Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1867-01-22
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Mr.. EDITOR
A late HERALD announces

Mr. EDITOR
A late HERALD announces
a last call meeting, or what you term
a meeting of second adventers or
harum ScarumS, advancing some new
religious theories; one, that the breath
is the soul, etc. Now, | understand
you to be progressive in matters Of
science and politics, but from your
tone ia the above mentioned notice |
inter you would check the Bible pro-
gress, and denounce those who would
dig deeper into the plain truths of in
spiration than Luther, Calvin, Wes-
ley, Campbell and many other emf
nent divines. | do not claim to be
an adventer, but entertaining as | do
a firm belief that our Savior will APP
pear on earth again in manner as
he was seen to enter the heavens |
am denominated as IN aduentiSt.
| fail to see that all the truths
taught by inspiration are fully res
pended to by the popular churches.
Where now is the doctrine taught by
the great reformer, Calvin, that do
what You may you will be saved, do
the best you can and ou will BE- damn
ed 1t may be classed in the part
Let bible truth come free investi-
CATION is the only method to call it
out.
Now, will yourself or someone give
a definition of what the soul Of man
is, and obliged yours for the truth.
j. S. JONES.
New California, Wis, Jan. 1867.
REMARKS In matters of fact, faith
and science we disavow progressive
intention. We do not believe that
arethmetical solution, scientific deduc-
ton or faith as enjoined by Christ and
the Apostles can be improved upon
by modern thinkers. The tiaac when
this body shall dissolve or these Gle
ments melt, we believe no man knows;
and we doubt whether any man has
any business to know or try to find
out, or that by fanatic preaching any
one has the right to lead and mis-
lead. We believe it was never in
tended that men should know many
things, this matter Of terrestrial final
ity among them. From the Arians
down to Father Miller, there have
been periodical spasms over some pre-
tended new discovery of the latter
end Of things, and the WHOLE current
of thought turned bottom up At
Llmes the credulous masses were in
vited to come in and surrender all
property to the false teachers, even
theif clothing, and 60 out naked
Seemingly vast lotteries have been
made of this last call by the Second
Advent harum scarums, and Jesus
with the covenants made q grand
first prize lottery, like the Crosby
Opera House. Who bids the most
may goin first and escape the plaques.
Indeed, Tetzel's sale Of indugences
was was no worse mockery How
ever near the end may be, though the
Astronomers and Chemists are offer
ing to warrant orderly revolutions
and times and seasons some thirty
thousand years longer, we hold it
is better to not scare anybody, since
any and all frightful means for work
ing repentance are known to bril- ;
on reactionary conditions and dunn
founded slumbering. We had tho'u
that since Spiritualism and Millerism
had ceased their riotings upon the
human credulity, a long calm might
be expected; but it seems something
has broke loose, slightly varying
iroll one or the other humbug, and is
going to have brief run on the pop
ular purse and cgedibility.
The soul, says Webster, is the spir-
itual, rational and IMMORTAL part Of
man life: vital principle: &C.
Says Worcester the first and old
est sense Of this word is life, the Vi
tai power, and then the immaterial
and immortal.
ED.