The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-05-17
IS HARD HIT.
Rev. Or. s. T. Carter Says There 10
No Such God as wsstninstsr
Conference Describes.

New York. May i?.-The question OF dis
ciplining or trying on heresy charges Rev
DIR. samuel I. Carter. who several years
ago became prominent In an EFFORT TO
have the Westminster confession revised.
has been taken up by the Prcsbytery OF
Nassau at Jamaica. ~. J. The meeting
was called because or letter In which
Rev. Mr.. Carter declares he doen not DO
ueve the Westminster confession TO DO
tho truth OF God. but IAN Idol OF mans In
vcntion az truly AZ any worshipper In
Delhi. Pekln. or Africa"
This letter Is addressed TO the general
assembly OF the Presbyterian church
which Is TO meet May - In Des Moines.
Ia. The writer terms IL a protest and
confession" The letter Il as follows:
Fathers and Brethren The Pre.bytery
Of Nassau overturned the general assem-
bly, year ago asking that the brief state
ment or doctrine be substituted for the
Westminster confession as the confession
OF our church. BY a practically unani-
nous Vot. the generally assembly. reject
ed this overture and retained the West
Minister confession. BY this action OF the
assembly many ministers are compelled to
declare their acceptance OF a confession
which they do not heartily believe ard
many Of our best members 20 acknowledge
a creed OF which they are ashamed. q APP
peal from tn. action or the assembly 20
the manlincss and honesty OF the ministry
OF the Presbyterian church. Many years
ago when I was ordained to tn" ministry
Il
ema manner that ! believed the Vest
minister confession to bc the truth of God.
nov Ia an equally solemn manner de-
clare that do not believe II To be tho
truth OF God. that I utterly reject Il as
a setting forth OF TIA, character OF tho
Heavenly Father.
No Such a God.
There never was. there Is not now and
Their" never VIII be such a God AZ the God
Of tho Westminster confession.
IL u IN idol OF mans invention a. truly
as any wotshipcr In Delhi. Pekin or AZ.
rica. | believe that the great and true
God IL Infinitely and cxqutsltely good and
gracious. that tn, one thing that We can
neither fully receive nor declare Is the
boundlcss love or Cod: that all the noblest
exhibitions OF human love arc but bright
aud beautiful sparks from that Intense
and divine iiame-the love that through
ages and lions has been leading men
by the fullest wisdom and most tender
providence to heights OF knowledge love
and boundless hope that far tranScrn. All
human thought. lift up this overwhclni-
Ing divine love before my fcllowmen be-
unto him.
/ believe tina: tho Westminster comics.
sion OF faith dark-ns aud denies this great
love OF God and should not be retained
as a confession by any church today, and
that our church IN false to Its greatest du.
~ Of being a true witness for God 80 LONE
as II retains this confession.
send this protest ard confession To the
clerk OF tho general assembly and 1 In.
Nokc upon " tue DicHNlns OF Almighty Goa
and kindly Judgment 81 all honest men.
The letter Was sent from Rome. Italy.
In Church Thirty Years.
Rev. Or. Carter has been I'm the Pres.
bytcrian church for over thirty years. but
Is not ln charge OF church More tsan
year ago his views wcr. discussed b,
the Nassau prcsbytery.
The pTesbytery vas In session only two
hours. Upon It's adjournment Il was stat
ed that the Carter case had been acted
upon. but all the members were pledged
TO secrecy Ia the matter.
n the prcsbytery has decided TO pro-
coed against him he will have To he sum.
moncd from Europe TO answer the cEarges
and this would entail an indefinite delay.
IL was reported last night that when tho
general assembly OF the Prcsbyteriar
church meets at Dies MoincS next week
DIR. Carers letter will be- presented OF.
nclally there. The Nassau prrsbytety, II
II said. has given instructions concerning
the Carter letter TO It's delegates. Rev
James ~. Grace and Elder William Gould
PuIAJANES ON WARPATH AGAIN.
Manila, May 1.-THE following des-
patch has been received from the act
Ing governor OF Clnco Island. Samar:
A band OF twenty-four Pulajanes hav-
Ing i've rifles and other weapons en-
tered Inahagnn today. killing one and
wovnding seven residents. burning and
iooting thirty-SiS hoses and taking
over twenty residents prisoners
Troops and consta buiAry are pursu-
Ing thu band.