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VOL.26.No.6.
TWOPENCE.
UCKLAND,N.Z.,
JUNE,
1906.
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--~.ITisonlyaslaterandfullerreportsofthe
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greatdisasterinCaliforniahavecomein,
:thatwehavebeenabletounderstandthe
.calamitiesthathavebefallentheinhabi-
..""~.~tantsofthatfairState.Atfirstwede-
Tt>!
voutlyhoped,andnotafewbelieved,that
thereweregrossexaggerationsinthenews
thatcametous,butthathopewassoonsweptawaybe-
forethetideofinformationthatcametohand.·The
Americanpeoplehavemetthiscalamitycourageously,
andbytheirspeedydecisiontore-
\!be<!alffornian
buildthecity,showthattheyare
IDisaster.
notinclinedtomopeovertheirser-
iouslosses.Thosewhohavere-
servesuponwhichtheycandraw,donotrequiremuchof
oursympathy,buttherearcmanywhobytheearthquake
andthefirehavelosttheirall.Somewithsmall
businesses,builtupbysteadytoil,arenowinaposition
worsethanwhentheystarted.Withthesetoilerswedo
sincerelysympathise,andearnestlyhopethatinthe
adjustmentofconditionswhichwillobtainwhilstthe
newcityrisesfromitsruins,they,andallothersufferers,
mayfindfoodandshelterforthemselvesandthosewho
aredependentuponthem.Inthisconnectionitisnote-
worthythatthereseemstohavebeengreatseismic
activityinvariouspartsoftheearth.Earthquake
shockshavebeenfrequent,andthevolcanicoutbreaksat
Vesuviushavebeendestructive,andterrifyingtothe
inhabitantsofNaples.Whentheyhaveceasedmenmay
settoworkandremovetheruinsleftbehind,andmay
rebuildtheirwarehousesandresidences,buttheyare
perfectlyhelplesstoaverttheshocks,ortorestrainthe
volcano.Theyarehelpless,too,whentheearthshakes,
andthevolcanobelchesforthitsfieryvomit.Theycan
onlyseektoflee.Somedaytheseforceswillbeusedby
theLordforthedirectinflictionofHisvengeance,and
theirpresenteffectswilltellhowdestructiveandirresist-
ibletheywillbe.
Thccablegramsarctellingusdailyoftheprogresi:'of
thefightinginAfrica,buttheimpressiontheyleaveon
themindisbutweak.'I'hegeneralviewisthatafew
tribesmaybedisaffected,butthatthetrainedBritish
soldierywillsoonstampoutthere-
bellion.Thismayofcoursebedone,
butitistheopinionofmenwho
knowthematterwell,thatthereis
boundtocomesoonerorlateragreatstruggleonthepart
ofAfricannativesforthepossessionoftheirownsoil.
"Nearly200,000,000soulsmakeupthepopulationof
Africa,andlessthan2,000,000ofthemarewhites.The
MoslemracesofNorthernandCentralAfrica,thefetish
worshippersoftheWest,theChristianblacksofAbyssinia
andSouthAfricaareallunitedbyacommonsentiment
ofbitteranimosityagainstthewhites,andbyanover-
whelmingdesireto
d1-ive
them
outofAf1-iGaJ.
SirAr-
thurLawley,whohasdevotedseveralyearstotheadmin-
istrationoftheTransvaal,hasexpressedhisconviction
thaterelongagreatrisingoftheblacksagainstthe
whiteswilltakeplace,extendingallovertheBritish
coloniesfromtheCapetotheZambesi.Inhisfarewell
addresshesays:'Sectothisquestion;foritisthe
greatestproblemyouhavetoface.'''
IDanger
in
Bfrica.
IfaChristianisheardtodeclarethataccordingtohis
readingoftheBibleabelieveroughtnottoseekhis
pleasuresinthetheatreorthemusichall,therewillnot
bewantingsomewhowillsayheis''bigoted,''"puri-
tanical,"a"wet-blanket."The·
worldwillseekitspleasures,and
havetheminitsownway,butheis
surelycalledupontodetermine
whetherornotheshouldgivehissupporttothem,and
findhisgratificationsatitslevel.LatelyinAmerica,at
ameetingofaMinisterialAssociation,themattercame
up,andoneDoctorofDivinitysaid,"Theonslaughton
popularamusementswasmediaeval...Foramanto
condemnharmlessamusementsisaterribleanachron-
ism."Thatword"harmless"isoftenstretchedtocover
agreatdealhardlycomingunderit.Thereisanother
3-nanetlleasUreB.
~~--
THEBIBLESTANDARD
JUNE,
1906.
aspectofthematterbelongingtotheworldlyviewwhich
deservestohaveahearing,andthatis,Whatisthe
worthoftheseamusements?Iftheydonottendtoele-
vate,theycannotbeofmuchbenefittomankind.The
followingisalittlepieceofevidenceworthnoting:--
In.ordertoseehowotherpeoplefindpleasure,theRev.
