THE WORD "DAMNED."

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume VI, Issue 688, 6 May 1879, Page 2

THE WORD "DAMNED."

A Scotch paper tells us tha^ %t af#ie6|| iing or\the Dumbarton Free^^sbyterj^ oil 15th January, a discussion took olace^ on "the word "damned." Amongst other business transacted, Mr. Kilpatricky .Garelpchhead, gave m the re- ' port'vbf thtfr .tibmmitbee appointed to arrange for a series of evangelistic meetings within th» bounds* In .connection, with this he stated that certain hymns had been printed, and a large number , QLcopies were to be had on. moderate terms. A .copy^of TEe " collecfiSH *TJT hymns was' M& r oftHW&HdA*. Mr. I M'Ewan, Roaeneath, asked who was responsible, for .^he. selection of the hymns. Mr/ KUpatrick said sthe seleocommitfee. H^ did Hdt 'thuW 1 theYe could be any, .objection^ te^n to them,' as they were all to be found m hymn; bdoka Which W^^ln' cbminbttuse. Mr.: Eoberston, Strathblane, said the text! ■at*^be baok< pf ,tbe aheet- was abominable. | (;The text wm^Wmp^^^M^ is baptised shall be savea, but he that bßliev,eth;nqs Bhallbe > ■•,«. damne^" Thel .printer had put the word " damned In 1 ' very large •' type V) '- ■■ >Mr^ Anderson, 1 Helensburgh, would be prevented from Using. the sheet ibecapse $he { emphasul was not put on ihe'wdrd lf saVe^.'" J J&t\ 'Roberstoh, ', Th©f wprd : ■' fdamned ", ,ip r nejrer [,Uß,ed^ mpwr^-^aysi I always^ use the word' " conaemned'. Mr. Anderson : lam sorry to hear it. Mr| ' Kilpatrick i The' eni^hasisis ail iunforr tunate thing, but it iath(e result of ihe printer's work. Mr. Barr (elder) : Old Kilpatrick said that some ministers would not uric the Word " damned";, lest it should be thought they : were, usipg' profane language. . tlt was scriptural word. Mr. Gfunn^Dumliarton, moved that ttieyfass frbm the subject. Mr. Tait, Dumbarton; thonght, they should keep m , the. word "Free Presbytery of Dumbarton" for the sudcVss bf the meetings. -He quite agreed with thetbrethern who objected to the word V damned" being printed m such large letters, and. the ' word 'saved" m such small letters. He thought they should be' madVthe samel' Mr," //Ao^^rson ; Reversed. Mr. Tait : reversed." Mr.' Walter Dempster; 1 R«ml6nV S&ed who could tell ! but what God meant the word" damned" m such large type to call' &ttehti6n'of men' to tlWir Atate-a-for #c were aU "damned", ( ab;eadyl/jMr. Oarslftw : We have a nymn-bpok of our own r ; Why'^'ilse iti ' M&'«Tait^: Oh, 1 don't mention it. It would, just -qijenoh tl^e, l^ght out of ., any revival ; nieeting. ■' Mr.' Anderson saidiimt tHe' emphatic ttrbrd of the Bible, is u w saved" andjno^. M damned." "Mp, Robertson, Strath* ! blane, said the^ really could not consent to the sheet as a nineteenth century production from the Free Presbytery of; Dumbarton. It was a painful production, and he did not think it sliovdc} go forth as coming from the iPresbyVeryJ Borne further discussion, ensued, and.ultir, mately after a vote it Was agfeed tip; ; drop the discussion^ j 7i/;i /.i^