, 1874-05-11

law to guide tho Judgment Low can there bt
rnnuimity of action?
Furthermore, II PresbytorianiBm actual doc,
not any longer hold to tho dooroee
ppHeibly Houlo one Will raiao tho question
before long, as to whethor 1t rccognizot
tic doctrine or Free Grace For II Christ dc
not, as tho croon toachen dio for part, y
neon's natural to Infer, as MethodIsm and Uni
lug Election and nepfo1atlon, as "doctrino q
despair" porhnps tho Church actual accepts this
lase aB doctriao OF hope. It II FOR our psosoy,
toflan 1fiends to cons1aor whether they are ho'
which more misch,of wii pasB than tno5 can
control. u tnoy shail aateIln4o tao soununeos
of prof. Swinga theolog'cai peher ~ 10 unTo.
loolo aug ys11aole M u e'anoata aa 'ao p"p"'
OPINION OF the Chnloh.
come now 70 ahotnoT tol'to, Wnlon apploaon,
WIN some nesNancy' ! Ie!eE 70 lug po!sonai
oellct or Ifof. SWING. Aes Mp IestAse ". mi! i.
Ilo lnsplrauon OF the holy neflptnrea. =. n Inc
lanlty; >. luo OWinMy oi Gns'ss. :. Ihu ~,
oA'ce Oh Chllat 9h MealAtoE Mueu Rlnepeu ~
IN ooeaien1 l@m. o. Gons9toa s,s'r " N.Y. :,,a
spirit. t. mans natural e'utulaGse; .. thlsi
nTpafIuon aSp OF sno tlsnteoIS aa ~ ";oAHu ~ q.
1hls lnnHuago, We a1o so4ui Id eLupioyeu III tno
Evangelical sotlse. ;
TINT Prof. Swing iB severely orthodox in his
bo,ief. II am anre OF his meaning in the
sx III nnecif,caiion. W.. nNIan'a natnrSl sinful
ssn.a y s1n,,i3 49,. =" d;d I.at ovn, natnnr ~
Ieons onouiu bny ~ u'u wv T'uu ooIohE3 E3r, w
the moaorh schoo! OF ofthodo1 Clfietians. Inc
to accept Us tho doctrine Of tho DEGREES.
In Adams fall
We s'nnea all,
Is accofaing 10 ene rI1mot WIN plcsoIlal NUS
LIaa9ns anhe1oa' eus ~ IL no. aecorolns 10
1orai pia1osopnyi nol tae Mceepteu 1altn VI lho
ayat onssaI ,t Hoa.u ,',i. ilo ns nasuae 1
p1eiect. nu' noI sl1u, Gu.s III ny. slansm'asa-
pio. OH impHes conscious actlon, ahd no
an ma ID; ID snneE UNI. 10 sns' anu ;, no eau
nos ain until no ht9htl9naty violates tho
.soiui id"' poos .uo aioieeso1 loaly Inean
20 toaen tno aoGuane OF inneritod gu!it.
VI t!, aoeh ne use sin!M!oess ~ tne synonym Of
.n,s a9atemGhs & o. ta.n' Mh1ea II included wonld
make u all-umlnoue, is q declaration or h!s
neilei III 19lcfonce 70 sne enaractee o. doo. AZ
N!s, ~ sP1to OF nis pEotest, tne aoctflho OF &C.
spair .;, anadoMs ~ us Gntlfo cfeea: what y tho
aocsrihe o. dePpair. T. 10 hot TO % born IN sin
ano nnatls ;t @ sonataaea from uoa ana mo gooa
as as write tnebo Words. passage from ono OF
Tloi. SWING = sermons comes ulder my notice:
" la tn's, you WILL observe now sunny and
pfl6aL lt ~
In days when men cannot whip their children In
aass w9en m men arc arrested Tor craoty e. dumb
n aass & wnon We seacn our children beautiful
dayS wan era are homns for a az Go
and for lie fallen, and millions % are poured out for
e, ssa learn ssspfe Or art
sssRaF i dsys il vHieh Sas.ta and 1nssiss : r. r.
tesn IN tle gory wfsaha Of hsng vet i5ee oo
porpa o arand u upfaIua of @ ssy
paint Ills horrors Of pertiou while liz yory sroct Il
being enchanted BY this vision Of lows. obi what :
betrayal this would 50 Of tho rupits trust.
This IL humane--the air which surrouuda it is
fragrant With tho love Of Christ. But, suppose
place BIZ the edoof this a abatement Of iman's
natural siufulncss," and Of tho final separation
once passes botveon tho soul and tic light Of
the crosB For, il man bo thus BY nature. and
eucl is to bo tho final doom Of q large portion OF
humanity, whnt should ono teach more prom
.nontly than the awtul fact, even though it bo
tho language Of tlospair !?
Our noblo friend draws his faith from tho
Biblo. an sorry ho docs not, in some re-
spects, find a moro cheering fnith in it. But
what to him tho word Of God toacll-
ee, that 10 is to teach, whotlor
yiows, or away from them. Il is astonishing
what changes have occurred in Tho ourroni
thought OF Christen1om, on tho subject Of mans
future condition, during tho past fifty years. It
is hald to believe that our grandtathers listened
wero preached to them. OF course We aro grate.
pur views OF God Ind Man. ""'@'
nat there is one question on this subject
%'h ii i OF ,lop ash practical has mpo,anso IT.
pur differing friends saa Tint w,sn
;hoY Leld to tia fornor views thev
did not interpret tho Dible correctly? o.
DO thoy still finti thosa dootrnea IN tho nibto
and so foroe thomsoyos M % to tho sad altornatvs, M ,
Of rcjeotiua what they think il tho teachinr ~
tho word Of God7 Il 90. it is not diflicuii to
Fec what viii be- tho conseuuenco Of tho issne va
they make. Rutionaliyn, nnnlil ask M bnt3or or
service At thor InnJs than thus to arrav reason
lralust revelation. and reieot tia forn,nr 1v ino
decision Of the latter. Lot me ontreat o,,r
f,ioptls Of the Presbyterian Church aud ~ p si
1tlor churches. 30 oiroumAtance.l tn ro.nxnmun ~
tho Bible aud seo whether. after nil. tho IIni.
yo1saIiet eSstem Of intarnratation' ' In nnt
tbe true one 10 us endless meory ia not wrjtten
anon its papes' and tho KineiIom nf 1Icavon
ybic i ravnss ia ncn ~ "m6n nnn ,,nt;i tf,a
inst nrolieni cnnos boma AAA '140 o"''' '"'
But AMID these changes Of faith and atrect;oo
among ,non thare ;x Ih6 r,oat rotia
lion Go Is tic sumo nm % vestor,lavl to.gav yov and
fnrevorh VIII INV Il ~. - .iy,a ana
wears. aud thoueand yeora.oa ona aovH ira. |
fo1e tho mountuins waro h,om1ht sorI ~ o,,o,,
Thou hadst formed the earth and the wnriI oyon
from, everlasting to everlasting Thou art God.H |
find in Christ is worth more to our changing ~ and
struggling humanity than ali tho snao,,]etiva
III al ouar ~ 3t'eS"A's+'N