J.H.Jowett(Dr.Dale'ssuccessoratBirmingham)re-
centlypaidvisitstotwodifferentmusichalls,andin
speakingon"thesnarestowhichyoung.menareex-
posed"beforetheBirminghamY.M.C.A.,hesaidhe
couldnotstaymorethananhourateitherofthem,be-
causehewastiredofit.Whatimpressedhimwasthe
absoluteandutterinanityofit.Thesingingwas
wretchedlypoor,andthewordswereinsipidbeyondde-
scription.Thewitat:whichthe"house"roaredwith
delightwasofthethinnesttexture,andhewasboundto
saythelaughwasloudestwhenthetexturewasdipped
inindecentsuggestiveness.Itdepressedhimtofindso
manyyoungpeoplefindingtheirpleasuresintheseshal-
lowandsomewhatuncleanpools.Hedidnotwant
everybodytolikejustwhatheliked,andhecertainly
didnotwanttolikewhateverybodyelseseemedtolike.
Pleasuresshouldnotinvolveanystrain,butwecould
notfindlastingandpuredelightsinthefirstshallow
puddleontheroad.
Inour"Month"NotesforMay,wecalledattentionto
theformofnewtheologywhichfindsfavourwithDr.
Parker'ssuccessor.Theanswershegavetothosewho
"heckled"himhavecanedforthnot
afewprotests,butthesehaveno
effectuponthereverendgentleman.
Inalaterissueofthe"British
Weekly"aq\Ueristnotesoneofhisanswers,andputs
thequestion:-"MayIaskyourhelpconcerningadiffi-
cultyIhavemetintheEpistletotheRomansrelating
tothesubjectoftheFall?IfIhaveunderstoodyou
rightly,weoughtnottothinkoftheFallasanhistoric
event,butasafactofindividualexperience;andthat
forthewordAdamweshouldunderstandthenatural
man,andforChristthespiritualman.Ifindnodiffi-
cultyinthis,savewhenIcometosuchapassageas
Romansv.12and19:'Asbyonemansinenteredinto
theworld,andsodeathpasseduponallmen;''Byone
man'sdisobediencemanyweremadesinners.'Canthis
possiblymeananythingelsethanthatoneman'sdis-
obediencewasthecauseofthefallofallmankind?"
l\)ressing
tbe
'luestton.
Theanswertothisshouldbenoted,asgivingtelling
evidenceofhowfarthese"advanced"teachersarepre-
paredtogoindefenceoftheir"lyingphilosophy."Here
itisinunblushingdenialoftheclaimsofScripture
uponus:-"To
912
perfectlyfrank
withyou,ImaysaythatIthink
inhisearlierministrySt.Paul's
theologywasdominatedbyabelief
inahistoricalcatastrophecausedbythesinofaprimitive
ancestor.Inhislaterteachinghedoesnotdwellso
:a
"jfrall~"
:answer.
I
muchonthissupposition;butevenifhedid,whyshould
youbeheldboundbysuchanotionifitisnottrue?It
isamereexcrescenceonSt.Paul'srealspiritualteach-
ing,andisnotessentialtoit.Jesusneversaidanything
aboutit."Blindleaderoftheblind.Why'shouldPaul
inhislaterteachingdwelluponit?Havingstatedit,be
haslaidthebasisfortheScripturedoctrineofredemp-
tion,andthereisnoneedforfurtherrepetition;but
whenhereachestheculmination-theresurrectionfrom
tbedead-hesetsthesetwomenoveragainsteachotherin
amannerwhichagreesperfectlywiththisfundamental
fact."Jesusdidnotmentionit."ButHecameto
bearaway"thesinoftheworld."Whatisthis,ifnot
thcsinbywhichthegreatworldofmankindisindeath
quiteirrespectiveofourownindividualwrong-doing?
Mr.Campbell'steachingmaybeattractiveto"men;"
it
isnotaccordingtotheWord,hisownadmissionhere
beingthewitness.
ThesequeltothemineexplosionatCourrieresneed
notsurpriseanybody,nowthatthewholefactsofth«
workingoftheminehavebeenrevealed.Itisscarcelv
crediblethathumanlifecanhavebeensocheaplytreated
asitappearstohavebeen.Had
reasonableprecautionsbeentaken.
theterribleholocaustwouldhave
beensaved.Thepleaofexpense,
whichwasatfirstfreelyoffered,isclearlywithoutfoun-
dation,sincethetenfrancsharesareto-dayworthin
theopenmarket2,895francseach!Itisamazing.
Yet,withthisenormousprofit,thecompanypayssosmall
asumtoitsworkmen,andmakessolittleprovisionfor
theirsafety,thathumanliferanksonlyassomuch
machinery,tobethrowntothescrap-heapwhenwornout.
