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> r Scriptures. If this simple story of the cross is believed with the N^art and lived out in the life, it is the power of God unto salvation. Hence let all preach this Gospel, that many may be saved by it. crrnisri ax herald . question we leave to be solved by those who hold the doctrine. To us nothing is mor^alSurd than the whole claim of the Church of Rome to infallibility. '' people and involving a loss of per haps $15,(M)(),O<)(1. It will be re membered that this is the field of labor of Bro. VV. R. Azbill, our late missionary, who is doing such a • ' ■ <1 5 money is to be raised for Christ’«cause, there is no way equal to the old-fash ioned, direct way of putting the hand ihto the pocket and laying it on the al tar of Christianity for Christ’s sake. Then we can claim the Nesting prom ised to the litx ral and cheerful giver. island. The following is a letter the Scriptures in the matter of written to the Christian Standaid giving and receiving, for church R espect of P ersons .-—The fol by Sister Azbill, which fully ex and missionary work, as well as in According to the Roman Catholic lowing item of news is taken from plains itself : all other important duties. idea of infallibility, judging from the Morning Oregonian, a paper K ingston , Dec. 14. 1882 whgt they do rather than from published in Portland ; D ear B bo . E rkett A great and uu “ W hich C hurch S hall W e p ecedented calamity baa befallen th» what they say, the Pope is the only Last night at the First Congregati Q.M1 "CfflZ^TlR oi Kingston* On fast Monday, J oin .”—Under this heading we infallibl e being m lhfl Ulil'V6TB^, fi6T ■ “dtnn'cli WaS “wTl nMReilTor" th e first time about 2#p. m ., a file br< ke out in tb< thia city the auctioning of Beata in business part of the city, and the prin find an article in the Texas Depart excepting even the God himself. in church to the highest bidder. At a re cipal stores and basin« .-s Louses are in For it is a fact admitted by every cent meeting of the board of trustees, a ashes. If the houses of the poor alone ment of the Old Path Guide from plan was devised for meeting next year’s had ¿been destroyed, the loss might have which we clip this paragraph from well informed Catholic that the expenses. Pews were divided into three been -iboine if, not repaired-,,, aithuut ———— Church with the Pope at its head .. cJaMr«4.A calling on lire people of other countries, la this age, men who desire to be has knowingly . and willfully al $75, and still others at $50 per annum, or even other parts of the island. Bui and the privilege of choice in these those who a few days ago were most come Christians meet many difficulties changed some of the most positive classes W hs extended to those who would able to help in such emergencies are nnknown in apostolic times. One of pay for it. There was a fair attendance, now helpless, and seme of them home the greatest of these is the trouble of ordinances of Jesus Christ, and are about ono tl ird of the audience being deciding which church to join. This hence practicing that which they ladies. H. H. Northnp acted as auc less. Hundreds are without shelter. Hun difficulty grows ont of the great number admit the Savior has never com- tioneer and explained the plan adopted dreds ure only temporarily provided Jot of churches now in existence. It was by the trustees. The first to hid for known in the days of Paul« because mantled. The Church has substi choice of the $100 pews was Jos. A. by their friends, by charitable individ not there.was hnt the one cbnrch for men uals. and by the Relief Committees. to join. We do not read, in the New tuted sprinkling for immersion, and Strowbridg®, who offered $10 ; Jas. We send you herewith the meager ac Bteel bid $20 : Mr Strowbridge $30, and of men puzzling their beads allowed infants to be sprinkled, J. C. Carson bid $35., He secured the counts the newspapers have beeu aide Testament to determine whjgb church they should so far to publish. There is uo time to neither of which is authorized by first choice, enter into details, and no language join, because in those days there was but oBe church they could join. Preach the word of God. Following tills is a long list of the could describe the situation were there ers in jthe,. .. dsii of the cKnxck. time to — ■’ Now, this presumption on the names ofthose who were- so fortn- The case of one or our members is es- never were called upon to show which "(many chursbat* in I he right .ane* be* payt of the Catholic. Church must mite L ie a ble t o- Im// a s eat iu pecially- p i tj a b l^- Her h u s band b ei n g- cause the idea of manv churches did very ill. had taken dodgings in the su mean one of two things, via I either the house of the Lord (?) Now burbs of the city, and she had been for not then prevail among men. But now there are so many chuiches in the land, | - that Jesus Christ, in giving his Bro. James, what do you think of some time carrying on their business. sinners are pnzzled no little to know The day of the tire, the husband, who positive commandments, did not such a system of things in the as was a brother, and one of our best men, which flock to herd wi h in case they know what was best adapted to the sembly of the saints ? James; died Their busintss place w»a de attempt to live according to the oom- utterly. add she is left widowed mundmenta uud ordinances of the Lord. human race throughout all subse “ My brethren, have not the faith stroyed homeless and destitute all at once, this U1 quent time, and hence marie a of the Lord JfcSiis Christ, the Lord is but one of the many tales of loss and ItETTER from I ndia .