CHRISTI AN
sion at which "Christian Mission
ary ” arrives and which will be
acknowledged by all our brethren
in Oregon, I suppose : “ No one dis
ciple, thouglb he may be able to
speak fluently, or though he may
■ know more of the gospel, is under
special obligation to carry that
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sure I am that it will not make
them confiding. Let it be shown
that there is no “departure from
the faith ” in our missionary work,
and be content. Then the opinion
ista W'ill take down “ their standing
advertisement that no "progressive
preacher is wanted.” Till this is
make a great nation of him, t<J
bless him, make him a blessing,
ar
CHRISTIAN CO-OPERATION
and that all nations should be
nd ’
AGAIN.
blessed
in him. Abraham obeyed,
>t-
went into the land of Caanan, and
Bro. Floyd :
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after his arrival the Lord promised
Some one w riting in the C hris
to give this land to his posterity
tian H erald recently rebuked, re
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for a possession ; but before get
proved and corrected the brethren
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t i ng-j'.pmwfmiiiBn
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ie
on coming State Meeting. He more than another with equal abili had better keep up their advertise strangers in a land not theirs ; bo
id
in servitude in that land, and
must be an Evangelist who thus ty, though his ability should be ment.
measured
by
his
acres
or
his
dol
Just
here
let
me
commend
to
afflicted
400 years ; adding, “ That
makes “ proof of his ministry.” He
I
e.
lars.
”
This
is
a
golden
truth,
and
"
Christian
Missionary
”
these,
his
nation
whom
they
shall
serve
will
chose to remain incognito, however,
. and used the signature “ Christian it is to be hoped the brethren will own xvords, viz. : " We should re I judge, and afterwrard shall they
member also HLat humanism was come out with great substance.”
Missionary.” He did some spright- act upon it.
" Christian Missionary ” 'TuftTicK and is the catise of division. That” ’“LetlFTie remembered tliat God
ly writing, and asked the brethren
to consider this matter (coopera says : “ The lack of confidence in it is only as wre may be able to free was to' judge, punish, avenge the
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tion), all of which was w’ell. The one another upon the part of breth ourselves from all the teaching and nation that reduced his people to a
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need of a State Evangelist in ren is one of the greatest hindrances authority of men, and present, in a state of servitude, afflicted and
l L- li^ Qwge n; t h e grouping... o f--weak
. jwaJduxal^—4UJuJL,that he^^»>
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and
simple
gospel,
that
we
have
a
but
how
does
he
propose
to
remove
would release his people, bring them
churches, so that two or four
e
right
to
an
existence,
or
that
we
this,
hindrance
and
establish
con
out
full handed, into the land he
-- churches, according to their ability,
may secure the services of a com fidence ? Confidence, like love, is hope to be instrumental in any had promised to give them—
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petent preacher, and the united won, not compelled. Hence the goodly degree in the salvation of Caanan. The land in which they
were to be enslaved was Egypt.
effort to establish churches in desti following is not, as I judge, calcu men.”
