Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-05-19
A SERMON AGAINST BRIGGSISM,
Preached by the Retiring Modera-
tor-A Resolution Against the
Opening of the Worlds Fair on
Sunday Passed Unanimously
A Sketch of the New Modera-
tor.


were filed long before the hour Of as
sembly. PromPtly at IL o'clock Rev.
DR.. w. G. Young, Moderator OF the
Assembly, appeared on the pulpit
platform and took his seat
mDanied by Revs. w. II. Roberts,
of Cincinnati, the Stated Clerk; W. Z.
Moore, of Columbus, Permanent Clerk;
Joseph t. Smith, Of Baltimore, Modera-
tor Of the Centennial Assembly; Charles
L. Thompson, OF New York; w. G..
Roberts. Secretary of the Board OF
Home Missions, and Herrick johnson,
OF Chicago; ex-Justice VIM. Strong, ex-
Governor Beaver, or Pennsylvania; Rev.
Drs. Wm. Allen Bartlett, pastor of the
New York Avenue church, and T. 5.
Hamlin, Byron Sunderland and S. V.
Holmes, of the local Presbyterian clergy.
DR.. Bartlett announced that the hour
for the beginning OF the service had
arrived. The chorus from the Messiah
was followed by the doXology, Rev. w.
H. Roberts, stated clerk, concluding
with the Lords Prayer, recited In uni
son.
The annual sermon was then deliv-
cred by DR.. Young, the Moderator,
who took for his text :hese passages OF
Scripture: "And in the days OF these
kings shall the God of Heaven set up
kingdom which shall never be destroy
ed, and the kingdom shall, not be left TO
other people but 1t shall break in pieces
and consume all these Kingdoms and 1t
shall stand forever. daniel iii, "A.
"And 1 say also unto thee, that thou
art Peter; and upon this rock l shall
build my church and the gates OF hell
shall not prevail against It,"
The most notable portion Of the dis
course was that relating to the iner-
rancy of the Scriptures, and upon this
subject the doctor said:
THE MoDERAToR's SERMON.
"Our own beloved church, while hon
oring scholarship, conrting investiga-
ton, and welcoming criticism, in her
standards, her deiverances, the utter
ances of her wisest and best ministers,
has again and again expressed her firm
settled conviction that no discrlmina-
tion as to truthfulness can be made be-
tween different parts Of the Bible; that
from beginning TO end, from the open
ing sentence in Genesis TO the last verse
In Revelation, the Bible IS the very
word of God.
Heaven and earth may pass away,
but not one jot or little Of all that is
written In the book shall fail to be full
filed No apprehension should be felt
as to the safety of the Bible. No posi-
bic harm can befall it. Here to doubt
is to show dis!oyalty to God, to fear is
TO sin. 1t courts the most searching in
vestigation. 1t welcomes the sharpest
criticism.
From the flaming ordeal through
which it is now passing 1t will come
forth, as it has from all other fiery
tests, in its full integrity without so
much as the smell OF fire about 1t. And
when the very names of those radical
foreign rationalistic critics who are
seeking to destroy its historical truth
fulness, it's perfect infallibiity, with
their widely heralded productions shall
have been buried in common oblivion,
the Bible, the whole bible, history, BIZ
ography, prophecy aud doctrine shall
by increasing millions of believers con-
tinue to be received, read and priced
above all earth possessions as the very
works OF Almighty God"
Twice during ths delivery Of these
words was DR.. Young interrupted by
applause.
Rev. Chas. L. Thompson led in prayer
and pronounced the benedictlon and the
congregation dispersed.
THE AFTERNOON SESSION.
At the afternoon session came the
event Of the day, the election Of the
Moderator. The nominations were as
follows:
Rev. Dr. Charles A. DickeY, ofPhila-
delphia; Rev. George A. Baker, OF
Philadelphia; Rev. Willis g. Craig, Of
the Mccormick University Of Chicago.
The latter was presented as the rep
resentative OF the great Northwest,
which has never been recognized In the
election of a Moderator. Referring 10
DR.. Crag's evangelistic work DR.. Har-
sha raised laughter by describing Chi
cago as that "great and wicked city"
DIR. Craig's work there was declared TO
be the best and most effective ever done
under like conditions.
Rev DR.. Dickey, who had been en-
deavorIng for some time to get the floor,
was then recognized, and in brief
speech declined the nomination. He
said, in part:
II certainly appreciate the kindness
of my friends and the kindly words that
they have seen fit TO speak of me.
hardly expected to live to see the day
when it would take so long to vouch for
nv orthodoxy. l am not here DOW TO
defend it. Eight years ago / consented
to contest the Moderatorship, to defend
my honor when it had been assailed in
the religious press. Four years ago l
cansented again 10 contest the Moder-
atorship to satisfy my friends, who
thought that had been wronged. Now
I intend to decline the nomination and
satisfy myself"
There was considerable objection
made TO granting the request but final
ly the Doctor was permitted to have his
way.
REV. DIR. CRAIG ELECTED.
The assembly then proceeded to vote
for Moderator with Dr.'s Baker and
Craig the candidates. The result of
the ballot was announced as follows:
Craig. 324; Baker. 1es; total, 522.
The announcement was receiyed with
slight applause and the election was
made unanimous. DR.. Harsha and Mr..