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: i * • - .. . • 4 - » >-• .€• (> \ Ä I---------- x_ [From the (ìiristian-Statesman. I ' The i other scriptyre ' ■ 'Die question ¡s its it liijjst appear that, as tlm-dif - thisyirdinance is erroneous and mis Church Distinguished ^rtim-nt, and th le answer is reach'.' ferent ■ congregations of throlisei- leading : turning man from- the I Becausr- tlie original cl in Il-Jas o‘f ples have been -called out of the truth, ami substituting a modern From a Sect. ( Tiri st: antednt rug • all sects, were ■world and gathered together sim- and unaiilliorizetl practice in place, generateli and hriáighf into la’-jng, 'ply and solely by the Ijjieral ob- of ¡i commamtinent in t]ie citmmis- ■ they were nKíile churehes' <>f 1 sepv anceof the cmniiiission, with• ; sion. In entering upon the duty which c. / 'lirist, s-imp/// J>;/ /¿c òhxrrryjw of' ■out tin- slightest a<l<lii.ion,.sul»shac- j >(( m-.ri! i»w-Z- ) .1 have assigned to myself in this I/ ok conno /.ssZ tin . By t his and lion of change ; and that, as they article, it is proper, first of all', to ask, Be Social. What is the mafk. of distinction be nothing more', nothing less . and make the doing of Christ s conu I tween the-. Church of Christ and nothing ditl'ereiit. The N';-w Testa mundmeiits. or the •’maintenance of I’- A young man comes to v-iur anV sectarian church ? •* What, is it ment which was subsequently de-' prupeu.Christian character, the best L that nmZe.s the out- th<• church Z velopcd, was developed bul of the of continued fellowship they may church ; he is a perfect stranger to What Í5 it that mokes,the other a commission, for in *ul»l;inve it was • right fully and Trfthnut immodt-sty the majority of those he ,im-ets ;"*Tiis claim tiwbe. cliurch(*s of Jesiis Christ, I home is far away ; liis church lie sect .' Most,of US could, lio.ilmibt, ’ and'not a sect . . small space . illi /definite and ’ di . resolve these questions after a fash has left* behind. He listens .atton- tim-t'outline, to Serve a tin- rule Till- existence of’tin- sects by [ tiv+4y bhw-smwict-,-itmji-s plea ;rr} ion, with the allowance, of sufficient time ami abundant rTrcnwdocution; for evanyeli-l ¡c; goioaijcv in the • j which w i- are sin-roumle'd consti- I ami profited )>y what ImJiBaBeb—The ■while hilt few of Ils, [lelliaps, Would work of saving, soyls. and a-fsrr as t iites,. howj-vet, as intimated in a he ready with an answer pt once the intense focal Ught*, Eg .v’</-<• prc\i,,iH artii l-' a Landing im nace. service over, he goes out.. Although sm-Cinet,,authoritative ami cifiiclu- aid we can di serin ihiat e with pre I endangering tin- integrity of tliis'i many know him to K- a str;in-’< r. sive. This, is owing,-largely to the cision and. (’i-rhiinty between, uiie lofty cliaraefer. Tn tlm first place, yet Ho one extends the frii.-mlTv • fact that, attempts to iilen'tify and churclr and a-sect. Ami it ds'liot ’ tlxisi-irc-unistam-e has caused us to hamt or in any manner not ices him. churcli have usna.1- iisiiaJ- . clear, - that every c-i.ingregiit i-m J'f/ ■ preach ' and , to 'publish a goodly differentiate the church -JydK en made by.«///;a?/ froTii <liU..im n and \\_vim-n_w h<i ha\J«-ib-Wcd laiinbei-. of. truths ami views with ■He is somewhat ■ discouTagvd/ a fen-nt part*of the Scriptures what ami do believe al! ihai thecoTnjiits I- ■icfcrciicedo the original acceptance little home-sickuess steal-'-oveyhttfr; wen-'/i-egarded' by Um''writer' orjsTOTi tcachc^a-rmri-ywbo Iw’dnnr + >f tin- Gosjwd or to the silbs^pient but lie ,i“<*solvcs to' 4 >- sjH-aker.as'its distinguishing marks and are doing-all that it requires, life of the Uhristian. Certainly we more. Il<- goi-s. w ith the- s/rmr*-re- amT essential characteristics. How is a ('liurch of <'hri-’i ?. It njyst be esteem them as* being in many re. suit. ■ J)iscoiiraged,. lie’'.seeks a,n- ks an-.' ever satisfactory diis process