Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1867-07-21

The Apostles were men, like POLYCARP,
AUGUSTINE, CYRIL and CYPRIAN. The
Holy Spirit fell on all who were convert
ed. CHRIST had taught the truth. They
added nothing to it, They were not
commissioned to add any thing to it.
The original Apostles often misunder-
stood him in his life time. They were
often mistaken after his death. And It
is absolutely certain that seets and dis
sensiOns will never cease as long as the
plenary inspiration of the Scriptures is
an article Of faith; because, if all parts
are Of equal authority, there are ineon-
sisteneies and contradictions that cannot
be reeOnciled as, for example, the
election of part Of mankind and the
eternal damnatiOn Of the rest, on the one
hand, and the salvation of all men, on
the other, may be proved by equally
positive texts. When the Catholic
Church insists on a literal reading, to
sustain a doctrine contrary to reason,
she warrants every dissenting sect in
taking literally any other passage it may
select to erect a creed upon. PAUL posi-
tivcl- states to the Christians of Ephe-
sus, that the mystery of GODS will, His
good pleasure and purpose are made
known, that in the dispensatiOn of the
fullness of times He might gather tOgeth-
er in one all things, in CHRIST, both
which are in Heaven, and which are on
earth, in Him. And to those Of COlosse,
that it pleased the Father that all pleni-
tude should dwell in CHRIST, and
having made peace through the blood Of
His cross, by Him tn reconcile al things
unto Himself, by Him, whether things
on earth or in Heaven
= L.
vealed Truth there has always been an
intermixture Of error; or, in other words,
God reveals His Truth partially and pro-
gressively. The revelation TO Moses was
a very imperfect one. The doctrine Of
the heimmOrtality of the soul is not Taught
in the old Hebrew writings. They con-
tain no metaphysical or philosophical
ideas even, in regard to the Deity the
sublimity Of their descriptions of His
majesty and power being attained by the
use of material figures. The God pro-
claimed by Moses was not the God Of
Philosophy or Christianity, but only the
peculiar God of that People, more pow
erful than any Of the AlOhayim of the
other nations
The instruction given the Hebrew peO-
pie bv MOSES, in regard to the nature OF
the Deity was very slight. He was
their ALOHAI. AL, or ALOHAYIM, more |
potent only than the AEdiliIa of other |
neighbOuring Nations and Tribes. Mo- !
L.OCH and BAAL were as real as he. !
4 Anocai Yt1hOUGh AlOhdik,' said ALO- |
HAYIM: Ia YahdiGh tax AlohdyinR |
dkiQrdafial ddI-peRdi,' l am Yahovah, |
thu Alohei: Thou shalt have no other |
Aiohayim in my presence 80 Cdi ana
cal Yt1hOUdh Alohdik IL kama for I, |
Yahoyah thu Alohai am jealous ALL
Aathah gedddthGi, said Yethru TO |
Moshab, 'c0i gGd1l YGhouah Rakdi- |
h A1ohGyiBi > now 1 know that Yahovah |
is greater than all the Alohayim :-'cGi |
6dda6ar dsar zddl -0dl0ihdHlJ . for even /
in that where their pretensioDs were |
greatest, He has proven Himself !
their Superior. He was but AL
ALAION, the Highest Al: BE was the I
Lord PdrdmO3mt among the Gods. |
Z Cai,i says the 18th verse of the 10th |
chapter of the Book 4A10h n De6ardyiza,
which we call D6lltsros NoB1Os. the Sec |
ond Law, Ydh0Uah AlohGikGm hud |
Alohai ~ AE0hGJin. q Ad0HGi h. AdoR- /
qvill, hAE h. GddOl h. Ge6Gr:' YahO- |
yah, gOur Alohayim issthe Alohai Of the |
Alohayim, and the AdOnai of the Ado /
nayins. the Great and Mighty Al: ie-l
the chief Of the Alohai and Adonai.
All the Nations says MICAH, will !
march, each in the name of its AlOhai /
but we in the name of YdhOBdh dlohdi-
as,' Of Yahovah, oar Alohai. Ycsio. |
gah,' MosEs is said to have sung, after
crossing the Red Sea, sab Asai, AIohai