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■ % X r t J * ' L IH > 4 F= 4 PACIFIC CHRISTIAN MESSENGER, SATURDAY, OCT. 26, 1878. 2 • < • v [If we use terms not found in the taught in verse 8. This is the found» 'number of The Sunday Times, for Holy Scriptures we are apt to have tion of God that standeth sure amid instance, surpasses in quality and ideas that are foreign to the Bible; all the corruption and evil of the amount oi reading, the average of the The Seat of Indifference. * , KUMBEB T. ideas that the Holy Spirit does not ‘ visible church.’ ‘ The Lord knoweth dollar ami a half volumes that come BY S, H. HEDEIX. give. The Bible gives names to all them that are his.” Any O'fie who [from the presses of our best publishers,. intelligent, A man of fine girth, NUM BJ'Jl 111. its own things, and when a person has reads Jno. iii. 5-8 carefully will see | and four cents pays for it' blessed with a happy home and i an idea not found in the Bible he has that .the two phrases “ of water ” and The local press of the smaller cities Since the world sat down in this wealth, devoted to what he held as i to go out of the Bible to get a name “ of the spirit ” are inseparably con and towns shared somewhat in the seat they are quite as willing to hear I the truth of God and exceedingly ( for it. For this reason we object to nected, and both necessary to entering prosperity’ of the flush years that fol the Gospel as anything else ; and un- zealous of it was my firm Baptist the name “ visible church,” knd “ in the kingdom of God, Mr. Hinsby lowed the war. But. its* affairs have ■ " less aroused by the Gospel they are friend, Mr. Hinsby, of Hobait. Town, visible church.”* / himself will not allow that a man taken an odd turn in late y’ears. Edit just about as well off as they other Tasmania. He was the leading spirit In Mr. Hinsby's lecture, on which who is born of the spirit and not born ing newspapers is one of the last wise could be., Gur duty is to sow in first endorsing and then Condemn we wjsh to comment, he gave the fol of water is in the kingdom, and in things we should expect to see done the seed. No matter whether the ing any preaching. I love to think of lowing in justification of the above harmony with this he will not by machinery and at wholesale. Yet world is sitting in the indifferent him as a true man—true ‘to his own titles: “ If we do not find the word countenance such an one coming to that is about what we have come to seat waiting for the direct aid promised convictions, which were in religion visible in the Scriptures, we do find the Lord’s table. Then, by his own in these days of “ patent outsides.” by the old school; or deluded with very strong and decided. ' such a condition of the church or actions, he admits that the born of I Two or three men handy with shears After the uproar, and the trial for the “ no hell ” ideas of the new kingdom* of God on earth, as declared water and of the spirit go together. and pen—especially with shears— schools; nor whether they are at heresy, and the astonishing success of by the Lord himself, as may well be But take it the other way, as Mr. make up half the matter for the hun tracted by the theatrical revivals of the Gospel in the Odd Fellow’s Hall, represented by the name visible, as H. says, “ Born of water designates dred, or a thousand papers, published “ the coming, man,” or endeavoring to a good brother from Adelaide, South consisting of that which is cognizable the ‘ visible Christian.’ ” Does #it ? in as many different towns. They feast on the Underwood or Ingersall Australia, the Hon. Philip Santo, by human Bight and sense—being Is a man a Christian who is^born of come out of this editorial oven in theories. Let. us remember to sow father-in-law of Bro. T. J. Gore, simply profession — comprehending water and not of the spirit ? Is a batches, seasoned with such political. the seed in the morning and withhold visited Hobart Town. He is a mem bpth tares and wheat.” Matt. xiii. 24. man in the kingdom of God who has flavoring as is desired. Two or three not our hand at envying, trusting in ber of -the legislative assembly of Yes, and it is clear that both the-tares been baptized and who doesn't be columns of advertisements meet all the merits of the cause we love.' “We South Australia, and elder in the and the wheat make up the church or lieve and repent ? No ! we are quite the cost of the work, and the local shajl come rejoicing bringing in the church at Adelaide. He is gifted ad kingdom, and they’ are to grow to sure Mr. H. doesn’t believe such a publisher buys his weekly edition a speaker