Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1867-03-21
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"Keep the Unity of the Spirit" ("

| his NluJll W~cHtB, 10 AIVullluo
Ward would say, J and rather pro-
mtScuouSly against the Baptists, for
standing in the way Of Christian
! Union. Had he sent his remarka-
| Bile production to the "Journal and
Messenger" requesting all papers
east and west to "copy," it might
have destroyed the baneful influence
of the article that he criticizes so
severely; and perchance converted
that "learned Baptist and all Of his
kind" from their pernicious errors.
If his church carries out his Me0
of membership, it is certainly one
Of the broad kind. He says sail
infants are members" If this
cludes all the infants in the fam
lilies Of his own demon
nation and of all others who
do not receive infants into church
membership, (for if they are all
members they must belong to his
church or some other) it makes
quite a numerous membership,
without admitting any that have
come to years of understanding. g.-I
If they retain their membership un-
til excluded properly for immorai-
ty, it leaves Geiy small mdrgtp to
work on to Increase the member
ship by the ordinary means ofgrace.
Paul says, "We all were by nature
the chtldren Of Wrath, even as 9th
ers." How are the "sacraments"
to be administered to this portion
Of the church If it is wrong to
deprive them Of one, it is equally so
of the other. You do not certainly
practice "restricted communion"
(for which you censuro the Baptists
so severely and Keep them away
from the Lords table.
The DR.. finds an easy way of
blending all the discordant elements
Of the numerous "evangelicar sects
in harmonious christian union, ac-
cording to the law of chemical aflln-
tiles. An inspired writer asks,
Glow can t,oo walk together except
they be agreed !" If two cannot,
it is hopeless to expect that the mil
lions who profess christianity can,
if they were all as combatiyc as
"Observer." There are more than
thirty sects in this country claiming
to he eyangelical--no two Of them
now agree in their faith and order
is it possible that the Baptists are t
responsible chiefly, for their exist
ence.
Depending on 'Jorm$," and sub !
stituting "t0yma5 ceremonies" for
HJe," makes the Baptists
sinners above all others in the Doc {
tors views, This is q grave charge {
how is it sustained? Do they not I
sustain the order of worship usual
y observed in all evangelical church =
prayer, preaching, eX- {
&c. In church govern {
nent they have the simplest demo 7
atic-ropubIican form, in which .
very member has an equal voice Il
md vote, In the ministry all who 81
re set apart in the work are equal ?
n authority and power in their Il
,ilicial relations. In doctrine and u
discipline the New Testament is p
heir authority; and a mere declar- IL IL
ton of faith" presented in a few ~ ~
,rief articles is given to the world, 4
hat all may know on what principles q
hey are united. 81
They recognize tD0 ordinances as n
oming from the Son of God Bap-
ism and the Lord'S Sapper. Each pr
# these has a distinctive form with ra ra
ut which they could not exist - u II
Iere you have the length and ty
readth Of all the '.fo,ms' observed Of
y Baptist churches. They have ST
ever learned to make three forms oS os
{ one ordinance. They have las Vi
ad the primitive chwches) one Ia
aptism. They did not receive au- pr
lority from their Lord to diUide ~o ro
,e ministry into classes Of several pr
'ades, putting one over another. ie'
@ taught us, some is your master M
zen Chrtst, and all yo are breth- M, "u
H." do
Before you repeat this charge, ate
Dctor, please look over the JoymS' =
stained by "eyangelical church ~ ~
j" and point us out one church ant
Mt has .fo,oer forms than the an,
urch you so harshly condemn, for
ople who live in glass houses taI1 tne
ould not be the first to throw an, any
mes. "Neither shalt thou bear Ma
'se aoitneSS against thy neighbor," loo'
The Scriptures we agree "is the s'" Suc
" rule Of .taih and praotioe," WEI We,
Iat rule is sacred. No one can Ma
or 1t or depart from it without S
.erfcring with Gods authority. GG,.
hat are the qualifications there a 8,
d down for admission into the sale
urch of CHRISTI Let us candidl1 the
anime this lis the startling point 0at' "a y
"Christian Union" Were all orS oi
'aRtS to be taken into the church s
.hout th6irknowledge or consent hav
4 all others who could be induced 90lc
give their names to be received VIII S
n probdtion," without regard to conf
version or spiritual qualiGca- trua
nsY Or were they required to an ii,.l
lfess their sins. profess faith i'm InI,S'