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 A Plea for Peace and Work. ? - •' & 1926 
 
 Fehruarij 17th, 1893. 
 
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 To those who are actively engaged in tlie Ministry of Christ, tlie chief interest and tlie first duty 
 is the bringing of the simple Gospel home to the hearts and lives of men. 
 
 This is the great work of the Church to which everything else must give way. She can only 
 win the favor of God and the love of men by single-hearted devotion to the task of preaching and 
 jiraeticing plain Christianity. 
 
 As Ministers of Jesus Christ, and working Pastors iu the Presbyterian Church, we are filled 
 with the gi-avest fears lest the usefulness of the Cluirch should be hiudered, hei-'peace distUTDed^ alicl^ 
 her honor diminished by the prevalence of theological controversy and strife over doctrines which are 
 not essential. 
 
 We remember that there have been two sad periods in the history of our Church iu which this 
 has hajjpened. We remember that our Church has been twice rent asunder by issues which have 
 been recognized shortly afterwards as unnecessary. We dread the possibility of having such a painful 
 experience repeated in our own times. We are persuaded that the great body of the Church, laymen 
 and ministers, have little sympathy with the extremes of dogmatic conflict, and are already weai'y of 
 the strife of tongues, and are longing for peace antl united work. We feel that we do not speak for 
 ourselves alone, but for the great multitude who hold the same conviction in regard to the first duty 
 and main work of the Church, while representing at the same time many different shades of theolog- 
 ical opinion. 
 
 It is in this spirit that we join our voices in a plain, straight-forward, fraternal expression of the 
 desire for harmony and united devotion to practical work. For this reason we deprecate any and 
 every attempt to impose new tests of orthodoxy, or to restrict the liberty hitherto enjoyed by those 
 who sincerely subscribe to the essential and necessary articles of the Presbyterian Church. Especially 
 would we deplore any hasty addition by informal resohition, or by judicial decision, to the confessional 
 statement of the doctrine of Holy Scripture. We hold firmly to the teaching of the first chapter of 
 ••The Confession of Faith," and to the Holy Scriptures as the Word of God, the only infallible rule 
 of faith and practice. We do not express any individual opinion in regard to the theory of the in- 
 errancy of the original autographs of Scripture in matters which are not essential to religion, but 
 differing as we may in regard to the abstract truth of that theory, we protest unitedly and firmly 
 against making assent to it a test of Christian faith or of good standing in the Presbyterian ministry. 
 
 In the interests of Christian liberty, iu the interests of peace and unity, in the interests of mission- 
 ary enthusiasm and progress, we take this position clearly and firmly, and we cordially invite all who 
 agree with us, to cooperate iu maintaining these principles, believing that the end of the Command- 
 ment is love out of a pure heart, and a good conscience, and a faith unfeigned ; and that the surest 
 defence of the truth is its unfaltering proclamation. 
 
 Robert H. Pulton Nortlmiinsler Cliurch Philadelphia, Pa. 
 
 Hughes 0. Gibbons , Third Church " 
 
 Charles Wadswortii, Jr North Broad Street Church 
 
 William M. Paden Holland Memorial Churcli " " 
 
 Stephen W. Dana Walnut Street Church " 
 
 Robert Hunter Co-Pastor Union Tabernacle " " 
 
 Robert Ellis Thompson Professor " 
 
 J. RiCHELSEN Corinthian Avenue German Church '' " 
 
 Robkrt Graham Hebron Memorial " 
 
 J. G. Bolton Hope Church " " 
 
 W. R. Huston Evangelist (Gerniantown) " " 
 
 W. P. White Secretary " 
 
 John B. Reeve Lombard Street Central '" " 
 
 Matthew Newkirk Bethesda " 
 
 H. C. Fox Harper Memorial '' " 
 
 J. L. Scott .McDowell Memorial " " 
 
 W. C. Rom.mei Gaston Memorial " 
 
 Lewis F. Benson Church of the Redeemer (Gerniantown) •' " 
 
 William P. Fulton Ninth Church " "' 
 
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Frederick TT. Johnson Wharton Street Church Philadelphia. Pa. 
 
 W. P. Merrill Trinity Church (Chestnut Hill) 
 
 Perry S. Allen frreen Hill 
 
 J. C. Thompson Scot's Church '• ■' 
 
 Henry E. Thomas Greenway " " 
 
 N. L. Upham Secretary ■' •• 
 
 W. H. Weber German Church of Peace ■■ " 
 
 George P. Wilson Arch Street Church '• " 
 
 R. T. Jones Susquehanna Avenue Church 
 
 William Sterritt Covenant Church 
 
 W. H. Gill Evangelist • •' 
 
 Edward W. Hitchcock Evangelist ■ " " 
 
 Alexander Henry Hernion (Frankford) " •' 
 
 James D. Hunter Central Church Norristown, Pa. 
 
