Wabash express. [volume] (Terre-Haute, Vigo Co[unty], Ind.) 1841-186?, 1859-04-13
Fer the Erprs-


Fer The EKpresL
No. EIsfs- ace that q Z. D. - siill fret
fal. he has written snothrr sort OF essa,
merely a.a vehicle for little naors spice"
Ngainst the ChristiAn institutions Of society
and Ag.s,s the ministers Of the ChrisiiAs
y.lig,on. whence has this msn b~eome sud
a~nly po..e..ed Of all ksowledge and par,iy
that be 80 bitterly condemns the pr.sties and
the motives Of those who are recognised 40 the
follower. OF Christ, That he. all ~ once. sees
soel.arlv that the vsy in vhich the Church has
walked. ever since the time Of the Apostles. -
all vrong-is an impious imposition upon the
eArduIity Of men. That he fsunts himself
In presence Of a sensible community with The
very gracious assertion. ''lo, yeu are fools and
your fathers have been fools before 700
am the light. follow me ="
DE. this man quote the Bible az the truth
orn fable, If he doe. not believe IN the
Bible a. the word Of God. wh. has he to do
with IL. in thi~ connection. but 10 Condemn -
Does he believe that CHRIST and his Apostle :
taught the truth Then let their teachings
stand. A tsstam~ns - will. We have The
Will Of our Lord. Does q +. ID. accept Il
A will oft~= kas conditions attached. on:y IN
compliance 9Th which. the InheritaDce can
be enjoyed. When the viii i- on probate.
shsli the clerk Of court be directed by fAe Aesr
~hat parts shall be recorded asd isgslIred.
asd ,hus have Il lifted 90 as TO ge, the inheri
tanee without The eoadiiions' The condition
to our I.ord'. Will -. b.lIue. "He that be
Ii~,eth OF me. hath everlasting life. ."-JsAa
81.
Bot What 10 IL to believe on Christi IL II
simply To assent 10 the assertions that he ws-
q great '.nedium." a. ne hear Him blasphe
,nossly called in our streets. nov days =
Common sense tesss-s u. that TO believe on
Him. is to believe His claims and HIS doc
srin~s His elsims are. that lie - the Son o
God; aud that lie ~ili hnsliy Judge the world
And the sanction Of IA. doctrine is. "snd
those (the wicked) shall 60 away into ever
is.ting punishment. bat the righteous inis
life eternal ''-Msi IS. ss Now It would b.
singulsr TO gather from these words Of Christ
aim.-If. that they az both to go to fh> ss.s
place.
go. sso z d 6nds. by the sign. attending
that the Apostles Of oor Lord were di'insly
commissioned 10 preach and to teach the true
religion. hope he viii not qusrei r''h ),
p.ai for saving God i- consuming fire. -
H,b IL. n: nor for saying '.the Lord jesus
shali be revealed from heaven With HI. might,
angela. in flaming Ere. 'kking vengeance or
th~m that know not G-,d." xc.-3 7A>s 1:
snds.
Th- fact il. q v, u quarrels ~ith the el~ri
fss reading III. whole Willie msIigns th'
minister for reading the whole Bih.~. IL h
eould III in shsrch aud ll.,sn 10 the sweet in
-itaiions >x-eni-d to all TO come and b
pavsd: and Ia the rssi.hing descriptions Of III
fu,.re ~,st. 81 IN. righteous. and then eoul
clap hi Anger cpon the readers lip and prs
won't the uttsrsnee Of the eounterpsrt---T Tn
wicked .hsil be turned into hell. aud all th
nation. that forget God" (Ps- 3: ~ b
would doubtless be great lover Of al
church and of il. ministers.
But. alas, that cannot be. The whole nibl
mw.t be accepted or none can avail. WIS
shall We do. The natural heart IL esml
against God" q. z. ID. shows strong mari
of an spos,sis m,ad. He has. without doub
held better doc rines than he now evidence
nv HE spirit How de.s late the heart that H.
ytsssl>s the right way How uneasy. nal
eious. sriteful. de-s . man become when on'
the "garaished" hss~ has become the sbos
Of ".ev~n devils" worse than the frs, Ala
poor O T. ID. 7 vhy dec he wri,he at eve
thought sf retributior Why does he shu
der NJ every int,mstion of hell' Whv do
ths criminal stagger At the eight Of the e
lewss Poor man he may ye. turn and
ssvsd Let him remember that no denune
ton. are suerej. in the Bible. against I
righteous: and does he wish to be wicked :
hsed not .e 80 sgitsted at the mention Of n
hell which our Lord describes az The abode
IRE wicked. IL he chooses To avoid H.
How es.y !, is to reform. II hndisg IA
eau be called reforming. q. T. ID. tells us
are ell ~vag. We ought 10 heal the sick
iayine on Of haads. kc. He claims to
tight: lrt us s~. him 10 ,s. she~ reform
sisu--show us. ~ example. the better wsy
tti-fusry Ia hear this singular disciple pr
Aboa, unnatural pictures 4 the Devil
!. him. sa - ssite "apnstsral" that squints
ssr5s r.trihuti"n.
Whe~ q T. ID next essays 10 e~iighses
r~hiic. BY r.iliag At ministers Of the 0esT
and cendemning The worlds belief IN
chri.t'ss r~i'x'sa. ~ope he viii fsvcr
With some subss,tate kr vhst he takes AZ
th.the ~,ii l.sts.efly see>ps sk< Bat ~ ro~cs
aaA that he vill sccoa, mcisie &c With 90
Asssvst pictures e< the Devil. and ef the OF
ugly things hin,~d. ia the Bible. 10 the ~,
I'D. LArNAN
II Il nus, be perfectly ssssiss 10 the
tnioi.tra,ios To lose cornectscut. after
gres, effort IL has made to save her TO its si
Ing cause. Thsussnds n rcnsy wefs I
there. bat J. B. and his cashier seem to be
lueiy in financial affairs. One more ;,
Rhode I.iaad. has yet 10 elect m Nee
land whsr the last ve<tics Of nuchsrxn