Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1860-03-22
LETTER FROM Mr.. CHlLDS.
Written for the Fayetteville Observer.
Popular Creeds or Confessions Of
Faith.
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Popular CreedS Or CONCESSIONS OIL
Faith.
C0neluded.]
Their spirits are emanatiuns from
him, and among all Adams children
there is no difference neither in
soul, body, nor split; by the influ-
euce of the devil sin was introduced,
by which all became totally depraved.
This depravity, according to The
Creed, is equally applied TO both
infants and adults, hence the whole
mass of human beings in the aggre-
gate are fitted for endless perdition
Reader, think Of totally deprsred
infants! All exposed to endless
pain! How revolving to the sensa-
tions of the soul! But, says the adj
vocate of the Greed, the blood OF
Christ C!eanses the dying infant
from its deep stain of depravity and
sends it to heaven. l would ask,
however, what would be left, after
the cleansing process, if total deprav.
ity be washed away! But the
Greed decides that 'others are LET,
to their condemnation meaning in.
fants, if, indeed, it has any meaning
for the decree Of salvation AID dam
nation as applied to mau, even il
the opinion Of its advocates, was be-
fore The foundation Of the world
hence, it is clearly seen, that accor
ding to the Greed, God has decreec
inlart damnation before they yer,
born. Forto elect or choose on,
to salvation, while another is left on
Of that choice, is to reprohate the on,
left out, to damsation. This /
an unavoidable conclusion. VII
any of the advocates of this confes
son Of faith, deny preaching inlan
damnatlon, seeing the non.elect com
into the world infants, and whethe
they live or die, the blood of Chris
as the only means of cleansing de
prauity, can never be applied, see
: ing God has not so deereed.
This article in the Greed, referre,
,, to, as if to cap the climax of absur
duly, and sap the foundation of al
good philosophy, represents the deii,
as being possessed of antagonist
q attributes, grace and justice; there
0 fore, universal salvation could no
glolify him, neither could universe
q damuation, Notwithstanding univel
I sal total deprayity) hence, the neces
i sity OF an endless hell, with an oil
Q thodox devil connected with the &c
Q cree of the Almighty, TO sentence
portion of bis own dipping 20 end
less pain, that all bis attributes migf
s. be gIorifed. Then it will be di:
q covered that the salvation of q sill
L ner glori6es grace and the dansnl
s ton of sinner glori6es Justice
i What q bundle Of inconsistencies
e not to say falsehoods, is here pre-
e ented! Who can believe it witho,
faith? Who can have faith withor
a testimony? And where in all God
s communications to the children
it men. either. in the volume of natu,
o or revelation, has he taught US sue
t a lesson? No where. Where the
did this system Of theology have i
+ origin? 10 the prolific brain of tt
d priests, and was adopted by the del
e gates of l27 congregations assen
Il bled in London in 1859, aud W,
d re-adopted in Philadelphia in ia:
! and is now advocated By the prede
tinarian Baptist ministry throughor
the country--a body Of as good me
r as ever graced the earth, while hui
dreds and thousandsof good christian
o honestly think it to be the gospel
y the Saviour of the world. l hay
!; not written thus plain 10 order to ras
the feelings Of my friends; but b.
Q cause ! love them, and wish abov
u every other consideration to g,
d them out of the enyirons Of sue
Q q sickly faith that they may enjoy til
consultations consequent upon the b
lief ola universal application of th
> blood Of Christ to cleanse the worl
: from guilt. Friendly reader, pleas
: give this article Of the Creed an q,
8 tentive perusal, and ask yourself
= our father in heaven does posses
such cruelty? Twill mex: makea fe
remarks on Methodism in nutshell
as given by one Of their own writers
9 T. xooJs thur. tGo fao oh III oaf;np,