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temperament who know the rules of evidence, who know the laws upon which they have to pass and who know, absolutely, the doctrines of the Church, and, who believe, without the slightest equivocation, the doctrines, laws and polity of our Church. The idea of one sitting on the court who does not know anything about the laws, doctrines and polity on which he has to pass, is astounding. Only men of complete qualifications should be allowed to sit on the court. It is not a court where you jump at conclusions. Verdicts must be based upon law; upon knowledge of the law; upon belief in the principles, and upon a masterful knowledge of the rules of evidence. . Another correction is absolutely essential,— namely, every Presbytery should be required to keep a stenographic record of the public examination of every candidate who applies for licensure and ordination. That record of the examina tion should become a part of the permanent minutes of the Presbytery. Whether the candidates are qualified or not, the records should be made; then there could be no ques tion about the facts on which cases would have to rest. Each of the succeeding courts should be required to keep accurate stenographic records of their procedures. You can not build a case on hearsay testimony, or on female-aid- soclety-quilting-bee conversational gossip. Judicial cases must be built upon records; upon rules of evidence and upon law. A candidate who is afraid to have the questions and the answers stenographically reported is too infernally dishonest to be admitted to the ministry in the Presbyterian Church. Any man who objects to a record being made is, at heart, dishonest. Presbyteries are criminally lax in their procedures, and are dishonest in their practices when they fall to make records. If you are going to build courts; If you are going to use courts; if you are going to enforce dis cipline; if you are, thereby, going to correct half-baked stu dents and men who haven’t brains enough to arrive at a decision on a doctrine, then you should build your cases upon the records, stenographically reported, accurately copied, and honestly kept in the minutes of the Presbyteries that function as Presbyteries. If you will follow this rule and build your courts according to this rule, eighty per cent of all your troubles will be solved. (8) The Church has no right to be discouraged, because leaders make mistakes in parliamentary leadership. It is manifestly unfair for so-called modernists or pacificists to find comfort in the fact that leaders of the Church differ on parliamentary questions of procedure. Great leaders, editors, writers and preachers who have been fighting the battle, defending the Faith delivered once for all to the Saints, have no right to be discouraged. They have every right to be encouraged. They have defended the faith; they have led the Church in her progress; they deserve unstinted praise, unqualified support and unfeigned afTection. They should not be discouraged, because, in the day of heat and battle, they may be criticized for their technical mistakes In leadership. The old Presbyterian Church is sound and sane and orthodox. She may change her leaders, but never her priiiciples. She may change her parliamentary tactics, but never her polity, the form of her governmenT, or the laws governing her mem bers. She may change her methods of handling things, but she will never change her allegiance to her fundamental
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By C. A. Shipman The volume aeta in orderly array all the prophecies of Scripture that remain for fulfillment. It ia aurpriaing to note how few worda of hia own the author haa found it neceaaary to uae. We recommend thia book to you for careful atudy. Price $1.00
The Layman’s Hand book o f Daniel By Dr. G. A. Briegleb Mo st pe o p l e t h i nk that Daniel is a very hard book to understand and conse quently they do not read it very often nor undertake to study it. This new Layman’s Handbook of Daniel is de signed for just such average Bible readers and students. Chapter by chapter the prin cipal things are taken up and e x p l a i n e d—^-briefly, clearly, simply so that by the time you have finished the study of the book you have a good understanding of all the great vital teachings of the prophe cies of Daniel. Paper, 50c; cloth, $1.00 By Rev. J. A. Huffman, D.D., Dean of the School of Theol ogy, Marion College. Introduc tion by Rev. Charles R. Erd- man. A scholarly and informing survey of the Messianic hope. The author traces the expecta tion of the coming of the Messiah from its earliest in troduction to the appearance of Christ, and on down to the present conceptions regarding nis reappearance. It is a book that sets in order and clarifies the record of the greatest reve lation in Scripture, and as such is most important to all who read and teach the Bible. Cloth $1.50 The Progressive Unfolding o f the Messianic Hope
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The Call to Prophetic Service
By Professor Henry Schaeffer In these halting times, these Sadducean days, it is a pleasure to read a scholarly volume that tings true to Biblical Christianity: that sounds the positive note throughout. Dr. Schaeffer analyzes the divine vocation o f practically all the Old and New Testament prophets beginning with Abraham and ending with Paul. This list includes Christ and the Twelve. In each case the distinctive features of the prophet’ s vocation are dealt with in a most satisfactory way. Dr. Schaeffer s book is most valuable, and becomes a real contribution to our theological literature. Its purpose is to show that, just as God called men in olden times to a specific work, so he calls men today:' not in a hazy, indeterminate way, but in a very definite way. Some are called to one voca tion, some to another, but all are called to , se 7 vi“ *? God’s Kingdom. __________________ Cloth, $3JB v " “ “ i r sdo o7 .n.™ .‘d d io % ° - D-
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