The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-05-16
DR.. NACARTHUU'S IOTH YEAR
BAPTIST CLERGYMANS LONG
SERVICE IN ONE CHURCH.

breaches On the Change IN Religious Doe
trine and says That Jonathan I'd
Wardsp Language IsR't Ftt 10 n,
Read-Niany Other Meetings Planned
In his anniversary sermon yester.
day morning the Rev. DR.. Robert 8
Macarthur. pastor Oi Calvary Baptist
Church, Fifty seventh street and Fifth
avenue, for forty years. made a vigorous
attack on the old theology. especially
that put forward by Jonathan Edwards
He sought TO show the progress In re-
ligious doctrine. particularly ideas about
God. and he pictured tho famous Pres
byterian In dark colors. saying:
Edwards described God a. an Infatuated
tiger rushing upon men In wrath. His
language Is not a. To be read. and n Ia doubt
ful whether any agnostio ever 20 msrepre-
sented God. Col lngersoll declared TO me
that the doctrine ~ uncOndltiOna. election
and Of the damnatiOn Of the unbaptized in
FAINT made him the enemy Of God. Unfortu-
nately many persons hold these ahominable
superstiilons even at this hour.
Calvary Church was filed 70 its W
most. all present and many former
members seemingly being on hand.
The pastor. his topic. The Forty Years. >
gave not 40 much history Of his pastO-
rate a. Of the remarkable progress in
many lines that has been made during
the years since he came 20 New York
TO become pastor of a struggling Baptist
Church then located in a small building
in Twenty-third street. He did tell.
however. that from membership Of
less than SOo Calvary Church has grown
20 one Of 2.jOo. with = property worth
81 $4,000. and that it's people have given
20 others S. OOO.0OO. Other parts Of his
sermon dealt with religious conditions
q to-day In part he said
one ofthefour greatest college presidents.
20 far a. personal character and Influence
we're concerned. which the United States
has ever produced organized two great
lotteries for the benefit Of another American
college Ne had pair % feet ponies
which carried him frequently 10 the Capitol
of the State Ia Eioh the college vas located.
There he lobbied for tho passage 81 these
bills The lotteries were held. They netted
several hundred thousand dollars for Blank
college. and stil larger sum for Dr.
Blank himself lie added his personal
prolts 10 those 81 tho college. making an
endowment Of nearly a million dollars
This college president was a Distinguished
minister in great denomination. His
part IN this lottery enhanced his value In the
eyes " his church and college. a. a college
d
long would Ne keep In the membership Of
one OF our evangelical churches to-day a
man engaged in a lottery? We would keep
him only long enough to get tho excluding
machinery infO operation to take his head
Of.
Only about two generations ago both
Princeton ana Andoyer commended that the
Bible indones slavery. There has been
progress la temperance. Peace protects
have gone forward Tho world has 10.
come democratic The influence Of the
In'ed States r. making itself felt Ia every
land new dav IS coming FOR me peoples
OF the earth n only the United states
could rightly harmonic ~ enjoyment Of
liberty with i's tendencies 10 hadean law.
.assness America would ~ a. queen among
'ur nations Of the earth.
IaFt evening President Strong Of
Rochester seminary preachci. bat the
meeting vas one 1T several during a
busy anniversary iay Yesterday after
r unn there was "A platform meeting when
members OF the working force 81 the
church az the moment gave their trib-
utes One Of the speakers Of the after
noon and the presilug officer last eve
ming was William VI lsahcs. who was a
member VI the pulpit committee that
extended the call 20 DR. Mac Arthur forty
years ago. Last evening a. q. clock
there was stili another meeting under
the auspices - the Young Peoples Union.
Tonight the Rev Dr. Curtis lee Laws Of
BROOKLYN speaks and on Wednesday
evening there will be a Scotch night
Tho celebration concludes On Friday
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