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About Christian herald. (Portland ;) 1882-18?? | View Entire Issue (Nov. 9, 1883)
« * » 6 ' • ÖTTTtlSTIAlsr HEÎlAt-D 4 increasing. No clearing up is at1 jas the time during which she “calls, present in progress. On the con- the attention of Catholics to the tint * more dense. We said in these columns two or three years ago that evolution* is an imposture in the name of science. We say it again more emphatically. We as sert with Confidence that as the theories of Nott and Gliddon of twenty years ago have been utterly discarded, so twenty years hence men will wonder that the crude speculations of Charles Darwin ob tained credit with the men of this r ' We pick up another able ex change, and in it we find an article on Spontaneous Generation, from which we take the following : For instance, one of the most juustnous scientists now lving, it would probably be agreed, is Dr. Virchow. The religionists would call him a thoroughly irreligious -mMi. U lio rebuke-tire tyranny of dogm&tism which undertakes to master the whole view of nature by the premature generalizing of theoretical combinations; The most desirable thing for the materialistic philosophers to be able to prove is spontaneous generation. Experi ment after experiment has been tried to show that such a thing really occurs in nature; and once or twice certain experiments were triumphantly paraded as conclusive ‘ of the truth of that theory. And it really seemed as if those experi- — ments had been fairly conducted. But those experiments themselves were subjected to tests of extreme delicacy and fidelity, and were shown to have been conducted un- ... der conditions which insured in- completeness. No scientist of any respectability now believes in spon taneous generation. Professors Tyndall and Huxley tell us that there is not a particle of proof of any such thing having ever occur red. The debt of religion to science is already very great. All true science is strengthening the founda tions of Christianity and illuminat ing many of its darkest passages and chambers. The debt of Chris tianity to real science is hereafter to be immense. These are only samples of what we see everywhere, and we rejoice that the scientific world is being fully stirred up on these questions. Instead of the Bible being over thrown, the evidence for its divine origin is only accumulating; and as for evolution as a foe to the Word of God, it has already been weighed in the balances and found wanting. HOWfTO GET OUT OF PUR GATORY. We learn from our Catholic ex- ‘changes that the'whole month of November is set apart by the ghurch (not the Church Jof Christ) X Missionary Column. ===» .MISSIONARY BOARD. Church of Christ In Oregon. and implores the prayers of her children in their behalf.” etc. Those W. H. Adams, Portland....................... President. Leo. Willis, Salem.......................Vice-President. who go to purgatory are not the Mra. Bolle P. Walker, Forest Grove, Rec. Sec. Davidson, Portland..................... Treasurer. worst class of people, for they must I. J. G. W. Spriggs, Salem.................. Cor. Secretary.. go to hell ; and for.them there is no All communications relating to the employ ment of evangelists, protracted meetings, co- escape. Purgatory is simply the oper^tion in securing pastoral work, etc,» al) intermediate state between heaven pledges -ot assistance with requests for the same, and all business properly coming before and hell through which that class the Board will be addressed to the Cor. Sec retary All collections, payments of pledges, must pass who have tried to “serve etc., will be addressed.to the Treasurer. God, and observe the laws of his Church, but whose shul is. stamSI' by an involuntary breach of truth, Editar Herald: The Recording Secretary has un a small fit of anger,” etc. This in termediate state is a place of pun fortunately delayed the publishing ishment, and it is for the souls of of the proceedings of the Salem A 1 * justice in i meeting until a very late, day, I that place, that good Catholics are suppose the brethren will be hun required to pray. We are not told gry and devour them with avidity just how long these souls are re- when they do come. Soon as I can minnkg nf la«!