, 1880-07-18
LAKE BLUFFS.

| SERVICES AT THE C.tMr-GROUND SATURDAY.
Yesterday dawned upon the community at
| Lake Bluffs iii NIL the etfulgant beauty Of Il
| c1oudless sky. The air was pure and bracing,
| the temperature rendering light wrappings
| almost IL necessity. The usual o'clock
cilidrens service was dispensed with, and ut
| 9o'clock Byron Schemerl,orn led tile *con-
| yersation" i'll the Clark Street tent. He took
| up the subject Of ''The Sunday-School
Superintentlent's Preparation for Lesson"
Several ministers and teachers took part in
the discussion, and the hour was very profit
ably spent,
At 10 o'clock the Rev. Lewis Meredith, Of
Waukegan, read papes... on Theories Of
the Atonement, - The ess<aye was peculiarly
noticeable for its many evidences Of thor
ough research, extended reading, and beauty
Of composition. The reverend gentleman
said: The place which is called Calvary
fan{ssd ;nt1, M s 9ut'ook for upon ahss the moral %
can can equal. Such many.si,ied yiews
Of so many momentols Interests open out
before the mind; SO many lines Of relation
ranges and plains Of the past, and raaiating
OIL to all the nights and depths Of the future;
relations to man, bearing upon his character
and destiny; relations 10. God, touching his
character and his law and government, have
had their share in shaping and modifying the
different theories of tie atonc1lcnt, and we
shall wonder not ut the variety of views
which we find us having been prevalent coH-
cerning doctrine 50 great, SO multlfarions,
SO vital as this. 1t is especially true that
periods Of conflict, and the driving inists Of
controversy, and the doctrine Of the atone
1lent is not all exception. We owe much
to these. proyidenlial circumstances
ffs f2f gioross %ains trfs %icn ay oo Sp II
before us with SO much brilliance and
power" The speaker then enumerated the
various theories OF the atnnement, IT'S given
BY Cave, Crawford, Dr. Miley...Dr. Hodge, Of
;, DR.; Miley, in BIZ table Of contents under
names tlireeNviz :: !. Theory OF Moral lntl,4-
encc, - "rheory Of SaliSfaction.'' and Gov,
between ali Of these diiferent ] Propositions @ she is
would not hazard al, opinion as to whose
enumeration WIS the correct one. Two facts
are alleged as growing out Of the lone
generic fact OF moral NEED -; and 1.-THE part
ing Of the ways" takes place ut these two
facts. These are: First, the fact Of tho moral
disabilities Of man and, second, the fact Of
the requirements OF the Divine nature.
On these are founded all the theories Of the
be saturated in the blood Of Christi we're The
famous trial Of Prof. Swing. ''The blood -
Is conspicuous by It's absence III all
tl1e moral influence theories, and the cruel
hzlon Is regarded as lotlllfs IL. more than
- practical e -, appendix OF me Sermon on the
Mount Inc speaker dlscnsset the moral
Influence theories at length, claiming that
there was tendency III them all to lower the
Divine character, to contradict tue vlcarlous.
ness attributed to the Death OF Christ, and
10 take away tue dlstlnctlve pecnllarity ot tlle
at0llenient as 4 work Of Christ alone. II
such is the theory. Of which, so
many are enamorea N 1nese days,
1t IS time We should M aS preachers
and people :, study more diligently and
ana prayerisnliy, ~ Io1loW more closely the
teachings Of tlle New Testament. q" Errors
on this subject" " us one well ren,arks, sap
the Whole structure OF religion" Christ Is
good. beautiful, and wonderful. Ills 1iSln-
terested love IS picture Dy itself. what
We @ re:saru as the most reaso!nanie, !a as well Us