Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1864-07-02

every RD6DbytheriAn minister in y ordinar
ton 0ws declares "hc sincerely (ceives
a sdopts n containing the 4yxtqsm doc.
r |fnEs {sti9fIf IL ths Holy Sesspt6ses -
Z. Svnods or councils are to handle or pom
clude nothing but what is ecclsxiasq cali y
afA are not 10 intermcdd1e with civil a9 aifs
which concern the commonwealth" Cen
this be ! reason why ordination by thqPrss-
byterian Church is hererepvdiAted Al pro-
nennecd INV aid :. and was the litefY fuIfiif
meps-cf iris vow by me regarded equiv
>a1cnt to a forfeiture Of my crede16als as an
ordained minister Of Jesus!
However this may be, '1s small mat
ter to be judgsd.@a( judgment -
Mans jud1l!ent camps 4Nsct my views IF
duty whi'(l belivspthcm to right in the
Judgment and sight If God, ann therefore |
still say with brother minister, Ethat the
point NOM Which regard and deal e. th men
has never been a. citizens, but as Nallen
sinners having need Of salvation, and the
great thing at which have aimed, and to
whom have. subordlnatcd everything elf,
IL reconcile them u God through the blod
Of ths sHW9xp Undue them with thA
spir1H the Divinc aster. In saying thi9
Aeithcr forge. nor lknore the fact thai Y
tkm the authorized expoilplcr Of Revelation,
which touch~s the cnttrt circle Of hnma'3
duty But ! hold thk to be true, thai
when men have an intcl( ctual acquaintance
with their civil or sociaY duties. and fail q
refuse them. that the eost eifcctual way =
bring them TO thcirIMrfornance. is to p9ks
upon their Lsas>pdKi conscicnces the feat
doctrines of the cross Bring men (Gk TO
4 I .. tk.A n.
formancc Of all known duties 1hls has
! been my theory and praetipt during the
nane years Of ~ satisfsvry, and ger N'f.
ca Il i mscliaS1J. 1-o1lts II tie in
| mef,al soui In the h5ssc Of God the Cos
F.l i. spread. Minister Of God, servants
Iof the table. extend the IA, itation. Come
/, for all things are nos ready !. come, buy
wine and milk without money and without
price. Wherefore DO We ~r'pd money FOL
that which is not brca'! aud your labor foi
that which -ati.ficth not hcaIfcn dilgcnt
~ unto me, and eat We that whfh is good,
| and lc. your souls deli ght itself N iatness..
See, yonhnnsry soul hears, believes, come.
lS'ty kuxte ann s.'c that the Lord istgracious
| II approaches and from the rich provisions
ash., for bread and the minister gives hin
this .stonc; he asks for hncatl and tn
minister. gives him this J>erpent and
with inmos1al hungering6 unsadsiicd, th'
soul departs fhr-kS1s ~betrayed, poisoned
stung.
! g. II GfqynJe3 and dttides tn .hnych q
| Gvd. 1t is the prolific cause Of lecclcsasti
cal scliisn. Ii ,lishonors the chnrch of Goo
by linking her with the state as partner
| 4 Il 1 1 y | =
her tool and servant. when her dep!orbl
rgra'!ation is complete Polluted by th'
hand Of secular power, her fair robes ren
and. scIcd her hands cha6hed to Cm ar
chariot wheels-beholl jke church Of God
the iaN bride Of Chris1
an aware thakfhcsc views ccnccrnin,
ths spLak and duties Of the gospel mnistr,
III this EeApcct, arc in direct antagonism Il
thosc Of tn congregational ministry here
tlEt this difference IS regarded by them a
ridicai and cAential, 50 much 50 that tn
one who fails IA CONFORM to their pract il
this particular is%on>iaerel and pronounce
Unauthorized to pf>ech the Gospel. Thei
views are doubtlcss<lclA conscientiou>ly
and in the fear Of God, Md therefore canno
be changed in &C ommodatidfsOthc wi,hc
Of men Ny convictions Of duty arc equal
ly strong and Conscientious, aud while sue!
cannot be abandoned either ird9n the fear 0
favor. Of man And if for excluding polite
from NY mnistrations am utterly isolate'
and stahd alone in this city, and'in all New
England, Z can well afford and dare be sin
gular. II M the maintenance of this prin
c pie am pcrsecuted, glory in persecution
For one had rather be proscrihesl for I'm
swervins fidelity and alhcrance ID my con
victions Of duty than Cor cravanAbandon
ment or criminal comlromse Of them. t
be dethroned. ! wo ID fain>ay With Paul
None Of these things move me, neithc
count life dear unto myself, so that NIGH
finish my course with JOY. and tho ministr,
which have received Of the Lord Jesus, t,
testify the gospel Of the grace IF Cod
Archbishop Leighton was once asked VIII,
he did not preach more to the times lii
answer was "Oh, while 81 many ar
preaching to the times, give M at least leav
to preach to the Etcr tiles. BE his rcpl,
ever u,ine!
An ExploslOn.