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The
editor tells me that he has no *
ground of complaint. I watch with
Many years ago a young student,
much interest the growth and suc
cess of our papers, for certain am I now in heaven—having left on earth
a beloved and eminent name—
that -t l w i y are an o. c l e m Mil .ftLftUL
w i th. A
tiam by sprinkling. Blit thia is prosperity; and help Us much in
letter of introduction to the illustri-
Hot a matter of faith or morality ; our great movement of restoration.
The first of this month I began oua Professor Tholuck, under whom
it is merely a matter of discipline.
he was going to study Arrived at
If we said that the Church could woik in this city. Leavenworth
the professor’s house, he found that
not change anything at all in her has been correctly pronounced the
he was out, but in the F riedhof—
difidplinft. litutyv, legislation, etc., metropolis of Kansas. This is,
the Cuuit of Peace—as they call
We Would imply that her discipline thdH^ari importune place’ tu sue-
what we in England nanie“”TKe’
Infallibility.
is imriiutfibie or ûheiiàngëable. ceed • and J am confident that the
chuich will grow to great useful graveyard,where he was conducting
tlhder tbe above caption the But this we do not hold ; we say
a funeral. Thither the youfig mad
ness and influence. We have an
" Herald/’ who has not yet suc the Church, the Pope is infallible
efficient board of officers, a church followed him with his letter. As
ceeded in restoring Apostolical in the preaching of the true dix:
building that cost fifteen thousand he drew near to the grave the very
Christianity: contains Sbmfe fUrifet- trine of Christ, both As to faith and
dollars ($15,000), a united and al I hist words he heard tbe great sage
iifces, not only on the infallibility of morality : and faith and morality
ous membership, and why should utter were singular in their beauty/
are
as
unchangeable
as
God.
We
the Pope, but also on infallibility in
we nut do a noble work for Christ ? loveliness and revealing light:
said
above
that
the
infallibility
of
general, in which confusion of ideas
Leavenworth has a population of | “ The grave, my friends," he said,
the
Pope
does
not
exclude
human
and inaccuracy of expressions are
twenty thousand (20,000), has six ! “is a vary small hillock, but we can
amazing. In the first part of the frailty nor make him impeccable
Wc du believe that the
gen- j railroads, and ij rapidly growing in see farther from it, when standing
article, immutability is mistaken
populatim and manufacturing in on it, than from tha highest monn-
for infallibility; in the secohd part erally Wert meh of great sanctity
tain in the world I*— Ex.
the writer confounds and
iip of life ; but we do not attribute to terest.
In the last few months Several
Direct Prayer#.
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other
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nttentron
11. e I h r«* In. James iLiniltotl
faith; and in the third the author,
to this maltei* and allow his narrow located in Kansas and'the prospects
had a capital illustration of how
losing sight of infallibility altogeth
are
good
for
a
few
more.
We
give
intellect
to
take
in
this
all
import
general prayers* <nd “ oblique ser-
er, makes a raid oh impeccability.
them
a
cordial
welcome.
ant
distinction
between
infallibili
mbhS ” fail to satisfy the soul itt the
Surely, if infallibility were what
Leavenworth, Ks.,-.Jan. 20,1853:
ty,
which
is
freedom
from
doctrinal
emergencies
of life. A Scotchman
the “ Herald ” represents it to be,
error,
and
impeccability,
which
is
who bad but one prayer was asked
we would cry out with him : “ No
Eloquent Listening.
dxfeih
’
p
tion
from
sin.
And
if,
as
thing is more absurd than the wholfe
by his wife to pray by the bedside
our
antagonist
maintains,
an
infal
There is such a thing as eloquent of their dying child. The good .
claim of the Ch dr ch of Rome to in-,
lible
Church
is
as
preposterous
as
listening, qualities in the hearer man struck out on the old track,
fallibility.” But infallibility is
an
infallible
Pope,
we
will
beg
him
which impart interest and power to aud soon came to the usual petition —
something teetotally different from
to
tell
us
what
use
there
is
in
be
the words to which he listens. We for the Jews. As he wenton with the
what you think, brother, and we
longing
to
a
“
fallible
’
’
Church,
enjoy what we understand} thoughts time-honored quotation, “ Lord turn
will briefly prove it.