Isitanywonderthatthemenrevolt?Thecrazeforbig
dividendsseemstobluntmen'sconsciencestothcde-
mandsofcommonhumanity.-The
Christian.
lDi\'li~entlsano
lDeatb.
Dr.TheodoreCuyler,writinguponoldage,tellsthe
following,andwepassitonforthebenefitofourelder
readers:-"ThecelebratedDr.ArchibaldAlexander;of
thePrincetonTheologicalSeminary,keptyoungby
doingacertainamountofintellec-
tualworkeveryday,sothathe
shouldnotlosehistouch.Hewas
asfullofsaponthedaybeforehis
deathashewaswhenamissionaryinVirginiaattheage
oftwo-and-twenty.Hepreparedandoftenusedaprayer
thatwassobeautifulthatIquoteaportionofitformy
fellow-discipleswhoselife-clockhasstruckthree-score
andten:--'Oh,mostmercifulGod,castmenotoffin
thetimeofoldage;forsakeme'not
if
mystrength
faileth.JYIaymyhoaryheadbefoundinrighteousness!
Preservemymindfromdotageandimbecility,andmy
bodyfromprotracteddiseaseandexcruciatingpain.
Delivermefromdespondencyinmydecliningyears,and
enablemetobearwithpatiencewhatevermaybeThy
~n
G'lIb==:age
jpra}?er
THEBIBLESTANDARD
aspectofthematterbelongingtotheworldlyviewwhich
deservestohaveahearing,andthatis,Whatisthe
worthoftheseamusements?Iftheydonottendtoele-
vate,theycannotbeofmuchbenefittomankind.'I'he
followingisalittlepieceofevidenceworthnoting:--
In,ordertoseehowotherpeoplefindpleasure,the
Rev,
J.H.Jowett(Dr.Dale'ssuccessoratBirmingham)re-
centlypaidvisitstotwodifferentmusichalls,andin
speakingon"thesnarestowhichyoungmenareex-
posed"beforetheBirminghamY.M.C.A.,hesaidhe
couldnotstaymorethananhourateitherofthem,be-
causehewastiredofit.Whatimpressedhimwasthe
absoluteandutterinanityofit.The~ingingwas
wretchedlypoor,andthewordswereinsipidbeyondde-
scription.Thewitat,vhichthe"house"roaredwith
delightwasofthethinnesttexture,andhewasboundto
saythelaughwasloudestwhenthetexturewasdipped
inindecentsuggestiveness.Itdepressedhimtofindso
manyyoungpeoplefindingtheirpleasuresintheseshal-
lowandsomewhatuncleanpools.Hedidnotwant
everybodytolikejustwhatheliked,andhecertainly
didnotwanttolikewhateverybodyelseseemedtolike.
Pleasuresshouldnotinvolveanystrain,butwecould
notfindlastingandpuredelightsinthefirstshallow
puddleontheroad.
Inour"Month"NotesforMay,wecalledattentionto
theformofnewtheologywhichfindsfavourwithDr.
Parker'ssuccessor.Theanswershegavetothosewho
"heckled"himhavecalledforthnot
afewprotests,butthesehaveno
effectuponthereverendgentleman.
Inalaterissueofthe"British
Weekly"aqueristnotesoneofhisanswers,andputs
thequestion:-"MayIaskyourhelpconcerningadiffi-
cultyIhavemetintheEpistletotheRomansrelating
tothesubjectoftheFall?IfIhaveunderstoodyou
rightly,weoughtnottothinkoftheFallasanhistoric
event,butasafactofindividualexperience;andthat
forthewordAdamweshouldunderstandthenatural
man,andforChristthespiritualman.Ifindnodiffi-
cultyinthis,savewhenIcometosuchapassageas
Romansv.12and19:'Asbyonemansinenteredinto
theworld,andsodeathpasseduponallmen;''Byone
man'sdisobediencemanyweremadesinners.'Canthis
possiblymeananythingelsethanthatoneman'sdis-
obediencewasthecauseofthefallofallmankind?"
~resstn\l
tbe\\\luestton.
Theanswertothisshouldbenoted,asgivingtelling
evidenceofhowfarthese"advanced"teachersarepre-
paredtogoindefenceoftheir"lyingphilosophy."Here
itisinunblushingdenialoftheclaimsofScripture
uponus:-"Tobeperfectlyfrank
withyou,ImaysaythatIthinkinhisearlierministrySt.Paul's
theologywasdominatedbyabelief
inahistoricalcatastrophecausedbythesinofaprimitive
ancestor.Inhislaterteachinghedoesnotdwellso
R
"jfrallh"
Bnswer,
JUNE,
1906.
muchonthissupposition;butevenifhedid,whyshould
youbeheldboundbysuchanotionifitisnottrue?It
isa