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not exercise Its right of veto. My substitute motion was never put; therefore, my promise was not accepted, and the General Assembly lost its legal right to veto the election of Professor Machen; In fact, he was, In effect, confirmed. The Church should remember, however, that the Prince ton episode in the Baltimore Assembly was not a test be tween Fundamentalism and Modernism, because Dr. Machen is one of the great theologians of the world, and, Is a true, orthodox, fundamental teacher. It was an episode of In ternal, personal, regrettable conditions, but not one growing out of doctrinal issues. Therefore, spurn, with contempt, any utterance from silly Modernists who claim comfort from the Princeton Seminary episode. <- . r. Fundamental Doctrines Safeguarded The great fundamental cause of Christ did not lose in any issue in the last General Assembly. The great doctrinal principles of our Church were safe guarded In every particular. Men who are true and unques tioned, who are peerless and fearless in their defense of the Faith, in their orthodoxy, in their Fundamentalism, differed, in judgment, on minor details of parliamentary procedure, but they never differed on principles or issues. The great cause of Fundamentalism did not suffer defeat anywhere or in any issue in the last Assembly. It is true that there was a mischievous propaganda going out through the Becular press to the contrary; therefore, this word o f caution and of assurance. There was no coalition between Modernists and Funda mentalists. In fact, there was no opportunity for a sharp issue to be drawn. The conservative sentiment of the As sembly was predominant in every cause and in every pro gram of the Assembly. It does seem, to some of us who have been fighting so.long, that the conservative forces of the Church should 'tfeurn that the clanking bells of Modern ism are rung by Just ecclesiastical bell-ringers, but, the majority of the Church is marching to the tune of "Onward Christian Soldiers of the Cross!" No Organized Modernism (5 ) There has been some misunderstanding concerning the report of the Special Commission. There is not a line in that report that could give comfort to the Modernistic or Rationalistic forces of the world. That report lays before the Church, in mild language, the conditions that confront us. One part has been criticised,— namely, the paragraph in which the report Says that there is no organized rational istic, modernistic party in the Church; using the word "party" in the sense of an organization. Perhaps, those who have criticised thought the Commission forgot the temporary organization called the "Sons of Liberty," or a group bearing some such name. We did not forget that such an organization came before us, but we treated it as a temporary organization for the purpose of presenting to the Commission a plea. We did not forget the group of young men who signed a protest; but, certainly, they do not constitute an organization. We did not forget that the Church was combed to find a thou sand or more men who would sign what they called the "affirmation"; but, certainly, they do not constitute a par liamentary organization. We tried to say that there is no organized society, or party, or group Inside the Presbyterian Church making an organized attack upon the Faith of the Church. There is no such organisation. There are individuals, and there may be many individuals in many Presbyteries, and there may be some Presbyteries that have a majority of their members who are violating the laws of the Church, and who are, in effect, thereby attacking the doctrines of the Church, but
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