of grace of the Holy Spirit? elevate the works of unregenerate the particular love of God. This ob­ In brief, the objection to this chap­ men to a position not accorded them jection gathers all the more strength ter is that it is not Reformed, indeed, in Scripture, or at least to refrain when it is remembered that the topic that there is nothing distinctly Re­ from bringing to bear upon them the is not only "the Love of God" but formed in it. The subject treated of full measure of the divine condemna­ "the Love of God and Missions," in lies close to the very heart of the tion. So there has been successfully other words, the love of God as it is Reformed Faith. How possibly can a eliminated from the Confession at directly related to the missionary formulation so destitute of Reformed least one emphatic assertion of the work of the church. truth on so vital a subject be defended doctrine of total depravity, and to It is true that the missionary who in Reformed Confession? There is no that extent the enemies of the con­ has an intelligent love of the gospel defense. sistent evangelicalism of the Re­ and zeal for the salvation of men does The Declaratory Statement formed Faith may be comforted. But not forget the benevolence that God The Declaratory Statement is in comfort to such at this point is fatal. exhibits to all, nor does he fail to three parts-an introduction and two The New Chapters impress upon men the witness it bears paragraphs, the first of which deals Of Chapters XXXIV and XXXV to the goodness of God. But the chief with Chapter III of the Confession, the latter is, in the opinion of the message of the missionary, the mes­ and the second with Chapter X, Sec­ present writer, by far the most ob­ jectionable. Consequently we shall de­ sage that pre-eminently constrains tion 3. It is to the teaching of these vote more attention to it. It does him to preach to the lost, is the mes­ two paragraphs that exception must not follow, however, that Chapter sage of that love that sent the Son be taken. We heartily concede in prin­ XXXIV is unobjectionable. On the of God into the world, the love that ciple the right and even duty of a great topic of the Holy Spirit it is is electing and effectively redemptive. Reformed Church to declare certain inadequate. It appears to us destitute This revision, then, omits what a Re­ aspects of revealed truth, which under of that strength that characterizes formed consciousness in the per­ certain circumstances and conditions the Confession as a whole and more formance of its paramount duty pre­ may call for more explicit statement. especiaIly so when it deals with the cisely demands. Protection against heresy and preser­ efficacy of the Spirit's work in the ap­ (2) But not only is definition of vation of integrity as well as testi­ plication of redemption. At least one the particular love of God studiously mony to the truth often require it. statement, because of the unguarded omitted. When the extent of God's It is not, then, to the idea of declara­ manner in which it is stated, is likely love is mentioned it is expressly uni­ tory statement that exception is taken, to create a distinctly erroneous im­ versalized. In Section I the love of but to the kind of declaratory state­ pression. God is described as infinite and per­ ment herein made. But even apart from such estimates fect love and in Section II it is said In the first paragraph the Declara­ of its character there is the para­ that "in the Gospel God declares His tory Statement reads: "With refer­ mount objection that it is superfluous. love for the world." There is, of ence to Chapter III of the Confession The doctrine of the Holy Spirit is course, a scriptural sense in which of Faith: that concerning those who THE PRESBYTERIAN GUARDIAN 251

are saved in Christ, the doctrine of tence reads: "With reference to ecclesiastics. The former were in­ God's eternal decree is held in har­ Chapter X, Section 3, of the Confes­ sistent upon dogmatic definiteness on mony with the doctrine of His love sion of Faith, that it is not to be questions that belong to the integrity to all mankind, His gift of His Son regarded as teaching that any who of the Reformed Faith and therefore to be the propitiation for the sins of die in infancy are lost." This is per­ lie close to the heart of the Christian, the whole world, and His readiness fectly correct. The framers of the religion. In modern times the trend to bestow His saving grace on all Confession with evident intention left is in the opposite direction. The doc­ who seek it." the question of the extent of the elec­ trines that lie at the very heart of our It is true, of course, that there is tion of infants dying in infancy en­ Faith are by vague, cryptic, ambigu­ an important sense, in which we may tirely open. If any believe that all ous statement thrown into indefinite­ speak of God's love to all mankind. infants dying in infancy are elect and ness and obscurity. Thepu,rpose of It is true also that we must speak in therefore regenerated and saved, the Westminster Confession was to the language of I John 2: 2 of Christ then, so far as the statement of the state truth precisely to the exclusion as the propitiation for the sins of the Confession is concerned, they are at of error; the genius of modern creed­ whole world. But when, as in the liberty to do so. If any suspend judg­ making appears to be the power to Declaratory Statement, it is said that ment on this question, then the Con­ devise enough elasticity to include "the doctrine of God's eternal decree fession leaves them at liberty to do error. is held in harmony with the doctrine so. If any believe that not all infants It is just such an indictment that of His love to all mankind, His gift dying in infancy are elect, then they bears against all the revisions we of His Son to be the propitiation for are left by the Confession at liberty have considered, and.therefore makes the sins of the whole world" (italics to do so. It is an exceedingly careful repudiation of them mandatory upon ours), then the manifest implication statement that allows for diversity of those who wish to bear an untar­ is a doctrine of universal atonement, position on the extent of infant sal­ nished testimony to the truth. and universal atonement is in direct vation. conflict with the teaching of the Con­ But when the Declaratory State­ fession. So what in view of the ment proceeds to say, "We believe A Word to the Scattered construction of the sentence and the that all dying in infancy are included collocation of the clauses is the in the election of grace, and are re­ By the REV. EDWIN H. RIAN straightforward interpretation of the generated and saved by Christ through HAT should individuals do who Declaratory Statement cannot be held the Spirit, who works when and W wish to unite with The Presby­ in harmony with the teaching of the where and how he pleases," it departs terian Church of America, and can­ Confession, and in particular with from the magnificent care exhibited not because no congregation exists in the teaching of Chapter III. The De­ in the reserved statement of the Con­ their locality? claratory Statement, therefore, brings fession.* The first General Assembly of The contradiction into the creedal formu­ There have been Reformed theo­ Presbyterian Church of America de­ lation of the doctrine of the Church. logians of the highest repute who termined that "elders, deacons, and Is it not apparent that here, as in held to the position expressed in the laymen who unite with particular Chapter XXXV, the settled policy Declaratory Statement. Dr. Charles churches of The Presbyterian Church and bias at work is the elimination Hodge for example (Systematic The­ of America before the next General or toning down of what is after all ology I, pp. 26, 27) is unambiguous Assembly, be enrolled as charter in this regard the distinctive fea­ in his argument for the salvation of members of The Presbyterian Church ture of the Westminster Confession, all infants dying in infancy. Other of America." namely, its consistent and all-per­ Reformed theologians of equal dis­ This resolution plainly implies that vasive particularism? It is just this tinction scrupulously refrained from everyone who unites with The Pres­ that has made it both precious and taking any such position. It is ap­ byterian Church of America should offensive, precious to friends, offen­ parent, therefore, that there is surely do so through a particular congrega­ sive to foes. It is just precisely that room for difference of judgment in tion. Scores of individuals have writ­ that both the Declaratory Statement this matter. Our objection to the De­ ten into the office of the Committee and Chapter XXXV would tone down claratory Statement is that it incor­ on Home Missions and Church Ex" or nullify. porates into the creed of the church tension, requesting that they be en­ The Salvation of Infants what is, to say the least, a highly rolled as charter members of the The second paragraph of the De­ debatable position, and therefore a church. We have enrolled these lay­ men as charter members with the claratory Statement deals with what position that should never be made distinct understanding that they would the Confession saysirt Chapter X, part of creedal confession. join a local congregation. Where Section 3. "Elect infants, dying in The Declaratory Statement epit­ there has been no local congregation, infancy, are regenerated and saved omizes the entire difference of spirit and genius between the most distin­ we have recommended that the per­ by Christ through the Spirit, who son unite with the church nearest at worketh when, and where, and how guished of Reformed creed-makers, the Westminster divines, and modern hand, and support the work ·of that he pleaseth." This is an adequate church even though unable to attend. statement, but much misunderstood *It should be noted that the subject This procedure accomplishes three and maligned. The Declaratory State­ with which the Confession is dealing in things: ment adds to this what is intended to this chapter is not the topic of infant First, it maintains the Presbyterian remove all objection. The first sen- salvation, but that of "Effectual Calling." idea of membership in the Christian 252 THE PRE S BYT ERIANGUARDI AN church. Individuals, according to wrote requesting that she be enrolled respect. For instance, on page 125, Presbyterian practice, are to be mem­ as a charter member. We acceded to the author says: bers of an individual congregation. her request and recommended that "Only two American groups are Second, it seeks to emphasize the she unite with the group in Cincin­ increasing the number of their mis­ need of church extension work (by nati, even though too far away to at­ sionaries [in China], the Roman the nearest congregation) in the lo­ tend regularly. This she did. She also Catholic Church and the very con­ cality of the individual who has no pledged fifteen dollars a month to the servative Fundamentalist churches. church home. This, too, is in harmony work of the Cincinnati church. When The Roman Catholic Church is show­ with Presbyterianism, since it de­ her letter pledging support was read ing a missionary