personality of the Holy Ghost. They have also overlarded the true part of their system with the ridiculously false one that "disease is an error."

But this must be said, that with all the crudity of their present system, they have struck one great truth, namely that the spiritual part of man's nature is the one to develop, to have his physical condition kept right. They are the reaction from the materialistic tendencies of the age, and like most reactions, have gone too far in the opposite direction. But if we mistake not, when time, experience, and above all, a better adjustment of their theories with Bible truths and physiological facts have take taken place, they will have a place to fill in that thought of the age which is more and more recognising Christ as the all in all.

A NON-CHRISTIAN SCIENTIST.

The only thing we have to add to the above criticism is that, while we believe that the life which is in Christ is for the regeneration of humanity in body as well as spirit, there must be a "body of Christ" in which it dwells, and through which it is imparted. "Christian Science" may have revived a most important truth. But the "saving health" which is for all nations can never be diffused by the desultory and fragmentary efforts of a few enlightened souls. This divine deposit was given to the church. "God hath set in the church," with apostles, prophets and teachers, "miracles and gifts of healing." (1 Cor. xii. 28). There must be therefore, first the rescue of the church from its present confused and divided state, and its rehabilitation as a true body of Christ before we can expect signs and wonders in His Name, and

that His hand will be stretched forth to heal. If the existing bodies of Christians will not conform themselves to the true idea of the church, then a body must needs be winnowed out from this sectarian mass. But there must be some such true organism in which the Holy Ghost can dwell and put forth His power, before the mighty effects which we are led to hope for in a triumphant kingdom of God can be witnessed. Even those who are waiting for the coming of Christ to destroy all evil out of the world, both physical and moral, need to be reminded of His parting word, "I will come to you and make my abode with you." He shall come to be glorified in His saints and admired in all them that believe." What the church needs now is preparation to receive her coming Lord, so that, dwelling in her, she may become a fit vehicle of his healing and transforming power. If it be said that this requires a change from her flesh and blood condition into a likeness to His body of glory, we reply that this is the very thing promised and needed before she will be able to attack the evil of the world at its hidden sources. But she is not to wait for this final victory. She was at first invested with the powers of the world to come. First-fruits triumphs attended all her progress. And in the last days she was to expect greater signs and wonders (Acts ii. 17-21), But both in the dawn of this day of the Lord, and in its full splendor, she must be the city of His abode and the seat of His power. Before then we listen to the voice of those who say Lo, here! Lo, there is the kingdom of God! we would say that that kingdom can only come as the church shall become a royal priesthood, fitted to

show forth the praises of Him who hath called her out of darkness into His marvellous light.

THE sentiment of Christian, if not Church union, may now be said to be atmospheric, it is so prevalent. The response to the prayer of our Lord for the oneness of His people, is coming from thousands of Christian hearts of every name. The source of the influence promoting this condition gives the most happy assurance in respect to the final result. It has come from the Spirit of God, breathing upon His people a larger charity, and inspiring a more faithful study of the teachings of His Word. Hence the discussion appearing in every quarter, and the protests against the wrongs of division and strife. -Selected.

It is not so much union of the churches that is needed as a saving power in the world, as the realization of the essential unity of all Christians. They are one in Christ Jesus, as He is the Head and they members of His body. While in theory this is usually admitted, in practice it is often denied or ignored. And while it does not and cannot destroy the unity to deny it, it is clear that it never can exert its proper power, in the world until it is not only admitted but acted upon.

-The World's Hope.

NOTES ON CURRENT OPINIONS AND EVENTS.

IS THERE SALVATION AFTER DEATH?-Professor E. D. Mor. ris, of Lane Theological Seminary, Cincinnati, has just published a book with the above title. When we first took it up we felt curious to know what view the author might take of resurrection, as bearing upon the problem he discusses. Upon looking at his copious index, to our surprise the word "resurrection" does not occur in it. And upon looking through the pages of the book, we do not find a line that gives any light on this question. That key passage in the Bible teaching upon human destiny, "For as in Adam all die, so in Christ shall all be made alive," might as well have been left out of the Bible, so far as this author has any use for it. For all the purposes of his discussion, the doctrine of a general resurrection might just as well have never been revealed. This will indicate to our readers how much value to put upon the book as an aid to the solution of the problem of man's future. Imagine the apostle Paul writing a book on this subject, with so few and unimportant references to resurrection. Dr. Morris's book is an attempt to work out an algebraic equation, with the only known quantity left out.

We have, however, found proof of one thing we have been advocating in this magazine. And that is that the intellectual honesty-and this means to a minister of the gospel spiritual strength -of our Presbyterian ministry can only be maintained by their ceasing to seek to square the larger hopes they are compelled to entertain with an honest adherence to the standards. Their own self-respect-not to speak of the higher motives we may hope forwill soon compel them to move for a revision of statements they have ceased to believe. Let any one take, for example, the statement of the Westminster Confession, Larger Catechism, Question 60, "They who having never heard the gospel, know not Jesus Christ, and believe not in him, cannot be saved, be they never so diligent to frame their lives according to the light of nature, or the

laws of that religion which they profess; neither is there salvation in any other, but in Christ alone, who is the Saviour only of His body the church; " and compare it with the following extract from Dr. Morris's book:

The question whether any among the heathen are saved— saved through their cordial recognition of the claims of God, and their humble commitment of themselves to His mercy, so far as His existence and mercy have been manifested to them, is one in which Christian hope may find large and legitimate field for practical exercise. Multitudes may, by the large grace of God bringing them to repentance and obedience during their earthly pilgrimage, possibly attain with us to that beatific home At least, that God will not condemn our loving hope in their behalf.

We submit 'whether this is not worse Presbyterian heresy than our doctrine, which teaches that an opportunity of salvation through a knowledge of Christ will come to those to whom it has been denied, after their resurrection from the dead.

Again, the same Confession teaches that all the unsaved in this life will, after their condemnation, be not only cast out from the presence of God, but be thrust into hell-fire, to be punished with most grievous and unspeakable torments in soul and body, without intermission, with the devil and his angels forever (Questions 29 and 89). Contrast with this Dr. Morris's mild words :

We may, therefore, believe that the punishment of the heathen races, whose future fate we are contemplating, will not be out of just proportion with their measure of light, of capacity, of moral maturity. We may be sure that it will never be in excess of what a God, both just and tender, judges to be comparatively due them. Nor is it impossible that this punishment may be as much privative as positive.-having its closest analogue in that limbus infantum where, according to the Church of Rome, unbaptized infants are placed, not indeed in the beneficent presence of God, yet not suffering those direct inflictions of His holy wrath to which adult transgressors are exposed. May not these condemned pagan races dwell apart from the glory of God, as in other stars, with wider and slower revolutions and chillier airs, less blessed with the sunshine and dear vitalities of the Deity, and so living on from age to age a lower life far away from the peculiar benignities of heaven-lost, in the sense that they are forever unsaved, and are forever in some true sense under condemnation.

Will Dr. Morris, like an honest man, now second our motion for revision ?