, 1873-06-30

ers of eae ohristlan name Surely, not Wo havo
ia wa va no eea s 9T
CHRIST on carh II outside a a by Ito election OF tho
tho e1o and nq 6 as q
orc rosponsiblo for IT. md they alone.
10 VI then ssk to be regarded evangelical Soss
stand wlcrc wo belong. Wo ara art Of tio story of
the uhureh of ci,rht-no outside pnrty, religious
E1%,s1.s 1%s hut vital s'0ont Of tho spiritual body Of
Trnc. we hold noo v'owa peculiar to oursevos. II
ta ~ worg not 6o wo should not bo Chriatan acct Mt
@Ihsss "dinerencea Of administrations, not
not talking about donomiuaona1 i fellowship, but
Sss@sae asiissG & !srss kinds. Tia. which exist.
ss natsa Ss's ns'sss sSs sss
w5e aseor orat rs tho Messal Of propheay and the
authorized teacher and 1sodecmcr Of mon, aud, Of
1 a i. o rsans Nnn ,nnS
Pesaary syen 70 he wo1as s' q hs
It ii not Of tha last kind of foowshp that We arc sro
nor nsc tho rsS6y srisns, aud il
would be simply nbaurd to classify them 3. auch.
f s hs s sssa oFssa O.
n1tt.. fnlth from rom tho Now Testament md mako
lnt e,t to.o eemtEal sdn. tSee ~ their Ielf99n.
jsss sei.or ars or sf saush ssh
snIEs 20 And as Of s1S
Of ohrat heea!,se We Do NOT interpret Tho worda of
tan va ae,ef nr sf ey 10 W. 9 c
Ws w. ,s. ask e permission M Of no man to reain thero.
fmnUr"nt "rt % LEI hns saioa . u US 70 m
influence for good upon other Churches 1t Is apparcnt
INV. r. aa and oeea & 70 10 o all candid reFeonH that our
Fnrthororo. 81. tho 9, Univerralls denomination Ii
Is ncrc, aud It ''' h.a tsa'' COMO ,us,'"' to 70.
1s,n 70 s sTs sn1srsns Sorasfs aad
es sre 05 vn h'n Gr
endowed our SCHOOLS ettar ar eosSoe
onr shurshos bote5 osaanizs and our nenoers mora
organization aud lilo best methods for RELIGIOUS work
va havo 10 anxiety Tor our future whatever may 10
thoy and al Similar bos eomn 'Es o rsea SgSa snon s @
Blla atl stand closely BY the Gross Of Christ and nm
dor the shadow q 1a holy care try 70 "bscomo tho
our posilion a member Of tic spiritual body Of
OArist. and place the responsibility IT donying ua
G{once.rning tho approaching Eeaston Of the Eynn-
yoara ~ ago. a5 espeo
adoption Of tho anti-Unyorsulst artice. Since that
dnto tho whole body at tho Orthodox Cburcl na hcon
drifting toward tho acceptance Of tic final recovery
Of all soula or II not spocihca]iv thai cortstniyy
to tho rejection Of lie DOGMA of andiesss
punislments And wo yontura thn c,snrttor
thnt tho Allionce. at ta con,,rT 'o'A s.~. ana4
sion In Now York viii not n1aco ilac1f snmarsv nan
tho doctrine Of inter1ninable misery TOR osa Wha a
without faith in Christ but viii nractica1iy ovnie to
doom OF tie finally imncnont.n lit II tho 1n.ncs s
uca not iocaro Tor thp endess ntaeTy ~ sono ~ o
humiliation Vi tho wickad nrsojca,Iv inv n,,et Az
clare tor UuyersRis. for tat ia tn onIv nItarn.o
left. '''"' ''' '''''-'"''
1 have now gone ovcr all tho ground ub,ct Il n
but, beforo damssing your stteon. nermt mo -
mako brief application Of this tscusston directly IN
ourselves thrjatian Frtnnds: r. en,, Sny ~
through you to I'll whom nv ,yords nav ycs"h ~Ia
lot mo address this entresty' You hayo heard
some Of tho criticisms made upon you by diGorinr
Churchea Lot nc uruo vnn t1 iistcn to }bcaa cr,ti
ce1ns, Il one tel yo tGe truth o IN mt m thot "c
count your enemy You nav sd In ti,osc chmrchna
traces Of bgotry in eornn ,stnncce ~ mi ttno"s