and is one of the few poli sheaves.” • gether till the harvest, which is the thing. No one can enter the kingdom with one side of the sheet ready • Again, let us all remember that ticians who fills his place as a speaker end of the world. The church will of God without being born of water printed, as cheap as or cheaper than duplicity in either theory or practice -and in the hearts of the people in the then be judged and the reward given and of the spirit. the i first cost of the w’hite paper. The cannot long subserve the interest of political world and in the church. He to every man according to "his works. Then why does he separate the two result of this laborsaving devise is: the cause, or benefit the' world. It is is one of God’s noblemen. He is a What we may think tares the Lord conditions and have those born of that every four-comers village which always best to speak plainly. No merchant in* Adelaide, and is blessed may receive as wheat and vice versa. water “ visible Christians,” whereas is large enough to have a drug-store, thing is to be well served by calling with wealth, and uses it to the glory Mr. H. says: The condition of the they are no Christians at all unless or livery-stable, or photograph ‘gal- . things by the wrong names. Better of God. His praise is in all the ‘ visible church ’ is manifest in 1 Cor. they are born of the spirit also ? Mr. , lery,” rejoices in its local paper, and t>e understood and have done with churches there. His generosity is x.” There is just the same condition H. would have two kindsof“ invisible the field and patronage which one the trouble which always comes of proverbial. He brought his daughter that Jesus spoke of in the parable, and Christians.” 1st. Those bom of the paper formerly monopolized is divided to school to Mrs. Carr, at Melbourne, 1 neither ih the parables nor in the spirit, but not born of water; and among half a dozen rivals. It is a disguised purposes. When we preach the word We are and remained with the brethren there I epistles is it taught that there are 2nd. Those born of water and of the scramble for dear life with.most of rarely misunderstood. We shall al a fortnight. He had an eye to busi two churches, the one composed of spirit^and the latter would be both them—in such times as these. The ways succeed best with no secret ness and made a thousand dollars in tares and wheat, and called the visible and invisible, according to his local merchant’s flickering inclination purposes. We need no mask, for the a trade. He insisted that I visit him ' "visible church ;” the other of wheat, distinctions, for they have been born to advertise is kept aflame by steady Gospel needs to be known; and any and Bro. Gore, my old school-mate, at and called the “ invisible church.” of water, the condition of being a “puffing.” The community is scraped disguise is a badge of suspicion. A Adelaide, which f did, and spent a No ! the apostle addresses the church visible Christian according to Mr. H., in every comer for trivial news item» case half stated is more than half lost most delightful season. He sent us at Corinth which had its failings, and and they are borft of the spirit, the .and ¡»ersonal gossip. It is faithfully in the statement, while a case well to the seaside to recuperate, and on was strikingly at fault, both in doc- condition of being an invisible Chris I recorded that this man lias a new stated is more than half argued. A leaving he would have me take #50 ; trine and practice ; some of them not tian. Then a man who has been liom ' lightning ro<l on his bam, and that_ belief which is uttered in company to pay my way, remarking that he I believing in the resurrection, and all of water antf of the spirit is both a one a felon on his finger. Apprecia with an apology had better be re did not allow'these poor- preachers td •i of them abusing the Lord’s supper ■ visible ahd an invisible Christian. tive mention is made of each generous served till courage can grow, Good visit him at their own expense. When yet the apostle makes no distinction Well, enough of.this. Certainly the friend who leaves a can of oysters, a intentions and cowardice are incom- leaving Hobart Town he said I might of visible and invisible churches, but apostles understood this matter, and box of collars, a loaf of wedding-cake, patable companions; they are sure to need some pocket change and handed calls them “ the church of God which since they simply baptized those who I or a peck of apples, “ on the editor’s fall out by the way; but good inten me #50. Those nice little things that is at Corinth,” “ My dearly beloved,” believed