The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-10-11
Wednesday, Oct. II. 1905.
The Wonderful Work OF Mr. Orr.

five are to Judge from his jsrgon Rev. W.
W. Orr. contributor TO the columns Of the
Associate Reformed Presbyterian, with the
aid Of one DIR. Pope, has been performing 6
miracles in Charlotte. They have been
holding meeting OF which he says:
"At the afternoon service there was never
less than one hundred. sometimes one hun
dred and fifty, and at night the house was
nlled, sometimes packed"
After some lattering remarks about DR..
Pope, who was accompanied by the Holy
Ghost. Mr.. Orr says:
"The visible results to date are about l3O
restorations and conversions. / say that
about number. 1t means, we know OF that
number, have that many names. But
hear OF others turning 10 God whose names
we did not have"
A little further on, Mr.. Orr prayed "that
we might gather fruit" but finally he gave 10
GOD oil the glory" that 10 to say, he wanted
the fruit but was willing to part with the
glory.
MIR. Orr then says that "a personal letter
was sent to 925 unsaved persons"
A newspaper in good standing should ex'
peel OF It's contributors at least fairly good
English, and when reference is had to sacred
matters reasonable degree Of regard for the
proprieties should be required.
The Press and Banner understands that
Mr.. Orr is a graduate OF Erskine College, and
was graduated from the Due West Theolog-
ical Seminary. And IL is asserted that he is
q minister Of the gospel who appears in one
Of the pulpits Of the Associate Reformed
church every Sunday morning.
Ifhe would reflect credit on the literary
institution, the theological seminary and
the pulpit, he should speak better English,
with better regard for the facts. II bis
theological discourses are not better prepared
and better expressed than his written state
ments, 6 post graduate course would be OF
advantage 70 him, to hearers, and to his.
readers.
What does Mr.. Orr mean when he speaks
of "unsaved psrsons7" IL man "ssved"
before the record IL closed, and before he has
completed his course on earth?
Even hit is not q sin for Mr.. Orr to exer-
else the functions of tho Great Judge is II
not cause for personal onense TO those TO
whom, his letters were sent7
What Mr.. Orr means by restoration" is
not very clear, and We presume that form OF
speech 10 unimportsnt. But when he speaks
of"con versions" that Is quite another thing.
Weyenturc TO suggest that 1t is not suscepti.
BILE OF proof that there was single "oonver-
sion,"
Mr.. Orr having had literary and theological
training. and having had advantage
Of association with educated gentlemen.
houlL know that ICON nversions" are very
rare. AS Mr.. Orr says, he has that
many names" 1t would be interesting to
know some OF them. We venture to suggest
that every one OF the so-cslled "oonversions,"
or converts. were persons who never knew
any other religion than that our Saviour
VIII an intelligent man 10 far disregard the
facts as to talk Of converting" q man who
took in the Christian religion with his
mothers milk? From what form Of religion
did Mr.. Orr get all these "converts?" How
many Jews did he convert How many Mo-
hammedsns did he convertf II is total dis
regard Of the facts for man TO speak OF
having converted" man who has lived all
his life in the Christian faith, whether he
was or was not until that time q member OF
any church.
A minister Of the gospel adds nothing to
his usefulness by careless Englah or unsus-
tained statements Of facts. Is Mr.. Orr's theol-
ogy better than his EngliBh7