which,
by
reason
of
its
fallibility,
is
that lie beyond our comprehension, again the captivity of ¿ion/’ hi«
The “ Herald” calls it blasphemy,
liable
to
lead
us
into
heresy,
sinful
arguments that we can not follow, wife broke in, “ Eh I mon you're
to “ attribute to a man the Attribute
ness,
and
thence
into
perdition
?
fail to interest or move us. It may aye drawn for the Jews; but its our
of infallibility that belongs to God.”
be a preacher’s duty to put his bairn that’« deein.” Then clasping
Will the “ Herald ” please tell us
The Cause in Kansas.
thoughts lucidly in words simple her hands, she cried, N Lord help ua,
whether Matthew, Mark, Luke and
F. M. RAINS.
enough for the average listener, but or give us back our darling, if it be
John were infallible when they
after
he hets done this, he has done thy holy will; and if he is to be ta
There are probably more than
wrote their gospels? If they were
not infallible, how can we know twenty thousand disciples in this all that is possible to him. It is ken, oh, take him to thyself.” That
woman knew how to pray, which
that their writings are God’s word, State, and the indications fur con not his fault if the unfurnished was more than her husband did.
God’s teaching, God’s doctrine / If stant and permanent growth are minds o*‘a few of his hearers and An “ oblique sermon ” is not a
they were not infallable, It is, then, all that could be reasonably ex their undisciplined thoughts fail to prayer. If persons who lead in
not blasphemy to ascribe infallibil pected. In many localities the di« find profiit in his words. We en prayer had as vivid a conception of
ity to mere men ? Can not God do ciples have not given enough atten joy also what we are in sympathy what they want, and as earnest a
desire to get it as this poor woman,
all things ? Can He not communi tion to organizations of churches, with. It is a part of a preacher’s would there be so many complaint«
cate His attributes to His creatures? and in some other sections too business to endeavor to awaken, in about long prayers as we hear I—
Did he not communicate His wis many churches have been organized. the heartv’f his hearers, sympathy Observer.
dom to Solomon, His foreknowledge It is to be hoped that we are now with the truth he utters; but men
Beware of hasty words. Tbe
of the future to His prophets, and coming down to conservative work. who come to church out of sympa old Quaker’s rule, to count a cer
His power to work miracles to Eli There are many new houses of wor thy with religious and spiritual tain number before speaking, isa
as, Eliseus and many others ? What ship in process of erection within things, appreciating only what is g *ud one. You may appologize for
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prevents Him from watching over our borders, and I am sure this material and present and personally a word hastily spoken, but you can
the Pope’s public and official utter points to permanency. And I am ¿ratifying, are not likely to find not recall it, and frequently you
can never fully re|»air the mischief
ances in matter of faith and mor pleased to know that the biethren eloquence in any sermon that deals you have done. St. James says,
als, so as to preserve them from er aie guarding against church debt«. with their less tangible and eternal “ If any man offend net in word,
ror and heresy ? It is precisely this So far as I can learn they are try- interests. The really eloquent list- ^the same is a perfect man, and able
vigiTA‘rtCe cxercisud by -Jeswr Christ mg todoall. they are: able end_nq_|_ener. is the devout listener—ope to bridle the whole body-.” Very
who has come up tocTiurch~aVtp Hie" •tew-of ttx -are perfect «according io
over the Pope that constitutes the ■more. This is well.
The Faithful Witness, edited house of God, to meet there, to sit this standard. S|>eech is one of
Pope’s infallibility : it is a peculiar
• man’s noblest gifts, but it is shame
gift, a special grace, one of those and published by Bio. J. M. Shep at his feet, to learn of him, with a fully abused. Be careful what you
“ gratiau gratis datae,” which, like herd, at Topeka, is a good paper heart anxious to know his will that speak, and how, and when, and
where.— Ex.
prophecy, and the gift of tongues and is being well sustained. The he may do it. Ex.
Owihg bo tbe lack of means ’I Am
always forced td wall tod loing ,be-
fore I order A HeW supply. When
die Fund grows stronger this will
not be necessary.
This edition will contain two
new ones, “ Helps to B.ible Stddy ”
and “ Advantages of being a Chris
tian.” Pray for the work.
Truly,
——----------- J, W H igbee
and miraclps, are hot ificbmpatiblb
vVi jth sihililiiess.
We are aware, that the practice
of baptism, by immersion is now
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