, 1880-04-27
RELIGIOUS.
The Relation Of Children to the
Atonemeht.
Discussion Of tho Subject by Leading
Methodist Divines.
Messing Of Tho Presbysery-pro'. Swing Grill
cised by The 8aptfsss.

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the chair.
The Rev. l.. Lippcrt, Professor In the The
ologlcnt Seminary Mt Frankfurt, Germany,
beng present, was called upon to nttlrcss
the meeting. The gentleman entered Into q
history of tho Church III Prtlssln4 stating
that bismarck Ind OF lnto years shown n very
tolerant spirit toward the N[cth0dlsts OF that
country, The ministers cnn now marry tho
pcople, bury the dead, and nre allowed TO
hold ,lcctings,-tIln only thing like surveil.
lance being tho presence OF n police oi|ceF,
WHO attends the meetings 10 establish the
fact that they arc not gashorlt,gs OF Socialists.
lie stated TINT the work III Ills country
wis progressing very fayOrabty. lie spoke
Of the free educational institute managed by
tho Church for tho preparation Of students
for tho ministry, and Of tho fnck Of funds for
various church purposes, a',d concluded by
snying TINT hp would gladly receive donations
for thu g pnSnE Sefs Y, ras
cutting the cause OF Christ There are severn
e}eI'tt ti parseHSses, % and is,ooo members Of tic
At TIC conclusion Of DR., I,!ppcrt's adarsss
KeS Dr. n SnE KEaav Syetsa e een en HSa areSs 10 H.
M,0es ~ aestlan existe ,S ae o cS4en IT ere
blessed relation Ia the .ntoneMent. and lla bc-
ilevcd that Christ had lnatto FREQ and a,ttfi-
cIent provision for tho forgiveness 1t every
born in Sin, although this admission was
made With misgyngs rs to lis literal truth:
Chrst's lows Of children ,wns z mattcr 1t
Bible history and accepted trntll, md, II It
not perfectly clear in tho mind Of tho speaker
how that cf,ild was fitted for 11eayan. II
,laced Upon trial and asked II ho believed !l
illo declarations embraced in the second nrtl-
seived FL Cd the t' article M With Considerable doubt.
Ho thought. that parents. gaze their
own dispositions and. sinful .procltyl.Ies
10 their offspring, and Adam conld not fnlriy
younger gcneration. il was Ills candid opiIl-
Ion that child could know n0 sin, md ho
discarded tho idea IN toto. believing TINT tho
day was not fnr distant when 1t would bn
Into tits world w'ns tit, ut the moment OF lis
birth to enter into a heavenly and Joyous
eternity without the formal regeneration rs
laid down III Church doctrines;
trinal points, which, ho said, were offered rs
nuts for the members to crack.
Bishop Merrill was called upon to ex-
press his views upon tho question of the
day. uo said he was unprcparcl at tho
moment to discuss the question in, nil
its bearings, but hud always considered linn
sclf sound In tho faith SO fur rs h!cthoatsm
vas concerned: me %as nt}s s1lntti}sea TO nemr an
II H., ~ w ntn ,nravitv t ~ hmnn ,'u nn,,pS
He believed TINT every child who Was H.
dchted TO God for Chfistlike virtues was not
strictly chnrgcable WIN sins descenued from M
Adam and It vas well known tat ti,s arti
creed for the Methodist Church, and were
never fecoEnzsa as enci l. In In aEnT yeanss s
tne catechisna nao SloMn ~ ~ sttdnlu ~, "
s noc.1mes is ~ @ nn,otism fin iii not he,1cvo
tnat fnTcmGn afsepted M inc p1ass ps Gt
total aepllVily" ~ tne sgnse .i ~ wicn ~ X
Mas acegpi " tSnf s1 1fe hIci III
rs ldo t,, " ."t ai lno WuI. ,nt
conceive Of % 2 moral aiiuenee M e " working In the
n1lna OF chlla, althousa 1t might W possi-
Dug y , hGe9ed ,t .,,o 1,,,,,o, T., .,,,,or h., i,
AZ! inns pony tne DisMop, III answeE ~
up o Hn Xii nnt cSvn c thera us M'
nan ~ al Cnristendom tqs oeoyed TINT
Jesus CHl!st evGa ,;tai oias 1oWnF4 it Nh.
were not to 6e thought parallel with those
oiISIea 1e b 20 o[nihnIy Ky If miortais. ana, s o
steneu lntenty io its lcina1ks. i,d H. 1o sh.a
NJ tnbiiitv to sit, dismissed Mt icnTth
but should conilno Ills remarks to tho ordct
Of tho dny, lie believed TINT tho minds ol
sfilaren & easily and nat1iranY turned 70 Hoi!
vinyva warn ch1nrcf} ns fhe W6rifiiv anirft no
nan to nsssrt itself with Increasing nge. Thc
Calyinistio doctrine Of tho depravity Of chill
dren might bo Iight ioglcally. bnt u lab9re{
nnaef une great alsaoS"htage OIL oeang Who'll
- Thn Wov nr Bavmon1 .Y t},e Fvonotor
University, was called spon, liz entercG
into dactrinal discussion Of tho subject
Ills position was that all children dying n
9H3cy WEE tat svGr Scr y y, Gf,ss @ ~ VIZ f M
hn,nnn racs vera iftti, better thnn chlire,,' M,
Yhrcc-ltths Of The hulnan race fnd CONC L
state OF happiness without any period 9
pIoDatl9a' hiia ~ tnouEnt M HAL tat re @ @peoRlt
WItGant n1ohotton ~ a. icnat % sn far ~ i,
was cot,corncd, q study OF tIio Bi6lo con.
pclIctl him to So think md believe.
Dr.. Hatfield also stuko to ti!o subject, II,
wns opDoscI to ti1o uunethO,Iistio ti0ctrine
{hnf 0n,r,aI tn In Crnnnfn1 fI,fo fha CL,,rni,