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'1 f 1 " T" v f STRANGER THAN TION. FIC- Eld. Dais ley called to an Account D. E. Scoles. by "No rogue e'r telt the halter, WitU good opinion or the law." . . , -Hudibras. , Ed. Press: Eld. D. seems to take ray last article very hard; but it ia no wonder when we re member that "It is the shot bird that flutters." With regard to Alexander Camp bell, ' I have shown that he said just what I claimed, and when he speaks of the "fourth ' principle of the everlasting ten" and quotes the 4th commandment, and speaks of "the seventh day," I claim it is no injustice to A. C. to quote him as l nave done: in iact u. sam to me, when I gave him the re ference for A. C'e. language "I know he did bold thnt position, but ' afterward changed." And lest, since Mr. D. says the ten commandments are a "dead is sue" he should be inclined to break the 9th by ' denying such damaging testimony, -1-will say that I have witnesses who heard him make the statement above quoted. At any rate, A. C's. testi mony remains, notwithstanding the fact that Mr. D. tries to make it appear that he didn't mean what he said. , ' 4 Then Mr. D. undertakes to help himself out of the dilemma, by perile - argument (?) of obeying in the spirit without the letter. But in, so doing Mr. D. acts on the same principle that an old lady did, who professed to be a chris tian, and was stealing hay; but to ease her conscience, (and, like Mr. ' D. keep the law in the spirit) said while pulling out the hay. "No difference what your hands are " doing just so your heart is right." A person may keep the law in the letter, while violating it in the spirit, as Christ shows in Matt 28 that lustful thoughts are a vio ' lation of the law; but it is utterly ' impossible for any one to violate the law in the letter, (that is do the outward act) and keep it in the spirit. Let us examine the law and see if the letter can be changed and the spirit remain the same. "Thou 6hall not bear false witness against thy neighbor." How shall we change that? Probably to leave out "not" would please some. "Thou shall not kill." "Thou shalt not steal" etc. Any fair minded reasoner can see that the forms or letter cannot be changed without destroying the sense of the language. So it is with all of them, except the fourth commandment, and when that is reached lo; presto! change I and sunday stands in place of the Sab bath of the Lord; an institution too . without so much as a line of Scrip ture intimating its sacredness, or showing that the followers of Christ are to keep it. So the whole law is made null , and void in order to get rid of the Sabbath, and then the other nine commandments are grateful back in, and Sunday a spurious "Lord's day" is put in place of the true. Such are some of the fallacies of Antinomianism. 1 reiterate the statement to which Mr. D. takes exceptions that A. C, Mr. D. and all others who hold to such pernicious doc- trines aue antinomians, I will prove it: Webster in his unabridged dic tionary edition 188G thus defines "Antinomian:" "Ono of a sect who were charged with maintain ing that under the gospel dispen sation the moral law is of no use or obligation." And ho further says under "Law" def. 9 Moral Law The moral law is summarily contained in the docaloguc, written by the finger of God on two tables of stone, and delivered to Moses on Mt. Sinai. Ex. 20. So, accord ing to Mr. Webster an Antinomian is one who denies the binding force Of the decalogue or ton com mandments, and Mr. D. is surely one of the most pronounced of that class. So, if W ebster understands the use of the English language I am correct in my naming Mr. 1). an Antinomian, and I have noth ing to retract. ' But let us see further, if my use of it is in common parlance of the term. John Wesley says: "Bowaro of Antinomianism, making void the law, or any part of it through faith. . . . Let this bo our voice I prize they "commandments above gold or precious stones; Oh! what -love have I unto thy .Jaw?". .,.. Christain Perfection pp 44, 45. Again he says: What is Antino mianism? Ans. The doctrine - which makes void the law through faith. What are tho main pillars. thereof? Ans (1) That Christ abolished the moral law; the ten commandments (2) That there fore christians are not obliged to observe it; (3) That one branch of christians liberty is liberty from obeying the commandments of " ' Wesley p, 408. ' , , . " says: "truth is "Of all the absuraities and abomi nations which' have assumed the name of . religion, I know of none more pernicious and atheistical in. its tendency than the sentiment which is tenaciously maintained by modern Antinomians 'that christians are set free from the law of God as a rule of conduct.' " AU this strikes Mr. D. square in the face, for ho said in the presence of a large number at the tent, that the law of God, the ten command ments were "a dead issue," Further Mr. I), says if I am a christian in truth and obey the commandments of God in Ex. 20. "why not , bo eircumsized and keep the Passover?" One would scarcely expect such brilliancy of reasoning from such source but it is hard to tell what straights a man may be driven into when he shuts his eves to the truth of God. Truly the Lord said of such a class. "For this people's heart is waxed gross, and their ears and eyes they have cu)Sed; lest at any time they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and should understand with their heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them." Matt. 13: 15. God spoke his eternal law .with his