The San Francisco call., 1904-02-03
DIVINES TALK
OF THEIR WORK
Students of the Scriptures
Give Views Before Learned
Body for Guidance of Man
BIG MEETING OF CLERGY
The Alumni of San Francisco
Theological Seminary Hold
Conference at San Anselmo

The second annual conference Of the
alumni Of the san J 'ancisco Theolog-
ical Seminary opened yesterday morn
ing al san AnseImo. the Rev William
Alexander, D. d, LID, in the chair.
The whole day was occupied "a the
reading and discussion Of profound pa
pers. which created the greatest inter-
est The conference was held in Mont
gCmery Memorial Chapel and many OF
the most prominent men in the Presby-
terian ministry came from many points
Of the State 20 attend the exercises.
Following devoti0ns. which were con-
Quoted by the Rev Francs II. Robin
son and Dr. John S. Macintosh. the
first topic. "Evangelism in the History
OF the Church" k-as discussed by the
Rev. David H McCullagh. who said;
Who does not read with shame ssd sorrow
the tragic lauses IN the aggressive life and
purity Cf The church, But who Will venture
ro assert that with some more subtle AID -
our vision than mere human Judgment we
should NOT see in these lapses the hFsden hand
o. The dIN.le artist as skiufuIly ana rapidly
perfe-tiug his divine plan at any Othe< pc.
rcd1 Nav not these lapses be in lszge lseeas-
ure the natural corrective 0f the abnormal ac-
CIlmu'atiCn during the times C. revival2
The divine plan In evangelism is by the ra-
ticraL Personal ar rapid method ot propaga-
Eauon iueiies - necessity the eve< present
life germ 81 the Spirit without whom all hu-
uan efforts are vain and fruitless
THE SOULS Own EFFORT
Mans sou Ike an egg is broodes over for
many days ly the Ho'T spirit until mat inner
dormant nature by Ternth and impact Of di-
vine iCve sbecomes t7o great 70 be containe5
within the narrow prison house OF sSlf TheH
rhe soul -pu-s forth i-z own effSrt and brealos
down tho shell OF rs lnfeuvlty ana emerges
upon The great world NJ liberty and responsi-
hiftv Ubich WITH their gleSy ans beauty
iurel him rC the expression OF the rev vision
90 ire and be F'es f0rth as its herald
Ire r--e thing thar charlCIerizes every nOtfo-
ts- ----ee--7 -r s- r,=,7,ss5srlasIe rsssior Tor-
human souls snd a oesthless love foFs the divine
Christ
A discussion followed, in which Dr.
rJohn s. Macintosh and the Rev George
G. Eldredge took paxt. Go
E. The Rzv. r :. Eastman speaking on
the psychology Of conversion, said in,
part.
Conversion Is a spiritual phenomenon. accom-
panied by violent Charge 15le symptoms are
gnhapF.pess. deT -ession and anxiety. arising
frCu sr-se of sir. or fear o. Gods wrath
Dr-r--siou occurs feneralIy between the ages
a d. nd .. and Is "a - exzecred oFrincipaiI5
a. - T. not ocearrl7E tnen II may takee place
a. l6. T'se are the average ages according
10 Professor Starbulk There seems 20 bc
me t'rlsti.l WORKER must make allow
a1ce for various tenlDeearnents- We would
logical sr't5enrs in TeythoE-gfcal diagnosis sim
tla- DO lh- child studr in state norsIal schools
Il the public scfool needs such study su--3v
thf cfHrch should a4 she slere9 give II a prorni-
nfrf place in is treoiogicsl seuinaries-
-PRESENRS TESTIMONY.
The Rev. C-larles Q. Paterson. 81
speaking on The Testimony Of Ar
chaeology TO the Integrity ofo the Old
Testament" said.
A L4n5-sd years ago th2r2 was notos single
coclnlen. cQntellr lrgrary with the OLD Tesls.-
nlert- Now el-s museums have tons ~ clsy
before Abran e--terei scassaau- Thess discov-
cries touch cr every part of the Old Testa-
r-e~r o. rerrsrfnr and c0nfrrlIrg For o,-
ample. EDe stat5meht in Genesis * that
Nines5n was settled after Babylon previously
Amrafslei Us MENTIONED RE was declared
ugthicsl. but BIS wonderful code & laws has
FErrlre,. - often named in the Old Testauezt
had eTet existed Archaeology hes ftscov-
cred tLat they formed 3 nation for thousand
years dn nad a. much influence on the cigili-
zatior pr Europe as the -Esaoenicians. Sargon
.is named blt l1ce.i the Ga Testament and was
reearce1 g n.sltIols 7 ne eNcavator has un-
core7fa rIe palace ~ ethis king, which proves
- b ele of the Erandesto the world ever saw
.lachenn's army in 2a1s has been verified by
The III auments. We have his own sasoount OF
il must be borne in mind that the science
cf arr geology 8 yet young. Within hey
sz-.-izIl, vrben we -er1e-7be- fbe fnsseo,,sfs =
fuenctai Ia-oVisicn f3r the work. II r. oronder-
f-1 ttll 81 MUGS has been sccounlfsfed 'T-l7a
results r. the study o6 archaeology bear on
really every part q tle Old TestaHent What
nay ne the fluit of another half century Of irB-
- Hon IN the Bursuit OF this fascinating
scleEce canrot be iu-agiEed- The century now
bsgins. Rg WI probably see Tgany more
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