Owyhee semi-weekly tidal wave. [volume] (Silver City, Owyhee County, Idaho Territory) 1868-1869, 1868-12-25


1sy Detses.h Jeri-aieia aad Hebron
slmpie vay,ide hamlet ~ ret
ter tr4ypigrs lonrDryiBg from ~
Bsditerf4Deen y he i)..asi evs aad
DC gaDhrsies Chfist va born 10 a
maogef, ~ the III dAy q January,
IL he gear onf II The Christian Evs,
~, 4eeDrdiay v Ni,ler's Chronology
iI37 year, after he CREATION 81
Aasm. 81 tie ena NJ the hrst oiia
hundred yesfs, che nunb~f u b'.iiq
sers III ihs Christian fel'gion zas
Only five hundred thousand, bat
eighteen bundnrd yssTs afterwsfdr
ibe Dumber had Increased 10 Two
bondfed millions. aud to-day there
are perhaps not irss than three hun
died mill pns IL the world, .ho pro
fee ~ believe IN The religion d Jr
s,is Christ. There are three medes
II Government 10 The Christian
Church, viz the Epi-copalian sig
nlfying Bishop, from the Latin word
EoisePys rrerbyteriap, from The
Greek word Pceslmfer9s, ,ignllylnq
5eiipH, o. Ebier. aud the Congregt
iianai Or independent mode
The Episcopal iurm h. The most tx
tensigc, ~ IL embraces the Catholic,
Greek, Protestant. Episcopal. Meth
ndini. aud Moravian Churches. -
These believe Ia the nearssiiy oi an
Apostolic Sngaesaipn ~ il Succession
~ bishops from Christ through tile
Apostles down 10 the present. aud
that No ordinations nfc valid unless
performed by those who received
their Owh ordinations IN direct aud
legitimate Succession. The CnihD-
Hos claim 10 be- the only true Church
by regular Snecnsaion, while olhors,
~ tho Protestant Episcopal. Insist
that they have an equal claim lhro
bishop Grammar, the FIRST regular
lilsh0p who leii the Catholics aud
established tho Church 81 England,
after tho Reformation 0f Luther
they deny the authority OF tbs Pope,
~ nnwarranted Ia tho Scriptures aud
gn anti-Christian innovation on III,
primitive Church, not known 90 ia,
earlier Christians. They alao rejec
tradition, trans'snbsiau.iatlon, Pur
gnlofy, ponance, confession, invoea
ton of saints, Monastle vows, for
givonass Of sins by the Priest, grant
lug lndulgences, and other tloctriuqi
Of tho Church Of Rome. ~ inconsia
tent with tho teachings of Christ AM
bis Apostles. and claim that they at,
themselves the true Church, shorn %
tho evils that have attached them
selves TO the lsomish Church, Ia IL
passage of centuries from Christ /,
Luther. They claim the same Sue
ooAaion as the Catholic Church dowi
10 about tho time OF Gregory ID,
Great IN lilo manner The Mplho
dists or followers OF John Wcsle,
lett the Church of England. Ia con
sequence of alleged irregulaiilie
of dogirlne aud OF practice, aud So
ap a Reformed Church, taking witt
them bishops claiming regular de
scent from che apostles, 80 also
German society, knowu rs the Unite,
nrethfen or Moraviaa Church.
Tho Presbyterian Church Is bull
upon the belief that Christ estab
llshed no order IN the Church highc
than rreshyter OF Minister. that al
Ministers are equal In authority an,
have authority BY iho laying on o
hands. TO ordaln others, adminis,e
tho SaSyaments. etc. and thai rrela
ay was gradually established on tn
primitive practice. by making ~
Moderator Of The frcshytery pei
maneat elliccf.
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