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“OO Y^CHMtHFORM, TKACHMLL NATIONS," MONMOUTH, OREGON; FRISAI, DEC. 26, 1879. ’VOL. IX. NO. 52. ' Yes, "the law is holy, just and gorical application of the "bondwo humanity, and to the world, that are shadowed forth in 'the ceremonial good, but not so the characters w'ho man ” and the " freewoman ” and their part of tbe law, are as much grander are under that law, and to whom it children, as its further application and superior as the cross of Calvary W1^8- A law against smuggling will be seen in due time; we wish to w above a prison house of criminals applies to smugglers, and no one call attention back to the last record I else; a law against piracy on the high ed communication of God with Abia- and murderers. seas applies to pirate«, and no one hamj as found in the xxii, chap, of Wherefore and why ? • is under such law ! And the only Genesis. Net so much, to dwell upon Because the bleeding sacrifice gave ■to the broken heaflted and penitent purpose whatever for such Jaws is to his unwavering faith, when he stag the sacred balm of hope! Because punish those, as Paul says, “ who do gered not at the command of God to •the altar of incense pointed to the »uch things !” Righteousness cannot offer up his only legitimate son ; *• of acceptable prayers ef the children of come by keeping such laws, for if it whom it was said, that in Isaac shall God through the offering of the could, then Christ died in vain. Gal- thy seed be called, (Heb. xi. 18,) as world’s Great Redeemer! ii. 21. “ Wherefore then serveth the to |he third repetition of that Gospel, Because the spotless paschal lamb WiU ask' PauI answers or good news, which .Paul says in pointed with hope to the Lamb of in Gal. iii. 19: "It was added because Gal. iii. 8, was preached before unto God whose blood, cleanseth us from of transgressions.” Yes, because of Abraham—" saying, in thee shall all all sin 1 ■ * these very crimes, laws against them, nations be blessed'' The ceremonial part of the law was with bitter penalties, were added to “A d <1 the Angel of tbe Lord called unto not " a law of condemnation,” but a that people. And they were only Abraham out of Leaven tbe second time, and said. By myself have I sworn, saith system of hope and promise. In it added till Christ should come. the Lord, for because thou hast done this is found "Thou shalt love thy neigh I need hardly say that’ if there had thing, and hast not withheld tbv son, BT S.-C. ADAMS. only »on, that in blessing I wi the bond woman, you are “ observing bour as thyself.” Lev.xix. 18. And been no covetous persons, or idolaters, thine bless thee, and in multiplying I will mu (Continued.) holy days, or new moons, or Sabbath Daut. vi. 5 : “ And thou shalt love •or murderers,, or adulterers, or thieves, tiply thy seed as the stars of the heaven, as tbe sund which is upon the sea HAGAI'. AND SARAH—TH E BOX DWOMAN, days,” and thus " turning to the weak the Lord thy God with all thine or perjurers, in the Jewish “church and shore; and thy seed shall possess the gat AND FREE W<MAN, AND THEIR and beggarly elements, whereunto ye heart, and with all thy soul, and with (•r congregation) in the wilderness,” of his enemies; and in thy seed sh ill all Cai.DREN—E»LAINKD.TT PAUL. the nations of the earth b> blessed; be desire to ba in bondage.” > Gal. iv..<9. all thy might.” there would have been no laws cause thou hast obeyed my voice. Gen. A very important statement, in the That you are under a “ law of con But what can I say of the “ law of against such crimes. xxii. 15, 16, 17, 18. history of Hagar and Sarah, and their demnation,” a ministration of bon condemnation" and of " sin and But I need not insult your intelli I call particular attention to the two- children, is found in- tkiq same dage, and “ of sin and death ." death,” “ written .and engraven on gence by saying, that no church of “ promise in the 18th verse ; because 21st chapter, which we must«bt over * Paul would say to you, Gal. iv. 10, stones ?” In it there was no Christ! ¡Christ is composed in whole, or in I assure you that if any Jiving Gentile look. and no Savior! In it there was no paft, of any such characters ! and as a man, has any interest in ^.braham. 