The Living Power of God’s Word
By Editor
Dr. F. C. Monfort, one of the most influential editors of the Presbyterian Church, being the editor of the Herald and Presbyter, of Cincinnati, made the charges in the recent Presbyterian General Assembly in Atlanta, that the Union Theological Seminary teaches “pantheism” and “Hindu philosophy.” He declared that the teachings of the seminary were opposed, in many respects, to the Presbyterian churches, and that preachers are turned out who “do not believe in the inspiration of the Bible or the resurrection of Jesus Christ.” We wish that the Union Theological Seminary were alone in the teachings that break down the influence of the Bible, and which at the same time are given forth in the name of the Bible. God’s word is full of power and life; and every individual who gains a living experience in it, knows that it is true. He also knows how hollow and unsatisfying are all the tenets and dogmas of theology which teach a great many things about the Bible and which do not teach the sacred truth of the Bible itself. The one great need of the world at the present time is that knowledge of the living God which comes through a respectful and reverent belief in the inspiration of His divine word. There is nothing that gives such breadth of mind, such greatness of heart, and such true nobility of purpose, as the sentiments expressed by the divine Teacher in His sacred Book. Some of the greatest minds in this and in all preceding ages have been those which have received their light and guidance from the Book of which the infinite Creator is the Author. It is said that Dr. Monfort was intensely in earnest and spoke with great emotion when he was denouncing the teaching of the seminary. We are glad for the true-hearted men that still find their highest ideals in the great Book of God, and who believe that it should be taught in its purity and strength.