The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-07-09
pREsBrrERrxNIsM IN NEW YORK.
The Causes of Its Decline Discussed by
Another Presbyterian Clergyman.

The Cause. of Its Decline Discussed by
Another Presbyterian Clergyman
To THE EnrroR OF THs suS-!sir: Tho Rev.
+. +. Mutually. d. D.. either mistakes my origi-
nal points OF dishgreement WIN ",'n 90
Tho Causes OF the Dechdence OF rre'1y ,,
.n,n ~ w" y, ~, ", hos oir,oiv heer said
truthfulness OF what mas areauy psen sa...,
which gives tho amor. contributed by the
Presbytcrlan church to tho cnuse OF domestic
mtssions"Is not true. There Is published
ernI assembly" ' for lss And every minister
IN the tNorthern) Presbyterian 'hurcn nus
received a COPY OF the same. On page 5o7 is
gwen ,he amou.us .,,n . ~, ani o,be,
terry Of Now York to mo nome anu o.ne.
o,ch ~, ,hn presbvtcres and synods dis
eaeh OF ,he Irtsp,,, , a,m " ,hov rs-
es,,u ron'' ~, .mnhIi.had document.
issued by stated Clerk. Or. Roberts and called
The Annual Rcrorts OF the Boards Of the
,...s, .a.,,,hi.,, s,r 1900 mt does DR.
Mniaiy y deny tina, the bulk Of money raised
within the hounds Of his rresbytGgFTEE T. ex.
+ d%%se i s'sI, ss S1 Sa
Stated Clerk Of each respective Presbytery re-
ceycs annually m a,rnrase ssaenTb, es o ' re,
ports are then sent up TO the stated Clerk ~
he General Assembly who incorp!!orates them
and benevolent work" that isCcarried on Ivy any
indiyidual church i9 groppeI in with the par
credit for the same. See the annual reports OF
the Home. Foreign and other hoaris .,.,
by the frGn0ei,si and quoted by me in the COM
municaton TO which hc rrfers Is TlLtuhI az
dip SS Iowr int into The srrat zen Of humanity is
at least partiallytr TWAS the jesus OF NaIh-
rsh who sat Nth n" nuhicans ann ns Sinners nm
tenth" AMI only His spirit can bring f. dere.
good :o5 Old ' Ghrts ,i religion" w ''
Agnn. DR. MulIally s"SmS In MS com1 nr,
IA about what CONTROVERSY in n church amounts
to- Does aHynGdy d dsny tna the resent aS SGn
void 2" rreshyters arc tired end wcaried OF the
anEcs tho never T have sr% a ana
tanned through c9ntrovorsy. but ny the o nl
t" Inc fqth delivered 70 Ih"re
since the .allournment Of The Washington As
sent IS " RON hrnyen Ho1 Is not tho
a9% Of NIT Si No. bv any
means. Although He was IImscl, u jew"
Christ Was Jew srr the ncsN no. sts tb the
Jews who believed IN Ills Mees;Sahshir, He
sayS o. the Jews in His dny," H rha are Of III,
Ieved one thing and chr.s another; hence
they were not one among themselves When
cause they did not believe in His divinity and
the cause He founded and represented. On
the other hind. Jesus meyer contrnveirted with
HIS beloved disciples. He taught them. but
did not debate with those who believed that
He was the Christ. the Son Of the Lying
too. were Jews. Christ was constantly IN
@Een Disagreement With those who helieved
devils Christ never controvort"d with the
early Christians. He invariably tnught them.
not M a scribe. hut az ono having authority.
Then. again after the Council Of Jerusalem.
when the matter that caused mo small dis
snnsipn aud disputatiOn" was settled. whcrs
Paul "wthstoOd Peter face TO face. because
ha was to blame why. the Apostles amt
elders sent greetings" to the agRrevei
brethren and "dorrons for to keep" When
Paul wrote his Epistlcs. according to such
scholars "a WestcOtt and Hort. TischPnIorf.
and our own Or. purvns Of Princeton Semi
nary they were circular letters that wcr" de-
lvrrcd to the churches. When he wrote he
had In mind cNrtnin errors that were current.
and IT was against these that h" commended.
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