11 : ■"•Ye observe days, and months, and mercy and no pardon I For “ he that consequence, such laws have no whatever; it is through that promise, •* Ab4 Sarah saw the aon of 'Ssjar the Egyptiac, which «be had bercs unto times, and years. I am afraid ef yau, lest Abrehaw., mucking. (Wherefore-«b« said I have bestowed upon you labour in vain.” despised Moses’ law died without dominion over “new creatures in " In thee, and in thy seed shall all unto Abraham, Cwrt ent this boat woman the nations^e blessed 1” No Gen til And in Col. ii. 16, 17, 20, 23 : 1 mercy under two or three witnesses.” Christ Jesus.’’ and hev. son, for tbe son of this bond Heb. x. 28. Are those the characters that com Christian has any promise through woman «ball not be -beir with spy son, " Let no man therefore judge you in even with Isaac. And tbe thing was very meat, or in driak, or in respect of a holy- And more than that, for knowing pose your church ? and with whom “ the children of Israel and no grievoo«. in Abraham's sight because of day, or of the new moon, or of tbe Sab that laws against crime are intended you desire to assodate I Jf not, why Gentile Christian is ever called an his son.. And God said unto Ate-sham, bath days : wbiah are a shadow of things Let it ncft be grievowa in thy sigfat-bocause to tome ; but the body is of Christ. for those who either intend or actu <1o you put yourself under such laws ; Israelite, in the word of God. of tbe lad, and becaneoef tby baadvuman; Wherefore if ye be dead with Christ from Now, right here, too many have in all tint Sarah hath said auto thee, the «rudiments of the world, why, as ally do such things! we say, that the for it is an evident fact that laws are , heatken.ento her voice in Isaac shall though living in the world, are ye sub larger portion of the Ten Command always adapted to the people, to made a fatal blunder 1 ■ tbj ••«td'tec called.” Gen. xxLifelt. ject to ordinance« ; (edicts) which things ments is addressed to the lowest whom they apply ? We have found in Gen. xvii. 13. We he* e here the statement that have -indeed a «hew of wisdom in will criminals in the calander of crime! worship, and humility, and neglecting of I am not authorized to speak for that only two classes could be includ "the son. of the bond«-oman .« tall the body ; not.in any honour to the aatis- .To the thief, in the .intent, or in the others, but for myself I can sincerely ed in that covenant, that pertained to I*-** KOT BE;*t;iR with Isaac,” and also fyingnof the flesh.” O£t, it says: THOU SHALT not steal I say, that if I should enter your house, his descendants according to the W^conclude then that Isaac, who this significant expression, " fas in To the adulterer, either in the in and you should seriously command me flesh, and that was ratified and con was tbe child off romiee, and Abe son Isaac sbaUr’HY seed be<-ealled.” fo«!, or in the act, it says: Thou Neo* to steal anything while there; firmed by the seal of circumcision ; JXow, ri^it here, let ustaise the«ap- of the freewoman, represents those shalt not commit adultery . or that I must not violate the 7th and those were .plieation of,this historical fact di.en who ">be Christ’s,” who are the And to the murderer, either in the commandment, I should conclude that 1. “He that is born in th^ house/’ regarded ML'egorically by Paul, as "children of promise.” Gal. iv. 28 : intent, or in the ad, it Rays : THOU yoo were judging of my standard of and "Now we, (Christians) brethren, as jillutarating the bondage .asffi service de SHALT NOT KILL 1 morals and Christian character, by 2. "He that is bought with thy .of .Israel «nder the Ja^r,.oempaecd Isaac was,.are the children of promise.” •—* And so in these T.n Command- your own, and I should take my money !” 