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justified “ not by faith only.” Now, Physician; we must take the
does our oorrespondent aay that JL medicine, or in other, words u<u>
man is ‘Justified by fAith only^ these in s trum e ntal ities w hich are
If so, we must leave him and all his necessary in order to appropriate
/ intelligent Christians ” to settle what is offered without money and
their case with the inspired Apostle. without price. When the Bible
We have stated no more than the says we are justified or saved by
Apostle James States. But it may grace, by faith, by the’death of
be said that Paul teaches differently. Christ, or by any instrumentality,
We emphatically deny this. Paul it says what is eminently true.
but if we place the word “only”
taught
o the doctrine of Justification
Saul fled to th*, mountain wilder- jn
.Mivf9| Vn fnr ,L^ t.1u>eivil by Faith as distinguished from the after any of these, we change the
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ness where hegatnered about him and reTigFous organization become
his kindred and other outlaws like unhealthy. It seems to be a brave, But Paul nowhere says that we are duce discord in what was before
himself till he had several hundred wide gospel to preach, that of uni justified by faith only, and for the perfectly harmonious. We heartily
followers. Saul fell into their versal self-will and universal aban good reason that the Holy Spirt believe that we are justified or
power,-but David would not kill donment of obedience; but it is ascribes justification, not only to saved by each of the means to
d’a+th, but to-a- number
one* 1 whom the Lord had anointed J
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He lived an example of the rule for than to betterment of the social things as well.— Christian~~Com-
must be in its right place, and
righteous living given in the Ser order. When the bonds of society monwealth.
then, all linked together, they will
mon on the Mount a thousand are loosed, it is useless to expect
-effectually -eodperato in the great
tngalh^r ...JTliestrength of
XII.— Death of Saul and Jona a barref does not consist so much in Suppose that some one who is alone ena to be accomplished— e for
than.— In the great battle of Gilboa the thickness of its staves, as in the and destitute is seriously ill. A giveness of our sins and our adop
on the borders of the plain of restraining power of the hoops neighbor learns the fact, and sends tion into the family of God.—
Esdraelon the tragedy was enacted which bind these into one vessel. his son for a physician, orders Christian Commonwealth.
which ended the life of Saul and And however strong and self-poised a nurse, prescribes a remedy, the
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nurser administers~ttre' rrmedy 'ac-
Jonathan. Their defeat- by-~ttrefndr^^^
Philistines was forecast and Saul ciety, unless they were held togeth cording to directions, and the pa
MAN’S WORK IN THE
ended his miserable life taking er by the restraining power of rec- tient’s life is saved, Now, a num-
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with him his three sons. - David, ognized^-authority--“they—-wouM"
whom he had pursued so long suc speedily become a chaos and a con over. Une ascnEesTEe^aVing^T ---------------------- M-Mv-ar-MHnBTr-'-—----- —... —----
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ceeded him. “The wicked is driven fusion worse confounded.—N. $. the patient’s life to tho good neigh
away in his wickedness; hut the Times.
The unbiased mind reading what
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righteous hath hope in his death.”
" physician f another “says the soiT Paul says about men praying and
T he E ditor R equested to E x saved the patient, as he went for prophesying, in church of course,
plain . —A courteous and evidently the physician ; another ascribes the with covered heads and women
Selections and Comments.
sincere correspondent asks us to recovery to the physician who pre praying or prophesying with uncov
week ■scribed the romodyqanotlier to th«^ eredheads equallydisapproving—
A Y oung M an ’ s I dea —A Bap explain what^-wu—xairt
tist preacher in Washington Ter concerning justification by faith. nurse who administered it; another both, readily concludes that the
ritory writing to the Central Bap He quotes first our language as to the medicine itself; and still an custom reversed, men praying or
tist, St. Louis, among other things follows: “That we are justified by other to the patient himself, for it prophesying with uncovered heads, |
faith only is neither Scriptural nor was neccssasy for him to take the and women with covered heads were
says:
I might further state that our reasonable and second : “ Nor is medicino in order that his life might equally approved by him. This is
Campbellite brethren have made an there the slightest intimation in be saved. Now in a certain sense the natural conclusion of the un
attempt to build in Spangle for two the Word of God that anyone is each one of these is right; and in biased mind-being clearly implied.
summers, but $700 was all they saved Just as soon as fee believes.” another, all of them are wrong. The
But says the objection, I cannot ac
could get pledged. They will not
build.
The Campbellites are Now wo thank our correspondent good neighbor did save the man, so cept what is merely implies, it must
probably, numerically speaking, for calling attention to his inability far as sending his sonJor the physi be expressed. Very well, a little
stronger than any other denomina to accept these statements without cian was concerned ; the son saved further on Paul says, *• You can all
tion north of Snake river, but they further light. We certainly do not him by going for the physician; prophesy, “ I would that you all
have only one small church-house wish them to stand unless they are the physician saved him by coming
spake with tongues, but rather that
which cost them $600.
The
Methodists have seven, but all save thoroughly sound. But we must and prescribing the remedythe you prophesied.” Says the objector,
one are temporary structures. The beg our correspondent to test oui nurse saYetl .him by administering all Tncans the men. Ah ’to whom__
Congregationalists have four—all statement by the Word or God, and the remedy; the medicine saved is this letter addressed ? To the
good buildings. So, to take it all not by the “belief of all intelligent him by overcoming the disease church at Corinth. Of whom was
in all, the Baptists have the Christians,” that he has “ had an and the patient saved him
this church composed ? “ The sanc
vantage-ground.
Our miniitry,
opportunity of meeting or associat self hy taking the medicine pre tified in Christ Jesus, called saint.”
though young men, are second to
none, and our membership devoted ing with.” This appeal to what scribed ; and yet it took all these Then this language is legitimately
“ intelligent Christians ” say serves combined to save the man, and if applicable to all without regard to
Christian workers.
We are very thankful to our well to explain just why there is so either had been left out the man sex, the objector is hereby estopped
brother for this little bit of his much confusion on this question. might have died. Now precisely so from'limiting the application of that
tory relative to our work in the Let us make our appeal to the teach is it with our salvation from sin. which is general. Says the objec
territory. Of course we would ing qf the Holy Spirit, and then we lhe grace of God brings to our tor, the prohibitory language re
take him to be a young man, and shall be led into all truth. In refer rescue the - Great Physician ; the quires this limitation. This is a
on account of his inexperience in ence to the first statement, we have Physician prepares and prescribes mere assumption growing out of a .
speaking of his religious neighbors, only to quote what the Apostle the remedy; the gospel is that want of understanding, resulting in J
we will excuse him this time with James says,« He distinctly states remedy-; this gospel is preached by much confusion. While willing
|he passing remark that when he in chapter 2 : 24, that a man is persons appointed by the Great be correct, I think I hazard notl fl
of his son Jonathan for David grows older he will probably learn
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interceded with his father for instead of “ Campbellites !”
David and saved his life at the risk
of his ow’n. We linger willingly
S elf - will and O bedience .—
over the incidents of their friend There is hardly any more hopeless
ship and remember while so doing sign in a nation, or in a man, than
the friendship of Him that sticketh contempt -for rightful authority.
closer than a brother.
And just as far as the spirit which
XI.— David Sparing his Enemy. despises right authority spreads
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