Evening journal., 1922-02-11
Ministers Sign Declaration
of Principles Covering
Position of Church
NOT THE BADGE
OF ORTHODOXY

yesterday affixed their signatures to a
statement. or declaration OF princi-
pies, which might be called a Bap-
tist creed.
As the Baptist Church never had
a creed and many Baptists have a B
horror OF the word, yesterdays meet /
ing may become historic. The North +
ern Baptist Convention was request /
ed to appoint a commission (which /
shall represent our entire consut-
uency and prepare full statement |
OF our historic Baptist position" In T
other words creed.
This statement. the paper says, !
"should be regarded only as oxplana-
tory. to be adopted by churches and
individuals only as they desire in
their liberty TO do so and never TO
be used as a form or official standard 1
OF orthodoxy"
New York pastors. led by the Rev |
Dr. Cornelius Woelfkin, John d. /
Rockefeller. Jr.'s pastor aided in
adopting the declaration OF principles
although they were not present.
The Rev. Dr. Robert Moxwell, pas /
tor OF the First BapiiS Church. /
Chester. and president OF the Penn /
sylvania fundamentals organization, .
refused TO put his signature 20 the
declaration. lie did not say he was
opposed TO It. but wanted time TO
think Il over. A few others refused
10 sign because Of the inherent Bap-
tist repulsion against signing any
kind o. doctrinai statement. The
Rev. Dr. Samuel Zane Batten is said
TO belong TO this class. although he
was not al the meeting. The Rev.
DR.. Edward b. Pollard. of Crozier
Seminary. said there were men in
the Baptist church who declare
"they would die FIRST" before signing
any creed.
The Rev. DR.. A. c. Baldwin. chair
man OF the committee which drew up
the declaration OF principles, said ii
would be indorsed by the Evan
geicals." He applied this term to
"the great body OF Bapusts who
stood between the ultra extremists"
An important feature OF the decla-
ration OF principles is its reference
+ to the second coming Of Christ.
Many pre-millenniarians have decid-
ed views on that subject and large
/ number of the fundamentalists are
pre-rillennarians The declaration
contains an expression OF faith in the
fatherhood OF God and ''the lordship
OF our Saviour, Jesus Christ, the In
carnate Son OF God, who reveals the
truth and grace OF God, our Heaven
~ Father. who for our sins died on
a cross and rose again that He might
bring us to God, and who is now at
the right hand OF God the Father,
and will come again 10 judge the lv-
ing and the dead according to their
deeds:
Among the vital truths and prin-
ciples" set forth in the statement are
these:
THE unique and divine inspira-
!. ton of the Old and New Tesiaments
as revealing to us the way Of saliva
ton and being a supreme guide Of
4 ! our faith and duty in life.
"The universal priesthood Of all
believers with the right OF immedi-
-ate access TO God through Jesus
Christ our Lord
The freedom OF the individual to
search for truth; to distinguish be-
tween right and wrong; to choose
the good and reject the evil.
"The federation OF religious liberty
4 by The state and the freedom OF the
congregation TO develop itself and
II its work without help or hindrance
" OF the State.
I'VE recognize two Christian ordi-
I nances, baptism and the Lords Sup
per. Baptism is the immersion OF be-
s levers in water. thereby testifying
\ TO a faith in the forgiveness Of sins
and setting forth a union with Christ
n as being crucihed. dead, buried and
4 raised with Christ. and purposing 10
walk as children al God risen 10
newness of life. The Lords Supper
4 is a commemoration by the Church
+ OF the life and death OF Jesus
4 Christ"
The following clergymen signed
Il the declaration: The Rev. A. c. Bald
81 win the Rev. II. Watson Barras. the
II Rev. George r. Reese. the Rev. II
E W. Stringer. the Rev. A. di Domen-
Y lea. the Rev Henry c. Vedder. the
= Rev. George II. swift. the Rev. or.
q lando r. Steward. the Rev. Garter
+. Helm Jones. the Rev ]. NJ. Wilbur
u the Rev Herbert Agate. the Rev. Ed
ward p. Pollard. the Rev. william
Il II. Main. the Rev. F. C. Gland. tn,
y Rev Milton G. Evans. president o
. Crozier Seminary; the Rev. b. p
" Hope. the Rev. S. Arthur Devan. tn,
II Rev. Aonzo d. Winters. the Rev
4 Horace II. Hunt. the Rev. Myror
W. Westcott. the Rev. Walter r. Al
4 exander the Rev. Frederick b. Igler
a the Rev. James d. Morrison the Rev
Il William Conner. the Rev. Spencer
i p. Meeser the Rev. Robert T. Tum
belston. the Rev John a. HoolSway
the Rev. c. V. Van Der Linden. IN,
4 Rev. W. L. Terrell. the Rev. p. 7.
Il NewkirS, the Rev. J. +. Behrcns, tn,
4 Rev. David W. Wood. the Rev
George c. Horter. the Rev johnson
/. Miner. the Rev. Frederick Blaser
i the Rev. winfield s. Booth. the Rev
Il G. Paul Langhorne. the Rev. +. VI
Stephenson. the Rev. George 4
Nichols. the Rev. J. c. Matthew'S tns
the Rev. Joseph F. sagebeer
TRINITY II. T.. CHURCH
The services on Sunday at Trinit,
p. r. Church will be as follows
holy communion at 7.30 o'clock
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