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geon’s scalpel about the emotions of sky-line ; needle-pointed shrubs ;
love, joy, sorrow, pity, thanksgiving. seven-branched candle stick cactus
He knows no more about it than a trees, forty feet high. These items
boy .would of a chesnut from include some of my “ impressions ”
pricking his fingers with its burr of Arizona. The only living thing
“ Christianity,” he gravely tells us, indigenous to the , plains, that
“ is
ordinary moral code, plus cheered our eyes, was six graceful
the
”
miraculous
religion of Jesus ante!.ipes, discerned at cat ty dawn?
If view.
has been to bring us to a unit on
Christ, his crucifixion, his resurrec­ coming no whence, going no whith­
I But what we wish to ask, and many fundamental points of doc­ tion, bis ascension, the inspiration er; what a coming together, this
On these points, there­ of the Bible, -the doctrine of the wilderness outside, and the race­
Rmpress on the minds of our readers trine.
Rs this: Is our wotk of restoration fore, our restoration is full; and in atonement, and the necessity of be­ horse of the East, putting his un­
completed ? We hold that it is not; behalf of New Testamqjit doctrine, lief.” This is as if a mouse, having daunted way ; the elegant “ silver
and a sweet repose in the idea that we feel a great victory has been nibbled awhile in a library, should car,” with its artistic decorations, its
...,dkcbuv.....paste, and tapestry cushions and curtains,.and
it is, is T>otTi unTolTrnmie^amT ’ "wonTTuf - sm^mcTtHTesT; rifTkr „paper, plus binders’ boards and wav-wise men and women' reading
dangerous. That we are right in conflict has passed, it is to be feared printers’ ink.— Christian Worker.
the Chicago dailies, the last Century
of New York, Atlantic of Boston,
ft>ur platform, and hence in our in­ that at all times we do not fully
or Spectator of London, and looking
structions to the sinner, we have no realize the importance of our work
S inful — Dr. Collins in the Old out through costly glass (adjusted
yet tulfc accomplished.....We should .RolliGuide. while writing on the
Loubt, aiul in this
4rvur ’’ opwu ” U» “diiM.”)-nvmr.this.
[rejoice; but that we have reached not wait for opposition to drive us name " Christian,” says :
waste of primeval lonesomeness !
perfection in all our practices rela­ to our duty, but our love for the
We did not go to Tombstone be­
I now alii rm that this name was
tive to our forms of church govern­ truth and true piety should ever given to the church by divine cause Anna was ill at Albuquerque,
ment, we do not believe. We must actuate us to deeper diligence hi authority. If this proposition can aral I telegraphed a change of plans.
Confess, however, that so far as our the Christian race. Be not de be sustained, it will forever settle Let no one sardonically intimate
the fact that this is the name the that it was “ all along of the Apa­
^theory is concerned, We are making ceived, dear brethren ; there is a church should wear; yea, more, ches,” for we “ honestly ” didn’t
Lapid strides in that direction: but broad, uncultivated field lying be that it is sinful to wear any other. know of their outrageous outbreak
fwhat can we say of some of our fore us, and we should never con­
Then we suppose we are to un­ until we Tad BeeiFaTl night on tfie
■practices / Here lies the trouble tent ourselves for a year, or even a derstand that the Holy Spirit com­ road, aiul‘only learned afterward
A mere theory of religion is one month, without bringing our mitted a sin in giving' several other that they had crossed the railroad
truck ahead of us the very day we
Uhwg, and its practiceis another.; churches nearer thn_. religion of names- to tl le-cdiurcli, aiul the Apos- _ reached tlm ..welcome--shelter of.
r and the former “without"the Tatter Christ and the Apostles. We hope tolic churches committed a sin in Tucson.
I is worthless. We, as a people, be from time to time to be able to wearing them ' Bro. C. will have
T ell I t . In speaking of Christ
[lieve in a theory, and that is all point out this unfinished work, and more than his hands full to show
[right; but if our theory is necessa- urge a prompt and judicious effort that the name “Christian” was Mr. Spurgeon says:
Many a physician has gained his
Iry to a restoration of primitive on the part of the brotherhood in ever given to the Church at all,
practice
by one patient telling oth­
^Christianity, much more is the carrying it forward to completion. much less by divine authority.
ers of his cure. Tell your neighbor
■practice. “ Actions speak louder
that you have been to the hospital
■than words?’
We believe and Selections and Comments.
