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showing the vlowu Of Oh ominont divine In
that denomination. II Ia coufeasod that certain
viowa Of salvation In Christ are hold whloh arc
not approved by oortain denominations. But,
tint it roforo,,so to tho Word of dol IN matiors
ship ii of christ. they ID aro ' asroad.
rejects the Dlb'e as having authority upon tho
r%son nud consclcnco Of tilan,. tho Daotor do.
clarcn thoy nre not in sympathy. With oqnal
decision doos ho reloott MI nttompts to rcduoe
the chriat of tho uoarols to the lovol Of more
which tho Gospels .p]aco upon hiB brow. md thus
alSo virtually donying that God has by His Son
tovealcd himaeff to tnRntsud.
Our religious belof.' sayH tho Doctor. us
that Which we think tho Bible toaolles aud tho
Lord wo love, md In whom we trust, both for
eimo and eternity In the Christ Of History, mud
tue authorized Representative Of tho Tathor.
30 far NJ loyalty to Christ, and fnit1l
in tho Bible as tho sufficient r11ln OF faitt mud
Rallst denomination IL aB 'nnitod "a any Roct
represented In thu Alliance"
On tho Christian doctrine Of conversion he
givoa ;his views with cqnal dofnitenoss. Flo
auys that " Unlgeraalsts believe In tho import
anco aud Indispensable necessity Of repentance,
--that ie, . Cody sorrow aud = true roforlna-
tion Of heart md life. Unyersalista bolovo IN
soul by cordial bollaf Of Gospel truth. aocom-
panied by the sanotifying futluenccs Of tho Holy
aptrit." It fs' fnrthor stated TINT Universal
salvation rests upon tho assumption OF universal
obelouce:"
Those nro tho prominent foatnros Of tho ALI
anco letter prepared By tic Doctor, who now
adds the following romarks, which BhoH llia osti-
NATION Of the Alliance: >
:: It ia my opinion, for have no right to claim any
thing moro, Tint tho presentation to tho Allnnce Of
soma aueh paper ths would havo douo good, not
only al informing oertnin monbers OF that body who
%sy no truly orr posS9 '' On the great
or1. and 9ponlng the Yay TOR better understanding
But It Is too Into now. Tho Alliance, .ter zer.ea
Of very useful and crcdable sessions. has adjourned
Some narrow and unworthy things were said, but OF
o,y o M " mess saes II ~ ,no ss n ma
truth 70 say, that tho Evangelical Alliance recently
held tn Nsw York vaa te most ueatal aud THO most
hopeful assemblaRo Of tho rofessed followers Of Christ
ever held IN this country.
!gHE Baptist CENTENNIAL oAMPAIoN OPENED.
The Weftarn Advisory Committee Of the Ma
tionat Edueation Commission mot 10 the Mlchi-
gun Avenue Baptist Church last Tuesday morn
! operation in the ef1orts now beng made By tho
Baptiats Of tho conntry to raiso sl0,0oo,00o for
| educational purposes. After Q careful and na-
tufe oonsfdotation OF tho subject, 1t Uas agreed
that the effort needs TO bo ut onco general and
| speoi&l, each State md Zach institution caring
for ita own, md got Nil, no fnr ns may bo prao-
ticable, acting together, The thing to be ospe-
cialy feared In oaRo like this, it was believed,
vision for timely organization aud duo direction,
tho responsibility, belonging to no ono IN par
ticular will fait to be adequately taken mp at al
and 30 the work bo either laaguidly done, or elac
| wholly fall through. It WAS hold that every
body'a buainoaa. muat DO made, in q
certain express way, somebody's business,
thst The great work viii bo done. Mindful oI
this, tho Committee will mako 1t ono OF the
special alma in tue general plum and propose tC
longs to others. As d matter OF faet, in nearly
all tho Western States, Independent action hat
boon taken already upon this Bubjeot aud com
mtttoes appointed empowered to bold the !, mat
tor In charge, and, in concert with other HtateH
or in such way ~ may be found preferable
organize and push on tho work.
| Tho Western Advisory Committee appointed
At this Meeting aup. committee to look afte1
Smith, Of Chicago (dhairmau); the Rov. pr
Rev. Dr.. Griffith, Of milwaukee,; and Dra
Morshnp. Bai|y. and Thomas, Of THIS city. Thii
State committeou, M aud, L agroeabie to to t6o 1T
ter, corporate with Them III organizing ths
| Western wing Of the great centennial cam
paign. They are also empowered, u they deem
| It. expedient, to recommend to the Excc1ltiv,
Committee il New York Of the National Educa
| tioual Commission suitable man for appoint
meut % Western Secretary of rhe Commission
Or with so1no other official designation, to be .
the head Of the movement IN the West, and ali
thia In whatever way his services may bo re
quired. The Rev. Dir. Smith, aB Chairman Q
both committees, was also instructed to take il
charge such CORRESPONDENCE rs may bo foun
i necessary. Tho meeting adjourned to meet q
the cAtl u the Chairman.
| THE BAPTIST M1NlsT TER1AL AsBooIATIoN.
Tho second meeting OF the Baptist M1niatcriI
Association, recently organized, took place
the Standard ollcs 1aRt Monday. About fft
PERSONS wero present to tako part in tho occt
sion.
The Rev. A. J. Frost, pastor Of tho Universli
Place Baptist Church, read a worry intarest,n
paper, tho subject OF which was "Obedie,ce."
The schedule Of accessionB for the month, 8
reported, is As follows: