THE AMERICAN PRESBYTERIAN
GENESEE EVANGELIST.
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THURSDAY, MAY 3, 1866
A PLEA FOR OUR POSITION.
THE BROAD CHIIRCH OF CALVINISM.
Most fortunate is that church organiza-
'on, which has approximated the normal,
safe and useful position of the truly Broad
Church. There is no need to fall into
he lamentable errors of those, who claim
and who pervert the title, in another coun-
try. A Church it must be ; a company of
believers in all the essentials of Christian
doctrine, with ordinances, torm of govern-
ment, power of discipline, and regular min
istry; yet broad in charity, in toleration
of disagreement on minor points, in com-
prehending freely various shades and as
pects of opinion, in the width of its aims
and the soope of its undertakings—seeking
to bless man in time and for eternity; aim-
ing to cultivate and elevate all of hie legiti-
mate tendencies; laboring to uproot and
banish every evil, social, moral and politi-
cal from the world
There may be more than one Church
organization disposed to claim such a happy
position for themselves. We are afraid
there are still more that do not appreciate
the position, and that do not care to occupy
it. Some are wrapt up in their own self
sufficiency. Some can see nothing true,
nor safe, nor just, out of their own circle of
opinions. Some are not satisfied with a
translation of the Bible even, unless it is
deeply colored with their own notions of
comparatively unimportant ideas. Some
think there is no salvation out of the sound
of rustling vestments ; or read prayers.
Some think that to refuse to subscribe to
the teachings of a certain theological Semi
nary, is pure. Pelagianism, Arminianism, or
Unitarianism. Others think that it is no
concern of the Church what impression it
makes upon the world; that the more
crude, abrupt, and absolute the distinction
between the Church and the world the
better; that the two are so antagonistic that
truth will be sacrificed in the attempt to
commend the Church to the favorable re
gards of unregenerate men; in fact, that
narrowness is a recommendation. The
Premillenarians, especially, regard all such
attempts with disapproval. They deny that
the Church is to make its way by a gradual
assimilation of the world to its own spiritual
and holy character. They hold that there
is no more prospect of this now than there
was eighteen hundred years ago, and insist
that, in spite of all efforts, the world is con
stantly growing worse. They, indeed, do
not cease laboring for its conversion, as in
duty bound; but the doctrine they teach
in regard to the final result, is likely to
produce a contracted view of the functions
of the Church. She is to be a witness, by
her very singularity, to the truth in the
midst of a doomed world, which only some
great and sudden revolution, disconnected
from previous developments, will reduce to
the sway of the Redeemer. A doctrine,
which, as it seems to us, has sprung from
despondency, impatience, and erroneous,
imaginative modes of interpreting. Scrip
ture, and which is not borne out ,by facts.
We shall not find the materials for the
liberal and healthful organization we would
construct, among any of these classes.
Without uncharitable assumptions to-
wards others, we claim for our own Branch
a position of breadth and liberality, within
safe limits, eminently adapted for useful
ness. Our Presbyterian polity is, like a
republiCan government, one of the most
carefully adjusted combinations of liberty
and authority in the range of huinan knowl
edge. It is a government strong, not by
prescriptive right or class privileges, but
by its principle of representation, by which
the wisdom of the whole Church, or of the
majority, is balanced againt the individual
will. It is free, because all are on an
eqUality, and the will of all is represented,
by their own. act, in every court of the
Church. It is not so free as democracy,
for the constant peril of that loose form of
government is palpable - in Church and
State alike. But it is as liberal, elastic and
beneficent, as it is possible within the limits
of organization at all.
And as to doctrine: we are thorough
Pauline Calvinists. We have no loose
creed shading off into Semi-Pelagianism,
or Arminianism, or Universalism, an d i n :
viting men of ambiguous opinions to our
communion. Of the two great theological
tendencies within the limits of evan
gelical Christendom, the one led by Ar
minius and the other by Calvin, our place
is honestly and unequivocally with the
latter. We desire all the world to know
where we stand ; and to be fully informed of
the comprehensive but well-defined doctrin-
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al basis on which we expect them to meet
us. We believe in "Fresbyterian affini
ties ;" and while we hope one day to.= see
all men responding to them, at present our
hope of success, as a Church, is mainly
with those whose very natures, characters
and training put them in sympathy with
our theological tendency as thus avowed
And we thoroughly believe that Calvin
ism itself, in its broad Scriptural outlines,
is the best doctrinal basis for a Broad
Church. It addresses itself, in its central
idea of the sovereignty of God, to the pro
foundest and most enduring convictions of
the human soul. How massive and how
grand is that idea! Fastened to such an
anchorage, how safe will be every develop
ment in the line of liberality ! On the
other hand, how unstable and perilous a
doctrinal foundation is that which denies
the dependence of the human will upon
God, and practically establishes an inde
pendent kingdom outside of the limits of
the Divine ! Yet we are equally convinced
that narrowness and bigotry must, sooner
or later, characterize a system of theology
rigorously carried out upon the single prin
ciple of the sovereignty of God. It must
shut itself, and the Church founded upon
it, from the sympathies of men. It will
fail in its appeals to their consciousness,
which is nothing without the element of
free will. The breadth of our own branch
of the Church is primarily doctrinal; it
admits, by the side of the doctrine of sov
ereignty, that of a genuine free agency,
subordinated to the Divine will, yet myste
riously and truly free. It does not commit
itself to the idea that the whole of theology
can be adequately presented in a consist
ent logical sytem. It binds no man's con
science by the ipsissima verbs of any human
theory. Within the limits of the great
landmarks of Calvinism, it allows men and
ministers to cherish their own theories; as
upon the Extent of the Atonement; the
exact relation of our own to Adam's sin;
moral and natural ability; the precise way
in which Christ's death becomes au Atone
ment for our sins; the exact nature of In
spiration, and the like. Such freedom
cannot consistently be granted where a
formal and elaborate and rigid CalvinisM is
accepted and insisted upOn, as alone and' in
all respects true. High Calvinism is inev
itably intolerant, keen for heresy, prone to
make a man an offender for a word. A Cal
vinism which is at once genuine and liberal,
embodied in a flourishing Church organize-
Lon, is a blessing to the world. There is
life and health in it. There is progress
and a balance-wheel to it. There is liberty
without license in it. Those who have it
in charge owe the world a duty to preserve
and perpetuate it.
Our branch of the Church is broad in a
good sense, as recognising various modes of
the•operation of the Holy Spirit; as being
friendly to revivals of religion ; as unwilling
to reject what gives good evidence of Di
vine origin merely for the novelty of the
manifestation. There 'is a narrowness and
bigotry possible towards God, no less than
towards the world; and men of culture
who affect the name of liberality, are some
times guilty of the very opposite sentiment
in estimating the phenomena of conversion.
Again, very stiff theologians and precise
churchmen are guilty of the fblly of pre
scribing the modes in which alone they will
recognize the Spirit as truly present and
operative; all indications which do not
square with these conceits of theirs, they
brand as false and decry as mischievous.
We believe the utmost liberality towards
all demonstrations, within the bounds of
plain decency, prevails in our branch of the
Church. We are not disposed to prejudge
and shut out what does not parallel our ex
perience, as necessarily spurious.
Our branch of the Church believes itself
called to act as a direct reformatory power
upon the world as it is. It is broad, be
cause it conceives its mission to consist in
bringing the transforming, elevating power
of the new life into healing contact with
every form of evil in the world. Intemper
ance, slavery, war, bad government, licen
tiousness, poverty, and social degradation,
as well as sin in the heart, are to be objects
of its direct benevolent efforts. The moral
power of the whole Church in the commu
nity, as well as her authority with her own
members, are to be exerted against every form
of social wrong. She is to be the stimulus
of the public conscience; the quick, k een,
steadfast ally of virtue, right and justice i n
the community. She does not suffer her
heart to sink in despondency, and grow per.
versely blind to real marks of advancement
in the world. She recognizes every for
ward step with joy and thankfulness. Every
element of good within her power, -she con
ceives it her duty to contribute to the pub
lie policy of the
natiefi;, and in every tri
umph of right over wrong she claims an
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honorable share. Without aspiring to secu
lar power, she looks, longs, and labors for
the gradual spread of the Church of Christ,
until it embraces the whole world, and until
all kingdoms and societies halve merged at
last into the perfected social state, the
kingdom of. God on earth.
We have thus, we think, fairly stated
the spirit of our Church; though we con
fess the reality, to our mind, quite shames
the description we have hastily drawn. It
is a privilege to be connected with such an
organization, and a responsibility to have
its destiny in our hands. It is in a posture
to maintain and perpetuate itself, such as
few Churches have had, and such as it has
never before known. It is just fairly
launched upon a career of great prosperity;
nothing seem§ now to be needed but a de
vont recognition of the Divine favor, and a
zealous, hearty, unanimous use of the facil
ities and appliances for Christian effort
thus happily in train. Any movement in
volving the abandonment of our specific
character and position, so valuable,'so admir
ably adapted to the wants of the age, and
attained, at last, after such a history of toils
and losses, can be nothing leis than a dere
liction of duty. Others, who may intelli
gently wish to share in it, will be heartily
welcome; but no accession of members or
outward strength would repay the great
loss to us and to the world, of a compromise.
or , a sacrifice of our, principles, and of the
disappearance from the community of an
organization so well representing liberal
Presbyterianism, and so closely approxi
mating the true idea of the BROAD CrtuncE.
SIXTEENTH WEEK OF PRAYER.
This meeting, still well attended by the
people and marked by great tenderness
of feeling, suffers from the scant attendance
of the pastors. Some arrangement involv
ing the certain presence of half .a dozen at
each meeting, we should think might be
made to the great profit of all concerned.
On Monday of last week, the services were
held in Gloria Dei Church, better known
as the Old Swedes' Church, in Swanson
street. This old church, established by
Swedish coloniits, before the territory fell
into the hands off . England, older "therefore,
than any other church in the Common
wealth—about two centuries—is and has
been decidedly evangelical in tone, and has
a rector who most cordially enters into such
movements as these. The meeting, under
his lead, or rather that of the Holy Spirit,
was one of the most melting and blessed of
the series. Christ crucified was held up
with unusual unction to the people, and
there was joy and brokenness of heart
through all the congregation. An old lady,
after the service, remarked that she had
been worshipping there seventy years, yet
in all that time, she had never known such
a meeting as that. She hoped it would be
held there every week. On Tuesday, at
Penn Square Church, Rev. Mr. Crowell,
the pastor, read from Zech. xii. and xiii.
chapters, and there was deep feeling, as all
thoughts were turned to the fountain
opened for uncleanness. The requests for
prayer were such as to indicate the special
influences of the Holy Spirit, and to partly
to stir the hearts of Christians. Dr. Ken
nerd's address was eloquent with Christian
affection. Rev. Mr. Grimes, of the Twelfth
Baptist Church, Boston, whose color would
scarcely have been known with certainty if
he had not mentioned it, was introduced
and spoke of his visit to his brethren in
Petersburg, Va., where a very extensive
revival is -in progress, as many as four hun
dred having risen for prayers.
On Wednesday, notwithstanding the
awkward length of the separate exercises,
there was much earnestness in exhortation
and prayer. A brother was present who
had been travelling as an evangelist—so we
understood—as far as Labrador and through
the British Provinces. The name of Christ,
he said, was efficacious in prayer only when
we could use it with the fullness of appro
priation with which the wife uses that of
her husband; the Church, as the sponse of
Christ, shares in the name and claims all
blessings on that powerful plea. It. was, in
his view, the sign of the times, tbat,Chfis
tian union was so prevalent over the Church.
Should a new apostolic epistle be addressed
to " The Church in Philadelphia," it would
properly be brought to this prayer-meeting.
Among the requests for prayer was the one,
alas ! so often repeated; for a youth going
to destruction under the influence of drink.
The Saturday meetings are, by a happy
thought, appropriated to the children. The
prayers and addresses of last Saturday were
mostly admirable. The latter were from
Dr. Newton, Mr. Calkins, Mr. Abram Mar
tin, and Rev. Mr. Grimes, of Boston. The
only exception was the case of a poorly re
constructed Southern minister from Alex.
and -1.14 ) one of the habitues of the meetings )
who is apt to be very belligerent on behalf
of peace, and who prays and exhorts in a
vein which instantly puts to flight all ten
der and devotional feeling. His harangue
of to-day, directed against Dr. Newton,
was pissed by without notice, and the meet
ing passed off very profitably. There cer
tainly is a way in which such nuisances
can be abated.
StVENTEENTH WEEK.—Wednesday, at
the Baptist Church, Broad and Brown.
Thursday, Presbyterian, Twelfth and
Lombard.
Friday, Methodist, Fourth below Vine.
Saturday, Children's Meeting, Baptist
Church, Eighteinth and Spring Garden.
Thursday 'evening, quarter before eight
o'clock, at Presbyterian Church, South St.
above Eleventh.
THE RECONSTRUCTION COMMIT-
TEE'S PLAN.
We have felt none of the impatience
which, in some quarters, it has been fash
ionable to express at the deliberateness of
the movements of the Reconstruction Com
mittee. That Committee is composed of
elements worthy of, the respect and confi
dence of the country. We could feel our
selves safe for an indefinite period in-the
hands of fifteen such men;. and we regard
it as one of,,the triumphs of republicanism,
that it can and does command the services
of men of such ,high character in such
critical momentra its - history. Such men
should have all the time they want. What
if the whole rebel generation passes away
without a share in the government—will
any great interests suffer for ',he privation?
The Committee's plan at length is before
us. As an offer of the victors to .the van
quished, who have nothing but a military
parole between them and the extreme pen
alty of the law, it cannot be described in
any other way justly than as magnanimous
and merciful. It yields far more to the
rebels than multitudes in the North will
regard as just or as safe. It imposes upon
the internal affairs of the rebel States no
policy different from that equally required
in the North—siniple equality of all citi
zens in civil rights. It limits representa
aceordiiig- to the voting population.
It does not require a State to confer upon
any class of its people the right of suffrage.
It leaves the lately rebel States to manage
their own affairs, subject to the above Con
stitutional provision. They may elevate
-their lately rebel leaders to any State or
local office of trust or of power. They
may "run" their own churches and pub
lish their own newspapers. After the short
probation of four years, they may vote for
any officer of the general government, and,
with, certain indispensable exceptions, far
from numerous, any one of their number
may even now be elevated to the highest
office in the gift of the nation. Punish
ment- seems scarcely to be thought of in
this scheme of reconstruction. And many
will seriously `doubt whether a delay of but
four years, alien-restriction of representa
tion to the=ratio of the voting population,
give us safety.
Nevertheless, we heartily endorse this
plan, the product of some of the wisest and
best minds in the 'public service, as a de
cided advance in the right direction, and
as by no means precluding still further
movement in the same line of progress.
The people, we have no doubt, are prepared
to go beyond this carefully-taken position.
We believe they would emphatically prefer
to have a definite prospect opened up to
the freedmen, the chief loyal element of
the South, of enjoying their well-earned
privilege of the ballot. We believe they
call `for a far deeper mark of reprobation
upon a rebellion of such fierceness and
enormity. . And we wish much that Con
gress could see it so. But having once
rallied them on this easy vantage ground,
we shall be prepared to move forward
steadily, in unbroken ranks, to positions
still further in anvance.
We hope to see the Committee's report
promptly adopted by a two•thirds majority
in both Houses, and ratified by the legisla
tures of the respective States.
KEEP IT BEFORE THE PEOPLE.
A movement for the better support of
the inferior clergy has been in progress in
the Church of England. The council, con
sisting of the Bishops, Archbishops, Mr.
Gladstone, and others, have just issued a
paper, in which they declare it their object
gg to give the working curate £lOO per
annum, if possible, over and above the sti
pend which he'recei;es from other cireum
stances.
It appears that,
I n the only dioceses from which exact
have yet been received, there are
sixty
eight curates who have been in orders
upwards of fifteen years, and whose pro
returns
Genesee Evangelist, No. 1041.
fessional income scarcely averages £lOO a
year. The natural result of this state of
things has been a considerable falling off in
the number of candidates for holy orders
during the past ten years, as compared with
the preceding decade.
BLESSED' WORK IN BALTIMORE.
REV. J. W. MEARS-DEAR BOTHER:
—lt albrds me great pleasure to inform
you that God has done great things for our
Zion, ' whereof we are glad." God's
people have been greatly revived, and many
are rejoicing in a Saviour's love.