and repented, and called table.” The editor is so busy, as the tions and true courage win victories. show a man’s heart are not forgotten Ac. They were all at fault, yet he them citizens of the kingdom ; th<T man-of-all work in his office, that he To all this you may add discretion. by’ Bro. Santo. While in Hobart does not say “ Yours is simply a pro belief, repentance and baptism must welcomes anything original in the Perhaps the saying of Flptpher may Town he engaged in trafic, and my fession, without the reality.” He have been the birth of water and of way of com muni cations for hiscolumns. help you to retain it. He says, “ Dis friend, Mr. Hinsby, hearing he was a ' corrected, rebuked their sins, and they the spirit, for without this birth said It is this opportunity of reaching cretion and hard valor are twins of Baptist, serit fot him, desiring an ac repented. It is very clear that the Jesus, a man can not enter the king the community through ’ the local honor, and nursed together they quaintance and received him cordi apostle did not entertain the idea that dom.] paper to which I wish to call atten make a conquerer, divided but a ally. Bro. Santo soon found himself some of them were hypocrites, and The above may give the reader tion. I’m sure it is not improved as in the midst of a religious talk, for that only a few of them were predes some idea of what we had to encoun it ought to be by those who are used talker." It all comes to this, “ Other founda •' Mr. Hinsby’ loved to express himself’ tined to be saved. He addresses them ter in our work in Tasmania. j to handling a pen,—women of leisure tion can no man lay than that which on religious «subjects. To his honor all as having begun aright, as having and culture; educated, professional ' Newspaper Knitting-Work. is,laid, which is Jesus Christ.” It is ( be it said his whole soul seemed to be accepted Jesus as their righteousness, men generally; and ministers and vain to expect any other, and the ■ enlisted in what he conceived to be sanctification and redemption, and Sunday-school workers especially. It BY J. B. T. MXRhH. world may be aroused from the seat I his Master’s cause. Bro. Santo asked praises them as having kept the or may seem like talking to a small There has been a wonderful advance audience compared with the bearing of indifference every decade, and in how the church was succeeding. dinances as he delivered them (xi. 2,) many different ways, but it is only ’ “ Ahsaid he* MVe were going on and concludes by saying,The grace in the circulation And influence of I one has whose articles are admitted the “ precious stones,” “ silver and I quietly till a few months ago a man of our Lord Jesus Christ be with American newspapers in the last into the metropolitan papers. But twenty-five years. All the lectures | these papers cannot fin«l place fora gold” builded on this foundation that i from Melbourne named Carr came you.” delivered on lycettm platform, all the 1 tithe of the contributions that are will abide the trial day. Upon this 1 and began to preach Campbellite doc Although some w*ere erring, he en sure foundation the church was trine. (By the way the people in the courages them to forsake their faults, speeches sent home to their sovereign j offered them. And even it is a larger builded, beginning at Jerusalem over colonies do not, except in rare instan and those who did so, he commends, constituents by congressmen, all the audience, usually, than ever gather at eighteen hundred years ago. And to ces, stigmatize us Campbellites. I while he orders that the incorrigible sermons preached on Sunday, probab i a church service or public meeting in this day there is no other, of divine will tell after a while how Mr. be ordered to be put away from ly do less in molding public sentiment« its own locality. It offers the best authority. The pattern how to build Hinsby got hold of it.) “ What!" among them, but never did he express on popular questions, now-a-days, than I possible method of reaching all classes also remains unchanged. The apostles said vBrb. Santo, “Campbellite doc or imply such an idea as a vistble and the newspapers, It is only’ the small of ahe community in behalf of scheme er half of our people who go to church and sentiments that should be brought I did no unnecessary work; all" they trine ! Are you sure ? What is that invisible church. “ WeH I don’t know taught and required is vital. We doctrine?” When, in the language of Ashdod, even once a week. But the news before them. Any village paper will cannot proclaim it too often, nor un what it is, but that is what 