fervor that is inspir­ velops the responsibility and authority to the Cincinnati congregation, the ing. The liberal Protestant churches, of individual churches and sessions. people were inspired by such a gen­ the great denominations of America, It also encourages presbyteries to erous act. Furthermore, it encour­ are withdrawing their missionaries. establish new churches. aged the Cincinnati people to consider The China Inland Mission, the Sev­ Third, it greatly aids and encour­ church extension work in surround­ enth-Day Adventists, and certain ages congregations who may need ing communities. Holiness churches are carrying on additional personal support above In fact, such a general policy will without reducing forces." what the local group can give. A create new congregations more It is also to be noted that Dr. Holt striking illustration has come to our quickly and will tend to develop our not only refrains from endorsing the attention. A certain individual in Ohio church in a truly Biblical way. Laymen's Inquiry and Rethinking Missions but even quotes from an appraisal of these by leading Japanese Christians which offers cold comfort to people who pin their faith in the Inquiry and the Rethinking: The Chaos of Modernism "We have been reared in the midst A Review by the REV. J. F. MINOR SIMPSON of such great faiths as Shintoism and Buddhism. Even so, we find them in­ sufficient. As Christians we stand to THE SEARCH" F01f A NEW STRATEGY IN first delivered as the Bevan Lectures PROTESTANTISM, by Ivan Lee Holt. at Parkin College, Adelaide, South the last for the uniqueness and the absoluteness of the Christian faith. Ph.D., President of the Federal Council Australia, and later revised and de­ of the Churches of Christ in America. Of course, it is not our task to de­ Cokesbury Press, 1936. $1.50. livered as the Fondern Lectures at Southern Methodist University. stroy the law and the prophets but to AM0 NG thoughtful Modernists Both on account of the position Dr. fulfill them. We therefore do not hesi­ " there is a feeling of bewilder­ Holt holds in the church at large and tate to show other faiths our good ment and of disillusionment which on account of the circumstances un­ will. But we desire that the false im­ seems to be growing daily. It is being der which the work was produced the pression that Christianity is not neces­ manifested in various forms. Some book is entitled to careful study and sary be eradicated." have begun to rail against Modernism to a courteous reply. The author then suggests that the or Liberalism and to call it a fair It must be said at the outset that new strategy which he is seeking for weather religion or system of thought. Dr. Holt sets forth fearlessly and Protestantism must grow out of three Others seem to recoil from it and to frankly the weaknesses and disap­ emphases. He starts well. The first talk of another religion which will pointments of Modernism or Liberal­ one he enumerates is "A new conse­ make God and not man the center of ism. He also describes the confusion cration to God." In view of the many its faith. Some turn hopefully to the in current Protestant thinking caused excellent things he has said and of the new Barthian movement and others by this, and the need of discovering splendid start he has made one is led take up Buchmanism, the so-called some new strategy if Protestantism is to regret that the next two emphases Oxford Group movement. Still others to survive. The book is thus a healthy he sets forth are: "An elimination of look hopefully at the different forms reaction from the cock-suredness duplication in the programs of co­ of mysticism. Others yield themselves which was all but universal in the operating organizations, as a step up to different forms of pessimism Modernism of a few years ago when toward Protestant union," and "A and despair. Chaos seems to prevail it was considered sufficient merely union or a closer federation of Prot­ in modernist thought. to say, "I believe in man." This super­ estant Churches." This confusion and chaos is well ficial form of religion is certainly not In other words, the new strategy illustrated in a recent book, "The defended by Dr. Holt. for Protestantism must grow out of a Search for aNew Strategy in Prot­ The author in the remainder of his new consecration to God and out of estantism," by Ivan Lee Holt. The book discusses various proposals for a better and more efficiently con­ author took his B.A. degree at Van­ a way out of the existing confusion. structed organization. This is a very derbilt University and his Ph.D. at He discusses the existing economic disappointing conclusion to what Chicago. He is now the president of crisis, the efforts for a larger fellow­ seemed an earnest and painstaking the Federal Council of the Churches ship and the new approach to the study of conditions as they exist in of Christ in America and pastor of Christian world mission. Under these an effort to discover the said strategy. the St. John's Methodist Episcopal heads he says many things with which But, at least, Dr. Holt puts first Church, South, St. Louis, Missouri. we are in entire agreement. And his emphasis upon a new consecration to The material in this new book was candor in some cases commands our God. He stands out in favorable con- THE PRESBYTERIAN GUARDIAN 253

trast to certain leaders of a large A realization of the fact that the work of God and of His Son, Jesus American denomination who seem to second person of the Trinity left His Christ, our Lord, and all that is re­ place loyalty to the existing church exalted place in Heaven, came down quired of us is simple faith in these organization on a plane above loyalty to earth, took on our inferior nature, glorious truths revealed to us in God's to God and to Christ, the great Head lived on earth as other men, only Holy Word which, being His Word, of the church. without sin, and finally died a shame­ cannot err. This was the strategy of But Dr. Holt's position is further ful death as a propitiation for our the early Church, of the Reformation weakened by the fact that he points sins, and rose again from the dead in Church and is the only strategy that to Canada and the church union the same body with which He was will avail to bring the modern church effected there in 1925 as an example buried and by His resurrection and out of its present chaos. And it is not of the kind of union to be desired by triumph over death has given us an just this humble writer who says it; all Christendom. He says: assurance of a final resurrection at it is God who says so in the Scriptures "In Canada there has come a union the time of His glorious second com­ of the Old and New Testaments, in of Congregational and Methodist and ing and of life everlasting. This is the the Book of Books. Presbyterian churches. . . ." He then goes on to speak of the success of church union in Canada. He was obviously unaware of the fact The Sunday School Lessons that after the union of 1925 there still remained a continuing Congregation­ By the REV. R. LAIRD HARRIS alist and a continuing Presbyterian church; that the latter included in its membership just about half its former members and adherents if not more October 4th, The Macedonian to be expected that God will direct and has now a communicant member­ Call. Acts 15:36 to 16:15, each step of our way. Nor will He ship of approximately 180,000 stretch­ Romans 15:18-21. leave His hands off of the enterprise. ing from ocean to ocean. In other Where He makes plain His will by H E NE VE R the providential guidance, it behooves us words, there were three denomina­ Sunday School tions before 1925: Methodist, Presby­ W to follow at once. And remember that lessons return to Acts in matters of principle He has made terian and Congregationalist, and and the journey of after 1925 there were still three de­ plain His will in His revealed Word. Paul to Macedonia We need not ask guidance as to nominations: United, Presbyterian the church turns its and Congregationalist. It could hardly whether or not we should join with eyes abroad and pagans in pagan work-we have be considered a success in the matter thinks again of the of union. The author very frankly ad­ Mr. Harris God's Word to tell us not. But in mat­ missionary imperative ters of location of churches, times of mitted that in the case of the union and the missionary program. Theo­ in China the movement was not alto­ passage, etc., He expects us to use retically the entire Christian church our Christian common sense. gether a success, that some of the of today believes in foreign missions. Presbyterians remained out of the And it is legitimate for sincere The great question of today is what Christians to differ in such matters of union. He had been to China and sort of missions shall the church carry knew that to be a fact, and was frank policy and judgment. We are not al­ on and how shall it carry out its lowed to differ in basic beliefs. We and free to admit it. In the case of program. Canada he had, apparently, not been dare not have fellowship with those It is interesting to notice that at who preach another gospel which is to Canada and had no first-hand in­ the start of this the second missionary , formation. If he had he would not no gospel. But I believe it was all journey, the decisions of Paul and i likely have spoken of it as he did as right for Paul and Barnabas to differ Barnabas are based, not on a super­ an unqualified success. and to differ seriously. We have no natural call, but on Christian common apparent trace of hard feeling. Each It is saddening to see a man of the sense. Notice that at the start of the position and gifts of Dr. Holt, after in his own conviction departed from first journey the work was begun by the other and the division which some, making an honest effort to find a way command of the Holy Ghost. There out of modernist chaos, to fail in I suppose, today would call so dis­ are times when God gives definite tressing actually resulted in four that respect. After floundering around leading; there are other times when workers going to the field in place of in the modernist morass he still fails He leaves us to act according to the two. Notice that it is legitimate for to put his foot on dry ground. We dictates of Christian common sense. Christian men to differ about policies trust that he will not become discour­ It seems queer that both methods of and that Christian brotherhood must aged but that he will keep on trying His treatment are illustrated here. be preserved in the midst of such dis­ and that he will finally discover that How Paul and Barnabas would have agreement. In the case of a division the way out of the existing confusion desired the express revelation of that is doctrinal, brotherhood can no is a humble dependence upon the God's will in the matter of taking longer exist. Paul asks later for John grace and mercy of God instead of John Mark! But they had to settle Mark to come to him for he is profit­ upon human wisdom. A realization of that question according to their own able to him for the ministry (II Tim. the guilt and corruption of sin and of sanctified good judgment. The reve­ 4: 11). But a doctrinal difference de­ the inability