Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-05-30

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"Church Criticism-Unify ana Diversity.''
An sr'eie III INC oineinha'i u"1'''e0n 'ne
exis'lng oenonnnationai DIVISIONS n',.'' among
onris'lanS' lays uowh ''ie ioi'owihg now proposi,
uon lIi5
,ha Anna,Ios non,ar "a ~ nd utauaaS a. ~
a mart Of human deTslopment.. a diDsssify Of
gifts opinions, and governments, requiring
only one head ana one ne iaith' nt II j. h
A diversity OF opinions, requiring one iaitn,
lsa kina OF ereed wnieh y Woula pe naro %
nnd ou'slue tne od1e"e ONCE. D2es tne
Gasete mean tnaO q person may nave 'iaith
dlVerse rom MS opinions o 1 nen one may
nave an opinion .uu. % unris' Is nu' .ne 'oon oi
Gou' anu iAitu ena' ne No. 10 'ns' ~ts'''ing so
isltn IN the "oRe''e conceFh ie-i
Inc uazeue SecOnu PropVsi'ion % IKE
unto the nrst''i i. 1lA
z That Large part OF tne alnerences OF
t}oa GShnrnb % sro merely n1.iJecinI al fIsrences
belonging to philosophy in all periods, and
not peculiar TO christianity, or any religion
Whatever. --'.--
Merely lnlelec'ual anu pniiosopniSSai SI -eil- lif
ierences oi opinion ana Oh creeu 'ne "a''''e
holds, DO mol ailect ialtn ~ tne Vitai truths OF
Ohrlstlanlty' ~ Woulu pe ailncult 70 require
anything more tree aud easy than this. III
differences of opinion on religious doctrines
and creeds are merely intellectual, they, may
be entertained without anecung Christian
faith In our ignorance we conclude that it
Ia onl,, nhvsioal difYarancaa Of .on;,;on and
r.-'1 ,S ~, - ~ :,
creeo ria' arc ne@VuoA' Inns ihulca'es 'nA
religion IN the Gdzefte concern is liable TO tn'
same confusion as the maiden lady At CamF
Meeting, who was unable to decide whether
her inward disturbance was spiritual orphysi.
cal. A religious faith which can exist indie
pendent of intellectual opinions and beliefs
is certainly as convenient a religion as could
be desired. We fear thati is little too loose
and would advise the Gazette not to rely upor
it.-oHl rE8a agu altMo. 10, anu
IA .eyen the devil can quote Seribtur
freely to help his purposes il is not surpri
sing that the Gazette should also quote, I,
prove that the existing denominational di
visions are ordained of God. This it finds il
the, twelfth. chapter of First Corinthians
Rarely have we seen 50 palpable perver
sion. Paul mentions a diversity Of gifts i
the faithful. and enumerates them-the wor,
of wisdom, the word of knowledge, faith, tn
gift of healihg5 the working Of miracles
prophecy, discerning Of spirits, to speak i
unknown tongues the interpretation Z
tongues, but all working by the self-sam
spirit. .giCA ar,- HFT g M, 1.2a n ~
Is there any antagonism in these, or r
valry. or ANYTHING recurring denomination
divisions? Yet the Gazette refers to this
show that a diversity Of opinions was co,
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