The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-05-28

IN roads led 70 Rome II 10 not possible 10 have social
and ecclesiastical relations with the Northern Presby
ierans IN Edinburgh without being drawn into frater.
home ny friend Dr.. Smoot virtually ad-
mistsd this when he said that the Council
was the best place for these aterna greetings There
Is no consistency in dining and wining speechfyng
and glorifying with Northern brethren abroad and
refusing iraternsi correspondence at home The end
OF TINS naternlzaton IN Europe would be organic union
In the United States This IL the logical and inevitable
conclusion Of the whole matter do not want union
upon the harsh bitter things done to and SAID Of us
but solely the ground that they took the crown Cd
Caesar and instead Of rcpsnting Of their sins sorv
still In their Shame This brings 70 nv chief objcc-
that Is pure orthodox lovely and or GOOD rsport hns
there win be also heterogeneous congomeration Of
dangerous esmenta DR.. Woodrow, who Is well 40
that many Of tho French clergy deny the divinity q
our Saviour and that vast multtudes 81 the clercv
assS PIT
pIenary inspiration OF the Scriptures And we are
called upon 70 60 into an alliance with hsss basphs
united that there ratonasm In these foreign
bodies, and We know that tho Northern Church has
rationalism II, latitudinAriansm, broad church.
ISM progressive Christianity liberal Christianity and
downright inhdellty. God forbid that form union
with these foreign hcrcsiarchs
THESE AMERICAN TRRxTHIxEERsl
But say our opponents ''0h we must 60 in with !hsm
to do them good, to reform them and purify them.
havs mot read my Bible The Gospel IL TO b
preached TO sinners, but alliance with them 10 ex
pressy forbidden. Pray for them, preach to them,
send the Gospel 10 them, but form NO alliance with
them lest you bring upon yourselves the curse thai
came upon tho Church Of Pergamusi The Mississippi
above the confluence with the turbd Missouri bright
pelucd stream; below the combined streams
dirty the muddy Missouri ITSELF We believe that
southern Church Is orthodox and pure; but this
tiny little stream mingle its clear water with the nthy
blood Of hcter0doxy and inndelity II will mpart
purity thereto bat will itself be lost in the FOUL un
In the providence OF God the southern Church has
boon cut or and isolated from all the world have
thought II was In order TO keep our Church pure
Church and conserver of the truth as Il ia Ia Jesus.
While the whole world has been given TO the
theology we have walked steadily in the old pathG
ra.ioralis, to advancsa thought" theology to pro-
gressivc Chrstianlty to liberal Christianity to Socn-
ianism or to Deism or to blank, dreary Atheism,
CHUNG no THE OLD STANDARDS
and has shown the old for Gods Word the
medded with the world tho things OF the world but
has elt that ts sole mission 10 TO the In
MS rags and and point him TO the Lamb
has attempted no mighty enterprise OF which the world
would talk, but she has done many sweet and hidden
charities~which the Master will own She remembers
that one Of His most precious and instructive addresses
was delivered not TO vast multitude, but 70 q solitary
our Church has not sought to have the world for an
audience but has sought 70 do its quiet work with
out the bare OF horns or the blowing Of trumpots
She has not gone into any grand convention
to talk or grand deeds Of which the whole
world shall hear, but she has done what she
Saviour. Oh my frionds God is blessing US as ne has
blessed other people upon this earth by making NJ
the custodians OF His truth Let not despisc the
blessing by entering into cntangling alliances with
those who have less for the truth OF Gods
Word than we have ourselves God has greatly hon.
ored US by making US the special guardians Of the
truth; let Us not dishonor him by uniaithiulness TO
the sacred rust
Moderator, / love my ocar South land, and have
often pered life and limb in her cause have thought
that could 60 cheer!uy to the stake for her sake
but dearly as love my country, my Church Is still
n nv IL 0f nv FIR
her that raise my voice of warning against her going
into entanglng alliances of doubtful constitutionaty
that only stain her pure Presbytcrianism with.
out purifying the Presbyteriansm Of the less orthodox
bodies with which she may be thrown.