of human nature, un­ lation came later, probably as a sur­ mands absolute separation as Paul aided by God, to uplift or save itself. prise. And so in mission work it is not wrote to the Corinthians, "If any 254 THE PRESBYTERIAN GUARDIAN man love not the Lord Jesus let him der classes and thus conserve the Satan against His kingdom as a very be anathema" (I Cor. 16: 22). results of his revival. Like the Billy real and certainly a very terrible We follow Paul and Silas on the Sunday revivals, there were no re­ thing. missionary tour. Through Asia Minor sults. No results except that souls Furthermore, if there are some who they went expecting apparently to were saved from hell by belief in the say that the healing of the damsel was stay in Asia Minor. But the revela­ shed blood. No results except that psychological, what will they say tion came of the needed help in heaven was rejoicing at sinners such about the adjacent miracle which Macedonia, a. little country now in­ as Lydia who were saved by grace. rocked the prison doors apart? Was cluded in Gr~'ece at the foot of the And so today, the missionary who is then the earthquake deliverance a Balkan peninsula. true is not the one who educates, doc­ grand psychological nightmare super­ Help was needed; Macedonia and tors, and civilizes the people, but the induced by insomnia as the mission­ the world needs help today. Do we humble servant of God who leaves aries of the Lord sang praises to take seriously the need of men? behind a trail of brands plucked from God? The point is that the prison Africa is still dark. China, though its the burning. Support that kind of deliverance is without question super­ civilization is hoary, still is in the missionary at home and abroad. natural. And if it was so, the healing throes of despair. But what sort of of the damsel is equally creditable. help does the world need? Panaceas If you cannot believe either miracle for this country range from chain October 11th. Becoming a Chris­ you must destroy the text to such an letters through the gamut of Utopian tian. Acts 16:16-40. Phil. 3:7­ extent that you will hardly believe schemes. Do the African natives need 14. there ever was a man called Paul. But such an extreme of skepticism -houses or refrigerators? Do the peo­ The Lord calls out Christians in cannot be held by scholars today. The ple of India need automobiles? All marvelous ways and in odd places, evidence for the general historicity these things might be convenient and but few conversions, I suppose, are of the New Testament is too over­ fine. But the need which the apostle so extraordinary as that of the Philip­ whelming. Even the rashest critics Paul set out under the guidance of pian jailer. He was going about his admit the historicity of the major God to fill was the need for salvation. duty, keeping safe his charge until, epistles of Paul. And recently papyri Paul did not make any attempt to by God's power, his best precautions of the gospels have been found (as educate the people. In fact the crying were thwarted and then he was ready noted in THE PRESBYTERIAN GUAR­ need was from a land long famous for to commit suicide. But called by the DIAN for Jan. 20, 1936, p. 122) which its intellectual supremacy. He never apostle he came trembling and became add their valuable support to the apparently urged the unfortunate to the great example of salvation by orthodox teaching that the super­ take up tent-making. Macedonia simple belief in the Lord Jesus Christ. natural works of the apostles were needed the gospel of the redeeming We wonder how long the demon­ not "cunningly devised fables" but blood. And that was what Paul gave possessed damsel bore her testimony were indeed the works of God. them. He could have taught them He­ before Paul, being grieved, com­ brew, or logic, or philosophy. Paul manded the spirit to come out of her. The stage is now set to study the was possibly a rhetorician and could The testimony was evidently true, yet conversion of the Philippian jailer. have opened a school of expression, not the sort of testimony God desires Here were men with a message. It but instead he gave them the gospel nor yet the sort of testimony which was not a message of condolence or of the suffering, atoning, rising Son bears fruit. And as Jesus had in some­ an expression of value or a sop to of God in words long precious to the what similar circumstances cast out feeling. It was a message of truth. Christian Church. We know what he demons (Mark 1: 25), so Paul in the And the truth was that men stand told them. He exalted Christ: "That name of Jesus healed this girl. Cer­ under the penalty of a righteous God. at the name of Jesus every knee tainly there is here a case of the They did not say the Macedonians should bow ... and every tongue con­ strong man of the house being bound merely needed their personalities en­ fessthat Jesus Christ is Lord to the by one stronger. If the demon could larged and their fears quelled. Their glory of God the Father" (Phil. 2: testify to the most high God, how gospel was that men stand under the 10-11). He gave the way of salva­ much greater a testimony it is when stroke of the axe of God. To quote tion: "That I may win Christ and be in the name of the most high God the what Paul said soon after at Athens: found in him, not having mine own demon spirit is conquered. There will "He hath appointed a day in the righteousness, which is of the law, be some who say that the girl was which he will judge the world in but that which is through the faith only insane and that Paul, like a good righteousness" (Acts 17: 31). J udg­ of Christ, the righteousness which is psychoanalyst, cured her some cen­ ment was the message of Paul, and of God by faith" (Phil. 3:8-9). He turies before the rise of the science. becoming a Christian to the jailer turned their eyes to the glorious re­ Here is not the place to discuss de­ meant first of all safety. When he turn of Christ: "For our conversa­ mon possession, but we can notice saw the foundations tumbling and tion (citizenship, R.V.) is in heaven; that the apostle speaks of it as the had drawn his sword upon himself from whence also we look for the opposition of the evil world and as the man wanted no talk about coura­ Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ" definite possession by a demon. Like­ geous attacking of the problems in (Phil. 3: 20). wise Jesus declares that He casts out Macedonian society. He wanted sal­ We may wonder about the results demons not by Beelzebub, but rather vation. of Paul's preaching. He apparently He conquers Satan by the finger of The genius of Protestantism was left no committees to press legislation God. If Jesus is to be believed at all, from the start this doctrine of justi­ in Philippi that would benefit the un- we must recognize this antagonism of fication, and justification by faith. THE PRESBYTERIAN GUARDIAN 255

The Modernist says you need no justi­ How the Godly Man Lives fication, for sin is only a maladjust­ ment and God will stand for almost A Meditation on the First Psalm anything. The Mohammedan and J ew­ ish (and Christian) legalist says you By the REV. DAVID FREEMAN are justified by being good and doing good and if you keep the fast of OD has gra­ quires of him! Unaided human under­ Ramadan or fast twice i11 the week G ciously conferred standing, as we see it in people un­ or go to the church regularly and favor and blessing enlightened by God's directions, is perhaps give to its boards and agen­ upon man. To this exactly the opposite of God's ways. cies, you need not fear. The Roman state of acceptance And being fallen and depraved crea­ Catholic Church says if you confess wi th Himself God calls tures as we are, our ways cannot but and buy your indulgences the priest men only through the be an abomination in His sight. With will absolve you. But the apostle said Redeemer,Jesus the help of God we should determine that Jesus Christ, the Lord of glory, Mr. Freeman Christ the Lord. Man that henceforth we shall not be led has Himself assumed the penalty for cannot claim the blessing of heaven by aught except the perfect rule of whomsoever believeth on Him. "Be­ apart from the Savior from sin. That God. lieve on the Lord Jesus Christ and man alone can say "there is now no And what is meant by the law of thou shalt be saved." condemnation" who is found to be in God? Any law of God is an expres­ The Westminster Catechisms Christ Jesus. (Rom. 8: 1). sion of His character. He has given clearly delineate the steps which take Godliness is not human goodness, to us a perfect expression of Himself place in our becoming a Christian. but is the casting of the soul upon the in the Ten Commandments. Again The belief of the jailer was not the mercy of God. And to be a true child and again in the Old and New Testa­ first link in the chain. Long before of God there must be observed a de­ ments God's people are exhorted to that the work of redemption was vout study and keeping of the way of keep them. (Deut. 6: 6, 7; Joshua 1: done; and the jailer's faith would God as exhibited in His perfect law. 8; Rom. 7: 12, 14, 16; Gal. 3: 10.) have been fruitless were it not for What sets off and distinguishes the In any way to repudiate God's com­ the sacrifice of the Lamb of God. child of God from the one who is not mands is to repudiate God. Just so the faith in the quack religions the Lord's is just that the ungodly But the law of God includes more of today and the modernist faith in man is a stranger to God's ways. The than the Ten Commandments. It em­ the "worth of personality" will save law of God makes no difference to braces all of God's Word. Are not nobody. The price of salvation must him, while to the godly man the law the Holy Scriptures in their entirety first be paid. We then become par­ of God makes all the difference. He an exposition of God's law? Do not takers in this redemption, the Cate­ knows that apart from God's direc­ the Scriptures principally teach what chism says, by the effectual application tions he will stumble and fall. The man is to believe concerning God and of that blood-bought redemption to holy way of God is alone for him the what duty God requires of man? And us by the Holy Spirit. This He does path of light, peace and security. is not this the purport of the law? by "working faith" in us. The faith It is because a man gives heed to The man of God, then, is he who the jailer expressed was first begot­ divine commands that his position is neglects not the whole counsel of ten by the effectual calling of God such an enviable one. His condition God. All of Scripture is for him the wherein, by compelling outward cir­ stands firm. He is placed upon a rock. supreme rule of life and none of it cumstances and inward testimony, the Upheld by God it is impossible for is laid aside. He inquires into all of jailer's heart and will were changed. him to fall. Even the most adverse it, he believes all of it, and obeys all "Effectual calling is the work of things that can happen to him are of it. God's Spirit, whereby, enlightening only for the furtherance of his wel­ Here, then, in the first Psalm is an our minds in the knowledge of Christ fare. And all that that man does shall