The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1868-04-04

l.r.tion Of Independents. ana ssrms of our civil
government were copied largely from them. An
Rnglish writer, in speaking OF the organisen Il
the Revolutionary movement, called them law
less band of Co9gregationalists, Presbyterians
and smugglf4 SAcatioQ geo5J He
did not believe IN Boosting, rs brother Field has
done, but would little 1T was not boasting
either, because it was the trsth, shat Wither.
spoon, presbyterian and one Of the signers of
the Declaration Of Independence, spoke at some
length and was largely influential in the adop.
ton Of that MEASURE, which gave birth to our
present form Of government; and he claims a. q
consequence for his church the parentage Of the
offspring
On the other hand, he alluded y Bishop As
bury, 'the only methodist who did not flee to
England for safety. He was concealed in gar
ret for two years, and when he did venture forth
what he had done for his country" He was not
| surprised that Dr. Field should follow in che
footsteps Of his llustrious predecessor and boast
| OF tho loyalty of his church during the late
rebellion.
There were two things he knew the metho-
dists were good at Dragging and begging" 81
Rev. First Baptist, in laying the foundation
OF his lecture, claimed that the Gospel saved
none but by faith. Int.nt damnation was not
one OF their tsnets Those who charged them
with 1t have only to read their own crseds, and
they will find that they are snjoined to preach
that hell 10 lined with souls not span long.
"ChIist taught his disciples to preach the gospel
to every creature, and to baptse those that be-
isved-nct every ereature--but the believers
circumcised and uncircumcsed" Ruling elders
had been on probation for hundreds OF years, to
ind where and how children were born into the
church. ..,ll bro
"As the love feast OF bread and wine 10 . SYM
Dol Of the crucified body of Christ, so is baptism
symbol sacred to them by his resurrection"
The stars and stripes of bunting, ragged though
it be, still serves as an emblem to rally the forces
to mighty defence. So also had their symbol
OF baptism increased their forces to . mighty
squadron to cooperate with the land forces
$1,000 Ethiopisns in the water squad in single
state He might be close but not close com.
munton baptist None had right to commune
with them unless baptised. A catholic or qua.
ker is not allowed to commune with presbyter.
iaLs or msthodists." "a hard shell is better
than no shell" "Why did you bare your bo.oms
in the enemy's countryp For the same reason
we take to water" IA presbyterian killed cat
that caught q rat on Sunday" He had thous-
and other equally good reasons for being q
baptist.
Mr. Ralph, Universalistl Young ladies Of
choir iispsnssd with knitting, talking, &C., long
enough to sing, in opening, "Thy will b. done
Mr.. Ralph was universalist, because ..it was
the only doctrine consistent with the idea Of in.
finite wisdom" IF He can stay the plane. in
its course, can He not make the spiritual body
subject to his will?7 Quoted the bible and J.hn
Wesley. He having been unwell his wife. wrote
his quotations, and he discovered that she va.
giving her old friends thrust" 1T would re.
quire an angel from heaven, with undisputed
credentials, to make him believe in endless pun.
ishment" ut would require quite a. much
stretch Ut imagination to prove methodism a.
to prove mormonism." THE object of Gods law
and OF universalism is reformation" He, a. well
as those who preceded him, produced abundance
Of evidence TO substantiate his doctrine I
thought 1t wrong Of him to take advantage Of
the crowded house to preach an excellent rsr,ssn
to those who expected only abuse and sarcasm
for their sights and sl,rs
REMARKS The congregationalist appeared to
be seriously convinced that his was the true re.
religion. He knew not how or why, unless be.
cause he was born SO. The methodist left the
impression of methodism on the minds of his
hearers by his gestures and peculiar twang Of
voice, and the ranting disconnected tumble Of poor
English were all emblematical. He was ridicu.
lousy interesting.
Tho presbyterian discourse was logically elo-
quent and forcibly interesting. The baptist, ua.
like the methodist was lecture fraught with
modesty and conclusive evidence, impressine
the minds Of his hearers favoraby as to his quail.
ifcations rs christian teacher.
Since it has been the policy Of the lecturers 30
far to omit speaking Of the universalist in any
way, will not diviate from the line Of duty
pointed out by christian minister, by comment.
ing on his discourse.
The first lecturer, in opening his discourse,
felt "that no was selling his brains for ten cents
tho course costing 60 cents-Concession by
hearers--"Singly his would not bring half Of
that" no, value received.
1t is noticeable that majority Of the regular
attendance are persons not protesting any of tho
four evangelical faiths. This is owing somewhat