The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1873-02-13

ara Parry's Lecture
notice in your issue of Sunday last, an
article signed "Visitor." purporting to be q
criticism of Mn. Parry's lecture On the
Coming Church" He srys "she ignored
the bible; held up the religion Of the bible
to rid,cule; strovs to make it appear that
the religion taught By Christ consisted OF
meaningless vosship Of the Deity, &C."
I did not 20 understand her. She drew
ysry vivid Distinction between what consti-
tutss the pure and unds6led religion taught
by Christ, and the fashionable religion Of
the present day. Instead Of ignoring him
and his teachings. she quoted largely from
his sayines, held him up o an example 10
be followed, and said ''the Coming Church"
would be Carrying out, in practical life, the
spirit - we'll o. the letter Of the religion lie
taught
She ignored creed.. their formal worship
and cer~noni.ls, - constituting no part OF
true religion. their teachings being to draw
away mans thoughts from their duty TO hu-
manly that true religion consisted OF feeding
the hungry, comforting the weak and the
afflicted, &c. in the broad rense of doing
good.
A great mistake made BY "Visitor' Which
mos, persOns Who consider themselves
orthodox generally make,) j. this: They
claim that the bible belongs exclusively 10
them, and that Spiriiualsts, or those that do
not believe in it, pl.nery inspiration, have
no right TO quote from II. The impression
is very general, also, that Spiri'u,lis,s ignore
tn bible altogether.
Such 10 not The case. The bible, and the
truths it contains, ia public property, and
Spiri,ualists Is we'll as orthodox, have an
equal right 10 accept what to them is truth
contained in 1t. They also claim the right
to reject what to them is not truth.
Spiriiualis,s do not ignore the bible, they
ignore its plsnery Interpretation, which few
intelligent persons now believe, but they
believe in the inspiration Of all truth,
whether eighteen hundred years ago or at
the present time.
They do believe in the fa,herhood of God,
his loving kindness to all; that he sends rain
on the just and the unjust, but do NOT believe
in the eternal torments Of those who the
churches ny are 10 be damned.
They do believe that all sin, or violation
Of Law, must be atoned for BY remorse and
suffering, but do not believe in infant damna-
ton.
They do believe in the teaching, 'Judge
not, for with what judgment ye meet it shall
be meeted to ye again." but do not believe
in persecution for Christ's sake. They do
believe in the doctrine, ITO love your enc
mies, and do good to them who spitefully
use and persecute you," but do not believe
in the death penalty as taught in the pulpi,s
to-day. They do believe "lhat in God We
live and move and have our being" but do
not believe in the total deprAvity of the
human race. They do not believe that it is
"Thoss that cry. Lord! Lord! that shall
enter into the Kingdom OF Heaven" but
they do believe that il is those "Who doeth
the will Of our Father Who is in Heaven"
They do believe in the baptism Of the Ho!,
Ghost Tor spirit of inspira,ion), Tut Go not
believe in water baptism, either by INNER.
sion or sprinkling. They do believe in one
God, the Heavenly Father Of all. They
do ast believe in three separate personalities,
all equal, distinct and oo-existent, and yet
all three are one. They do believe that
''God i spirit and must be worshipPed in
spirit and in..truth" every day in the week,
bot do not believe in lip service one day or
every day.
Tbey do believe that ''God is the same
yesterday. to day and forever" in the opera
ton Of unsuitable and Interchangeable Law, but
do sot believe that his laws are ever changed
OF ahsogaied for special purposes, either to
ave sinners or perform miracles.
They do believe that every one must 'look
ont their own salv.tion" We ehall be
judged BY the works done in the body"
Thy do not believe in the doctrines Of the
yicarious stonement for the remission Of
sin.
In fact, they believe in practical Christian
lily - taught BY Christ, shown in our every
day life, in doing our vbole duty, - light
i given u to know what that duty is. Those
Who come short of this, exhibit in them
selves the weakness Of human nature.
VERIrAs.
G.sas and F00aa.
A small box. containing the person Of an
infaut, vas found in the yell OF Mr.. Hines.
Who lives on the corner II Sixth ana Kiowa
streets, early yesterday 0,Orning. A colored
man "a. noticed the night before standing
q the veil and looking down in, hut was
not recognized. and At the time no further
notice vas taken Of him. Since the box Was
found il Is supposed he placed it there, and
Steps will be taken Immediately to discover