exhortation to read and study the and renewing our wills, He doth per­ have its full and glorious reward. Word of God and a rebuke for the suade and enable us to embrace Jesus Having a good conscience, being up­ neglect of it. We ought to cry with Christ, freely offered to us in the held in his inward parts by a solid and the Psalmist in another place, "0 let gospel" (Shorter Catechism, Answer steadfast integrity, supreme happiness me not wander from thy command­ No. 31) . In a word, we become is his lot. Who is in such a place as ments. Blessed art thou, a Lord: Christians by being born again and in the man in whom God takes pleasure? teach me thy statutes. I will medi­ no other way. The Philippian jailer Thus the pleasure of God is con­ tate in thy precepts, and have respect was saved by grace through faith. ditioned upon the keeping of God's unto thy ways. I will not forget thy And being saved he was justified, law. This involves a careful study of word." adopted, sanctified and at last glori­ it. And it must be such a study of it What shall we say if we come to fied by the same Christ who works in that shall lead to obedience. It ought the Word of God just because we are us today. Christ saves! And the an­ to cause the believing soul to thank driven to it as an unwilling slave is swer of Paul is just as good today. God that He has not left us to make made to perform his tasks? Is the You will not be saved in skepticism, a path for ourselves in religion, but service of God a burden? Are God's you will not be saved by belief in the has given us a rule of life. Our own precepts grievous to be borne? Is our wrong thing or the wrong one. But way must necessarily be a wrong and religion an imposed something? Does "believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and an uncertain one, for what man can it rob us of pleasures more to be thou shalt be saved, and thy house." of himself know what duty God re- (Concluded on Poae 264) 256 THE PRESBYTERIAN GUARDIAN

their fields wished to call them. Let­ The Presbyterian Church of America. COOPER BROTHERS ters as candidates were granted by The Kirkwood Presbyterian Church the presbytery but, on April 15th, now has 115 members on its rolls; ORDAINED AT 1936-this time by the Presbytery of the roll of the Sunday School exceeds IMPRESSIVE SERVICE Sioux Falls, S. D.-reception was ninety; attendance at the morning once more refused. service averages over a hundred; and The Presbyterian Church of between 70 and 80 attend the evening Presbytery of New Jersey America was, of course, more than service. The church is looking for­ Welcomes Men Refused glad to welcome these loyal young ward to evangelistic meetings this men. At the present time Mr. Edward fall. by Old Organization Cooper is organizing the local group "The Lord has abundantly blessed in Woodstown, N. J. Mr. Thomas us," said Mr. Marston, "and enriched HE West Presbyterian Church of Cooper is laboring in Maine under our knowledge of His grace and joy. TBridg-eton (N. J.) on Friday eve­ the recently-formed Committee for 'What a fellowship, what a joy di­ ning, September 11th, was the scene the Propagation of the Reformed vine.' " of a solemn and moving service: The Faith in New England. ordination of Thomas M. and Ed­ ward B. Cooper by the Presbytery of THE REY. D. K. BLACKIE New Jersey of The Presbyterian KIRKWOOD CHURCH INSTALLS Church of America. FOUND GUILTY, "DEPOSED" The Rev. Clifford S. Smith, pastor ELDERS AND DEACONS BY LOS ANGELES BODY of the church and moderator of the presbytery, presided. The Rev. Wil­ OUR elders and four deacons were H E Rev. Donald K. Blackie, on liam T. Strong, pastor of the West ordained and installed on Sunday, August 31st, was "deposed" by the Collingswood Church, read the Scrip­ F T September 6th, by the Rev. George Presbytery of Los Angeles of the ture lesson, and the ordination prayer W. Marston, pastor of the newly­ organization known as the Presbyte­ was offered by the Rev. Alexander organized Kirkwood (Pa.) Presbyte­ rian Church in the U.S.A. This was K. Davison, pastor of the Vineland rian Church. It will be remembered done in spite of the fact that Mr. Church. that Mr. Marston's complaint against Blackie had renounced the jurisdic­ The ordination sermon was the unconstitutional action of the tion of that body on August 29th, and preached by the Rev. Carl McIntire, Presbytery of Donegal was dismissed therefore did not even appear before pastor of the Collingswood Church, by the Syracuse Assembly. The in­ it. The charges and specifications used and the charg-e to the newly-ordained stallation of the new elders and dea­ to sharpen the ecclesiastical guillo­ ministers was delivered by the Rev. cons is merely the climax of three tine, being of almost unparalleled Professor J. Gresham Machen, D.D., months of quiet, steady, prayerful thinness, are worthy of note. They Litt.D. A large congregation, includ­ work on the part of Mr. Marston and are quoted in full: ing members of other churches in the his loyal congregation. South Jersey area, attended and gave Summoned before the local San­ 1. Charge: their hearty welcome to the new min­ Failing and refusing to submit himself hedrin on June 25th and charged with to his brethren in the Lord, thus violating isters. "disorderly conduct and violation of his VOWi in his licensure and ordination The Cooper brothers, graduates of ordination vows" (because he had as a minister of the Presbyterian Church Westminster Seminary, were long the joined The Presbyterian Church of in the U.S.A. focal point of interest and prayer 1. Specification: On June 9, 1936, the America), Mr. Marston entered a Presbytery of Los Angeles through its among orthodox Presbyterians. On stirring denial. Nevertheless he was Judicial Commission advised the Rev. three separate occasions they applied suspended without trial. On June 28th Donald K. B1ackie to refrain from for licensure under the so-called Pres­ a representative of presbytery de­ "harsh judgment of others" and "con­ byterian Church in the U.S.A., only clared the pulpit vacant. Incensed by fusion" of mind and "criticism," which endangered the peace, unity, and purity of to be refused because they would not the unjust treatment accorded their the church of Jesus Christ; which advice pledge "loyalty" to the official Boards pastor, aroused to the seriousness of he disregarded by advertising in the Los of the organization. the situation, and denied a congrega­ Angeles Times, June 27, 1936, "A mass The first refusal by the Presbytery tional meeting in which to express meeting to be held July 2, 1936, at the Trinity Presbyterian Church, saying, of West Jersey came in June, 1935. A themselves, more than two hundred 'Presbyterians awake I', 'The Crisis in second request was denied on Sep­ people walked out of the church the Presbyterian Church, U.S.A.' as the tember 10th, 1935, at which time pres­ building. general theme for the meeting." The in­ bytery's Special Judicial Commission Determined efforts were made by tent and purpose of this meeting as shown announced its conviction of the Rev. some stand-patting elders and trustees by the report of its proceedings (sec stenographic report of meeting at Trinity Carl McIntire on charges rising out to force the group to "return to the Church, July 2, 1936) is clearly and un­ of his Independent Board membership. fold." Issues were obscured by pious mistakably to disregard the advice given The action against the Cooper broth­ statements, sentiment and bitter de­ by the Presbytery of Los Angeles ers was later held wrong by the nunciations. A very few weakened, through its Judicial Commission on June but most of the church-workers and 16, 1936. Synod of New Jersey. II. Charge: Given the opportunity to supply young people went to Kirkwood, Failure and refusal to maintain the fields in South Dakota the candidates about a mile distant, to form a new peace, unity and purity of the church, did so with such acceptability that church which expects to affiliate with contrary to the Word of God and the THE PRESBYTERIAN GUARDIAN 257

garding their membership in the body rules and regulations of said church the beacon light of truth, that we will be founded thereon in violation of his vows awakened out of our hopeless stupor and known as the Presbyterian Church made at the time of his licensure and that we will stand for the Gospel of in the U.S.A. ordination on September 26, 1934 as a Jesus Christ. The crisis is not ahead.... The meetings were well attended We are at the crisis now! minister of said church. and a new church is shortly expected 1. Specification: On July 5, 1936, he "I got a letter today from a young man brought before the Trinity Presbyterian I went to seminary with. He has left the in Westfield. Church the Rev. Bruce Coie, missionary to Presbyterian Church because of the same India under the "Independent Board for things I have been saying to you. And I Presbyterian Foreign Missions" which know of other young men who are leav­ Board he knew was not approved by the ing the Presbyterian Church, feeling it is MISSION SECRETARY Presbyterian Church, U.S.A., and by thus an apostate organization . . . hopelessly doing he encouraged dissension against apostate. They would remain in it if they ELABORATES VIEW the Presbyterian Church, U.S.A. (see could but they cannot sail under a false stenographic report). flag. OF OLD TESTAMENT III. Charge: "What are we going to do out here on Failure to be a good example to the the coast? Practically no stand has been flock over which he was made overseer taken. What are we going to do anyway?" HE following letters supplement in that he has sought to promote schism 5. Specification: By the distribution of the account in our issue of July in the Presbyterian Church, U.S.A. literature intended to provoke division and T 20th of the correspondence between 1. Specification: That notwithstanding dissatisfaction in the Presbyterian Church, the Presbytery of Los Angeles gave him U.S.A., announcing its presence on a Miss Lee, a missionary under the "advice" following acts and attitudes of table at the July 2 meeting and urging Independent Board, and Dr. Dodds, indiscretion on his part in which he made those present to take it with them. who has recently accepted appoint­ statements before the session of Trinity ments as Secretary of the Board of Presbyterian Church bringing into doubt Paying little attention either to the his loyalty to the Boards of the Church, sentence or the recent civil court in­ Foreign Missions of the Presbyterian which loyalty he had pledged before Pres­ junction restraining them from the Church in the U.S.A. At Miss Lee's bytery at the time of his licensure and further use of their church, Mr. request we call attention to Dr. ordination; and in which he stated that Blackie and his congregation, with a Dodds' correction of the statement the Presbyterian Church, U.S.A. was propagating "a gospel other than the membership of more than a hundred, concerning his attitude towards the Gospel of Jesus Christ"; and in which, meet regularly in a tent and have Old Testament. although he had promised loyalty to the called the new church "Gardens Tab­ We quote first from Miss Lee: Boards and agencies of the