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CHRISTIAN him to spend his precious time in righteous, will our querist please retracing his steps. Such an one, tell us, following the requirements of the 1. What the Savior means in Scriptures, will, begin aright, con- Matt. 10: 28 ? tinue aright and end aright. 2. What he means in Matt. 22 : 32 ? 8 ; HERALD. to be a very much more insignifi cant matter than it has appeared when expanded in wide generalities. The men who accept *“ thè evident meaning of the Bible ” are neither frightened nor discouraged, but mush pleased with the prospect of Uying this thing explicitly .set we accept the correction. But wo are curious to know what is the matter with Bro. Mirickthat Ac needs endorsing ? ............ T B etter O ne .—The ■^mrpnrr a w.n AMaw-mpg | i*.. California. in __ criticising our interpretation of scription of the Rich man and Our opinion is that when this L afayette , May 19,1883. Matt. 10: 28, says : Lazarus, Luke 16 : 19-31 ? “ advanced theology ” fully defines J. F. Floyd : It needs no argument to show 4. Also about the evil spirits itself (if such a thing is possible) D ear S ir .—If Adam was created that possessed men in the days of the fallacy of such reasoning. But we are a little surprised at the it will be so far in advance of the mortal, as you'say m your article Christ ? editor ’s assurance. He frankly ad Hereditary Total Depravity, 5. What the appearance of Moses Bible that the Theos part will t be mils mits that vnai “ we ” irannui cannot kill kui the mu 1 and-where he anilElijalforiWTSWTOrm amnrmay noTTie ToSTTnuch ger soli to prepare another lecture, got that immortal principle that figuration teaches ? nr“ for him to claim that wliat “ we ” for he will evidently have sufficient cannot do, cannot be done by hu you spoke of several weeks ago G. And lastly the meaning of food for at least a tv^o hours speech man power; but we really think that either lived in Paradise or Matt. 25: 46 ? when this new born child begins to he ought not to say that because Hades till the resurrection and then We will freely give Sister Martin “ man cannot k ill soul ” the r e-. - would bë^ re umtecTto the tody ? A at least three columns in the H er - fore it cannot be killed at all, or definite answer to the above ques- ald to reconsile these passages S implicity of F aith —The fol-; that God cannot do it. At any tion is very desirable, as on a true with the doctrine above stated, and rate he ought not to have made lowing good lesson is taken from '¡¿on aftei and Scriptural answer to that ques-- we hope by the time she puts the Ireneus in the New York Observer quotingthe words of our Savior in tion hangs the whole plan of salva matter in a wholly satisfactory It is beautiful to observe the Matt. 10: 28. tion from spiritual and physical light to her own mind, she will see sweet simplicity of faith with Did we say, brother, that God A nna M. M artin . death. PAn ViiT tha why we believe in the immortality which many earnest believers ask I ___ ............ __ . soul I L_-This __ For temporal blessings. Theyknow ANSWER and hence the ever conscious exist- it is quite as well pleasing to God is what you -put into our • Sister Martin ought to know ence of the soul. in order to. make to give bread, as the Holy Spirit. mouth when we stated that Adam was And thev ask for dailv bread, as out your case. We said, “ This * . M c M inn ville , O r ., — ereate4 mort^*We4iad>referenge to Christ,taught his disciples, to pray. shows ♦ (2) That .the — They want to be prospered- in a his body which was made out of the May 1&, 1883. body can be killed, but no man ean secular undertaking, and they pray dust of the ground* W,e are not so Uro. J. F. Floyd : for it. They do not look for a kill the soul.” If our interpreta much concerne« 1 alxmt the “ when Please tell me in the columns of special interposition, a miracle of tion of this passage is fallacious, and the " where he got his spirit the H erald who Theophilus was ? feeding or clothing ; but they be will the Signs give us a better or immortal principle ; it is enough and oblige. lieve that hftw.ill work in his own one ? good wav. Sometimes, the answer for us to accept the Scripture faxt ANSWER. has reached the suppliant through that man possesses such a principle ^H onesty the B est P olicy .