The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1906-05-17
is HARD HIT.
Rev. DR.. S. T. Carter Says There Is
No Such God as Westminster
Conference Describes.

New York, May 12.-The question Of dis
clplining or trying on heresy charges Rev.
DR.. Samuel T.. Carter, who several years
ago became prominent in an effort to
have the Westminster confession revised.
has been taken up by the P~resbytery Of
Nassau at Jamaica, N. j. The meeting
was called because of a letter in which
Rev. Mr.. Carter declares he does not be-
,ueve the Westminster confession to be
the truth of God, but IAN idol of mans In
rvention as truly as any worshipper IN
Delhi. Pekin, or Africa
This letter is addressed to the general
assembly of the Presbyterian church
which is to meet May IS in Des Moinea
Ia. The writer terms 1t a protest and
confession" The letter is as follows:
Fathers and Brethren: The ~Presbytery
OF Nassau overturned the general assem-
bly, a year ago asking that the brief state
ment OF doctrine be substituted for this
Westminster confession as the confession
nous vote the generally, assembly, reject.
ed this overture and retained the West.
minister confession. By this action OF tho
assembly many ministers are compelled to
declare their acceptance of a confession
which they do not heartily believe and
many of our best members to acknowledge
q creed OF which they are ashamed. I ap.
peal from the action Of the assembly tC
the manliness and honesty Of the ministry
of the Presbyterian, church. Many years
ago when 1 was ordained to the ministry
of the gospel | declared in the most sol.
emn manner that I believed the West
minister confession to be the truth of Gods
/ now in an equally solemn manner de-
clare that ! do not believe 1t to be the
truth of God: that / utterly reject it as
a setting forth OF the character OF the
Heavenly Father.
No Such a God.
There never was, there is not now and
there never will be such a God as the God
of the Westminster confession.
1t is an idol Of mans invention as truly
as any worshiper in Delhi, Pekin or AT
RIGA. I believe that the great and tru,
God Is infinitely and exquisitely good and
neither fully receive nor declare Is :ht
boundless love of God; that all the noblest
exhibitions of human love are but bright
and beautiful sparks from that intense
and divine fame-the love that through
ages and generations has been leading mer
by the fullest, wisdom and most tender
and boundless hope that far transcend ali
human thought. L lift up this overwhelm
ing divine love before my fellowmen, be-
lieVing that this alone VIII draw all mep
unto him.
1 believe that the Westminster confes.
sion of faith darkens and denies this great
love of God and Should not be retained
as a confession by any church today, and
that our church is false to It's greatest du.
ty of being a true witness for God SO long
as 1t retains this confession.
l send this protest and confession to thu
clerk Of the general assembly, and In.
woke upon 1t the blessing of Almighty God
diid hitluly jug IlleIi OI all honest men,
The letter was sent from Rome, Italy.
In Church Thirty Years.
Rev. DR.. Carter has been In the Pres.
byterian church for over thirty years, but
is not in charge of a church. More thar
a year ago his views were discussed by
the Nassau presbytery.
The preSbytery was in session only tvs
hours. Upon its adjournment it was stat.
ed that the Carter case had been acted
upon, but all the members were pledged
to secrecy in the matter.
If the presbytery has decided to pro-
coed against him he will have to be sum
moned from Europe to answer the charges
and this would entail an indefinite delay.
1t was reported last night that when the
general assembly OF the Presbyterian
church meets at Des Moines next week
DR.. Carriers letter will be presented Of
ficialiY there. The Nassau presbytery, 1t
is said. has given Instructions concerning
the Carter letter to its delegates, Rev.
James N. Grace and Elder William Gould.
PULAJANEs ON WARPATH AGAIN.
Manila. May 1.-THE following des-
patch has been received from the act
ing governor of Cinco Island, Samar:
band of twenty-four Pulajanes hav-
Ing five rifles and other p en-
tered I~nabagan today, killing one and
wounding seven residents, burning and
looting thlrty-siX hoses and taking
over twenty residents prisoners.
Troops n constabulary are pursu-
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