 Charles E. RobYnson Second Church . Scranton, Pa. 
 
 Saml"el J. Fisher Swissvale Church Swissvale. Pa. 
 
 Carlos T. Chester Evangelist Wyncote, Pa. 
 
 Henry M. Dyckman Potistown Church Pottstown. Pa. 
 
 William K. Preston Neshamniiny of Warwick Hartsville. Pa. 
 
 Henry E. Niles First Church York. Pa. 
 
 A. L. Benton Montrose Church Montrose. Pa. 
 
 Eichard Montgomery A shbourne Church ; Ashbourne, Pa. 
 
 James W. Kirk Leverington Church Roxborough, Pa. 
 
 Charles E. Burns Manayunk Church Manavunk. Pa. 
 
 Douglass K. Turner Evangelist Hartsville, Pa. 
 
 W. A. Patton Wayne Church Wayne, Pa. 
 
 Phillip H. Mowry First Church Chester, Pa. 
 
 George R. Moork Evangelist Roxborough, Pa. 
 
 John F. Sheppard Conshohocken Church Conshohocken, Pa. 
 
 J. H. BoGGS Lawndale Church Lawndale Station. Pa. 
 
 Joseph Vance Second Church Chester, Pa. 
 
 Charles Wood First Church Gerniantown. Pa. 
 
 C. P. H. Nason Second Churcli 
 
 W. 0. Campbell Sewickley Church Sewicklev. Pa. 
 
 Teunts S. Hamlin Church of the Covenant Washington. D. C. 
 
 George O. Little Assembly's Church •' '• 
 
 Samuel V. V . Holmes ( A.ssistaut) . . . First Church '• 
 
 John Xewton Pensacola. Fla. 
 
 J. William :McIlvain Annapolis Church .'Annapolis. Md. 
 
 Maltbie D. Babcock Brown Memorial Church Baltimore, Md. 
 
 S. M. Hamilton Warren Memorial Church Louisville, Kv. 
 
 John M. Richmond Central Church " " 
 
 John P. Dawson Olivet Church 
 
 James M. Walton First Church Greensburg. Kv. 
 
 Charles P. Luce First Church Owensboro, Kv. 
 
 Hanford a. Edson Memorial Church Indianapolis, Ind. 
 
 J. Albert Rondthaler Tabernacle Church " " 
 
 M. L. Haines First Church " " 
 
 Joseph A. Milburn Second Church '■ 
 
 Wm. E. Moore Second Church Columbus. Ohio. 
 
 James A. P. McGaw First Church Toledo, Ohio. 
 
 Samuel G. Anderson Westmuister Church •' 
 
 Daniel H. Evans Youngstown Ciiurch Young,=to\vn. Ohio. 
 
 Robert J. Thompson First Church Lima, Ohio. 
 
 N. P. Baily Massillon Church Massillon, Ohio. 
 
 Joseph N. McGifeert First Church Ashtabula. Ohio. 
 
 Hiram C. Haydn First Church Cleveland, Ohio. 
 
 William Knight First Ch.urch " " 
 
 . Charles S. Pomeroy Second Church " " 
 
 R. A. George Bolton Chapel " " 
 
 Samuel P. Sprecher Euclid Avenue Church " " 
 
 Peter E. Kipp Case Avenue Church " " 
 
 Dormer L. Hickok East Cleveland Church " " 
 
 James D. Williamson Beckwith Church " " 
 
 Arthur C. Ludlow Miles Park Church " '< 
 
 Ebenezer Bushnell Secretary " ■' 
 
 Mattoon M. Curtis A delbert College 
 
 Edwards P. Cleavelaxd Adelbert College " ' " 
 
 Joshua R. Mitchell First Church Findlav, Ohio. 
 
 Henry M. Curtis Mt. Auburn Church Cinchiuati, Ohio. 
 
 A. B. RiGGS Seventh Church ... 
 
 John H. Walker College Hill Church 
 
 John L. Taylor Wyoming Church Wvomin<r. Ohio. 
 
George M. Maxwell . Evangelist Wyoming, Ohio. 
 
 W. A. Major Linwood Church Linwood, Ohio. 
 
 Chas. E. Walker Hartwell Church Hartwell, Ohio. 
 