Presbyterian ernacle." Church, U.S.A. he tried to influence the Kanauj, U. P., India, session to direct funds to the support of a April 11, 1935. missionary whose name had been erased My Dear Dr. Dodds: from the roll of the Presbyterian Church, WESTFIELD GROUP This letter is to inform you that be­ U.S.A. Furthermore, at the meeting held cause of many events continually occur­ on Thursday, July 2, 1936, Mr. Blackie HOLDS MEETINGS TO ring in our midst unchallenged, con­ announced that an offering would be trary to "the faith once for all delivered taken and when received would be given to the saints,": I am constrained to give to the Rev. BruceCoie of India (men­ INFORM LAITY information to the church at home. This tioned above) and on Sunday, July 5th, will be the first time that I have done so 1936, at the regular service of the Trinity SERIES of three meetings in since my return to India in 1933, but I Presbyterian Church he placed a recep­ Westfield, N. J., were held on think it fair to inform you that I am tacle on the table to receive a voluntary A doing so now. offering to be added to that of Thursday September llth, 13th, and 20th, for Since I believe that at the root of all evening for the Rev. Mr. Coie. the purpose of bringing before the these events is that (seemingly) little 2. Specification: On July 5, 1936, he local laymen the history of the Pres­ departure from belief mentioned by you brought before the Trinity Presbyterian byterian conflict. "My Church and in your letter of September twenty-fourth Church the Rev. Bruce Coie, a mission­ on page three, relating to the Spirit of ary to India under The Independent Why" was the subject of a stirring God as not "making the writers infallible Board for Presbyterian Foreign Missions address by Dr. J. Oliver Buswell, ..." etc., and since I have pled with you which Board he knew was not approved President of Wheaton College. The yourself in vain, I am therefore now by the Presbyterian Church, U.S.A., thus Rev. Edwin H. Rian, General Secre­ sending copies of our correspondence to the U. S. A. to be used in any way encouraging dissension and not being tary of the Committee on Home Mis­ zealous to maintain the peace of the deemed fitting by those to whom I send church. sions and Church Extension, spoke them. 3. Specification: The two preceding on "A True Church." The closing I believe with all my heart the con­ specifications were in direct disregard of address of the series was delivered by clusion drawn by atheists in the follow­ the authority of the Presbytery of Los Dr. J. Gresham Machen, Moderator ing quotation: Angeles reporting through its Judicial Commission, June 16, 1936. of the first General Assembly of The The forces of Modernism have won 4. Specification: In an address to the Presbyterian Church of America. His a sweeping victory in the last few meeting of July 2, 1936, he said (page 28, subject was: "Shall we obey man or years. Modernists now control the stenographic report), "The situation in entire machinery and corporate life God?" of the Presbyterian Church. . . . the Church is at a crisis and I want it Conceived and executed by two Much as we dislike Modernism be­ understood that in my heart of hearts I cause of its illogical compromising, believe that the General Assembly meet­ elders and one layman who hope soon to be able to organize a local church we must recognize that for many it ing in Syracuse dethroned Jesus Christ as is but a stop-over in the road to its Lord" and (page 44, same report) of The Presbyterian Church of atheism. (Annual Report of the "This meeting would never have been America, these important meetings American Association for the Ad­ called had the Presbyterian Church in the have done much to crystallize senti­ vancement of Atheism). (Underscor­ U.S.A. remained true to the original ing mine.) faith. So I am praying God earnestly, in ment among those who previously the light of these facts and in the light of had tried to a void any decision re- Atheists see it, and we see it. Would 258 THE PRESBYTERIAN GUARDIAN th~t you who have dropped the key of faith may also see it before it is too NEW PRESBYTERY OF NEW JERSEY FORMS; late. And the point of departure-yes, the heart of that which in this quotation OLD PRESBYTERY OF WEST JERSEY MISINFORMS is called Modernism-is found in that one sentence in your letter to which I have referred. I have not ceased to love the Mission, New Body Receives Twenty-three Old Body Asserts "Deposed" the missionaries, and the Board. I love Members Ministers May Not Function them-and my Saviour-so much that I am willing to face whatever may be ahead of me for the sake of trying to help HE Presbytery of New Jersey of EETING in the Somerdale save them, and God's work in India and TThe Presbyterian Church of M Church on Tuesday, September the world. But now, "We are as opposite America was formally erected on 8th, the Presbytery of West Jersey as the poles. Both sides cannot be right. Tuesday, September 8th, at the West of the so-called Presbyterian Church If the Bible is the inspired, inerrant, infallible Word of God, then Modernism Collingswood Presbyterian Church. in the U.S.A. voted to accept the is an Anti-Christ system." Included in its membership are nine resignations of three more ministers. Yours for the purity of the Gospel, ministers and fourteen elders who After accepting the resignations­ L. LEE. have renounced the jurisdiction of which automatically severed all con­ From Dr. Dodds: the organization called the Presby­ nections between the ministers and THE INDIA CoUNCIL terian Church in the U.S.A. the presbytery-that body then de­ of the Punjab, North, India and Western Ministerial members are: Carl cided with typical zig-zag reasoning, India Missions of'the Presbyterian McIntire, Collingswood; William T. to give the three men an opportunity Church in the U.S.A. Strong, West Collingswood ; M. Nel­ to show cause why they should not be "Lowriston" son Buffier, Haddon Heights; J. U. deposed. They and all other ministers Dehra Dun and elders who have signified their U. P., India Selwyn Toms, Wenonah; Frank Office of Secretary. April 27, 1935 Hamilton, Ventnor; Leslie A. Dunn, intention to withdraw, were cited to Miss L. Lee, Columbus; Clifford S. Smith, Bridge­ appear on October 13th before the A. P. Mission, ton; Alexander K. Davison, Vine­ Synod of New Jersey. Kanauj. land; and Leonard S. Pitcher, Wild­ The three ministers who resigned Dear Miss Lee: I was hoping to see you at the Main­ wood. are; the Rev. Alexander K. Davison, puri conference to talk with you in person Elders admitted to presbytery are: Vineland; the Rev. M. Nelson Buffier, about the correspondence which you are Edward B. Cooper, Bridgeton; C. Haddon Heights; and the Rev. J. U. proposing to send to America. Though Preston Sellers, Bridgeton; Samuel Selwyn Toms, Wenonah. All three it appears that we do not agree in our theological positions, I have full confi­ E. Iredell, Bridgeton; Leslie W. Gib­ joined the Presbytery of New Jersey dence that you will be fair in the matter. son, Bridgeton; Ralph Ellis, Vine­ of The Presbyterian Church of Amer­ I am not so sure that those to whom you land; Dr. Alvin D. Stultz, Vineland; ica a few hours later. might send the correspondence will be Donald M. Perkins, Vineland; H. M. High-spot of the meeting was the as fair. It is always possible to extract reading by Stated Clerk Addison B. sentences, which in isolation from their Partington, Westfield; J. Enoch Faw, contexts give very wrong impressions. If Westfield; J. Herbert Rue, Merchant­ Collins of a letter from state director you will assure me that such will not be ville; A. R. Jackson, Columbus; of public health, Dr. J. Lynn Ma­ done, I have no objection at all to the George Haines, Tuckahoe; Edgar haffey. This letter purported to notify correspondence being made public. the presbytery that certain ministers, However, there is one letter, that of Sheppard, Tuckahoe; and Dr. Frank­ November 9, in which you report that I lin C. Woodruff, Atlantic Highlands. previously "deposed," would no longer do not "believe Old Testament to be When the presbytery was called to he allowed to conduct marriage cere­ equally inspired with the New." I do order the Rev. Leonard S. Pitcher monies. Dr. Collins, however, neg­ not consider that this statement repre­ lected to inform the presbytery that sents my position. I may have said that was named temporary clerk. Subse­ the teachings of the Old Testament need quently the Rev. Alexander K. Davi­ this letter, dated July 13th, was to be checked by what is said in the New; son was elected Stated Clerk, and the merely the first reply from the state but that is rather because of a progressive Rev. Clifford S. Smith was chosen health board to a letter from West revelation than of different degrees of Jersey Presbytery asking if "deposed" inspiration. I had thought that this was a Moderator. truth accepted by all. For example, the Then the new presbytery passed a ministers could continue to solemnize permission in the Old Testament to keep series of resolutions restoring all marriages. When, a few days after slaves has to be checked by the New ecclesiastical powers to the ministers the receipt of that letter, the min­ Testament law of love. Christ himself who were "suspended" or "deposed" isters themselves wrote to Dr. Ma­ said that the laws of divorce, as given in haffey explaining that they were con­ the Old Testament, were below the ideal by the former West Jersey Presby­ standard and were given because of their tery. These resolutions were similar tinuing in the ministry despite the hard-heartedness. to those approved by the first General action of presbytery, they were Again, may I say that I am sorry that Assembly of The Presbyterian promptly told that they should pro­ you find it impossible or undesirable to ceed as before, that since they were fellowship with the rest of the mis­ Church of America. sionary group and to embark an active One resolution adopted by the not abandoning the ministry they had propaganda against them. You may be group sets forth that the new pres­ every legal right to perform mar­ right and I may be wrong, but somehow bytery succeeds the Presbyteries of riages. Although wide publicity was I cannot picture Christ doing the same thing for the same reasons. West Jersey, New Brunswick, given this second letter Dr. Collins Cordially yours, Newark, Elizabeth, Jersey City, Mon- had never heard of it. ]. L. DoDDS (Concluded on Next Page, Column 1) (Concluded on Next Page, Column 2) THE PRESBYTERIAN GUARDIAN 259

