, 1869-07-07
BRETHREN or ONE FAITH.
Convention In ChIesso-Proeeedlngs Of Sun-
days and Mondays Sessions.
Brief Outline Of the Leading Views
OF tho Brethren OF Ono Faith.
Addresses aud Resolutions.

B1eI1lrn OF Une FhlLn Fha ned at their ball, II
AcCormicks Block, on SUNDAY morning, duly 1,
! commencing At half past 10 O'Clock.
An the vievs o1 this denomination hare been
presented In q confused and erroneous manner IN
many Of the reports hereto1ors made, It will not
be doing more than an sct Of Justice 10 g1ye b1ef
statement, as glseu pJ one OF their mentera
| They claim that men can only b. sayed BY IN
] Intelligent belief Of the Gospel.
| This Gospel consists OF tha glad ndinRa Of the
name OF Jes1s Christ. -
8. The Kingdom Of God Will be literal and sist-
bic theec1aey, established on the earth.
= The nngdon proper viii consist Of the rc-
stosea tribes ot Issael Eho viii be gathered from
the four corners Of Garth, and, after being purified
and 1econctled to God, will be located In the land
8. Tbe dominion pertaining 70 this xtnqdom vii,
| embrace eTelJ nation on The face Of the earth.
a TT Tae I1lers MINI II ne ktngdom NJ! he al lmmor
hh9g sna x consist q
whole earth. and Of the saints who have been 10
deemed b, the blood Of Jesus out OF every nation,
!. The nn1ions then In existence will cousis, Of
mortal men and women aa at present, and they
| will g up tepre:entauFelJ from year TO year "a
s. Jerusalem will he rebuilt In spIendor and Will
become the metz t1opohtan city Of tie world
the nations Will i've Ia peace and vii "beat tnelr
sworcs into ploxahafes aid their speara Into
pruning hooks" neither viii they learn war any
more
10. Tnl1 glorious reign Of 1esus and his sants
E1ll continue for one thousand years- AT the end
the Book Of Life VIII De Destroyed, and froru thai
period ind forever after, the earth will +, nhat-
| ited BY race Of immortal helngs.
The above v>ows OF ChE1st's Mtuenniar.relgn are
Jacob and David.
soul, an endless torment IN he'll nre fntnre resi-
dcnoc tn Heaven above, q tftnne GOD, 60 Immortal
devil, the operation OF the Spirit OF God for mana
conversioo arsst from His Word. and many other
orthodox Views, are rejected BY this body IS uu-
ecnptufa.
THEY believe that when man dies be Is utterly
tnsensfble to oil things. He cannot think, love-
hate OF exercise nJ OF the facultca pertaining 70
life. he knows nothing mill the resurrection
ra1sed from the dead with glortded, powerful
md incoHuPtlDle body. He canuot die any more.
s9sa s h5e Su,ne Of The leading views of the
The bali, 1t the commencement OF the meeting,
Vas well nued With an Intelligent audience, nearly
sentatises from the following districts: Chicago.
Geneva Harvard, Aurora bouth SoEthneld, Weat
Nor,h1s;a Ant,esn, gl1on, Rs1nss P9,at Silver
L Porte, Antioch, Plymouth and Argos, Indiana
and H1 Seenah, #iscona,n; snd afaneapoiis. Mime.
nbtA ..~ 80. -..
s1 ke o cheao ge
Eregation, delivered 2ddress on the nrgt part Of
ihe fourth chapter CT paai'H letter TO the Ephe-
ing wherewith the saDts arc CALLED, showing TINT
the Gospel the cali the poor Of earth tho ones
noe, o. misas, seeordns CO.. to sho s aesa s a csed
He also touched upon the Importance Of walking
worthy oflhe calling, IN alI oN!iness and lorbea1
nncc OF one rnothey IN love
Al the cloae Of the lddrcss, the brethren OBJ
served the ordinance Of the Lords Supper, and
ilstened 10 few remarks 1rom various speakers
upon practicai subJecta Adjourned to meet agatn
81 O clock.
na,ing assembled a. the hour appointed, the
The conse ehtson then proceeded % The election
| OF o1ceB, which resulted Ia the choice OF Elder
A. v: Button, Of West Sortn1eld, as Chairman,
and Elder 1houaA Wilson. OF Chicago. as secre-
Upon motion, It VIII resolved that the speakers
be conGned TO fifteen minutes time In the delivery
Of Iheir addresses, unless longer time Was granted
| By the Chair OF the convention
| Elder l. Il. Chase, OF Michigan, then proceeded.
| to address the convention upon the subject Of
Gcd. promises "a a means whereby men eau 4
1nin 70 the divine nnt1re. He ciMmed TINT the
ipes foT." the power ssa ali iarce and that the
only power OF GOD for tie salvation OF naen vas
EaerJ J. N. Stephenson, of Wisconsln+ then fol-
loved With m address upon tho anbjecs Of unit
faith IN Which re endeayoEed to SHOW that TIE
| Enulntudinous faiths Of Chrtstendom could not be
Of God because they were nat = unit The Bible
! spoke Of the faith AZ the one faith" This faith
h1d but ono hope. The ops iaita, Or one Gospel
VT n1opetiy defined as "Qood News" or GodA
ana o1 INC
! news tn the Gospel hence 1t exercised drawing
influence: He said that u former years be used
fear. He used 10 Rnesp he'll, and exhibit 70 them
the damned soul writing u eternal torture, and
a,moss imagined tast the house IN which they wers
was suHoundedIw1th the demons Of he'll. Ihls
Addresses were delivered By J. F. Wilcox, E
! Hoyt, 4. J. EyehA1e1, r. WNso1, y. Boud and
| Others the tenor Of Hhlch was siml!11 10 tnose
| who had preceded them.