may that, for there, is nothing*el st- which s'pects important.. They are help ---- strengthening. comforting, edi- otliér sanctuary where thc-WArnt be to the man who does theculling, it can be. It is not a oct; In < air.se ful, I n solile'ciisey they serve to. grasp of tin-liiytid, information about and to those in sympathy with him, it'is the product of the commissioft:v*f\trtg lu *\ n.ution tn it is . nTn-eguaJly convincing to -an and this.hvlien taken’¡dam- and ta diAaiiiise the mind df a liurtYul th<* cvming. opponent or even to a neutral,, It. ken ill its entirely, »lues not product* prejudice-; in others they satisfy the Sunday-school, and the interest is in fact ajways iipt-n to the suspi sects.. It never did, and it never a doubt or a dilliculty; or flu-y taken by ihe iiTcmfkTs of ih<-? Strictly albi literally obscrv- happily ilissipate darkness and pl>- cion, whethpr (Veil founded or not, can. church in lns welfare, al once < h- that the texts, relied upon have ed ai.)d followed, il plod lived tile scurii x shadows , upon the path- been syjected under the direction of chiif'ch otiginplly.aìid tlius'fnllowed wav of truth which have, he.eli cast ; eidos his coiil'se. The re -tilt is, a pr< possession ami partyisin ; that _it produces tire church^iiow. But h\ theology ami sectarianism : ami < zealmis worker is gaim-d Py mie those alone Irave .been Ifi pught out auv congregafion •i-nr////ig troni ■o for one good rea’son or1 another/ chiirHi ami lost. ly thè oihm-, ami ilio them | .simjdy Pivrnusy otlii- yoiing nie.n" wjnt-h seemed to lie favorable tu thjs conim[ssion - haviifg", for exam 4 we can hardly .yyoid giving pie, its faitìi witlroiit its liapthiii. or empltiiMs and promrm- lentie. Wh thy party bringing themthat Well- social. -Jr ii' id-, f->i/ <y?anip!e. \ *u w. ‘ . of jiistifi- its latptbmA'ithoiil ir-- I;|Ì l I i add ytli.t i s diaving a different. tw-ariiTg,. Voting men tmd-yVnmg-.it-imnorttf • and exerting a modifying influence, ing somi-khing to il licrc.,uml -sii-l->- Pdion l>y faith, wljicli abe [u-cirhar incum our churches, never let a- stranger— have been passed over; and so -the tracting sométjiing“ Proni it /th< re. ; to ourselves; and we feel jni.lnf.r.i<in. is assumed t<> I»• jjicpiir-^ _ or te.-n ni’.' il mio pe - and g- mi bent np'n Us to present aiij urge go away without notice; never let. pleteamj vicious.’ lt will bi5''seen, structing lt to >jnt H oWn orecòn- tJlt-si- \iew>, because t he V ' how 11 iat . that chilling feeling of loneliness I ■ ■ ■" ■ of' justification . by. then-fore,, that so far. froni settling Crivcd notions t ]iut t ino 1-apbi- in the doctrim- faith, as taught in the epistles and come .over any pel-oil in the.hoÚM- the question au<l closing the conffo*- bi fore l'aìtli, <»r pr< <lic0ng alni de vei'sy; this method is inilch more mandine; remission l»efoi;c baptism elscwlicrA, is consLstennt with fla \i| God. It should I m - your pleasure likely to keep jt open ami rife. -5-evei'v ■stiriicongregatimi is a-! coni mis-ion. ami with’the preachuig tX make ‘eveiy stranger at home.. Each party can determine in ad- scct. ami not the*( 'lun ch of C'hri-t- ■and practice ; of , the apostles under Try it. and „your reward—WÌITT h The final eleim nts in thè com- | I it. vane e what, it will regard ‘-y——-- ;-- -------- f ”■ - ... speedy_— %ions Watcùmaii. * V Again, as to jhe genesis of faith • (•ssentiaJ marks of the church : I mission—‘ tyaching tin nì to obst• r m ■ ijngs 'wlkatsiij-xer I bave com- in the human heart, we are-pecul can th' ii bring-up it* array td t&Jits nandei|.. ’voli“ - - i-, troni it- \vry iar- in- teaching that, it i’s not a di-. THE NEWfTTrSPEL HYMN BOOK. to’ Wiow that the apostolic churcli possessed -4iiese marks; finally it nature/necessarily progressi\r- pud Yect ami miraculous impartion i-m- can point out that it also possesses and-graduai in it- practical obscrvi , mediately from God, bitt that