, 1880-11-14

! ond time, to consider the case. There were sia
monons n on the subject before the house. Iwo s
VI tnese motions bear Nn aspect moro or Hess
| hostile to Mr.. McFarlan-the one asking for
committee to confer with him. With u M view 70
! his statements contradict the Standards and
threatening him with iibel II he refuse to re-
tIa:t tne1n The four othsr motions afe note re
provide ways at Escape for him fru1n his pres
ent Position. and to make further prTrecdlfi9s
of I'll n roaosed
Of the bereiic-reqntred him, under; thrcat
Of patns snd on;ane PG1ss
eHeifsss SFei stssaents' seasm ,"F TO M tny up Tie
book" nEo 10 renew hts 9rsuaaon snqasG ,.:;t:.
lnugi1tcr. and II ,fi.l NOT ind sccondcr In the
cu,lse of the tlisc,l OH Thu5s1ay Que OF the
speakers sa:st thu, it was impossible for these
! WIN tunught with him to continue longer in the
! same Church with tho authors t'f these sermons:
! another descril,ed Mr.. McFaran ns ~ bind
! leader Of thr blind: third characterized the
sermons - fulst to- philosophy, fnlse to his
tory. false 10 the.'i,Ey and false 70 Scripture -;
uction in Inc 1nn1ter .:the m,t:on won!d inter
pos.' s:Unle liberal sentiments, however. were
uttered. OMc clcrEylnaN stattu That There
were ss,,ne. himself Il: tho nul,c:, whn did not
teach The Ct'sfcssitna in ITS entirety; bnt ho
h,..l llusie The unissiu thnn Il lcln
Ger 1c.sicsttd fi!e Clerk ~ take down his wards.
Hu Ao:;dar Iscstytery resumed tie ct'1-
silct.ition Of the case, tile mills. OF crowded
l,.alss s,1,d considerable eHc1 c.cn. TIE speak,
cr*-es pcc'.ly Those who were favorable To Mr..
McFaruN-werc frequently interrupted Dy APP
peal. to the Moderator points ri nrtler nt,d
several not very ,rcttita3le sccncs occurred. Tho
Dr.. Donald McLc.ai, ihe etl;tor Of Gvoti lT",,s,
who, whilc ct'nds.nnll,% the hs,ok IT'S foolish
b,to:@. pteAded for tofut:,uon and co.nprehen-
it 1t member of the Free Church l,s,,l mt
thought !. hs duty to caii attention to it as tho
.S 81 e f6s ssf1E S @ ss he e
matter as 1.-The most culatniitus circumstance
which had occurred to the Church since 1e4:.'
Mr. Wallace of s"lsE'rth, an citlcr, who is cred
ite.l with having originated these proceedings,
warmly and repeatedly resented these Allusions
male to httn US u. eresy-hunter. When uskcd
along with Mr slcFarian. he replied that or,u
nj II timc is good tshiug." Icfore' the snte was
taken, one nouon-the most extreme suid tyr,ln-.
nous in .one-was withdrawn. This h.fi five
motions OH the t1bte; 80 ttlut there were four
divisions. In the rn1 the original motion ti)r.
Jameson's) was carried by n,u1ority Of -four.
Twenty-Five voting for it aud twenty one against
It, while eight declincd to vote. Tho terms of
DR. Jasniest>n's motion arc that th. Presbytcry
structions to. confer with sir. McFaria,, On tie
subject, and to report III, an cnrly date 1t is
noteworthy that the amendment which was
been supported Gy thirty. thir1yilve, and thirty
seven members III previous divisions w:ss sup
ported only ly twenty-onc iii Tue last division
Mr. NcFarlun preached to his own cnnxrexa-
ton Oh Sunday night, and referred at the cl"se
of his sermon to his present Position. He thus
exptnlncu the purpose ct his tenGhtllX:
1t hus been my lim uS pastor ul,l teacher to
dtnw FROM the Scriptures thse trssnns uf ru-
uonal :sodliness which they contain; tn pitclAinl
the message Of Gods e.t'r will to :n,n. which
believe it IS their central PURPOSE u ccnmunl- !
cate. have been wnu1. accordingly, III my or |
dinary teachtu. to lay less stress the technical
tiles of scholastic theology than the sublime |
morality OF tho simple divinity Of the Sermon |
on the Mount. have cnt1eavored IT. preach to !
you what have nnnlod u rational golliness, and
to commend that message. of E1od news which !
has been iutrusted to me to every mans COLI
which thus preach IS reasonable
religion. bellies that it is II religion WHICH will
never perish from the earth. 1 believe thai the !
love Of Christ will always be ul agency con-
straintng men til live u divine life. | believe |
that the cross If Christ Is ever the p,,wcr of E.L
and the wisdom uf God to them that believe (
SUCH III brief is my tcnching.