 Chas. F. Mussey Westwood Church ....'. Westwood, Ohio. 
 
 David A. Heron Gleiidale Cliurch Gleudale, Ohio. 
 
 G. M. McCampbell First Church Middletown, Ohio. 
 
 S. J. McPherson Second Church Chicago, III. 
 
 Thomas C. Hall Forty-first Street Church '• 
 
 James G. K. McCluke Lal<e Forest Cliurch " " 
 
 John Henrv Barrows First Church " " 
 
 W. W. ToTHEROH Hyde Park Church 
 
 Thos. D. Wallace Eighth Church 
 
 EoBERT W. Patterson Evangelist ■ " 
 
 John P. Hale Evangelist " •' 
 
 James Lewis Central Church . . . . Joliet, I!i. 
 
 Chas. S. Hoyt Oak Park Church Oak Park, 111. 
 
 Newell D. Hillis First Church Evanston, 111. 
 
 Frank 0. Ballard First Church Austin, 111. 
 
 Henry Neill Highland Park Church Highland Park, III. 
 
 William Bryant First Church Marshalltown, Iowa. 
 
 W. N. Page First Church Leavenworth, Kan. 
 
 Robert J. Service Trumbull Avenue Church Detroit, Mich. 
 
 E. W. Brown Westminster Church, " 
 
 Richard Tuknbull Second Avenue Church " " 
 
 W. D. Sexton Bethany Church '• •' 
 
 W. W. Carson Jefferson Avenue Church '■ " 
 
 D. M. Cooper Memorial Church " " 
 
 J. F. Somerville Baker Street Church 
 
 R. H. Steele Evangelist 
 
 W. T. Jaquess Northville Church Northville, Mich. 
 
 John Paul Egbert House of Hope Church St. Paul, Minn. 
 
 Robert A. Cabnahan First Church " 
 
 Maurice D. Edwards Dayton Avenue Church ■' '■ 
 
 W. M. Blackburn President Pierre, So. Dak. 
 
 Ed. S. Wallace First Church .\l)erdeen. So. Dak. 
 
 James T. H. Waite Medway Church Dorchester, Ga. 
 
 John Q. Adams , Westminster Church San Francisco, Cal. 
 
 R. G. McNiECE First Church Salt Lake City, Utah. 
 
 W. J. Chichester Immanuel Church Los Angeles, Cal. 
 
 W. R. Richards Crescent Avenue Church Plainfield, N. J. 
 
 Paul F. Sutphen Second Church Newark, X. J. 
 
 D. R. Prazer First Church ■' " 
 
 I. B. HopwooD Calvary Church " " 
 
 Lewis Lampman High Street Church '• ■' 
 
 Davis W. Lusk : Sixth Church 
 
 Ford C. Ottman Memorial Church '■ 
 
 J. Clement French Park Church " 
 
 Stanley White Hillside Church Orange, N. J. 
 
 Henry M. Storrs First Church ' 
 
 James M. Ludlow First Church East Orange, N. J. 
 
 David 0. Irving Bethel '■ '• 
 
 Everard Kempshall Fir.st Church Elizabeth, N. J. 
 
 John W. Teal Westminster Church " " 
 
 John T. Kerr Third Church 
 
 Eben B. Cobb Second Church 
 
 Chas. E. Herring First Church Plainfield. N. J. 
 
 George H. Payson First Church Rahway. N. J. 
 
 John A. Liggett Second Church " 
 
 John G. Hamner Lamington Church Lamington. X. J. 
 
 J. G. Mason Metuchen Church Metuchen, X. J. 
 
 J. W. McNuLTY Woodbridge Church Woodbridge, X. J. 
 
 Samuel Parry Pluckamin Church Phickamin, X.J. 
 
 A. P. Botsford Wenonah Church Wenonah, N. J. 
 
 Edward Dillon Woodbury Church Woodbury, N. J. 
 
 Silas E. Persons Cazenovia Church Cazenovia, N. Y. 
 
 Charles H. Walker Chittenango Church Chittenango, X. Y. 
 
 E. a. McMaster Baldwinsville Church Baldwinsville, N. Y. 
 
 Edward P. Sprague Second Church Auburn, X. Y. 
 
 Wm. K. Hall First Church Newburgh, X. Y. 
 
 Joseph Greenleaf First Church Washingtonville. X. Y. 
 
 Thomas B. Thomas Monroe Church Monroe, X. Y. 
 
