THEOLOGY IN NEW ZEALAND.
'■;;-: ;> We;haye":;readiWithjmucEiintbreßtrn'bur-: ..:. admirable cOntempr'a;r'y, i ;thev Dunediri;' 'Olit. .-'•:j? o kV:';an,'acoouiit.pf : a disc'ussib'fa' ? ih\theN'ew: .-.-Zealand'cGeneralrAsseinbly; of'.iivbobk byStbb; ,--v .-.Gibson: Smith, : -' 'The ■ Clirist '::o f :D ecenibor,^ •; patf ; giYe^ho-bpinibri ; ;, v of "iti-f iwo '^iridbfstandsrightlyj; pTAv.I ; - '- 6, l P? o, ? ;; ,Shiith.:bbjected:'tb..tlie.-doctrino 'that' .; ; ; ;''O? ll ef^%t:CJesu^::ohrist ) ':: - made:-.atonemeiitifofe.the, ;Bins" of .".'ineni-i're-: '; adeems.;them-;frpm'i..thb > ~.:; cmicte ] ;.;.-.1/hnati:haß ! .;,Batisfied:::-divino'j'justice -and :sb- : ';. ,cured;fpr,;ali;who./believe;fii-Him.redemption v.;;,»oln -;;the..:curse.•:■ Of virtue 'ofH :His' ' .; atoning: work;-' He? nbt:only . secbres; for : the .vvbolievef:.forgiveucss of sirifl,;'but;H6-;^-conibs -the v gledge - ;•";-- sanctification'aild;glPrifieationVtbgether with' ::::-Hini^''v;The i vlong:-debateV;on. thbVsubjcot' rtseemr eminently; creditable:W:tbb : ;As'senibly'■ ;;f.b^th v jn:it's';ability, > -aKd:hi.'its-spirits -Iti :fchei v.yregafdihg,'^^thel-publicatiori/of; : the'; book;-coii-;C; firming;:the ;,Cbrifessiphal-'doctrino on'the subv jebt>as v thbi:truei:bipression,dfCthb:;Scriptural; .-;.'v.teachih'g;V^on"-(:tliis"!-';ddptrihe';'•-. enjoining ■;■■'.-,' the .;-^bnityypf.;dbctrine]'asVtaiigbt, in;the,;Church,-; : .y'Aßsernbly;:thus:.;declai'es;; its', unwavering. ad-. : i ')■■ herbne'o:. to';.:the';;Cbnfe'ssipnal-; staiidards .;.pii .;. .this:: vital.' 'desircS'-:at.'.tbe' "-.saine .:;.. time to;express: bnl.-i;, )y.;.w'ards;-Mr.OSmith;;,;,,and:-it "makes: this,;dis; V.■ .■positioh'i'of.ithe icasb'"only because: the;-iin- - yterosts ;bf%uth^demand:; it.'!' yWbfare::glad v to" see thatvthe;'abcounts ; bf; the; progress'-bf v 7-the': Church tho / whole:; s ati 6factbry; -:.;; but :.tho':;small:.percbntage :.of.;;male' ; :c'bmmuni-. ;. caiits^ :';,;givihgs.;arb:oh;thb;up;:grade, and,'church at- ..;• ten'dance.i.s^wellim'aintainedj^''hiany;'lSpse.- v ber ■ twepbytlie,JStmdaj>schboi; : and .-the".-'church. V' ;;It ascwe JthiiikJ 'very to! .'/take' practical Bteps-for- securing'-.'a/better ;.';; -■ attendancejjbf/children^iif. "Church, = and.?, es-: ,; V.' pecially / to;. aim; :'at:: bringing; youii g "jjeeple ,:mto cpmmunipn :at. an;'earlier : age.':. Tin's -is /..what', bur. hbrne,; churches.-mußt/do, if'they : ". ;.-are xp make.|)regreas. ';■<:',.';/;■.-.,■./-, : '-'■ 1 /: ; ,; ■•'-:.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/DOM19090211.2.78
Bibliographic details
Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 429, 11 February 1909, Page 9
Word Count
203THEOLOGY IN NEW ZEALAND. Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 429, 11 February 1909, Page 9
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Dominion. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in