T he D esert .— Miss Frances E of Jesus and been restored, though
[preach that the churches now
Willard writes a letter from Los you hated all manner of meat, ami
T hanks .—The Christian Worker,
should be modeled in things of
Angeles, California to the Union had drawn near to the gates of
Meaford,
Ontario,
has
this
to
say
death, and may ,l»e a poor soul in
Eivine authority after the primitive
Signal, Chicago, in which she de­ just tlie same condition.as yourself
■churches as left by the apostles; about the H erald :
scribes Tucson and other portions will say, “ This is a message from
Ike Christian Herald published of Arizona in the following man God to me.” Above all, publish
[but mere faith and preaching will
piot reach the desired end. Faith at Monmouth, in far ott’ Oregon, ner. As we passed over this same abroad the Lord’s goodness, for
¿without works is dead, being alone. comes regularly to our table, and route coming to Oregon, stopping Jesus’ sake. He deserves your
we class it among our best exchan­
¿Keither will it do to preach one ges. Bro. J. F. Floyd, the editor over at Tucson, her description honor. Will you receive His bles­
Iking and practice another. Our and proprietor is certainly making seems quite familiar to us. She sing, and then, like the nine lepers,
give him no praise ? Will you be
[theory must not look towards a paper that deserves well of our says :
like the woman in the crowd who
Jerusalem and our practice to brethren on the Pacific slope. Here
But I must not tell you all our de­ was healed by the touching of the
■tome. This would make our plea Bro. Floyd is ourOT and may God lightful impressions and haps with hem of His garment and then would
bless you in your labor of love and
Loth contradictory and meaningless. keep you true to the “ old land no mishaps, until 1 “ bring up the have slipped away ? If so, I pray
log ” by noting down some items of that the Master may say, “ Some­
Now, we do not mean that our marks.”
our stay in Tucson, for ten years body hath touched me,” and may
churches should be absolutely per­
Thanks for the compliment, Bro the capital of Arizona, and still its you be compelled to tell the truth
fect. For this we cannot hope, in­ Sherman, and we accept your hand chief city.
and say, “ I was sore-sick in soul,
asmuch as this is not claimed for with all our heart and hope to al
Outsiders say the name of this but 1 touched Thee, O my blessed
the Apostolic churches. But that ways be true tc the “ old land Territory means “arid zone,” but Lord, and I am saved, and to the
|hey were set forth as model marks.” It will be remembered insiders insist that its real signifi­ praise of the glory of Thy grace I
cance is “beautiful zone.” The will tell it, and make the world
churches for all subsequent time,“ that Bro. S. has been announced“ as latter we wUT not dispute, only its with it according to my ability, to
■ve think is plain; and that all our our State Evangelist, and by the beauty is below ground, for its de ■ the praise of Thy saving grace.”
lb urches now should be what they first of September we hope to liter­ sorts are wide and its mines the
These are truthful words. The
most
famous
of
the
period.
Roads
were in precept and example, is ex- ally grasp his hand in welcoming
Bibtp tells us that out of the abun­
i
leading
nowhere,
desert
plains
Bctly what we believe. But is this him to our State as a co-laborer for
dance of. the heart the mouth
strange, useless vegetation, no
Jthe case ? If so, then our work of the Master.
fences, “ piney wood ” houses, gen­ speaketh. So that a man’s love for
restoration is ended. But if not,
........ —
eral appearances not unlike’ Arabia Christ can often be largely meas­
then our duty in this respect is ap-'
Christian Union:— The title of Petraea, according to the books; ured by his talk. If Christians
Mr. Ingersoll’s article in the North one dollar charged for an aged would only manifest the same zeal
parent.
In the early days of our distinc­ American Review is a complete canned meal ; now and then an in telling others of Christ and the
wagon, with wild faced
tive plea, we encountered much op­ misnomer. He has not the faintest emigrant
conception of what the “ Christian bearded men driving oxen or mules; Christian life that they do to ad­
position from the denominations. religion ” is. He knows no more lone mountains, tranquil, treeless vance Weir own selfish interests and
But this only served to bring out about it than an Esquimau knows and distant, like vast shaped-up money, the church would be much
the full strength of the doctrine about a tropical summer; or a sur­ heaps of sand or stone; a saw-tooth better off than she is to-day.
lhe short spaQp of sixty-nine years
®ve have gained a membership of
|ix hundred thousand in the United
States, to say nothing of other
Countries. This is truly encourag-
1*1 >
held, sharpen the zeal of its advo­
cates and draw the disciples nearer
together in their views, feelings and
purposes. What were termed “ first
principles ” were made quite prom-