At a meeting of the Free-Church Synod of Glasgow and
Ayr, the Rev. Dr. Gibson expressed his indignation at the terrorism of the press in publishing godly ministers' opinions on the wicked- ness of composing type on Sunday. He censured as dishonourable the course of the newspaper editor who kindly lent the columns of his valuable journal to the wider diffusion of the Rev. Mr. Bremner's arguments against sabbatarian work. He felt " there was something like a reign of terror being held over ministers in the discharge of their duty." Surely, then, Dr. Gibson must feel that there is something weak, or shameful, or otherwise ridiculous, in the sabbatarian tenets he defends so stoutly. Mr. Bremner -wishes to witness on behalf of the Lord with Mr. Robertson, compositor, but feels it anything but a privilege to have his godly words made known to the millions of other young men similarly in .danger. Dr. Gibson speaks with the utmost unction of the sinfulness of " walking "—we conclude for amusement—on Sunday, but will be deeply grieved with The Times for giving an unexpected chance of wide usefulness to his remarks. Would St. Paul have thought it a reign of terror if the Jewish party had circulated by the thousand his Epistle to the Galatians, even though accompanied by the criticisms of his adversaries? He would have thought that not a reign of terror, but a reign of joy. There are religious views which apparently look, even to their professors, a little imbecile in print, and when deprived of the natural advantage of ministerial authority they need a gentleman in a white cravat and broadcloth attached to them to keep up appearances at all. Does not that look a little like a word of man's, and not very wise man's either—say a word of Bremner's or Gibson's—instead of a word of God's ?
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