Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1905-05-27

Philadelphia minister. moderator OF
the Presbyterian general assembly.
conlncius and Gautama are at this
moment roasting In the literal flames
Of hell Are and shall 10 burn forever
and ever.
Has the Presbyterian church the
face 10 make this declaration 90 the
men of this gencration7 The West.
Minister confession IN fact says that
God Is a monster. modern lheology
says thgt ne Is not
In this sentence lies the whole glsi
Ct the contention.
Tamerlane built a pyramid 81 1900
men OF tho garrison Of Hcrat. laid In
brick and mortar and history calls
him a monster for doing u. Lord
Jehroya presided over the Bloody
Circuit In which no condemned 700
20 execution. and he stands acornCt
and by himself on the roll OF Eng.
lands chancellon.
But Tamerlane aud JeffroyH we're
sweet souls compared with a God who
could COndeme u whole race 10 end.
less torment for a single sin.
Readers OF Lorna Doone" Will re-
member how the rOhber Do0nea Of
hagWOfthy looted a farmers cottage
and found a little babe IN sA cradle.
one Of them called TO his comrade %
have a game with him He tossed
the infant 10 the other. who caught n
upon the point OF his pike.
We call these men fenda. but they
Fefe bright angels snd serRphH com
pared with a God who could senu
millions OF infants to eternal tor.
mcnts. Every fiber OF my moral be
I Ing rises up against this God dis
honorinK theology. with che utmost
I ferYOr OF ms soul ! reject this God
OF the confession. and a. fully as
/ reject this God 80 gladly do ! raceivc
the God Of tho gospel Of Jesus Christ
the Father In the great parable wh0
runs forth To meet his wretched. bui
ropentinE son. falls upon his neck
aud kisses him.
And quite a. objectionable as the
God OF che confession 10 the man of
I the confession. utterly indiHpOHed
disabled and made opposite 40 all
good ard Inclined 90 all evil" | turn
from this man 20 the everyday man
twho has wrought the great wonders
/ Of antiquity and today has built thu
great ocean steamers. the Brooklyn
bridge and the subwaYB. who brings
home his hard earned wages and lays
/ them la hia wife'a lap for home and
children, who goes down into the iieie
/ boat In the he'll Of waters % save the
men ID the other ship. who a few
weeks ago in New York cried
eThere's o woman tharci" and fouEnl
his way against kind. preventing
hands. vent into the burning house
and never came out.
take this common man a. nay
heart Jesus dld and ! say he is d
child OF God riklng out OF Ignorance
and sorrow into the full sOnship and
everlasting life l would take my
place with this man rather than with
the theOl0glans who from their easy
chairs pronounce him "indiapoaod and
made opposite 70 al good and Inclined
10 al evil"
Nov. why should there DO any zeal
Tor this confession with iis God and
mAn--thls that 40 many reject with
such KbhoreEea--why should 4 be
80 cherished and maintainedl Al
/ Elijah said 10 Israel. ~ tho Lord hf
God, follow Him; but u BAal. then fol
low him." 20 can u be said 90 tne
general assembly, ~ the God ~ thf
Gospels DO Cod. follow Him, but II the
REV SAMUEL r. CARTER.
Leader IN the movement 20 drop the
Westminster confession.
God % the confession be God folloS
him" They cannot keep the one God
for their creed and theological aenlin
aries ana the other Cor their pulpltn
and common talk
The moral sense az the people ID
shocked BY the chilly -shailylnR OF the
Presbyterian church 81 20 the con
fcssion Tho present connection III
the Presbyterian church with she con.