The Madisonian. (Canton, Miss.) 1850-1855, 1850-09-19

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full audience, The seats wo,. N
nearly So and there were III
stayed 70 witness The solemn N.
except the members of his o.,
But now to the law, and 10 ii.
Our Savior, during his minist,v !.
lncplcated' and enforced BY ii,
ample, the Divine principles Of Il.
tan fellowship, and communal.
his disciples, and followers. Je,o, :
being God, equal with the Falb.
or ioresaw, that at a future pe,iol
denominations Of christians, pcva
up, differing IN the minor points ! 4
but agreeing in the funlamen,.
he has LEFT no law, f%orbiddlpe ,1,,.
so differing, and agreeing, to hoi /
ship, and communion with each oas
has strongly enforced the coots,,
Apostles in their writings. lik.vi,,
Gated explicitly, and in a lucid, MI
Bile manner the principles Of broth...
christian fellowship, and comm.
mong the christians, AID bretb,s, \
day, and 1t is reasonable to SUNNI.
even at that early age Of Christians /
were differences Of opinion tbOp,6
nor Importance, on the doctrine, nv
the apostles, and yet, we have 4 .
eitherimplied or understood tbataa
ferences OF opinion, gave any pecun
village, to one christian, more than, n
and were not made a bar 10 chrio,,
lowship and communion; and WIN !.
or need it be done, in this enligheM
The apostles were teachers, and ptsa
inspired by Divine wisdom, and =,
acquainted and instructed ia M,
God, yet they discovered no law
ding christians 10 commune togeEo
cause they differed in opinion, on ps
doctrine, Or ordinances, Of minor
lance. Jesus Christ, being The SOM
equal with the Father; viii any SIM.
have the hardihood and impiety
for a moment, that he knew aid n
his fathers laws, having come fronE
Their, and being taught by aim. Aala
not tn heigth Of presumption Gims
phemy) for a minister Of tho Ggs
this enlightened age, publicly, tOaas
10 the well informed citizens ofCt
that, he kaew that h9 would viidR
law Of God, were he to invite c5ni
Of other denominations, who dFdAI
him or a min~or-point, TO unite i0Nr
ion, at tie lords table, with the myab
his own peculiar church?
Bat pethaps my Rev. friend, haI
dream or a tiSiOn, and in hal yal
an interview. with a mysteriow, d
perRGturdl being, from spirit hd
that mysterious agent Informed Am
there was IA law in the Bible, auAp
To hold close communion, ~aRddebdo
il so, lhe same djriRe agent taald
strncted him in what part Of the 5l
would fad il, and he as Itarht
preacher, is IN duty bound, 10 lald.
citizens Of Car ton.
The various denominations, Oa
q, ical christians generally, agree IlNA
lief on the fundamental doctrines Oh
I, Bile. They also agree, in tbelSaCHn
Baptism and the Lords supper OBJ
/, and The ministers, of the various q
i, al minister their ordiabces, saIai
! sabbath.
!, Now, it would appear at first
J. thus agreeing, that a public Poh'
+ faith, a Cody walk, and come
h corresponding with their proiesse'
r.. to be the necessary qualifications y
. members, Of the various ordels, .
christian fellow ship together al
is the reason they cannot? NY 10y
. there is a point (and | considers 'g
i and unimporlat point) in which Y
well what's that point? He says
i, action or mode ot-Baptism, WINCH
\ is immersiog the whole body 10 y
+ The rest Of the christi2n worav
4 liberty Of diffe ring with him II
+ bar you from communing with nl
: be RS, at the Lords Tiny tablsial l
that | would violate the law q Y
permitted you. Now is not this ".
E mersion the very qui ~ntesceucs 0l0
! fellowship? yes ; and the most y
: logic, and the most powerful Wy
, eloqueuce, could convince ne Y
: otherwise, neither do think, may
biased, reasonable, and well :
: mind, with due reflection, can co''
! other conclusion. And what ls'p'
sion OF the whole matteI2 Ins