9 iwithi Ihe freedom of tbe -efaildren.jof And Gal.4ii. 29: ments there are just ■ine crimes that speedy departure. And I do not see If this is the Gospel covenant, " And if ye be Christ’s, then are ye premiao under the Gospel. Abraham’s -seed, and heirs according to they should NOT do. And over each that the reflection would be modified through which the Gentiles are to be “To th a foolish Galatia* s ” wR:> the promise.*” it hAds a fearful and terrible CURSE, in th« least, by your hanging such a blessed ! then we and our children foul 1 been ‘tbeguiled” by “false Another» thing is equally clear, that and a speedy and certain death with warning card upon the wall. are excluded from it forever ! brethren ” w.ho had “ per vetted th« the children of the bond woman emall out mercy ! That our conclusion« are not only But how can we, Gentiles, be Gajp^sf Christ,” “ that they might not be heir.wiTH tbe son of the free In our civil government and in logical, but also Scriptural, is put be " grafted into tbe good olive tree, and bring them into bondage,” j P m I saysi woman, That is, they must cast off society we still have such characters, yond a doubt by Paul’s statement in partake of its root and fatness,” or in «lai. iv. 21: " tbe yoke of »bondage ’ and “ the vail and upon our statute books we have 1 Tim. i*9, 10, where the characters dropping the figure, “ become “ child "Well me, ye that desire to be .nndef »from their minds," and “ the servitude laws and . penalties against them ! for whom " the law ” i, roade are de ren of Abraham, and heirs, according the taw, do ye not tear the lawif” of the law,” before they can “ receive And as every Jaw, whose penalty is scribed: « Ne more withering rebuke was to the promise ? ’ Most certainly, Abe adoption ef sous," and become death, .must be classed ia the criminal "Knowing thia, Uw ■ B<ma« ONLY through this Gospel, or good ever .inflicbad upon wilful ignorance and heirs according code; nothing is plainer than that bat for the and prejudise than this allegorical an- * Abraham’s seed news, in the promise preached to, For, while they are tke “ ministration of DEASH written •nd disobedient, for the nngodly «nd for tc tbe promise." stnswasable ^plication of the sons of dereri o/fSh"h0l7/nd profl‘na- tor mnr- Abrahato,'*’. saying, in thy seed shall "•inder the law,” they,«nnof be "in aad engraven on stones,” was the the “ bendmaid ” and “ freewoman:” all nations be blessed.” Christ." .CRIMINAL LAW OF THE JEWISH Now let Paul explain just who is " TsAlsne. ye thstxlesire to be ander But says oae.Taul is here referring tbe law, do ye not bear the law? Far it is NATIONS. meant here. In Gal. iii. 17, ne says: written. Shat Abraham had two soaa, tbe to the ceremonial ,kiw? and not to the But in the church or building of one by a bondmaid, the other by a fsea meral law. This .unwarranted and " Now to Abraham »nd hia ae^d were woman. But heasAo tsar of the bond wo- God, we ha*e no such laws, for in Here we have the positi ve statement the promises made. He aai h nol. And to nan was born after tbe flesh; but be af, unsoriptural distinction in “ the law,” aeeda, as of many ; but aa of oue, And to .tbe free woman w« by promise. Wiiiob ' by calling the Ten Commandments that there caa be no such characters 11 that "the law” is not made for “ right tby seed, wuich ia Christ. tthinga are au allegory: far these are tLe and no power to enforce »uch laws !! eous" person., or Christians, who are <4wo covenants; the one fcom the meant moral, and the balance ceremonial, is lie saith not , and to seeds, as of new creatures in Christ Jesus,” and £inai, which gendereth to bondage, which about as common, with many, as Thia ia no picture of tbe imagination, MANY.. _ That is " the children of I«- ds Agar. For this Agai ia mount Sinai in but a dear statement of Scripture, as -after God are create*! in righteous- 4 ra0| »“ Arabia, and aeaweteUi to Jerusalem which household words; and it may be that For through the children OF now is, and is in bondage with her child some actually think that these er- we shall shortly show. But who does ness and true holiness,” Eph. iv. 24, I srael , no promise was ever made to