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CHttlSTIAN- HKRALD.
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Original Contributions.
“ Ye Are Not Under Law, But
Under Grace.”
BfcPLY TO ELDF.H S. C. ADAMS BY B. H. MOSS.
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with gold ; wlddeiii was' it gbldeh
pot * * * and the tables of
the covenants." This is‘sufficient
to show that there ale mistakes in
statements of fact in the articles
under review.
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missionary meeting, withholding
ffbin them tlie right to vote.
On motioti,
Bro; Davis, Bros. -
Lewis, Baker and Laiajes, were ap­
pointed a committee on credentials.
, REPOltTsTO
X>yOREOA
Pine City was représente«! by
Bros. J. M. Baker and W. R. Davis.
Missionary Meeting.
Their report was adopted ; but has
lieen misplaced, and cannot appear
P leasant F lat , W. T,
in these minutes, probably care­
Nov. 10, 1882.
Missionary meeting met pursuant lessness on the part of the Secret-
t<> annoiinct‘in«'nlj Bro. W. Li.Mc*1 ■n r r-“-"7............... '• . ... .".«¡i-»-»-..,■
hotise of the Lord, Hilkiah, the
Sp&ngle congregation—Report of
Clure, chairman, presiding. Chair­
priest, found a book of the law of
the Spangle congregation to the
man opened the meeting with di­
the Lord given by Moses.” *
Missionary Cooperation North of
vine service.
Snake River, assembled at Pleasant
I request the reader to turn to ... Jl'liu riaaaUry,
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congregation
these place's and read inc connec­ Green was elected Secretary pro
number 40 members. Preaching
tion, and observe the following sig ton.
nifications. 1st. 'J he 'tabernacle
Minutes of the previous meeting once a month by Bro. rT- J. Cannon,
and occasionally by Bro. C. J.
and its furniture (types of the read and adopted.
Wright. All in peace and bar-
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church) were founded upon God’s
QUESTIONS FOR DISCUSSlUji.
mony. The names of the officers
law. T1 ic church then must be
1.
Do
the
Scriptures
teach
that
are—Elders : Wm. A. Sanders aird
built upon his law. 2<l. The ser-
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hris
tians" T T Tnv~ air com ma nd ed to TFA. Da^imU7 Dekcons F'J7"F---------
vice, conduct and action of tlie
Baird, Wm. Spangle and B. F.
priest in the house of the Lord, fast in connection "with prayer?
2.
Do
the
Scriptures
teach
that
Sanders.
We favor the employing
was regulated and provided for
any
disciple
except
an
ordained
item lxy dtgm-m-th-C-la^ of Rioses.
elder should, undel' aiiy^Urcunr1
been heard like it. Did our peo The service, conduct and action of stances, officiate at the Lord’s table, ■S mike river, and ha ye ra i sed a Mt b------ -----
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pie hear the voice of God speaking the Christian who is the true priest or administer tlie ordinance of bap- scription of §125 to assist in pay-
ing one, ami. will herein recommend.
out of the midst of the fire, as thou is to be entirely and in every re- tism I
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J.-Wright, but will cheer­
"""1iasT'""1iedi‘«L and" live?I kiiow -speet—regulatyd-by the law. of
The
iirst
question
was
opened
by
that it is quite the fashion, in Christ. 3rd. God provided espe­ Bro. T. J. l’aslay*; following him fully submit to the action of the
these days, among those call cially for the keeping of. his law able speeches were made by Bros Missionary Meeting in the matter.
ing themselves “ advanced ” re- in the tabernacle ami temple and Wiiiipy, Shirley, Greer and Chair­ We have also raised a subscription
formers to claim that the law and it was kept there for a testimony. man McClure, not fa^orin»' fasting of §50 to pay a local preacher. W.
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In connection with prayer.
through
Christ,
should
be
kept
in
Elders.
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Adopted.
par or level with those of the
The second question was well
Hangman Creek congregation—
f
teachers and lawgivers of other the church, the true tabernacle, handled and satisfactorily dis-
The Disciples of Christ at Hang­
nations They claim that the ami instead of saying or writing pose« I of.
man Creelc number, 40 members-
teachers and writers among other anything that would have a ten­
Motion
by
Bro.
Greer
that
a
nations were as much inspired, as dency to lessen its sacredncss, and committee l»e appointed on ques­ Meet regular to partake of the em­
blems. Have preaching once a
were Moses and the prophets the conviction of its obligations tions.
Carried.
Bros.
