Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1870-07-14
prospectus of the Christian Patriot.

The Twenty Fifth Annual Conference of
the Primitive Methodist Church, assembled
in ShuIlsburg, Wisconsin, decided by res.
oluton to establish an u,sectarian news.
paper, senli-monthly, under the joint edit.
orship OF IL. LkEs and s. DRCARLE JACKSON
Therefore, on the First aud Third Mondays
OF every month, commencing August lSt,
lS7O, the undersigned propose TO issue an
eight'page, tour'column journal, STYLED the
Christian Patriot" at 81 80 per year in
advance.
The contemplated organ will esehcw all
party politics, but not SO as 90 ignore the
moral duties which attach to the citizen,
and these as explained and enforced in Sa.
cred Scripturc The Cause of Temprranc
it will regard as an integral part of the
religion of Christ, and the slightest iudul.
gence in Intoxicating drinks, whatever may
be the pretcXt, rs y wrong, o sin and Il
crime 1t will not fail 10 distinguish be-
tween buildings and scaAoldugS Christian.
ity and Charcbianity ChrNology and
Physiology and also worldly trading and
heavenly merchandise. Novel reading, card
piayngy dancing, lotteru's, oyste, suppcrs
in sanetuaries, and Other practices which
obtain among proteSsed followers of Christ,
II will repudiate as both unlawful and in
expedlent. 1t will denounce unsparngl;
every form of bgotry, eaeiuSivism. and
intolerance modern idoatry, which
seeks 10 invest ceremonial pomp and eur.
nal ordinances with even the slightest re.
ligiouS efficacy; the ministerial ordcrs and
distinctions which break up the common
brotherhood OF Christians, aud threaten the
destruction of its very life; ths proud
Pharlsaism, which, as AN obstructive, will
tneither enter heaven nor allow Others to
enter; the Divine night dogma, in assum.
ing apostolic authority, LAYING Oh of hands,
and the keys Of the Kingdom; the nuutiating
hypocrisy which, while it seeks to take a
mote out OF anothers' eve, suffers beam in
its own eve aud in short, every tattered
rag, be ii large or small from The torn
cloak of the old Scarlet Lady.
1t will insist on the spirituality and uni
ycrsalty of the Church of Christ the
Christian Ministry as not the exclusive
privilege of few, but common To all be.
lieyers, aud only varied in exercise accord.
ing to individual gifts aud opportunities
the conversion OF n single sou! of far
greater value than the erection of gothic
structure the perfection of the Christian
character as infinitely transccnding all ue-
nominatonal peculiaritcs and the cam
noo of sculpture as the only rude OF faith
and practice, and that apart from counsels,
eonVocM ons and conferences 1t fine, it
wall seek to gloriiy "the living Stone, dis
allowed indeed of men, but chosen of God,
and precious"-the foundation on which the
Chu9ch is built, the head Of the corper, in
surins both union and strength, and the
consummatlon OF the building, "ior the
top stone shall be brought on with shout
iIg grace, grace unto il p
The several departments Of the paper
will be devoted to Home and Foreign In
telIigence, General Secular News, the Pro.
gress Of Christianity, Family Reading,
Early Methodism, Pulpit Studies, Theology
Agriculture temperance, Sunday Schools,
Mission Work, Biography, Reviews, and
various other subjects,
The Editors altectionatclv urge the AS
siStanr3 and cooperation Of their brethren
in furnishing Items Of interest from their
spheres cf labor, and also suitable literary
contributions They moreover commend
the success Of the undertaking to the entire
membership of the Church Of Christ, that
by pecuniary aid, canvasshg for subscri.
beY, and above all, prayer TO Almighty
God, the work Of the Lord may prosper in
our hands
Henry LEES, u,i,,u.
s, DECARLE JACKSON N'''0'''
Mineral Point, Wis, July 8, l870i
A limited number Of unobjectionabe al-
yertlsements will be received at reasonable
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