a schismatic group styling themselves NEW JERSEY NEWS (Concluded) as The Presbyterian Church of Amer­ ica." The Moderator was authorized (From Preceding Page, Column 2) (From Preceding Page, Column 3) to name a committee on seizure of mouth, Morris, Orange and Newton. T. Kenney Reeves, treasurer of the church property. These Presbyteries are still affiliated presbytery, tried to pour oil on the with the so-called Presbyterian troubled waters, but was met with Church in the U.S.A. silence after he remarked: CHARGES OF HERESY The West Church, Bridgeton, was "We are anxious that all seceding the first church to be admitted to the churches come back. But how can PRESSED AGAINST new presbytery. they when we treat them like out­ The applications of Thomas M. and casts ?" OR. ANGUS OF AUSTRALIA Edward B. Cooper, Bridgeton, for He declared it has already cost the admission as ministers, were ap­ presbytery $2000 to oust the Rev. His Supporters Try to Quash proved. They were licensed to preach Carl McIntire. He recommended that and were ordained on September 11th, a per capita tax of 23 cents now im­ Proceedings in Bridgeton. posed be increased to 25 cents next Mr. Strong was named chairman year because of a deficit caused by lATEST reports from Sydney, Aus­ of the Committee on Home Missions withdrawing churches. .. tralia, disclose that an effort is and Church Extension, to organize The Rev. O. W. Buschgen, We­ being made to reopen the Angus new churches. Others on the com­ nonah, further tried to promote a Heresy Case. Professor Angus has mittee were Mr. Buffler, Mr. Davi­ sweetness-and-light atmosphere by been charged with proving false to son, Mr. Perkins and Mr. Rue. suggesting that the next meeting of his ordination vows "to maintain and The entire meeting, according to the presbytery, which will be a promo­ defend the doctrine held by the Pres­ one observer, was a true deliberative tion session, be devoted to world byterian Church" in regard to the session in which the enthusiasm and affairs. Trinity, the Deity of Christ, His interest of each member was con­ "Let us forget our own troubles Atonement, His Bodily Resurrection centrated in a beautiful Christian and get back to the evangelistic ideas and other truths. unanimity of purpose. of the first and second centuries," he The Rev. J. A. Carter, supported by declared. the decision of the New South Wales But on the heels of his suggestion Assembly that the Presbytery of Syd­ ASKS NAME REMOVED the Rev. Curtis L. Bosserman, Cape ney has erred in failing to deal with May, moved that two pulpits, at Vine­ his charges against Dr. Angus, initi­ land and Haddon Heights, be de­ ated the action. Evidently the pres­ FROM SIGNERS OF bytery was unfriendly. Mr. Carter clared vacant and new Moderators be himself was subjected to a form of AUBURN AFFIRMATION appointed. The motion was carried. questioning that led one member of The Rev. H. M. Taxis said he was presbytery to object that the proceed­ H E Rev. V. K. Beshgetoor, whose endeavoring to reunite the West ings were being reduced to a farce. Tname appears on the list of sign­ Collingswood factions. He reported Early test votes showed the ers of the heretical Auburn Affirma­ that 80 members have left with the strength of the opposition to Mr. tion, has requested that the following pastor, the Rev. William T. Strong, Carter. A motion "that in accordance communication be given publicity: and 40 have remained "loya1." with the rules for discipline in the "Alma, Mich., Vineland members who had refused Presbyterian code a commission be "August 25, 1936. to withdraw with their pastor, com­ appointed by the presbytery to con­ "To the Editor of plained they were "being left high fer with Dr. Angus" was defeated by THE PRESBYTERIAN GUARDIAN. and dry by the presbytery." Stated 35 votes to 12. And a motion by the Clerk Collins declared the presbytery "Dear Sir: Rev. John Edwards, a supporter of is doing all it can in civil courts to "My name appears as a signer of Dr. Angus, that Mr. Carter had failed regain possession, but did not reveal to substantiate his charge that Dr. the Auburn Affirmation. While I have the plan of action. no recollection of having done so, I Angus has obtained his theological What appeared to many as the first professorship at St. Andrew's Col­ assume that I must have signed it. I rewards to the Rev. Joseph H. must have done it without careful lege "by concealing from the New Schaefer, Barrington, for his recent South Wales Assembly his real opin­ thought of the far-reaching signifi­ beautiful devotion to the machine cance of said affirmation and prob­ ions" prevailed by the same vote. In a (see THE PRESBYTERIAN GUARDIAN statement to the newspapers Mr. ably more as a step toward peace in for August 17th) came in the form the church. However, since I am dia­ Carter repudiated the construction of a salary increase from $100 to placed upon this statement, declaring metrically opposed to its spirit and $250 yearly for his work as per­ that his view was that "if Dr. Angus have asked Dr. Nichols to remove my manent clerk of presbytery. held the views which he now holds name as one of the signers, I wish to The presbytery demanded immedi­ at the time of his appointment, and be known as such and not quoted as ate action to recover the property of had made known to the Assembly or one of the Auburn Affinnationists. the West Collingswood Church and presbytery what his opinions really Cordially yours, the West Church of Bridgeton, "pos­ were he could never have been ap­ V. K. BESHGETOOR. session of which has been seized by pointed." A motion by Mr. Edwards 260 THE PRESBYTERIAN GUARDIAN that "the reopening of the case is an church. It is hoped that all of the from any alleged cause of action of the unnecessary disturbance of the peace congregations of The Presbyterian individual plaintiffs. of the Presbyterian Church and that Church of America will become self­ III. The Bill is defective in respect to any alleged cause of action of the Trustees the presbytery therefore resolves to supporting as quickly as possible. of the General Assembly of the Presbyte­ proceed no further in the matt~r" was rian Church in the United States of carried over to the next meeting. America in that Dr. Angus was born in Ireland III I. The Bill fails to set forth the par­ 1881. He spent several years in PREUMINARY OBJECTIONS ticular property owned or held by the corporation. America, including three years at 2. The Bill fails to set forth the terms Princeton Seminary and Princeton TO COMPLAINT OF OLD and conditions of the trusts under which University. He also spent several ORGANIZATION FILED the corporation holds the property. years at European universities before 3. The Bill fails to set forth the par­ ticular property held by the corporation receiving his appointment as Profes­ OUNSEL for certain of the de­ which it is alleged is being interfered.. with sor of New Testament at St. An­ by the defendants. drew's College, University of Sydney, C fendants who have been served 4. The Bill fails to set forth the manner in 1914. He has occupied that chair in the law suit by those in control of in which the defendants are alleged to ever since, except for brief periods the body known as the Presbyterian be interfering with the said property. IV. The Bill is defective in respect to when he returned to this country as a Church in the U.S.A. against indi­ viduals supposed to represent The the allegations of the authority of the visiting professor at Western Theo­ individual plaintiffs to file the Bill in that logical Seminary, Yale and Columbia. Presbyterian Church of America, on 1. The Bill fails to set forth the Con­ He is the author of several books, September 15th filed "preliminary ob­ stitution governing the Presbyterian jections" to the bill of complaint. Church in the United States of America, notably The Mystery Religions and from which the Court could determine Christianity. A review of his book, These are designed to clear away cer­ tain legal questions which must be whether or not such authority exists in Truth and Tradition, a defense of the individual plaintiffs, charges of heresy against him, will settled before litigation can go further. 2. The defendants aver that, if such appear in the next issue. If these objections should be sus­ Constitution were set forth in full, it tained, the case would be thrown out would show that Henry B. Master, who either in part or as a whole unless files the Bill as "Moderator of the Gen­ eral Assembly," and Lewis S. Mudge, who the plaintiffs should amend the bill of joins in the Bill as "Stated Clerk of the BALTIMORE CONGREGATION complaint. If the objections should be General Assembly," and George Emerson overruled, however, it would not be a Barnes, Robert B. Whyte, Mark A. Mat­ BECOMES SELF-SUPPORTING defeat for the defendants but would thews, William B. Pugh, John H. De­ simply mean that they must then pre­ Witt, Adrian Lyon and Hallock C. Sherrard, who join in the Bill as "a Two Months' Work Brings pare and submit to the court an specially constituted Committee of the Outstanding Results answer on the "merits" of the case. General Assembly," have no authority to No answer to the bill of complaint as file this Bill of Complaint on behalf of a whole has yet been made, nor will a approximately two million members of N JULY first, Mr. Theodore J. decision on the "preliminary objec­ the unincorporated association called "The Jansma, a senior at West­ Presbyterian Church in the United States O tions" necessarily be determinative of minster Seminary, was sent to Balti­ of America." The defendants further aver the case. The objections are quoted in that the Form of Government, which is more by the Committee on Home full : part of the Constitution of the plaintiffs' Missions and Church Extension to church, provides in Chapter I, Section I help organize a group of friends of I. The Bill is defective in that it is an and Section VIII as follows: The Presbyterian Church of Amer­ attempt on the part of the plaintiffs to "I. That God alone is Lord of the ica. He was granted a small stipend secure by law a preference for a religious conscience; and hath left it free from establishment in violation of Section 3 of the doctrines and commandments of by the committee. Article I of the Constitution of the Com­ men, which are in anything contrary to His work met with instant success. monwealth of Pennsylvania, which pro­ his word, or beside it in matters of At the first Sunday service on July vides as follows: faith or worship; therefore they con­ 5th, 36 were present. Since then "All men have a natural and inde­ sider the rights of private judgment, in feasible right to worship Almighty God all matters that respect religion, as uni­ there have been an average of 70 according to the dictates of their own versal and unalienable: they do not even at each service, and with the begin­ consciences; no man can of right be wish to see any religious constitution ning of September the number is in­ compelled to attend, erect or support aided by the civil power, further than creasing. any place of worship, or to maintain may be necessary for protection and any ministry against his consent; no security, and, at the same time, be On September first, Mr. Jansma human authority can, in any case what­ equal and common to all others." came into the office of the committee ever, control or interfere with the rights "VIII, Lastly, That, if the preceding and Rave the General Secretary a of conscience and no preference shall scriptural and rational principles be check from the Baltimore people for ever be given by law to any religious steadfastly adhered to, the vigor and the exact amount which the com­ establishments or modes of worship." strictness of its discipline willcontrib­ II. The Bill is defective in that it is ute to the glory and happiness of any mittee had sent to Mr. Jansma for the multifarious as to parties plaintiff and Church. Since ecclesiastical discipline months of July and August. Further­ causes of action, and all of the plaintiffs must be purely moral or spiritual in its more, he stated that from then on the are not interested in all of the causes of object, and not attended with any civil work in Baltimore would be self­ action alleged to be set forth, any alleged effects, it can derive no force whatever, cause of action of the Trustees of the but from its own justice, the approbation supporting. General Assembly of the Presbyterian of an impartial public, and the counte­ The Baltimore group gives promise Church in the United States of America, nance and blessing of the great Head of of becoming a large and influential a corporation, being separate and distinct the Church universal." THE PRESBYTERIAN GUARDIAN 261

