The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-04-15
TIE POSSIBLE UNION OF TWO GREAT
CHURCHES.

THE publication of the correspondence
between the conference committees ap-
pointed by the Northern and Southern
Presbyterian churches goes to show
that of four probable points of disagree
ment between the two bodies, three
have been practically removed, and the
fourth placed in position much more
favorable to an ultimate amicab settle
ment than it has ever been in before.
The four points of probable difference
were these: As to doctrine; IS to the
ecclesiastical position of the benevolent
agencies (boards) of the church; as to
the political deliverances, and as to the
status of colored church members and
churches. The Northern committee
have apparently satisfied the Southern
that there is in the Northern church a
full and hearty acceptance of the stand
ards Of belief, and that the church
boards" are Just as completely sub
Iected to control by the general as
sembly as If they were called "commit-
tees" and the past political deliver
ances OF the Northern church-as to
slavery and the war-seem likely to be
'condoned" by the Southerners. On the
one remaining point, tue status of the
colored Pres byterians, there is now
disposition in both churches to con-
slider it calmly and dispassionately and
with a single eye to the best interests of
the persons chiefly concerned and to
the progress of Christ's kingdom.
Both races in the South are sgreed as
to the advissbilitv of separate churches
and separate pre- byt eries for the
colored people. This being the case,
it will be wise for the Northern church
not oinsist that the coored people shall
belong to churches partly or mainly
composed of whites, or the colored
churches to presbyteries partly or
mainly composed OF churches whose
members are all White.-New York
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THE GREAT UPRISING AMONG STUDENTS.
Any believer who keeps his eye on
the pillar of cloud must observe that it
is plainly in motion in a new direction.
IS There are momentum and vol
ume in the movement which show
that it has its source in God. 1t is par
ticularly marked by three conspicuous
features: l. An increasing intelligence
as to the work of foreign missions, its
extent, its demand, its promise. 9. An
enthusiastic self conservation to the
missionary work both at home and
abroad. B. A self-denying effoIt 4molg
students themselves to raise funds to
send volunteers to their field of labor.
- No movement with which we have
been familiar has so impressed US as
the mark Of Gods hand. Three things
have oppressed all praying friends OF
missions for the last half century: the
prevailing ignorance of the missionary
work, the paucity of laborers fer the
field, and the inadequacy of the offer
ings for the work. There has been
lack of knowledge, of workmen, and of
money. Just in these directions the
Lord is now moving to create a supply.
Never was missionary literature 80
ge9erally demanded, SO widely spread,
and so devouringly read. Never was
there such an enthusiastic self-offering
among young men and women. It is
like the apostolic age; and il is spread
ing wider and wider. Already an arm
of three thousand students in England
and America has been enrolled at the
recruiting Offices of the Captain of our
Salvation; and at the present rate of in
crease the number will double IN less
than eighteen months. The enthus-
iasm is contagious. 1t catches from
college TO college and from seminary to
seminary. It has already reached Nor.
way, which is long way from North
field, where the divine fever was first
felt, in July, 1886. No man can tell how
general and universal this missionary
interest may be before this year of
grace is ended. When students began
to come forward and offer themselves.
timid souls said, What shall we do
with these young mem" The boards
were depleted in their treasures; thew
could scarcely keep the present ma
chinery in motion-noW could they raise
money to put thousands of new labor
ers in the field? But prayer went up
to God. And 10! the students them
selves organize and combine: they form
missionary societies among themselves,
and begin to collect funds to send these
volunteers abroad. Members OF facul-
ties head the movement, and pledge
themselves to give SIS year for life
Knox and Queens College in Toronto;
Princeton, Union, Fairfax seminaries
and others. set the grand example of
establishing these living links with
Heathendom and paying the costs of
the outfit and support of their own rep
resentatiVes. There ought to De
thousands and tens of thousands of
dollars put at the disposal of colleges
and seminarles, with which to help, as
far as neet be, poor and deserving
students to whom otherwise the door is
financially closed. Q God is calling
His church to earnest and united
prayer. Prayer has always been the
secret Of power in missions. 1t has
opened the gates of empires long shut
and barred to Christian mis- ionaries
1t has aroused the church to organized
effort and carried the Cross to every
land. It has raised up volunteers by
the thousand and brought in ey By
the million. And now let prayer be-
offered as never before, that the knowl
edge of the great war of God against all
false faiths may be made available to all
believers, aud that the men and money
may both be provided speedily to en-
compass the earth with the cord Of
missions REV. Arthur T. Pierson. 8.
D il The Missionary Review Of the
World.