-. I oi ^ hmuu lLtne;.Lub uiXmisc wheii they shall have paid the “ last this together, I will issue them in farthing, » ” they will be released. pamphlet form for distribution. Neither are we told just what effect Those desiring them in this form these prayers will have on the suf will please notify me.. Tell me,how fering souls, whether they will lead many copies you could use to ad God to diminish the degree of pun vantage in your congregation or ishment, or release them before the com inanity. We will send them appointed time, or whether it is all out where we know there are intended solely for the benefit of brethren anyway. They will be the living. for free distribution, but if any one As usual, tradition is appealed to desires to donate a dollar or two to in support of this dogma, and the the State work when ordering it Scriptures are scrapped as corro will be gladly received and so ap borative evidence. The Bible how plied. ever does speak of an intermediate Brethren help on the work. state, and tells us of a certain rich Show enough interest in it to write man who yentthere, Luke Iff, but your complaints, if nothing more that he was trying to serve God Remember the officers have a and the laws of the Church as best “ thanky ” and sometimes a thank he could, we are not informed. Al less work but they arejwilling to though his soul-was in punishment, do the work for nothing, but would we are not told that any one was like for you to take some notice. directed to pray for him, or that Are the churches too weak to raise any one did so. Neither is it evi the Macedonian cry ? We have a dent that he desired or expected to “ helper in the field now. Do you be released at any time, or that want his help ? If so write me. anyone should pray for such a Bro. Cheetham spent two weeks* thing. The praying seems to have [ in Independence immediately after been done by himself and not by | the convention. Brethren there the livings “ Besides, he is distinct—bought a lot to build on.—Now let ly informed that there could be no them "finish the doing of it.” There change in his condition. There was are brethren there able to do this, a great gulf fixed over which no so I am told.--They-gave $11 to one could pass even should he de the missionary work, a good be fire to do so. On the whole, we ginning. Now let them combine are decidedly of the opinion that their strength with «Monmouth or the good Catholics whose souls are Dallas and secure a good preacher now in purgatory have a poor and pastoral worker who will de showing indeed for a release in the vote his whole time to the work near future, anTT that the Lest thing an<l the cause will prosper. for those living to do to keep out Bro. C. went from there'to Cor of that place, is to give up Catholi vallis, under orders from the Board, cism and accept the Christianity of but tbc brethren 3J3 not desire a the New Testament. meeting just now. Brethren if you “ A man proposes, but God dis- are waiting for the brethren poses. ”■—Thomas A. Kempis. through the State to build you a house and employ and pay a preach er for you while you sit by as only an interested spectator, you will ... I»... '* «Tk " • 1 ““*8=s=«==■ wait a longtime. ‘ Providencehelps S those who help themselves.’* There I are entnigh brethren there, and *they have sufficient ability to keep the ball moving—to hold regular meetings—to keep adding to the ’ building fund until with the help I from abroad it is completed. It would be useless to build a house in Corvallis or anywhere else and ren what do you say, now you can “jaw” back. If I can succeed in arousing an interest, good. If I pro voke to good works, better. Bro. C. is now in Albany—will remain ov- er next Lord’s day. Will probably go into Lane county from there. Brethren, help those women who la- bor in the goqpef. They holdtheir , ! Board meeting this week in Mon mouth. Receive the Evangelist, brethren, as a brother in the Lord, and colaborer with you. J. W. S priggs , Cor., Sec. " Salem Or., Oct. 30th. Original Contributions. MAN’S WORK IN THE ... TEMPLE. Bl M. R. LEMERT. kVHBKB TV. - 1 ■ ........ — In my preceding paper, four cases were considered, two of which are called. baptism of the Holy .. - Spirit, besides being caller! the gift of the Holy Spirit. The other two are not so called, but they are es sentially the same; and I see no reason why all may not be called whatever anyone of them is called. True, in the two cases not directly called baptism, the laying on of apostolic hands preceeded the re ception of the Spirit; this does not < change the nature of the thing ac I complished, in the least. In all I cases the Spirit was received, im- parting spiritual gifts. To illustrate, I wish to give two friends a five dollar bill, • each one steps in to^ whom I hand the bill fit is accepted, the other living a few miles away, I use the mail as a medium through which to send it, it is received. Now the gift is precisely the same in both cases, the medium through which I send the second effected not__ the nature of the gift in the least. Is it urged that the presence of the noise, as of a rushing mighty wind, and firey tongues, are neces sary jto a baptism in the Spirit / This is not so, any more than thunder and lightening are an es’
