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CHRISTIAN HERALD
to the poor. But they do not sur­ mistake as yet. Not because Gen­ peculiar age who deal very little of for opposing still houses in the
render themselves in complete and esis is not true, or science is not with astual facts in their melan­ church. I found three or four in
sweet submission to Christ and the true, but because science has not choly contemplations and interpre­ one church in Kentucky, (and I am
, Bible, and its divine teaching is yet told us what we are to recon­ tations of any of the evils that are, afraid they are not all expelled
something quite apart from their cile with Genesis. The repeated of course, plentiful enough. It is yet!) I was blamed because I did
thoughts.
attempts to harmonise the fluctuat­ certainly a cause for congratulation not hold my peaco—because I dared
Have we no responsibility for ing affimations of science with the that with rapid educational progress to rebuke sin in the holy place of
these, our friends, neighbors or permanent affirmations of Genesis there is this wonderful and propor­ the Most High I So it seems to be
■required.. nuw that'1 Ifd' HbTer^bur
----- kindred»? What- message f rem the1 ■place- botl i m-'a'-fi^e' prTSittrnfi:—Ttrr tionate grpyrtfr—
King do we bring them day by scientist brings his card and says, highest form of literature that can peace in the presence of sin and
day ?— Ex.
“ That is the present shape of exercise the public mind.— -Chris­ corruption! I was not made of
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science;” the foolish Christian tian Commonwealth.
been made over—made better, and
T he F all N ot an A llegory .— places it above his Scripture, and
must cry aloud and spare not.
Original Contributions. .
To the inaugural address of Prof. tries to cut the latter into the pat-
___ XhLWitkof Cincinnati, as,publish* , tern of tha forme»» - No Boonor^hae-
ed in the Bibliotheca Sacra for Jan he succeeded to his own satisfaction SCRIPTURAL AUTHORITY. “ shun, or abstain from every ap­
pearance (or form) of evil.” 2
uary, there is a foot-note which is than another scientist arrives with Bro. Morrison :
as sensible as it is sound. It runs a fresh card of a fresh form, and
In your last paper you refer to Thes. 5: 22.
The organ in the worship is more
thus: “The historical character of says, «’ J ”* he other was wrong, you
who desire Scriptural auth-
the narrative of the Fall in the must square your revelation with ority for every thing, and then oall than an ai^pearance of evil. It is
Book of Genesis has more than once this.” No, this game has gone on for chapter and verse for refusing a clearly marked form (R. R.) of
been attacked by writers who pro­ too long; we say, “ Gentlemen, we to preach or worship with the hideous evil.
These may suffice for the present.
fess to study it from a theistic are content to wait, we have every organ.
point of view, and it has been pro­ confidence in our Bible, and we have
I am not of those who demand ’■Call for more if you choose.
C. K endrick .
posed to interpret it as allegorical. every confidence in science, but sci­ chapter and verse, or direct authori­
But the narrative, regarded as his­ ence isavery much younger brother; ty for every tiling even in the Downey Gity, C*l., Jan. 26, 1884.
tory, is certainly not inherently in­ greatly as we are interested in the worship. I suppose that a majori­ [We think Bro. Kendrick misap­
prehends the purpose of the note
credible. If the race was to be babblings of its childhood, we de­ ty of all we do specifically, is with­
to which he replies. If we are.
tgsted, there must have been a test. cline to place them on a level with out any such authority. As to all
What test more congruous with the the utterances of its elder brother. matters of this class, I am content ' not mistaken, it was not intend­
ed to advocate the use of the
simple life of the garden can be Bring your last card, and then we for “ every one to be fully persuad­
organ in churches, but its pur­
conceived than the test of the for­ shall see what can be done.”— ed in his own mind,” provided only,
pose was to rebuke the spirit of
bidden tree ? If the narrative is Christian Commonwealth:
he does not violate, or disregard
division among brethren over .