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“ Humanism is the cause 'of di- Slightly over 200 years after this
tute fields were all well presented lated to secure éonfidence among
vision.” Well, then, remove the information was imparted to Abra
and timely. Only, I think, in brethren:
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“ And in the spirit of ‘ rule or cause and the effect will cease? ’Ac ham, his posterity—Jacob and his
treating this last named need, that
ruin,
’ it has been considered far cording to this, if there be division family—seventy in number went
of effort put forth by the brethren
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of the State, in the form of a mis- preferable that the congregation on the subject of Christian Co- into Egypt because of a great
'famine in.. thedand of
-
, Cluwlltfir Mission^ should die, ratlwr than ‘depart from
r ’ did not argue fairly nor cor the faith,’ when the departure from review seem to so teach) humanism where they were sojourning, not
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rectly. Besides, he seemed to me, the faith has been nothing more is tlie cause, and I repeat, the only having yet obtained possession. In
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display that restlessness and than an unwillingness that the thing to he done is to remove the Egypt “ the children of Israel were
father demoncering spirit toward opinion of one or more should be cause. If our brother claims that fruitful, and increased abundantly,
■hose w ho insist on a “ thus saith the divine government of the con •we must have more-or less human and multiplied, and waxed exceed
the Lord” in missionary W’ork ; nor gregation. A few congregations ism in Christian Cooperation, then ing mighty; and the land was filled
¡did he fail to “ slap such in the have gone on in their work for the- he ought not to be surprised at with them they w-ere more and »
gracefully to lie sure, and, Master, leaving these chronic division. Here all the trouble lies. mightier than the Egyptians. This
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ilo doubt, lovingly. This, I am grumblers in more . congenial Brethren who are zealous (yes, and gave the Egyptians much uneasi
Sorry to note, is the custom sadly society, while other congregations jealous too,) for the simple gospel ness ; they feared that in case of a
prevalent w-ith our brethreh, where the opinionists have had ilig think that Christian Cooperation war the Israelites would join w-ith
Icribes, who flatter themselves that rule are going on in their way w ith has humanism in it and hence are their enemies and thus obtain their
they are progressive. How much the standing advertisement that no chary of it, and even oppose it freedom. As this would be a great
better it would be to just give such ‘ progressive ’ preacher is wanted, sometimes. On the high ground of loss to the Egyptians financially, in
brethren, who are ignorant on the and the progressionist referred to “ Christian living ” our missionary order to prevent this, they coun
■aissionary subject, the “ thus saith is one who has departed, as they societies must stand, if the stand at selled and decided to reduce and
ffithe Lord” that they may be satis- Link, from their opinions, or who all. Christian Cooperation must weaken by oppressing and slaying
• fied ! If they arc ignorant and out Links there is something for breth be such as a plain man can read them ; and they set task masters
■of the wily, have compassion and ren to learn besides faith, repent about in his Bible—a divinely au over them with burdens ; and they
{Bleach them. I heard a brother ask ance and baptism, and who will not thorized expedient—before we cen made them serve with rigor, and
Kin a missionary meeting what re- persist in baptizing the Eunuch sure our brethren for not cooperat made their lives bitter with hard
Wport he should give the brethren at every Sunday morning for the edi ing. That our missionary work is jondage, and ordered all infants
such an expedient I propose to that w’ere sons to be put to death.
■home, as to the expenditure of the fication of the brethren.”
It is aggravating, to be sure, to show in next issue of the H erald , Still they continued to multiply,
fcjublic fund, a part of which they
Kad contributed; a very proper be hindered in any good W’ork by and w ill then give further attention and the Egyptians increased their
question I thought. But instead of conflicting opinions; but then is it to wnat I believe to be the errors of cruelty, and the cries and groans of
the children of Israel, because of
In answer he got some " spit fire ” all opinion and stubbornness on “ Christian Missionary.”
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their cruel bondage, ascended to
Ind other retort, usual (I’m sorry the one side, and all pure faith;
heaven, and the Lord remembered
k> say) implying that he and his hope and charity on the other ?
BIBLE
TALKS.
his promise to deliver them, and
Were of that dishonorable class that If so', our unknown brother, who
told Moses to go to Pharaoh and
Wanted a " thus saith the Lord.” seems to désira to be in what he
BY M. R. LEMERT.
bid him let Israel go. Pharaoh re
This, let me say, is a mighty good calls the "progressive class,” will
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excuse
me
for
thinking
that
the
plied, “ Who is the Lord that I
thing to w ant, and a blessed thing
While
Abraham
was
in
Ur
of
“
charity
that
bears
all
things
”
should obey him and let Israel go ?
k) give. It should always be given,
Chaldea,
the
Lord
hade
him
leave
does
not
appear
in
the
above.
I
I know not the Lord, nor will I let
tie w’ho can not give it as a re-
his
country,
his
kindred
and
his
am
not
ready
to
say
that
my
Igious teacher forfeits his right to
Israel go.” He had resolved at all
father
’
s
house,
for
a
country
he
brethren
in
Oregon
or
elsewhere
hazards
to keep his slaves. Thus a
in the name of the Lord.
I I wash first to quote the conclu- deserve such a publication, and would show him ; and promised to square issue was formed between
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