sen. But Jerusalem which is above is not say, with Paul, in Rom. vii. 12, but that it IS in ide for the characters free, which is the mother of as all. Nov preesions are found in.the Bible. the Gentiles. For it is ONLY through we,¡brethren, aa Isoae was, --- are the ehild- I now to — state, positively, and that a severe law against thieves and therein named I Who does not know the " ONE ” Beed which is Christ, that w«, «. I wish W SS V T« wv w— ---- ---- g,------------ MSi-SS* M« j..t Wb.t I MJ,. ih.l » such murderers " is holy, just and good f that if society contained no thieves no any Genti’e was ever grafted into the wm *uui *>u«7 __ _____ • hm A«rn after the spirit, even soil is now. distinction is ever once found, or even and we deprecate the low standard of murderers, no perjurers, no adulterers stock of Abraham and became his Nevertheless what saith the Seriptures? recognized within the lids of the the “powers that be” when laws and sucA like, that we would have no children. Cast ota the bondwoman and her son: for against crime are not enforced. need of jails, prisons, and death pen tbe sou of th« bond woman shall not be Bible. | Paul, is that really so ? Yes. * heir with tbe aon of the free woman. So Moses’ law was a anion x>f “ church alties I. Who does not know that the I will go even further and say, that then, bnataren, we are ntaahildren af the ** Know ye therefore that they whi.'b many of the meral principle« of action and state,” and its priests were made existence and force of such laws, is bond woman, but of the tme.M are of faith, tbe same are the children of its civil officers. But since that dis for selfish humanity, and the symbolic baaed only upon the existence of such Abraham. So Uien they which bs of The application of this “allegory.” faith are blessed with faithful Abraham. by Paul, ia aa clear aa th« noonday teachings of hope, found in what ia pensation ended, all criminal laws • lawless ” and “ ungodly ” persons • And if ye be Christ’s, then are ys Abra have been transferred to the laws of of * and to claim that your "ehure>” in ham’s «red, and heirs according to the aun. The bod of the bondwoman re termed the ceremonial law, are promise.” Gal. iii. 7, 9, 29. presents Mount Sinai, where " the higher and nobler order than any the land, and " the powers that be are under such law* is to admit that your Hence the result is: ordained of God for this very pur " church ” is not coin|>osed of “ right ministration of death written and moral principle* found in. the Ten pose,” a* Paul says in Rom. xiji, " to eous " persons, but of the " lawless and " There is neither Jew nor Greek, there engraven on stones ” wm given “and Commandmenta 1 is neituer bond nor free, there ia neither execute wrath upon evil doers, ” "and my And after duly considering disobedient, the ungodly an 1 sinners, neither answereth to Jerusalem which now is male nor female; for ye are all one in word*, »nd knowing whereof I affirm, for this cause we (ChrietiaM) pay the unholy and profane.” Christ Jeans. ” (A D. 57) and is di bondage with While keeping in mind P mu I’ j alle 1« VKILOMW.* bemuse they are «till I will any »gain, that the i Jessing« to tribute." ■. (To Continue.J Pacific “ under the law.” But those who are the law , being children qf hristian essenger cinder WIE BONDWOMAN, SHALL NOT BE HEIR Devoted to the oeaee of Primitive Christi-1 with the sen of the freewoman. anity, and the dMfiusion ofgeneral in- That " we (Christians) are the child fomnation. ren of the freewoman ” (31) and “as Price Per Tear, la Advance, $2.5» Isaac was, are the children of pro- All business letters should be addressed to T. F. Campbell. Editor, or Mary ®ise,” for (Gal. iii. 29) * if ye be Stump, Publisher, Monmouth, Oregon. 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Yeafi.v lulvertiwiHefos on liberal forms. bondwoman,” and " shall not ” be ProfbMional Card» (1 square) flavor annum. their with the son of ths freewoman,” THE SABBATH QUESTION. ¡ who was ,Isaac, and through him ¡CHRIST. That like the children of C M , •