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even plane with other denomina
tions. Our great offense to them
in former times, it seems, had its
existence in the fact as they sup
posed, that we had appropriated
the name of the church to ourselves
to the exclusion of all others. But
when the secret was revealed to
them that our, rnima was nnt in th a
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not in our . standard) the offense You make it the Christian’s duty,
Bggmst ui has in a large D&Ttregr- not to bear the fruit of holiness but
to do over again the form of doc
trine delivered. I don’t think this
is good sheep-feed. You go on and
add, “ but also to be in the strictest
and fullest fellowship with the Con
gregation nearest,” etc. I discharg
ed the duty of becoming.a member
of the church about a year ago and
fellowship in thq church is rather
cold, so I wish to know about fel-
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Church of Christ in Oregon.
W. TT. Adams, Portland.............Preaident.
Leo. Willis, Salem... . ;.••
Mra. Belle P. Walker, Forest Grove, Rec. Sec.
I. G. Davidson, Portland............ .. • Treasurer.
J. W. Spriggs, Salem............... . .Cor. Secretary.
Bro. Floyd:
I see an article in the H erald
of the 23rd inst. from W.' H
Adams, Pres. Executive Board.
This article says, “ Brethren should
not lose sight of the fact that we
hare a ’’State EvangMid in ' tLf
THE
ALBANY
WORK.
field. He is not\doing the work
hold us upas exclusivnists and quite have heretofore thought if we were
of the Executive Board, nor of the
willingly now call us by our chosen worthy members of the church ZAZ. Herald:
Please announce for the benefit Christian Missionary Convention
name. If tlje church of Christ is having gone in by the door into the
the body of ’Christ, how then can it fold anything further was super- of all concerned, that the arrange of Oregon, but he is doing God’s
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You use “ church ” and “ congre mission have been so far completed Board, or the Convention, but he is
said it is a denomination, then we
synonymously; and say that we feel that we are justified in sent by the Church of Christ, the
ask where is the body. Is Christ gation
divided ? A denomination is a nothing of fellowship in the church. saying that Bro. J. F. Floyd will Christian Church.” I wish to
sect? arid a sect isa party.“Is Trfeliow^hip’frr thrTtiutyli v>f little ■ eu«jni : ffiTWinherr with tte trstd know whether Bro. A. means some
Christ a sect ? If so he is a party, consequence? Further on you say of the year. He will preach at least local congregation sends this State
and if a party, he js not the body. “ Oh these late church goers.” Why one Sunday there this month and Evangelist or whether he intends
Our demands seem to require all not say “ Oh these late congrega will be moved and settled to work ns to understand the whole Church
denominations to lay off their party tion goers ?”
by Jan. l, 1884. There is a little of Christ send him. For my parti •
Now it seems to me when a for- lack in the pledges of the full know nothing of Bro. Cheetham
names, in order to a scriptural
unidrrdTattcffiri^
eigaer takes the prescribed nath of amount'of li is compensation, arid we only “What T
through our
been and is still our demand, would allegiance to the U. S. A. at Port hope all will cheerfully work to the paper, and as little of a State
it not look well for us to set the land, Oregon, and lives there the end that this work may go on with- Evangelist, for I do not know that
-example by calling’ourselves by a -required time that ho is 1+ona- fide- ■ . rmt’hind-ranee. -
—bleverhave^een one, and I know..
name found in so many words in citizen of Oregon as well as of- the
J. W. S priggs , Cor. Sec’y.
the Bible has no such official in it->
U.
S.
A.
In
like
manner
when
a
Testament.
. and as it has been my motto for
LIBERALITY,
man is “ baptized into the body o£.
