Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-01-30
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spoke on the ,opia SIS There 2 Larger
Hope" His argument bore direct refer
erce to the RubjectH enProsaing the atten-
ton OF the New York Presbytery at this
moment aud in fact Prssbytegisnism and
other denominations throughout the
country, in connection with the proposed
revision. of the Westminster Confession
OF Faith and espsciallyin regard to chap
ter 10, section A, which is as follows:
Others, not elected, although they may
be called by the ministers OF the word and
may have some common operations OF the
spirit, yst they never truly come 10 Christ,
! and therefore capaot be saved mnch Iess
can men, not protesting the Christian re-
! ltglon, be saved IN any other way wha'so-
ever, bs they never SO dlligent to frame
their lives according TO the light OF nature,
and the Inv oi tlnt religion they do poo
! fess and to assert and maintain that tnov
may Is very porncous aud 10 be detesteo'
The question asked is--do we desire q
revision of tho confession, and il 80 in
what particulars do we desire IT,
A confession OF faith is human com-
posit on and it mnst always stnnd amend.
able by the Bible. Tue only law Of
Judgment IL the infallible word o. God.
Upon the questions under discussion
thu confession utterB no uncertain sound
1t ia asked can those who follow NJ to
The LIGHT they know, who, according to
the best Of their ability, in their ooncep.
tion Of the law OF nature, living 3 mora!
ucright lie, can they be SAVED resting OF
that alone. Upon this the combustion ia
clear. THY certainly cannot.
Ii regard to tbgt phase OF tina diSeuE-
sion "is thare salvation outside of
Christ ," the preacher said he tnok it up
OF Ito present :ims on account OF lis in
fetasiiog psantical elarac.er. i tharo n
broader hcpe-ought the confession, in
the s''otion which bears upon that topic,
to be modified ia IL too narrow!
Our creed asserts that there is the
broadcast hope. There is the fullest sal
walton in our belief. None are xcluied
from salvation. Tho csaed is broad
because it meets ell the necessities, all
phases OF humanity. Bat 10 there q
oader hope?
There ara those who claim that in this
land rs well as in other lRad5 God will
curaiy not send persons to hell 10Y what
they have not done except representa-
! tlvaly. But "as in Adam all do, 90 in
. Christ shall all be made alive" therefore
the death which resulted from the sin OF
, Adara ia met by the death OF Christ,
therefore the speaker believed that M
ora will be cent to hell fot origin sin
alone. II is only on this hope that oul
little ones who have not committed Sin OF
their own can rest. But for those who
/ have come to the age OF acnounta6llity
: or OF moral judgment, is there salvation
, for them, for those via have done rlgh'
i according to THEN belief
r There are hundreds in this land Gnt
. thousands in foreign lends who thins
j, they will be saved by living mp to tae
/ light they have. l think that men WIN
: have done all they could in this way, No
oording to the natural law will not b.
9 condemned. Bnt tho question ia. ar
/, thers any who do SO. No. There Is no
1 one. The Bible says, ''All have sinaad.
/. Paul said, 81 have lived in all good con
:, science before God and man to this day,
a and yet he called himself the chief
sinners.
Luke HI. Al aud 48 says "And tina
servant which kusw his Lords will, an'
made not ready, nor did according t
a. his will, shall ba beaten with man.
/. stripes; but he that knew not, ant
did things worthy OF stripes, shall b
,. beaten with few stripes." The man VIII
q did not know Gods law but did the bes
Ii according to his light was punished W.T.
" leps stripes. the preacher believed thu
/, in all regions of the earth, in all pas
N centuries, IL anyone who has not heard Q
"a the historic Christ who confessss hi
+. own sinfulness and helpiessness, m
70 throws himself upon the mercy OF Goo
ID no will be saved. Yet, is there anyon
% Who hes done this? Did Plato, Of q
nj heather, the nearest to Christianity
g. There are Christian mon OF the prsSsr
in day who assert that he has entered hesVe
& and is enjoy ng all the blessings Of thoi
er who arc redeemed by the death Of Chris
N But, among cur prominent scholar
r. of to-day, Professor 0rris, WHO occupie
d. tho Greek chair at Princeton University
id stated in the hearing OF the speaker, thu
I'D in oil Plato's writings there is not GIN
in mer of hope or thought of an essentii
IN Christ.
"a There are those claiming to be Of OF
Il. Christianity who reason from the tende
q ness and love of God that He cannt
he allow the immortal soul to so to bel
er Over against this hope must be remep
hit hefed the sin against the Holy Gho
be which shall never be forgiven. The Ia
en- does not allow us to consider uaivers
al salvation. Listen to the declaration
to Christ, Matthew VII, 10 and Ia, "knter
ey in by the morrow gate, for wide is Il
OF cato, and broad is the way tina. lesdei
TO destruction, and many be they tn
enter in thereby. For narrow 10 the gat
and straitened the way, that. leadel
unto lie, and few be they that find 1t
!. Uniyersalism rests upon an imperfe
conception of Gods character. 1t forge
n, retribution. Government is not good
~ pure when it allows the wicked to go u
~, punished. Some assert that punisnme
NJ ia not always hopeless-thgt it is rem
"a dial, really only chsstisement.
20 Why are men hanged by the ne
~ until they are dead !? Is IL as remedy
!. Such argument il absurd. Is that punis
in msnt restorative. Are these the results
the case of the drunkard or VI t.
=, lie4ntious man? Is the latter throu
,Sz the unerrlng rstrihution of nature !
~ stored to SQUAD body 1t ia Rbsur
- Ii il equally rbs1.d to suppose that {
~ fetribntions which follow violations
- the moral law result fuelly in SPIRIT
~ heel.h. Some claim that salvation Is
y,1 matter Of aebt-that aA men are INIT
Ia emily entitled to equEl treatment. Wa
=, does tho Bible say-'tNRiyaton IS
Tho gcacs." God is not compelled 10 psoyi
he salvation for any man. DO is thereto
IA under no obligation il he choose to pl
Mo vias salvation ioT soms to provide it I
hot all. Yet ii has pleased lin 10 give eva
;ca one an opportunity to be saved. Ills s
~, walton, wa repeat is of grace. II is W.
Sso joftiGo, therefore, tina. God has Civ
II. different opportunities to different me
'oi anil acoeraing to them each Will
judged.
Il, there is to be fatuss probation
which mon freed from the allugameuts
i .-.. L.Ea l-.ak .