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scud students to a seminary where an Arian was a professor . The matter was , however , passed over ; and it was agreed that no notice should be taken of it publicly . In the following week it was blazed through the public prints . At Armagh it was taken up the next year , and the same agreement made , which was observed by the same Ptmic faith
Shortly after Mr . Cooke was called upon to give evidence before a Committee of Parliament ; and as soon as his evidence was published , his character was assailed . Hence , we have not supported orthodoxy by attacking character ; but , on the contrary , every thing that we have done has been dragged before the public . He admitted that some of his brethren ,
in their heat , had used strong figurative language , such as poison , leprosy , &c . ; but he denied that the private character of any person had been brought forward by them . We do not attempt to expel ministers by our enactments , but merely to provide that none shall be licensed or ordained who are not orthodox . They
had been charged with interfering with the right of private judgment , and he himself had been glanced at ; but he denied that he had ever called upon the Roman Catholics to throw away their decretals , and take the mere letters and paper of the Bible . He only asked them to compare , and " let God be time , but
every man a liar . " He called upon the Arians to take God ' s word , and be instructed ; just as he had called on the Roman Catholics to lay down their decretals at the feet of Scripture , and judge for themselves . We have been accused of forcing upon others the words of fallible men ; but he would ask , were the translators of the Scriptures
inspired ; and if not , is the language of the Bible , in the form in which we use it , not merely the language of fallible men ? He had intended to review , at some length , a creed that had been given at last Synod , in Scripture language . In fact , disjointed passages might be taken from . Scripture to suit any creed . He denied that the right of private judgment was interfered with , because , when the people had changed their opinions ,
along with their minister , there would be uu attempt to withdraw his emolument . We are not establishing Episcopacy in our church . This might be said it the Committee were above the Synod ; hut certainly cannot be alleged , when tiie Synod can dismiss them any year . The Theological Exami nation Committee has no more power than the Committee of Bills . The latter may reject a bill , but an appeal may be made to the house ;
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and bo a young man may appeal against the decision of the former , and the Committee may be punished if they have acted unjustly . The Committee may approve of a person whom the Presbytery may afterwards reject ; and thus , in reality , the Presbytery is above the Committee . He concluded with observing , that we ought to be satisfied with the liberty that we enjoy , which is above the control of any worldly influence .
The motion for approving of the conduct of the Committee was then put and carried . Mr . Hormer rose to move that a Committee be appointed , to confer with the Remonstrants relative to a separation . Mr . Cooke was of opinion that the Committee should receive specific instructions . The whole state of the case
should be laid before the Government . If a number of the Orthodox members of those congregations prefer remaining attached to the Synod , we have no right to denude them of the bounty . The Government may endow either party , or both if they please ; but all we are competent to do , is , to give a statement of the case .
Mr . Morell . — Perhaps bounty may not be spoken of at all in the conference ; we have other money matters to settle . Mr . Cooke . —When the minister of a congregation dies , to what part of his people will the bounty belong ? We may put off the evil day , but we shall only be increasing the difficulty . Mr . Porter . —Does Mr . Cooke mean
to say . that when only a few remain with the Synod , he would retain the bounty for them ?—Let him speak plainly . Mr . Cooke . —Certainly . That is what was done at Bally waiter , and Tobermore . Mr . Carson had the majority of the people , and yet he did not retain the bounty . The money belongs to this body collectively , and we have ' right to rob the people . If only three people remain , we should endeavour to give them the bounty . I do not wish to take it from the
present incumbents ; but , after their death , the state of the case is altered . Mr . Porter . —His Majesty ' s bounty is granted , not to the Synod alone , but also to the Autrim Presbytery ; and if a schism took place in a congregation belonging to the Antrim Presbytery , would you » anction the application of bounty for those retiring ? Would that be fair dealing ? Mr . F . Dill . — Our moderator should
not certify that a congregation belongs to the Synod when it really does not . Mr . Porter . — The Govern mem re-
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Intelligence . —Synod of Ulster . 199
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Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), March 2, 1830, page 199, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2582/page/55/
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