New-York tribune., 1889-11-04

the system for their relief. The great body oil uo
Church. Of all classes, arc Thoroughly convinced Vi
the truth of these Standards. As do not ocieNo
there is any widespread and spontaneous demand ior
revision can hardly undertake 10 eA-
plain that assumed fact Most OF uose
who have advocated revision appear ~
TO be under msapprehensions as to what tho cOn ION
fession teaches or to De unnecessary ANXIOUS W
position 10 miseprcsent teaching some are a'so
oy ioren mSDcmea TSn, she Situation Of tho
Scotch and American churches" ,o,
What about young men being frightened away hoi"
the Presbyterian ministry man .. orc,, 10
enter the Presby ministry arr keP, 0uo pop o men
Kept out Of our Cavinistc ministry by IT, as inTy @
ought 10 be, and as Calvnisuo young men h.v & M
S SO Out OF STeaa esr Psp our ministry no nd
agnotc dcist But no such young men rG ae se eep
out as as Sss ms 20 soes % say It. that at Allegheny
and Princeton at least what sometimes caicl inc
hard doctrines of our Confession play absolupy no
part In narrowing the door the Presbyterian mn
istry.' These semna1es at least not lose men to
other denominations on account OF our sun Cai' ,
we rather attract and receive men from other dehoA
nations .
To what do young men objectl'
the ministry on docrnal grounds. In my experience IL
is not Cavnism they object to, but Christianity Is
times. not an antlCalvinstic bias, that we
need to strive against IN our colleges IN ,, order
n Young man believes firmly In God, aud personal
cod j do not find that he finds It difficult to believe
that that God doeth His pleasure In tho heavens anu
Ou the earth"
LESSONS TAUGHT BY THE AGITATION.
In his aReviewn article Professor Warhed drew
these lessons (which this Widespread agitation can
teach us In America in our present circumstances
l. That so long as we remain Calvinsuc Churcn, ~
the American Church, with s free ana Sot, sa
formula of acceptance Of the Confession, is who.e
the impulse which drives on some otaer chtN Wo
seek 10 better their relation TO the SandaHs. w W.
have always accepted the CONCESSION ohiy oi since
system of doctrine contained III IT, au I,Tcbes
1929, have possessed what lno gioaV S'"'."
are now seeking after. .- e.naords "a
Q Our situation with reference to our r. -
incapable of any real Improvement ieVlseu ,, No
fcsslon could still be acceptable 10 US oE lSr , tbe
of doctriner and, so long as we hedruH I..o Con
system brought TO expression In the Nestnnsloi id
fession we have everything In IL whlch We soi,, Io
possibly obtain in any other cIeed ho"e'oi "''0''
framed. ... ,,o ,,sto,ical Integrity
- 90 vcnerable and nobo a document seems , woItn
preserving Only, II We could make soiho su0'''-
gain by change should we seek chahso. botter,nc
A There seems prospect OF na'erIdiiS nsi ~, any
.nr ,nnortant stat sment of the Confession py any
f1rther revision that are capable OF nlahmI nm .or
wisely drawn so carefully framed SO iosi0any @ ,bo
catenaed are these statements SO edrhsu .oi niotv
Sanrs n snfuse IL all with the glow OF VtaI ply,
and so intent were they 10 give each arci us a. S
oderate irnical and catholic expression that
exceedingly difficult to touch sinst ~ would he well
- tbe American Church could realize fuly ING. ,,o
vicdom OF its fathers in the sew neehui C1uni5 Ia
framed for 1t almost ideal cIeea, any s instititnd
VI tdooi reiat,on 10 II and hence determine To auopt
in this matter the late Principal Candllsh 49,
& nv all means let them tho Westminster otanua.tug
stand untouched as monuments Oh S ,n ss safegnards
90 trmtb and bulwarks against for ages yet 10
Gomez