1t hal{-past O'Clock the convention adjourned
| - meet RsatQ at 10 O'cl0ck next dag.
\ NOFDAY'a SESSION.
menbers haviut @ assembiede. e # Wsa deemed C c1pes
! dent to hold social meeting uni1 the hour AZ
rvesl to which the convention adjourned. After
singing and prayer, little discussion was catered
into relative to the posture that ought 70 be OBJ
served IN prayer, some claiming that knecitng WIS
TIT % %snesiing IN % pasac, and Standing n assembled
rona1p, rs pP epProprate, ous that prayer might
v Tsu oeiees 1 hsnr n ased vas de:erm,ncd to
condition. spiritually. md what the prospects were
''' Tie fs DT 1epos5. xsie pseeeeaea With, .ao.-
ssaa N II. : -
become power in the land said one Of tue
aes MepsE
= r s%esss @ ss,nsst egs ss T. = e.ass s.sss -
thing more than " God bless Jou:" the green
backs werr needed. 1t reminded him Of an anec-
I dole 0l G&thEAl1S4 ENitttf Eho n&0 rfeATAfa I0f
congregation, and At the end OF the quarter
wanted hls pay. An old n.s1uw-souled member
ral surprised lhai he urged his ciai.aa for pay,
he did not prr.eh 10 save souls certainiy, =
said The minister, ~ but can eat souls and. II
could. "he sdded ~ you'd reqTi,e % hsndEsd - o. o.
then appealed 10 the Assembly To act IN concert on
| this important point
ed 10 report plan Of operations for the action Of
| The convention relative TO the work Of N evan
ge!tst and permanent orSenizaaon J; = WILCOX
| thew knowles and s l. jackson were appotnted
satd committee, After WHICH an Adjournment wa
Tie Convention naTiua met, pursuant 10 Id.
,ournmeut the procedings Fe1r opened by stag
| ing:
/ dressed the convention for short time on the
oneness q Gods purposes n ne pia9 .! s1,Sa H.
@ 1eioond ~ iaeasasd disereat III 1aitas IN he world
Esan they orfiualed. The world had 1tA Wcaleya
founders OF their various schls1ns and faiths; bal
no tue believer viii rn bis faith On an5 man 'iy;
n al and there Is no Other name E4ecn undel
Cod is now tsAlns cur peSpse roE rs nsne n.
E After the close Of Elder keeds remarts TIL
soRns sea1niss RS eae saop 's
E..o.1..S Th1t the Brethren q the one Faith asstn
u
rvrnanent lee!at son to be bnowu - the North
ftts ateodaou ehsN Be the Arrangement o tho eaHA
l. EesorrA That The Bsrth4n Of The Unit Faith IN tn
States <f Mtoes Iowa. Wisconsin, IndiAna. Aeh1sal
ard Ohio BE- eorclAny tITliea to oooprAc With u Il
s-lr.d Th1t THU sstee:atien, IN IL future fs;be.
inta eh.u BE- eoauEesed d DELEGATES who aaAn bar
oesn day ayponted b, tho respective churches eof
4 Eee.fs4 That trW Itsal.7ty ers.ai1ed co9sEsf, e
sfst members t.s. ard ether deltAte tor eV
i 1 cry ten member additional
EsspRstd That 6nAacaI eotp1ntttec pf fotZ be ~
= | pointed, 10 hc located In ChteaEo-
Ee.o1sed Ihss e sEAns.aLt = iuneotaeas sdeeae
!. Afie1 lie nnoptioa of the foregoing resolution,
The Chatr appointed Matthew Knowles, Dr. 7
FMh1neT. E francis and william Potue. As tn
Il F1napcisl Com1nltlee+ MI Of whom nfe Of ChieAS
II it va then moved tnAt Elder J. NJ etephenso
!, Be choten ~ evangelist, TO Act for the eas1n
q ycxt. CAf71ed- ,
;, | III was also resolved that copmttkc Of nFe ;
appointed TO consult with Other coniereocea q tn
brethren, Dow held n stated pc11odA n AHoo
9 4nd WlscouH1, with 4 view Of limiting the nun
!. | Der Of nee tnS1 10 tour eAch week THIS couml
= ! tee We named ny The Chair, a. foiio<1: L
q lakcr Joseph Huson, C. 4. SaJlor. J. F. Wuco
q and Ii. Y. Reed
n A resolution wzS then pasecd expressing dczi1
[ on The psYt OF the association far the merging
i | the HeTuM Qf tAs Cpzxtsap ktno-oDa, OF Chicag'
2 | and the Ga4pel EoHaes, Of Geneva, into one per
= odlc7l and tint tne ZANE be pnAt!zaed weekly. II
i | steam CT eemt mttnpptbly, ~ II present
/. Alter = vote of thAnn 70 tho hcsasea OF Chic.
60, for the kidd hospitality they had extended