UNCONDITIONAL ELECTION ‘he ol dctines of grace ashe never had before, by staying ‘underDr. Boyce Head alo learnedathisfettolovethe work, “nd sympathize with lost soul. He hada joy zal a hope, ‘faith anda love forthe gospethe would never have ad but for Dr. Boye Boyce compiled “A Brief Catechism of Bible Doctrine” andthe report fom the Sunday Schoo! Board in 164 lis his CCuechism as one ofits publications. Ten thousand ofthese catechisms were in print wii four-month perio in 868, “The following two section are ake fom Boy's Catechism, “The section ened "The Offer of Salvation is piven in ada tion to the sectlon on “Election to show how evangelism and ‘mission are compatible withthe doctrine of election. © “THE OFFER OF SALVATION Q. (1) To-whom does God offer he salvation in Jesu He has ordered io be offered wo every crea (2) Upon what conditions? ‘Upon that of repentance and faith (G) Are not these tems easy? ‘They are scary that al whorefseae without (4) Doll men accep them? “They donot they univeraly eject them where left without Divine inftuence. )- (5) Has God thus let all mankind? He has not; bat effectual calls many tothe knowledge and belie of His truth (6 What agent accomplished this work? 38 BAPTIST VOICES IN HISTORY AL The Holy Spit © () Do tose who accept the Gospel deserve any reward for 0 doing? ‘A. Noufor thet acceptance is enizely de tothe sce of God How wil Go punish those who reject i? ‘AL armore severely than He will those who Ihave never beard. . (Upon what grounds wil ke punish any who Inve nt heard the gospel? ‘A. Because they 100, sf siners and have ds- ‘obeyed hela of God writen in hee hea and in nature. Q () What name is given those whom God fecal calls salvation? ‘A. They are called the elect o the chosen ones of Go. Q. @) Why are ey so cae? ‘AL Because God, before the foundation ofthe ‘word, chose them unto salvation through Chit Jeu Q. ) Did God make this choice because He fore- ‘saw tha these persons woud be pious and ood people? ‘A, edd not, forthe goodness and pety of any ace doe to the infloences of the Sprit Q. (4) Wasit ten, because He foresaw that they ‘would believe? ‘A. Onthe contrary itis trough His choice that 9UNCONDITIONAL ELECTION they are edo betew. (5) Wit, en was the ground of hat choie? A. His own sovereign wil @ (6) How may we know if we be ofthe let of Goa? ‘A. Only by perceiving thatthe Hoty pic has ed us fo repentance and ath a loving obe Aiece to God Q (7) Ought we nt agent to watch for such as- surance of our calling and election? ‘A. Yes and besides this we ought fo pray to God (0 give His Spiritus to work nun ohn A. Broadus. (1827-1895) pastored the Baptist church in ‘Charotesvile, Virginia unl he devoted his life's Iabours to socation, He asited J.P. Boyce in organizing Southern ‘Baptist Theological Seminary at Greenile, South Carin a 1859, where became professor of New Testament Inerreta, tion and Homiletics. “Aller the seminary had relocated tn “Louisville, Kentucky, he tecame president in 1688. Moyer ‘spoke this of him-"A man of consummate scholarship deep Piety. wielding influence forrghcousness second fo no tan of his generation." Indescribng the Calvinism of Dr James P. Boyce, Broadus etinedita follows: “it was gral privilege obe decd and ‘upbore by such a teacher in staying that exalted system of Pauline truth whichis technically called Calvinism, which ompels the earnest student o profound thinking. and when Pursued with a combination of systematic thought and fervent ‘experience, makes him at home among the most nspicing and ennobling views of God and the universe He has made?" Co BAPTIST VOICES IN HISTORY Again, Broadus speaks of Boyce’s book Absact of Systematic areata vetoed aa doctrine of God rather than on that of man. We give ‘extracts fom to noies which ha work received at the time. The “Standard” of Chicago, a singularly able and judicious paper. points ow carelly and correctly the peculiarities ofthe work, a designed forthe txt ‘book in ls insirtion, and as omiting certain ub- jects commonly included ia theological weaise. It then proceed as follows: "Ata theologian Dr. Boyce {is not afald (0 be found “in the old path” he It ‘conservative, nd eminelly Scriptural. He rats with teat famess those whose view upon various points ‘iscussed he declines to accep, et in is own teaching ‘is decidedly Calvinist, after the model of ‘the old. divines”Diicuies, arconnected with uch doctines asthe Federal Headship of Adam, Election, andthe ‘Atonement, he aims to meet, evidently, ot 81 8 lence the controversial, but toa 10 elp the honest ingule “Dr. Boyce's work is, indeed as these newspaper notices have said devouphy in accord with the sytem, of theological opinion commonly calle Calvinism, Thisis believed by many of u to be really the teaching ofthe Apostle Pal, as elaborated by Augurtine, and systematized and defended by Calvin, Ia body of truth hatcompelsmento think, iniielf great advan- tage. The objections 6 it are believed t grow ot of citer misappebension, or misapplication through ‘wrong inferences. Men assume predestination and 61