 A. S. Freeman Central Church Haverstraw, X. Y. 
 
 Robert B. Clark First Church Goshen, N. Y. 
 
Charles Simpson Sherman Cluiicli Sherni.m, N. Y. 
 
 Charles Cuthbert Hall First Ciiurch Brookl}-!!, N. Y. 
 
 Thomas A. Nelson Memorial Cliurcb " " 
 
 Xewell "Woolsey Wells Third Church " '' 
 
 A. V. V. Raymond Fourth Church Albany, N. Y. 
 
 Walter Q. Scott First Church •' '■ 
 
 Chas. E. Dunn Third Church 
 
 James K. Phillips Bethany Church " 
 
 Arthl"R H. Allen Woodside Church Troy, N. Y. 
 
 Hector Mali Second Church •' " 
 
 Eben Hallky Second Street Church •' •' 
 
 Andrew J. Fennel First Church Glens Falls, N. Y. 
 
 Chas. Townsend First Church Lansinghurgh, N. Y. 
 
 Lee W. Beattie Cambridge Church Cambridge, N. Y. 
 
 W-v-Rr T^tfHtrr-.— Briclc Church Rochester, N. Y. 
 
 Nelson Millard First Church " " 
 
 Henry H. Stebbins Central Church " ■' 
 
 A. J. Hutton St. Peter's Church •' " 
 
 Peter Lindsay North Church " " 
 
 Geo. B. Spalding First Church Syracuse, N. Y. 
 
 L. Mason Clarke Park Church •' " 
 
 John McLachlan Central Church Buffalo, N. Y. 
 
 Herbert G. Lord Church of the Redeemer '■ " 
 
 A. B. Robinson TValden Avenue Church . . " " 
 
 A. W. Allen Church of the Covenant " " 
 
 L. Van Schoonhoven Bethany Church " " 
 
 Nelson B. Chester Bethlehem Church " " 
 
 "W. C. McGarvey West Avenue Church " " 
 
 Tho.mas Gordo.v First Church Middletown, N. Y. 
 
 Frank H. Coffran Allegany Church Allegany, N. Y. 
 
 Newton L. Reed First Church Clean, N. Y. 
 
 Stephen G. Hopkins First Church Palmyra, N. Y. 
 
 E. H. Dickinson Seneca Falls Church Seneca Falls, N. Y. 
 
 W. S. Carter Waterloo Church Waterloo, N. Y. 
 
 N. B. Remick North Church Geneva, N. Y. 
 
 W. W. Wellek First Church 
 
 R. P. H. Vail First Church Stamford, Conn. 
 
 John T. Wills First Church Greenwich, Conn. 
 
 John E. Bishnell First Church Rye, N. Y. 
 
 George Alexander University Place Church New York City. 
 
 Anson P. Attkrblry Park Church ' 
 
 John C. Bliss Washington Heights Church '• " 
 
 Henry M. Booth Brick Church '' " 
 
 John B. Devins Hope Chapel " " 
 
 Ira S. Dodd Riverdale Church " " 
 
 Herbert Ford (Assistant) University Place Church •' " 
 
 H. L. Grandlienard French Evangelical Church " " 
 
 Charles F. Goss (Assistant) Madison Avenue Church '• " 
 
 C. W. Goodrich (Assistant) Madison Square Church " " 
 
 A. W. Halsey .... Spring Street Church " " 
 
 James H. Hoadley Faith Church " " 
 
 W . R. Harshaw Union Church " " 
 
 M. S. Littlefield (Assistant) Central Church " " 
 
 Daniel E. Lorenz Church of the Good Shepherd •' " 
 
 Henry T. .McEwex Fourteenth Street Church •' " 
 
 J. Hall McFlvaine Church of the Covenant '' " 
 
 George S. Webster Church of the Covenant " " 
 
 Francis H. Marling Evangelist " " 
 
 George J. Mingins Union Tabernacle • " 
 
 D. H. Overton Emmanuel Chapel '• 
 
 Geo. S. Payson Inwood Church " " 
 
 Charles H. Pahkhurst Madison Avenue Church " " 
 
 John R. Paxton West Church " " 
 
 Vincent Pisek Bohemian Church " " 
 
 Stealy B. Rossiter North Church " " 
 
 Wilton Merle Smith Central Church '■ " 
 
 J. Balcom Shaw West End Church '= " 
 
 Geo. L. Spining Phillips Church " " 
 
 Charles L. Thompson Madison Avenue Churcii ■' 
 
 Henry van Dyke Brick Church " "