| Show ON New Now York Evening Post lost ost These excellent people the tho Pres Pros should strengthen them themselves themselves hem selves In the lie assurance that whatever happen happell to the phraseology of at their creed which has the time Inevitable marks of ot Its age upon It the pulsating Christian benevolence and enthusiasm which are the tho real coal life of ot their church cannot be taken tallen away They rhey may bring themselves to confess with Car lyle 10 that possibly the Westminster di mit divines vines did not get et to 0 the tIme bottom of or the time Bottomless after all nil and that limit the lie Grout God means menns something other oilier and farther than they Imagined but that still the tImings things which mire are lovely lovel and of ot good report will continue to be the of ot the Christian church St fit t Paul Globe If It Calvin were only on earth arth again long lOll enough to tell time the Presbyterians just what he lie meant about the lie elect In mints being In saved he lie would confer conCer a great favor on au the opponents of revl revision sion sian The grave question Is are all nil Infants elect If It so how his old must nn on Infant be before ho he Is supposed to bo be morally responsible three ton tori fifteen or years Indeed this la Is serious Cleveland Plain Dealer While the Presbyterians were consul consid considering ering chances In the thc he formulation of oC tho time creed of ot their church the tho Baptists as nil assembled In Springfield Mass were de tIe n it proposition to modify the principles of organization In that de do denomination denomination nomination At the last May tny meeting a n commission was appointed to consid consider er plans dans for the time better coordination of ot the benevolent work of ot the lie denomination Ion tion From l rom the original missionary society of ot the body bod have been devel leel developed oiled three societies the tIme American Hal Bap 1st Home Mission lI slon society the Amen Ameri American merl can cun Baptist Missionary union and the time American Publication society These TheRe have havo acted Independently and nn 1 for forthe forthe the time annual meetings separate delegates are appointed to each The Tho proposition tion was to practically unite the con eon control of the tue three societies and send the same Fame delegates to each This while It i 1 radical departure from tram tho the plan of ot entire Independence In church affairs would bring that lint denomination more In line with other churches Kansas City Star When the lie first church trust shall be bo organized and set In operation It will be most Instructive and edifying to witness the tho peaceful fusion of or the Ar Armenian Armenian and the tho Calvinist It would seem quite like an nn optical Illusion to see eel the adherents adherent of Joining hands with the champions of oC free ree grace to behold Catholics sitting Bitting lon flown together with Protestants Meth edicts with Presbyterians Baptists Baptist with the tho sticklers for tor Infant bap hem i Episcopalians with the religion lets wh repudiate ritualism and ac account account account count It as a n vain show Over Oer such lIuch sucha a happy consummation the shades of oC Calvin and might well Join In celestial benediction Worcester Spy This metaphysical and somewhat I ab rib abstruse truse poetry po try Involves tho time spirit and rind principle of ot our modern faith That faith Is IR not an In ultimate and final state statement ment of ot religion reUlon It Is not a new creed It Is 18 not n a violent break brenk with the time past nor a cheap and puny sub substitute for tor Christianity It Is II a n rich 1111 deep and open religious spirit hold ins Ing fast to all 1111 of or good the past paRt hath bath had but hut ready reM to welcome elcome and appropriate approPriate human use every new revelation tion the great rat and good God grants to hum children In one word the spirit and Ideal of ot our modern faith are M SUit stat stated ed In these thele words He lie that feeds men few He lie serves seres nil all who isho dare be true Interior We have havo ha frequently said that we pos pbs was rIMS our fouls In patience pAtI nce and peace over the tho question what the time present as assembly assembly may mn or may amy not flit do ilo In III regard to the lie cr d It Is simply Impossible that the old oM misconceptions of God I of ot duty can lon bug r remain In our oUt doc trinal standards because they ize lie and do so O In an on arbitrary way WilY the tue th present faith of or the time church the faith alUm that Is In the splendid en m liberality of ot our people In missions home foreign antI and city pur Our fathers did lid not believe belle In missions hospitals hO free tree education of oC the poor rind other oilier of if the higher rind and distinctive ly Iy Christian benevolences b because they fully believed those Iho e fatalistic doctrines Th The only organized survival of the ad nd herons of or tho those e conceptions Is hI the small lr t Tilled ailed Hardshell lint Bap who yio deny that list t mis mill missionary missionary work ork Is needed but assert that It H Is nn an impertinent and futile utile attempt V to Interfere nt wh with the operation of the divine decrees decree |
