Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-06-07
THEY NEVER SAY DIE.
Close Of Dr.. MeAllister's Argument
for Pittsburg Presbytery.
SILENCE Is SOMETIMES GOLDEN.
AWide Range Allowed a Covenanter If He
Keep His Mouth Shut.
THE DEFENSE WILL REJOIN TOMORROW

As large number of r. p. ministers
were billed to fill pulpits to-day and were
excused in consequence, the attendance was
light at the Synod yesterday. Dr. McAdlis-
ter resuming, said the facts had simply been
presented in the several cases and it was re-
markable that the appellants had admitted
that they were guilty of political dissent
and non-incorporation. 1t is admitted
that these tenets are correct, but they con-
tend that the Church should not insist on
holding them as term of communion. This
makes the line distinct between the Presby-
terry and the East End platform, and these
are the basic principles Of the Covenanter
Church. We are not allowed to have fel-
1owship with the unfruitful works Of dark
ness, and the Church has made this a term of
communion, as much as political dissent
and non-incorporation. To deny that there
was any evidence Of organization among
the young men was next to an insult
to the intelligence of Synod. Twenty years
ago, in this church, they, had taken the oath
to stand by the Covenants Of the Church,
and to-day they were called to face the same
question. As to the basis of settlement
offered the young men, it is the only one the
Church can offer; it is the covenant
sworn to in this church 20 years ago, and
here it is in section 3;
The Oath Of Twenty Years Ago.
Persuaded that God is the source of all
legitimate power; that He has instituted
civil government for His own glory and the
good of man; that He has appointed His
Son, the Mediator, to headship over the ma
tions, and that the Bible is the supreme law
and rule in national as in all other things,
tions to God, the rightful dominion of Jesus
Christ over the commonwealth, and the
obligations Of nations to legislate in con-
formity with the written Word. We take
ourselves sacredly bound to regulate
all our civil relations, attachments,
professions and department., by our allie.
glance and loyalty to the Lord, our
King, Lawgiver and Judge; and by this, our
oath, we are pledged to promote the inter
ests of public order and Justice, to support
cheerfully whatever is for the good Of the
in which we dwell, and to
pursue this object in all things not forbidden
by the law of God, or inconsistent with pub
lie dissent from an unscriptural and immoral
civil power. We will pray and labor for the
peace and welfare of our country, and for its
of God as the source of all power, OF Jesus
Christ as the Ruler of Nations, of the Holv
Scriptures as the supreme rule, and of the
true Christian religion; and we will continue
to refuse to incorporate by any act, with the
political body, until this blessed reformation
has been secured.
DR.. McAllister diverged sufficiently to
pay his respects to those who desecrate the
first day of the week, not emitting the Post
master General, and asked if the Church
were not in the right in insisting on sus-
pension of these infractions. The
Columbian Exposition also came in for a
touching up.
End platform assailed these positions, and
The evidence was before the Presbytery that
she young men had not been faithful to |
hem.
Rev. j. s. 7. Milligan raised the point
point before the Synod.
Dr.. McAllister Drops the Question.
Dr.. McAllister said he would drop the
question. .r
Rev. o. B. Mi1ligan objected, saying that
,e could bring testimony to prove the con-
rary.
To this Rev. j. s. 7. Milligan objected
hat no new testimony could be heard.
DR.. McAllister went on to say that he
lonored the men who had left the Church.
They were consistent and the rest OF the
should have followed their ex-
.mple and not have remained in it with in
ent to revolutionize it.
Rev. j. s. I. Milligan suggested the word
reform" for revolution"
Accepting the correction, DR.. McAllister
sked how It was to be reformed. It must
e done regularly. .Overtures should be
made and the Church provided means and
Methods therefore. But individuals pro-
osed to do it, and in the Eighth Street
,hurch three members, influenced by what
hey have read and heard, exercised the
light to vote at civil elections and had been
uspended. He said it was not reform but
evolution, revolt and an assault on the r.
;. Church. He objected to any reform
7hioh abrogated the principles of political
issent and non-incorporation. DIR. Nc
Ulster said the accused referred to him as
heir teacher, and admitted that he had
cen, adding that he had taught them and
tudied these principles % years and might
ossibly be obliged to study them 25 years
lore, and suggested that it might be more
lodest for the young men to study the