Paslav,
month by Bro. T. J. Cannon Rather
among the Israelites. These pas­ and responsibilities in the minds Ruble and Clizer appointed.
and
hearts
of
men
;
the
true
priest,
slack in duty. The congregation
sages clearly contradict any such
Motion by Bro. Greer to adjourn tendered their thanks to Bro. Can­
th^l
iristian
shohld
by
both
prac
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idea, and are conclusive with all
to meet to-morrow morning at 11
non for the able and excellent man­
who believe the Bible. Another tice and precept enforce it upon the o’clock A. M. Carried.
convictions,
hearts,
and
minds
of
ner
in which he piesided over them
misstatement of fact is found in
SECOND
day
’
s
PROCEEDINGS.
for the year. The congregation
the following quotation from No. men. 4th. In a time of great aposta- j
2, “ But it is typified by the saiic- cy, God, by a special providence I Missionary meeting convened at subscribed §50.50 for the support of
his law before the minds 11 o’clock a . m . Bro. McClure, a local preacher, ami §55 for the
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turay or holy place in whose sym­ brought
of
his
people,
and under a good chairman,
presiding.
Meeting support of the evangelist. John E.
bolic furniture there was not one
king
whose
heart
is
as
tender,
they
ojH
iied
with
singing,
reading,
and Clizer and R. H. Wimpy, Delegates.
word of law dej>osited or found.”
Report adopted.
To show the incorrectness of this returned to duty by observing its prayer.
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requirements.
So
the
Christian
Minutes
of
previous
day
’
s
meet
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Silver Creek congregation meets
statement ami the signification at-
if
he
would
keep
from
apostacy
or
ing.
read
and
adopted.
regular every fourth bird's day of
tempted to be ïnad e-«TûT“of it, T
return
fropi
thence,
must
keep
Chairman
made
a
short
address
each
month to break the loaf. Bro.
call attention to the fact, that the
tabernacle ami all its furniture was alive and jictiVe in his heart an«I in which he gave some very good E. A La«low, for the last two years,
has been our regular preacher. At
made from the directions that God mind, the commandments and law advice. ‘
of
Christ,
an«l
by
yielding
a
dutiful
V ery able, earnest’ and \ well present we have no arrangement
gave'to Moses in the mount.
and
loving
obedience
to
them
in
timed essays were read by Bros. for regular preaching the .coming .
Its entire service, in every item,
every
respect,
work
opt
his
own
T. J.' Cannon and F. W. Davis, year. We are going to make an
was provided for in the law, and
conftTnot be acceptable to Gcal un- salvation with fear and trembling. which is to be regretted have been effort to employ some one of our
j Jess done in the strict conformity to 1 close this number by a quotation written with pencil, is somewhat preaching brethren to preach at
.that law. I also ask the reader’s from Heb 9: “ Now even the first erased, and cannot be sent for pub­ least once a month for us the next
attention to the explicit contradic­ covenant ha«l ordinances of divine lication.
year. Bro. C. J. Wright, general
tion of the statement found in the service, and its sanctuary of ti e
On motion, by**Bro. Shirley, all evangelist, has preat'hed for us oc­
following passages : Deut. 31 : 25, world. * * * anq the * ark of members of the Christian church casionally. We have 40 members
That Moses commanded the I the covenant overlaid round about were invited to take part in the in good standing; one has been dis-
It is elearly’intimated iit No. 1«
iiiul tiiere wefe other iiatib'iis, wlio
had equal morals, laws and penal­
ties to those of the Israelites. A
quotation of Dent. 4: 7, 8, will
clearly show the unreliability
of
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such a position. Bor.what nation
is there so great that hath God so
nigh unto them, as the Lord or
God is in all things that we call
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is there so great that hath statutes
and judgements so righteous as all
this law, which I set before you
this day ? 32nd and 33d verse,
“ For ask n >w of the days that are
past, which were before these, since
—tlm liny t.luii. God creaf.t'd man lip-
on the earth, and ask from one
side of the heaven unto the other,
whether there hath been any such
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Levites which bare the ark of the
covenant of the’ Lord saying.» Take,
this book ofThe law, and put it in !
the side of the ark of the covenant
of the Lord your God that it may
J*, there for ,L
aydnsQ
them 2 Kings, 22: 8, And Hii-
kldh, tlfë high priest, said unto
Shdphanl, the scribe, 1 liaVc found
the'book of the law in the house
of the Lord.’ 2 Chron. 31: 14,
“ And when they bought out the
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