The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-04-11

pubH "phAbc W ia wv WHINE
Study the history, OF nations and you
will find that those nations whose NOR.
ais have become puter are those which
hold TO the truth according 10 the Cal.
vanistic interpretation. by nature man
10 Legalist. Armenianism Ia the most
natural religion. Man finds 1t easier,
therefore. to be m Armenian. Calvan.
ism Is the most spiritual; finding It's
supreme authority In Almighty God
and i,s rule OF lie In His inspired word.
l nm y Presbyterian because our Comics.
sion OF Faith Is in accord with Calvan.
ian, which Is based on the Holy Word.
Tho General Assembly's overture asks:
DO you desire revlslon?' For myself l
answer, no.
"Ths defenders Of the minority report,
which In before us, say, wo may never
ask revision for personal relief. Then
for whom do they want it2 They place
It before this body, saying:
Adopt 1t rs your expression on rows.
ion.' Do you feel that this report rep.
resents our sentiments? They Say our
Confession Of Faith Is liable to misun.
derstanding and exposes our system OF
doctrine to unmerited criticism But
Is not tho Bible itself exposed to un.
merited criticism, by those who will not
accept t or who desire to cavit on account
OF Gods plan OF salvation. They say, let
1t DO so modified as to express the pres.
Ont belief OF our church on the subject
Better far that our Confession Of Faith
express the doctrines OF Cots word.
That (the Bible) contains heavens light
for our pathway, the church may by de-
parting from spiritual light express her
own wisdom rather than Gods truth.
WHAT WE ARE ASKED TO DO. &
"What arc We asked to do? Rewrite
sections 3, 1, Z, In Chapter III, to avoid
all suspicion Of supralapsariunisln,
know that theologians say that this
chapter was SO framed as to avoid olfense
to those who adopted the supratapsaran
view OF the DEGREES, but that they clear
ly imply the inlratapsarian view. Again
they ask us to rewrite the doctrine Of
PreteriLion so as 10 teach that 1t Is the
absence OF election. y
"IIow can 1t be done? II you have
here seven men and select Ave for a par,
ticular work, arc not the two remaining
selected as truly as the FIVE?
as tho doctrine true that God saves
men? Then He must elect them. FL
"Arc all men saved2 II not; then
some must be passed by, and that only
is tho doctrine Of rreterition. The
choosing OF some is the cause OF the rest
being LETT )
"rhose who talk about elect and non.
elect infaatsare talking about what they
themselves put into this section and not
about The subject itself. The language
cannot be clearer than it is, il the whole
chapter is read. Not one word is said
concerning non.elcct infants and it il a
(gratuitous assertion to imply it. Those
who are OF capable understanding arc
called by the Word and tho Spirit; those
who have not capable understanding
are called by the Spirit without the
Word. This our standards teach in
their present iovui.
"Where, brethren, do you find the
love OF God preached with greater free.
dom than among Presbytcriaus aud by
their ministcrs?l .tgGI ,l. M
"The cold, Indifferent heart, or the
critical intellect maystand and dry with
whining tones, how hard and harsh, how
little Of the love Of God. Such souls
will deride jthe Scriptures themselves
and find fault with the God who made
tlera.' F
~ have been palnea by the ut.ssarces
on this floor to-day. Pictures have been
painted, supposed doctrines held up and
hurled at our confession as damnable
heresies, which are without footing
therein. Brethren, there is nothing in
this report which / would want 10 see
inserted in the standards OF the Presby.
te1ian Church-thereiore l ehall vote
against revision.
Yesterday morning the meeting was
in session ybrigh. ahd early, despite the
lateness OF the hour OF aa journment the
night before. Reports from the various
committees were received, alter which
Gross Greek church in Washington
county, Pa, was selected as the place fol
the next meeting, which takes place
Tuesday, September0.
What It Oasis D'
| Mret hn carpfu1lv rnns;1ero1 Nv fLo