, 1881-09-24


0lies. And excepting 0lln to rcrog,lizc the
rilfers of t!in United Stntcs, no nrtlclcs wrro
nl.lsl tg tl.e ',,!,er atti!o''g tl! nse,;,aF
ttln organization of tho Church III l73t.
I'll tho earliest year nf tho Church tho
sntc , gst rFeSy Wns t"fle w. st ntesfff f IT,
1880. It was GnncteA IN iSls TINT Thu tien-
Grnl Conference sllnll hare powers 10 mako
rifles nnd regulations for Our Church, Under
tho following lnltasous and reS!rictto1*:
v0kc,HlteL0 0r chnslgn tur Articles ut Religion,
,lOr establish My lew standards or rules Of
toctrlne co,!trnry to pnr, present extsIang
nM! established standards ot ttncirinc.",
When this fniIlallS rulI wns enacted W. lad
net lsn! fur twei,ty.follr years my othcr
standards hut tho Articles. 1t was nlso prt'-
vilCtt TINT none Of tho six restrictive rules
S''ssIG pn,S @ 9 son 'S b. shnnfs aaft. Wii1!t
together with tllree-lourths vnto Of gil tho
annual conferences. Anu In 1872 this pro-
yso wis nniinlletl ms to the rst rule making
t forever hnpessible by any method fvr tho
Ghhuge our csitcria for Judging ministers.
TIo iangunge from 11!f3 nr 1884 to 1850 has
been: "What shall bc done will, ministers
or preachers who hold and preach doctrines
Whist; VII "re contrary to our Articles Of ls''s'
llow would oltr o!t-canged hynr.took
or cntcctfsm statd this test Of tho ,Itlntter-
ability Of II standard? Tllrce nicli werp NIB
1cy turned tho work over e, go!rl Pr: XIII
der. ,lledtllnv,. 1'aMgs, Otln, ilo!tict! ~,
proved his work. Ting parts Nos. ! nna
a1ld specimens OF No. were brought to the
10 n cunliuittee of 1,,wt.,l, Wett,cr, md
Power, who reported fayprubly. md confer
rl,ee Adopted tho rcpurt md ordered the publ
cnt!on Of Nos alltl sntitl cunlplrt!0tl0 0t No. H.
tint children IcnrM It. Does this make It a
criterion fnr testing tho orthodoxy Ut MIR
,clergyMcn2 Doubtless mot one Dt tllese iish
hunted ever dreamed Of sncl! thing. 1t i
tee could not do whit the lnW-iilaktnx power
of Dur Church cannot tlo. We are nMiennhle
to tic Articles, to our VOWS, to tho Scriptures.
McillutitsM asks no Ihure. IL not THIS
en0ugll9
As 70 THE POSITION OF mn. THOMAS,
II nppcars, then, he could scarcc tilll frecr
homo Or moro "sarnest singing. praying.
power, tilIed witt, love n,ov!ng otl the llfe q
q narrow AlethodEs.il." But. liz knows
a,ul thu Go.umIttce nppolntetl Mt conferences
lo answer lin toid him there Is r0unl INSIDE
for II liberal progressive orthodoxy, Fur
several years he ''as. stood Gy his Church
outside. May he not be trnu III saying, -
nm Not Il UnlyGrsnlist, hut. MI orthodox
Nbthnnfef FEhut liza Iuvns htq 0Svn Tim rS.t1
alRl believes sc llas great mission, Is rcasoli
fs f1G ne''yiI ,v Io,n soIi 9 fn fep III ins,lc: n;i
even II ll,y wife or children should ask thu
sasnu thing atlat request that DO It tHuictly
aor u pgeG ssan sa WYNN n w 1,ni,Sa ti,nt m II Ins
III iJ" ,,ren 'I' !riSnm Dr ~ Thn,.1ns. '
" Or; Tlo'M4*, do yon love your Methodist
Cl!urch?" Very ,provoklngly to outsiders,
rrIrms 81 tfE, ~ rnrfernnr" fnferiTst,s liz
n,,swnr. "rura citaractur and Intellectual
ability.h "Can yoi ut tho cur ot IL pub-
Hui for r. sn M Iis swer :. IS toronehy Of
"rtlio,lox aid aid severe. "Do yau buileyo il
tho atons.as!,t y nlv!as sayior?%, tt,., rs rs
iisys II" tie pTo5,ssi',on , II tis cl'aTfss ,,s
H1o II nt va.v'e vnw nI,i ~ p p1,insnpv % tereof5
Tl.oru II W IS tie eovern,penial theory" "Witli
@ atnnc,,,rmt. % hut, mt IL t,c penai throry thnt
nnEes Ei,rIst 4 sttiner." Now, tho Question
,sa';t d, a Gh !ny Z "H sa stYrle5 at a,cp fs sys @
bnvn hnpn hnrt. I,niI t.lnre lIkewfse jirrelics-
nm fr" uIe', liz ynrv | ftnIcrs @ If Arneiat,IsIn @
fru,il the three grcut Theological scl,nOls Ut
tic ill., Ci,lrcii, iii ~ ynwinE @ tilat tio ciu. theory
It'll hv M % os + IL t mtt,riv vi Ineonwrloi,s With
aui init st,bve1sisg NJ M ~ Of orr %uft systc. '' '
e' y f'r vnns ilr. 'rhn,,,ns nrr.,c wifi our Art
" I'M ti,o E.r,ntt,r"s rsrtintn thn wnmi
~ f:"i t II, w !. 'inW' !. I;,f tha,, v1r If lila
rrIl,,tn;.,,ts r. ;,,"r tho o1instnn os isnjratitM,
IT, ,,, f,s, ~, ). 10 ,,nt tini, iii ~ rts m
,;1,f, M 1Tfn n',tnrto,ivn III haItrva sM y" IN s.srn.
snn rati."r tI,nm .IIrtntnn va r,,sh a. a,,r
amtu ,,nt ~. ." ianni, fr" na nnt,nr3tv fr,,
oSH IT. snrE" ~. r., IT, 1'ova mnd m thnv snv the
an,.,, s., ~. 49, nh n All rnr % him IN i,s wor.is
% Ws mist MT s.an, To grt wit,,esses in st,,n,.
,,raa Msps, ss,a M ,.n .u ox" aI", @ thm ,.rnI,n Vi
v, ,1li eeE ys W. S ,,nt os !o & ov WV ,r,aa ~ nf ~
ts iIs. EMILY !'o"' WI Ilt'. ""o VIZ" p''"'e" ~
NJ iSss ,r rn,,,,,,e y, ,o hottovo IN fin ,vro,
; Ia ay Ky ~ oet,eyS sslbIa II 's ot Mta ~
tn,ur 91 y" 1lcinr v"s,. uvMm' ~ ~
iM!MiG IL Ivy. M.s'e1 v,,,1Ln u1ehav ~,
wv nru us,u @ t @ n.a's iio a'i, a'tS5r,I"i
yMff f;"WS, w ~ wv nclaE'f ~ Gtod,l ,,,'.
pultts'l'ns@r, @ u l. w !o ycs ,nat mo III i WE
@ II ,!c. VIZ r ~ ~ shnr. ',,at Me-
NV 1 ~ s,H , ~ 1 i" IN ' "s ~ p1, ~
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t'oeF ,,3 r.r o1 M!ay G, eGfflg,no l u n t ~ n.;
tiianh MfRer hole: no!'e' p"l w 'o&
teHWGH, .s,t, sa,, ,,.o,,or t,,,,r 4,,,t tim
~ tr!tty say nrother HyHer, ti1at 'i,t tiio
ii, " Erg s eFut VT ',arH aa 'tpv has