You will remember, that not long since
I was in your city, soliciting contributions
from the brethren, to help ns to remove a
$7OOO ground rent, which had so look crip
pled us, and I wish to thank them, on be.
half of our people, for their kind and gener
ous response and substantial aid.
It seems remarkable; that about the time
we were endeavoring to.complete this work,
God should be preparing a greater one for
us—the salvation or souls.
On Tuesday, the 13th of March, Dr.
Spees invited the members of the Church
and any of the impenitent that felt disposed,
to meet him in the lecture-MM. Quite a
number, of both were present, and it was
evident that the Spirit of God, was there.
The work of grace commenced that night,
and has continued ever since. The meet
ings have been of the most solemn, tender,
and impressive character. I have witnessed
many revivals during the last twenty-five
year's, but nothing as remarkable as this.
There is unusual decision about the young
converts, and a readiness to discharge every.
duty. Dr. Specs, though comparatively a
stranger amongst us, has been indefatigable
in his efforts, and has proved an efficient
and faithful laborer. He has had no assist
ance beyond the members of the Church
until last Sabbath, except on three occa
sions.
Last Sabbath was a glorious scene, when
forty stood around the pulpit and confessed
Christ publicly as their Saviour. There
was the child of twelve years of age, and
the father of or' fifty, whose son is preach
ing,
the Gosl,*iiik.„, z , e Son of God, and was
\e. wide
witnessing thao.payful scene. There were
parents and children; brothers and sisters;
husbands and wives, to commemorate the
dying love of Christ. I cannot tell you
how joyful I felt to see my last child con
secrating himself to Christ,; and my other
son's wife among the number; all on the
Lord's side. "It is , the Lord's doings and
marvellous in our eyes!' To him be all the
praise.
I could write much more, but must for
bear. God grant that the blessed work
May still continue. Yours truly,
War. G. KNOWLES.
BALTIMORE, April 24, 1866.
The consciences of some of the other
branch are not altogether dead to the great
wrong of the Easeinding Acts of 1837-88.
ThErapproaching Convention at St. Louis,
and the possible concocting there of a second
edition of the acts of thirty years ago, has
stirred some uncomfortable memories. One
such series of high-handed measures, in a
generation, is as much as the reputation of
any Christian Church for justice can bear.
Even The Presbyterian of this city is dis
mayed at the prospect. It says, in a recent
issue, (we italicise a few words) :
We do not ask for any summary or revolu
tionary process—any excision which shall give
them a chance to paradethemselvesas martyrs,
or which shall make others feel unsafe because
of the Assembly's disregard of the Constitution
which is the guardian of the rights of all; but
only that the Assembly shall make it clear that
it stands firmly by all that it uttered concerning
its duty to the State which has protected it, and
which it has always recognized as the ordinance
of God.
And yftt, we can scarcely doubt but that,
in the event of a refusal to cast out the
political malcontents who are now so' sadly
troubling Aer borders, posterity will wonder
quite as xpuch at her toleration of the really
bad and dangerona men of 1866, as at her
blind and cruel haste to cast out the emi
nent,*
the pious, and-the true men of 1837.
She is'in a sad dilemma. On the whole, as
she is "the Easeinding Branch," and as the
rectitude of such a course is, in this instance,
as clear as day, we hope she will keep on,
and make a righteous use of her skill in
this line.
Mr. Cyrus W. Field returned from Eng
land last week, in the Persia, after having
launched another great expedition to lay the
Atlantic Telegraph cable. This is his thirty
sixth voyage across the ocean on this enter
prise, to which he has devoted the last twelve
years of his life. Such indomitable persever
ance deserves success, and we trust will com
mand it. All preparations are now going for
ward with the greatest rapidity. They are
manufacturing over a hundred miles of cable
a week. Mr Field remains here but six
weeks and returns to England to join the
'Great Eastern,
which is expected to, sail the
last of June.— l ndependent.
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OUR ROCHESTER CORRESPONDENT.