1 heard.” the expression “ visible church»” is papers are read by everybody, every i gladly put a column a week at the derstand it too well. We can afford And then he began and went through used, it implies that there is an " in- day in the week, and the sermons of disposal of a minister who will edit it r to be in many places, few in numbers, the first two chapters of the Ephesian visible church,” but then the Scrip- our great preachers reach more people in a way to make it readable and poor in this world’s goods, misrepre letter in a Calvinistic way. U|>on tures give no directions to such a through the press than at first hand profitable.. And not the village papers from the pulpit. sented and slandered; but we cannot making a pause Bro. Santo asked, thing as an “ invisible church. » alone, but most of the weeklies in the “ Do you think that a man of ordinary afford to compromise, or conform to There are no teachings as to how The newspapers have fairly earned larger towns and smaller cities, will the world, by withholding or in any sense could understand what you to enter or to be a member of said their influence. Thegreatdailies eclipse give the same opportunity to the men way evading the requirements of the have been saying ?” This was stun “ invisible church;” no laws, no the enterprise of governments and ! who has the knack,for such work. He ning, and a little righteous indigna government, no worship, prescribed geographical societies in the explora- : Gospel. must not make partisan use of it; he If the editors and readers of the tion followed, but soon cooled down. for an invisible church. The Scrip tions of unt&veled land. They outrun i must not fill it with dry preachments M essenger are satisfied with these Saturday’s daily paper announced tures give no countenance to such an detective agencies in tracking crime. or political speeches. It must take up essays w’e will close them now. If that the Hon. Philip Santo, of Adel idea, but they do teach that those They flash the latest discoveries in all topics of present general interest; its any one thinks we should continue aide, will preach in the Christian who continue faithful to the end shall fields of know ledge into every shop paragraphs must be brief, and hit the three or four more, we hope a chapel Lord’s day (we had secured a be saved. If all would speak of the and farmhouse. We should owe them nail right on the head. second reading will be sufficient (?) house of worship by this time). Mr. chlirch as the Scriptures speak, and a greater debt if they did not tyrn A minister ol my acquaintance furn if that tails, all you who are of age Hinsby was surprised. He had let make no distinctions where the Scrip into their columns so much of this ishes copy every week for a column in can write a few yourselves. In the the cat'out of the wallet, and he sup- tures make none, all confusion would social sewerage that ought to run un one of the papers of his city. He mean time we shall be out in the field pbeed that Bro. Santo would tell me be avoided. derground. The religious weeklies, copies for it the best tid-bits he comes • V V ■ ' Ij sowing the seed. what he had said. We will now see how Mr. H’s. too, have made for themselves a nota I across m his week’s reading; points Brethren, pray for us and strive to Ever after he avoided me even theology suits John iii. 5-8. He says: ble and influential place. In their the meaning and lesson of current ’ help us, practice what we preach, fpr Xhen I sought opportunity to meet “The visible condition of the church various departments they command the events; deals good-humored truths a£ all rivers do not more surely run down him in the street. In his lecture in is that referred to in our Lord's ex services of thé best minds in the land. local follies pushes dew projects that the declivities of the earth to the sea, the chapel he spoke of planation to N icodemus by * bom of The thought that was formerly sent promise to be a public benefit; expla than that there is a home of rest and VISIBLE AND INVISIBLE CHURCHES. water ' as distinguished from the in under twenty-five cent postage to the ins recent discoveries and advances in crown of rejoicing for the faithful in I subjoin the revie# of it as it came visible * bom of the »pirit»’ and de quartely is packed into telegrammatic sciences,—makes in short, the most Christ Jesus our Lord. rivable only from the invisible source form for the weekly newspaper, Each readable column in that paper. Some* Fun field, Iowa, Sept 18, 1878. 1 out in the Tarmavriyn tribune: Communications. A Year in Tasmania. r» __ U- 4 ‘ * .