G. 0. B urnett .
"D vûf -40 years to speak of Bitte-
Christ,” born of water and received Brother Floyd:
things in Bible words, I have no
WHAT WAS PIPED ?
the gift of the holy spirit, he is the
I wish to bear witness to the State Evangelist in this my adopt
offspring of zion the church in that liberality of the disciples of Christ ed State. Neither do I find any
Bro. C.J. Wright:’
locality, without further ado and at Ihain__ They have less financial authority for any man or set of
Pardon me for what follows is
should not- be set adrift out-side the ability
men to claim that they are com
regard to your article in the H er
sheep-fold. The Baptists say we visited by me'in the valley, are missioned to go into all the world
ald of Nov. 30th, on “ Duties of
are baptized into the church. If fewer in number, and have burden and preach the gospel to every
Christians, or Dying in Debt.”
we arc “ baptized into the body of ed themselves heavily to secure a creature; neither do I 'see any
That there are many duties for
Christ “ are thev not right ? for the house of worship ; yet they are the authority in my Bible to speak of
Christians to discharge we all are
body is the church. Col. 1 : 18;
only congregation that has paid for Evangelist, and call them Ambas
well aware. Those noted in the
Eph. 1: 22, 23.
the full time spent among them. sadors of Christ or his church.
three first divisions of the article
Should we reject the truth be
And this they insisted on doing, Christ never sent out but 12 Am
are well and good. You then say,
cause, r denomination happens to
though it was beyond all reasonable bassadors, and they had full power
" It is our duty to become members
be right on a point ? I think there
expectation. The devotion of the given to them to deliver thd word
of the church,” and add “ not only
is reason to fear the distinctive
mite contributing widow of old, and of reconciliation for the whole
to be baptized into the body of
plea line, with many, is like a
the liberality of the churches of world for all time, and all that can
Christ, to be born of water and the
worm fence, crooked in order to
spirit into his kingdom.” This have strength enough to stand. Macedonia, calling forth in the one be done now, by any one, is to
case, the commendation of the Di hold forth the word that they gave.
last I understand defines the first
However, I am
vine Master, in the other the praise This is to be done by individuals
or tells how to become a member
Yours for the truth.
t)f.JiiKgroat Apostle, -are exemplified and congregations, and not l»v ;
of the church. Am I right ? If
G. W. P owell .
in the lives of these brethren. They State Boards, or Conventions, But
so, I ask how else do we become Stayton, Ore., Dec. 10, 1883.
will want some faithful preacher to I am not inclined to find fault, I
Christians ? As many as have been
J esus W aited . — Enthusiasm assist them in a meeting after a rather rejoice that Chritt it preached.
baptized into Christ have put on
Christ. Gal. 3: 27. When the burns to go out on its mission and while. I want him to know what As Paul rejoiced even when some
servant of sin, the citizen of the frets at delay, blaming itself if a kind of brethren call for his help. were preaching Christ out of envy,
kingdom of darkness obeys from moment appears to be lost. But Let him arise and go, “nothing <kc. Phil. 1 : 15. We want help
Jesus learned at Nazareth to wait
N eal C heetiiam .
in Rogue River valley to hold forth
the hteart that form of doctrine de his Father’s time. Till “ his hour doubting.”
the wo”d of life, but I do not ask it
livered by Peter on the day of was come ' he could control his
Laura
Bridgeman
has
returned
of any outside organization. If
pentecost, he became a Christian or longings, and wait for the divine
servant of God’s government to sanction, in obscurity so complete to her rooms at the Perkins Insti- Christians do not give the help
obey righteousness. While a ser that even Nathaniel, at Cana, only tute, Boston, after a summer and needed they must stand or fall to
a few miles off, had never heard of
vant of sin it is^jupt a Christian Jesus till his public ministry had autumn with her mother at the their own Master. I do not speak
homestead in New Hampshire.
duty to obey the form of doctrine, begun, and his fellow-townsmen Miss Bridgeman is^in excellent against outside societies and then
we being then free from righteous- had no suspicion of his being more health and is as busy with her ask them to help me. Be it far
I needlework as ever.— Ex.
pess.” Rom. 6; 20. Do you see ? than Jesus the carpenter.— Ex.
from me; but may our kind and
All communications relating to the employ-
■ ment of évangéliste, protracted meetings, co
operation in securing pastoral work, etc., all
pledges ot assistance with requests for the
same, and all business properly coming before
the Board will lie addressed to the Cor. Sec
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