The Detroit times., 1912-02-17

for salvation. as He is offered TO US In
the Gospel, and that this saving fatth
Is always accompanied by repentance,
wherein We confess and forsake our
sins with full purpose OF and endeavor
after a new obedience TO God.
Article 14.--Of the Church We
acknowledge one holy catholic church.
the innumerable company OF saints or
| every age and nation, who being unit
ed by the Holy Spirit to Christ their
Head, are one body in Him, and have
communion with their Lord and with
one another Further. We receive IL
as the will OF Christ that His church
on earth should exist as n visible and
sacred brotherhood. consisting OF those
who profess faith In Jesus Christ and
obe dience to Him, together with their
children. and other baptized children.
ana organized for the confession OF
his name for the public worship OF
God. for the administration OF the sac
raments. for the upbuilding OF the
saints. and for the universal propag ga
ton OF the Gospel. and we acknowl-
edge as part, more or less pure. OF
this universal brotherhood, every par
ttCular church throughout the world
which processes this faith in Jesus
Christ aud obedience to Him as Divine
Lord and saviour
Article l5--Of the Sacraments We
acknowledge only the two sacraments,
Baptism and the Lords supper. which
were instituted by Christ, 10 be OF per-
petual obligations as signs and seals
OF the covenant ratified in His precious
blood, and as a means OF grace by
which lie doth work inyisibly in us.
and doth not only quicken. but also
strengthen and comfort our faith in
Him. and also through the observance
OF which His church is to confess her
Lord and be visibly distinguished from
the rest OF thr-world
Article lSs-Of the Resurrection. the
Last Judgment and the Future Life
We believe that there shall be a resur-
reCtion OF the dead. both OF the just
and OF the unjust. through the power
OF the Son OF God. who shall come TO
Judge the living and the. dead: that the
finally impenitent shall 60 away into
eternal punishment and the righteous
into life eternal.
The Rev.yJ. c. Tolmie. pastor OF St.
Andrews Presbyterian church, Wind
sor, is opposed to the proposed union.
To the Times he said:
II am opposed To organic church
union, because | think we are more
| In need of spiritual union. BY spirit
, ual union / mean a closer relation
working more tremendously and
unitedly on all matters pertaining to
the welfare of Christianity. III We
! get closer together in a spiritual way,
then / feel that the organic union
will come If need is felt for IT, But
| just now believe that there is no
particular necessity for church union
on the organic basis; indeed. fear il
would do more harm than good. For
instance. II would tend 10 lessen the
church activities of men. There would
( be less work for those now engaged
F., in the individual churches, and the
result would be that many now aiding
in the carrying on OF church admins
| tration would have no ONCE TO I'LL,
with the result that they would likely
drop out OF the church and become
Indifferent towards Christianity. | be-
lieve in giving the men OF the church
as much work as possible. I would
rather have % men at work than
three. though the latter might be just
as able TO attend TO II as the 20.
But there are two other obstacles
that might appear. One is that In
the event OF the union taking place,
there would doubtless be difficulty in
determining whether the church prop
erty OF Presbyterians should belong
10 those who voted for the union or
those who did not. The latter would
doubtless maintain that they were en-
titled TO the property, because OF the
others having LEFT.
The other obstacle ] refer TO would
be the likelihood of the Presbyterian
church being continued in Canada. It
is altogether likely that the Presby.
terians who voted against the union
would have their own church, regard
less OF the action OF the others. I
don't know just how the congrega-
tons are going 10 vote, but the vote
in the presbyteries shows that there
is large element against the plan"