tie them ; ami so it will Test siitistied. ance, lt is tlie ìnenns w hi-rehv ar<- prodm <-s it liy means of the truth : It' .neighbors, onnjraiter anj^tlicr. maihtnined and • perpetuated the that, it comes as the normal result By I i : a I>. S ink E y , J a ,..M< (I kasaiiav . aiid < Si EI'.IHNS. pursue tly- same course respecting church life ami < haraetm r generated of hearing and ittfentirely consid-- This e -ue i- full 01 New (. f p< 1 tic what regard as the essentials, hy thè olisci vance of thè • other ele ering tin- word of God. We ¡ire Autfiors ;ui<l others. It contains all the Solos . 1 1)11 ifore. well aware that this result'may bej •ments. l ’ t Consti tiìli-s, establishing their claims iyi<l com stingliy Mr McGranahaii in the meetings hebjj> forting their conscimices by the the proper and only aijtliori/'d test an-1 in many,cases is, produced in bv Messrs. Whitlle anil AFcGrHytHiniT, anil’ tlie Hull IM ilseit Messrs. Moody anti Sankey same .specious logic—aii'FsoXvi' go. of continued church f< -I|<>w-hip. I'pcrsoiis who have not at all consiib New in their MooiuigH. — ————— Priee, Music ICal'u, ^30 per 1041; 3">cts. Manifestly therefore, we need a Tim man, once introduc. d into the eri-'l the modus of its production; niuif. Worth Only, §."» pt r th is, better test—-something simpler in church, wh’’> is-djiily h.nnin_ t<-ob who know nothing, and perhaps by by mail. caw ni|ihing about it ; nay, w ho its nature, and less liable to abuse serve and do all things commanded in its application. • 1 by Christ», is tv be rctuiiicd ip the hiay even have erroneous views ru- GOSPEL HYMNS COMPLETE, men are gvn- Containing Gospel Hymn* < ombmed, (1, 2 and The one which I am about to church—and this regardless of any I ’tpoefin" it». Still, 3, without duplicates,) and No. 4. The largest I envlly taught by- sectarian preach*-, e-Hlectlon honest peculiar' opinions which Tie propose has been virtually and, {is of favorite devotional Songs extant. ers to depend upon ami wait for Without a'rival for ChBpet’,Meetings and Prayer it were, incidentally and tacitly may privately hold. , - The te-tjl ho\e proposed I io' . sopie supernatural and .superevan- 'Meetings. employed by many, perhaps by all Music Edition, in Board«, $90 per 100.' ,, „ •45 per 1OO. of ifs;‘ but l am not aware that it froi'n cmjPHfcat.ioii <»r uncertainty gelical influence in order to faith, Word , we feel constrained to emphasize Agld 10 cents on Music, .and 2 cents on' Word has ever been distinctly set [forth it is readily ‘and easily applied to if ordered by' Mail.- ami urged as Z/T test by w'h-ich the •any given case ; it is comprela nsive ¡nt-!' argue flu- antagonistic* view, so Edition, May l>e ordered thiough any Bookseller or church is distinguished from the embracing the whole' New Testa- as tp. induce them to apply tlieir Music Dealer on the Pacific (.'oust, or of the sett. I .allude to the »Great Com Blent ; it is ill the hig'ie.-it ?kgl'ee nriml-s til orfee to the consideration Publishers. - • , JOHN ( HVllt H A CD BIGLOW A MAIN, mission as recorded in the Gospels. authoritative for/the purpose <b v 'of the truth.’ < incinnati, 0. In like inaiBP-r vve- give pi’Olni- i To my mind. this, furnishes a'ready, ignated : and, bring sunh/tnose who emplov it are r- liev< <l in doing <o ‘ m-nce to the doctrine of Seript.ur ’ C authoritative and conclusive means —MtSTAt UR ANI» UHlMhlKS. of 'dctcrniinTTig arid settling thcr of all ¡list suspicbin of iiOj/iriB. s , or xu4pecling the design of baptism, • \ We do .so because the current (‘Cele - wholv. question. Blit’why make .of partisan artifice, Ju the fight tiiUi brought. . Wore sia-iticaj teaching on the lueuuing vf U4MIÌS * w,r*uu», «crii «<U »/'M this lUe tv4 in preference tu any »» ’VI I’t ■ J*. S. LA.MAK. . _____ „ .V’- 4 ' (kiri ■ iv-u- V’ LZI n I, — ' f »' . ., ’»“ • *' ’ ■ GOSPEL HYMNS. No, 1. 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