Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-05-15
PRESBYTERIAN SERMONS.
The Coming General Assembly Referred to
by Drs. Sunderland and Hamlin.

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Inc coming great gathering OF Presoyterlans
in this city for the annual meeting of the gen.
eral assembly formed the subiect for several of
.ho .or,.,o,,. -, :: r. -, 1919. A.
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'ne morning service at the FIRST Presbyterian
Church, Rev. DIR. Byron Sunderland preached
on the rise of American Presbyterianism and
its develonment durioy the mast centurv- He
tool for his ,ex. oIa,,sa ,rar, Tirotbv T iii.
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en 40 'ne onuion VI INC 'ins "ou'
the pillar and ground OF the truth.
The Protestant Interpretation OF the text, he
SAID was that the csirch OF God, winch con-
~ Si "mo pS &c ,nn .r,',S
far AZ il became the true witness and faithful
defender of the Holy Scriptures. Protestant
Presbyterians, he said, had stood first and fore
nos. 10. souhu nun ~ .ue ia.'n anu from lne
10 the ancroacbmsnts NJ error Tbs Wss.n';,'
ster Confession was the erandest and most COM
nIeta ~ ali tbe reformed creeds Tha Eranoh
historian Fronde saws Calvin;sts attactaS al
impurity and moral wrong Of ever Find 40 For
as thew conId Tbev ovartbrsw sn;r;,n.I
vickedness hurled limos from tbe;r tbronas
and Though thew failed 10 dest,ov Roman;su,
thew forced il to abandon the detestabla nr;nc;'
Die that it was entitled to murder tbose who
dissented. and it NAV be said that by having
forced Romanism ont of II. nr,ct;cai corrnn
ton the Calyinists enabled il 10 revive
.'Our church ia standing TODAY for eyanpelical
Christianity the world oyer" said DR. Snnder-
land ..She is fighting the battle of the ages
with all the forces of evil and all the laxities Of
Iai,n- Inc long line OF heroic Christian men
"a no.nen WIZ nste auorneu anu enricnea ner
tian natr;ots scbolsrs and Mil. nth-on;s.s
She welcomes all to her side who bear alleeiauce
to our Lord, who is the captain of our saliva
ton She will grid her armor on to follow Him
through all vicissitudes to the conquest of this
world"
An Anpe.l for ur,tv and ro,.r.,,or
A. a.. Chn..h :, AZ. C.. .
' So'o""' ye''eiuay
morning rev. III. L. 8. Hamhn delivered an
eloquent sermon that was in the nature of an
earnest appeal for unity and liberation in the
Presbvteria, Cbprcb ..Rebo,d how oood ord
, 80 ~
nv" Pie"e"' ~ 10 ioi oio'nieh W o"eh 'oBe'ner
IN unity. was MS text. Unity, ne thought,
meant usefulness, brotherly unity meant
growth and prosperity. 1t was not identity of
opinions unity was TO realize that Chris
tanlty is larger than our denomination, or than
all denominations, and to aim to make our own
church, whatever 1t may be, not exclusive along
the line OF opinions, but inclusive along the line
OF Loyalty to Christ. 1t Is to put work for God
and man in the foremost place and to strike
hands cordially with every sincere and earnest
worker.
During the course Of his sermon DIR. Hamlin
referred at length to the famous heresy case
that mnst occupy SO much OF the attention of
the general assembly.
FORMER CASES OF DIFFERENCE.
ssp., r.. ,h.. L., - - -,
A"'n me"'uio''
he Suo, TO LOOK pack 10 loio and 1881, ana ask
them kindly whether they are willing to have a
share in repeating such mistakes They may
say: The case now is very different, the issues
involved are more fundamental But so men
said in 1887 as compared with 1910, and in 1910
as compared with any previous conflict of
opinion. So men have always said, vet the
questions over which they have from the be-
ginning teen rending the Lords body have, in
most cases, beer soon found to be unessential
They may say: If any do not agree with the
church, let them 90 out and seek a home else
where. That sounds plausible, but it involves
three very serious errors.
''First That certain men are the church, with
whom all others must agree in opinion. This
agreement in opinion is impossible The nature
of the human mind forbids it. Madison said
truly: AS long as the reason of man continues
fallible. and he is at liberty to exercise it.
different opinions will be formed And the
of any set of men that theirs are
not only the sole true opinions. but also the