—The fol- mistake in ordaining immersion of glory, with respect of persons sorrow that might be told. Yu.lL AL & eaineatly a *quested by the • low ing letter from ettet rf tnrr eights and adult. church membership For if there come unto your asseih- Relief Committe.to do alt you can to se missionaries who recently sailed for alone, or that he understood these bly a man with a gold ring, in cure help. Mr. Azbill has requested me to write you and say that, as lie was India may be of interest to some: things full well, but willfully com goodly upparel, ami there come in already Sec'y of the Charity Orgauiza BoMhAf, Nov. 9, 1869. manded that which he knew would also a poor man in vile raiments; tion, and is now Secy of, the Reiiel D ear B ro .—After a somewhat tedious Com mil tee, any aid iu‘ended for cur not meet the approbation of his in anti ye have respect to him that brethren especially, should be sent to voyage of twmty nine days from Liver pool, we arrived here two days ago, fallible successor ami Vicar (?) the weareth the gay clothing, and him, but it should be particularly stated having been on the water forty days that it is intended for our brethren. we left New York barlior. Pope of Rome. -In the first case, say unto him, sit thou here in a We are tbai kful to be able to Bay that since We give thinks to God that through his infinite knowledge is impeached, good place, and say to the poor, we are all well, and that we have sutler all the daugers of this long journey of ed no loss in this great calumity, except in the second, his goodness is stand thou there, or sit here under that we sutler with those that suffer A more than 10 000 tuiles, amidst the nu nerens perils of the mighty deep, we questioned, and in cither case his my foot stool, are ye not then par number of our numbers are left without have been brought in safety, with the anything in the world. Maliy bnudreds infallibility is set aside. If Christ tial in yourselves, and become are sittiug on the roadside watching general health df our entire party much than when we left home. was not infallible, then God is not judges of evil thoughts ? Hearken, what little they saved. One woman said better Before 911 r des*ination is reached we me, “ Oh, if I only had a shelter for have 450 miles yet to travel, tnirty of infallible, for Christ was God man my beloved brethren, hath not God to my family 1" which will be by carts and wagoDS, But this little information must s f ifested in the flesh. Hence, there chosen the poor of this world, rich 1 here being no railway. haste, is nothing infallible except the in faith, and heir of the kingdopn (ice for the present. In great Through the kinduess of Bro. Sibley, Anne Azbill. at Eil'cbpur, we have a bungalow rent Pope of Rome ' which he hath promised to them that ed already for us at that, place, and Bro. But in the light of the Scriptures love him ? But ye have despised R aising M oney for C hurch Norton ami wife, and two of the ladies will go on there about Monday, while • and the true definition of infallibili the poor. Do not rich men oppress Be R Pos es . —The Christian-Evan the rest of us remain* Jrgfe a few days ty, there is nothing farther from you, and draw you before the judg gelist gives us a good lesson in the longer. we are located we will give the truth. To talk about the infal ment seats ? Do not they blas following paragraph, on how to you When the particulars. libility of the Pope is not only pheme that worthy namo by which raise money for church purposes: With much love to all, I remain. Your fellow-laborer, to attribute to a mere man the at ye are called ? If ye fulfill the An esteemed correspondent wishes to G. L W harton . tributes that belong to the Infinite royal law according to the Script know the mind of “ Pen and Scissors" on the propriety of raising money for When Christ sends a man into God of Heaven, but it is the gros ure, thou shalt love thy neighbor church purposes by oyster suppers, fes sest dishonor to Him and a species as thyself, ye do well. But if ye tival*, etc. TLe “Pen" atsumes the his vineyard to labor he does n< t responsibility of answering briefly, of blasphemy against Him. And have respect tq pennons, ye commit but unequivocally. We believe such expect him to lie down under the to talk about an infallible Church sin, and arc convinced of the law as methods of raising money for church shade of thè vines and wait for his purposes calculated to repress and in fellow laborer to/*doxall the work. is but little better. The Bible transgressors.” jure the spirit ol Christian giving, and io bring the Church of Christ into dis- But he expects each ope to Jo his teaches us that no man is free from honer.'and 'brrtrtfongtft'td be disdonr- part whether great or .small If • . slnr not e-ven- the Pope, «nd how a aged by all who would‘cultivate the grace of Christian liberality, and guard tins principle were carried out in Church composed of such men and There has recently been a terrible the honor and purity of the church. If the churches of Christ greater good women can be absolutely free from fire in Kingston, Jamaica, which the churches, want sociables let them sin and possess infallibility is a has cawed much distress among the have them, by all means. But when would be done for his cause. omments. Infallibility. ♦ I t .