PRESBYTERY OF GENESEE
The annual meeting was held in Cor
fu, on Tuesday last. The opening ser
mon was preached by Rev. C. F. Mus
sey, of Batavia. Rev. Daniel Russell,
of Pike, was elected Moderator, and
Rev. J. Wickes, of Attica, Temporary
Clerk. Some of the churches of this
Presbytery have enjoyed precious revi
vals of religion. We have already
spoken of that at Le Roy. One of like
interest has been experienced in the
church at Batavia. Like other laborers
in other places, the faithful pastor, Rev.
C. F. Massey, found himself constrained,
by the interest, to preach almost every
evening for many weeks together, and
yet was amply rewarded for the toil, by
some forty or fifty conversions.
Rev. Daniel Russell, of Pike, and
Col. Phineas Staunton, of Le Roy, were
appointed Commissioners to the General
Assembly; and Rev. Allen Traver, of
Corfu, Commissioner to Auburn Semi
nary. Rev. E. H. Stratton, late of
Orangeville, was dismissed to unite with
the Presbytery of Geneva, as he is now
preaching at Canoga, within the bounds
of that body.
PRESBYTERY OF CAYUGA
An adjourned meeting of this Presby
tery was held in Auburn on Monday,
23d inst., at which the following young
men, members of the Middle Class in
Auburn Seminary, were licensed to
preach the Gospel: George Bayless,
William B. Hendryx, Darius R. Shoop,
Darius C. Sackett, Henry S. Barnum,
.Mortimer A. Hyde, and Joseph E. Scott.
Rev. Robert E. Proctor was, at his
own request, dismissed to join the Pres
bytery of Buffalo, as he is now engaged
in preaching and laboring in connection
with the mission enterprise of the North
Church in that city.
Mr. Gustavus R. Alden, a licentiate,
was also dismissed to pat himself under
the care of the Presbytery of Genesee
Valley, as he has accepted a call to one
of the churches of that body. Arrange
ments were also madeioethe ordination
and installation, at an early day, of Mr.
J. T. C. Nellis, another licentiate of this
Presbytery, wbo has accepted a call to
thas church in Jordan.
One license was also recalled, by re
quest of the licentiate. Mr. George S.
Gray, of Englewood, N. J., has devoted
himself to teaching, in which employ
ment be has already spent several years,
and on this ground thought it hardly
proper to retain the license to preach,
and so returned it to the Presbytery.
With unimpaired confidence in Mr.
Gray, as a licentiate for several years
under their care, the Presbytery com
plied with his request.
The Presbytery of Cayuga has ap
pointed Rev. Prof. Hopkins and Rev.
Henry Fowler, of Auburn, and Hon. W.
J. Cornwell, of Weedsport, and Albert
W. Allen, Esq., of Union Springs, Com
missioners to the General Assembly.
Rev. Henry Fowler, of the Central
Church in Auburn, after an absence of
some weeks, on account of ill-health,
has returned in improved condition to
his charge. Rev. S. W. Boardman, of
the Second Church, has also been absent
for a fortnight, to attend the funeral of
his honored father-in-law, Rev. David
Greene, formerly one of the secretaries
of the American Board.
The daily Union Prayer-meeting in
Auburn is still continued. Although
somewhat diminished in numbers, there
are constant proofs of the presence and
power of the Holy Spirit. Several con
versions of special interest have occurred
since the great ingathering on the first
Sabbath of the month, and the reapers
are still busy gleaning.
THE REVIVAL IN CANANDAIGUA
This place has not been passed by.
Union meetings have been held by the
Congregational, Baptist, and Methodist
Churches. Dr. Daggett has also had
some extra preaching services in his own
church, well attended. The result is, in
all, probably sixty or seventy hopeful
conversions.
PERSONAL
Rev. Henry Neill has resigned the
pastoral charge of the Central Church,
(0. 5.,) in Geneseo ; and Rev. F. D. W.
Ward has been recalled to the same
pulpit, where he was pastor once before.
WELL-REMEMBERED
Rev. Dr. Clarke, of Buffalo, has been
remembered by his congregation with
the gift of slsoo—which, we doubt
not, it will be very convenient to have
and to use in these painful times.
RoomsTEß, April 28. 1866
THE KINGDOM OF ITALY is about once
and a half as large as New England,
about equal to New York and Pennsyl
vania taken together, little more than
half as large as California, considerably
less. than half the size of Texas, and but
one twenty-ninth part as extensive as
the United States of America.
GENESEE