The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1867-08-24
Rro. waller Takes After Us.
EoLA, oareoS, Aug. 10Th, 1867.

uuEcNsouapiY passionate, auu used alI.
guagc unbccoming minister. So fur
from being in a passion, l was sorry to
sec such glaring Misrepresentation Of the
doctrines and teachings Of the Church of
which | am humble member coming
from one had considered personal
friend and if l did use the word false"
it was not in q spirit of elimination, but
as being the only word in the English
language which so clearly expresses the
idea of something the opposite Of truth.
My object in writing the communica-
ton was not, as you suppose, to enter into
discussion or debate, for nothing could
be farther from my purpose, but simply
TO set my Christian brethren aud myself
right before the world, supposing that in
order to have the erroneous impressions
which your article conveyed corrected,
il would only be necessary to cali your
attention to its inaccuracies. But in this
was mistaken So far from attempting
to remove any false impressions your
article may have made upon the public
mind you rciteratc your former unfounded
assertions.
In the first place, in relation to your
declaration that Alexander Campbell was
the founder of the Christian Church.
which denied aud challenged the proof,
you say 1--WE could easily show, by uu-
disputed authority, that our statement is
essentially correct" Well, as ycu have
failed to bring TO light this undisputed
authority" which can be so readily ad.
duccd, | but reafirm my former denial.
AS proof of your second statement, that
we believe " that when man says, with
the Eunuch, that he believes that Jesus is
the Christ, the son Of God, and will be
baptized by immersion, he is on the road
to Heaven" you quote Campbell from
the Harbinger, from his debate with
McCalla, aud from the Christian Baptist,
vol 5, p. 100. In regard to the last
quotation, would say that as vol. > of
the Christian Baptist contains no such
PAGE as page 160-the first page in the
volume being page 364--of course | am
unable to say whether you quote him
correctly or not-but suppose you do.
But be that as il may, must confess
that am not possessed Of sufficient acu.
men to discern the relation that the quo
tations bear to the point you attempt To
prove. !, therefore. leave it with the
public TO judge. The only proof you
adduce in supper: of your third state
ment, that "they (the Christians) deny
the power, efficacy aud Office work of the
Spirit. and some 20 so far virtually as Il
to deny His existence" is that certain
sect called "Stoneiies," one of whose
cardinal doctrines was the non-cx;st
cnce Of the Holy Spirit, broke up their
organization and united with the Chris
tiaus. Now what does this prove! Many
infidcls have, from time TO time, unitce
with the Church, but that does no
prove that the Church teaches infideliiy
but rather that they, becoming cobvincee
Of their error, rcnounced their formei
doctrines. | think il fair 10 infer tha
when the St0ncites," who believed II
the non-existcncc of the Holy Spirit, dis
banded their society and united with al
organization that believes in His exis,
ence and teach His "power, efficacy anc
Office work" they renounced their for
mer belief and became believers In thi
doctrines of the society with which the,
united. / believe IL Is not usual for
proselytor TO teach the doctrines of hi
proselytes, but tho reverse. Ia the sam'
connection you say that the Christian
boast that they have no creed, aud so ia
as an unwritten one is concerned, this i
true" The statement that we have n
"tonpritteH" creed, OF course, presuppose
that We hare icrittea one, and as | hav
been minister in the Christian Churcl
for many years, and have never seel
anything of the kind, you will confer
favor by producing it. You state tha
you have never said you would be en-
tirely silent on religious topics" | d
not ask it of you. / am perfectly willini
that you should speak in proper man
ner on any or all religious questions q
your pleasure, and also watch preacher
and haul them over the Goals" when
ever occasion demands it or the facts wi
justify you; but [ deny your right I
make any unprovoked attack upon larg
body of innocent Christians and pubIis
to the world false impressions of their rt
ligious belief.
And now, sir, | have done. Havin
set these things before the public in
proper light, and Gas / have aIrcad
stately having no desire to enter into
discussion, I shall here let the matte
J rest. | am sorry you have seen fit /
take the course you hate; but as it is 81
although cherish no feelings of ill-wl
towards you, yet | cannot further len
my support to one who will thus pcrsis
entity misreprescnt my religion. an
therefore, compelled to take tho coure
indicated by you, and henceforth OF
paths will diverge. Fl. NJ. WALLER.
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