Smyrna times., 1872-05-22
Our Church,

why 90 the heather rage and the neonle
Imagine ~ vain thing? We are to nndope.'1 poopit
Tue WORD heathen to mean the neonIa aF .h
~orld and the people are those that bavo u 'iIe
"ee9 converted and have joined the church
tne heathen do rage is because nnnr;n.
o'pioI PpIe nen nave crept into the church 70,
NJ M"n NJ .nae they may gain this worlds woods
roG ~; w fe nave no principle, who will cheat and
too his IelloW man while he holds Hi s,an: GUY
t1on In the church sets in the h,gboat ~ po:l
tue synagogue makes long pravcrs and 800 "t ,t :,
game uine has no regard for Gods law nnr l.;
o"p9atn S they tend to their worldly nottn.l
y" the OaOoath same as any other dav. ~,
nave thelr horses and carri,cps. tbsv oo ."t ~
their farms they stand on the street .1d I'll.
pontlcs and these same fellows. to bcor tba,,,
~ ~ the classroom or the love feast are 90 nnnI
t .naJ lheir voices are almost femnine-iti + %
senuer' Although L have used the words cIaSS'
49, UO anu ioVe leaSt, do not confine myself 70
In all OF the churches. Christ camn & olocHS u.
world to give life, and the life was tbo ErRt 'n f
men the light shineth in darkness ana ~ thn ~
uarkhess comprehends it not, and whv9 Re-,
o"uSe the church has become so corrnnt tbot
ln"u mas lOSt confidence in man. Sneak m n
man, man, IN THIS our day, about his soul and wbot
VIII MS answer be? In rage, with the fnger
" ScOrh pointing out some member of tba
church saying: ''See how that man docs 7
au1 4 as good as he Is. | don't rob or cheat :.
Il 1 uo not oppreSs the poor, and cause the mother
~ mourn ana the children to cry for bread, as
your Ghurch members do" Why have heard
ro ~ oalL hundreds OF times, if you want to find
iaSUSiS 20 10 the church. These are sore facts
who can deny them? One is blufF.d r;gbt of
ana cannot say word. This is why the heath
en- rage; and the young members who have hoon
prought into the church they see the old mem.
pers making shlpwreck of faith, they imagine
il 1nelr Tehgion Is vain, and they turn away and
;eaVe the church by scores. There is no christ
lah' II ne has spark Of religion in him. bnt
"nat lG, knows these are plain facts.
-, Inc Messed Savior said, in his sermon on
eae IA mount to his disciples, 'Ye are the light
El Tue ,worId; city set on hill that cannot
oe 1lu, is the church the light of the world
tto'uay! think not Can man or a woman
speaking ofeach other, back biting and deyour.
ing one another? Is there church in Smvrna
mat T is not guilty of this thing? | can speak
ior my own church. This evil speaking and
99ackDltlng runs high in our church. Thev are
doWn on our pastor because he speaks nlain
truths he throws some red-hot bomh sbelIs
among them; [ would they were seven times
hotter than they are, because it cannot he
qehled put that the church is full of hypocrites
l, l would say to our BROTHER the pastor, cast out
the bond woman and her children-tbev can
not be heirs with the free woman and her
chlldren-make the church pure, then out of
the. mouths of babes you will have perfect
praise, for the time has come, and now is, that
men m should pray everywhere o, Lord, | know
that the way of man is not in bimself; it is not
In man that walks to direct his steps. O, Lord,
correct me, but with judgment, not in thine
anger, lest thou bring me to nothing. Amen
PILGRIM