The Confession of Faith, which is part their religious affiliations, and are ad­ moderator of the Syracuse General of the Constitution of the plaintiffs' vised by counsel that the assumption that Assembly, is widely known as a large church, in Chapter XXIII, Section III, any religious denomination in the Com­ cog in the bureaucratic machine. in referring to Civil Magistrates, provides, monwealth of Pennsylvania has any "Civil Magistrates may not assume to vested right to protect its members from themselves the administration of the being requested to withdraw from such Word and Sacraments; or the power of religious organization by a decree of a the keys of the kingdom of heaven; or, court of equity is contrary to the guar­ WITHDRAWING CHURCH in the least, interfere in matters of tees of religious liberty set forth in the faith. Yet, as nursing fathers, it is the Constitution of the Commonwealth of HOLDS FIRST SERVICE duty of civil magistrates to protect the Pennsylvania. Church of our common Lord, without 3. The defendants aver that the Bill is IN VINELAND, N. J. giving the preference to any denomina­ defective in connection with its allegation tion of Christians above the rest, in such that the defendants are attempting to in­ a manner that all ecclesiastical persons duce members and individual churches UNDAY, September 13th, in whatever shall enjoy the full, free and associated with the Presbyterian Church S Grange Hall, Vineland, N. ]., unquestioned liberty of discharging in the United States of America to with­ was the scene of a thrilling service every part of their sacred functions, draw therefrom with the church property without violence or danger. And, as under their control and bring themselves attended by two hundred friends and Jesus Christ hath appointed a regular and said property into the membership former members of the old Vineland government and discipline in his Church, and support of the church with which the Presbyterian Church. Five of the nine no law of any commonwealth should in­ defendants are associated in that elders, about ninety per cent. of the terfere with, let, or hinder, the due (a) It does not describe the property exercise thereof, among the voluntary with which the defendants are alleged to Sunday School workers, and more members of a.ny denomination of Chris­ be interfering. than seventy-five per cent. of the ac­ tians, according to their own profession (b) It does not allege that such inter­ tive membership of the old church are and belief. It is the duty of civil magis­ ference is unlawful. strongly allied with their pastor, the trates to protect the person and good (c) The defendants are advised by Rev. Alexander K. Davison, Stated name of all their people, in such an counsel, believe and therefore aver that effectual manner as that no person be under the laws of the Commonwealth of Clerk 0 f the Presbytery 0 f New Jer­ suffered, either upon pretence of re­ Pennsylvania, the title to the property sey of The Presbyterian Church of ligion or of infidelity, to offer any in­ held for religious purposes in the Com­ America. dignity, violence, abuse, or injury to monwealth of Pennsylvania is in the lay First prayer-meeting of this enthu­ any other person whatsoever: and to members of the several congregations and siastic group was held Thursday, Sep­ take order, that all religious and ecclesi­ in the event of any unlawful interference astical assemblies be held without mo­ therewith on the part of anyone, the right tember 10th, in the home of one of lestation or disturbance." of action to protect such property is in the the members, with more than fifty in 3. The resolution which the Bill quotes trustees of the several incorporated con­ attendance. The initial Sunday School purporting to authorize the bringing of gregations. service in the new building found 154 this suit is insufficient for the purpose. 4. The Bill is defective in that it is attending, with about the same num­ V. The Bill is defective in respect to based upon an erroneous assumption that the claim of the individual plaintiffs in the plaintiffs in the Bill have some kind ber at the evening meeting. Later that it fails to allege any facts constituting of property right or monopoly in the about seventy persons packed the new a valid cause of action. future charitable and religious contribu­ manse to sing hymns and offer thanks­ 1. (a) The Bill avers that the defend­ tions not only of all persons who believe giving for the Lord's blessing. ants are violating the principles and prac­ in the Confession of Faith with the tices of comity which are alleged to pre­ Larger and Shorter Catechisms of the A brief resolution was prepared vail among all other protestant evangelical Assembly of Divines at Westminster, and for the signatures of members who churches and societies, but the Bill fails who generally consider themselves Pres­ wished to abandon the body known as to state what these principles and prac­ byterians, but also of the public generally the Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. tices of comity are. and of casual worshipers, and the de­ and unite with the new group. About (b) The Bill fails to allege the manner fendants are advised by counsel, believe in which the alleged principles and prac­ and therefore aver that such assumption is 125 names were signed at the first tices of comity have been violated by the contrary to the principles of religious Sunday service. defendants. liberty guaranteed by the Constitution of The new church has been blessed (c) The defendants are advised by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and financially. One non-member who was counsel, believe and therefore aver that, that the enforcement of such doctrine about to join gave fifty dollars for the if the Bill is attempting to aver that there would mean the establishment of a State is in effect a kind of religious trade church in violation of the Constitution. purchase of a Communion service. agreement or monoply in respect to the WHEREFORE, the defendants, J. Another sent sixty dollars to buy new Protestant religion, the Bill is defective GRESHAM MACHEN, PAUL WOOL­ hymnals. Offerings at each service in failing to set forth the terms of the LEY and BDWIN H. RIAN, request the have been gratifying. said religious trade agreement or mo­ Court to hear argument upon the fore­ nopoly. going objections and to dismiss the Bill Elders and trustees who have joined (d) The defendants are further ad­ of Complaint with the costs to these de­ with the new church are: Elders: vised by counsel, believe and therefore fendants to be paid by the plaintiffs. E. L. Robinson, A. D. Stultz, 1. T. aver that such religious trade agreement Mullen, Ralph Ellis, Donald M. Per­ or monopoly, if it exists, violates the re­ Bible-believing Christians will note ligious freedom guaranteed by the Con­ kins. Trustees: Prof. T. T. Unger, stitution of the Commonwealth of Penn­ with interest that in the bill of com­ H. R. Finney, Dr. R. H. Ellis, Mrs. sylvania and is illegal and void. plaint (quoted in full in the last issue Velma Whisonant. 2. The defendants are advised by coun­ of THE PRESBYTERIAN GUARDIAN) At a meeting held Thursday eve­ sel, believe and therefore aver that the two of those named as plaintiffs, ning, September 17th,the congregation individual plaintiffs have no right under the Constitution of the Commonwealth of George Emerson Barnes and Robert voted unanimously to join The Pres­ Pennsylvania to interfere with any person B. Whyte, are signers of the notori­ byterianChurch of America. The name or persons who seek to induce the mem­ ous Auburn Affirmation. A third chosen by the congregation is the Cove­ bers of any church organization to change plaintiff, Hallock C. Sherrard, vice- nant Presbyterian Church of Vineland. , I

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is phase number two. The third phase Principal John S. Whale, Chestnut Col­ FEDERAL COUNCIL'S is the holding, by local congregations, lege, Cambridge, England. Bishop William Scarlett, Bishop of of an eight-day simultaneous mission, Missouri. PREACHING MISSION probably during November. Cities and dates for the mission A partial list of the personnel of BEGINS HUGE PROGRAM have been announced: the National Preaching Mission has been tentatively announced as fol­ Albany-September 13. Modernist Organization Plans lows: Buffalo-September 14. to Hold Meetings in Syracuse-September 15. Rochester-September 16. Twenty-eight Cities President Albert W. Beaven, of Col­ Pittsburgh-September 17, 18, 19, 20. gate-Rochester Divinity School, Roches­ Kansas City-s-September 20, 21, 22, 23. ter, N. Y. Detroit-September 24, 25, 26, 27. ERMINA TING in the mind of Dr. Oscar F. Blackwelder, of the Lutheran Church of the Reformation, Indianapolis-September 27, 28, 29, 30. G Pittsburgh's Dr. Hugh Thomp­ Washington, D. C. Atlanta-October 1, 2, 3, 4. son Kerr, President of the Board of Birmingham-October 4, 5, 6, 7. Dr. George A. Buttrick, Auburn Affir­ Louisville-October 8, 9, 10, 11. Christian Education of the Presby­ mationist pastor of the Madison Avenue St. Louis-October 11, 12, 13, 14. terian Church in the U.S.A., relayed Presbyterian Church, New York. The Rev. Edmund B. Chaffee, Auburn Cleveland-October 15, 16, 17, 18. to the modernist-dominated Federal Affirmationist editor of The Presbyterian Des Moines-October 18, 19, 20, 21. Council of the Churches of Christ in Omaha-October 22, 23, 24, 25. Tribune. Billings-October 25, 26, 27, 28. America, and finally springing full­ Mrs. Harrie R. Chamberlin, of Toledo, Seattle-October 29, 30, 31, Novem- panoplied from the corporate soul of President of the National Convention of Young Women's Christian Association. ber 1. a special representative committee, Dr. M. E. Dodd, of the First Baptist Vancouver-November 1, 2, 3, 4. the National Preaching Mission of Church of Shreveport, La., and former Portland-e-November 5, 6, 7, 8. the Federal Council has launched its San Francisco and Oakland-Novem- President of the Southern Baptist COIl­ ber 8, 9, 10, 11. ambitious program. vention, Los Angeles-November 12, 13, 14, 15. The avowed purpose of the mis­ Rt. Rev. Henry Wise Hobson, of the Dallas-November IS, 16, 17, 18. Protestant Episcopal Diocese of South­ Chicago-November 19, 20, 21, 22. sion is to bind together in spiritual ern Ohio. unity all the Christian forces of the Washington, D. C.