, 1874-04-20

VT mosKa 10 snow that tho abovc quotations afo to
W rt.n Ms'q!ssoon N thoir raiu literal moaning
onr eonfes,op teacea lint God mado cl,oco Of aud
nFienstatea eorta!n donnito nr'nOor of In
dea for @ asa "a @
fss ts t!.sa' M s!oSo. il no ssaso did Iio "a ior
sorta, positively tai ,lo acot an reeamed by olrist
aud tfen, negatively. Tint uoto otIora aro redeemed
but tho olccs alone. ii this docs not Affirm tl,o
a0ofne o 81 limited atonoiont, know not what -
oalvin Gays:
Many, indced ~ II they wished 10 avert odium from
ao: atmlt election ln such why A. to deny tlat any
ome - rspr;obate nnt t!s T. IerIe an absurd eo
sorc e repro1atcs .n }ro, a9m NO oor oa,ao han
Iiis determination ~ cScujn thom nv from The jner;t
anco which lie 1redeslinatos Tor Ills chidron-1nst
Vol. H., y. fo3.
The aboye In a fotr stntennonk of Tim t]nntrinea
OF pYodostination, " md % viii not I DO blamed by
my brothron Of the Presbyterian Church for
quoting thom hero. A thov ira p1blshod to tho
world In their booke Nor mn / oonsclona Of
auythiuu but Fla kin3cat fecliura for the min.
istors aud people Of that Church, n many mi Of whom
arc nv personal frsn3B. mi their theology i
do not like and ind supnoHol that tl1oy woro
In thought and haart growing away from ita
worst features. Tue Confession Of Faith, Of
felt ike holding tho minIstora Of this day re-
eponsible for ita statononts. ag thoy had roth-
ing to do in framing thom. aud It Ia no
easy task to formally cLango t[c doctrines OF a
great aud strong church, Knowing that practical-
II they have oeased to proaoh tbosa doctrines I
suppoaed and I tnink tho public GENERALLY
Thought that they wore trying to carry forward
Tho rnlgioi,s work Of tla dhnrnl,, and lei thoso
G aGt o f s lat & { wes as a& H. rs al r.
tiona wil bear mo wltnoss that In nearly fyo
years. preaching In this city I hayo seldom, II
ever, alluded to those dootrineB aud would
gladly 900 them elaep on forever, mud should bo
In Inst and tn fknfy 1,11t fhnt
Prof Patton ct least still believes them, and
when he holds them up aB the present faith Of
tho Church and tries to convict my friend OF
herosy and erpel him from tho communion in
believing them, must not be thought unkind
for protesting against thiB being called part
Of tho orthodoxy Of tho ninotoonth century, mud
q good man being called In question for not be-
anterost in truth and religion compel mo to
speak with these explanations. I am tho moro
free to state, In d fow words, my objections to
tho doctrines OF Election and heprobatlon.
It teaches tlAt God creatod human boings
with the oxpress purpose Of datnniug them, aud
that without any fault gu their part or my pos
aibility of escape. It is no relief to say
they arc punished for their sins, aud for not
believing III Christ. Their sina, II you can
avoid them, and Christ nover died for thon,, and
to coudomn them for not believing in Him would
truth. It teachos that tho elect can by no poaal-
biltty tail Of salvation: No crime before or after
their conversion can keep them out Of Heaven.
It rendera all alforte to save men utterly uaeless
It teaches tho damuntion OF al Aoathen, .be
they mover SO careful to franc their livea accord
Ing to tho light Of nature and the law of tint
religion they do possoas." Think Of It, Two
thirds OF tho whole human family damned every
thirty years; not fIom any fnult ct thoira, but
simply because God wanted 1t no.
Prof, Swing vanturod to say that Queou Penol-
ntS cft thE AHrtr ioet3 +ltnl otau
might find welcome at Heavens sato; and for
this hopo he is arraigned because It Is '"contra-
~ to tho confessions Of faith" ''Yo gods, it
9 asas as %s @ s this III isa gpev Il .Fs Is said sv aa
What Of the others7 But then tho 1amnation Of
systom Of Reproduction. They wore damned in
the purpose Of a9d m3lie,s Of years before M 70
helf whom but On hour old thau to lot them lire,
avoid doing, mako their punishment more aoyorc.
This awful syHtem does worso than give US
Father and God, and givoa us merctloas tyrant
believe it I know no systom Of boliof, ancient
or modern, Pagan or Christian, SO dishonoring
to God aud so destructivo,of every sentimept Of
Justice. 70 my mind, common profanity is pioty
compared to such teachings. Tho poor stroot-
sWearern are ignorant and thoughteas, but this
10 taught on Sunday, and In tue nanlo Of God
anQ rehgion. Jonn Uhigln eays IT Ii .aorrib!e
It costs mo not little to say these things, but
truth is above price,: And what ie tho world to
think When man Iiko prof. Swing is put on
trial Tor diBbelioying such abominable stun "a
this, and tue mon who arraign him button up
their straight orthodox coats and call Robert
ooIlyer and Dr: Ryder heretics9
!, Tho wonder 1s. thoro is no more 1nfidol1ty IN
the world. Universalism and Unitarianism are
golden bssao such st ias Winter t nfof pat
Church to take down its tanners, because
Herald Massey loe.1rea ', IN this Toom Gerald
bad as CaNlnlem. Maan, l abk, ls arguing
against personal devli - compared to makng
tue COD OF lleayon Worao than devil! II be-
l1ovoa the ntbie tanght cry suoh doctrine l
snS9;uiu, u 90 1ar, unnosnatingly re]oot IT,. II l
eEpeotfully decline either love or wor-
sAip. shall abide by my moral mora con
yictlons md Try to keoP what little sense
have II the Heavona fall. Now, lot mo sny
again, do not charge the Presbyterans Of to-
day with holding these dreadful! doctrines.
True, they arc IL their Confession OF Faith, but
the public Is disposed to judge mildly, and to
tolerate them until such time as they Gun be for
mally changed: But If the Presbyterian Church
roafiirm thor faith IN these dogmaB, py trying