— The word' Theophilus means an instrumentality they never We leave the rest for the specula- friend of God, and he was probably knew. A father wanted help for The Sunday School Times very tion.of our good sister. Neither do some noted and honorable person a daughter who was earnestly seek truthfully says: we see. exactly how the whole plan- with whom Luke was acquainted, ing without success to find a situa It is true that men ought to of salvation necessarily hangs on an and who had accepted Christianity. tion where she might be usefully have a higher motive than mere answer to this question. This may Hence Luke addressed his gospel supported as a teacher. All aven policy, for being honest But it is appear so from the Seventh Day and the Acts to him. History ues were apparently closed. Pri aho true, that it takes real faith for vate and family prayer had been a man to believe, at all times and Adventists point of view, but not gives us no further account of this made long and in vain. He sent under every pressure, that the so to one who accepts the Bible person. his request hitherward; and when course of simple honesty is the only it was read it fell on the ear of one safe course. There are seasons of doctrine of the immortality of the who instantly bethought him of temptation, when it seems as if to soul. We sunpose however as we Selections and Comments. the very place the young lady was speak the truth, or to meet the de have fathers of our flesh who cor- seeking. The inquiry was easily mands of honesty, would be ruin rect us, while God is the lather of A dvanced T heololy . — This made with the result desired. ous. Then it is that one has need oar »pints, that the Creator could item of news: we get from the There is a power in prayer of of faith ; has need of such a restful givet Adam a spirit as well as a Christian Intelligencer, Hew York. which no one knows anything ex confidence in God’s overruling and body, and as he gave him the life to The Advanced Theology or the cept the true believer. There is restraining power, as will enable animate that earthly body. Heb. theology that claims to be advanc al.^o a simplicity in such praying one to speak the truth, and to do Ndw as our sister seems to be an ed, not succeeding in starting a that is too often overlooked by the honest thing, at the risk of the heavens falling. To believe, at expert on questions pertaining to weekly journal in Boston, it is said many. Mere formal prayer is an such a time, that honesty is the this subject and has occupied con has made a bargain with the abomination in the eyes of God. best policy, is to-prove one’s living Christian Union of this city, and siderable space from time to time is to present its belief through the He who would pray acceptably faith. in putting them Tor our considera- columns oF^iLaF Journal. Since must know and Teel that lie 'needs —Policy is not always wrong, but tion, we think the time has come such a theology, or what is called something, and then he should ask policy at the sacrifice of honesty is for the scales to turn. Hence, ue a theology, does exist, it is a great for that object in faith, ncYning a sin far too prevalent now a-days. Christian men can not afford to act propose to ask a few questions for relief to know thab it is about to doubting. make a distinct and definite state ___________ otherwise than from principle, and her careful attention, as follows : If ment of its opinions—to write itself The Christian Herald, of Oregon, he who does so shows more love the soul is the body and the body down in black and white. So far says that we endorsed Rev. S. H. for this world than faith in the the soul, as -thought by some, and we have had the most vague and Mi rick s exegesis of Acts 2 : 38. A man possesses no immortal pnnci- indefinite suggestions, and the en mistake: it was Bro. Mirick we’ promises of God. ple while living, hence during death deavor to controvert them has been endorsed—not his exegesis. Of much like firing into a fog. It will A G ood H it .—That the ijaw the whole-man sleeps in an uncon be a great relief to have explicit that we forbore to speak.— Chris York Independent is not always scious state, while the only nnmor- statements. When the advanced tian Index. tality of the Bible is a thing to be faith comes to be formally and reg • We did not understand it so; dead to a good point is evident /') put on at the resurrection of the ularly expressed it will be found j but as our brother is so positive, from a sharp criticism in the fol- G ive U s a