allegorical, it is an allegory of the
Divine authority. But"T am of
matters not essential to salva­
Fall. But how could our first
T he B ook Y ear .—While travel­ those who do not and cannot wor­
tion. The H erald , as Bro. K.
parents have fallen in the circum­ ling last year with a companion of ship or preach with the organ, or
knows, is“no advocate of instru­
stances without a positive com- great literary taste, w# excited his when it is used in the worship even
mental music in the worship, and
mand to violate ? And what com­ incredulity by a piece of informa­ under protest. And hencg..I am
when necessary, it is not ashamed
mand more appropriate could there tion about books. As we were only ealled on for my Scriptural authori­
to give its reasons. But it thinks
have been than the one given speaking from memory we could ty for'this course. I shall give it
it possible on the other hand to
them ? Those who call the narra­ not prove our statement by evidence, in answer to the demand.
carry the matter of making tests
tive an allegory are bound to fill and our friend declared we must be
1. Paul says: “ Withdraw your­
of fellowship what the Lord has
up the blank which they make by mistaken in our recollection when selves from every brother that
not made conditions of salvation,
allegorizing ^with a more credible we said that during 1882 many walketh disorderly.” 2 Thes. 3 : 6.
to an extreme. We venture this
and congrûous narrative, as an more books of theology than works Disorder is, out of order, confusion,
explanation in the absence of the
hypothesis. But, I take it, one of fiction had been publshed. We and the organ in the worship is out
author of the note. Bro. Mor­
such cannot be found. It is no daresay that though we are enabled of order—disorderly; first, because
rison is of age, and can speak for
harder to believe that refraining to make the same statement con­ the apostles never ordered it;
from eating the fruit of a particu­ cerning the year just ended, many second, because its use in the wor­
himself.—E d . H erald .]
lar tree was at the beginning of of our readers would hardly be ship is a violation of the law of
MISSIONARY WORK.
human probation made the sacra­ convinced without figures in proof. love, is disruptive, divisive and dis­
ment of obedience, than it is to be­ Here they are, from the Publisher's tinctive to union, grace and good
BY J. W. C.
lieve that eating and drinking the Circular. Literary laziness is not will among brethren. In. my course
. This question has received a
bread and wine were at the begin­ one of the signs of t he times, for the I am therefore literally obeying
good share of attention. No one
ning of the Christian dispensation new issues of 1883 exceeded those Paul.
denies that we should follow the
made the sacrament of remem­ of 1882 by no less than 754 vol­
2. Paul says again, with direct commission. We are essentially a
brance and faith.”
umes ! Altogether, 4,732 books reference to corruption and the missionary people.' On the ne­
were published last year ; and of wicked : “ Wherefore, come . out cessity of spreading the gospel we
G enesis and G eology .—We can these 704, or more than one-sixth from among them, and be ye separ­ are a unit; on the best mode of so
readily imagine that our readers of the total, were theological works, ate.” 2 Cor. G : 17.
doing we are at variance. The
. are weary of the sound of these while the number of novels amount
Dare I refuse to do this when I matter is wholly individual. I
two words in such close connection, ed to only 359, which number was know the disorder and evil effects must engage in this work regardless
and no wonder, for it is difficult to actually hardly in excess of that of of the organ in the worship ? You of objections to plans. There is no
play an everlasting tune on two treatises on art and science, 354. may tell me it would not produce divine plan. The Lord furnishes
strings; but this has been almost We must express our opinion that disorder if we would hold our us with the means, opens the effec­
the case with these two strings we have here one of the most hope­ peace. I answer, if not disorder— tual doors, and says for us to go in
Genesis and Geology.” We can­ ful omens among the signs of the disunion, etc., .it would still cause and occupy. How this is to be
not help thinking that the repeated times, worth all the random prog­ corruption, weakness and sin. I done he does not say. It is left to
attempts to reconcile them are a nostications of those critics of our I remember when X was complained us to devise the most effectual and
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