own voice, and wrote it on two tables of stone, and he neither wrote anything else, nor spoke anything else publicly to the peo ple. "And the Lord spake unto you out of the midst of the fire; ye heard tho voice of the words but saw no similitude; only ye heard a voice, and he declared un to you his covenant which he commanded you to perform even ten commandments; and he wrote them on two tables of stone. Out of heaven he made thee to hear his voice that he might instruct thee." Deut. 4: 12, 13, 30. "These words the Lord spake unto all your , assembly in the mount out of the midst of the fire of the cloud, and of the thick dark ness with a great voice, and he added no more." Deut 5: 22. In that great law there is not a word about circumcision, or the Passover, or any offerings, or cere monial rites. Those things were some of them shadows pointing forward to Christ, and when he came they were all nailed to the cross and ceased; but all the pro phets and apoatles testify to the perpeutity and everlasting obliga tions of the ten commandments. "That law which said thou shalt not kill." Christ came to honor obey and magnify the law instead of to abolish it. Isa. 42: 21. So it is neither logic, reason, nor Scripture which asks that men observe all the ceremonies and rites of the Theocracy of Israel. The penalty for the violation of the law of God is not enjoined in the law; only the Word says: "The wages of sin is death." Rom, G: 23. Nothing is said in the Sab bath commandment about offering sacrifices, gathering , sticks, or building a firet All those ceremonial and civil rites ceased when tho great antici pated Lamb Christ was crucified when type met antitype, when shadow met substance, when Christ said "It is finished," and "the vail of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bot tom," and the whole of the sanct uary service offeringsj. rites, and ceremonies was ended; and the law concerning them "abolished in his flesh;" Christ "nailing it to his cross." Hence we find that "Circumcision is nothing but the keeping of the commandments of God" is something 1 Cor. 7: 10. Christ did not pretend to give any "new law," but plainly said he came to "fulfill" or obey. He kept the ten commandments, and says, "Whosoever thereforce shall break one of these least command ments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called tho least in the kingdom of heaven; but whosoever shall do and teach them, the same shall be called great in the king dom of heaven." Matt. 5: 19. To keep the commandments will insure eternal life; but as no one can keep thorn unless Christ dwells within him, there is "noth ing can equal the ten command ments because they are the only ones which show sin and makes us need Christ. So the Lord says, "Let us hear tho conclusion of the whole matter; fear God and keep his commandments, for this is the whole ni'TY of man." Keel. 12: 13. Christ says, ''Blossod aro they that do his commandments" that they may have right to tho tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city. Kev. 22: 14 How if the opposition does not bring up either argument or Scrip ture, 1 shall drop the matter 6oon, as my timo is too valuable to waste in fighting a man of straw, or in following the vituperations which effervesce from a mind dwarfed by the soul, destroying doctrines of Antinomianism. - "The crass withereth, the flower fadeth; but the work of our God shall 6tand forever." Yours for truth and justice. D. E. Soolks. .. For Sale. A cood second hand header for sale, cheap, inquire of J. Bloch & Co. KWAP'P J Have constantly on hand a full line of arming implements . J". B. G - OIRJLA - -THE- COMMERCIAL Livery, Feed Sale STABLES, Athena, - - Oregon. The best Turnouts in Umatilla County. Stock boarded by Day, WeeK or Month. Special attention given to Commer cial travelers. Give me a call. G.M.FROOME. 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Property at Low Rates. Can get Money In less time than anyone Else can get it. I HAVE For sale a number of Choice Farms, including One of the best farms in Uma tilla County, Two miles from Athena. A NUMBER-V Of choice Residence Lots In Athena, on easy terms. Insurance in the following Leading Companies: London and Lancashire, Lion, Imperial, Caledonian, Liverpool, London & Globe, and the Continental, the . Great farm Company. T .D. HARPER, Athena, Oregon. . Iay up. All parties knowing themselves notified to indebted to me, are come forward delay. -- Jan. 1st tf. and settle without nTa. mule'iT BALD HEADS! What Is the condition of yours? Is your half dry, harsh, brittle? Does it split at the ends? Has It a lifeless appearance? Docs It fall out when combed or brushed ? Is It full of dandruff ? Does your scalp Itch ? l. it drv nr in a heatd condition ? If these are some of yoursymptomsbe warned in time oryou will become bald. 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No 5, from Athena to Spokane and interfile- j diate points, K-aves - 7:4.1 a in No a, from Athena to Portland and intenned-1 late point, leaves - SZV) p m No -II. from Pendleton to Spokane, leaven Athena - -- - 4:00 pm No 42, from Spokane to Pendleton, leaves Athena - - - - 4:45 p m PULLMAN SLEEPERS, r COLONIST SLEEPERS, ' RECLINING CIIAIR CVRS and DINERS . . . 7 Steamers Portland "to San f Francisco every 4 Days. " TICKETS- TO AND PHOM EURO For rates and ten era I information call on A. R. Bradley. Depot Ticket Agent, Athena, Oregon. - i, W. H. HniLBUT, Asst. Gen. Pas. Agt. 254 Washington St.. Portland, Oregon. , i ?. 1, c" V i: t - " ; r W , " V V? V " V