The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1861-08-02
OUR CORRESPONDENCE.

regular ScrvtceS OF the Lord'S ddy Me pray
er termed tile Lords prayer, as entirely ig
nored in all oar protestant cAurches agitAthe
exception Of the German Luheran?'' This
charge was made in the form of a ques-
ton.
If churchman found the "Apost!e's
creed'' summary of christian doctrine
in our dicipline, to be used on special oc-
casions, how comes it that he did not see
the Lords prayer laid down to be used
In certain services
When he made the sweeping charge
he must have known that it was impossi,
BILE for the minister of the NJ E. Church
70 entirely agmore the Lords prayer in all
the regular services" on the Sabbath
He should not have made this charge
unless he knew it to be true, and to say
the least of it, it is a railing accusation.
When l wrote my first article was of the
opinion that "Churchma an" was not post
ed in regard to the subject upon which he
was writing, but after carefully reading
his second article am satisfied, that he
does seek to cast reproach upon certain
respectable chri stian bodies, what does be
mean by the following language "E:etend-
ed devotions in praying in many Of our
churches amounts to nothing more than
''repi!ition" and "much speaking.' This
according to ,churchman many of our
churches, such as pray extemporaneously,
and do not regularly use the Lords pray
er, are heather, while those churches
that respeat it every Sabbath in their req
u,ar services are tie christian churches.
Can it be that our brother can be ''gov
erned by christian principles and look up
on extemporaneous prayer as charac-
teristic of heathenism? But there is a
class Of professed christians, who are
willing to risk their souls salvation on
the fact of having membersnip p in some
church, protesting to be the door to the
kingdom. I have known christians, not
members of any branch of the visable
chu rch, whose christian character
shone forth as light that shineth in
darkness. And have known multitudes
of high and loW church me- mbers who re-
peated the Lords prayer every Sabbath
and during the intervals thought it no
amiss to drink lager beer and poor whis-
ky. The mere fact of church member
ship will save no man.
Cburchman does not undertake in bis
second article, to substantiate the asser-
; ton made in his first, in regard to the
delinqencies Of the "clergy Of our vii
lag ge" but avoids it and in lieu thereof
procaims loudly his fidelity, in prin nciple
and practice, to christianity. Now
positively assert that the Lords prayer is
not entirely ignored by any of the clergy
of this place, in the regular worship, on
the Lords day, "Churchmau'' has taken
the affirmation of this question. l ask
for proof, for he has not ATTEMPTED te
, give any yet. and unless he comes up te
the point in controversy, and honorrrbl1
acknowledges that his statement in re-
gard to the "clergy of our village" "iq.
noreing entirely the Lords prayer wa.
1 made hastily OF by respectable proof at
: tenpts to establish it, shall have Nc
farther controversy with him. l have no
objected to the use of the Lords PRAYER
nor the Apostles creed at each regala
D service on the Lords day but merely sal.
: there was no "thus saith the Lord" 70
d their regular repiti:ion, AgainI fail t.
learn from scripture or from any authea
ticated source that the apostles ever form
ed in the shape of liturgy, what is call
ed the "Apost!e's creed;" or that ther
were any directions given for..its frequen
repititon; yet the doctrines it contain
"a are not Objectionable, and they are laugh
. each Sabbath by our ministry in the sew
| eral pulpits, and by our lay membersbi
in the Sabbath schools. Churchmap say
that the use of these early forms In tn
10 regular church service is necessoru to
t. proper ''church life among tie people.
of Perhaps the frequent repitition IN for7
J. may be essential to proper church lite
that is. sectarian spirit-but surely. ne,
, sons may be christians without com vim
Win an JIG requirements or high churc
US ism. l admit that our Roman Cathol
n -Episcopalian, and German Lutheran
n have large share of church life and site
TO their respected denominational view
u with wonderful tenacity, but am willin
1t. to compare the piay, christian enterpris,
er temperance and the observance Of a
of christian morals of those denominatior
v who only occasionally use these forms i
y their regular worship with those who re
to peat them with great many other form
ed on each occasion OF public worship
VS. Christian ministers may be learned, piou
i, and useful, and never repeat The gormu
~ called the "Apostle's creed"
'e' "Churchman" objects to making IL
an Lords prayer a plan of more extendt
in devotions. Query Does Churchman u
.r. any OF those forms found in his pray
:. book? Did he ever respond to any
Pa those "extended devotions?' Does n
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