Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-03-28
10 OUT PR[SBYIERY
DR.. N. D. Hills Will Sever His Con-
nection With the Presbyterian
Society.
Will Not Become Source of Irrita-
ton and Inharmony in the
Church.
But Declares He Will Continue to
Protest Against Doctrine OF
Retribution.

New York March IS assured by
private adViees tnat the attacks made
upon him l,ss tile professors il tbs Me
ccrmick a'Aceioeical seminasy in Chi
cage were quite as bitter as stated:
touched tne quick to think such
criticism sliouia have arisen alneng his
old flislsas and ID the city Where he
had lent 50 asslisy years Of his Ifs,
and as:ua$ed ~ the haiief that the in
.teres, and haplApess FL any one man.
should rot BE oa1sfsipre,p for a moment
as being 81 Importance When plaefd
OYER against the upity and harmony ~
Il slFsi ilnrch sHnresenting the inter-
ests 81 riutfiiai Rev pr- Nit@ell
llvieht fiilfiS pastor Of lelNmalNh
,tlnreh Last liglst - what Is prati-
ealls 4 lett - saaton TO the chi-
eago lagesb5 cry
Dr IlilAs. while hesifating % seNer
lne ties whjeh Neg kRstted So strong
IN ttsp several suce siui past9rates IN
.eaieaeo ia KS ts,, stanna that he
saplt "a iitieG allStlting' rather than.
49,. 'tti LIZ = - = 80 .s5e.'.- -
IN Hills stlksd freely at his hene
as, night liz mac = eviGent tfla, ne
saiSiGels THIS discussion in i. inost SCI
riSsHs igslt
very much thu discussion
ara agitation tha has been preeilfi-
lat Is ni2 rnian N rht Atitemate
I'll Aiail saAi Dr HIT
lis 'liha general yisNs tt4a have ex-
prssssi utse llhjaet esf pelai tics ~
wranednias ana the pernianenGe q
character have held for hing time
and Hold iFiem WITH firmness. Isur /
don't ill 20 he 4 s9Gfee u disquistptie
ia nay rrasb ysegy ani To- tbs Ri bgte-
Ran eiiueea s,,eils ri Mhlel 3rGba
blv den.ss the ilae lit 81 ratributien
far the neil elect iiie tne ether halt
81 IL clergy may perhaps hold and
teach the doctrine.
Ne uol}lsf NOR sineere consrien
tioas schalaisys saorilieifts body Of
insnl live than the iaHesbyteran rreaeh-
eis q this country. ana ! am paiaed be-
ygra measure thaf my STRUCTURES upan.
tfe h5pter up@t eiiiputioi should
has been sais understood ard Interpret
s eaH a ,eisnl e The PresbA
Ian nsiiilstaps far w-aoiri have only the
highest fsspeet animation AKA affec
lion.
II lia2e just sent e the proper au-
th9lities a letter saying that if my
views wefe SERIOUSLY objected 10 1
would in the interest of peace and hsi,-
m9r1y, Withdraw This letter WAS adj
tsfessea 70 DR. Gray the editor Of the
I isl Hills denisa that tllsre had boon
siaileelifa betwetil sllitssssif
AID the professors OF Alecormiek SAINT
marx II gard e MS Fea on fs doc
titis u ig1a eiecl, 5afifl tieelaftfi hat
t5ei9 Bitter attack came 10 hina ike a
thunGerlap out Of 4 c.ee4 sky
II an iilfsfSteW Df. fil3is s.lisl
Is tie penalty that exeiy nall who
bslieNas IN ttilaraiian ara iarlty mus i
pay He stahas for nou-Gas iStarce; tae
e;iia MOI. II he Wish. and he would not +
he could try tor lieresy tfles@ Who teach
fil d6etrine % the retribltion ard fore
oreliratlen Of certain mon o eYeriastiilg
death Nqr can he resist When othefs
attack him for changing tbs gospel Of
love. and Interpreting the divine g9ysrn-
silient a parental az peualties ~ nfeai-
cinalj ard Rejecting tilat passage in Tho
creed ending with these words:
BY tho decree ofS,od some nleD ant
s;5l4 gels arc. for ordained 10 everiastine
death. And these arc Particularly arc
unchangeably Designed. and their nun
ber is spcertain and definite tRal IT car
/ nor be either Increased or diminlshsS
4 i know MOI how others may feel. bu
4 Ia vir,.r oAt1rafIed 10 my old irlstfiif.ifyri