Vol 21 Issue 10

Esteemed Editor: Once again from the prolific pen of Mr. Gritter we note a contribution which purposes to enervate certain propositions as set forth by a Mr. Van Putten of Holland, Michigan. This contribution is marked by its customary clarity and courteous presentation which, no doubt, have served to always make his contributions acceptable to your venerable publication. It was to be expected that Mr. Gritter would attempt a refutation of the thoughts presented by Mr. Van Putten. We have seen him rise on many occasions to the defense of that organization which is apparently so dear to his heart....

“And when the thousand years are expired, Satan shall be loosed out of his prison. And shall go out to deceive the nations which are in the four quarters of the earth, Gog and Magog, to gather them together to battle: the number of whom is as the sand of the sea. And they went up on the breadth of the earth, and compassed the camp of the saints about, and the beloved city: and fire came down from God out of heaven and devoured them. And the devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and...

Sadness indeed filled the hearts of us as congregation when we were informed by our former pastor. Rev. H. De Wolf, that he felt called to leave Manhattan and go to the First Protestant Reformed Church of Grand Rapids, Michigan. On Sunday, August 27, 1944, the Rev. De Wolf preached his farewell, .sermon based on the passage from 2 Corinthians 13:11: “Finally, brethren, farewell.” On Wednesday morning of the same week he and his family left us for their new field of labor. After their departure the consistory faced the problem of again obtaining a pastor. After extending a call...

Its beginning and spread. Montanism originated in Asia Minor, in a little village of Phrygia. It was started about the middle of the second century by one Montanus, who was a mutilated priest of Sybele, that is, before his conversion. This account, however, comes from his enemies and has very little value. The movement spread to Rome and North Africa. It caused considerable commotion in the church for reasons to be given presently. His followers were known by several names. They were called Montanists, Phrygians, and Pricilians. They called themselves “spiritual Christians” in distinction from the carnal Christians. The tenets...

In our previous essay on Samson we tried to set forth this judge in a right light ethically. Attending to all that is reported of him in the Scriptures, we arrived at the following conclusions concerning the man. Samson was a true child of God. The principle from which he acted, in warring God’s warfare and in judging Israel was faith. His passion for that war proceeded from a good heart. It was thus as to its core love of God and of His people and a holy hatred of God’s adversaries. It was in His love that God moved...

In the Apostolic Confession, the confession that Jesus Christ is our Lord follows upon the declaration that He is the only begotten Son of God. And thissequence must not be broken or lost sight of in the explanation of the phrase nostrum Dominum, our Lord. The lordship of Jesus Christ over His Church as a whole, and over believers individually, is the lordship of the only begotten Son of God. It is true that in the way of sin and grace this lordship receives a new and deeper meaning. For the only begotten Son of God, as we shall learn...

In briefly discussing the Complaint of some brethren in the Orthodox Presbyterian Church against the Presbytery of Philadelphia in the matter of the examination and licensing of Dr. Gordon H. Clark, I wish it to be understood that I have no intention of defending the views of the latter, for the simple reason that I am not sufficiently acquainted with them. I confess that the “Complaint” has left the impression on me that, perhaps, in this controversy I would rather take the side of the accused than that of the accusers. Besides, I read some statements, reputedly of Dr. Clark,...

Gradually my collection of the necessary documentary evidence for a complete picture of the manner in which the merger of the Reformed Church in the United States and the Evangelical Synod of North America was accomplished is completed. Through the kindness of the Rev. W. E. Korn of Cassel, South Dakota, I received the Acta of the General Synods of the E. and R. of 1934, 1936, and 1938. My hearty thanks! How much more fruitful could our discussion at the conference of last fall have been, and how much more definite might our advice have been to the brethren...