-November 22, 23, Mr. Harry N. Holmes, of the World 24,25. nation, to present the gospel, in con­ Alliance for International Friendship Raleigh-November 26, 27, 28, 29. temporary terms, to the people of our through the Churches. Philadelphia-November 29,30, Decem­ Dr. Ivan Lee Holt, President of the ber 1, 2. day and generation. This has been Federal Council and pastor of St. John's cleverly phrased by its leaders, in Boston-December 3, 4, 5, 6. Methodist Episcopal Church, South, St. New York City-December 6, 7, 8, 9. what has seemed to many a strange Louis. combination of uplifted eyes and Dr. Douglas Horton, lecturer at Chicago Theological Seminary. crossed fingers: Dean Lynn Harold Hough, of Drew SUCCESSFUL BIBLE "Triumphantly aware of the re­ Theological Seminary, Madison, N. Y. deeming, transforming grace of God Dr. E. Stanley Jones, of India. CONFERENCE HELD in Christ, it would confront through Dr. T. Z. Koo, of Shanghai. group contacts and public meetings Miss Muriel Lester, of Kingsley House, London. AT CRESCENT LAKE the clear thought and courageous will Dr. John A. Mackay, of Princeton of the American people with the im­ Theological Seminary. N SEPTEMBER 5th, 6th and perative necessity in the high cause Dr. Raphael H. Miller, of the National 7th a special conference for of the future that Christianity should City Christian Church, Washington, D. C. O The Rev. Richard C. Raines, Hennepin adults was held at the Crescent Lake gird itself for a real struggle, to Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church, Camp in northern Wisconsin. This stress once more the reasonableness Minneapolis. camp was established in 1934 by the of the Christian faith in the personal Bishop Arthur J. Moore, of the Meth­ Rev. Arthur F. Perkins and others of God and its aptness to the deepest odist Episcopal Church, South, San An­ tonio, Texas. Winnebago Presbytery as a protest needs and farthest aspirations of hu­ Mr. Fred Ramsey, Cleveland, Ohio. against the Modernism in the official man life, and its redemptive and Dr. Merton S. Rice, of the Metropoli­ camp of the presbytery. For that creative power in organizing and tan Methodist Church, Detroit, Mich. "crime" Mr. Perkins was "suspended" shaping of a bewildered society Rt. Rev. Richard Roberts, Moderator from the ministry by the Syracuse toward the standards and ideals of of the United Church of Canada. Hon. Francis B. Sayre, State Depart­ General Assembly. the kingdom of God." ment, Washington, D. C. The Rev. John J. DeWaard, pastor The National Preaching Mission Dr. Paul E. Scherer, of the Lutheran of the Calvary Presbyterian Church will be conducted from September Church of the Holy Trinity, New York. of Cedar Grove, Wisconsin, and the 13th through December 9th in twenty­ Dr. Robert E. Speer, of the Board of Rev. Edwin H. Rian, General Secre­ Foreign Missions of the Presbyterian eight cities of the United States. Four Church in the U.S.A. tary of the Church Extension Com­ days will be spent in each city by Professor William Taliaferro Thomp­ mittee of The Presbyterian Church about fifteen well-known speakers. son, of the Union Theological Seminary, of America, were the speakers at the These four-day sessions are the first Richmond, Va. . September conference. Present were phase of the mission. Then will fol­ Rev. Channing H. Tobias, National men and women from many parts of Council of the Young Men's Christian low a series of five or six two-day Associations. the state. The consistent testimony preaching missions in communities Dr. George D. Truett, of the First and influence of this camp is felt adjacent to the original centers. This Baptist Church, Dallas, Texas. throughout Wisconsin. THE PRESBYTERIAN GUARDIAN 263

church; that he maligned the church late Dr. H. H. McQuilkin, trustee CINCINNATI CHURCH HOLDS whose peace and purity he promised of Westminster Seminary); Colonel LARGE PUBLIC MEETINGS, to maintain; that he stirred up the Moses Greenwood, Westminster Pres­ people to revolt against the church's byterian Church, Bloomfield; F. E. HEARS DR. MACHEN authority and led a large group to Caspar, trustee in the German Presby­ declare their independence of its gov­ terian Church of Orange. ernment, and that he joined another . Under the present plans, the group New Ohio Presbytery body not recognized by the Presbyte­ intends to hold services every week, Organized Next Day rian Church in -the U.S.A." and to organize formally a unit of The Presbyterian Church of America HE local congregation of The in about a month. TPresbyterian Church of America NEW GROUP ORGANIZES on Sunday, September 13th, held two well-attended services in Cincinnati IN NORTHERN NEW JERSEY WISCONSIN PASTOR Ohio. The Rev. J. Gresham Machen: "DEPOSED," REFUSED D.D., was the speaker at both meet­ N SUNDAY, September 13th, ings. The morning service, in the O a group of Presbyterians from SALARY ARREARS Y. W. C. A. Auditorium, was under the New Jersey sections of the Oranges, Montclair, and Bloomfield the auspices of the Calvary Lutheran TA pro re nata meeting of Mil­ held services in the W. C. T. U. Hall, Church; the evening meeting in the waukee Presbytery held Sep­ of Orange. Richard W. Gray, a senior A Walnut Hills Baptist Church was tember 8th, the Rev. Oscar Holkeboer at W ~stminster Theological Seminary, sponsored by the new local church, former pastor of the Oostburg, Wis.: working under the Committee on whose pastor is the Rev. Everett C. Church, was "deposed." Home Missions and Church Extension DeVelde. After report was given by the ju­ of The Presbyterian Church of Amer­ Wide publicity was given to the dicial committee alleging probable ica, conducted the services. About meetings, and the enthusiasm of the grounds for trial, charges and speci­ thirty people attended each meeting. many who attended holds the promise fications were read by the Rev. W. of substantial and immediate increase At the beginning of the morning and evening services, Mr. Matthew Clyde Wilson and adopted by presby­ in the church's growing membership. tery. Then a resolution, read by Mr. On Monday, September 14th, the McCroddan, for forty-five years an elder in the large Westminster Pres­ 'Yilson and again rubber-stamped, Pr~sbytery of Ohio of The Presby­ dissolved pastoral relations with the terian Church of America convened byterian Church of Bloomfield ex­ plained the purpose of the grou~. He Oostburg Church. Thereupon Mr. for its first meeting in the Christian Holkeboer renounced the further Reformed Church of Cincinnati. Re­ said in effect that 'the group were compelled, for conscience' sake to jurisdiction of the church and state­ ceived into the new presbytery were: ment to that effect, upon motion once The Rev. Carl Ahlfeldt, Indianapolis; withdraw from the organizatio~ of the Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. more by Mr. Wilson, was received the Rev. E. C. DeVelde, Cincinnati; pl~ced He also added that the purpose of the and on file. Following this, by the Rev. Thomas H. Mitchell Mineral resolution Mr. Holkeboer was "de­ Ridge, Ohio; and the Rev. J. L. Shaw, group was not conflict or controversy but to preach the pure gospel, without posed" on the grounds of alleged Cleveland. Mr. DeVelde was elected "slander" and "schism." Secession Moderator, and Mr. Ahlfeldt, Stated compromise. Leaders in this movement are: Mat­ was threatened in a petition circulated Clerk. The new presbytery will include among the people, a petition which congregations in Ohio and Indiana. thew McCroddan, of Bloomfield; Ray­ mond T. Crane, member of the Inde­ Mr. Holkeboer did not initiate or pendent Board; Alfred Stapf, who formulate, and said petition, read on OLD PRESBYTERY promoted the Independent Board ral­ the floor of presbytery July 27th, was lies; Charles Freytag, elder in the made ground for the accusation of First Church (last pastorate of the "schism." Statements he had made OUSTS ROSLYN PASTOR public, such as that in his resignation which referred to the actions of the HE Philadelphia North Presbytery last Gen.eral Assembly as "apostate," Tof the so-called PresbyterianChurch Westminster were adjudged "slander." in the U.S.A. on September 15th went Seminary Opening When Mr. Holkeboer asked for a through the motions of suspending the copy of the transactions that con­ Rev. Laurence H. Jongewaard, pastor HEpublic is cordially urged cerned him he was refused. When he of the Roslyn Church. Tto attend the opening ex· asked for payment of salary arrears Mr. Jongewaard, who did not ap­ ercises ofWestminsterTheolog. of some $400 he was told that he pear to answer the charges, has taken ical Seminary to be held on woul~ be p.aid only if the congregation his stand with The Presbyterian Wednesday, September 30th, remained intact, a condition that ob­ Church of America. at 3 P.M. in Witherspoon Hall viously could not be fulfilled. The charges against Mr. Jonge­ Juniper and Walnut Streets: The congregation hope to organize waard, as read at the meeting in Philadelphia. The Rev. H. a new church in Oostburg. At least Holy Trinity Presbyterian Church, Henry Meeter, Th.D., will de­ fifty per cent. are prepared to leave are that "he is in rebellion against liver the address. the old church, and nearly $13,000 the government and discipline of the has been subscribed for the new. 264 THE PRESBYTERIAN GUARDIAN

How the Godly Man Lives on God's Word. Let us beware lest What a standard for the truly pious (Concluded from Page 255) we serve Him with the activities of the man we have presented to us! Who desired? Such religion, such a wor­ body only. is not conscious, even if once he took ship of God, is far from meeting None are true inquirers after God delight in God's Word, of some inter­ with God's approval. It is no better and disciples of our Lord Jesus Christ ruption in this pleasure? The Apostle than none at all. When the Israelites but those to whom the precepts and Paul felt something of this when he offered their sacrifices to God be­ doctrines of God are a delight and said, "For I delight i~ the law of God cause of custom and external re­ pleasure and joy. When such are in after the inward man: But I see an­ straints, the word of the Lord came the presence of God what more is to other law in my members, warring to them: "When ye come to appear be desired? Here is the chief place of against the law of my mind, and before me, who hath required this at their interest. What more is to their bringing me into captivity to the law your hand, to tread my courts? Bring profit than when they are learning of of sin which is in my members." no more vain oblations. . . . I am God? What place in this world is Every child of God knows something weary to bear them ... I will hide more sweet to them than at the feet of this experience too. But through mine eyes from you." What does this of Jesus? In fact when by God's grace Jesus Christ our Lord there is offered teach us but that nothing else will do they walk in God's precepts, any other to us grace to study and keep all that but an inward and continual leaning way would be pain and misery. God has so wonderfully revealed to us.

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