, 1873-12-15
NUMBER 11{;.

In purity"
Our spgesl n NY. and IN al q,Io.ttonr is to tho
Ghareh q Christ. t. ill., lsw snl tle ,simony."
ssa Iafis ' ~ Ss Es sa % ss,n ns clearly settled and e
y. Our blessed Lord Himself, tho Divine founder OF
1s Church; prescribed no form Of ro'Ity uudcr which
mn1c ~ u,. t1,r III ho fuea iof ls government or
,,. TIa hS osSrsS u e:mpre'sntng the whole CON-
On s rock" ts tsao Character rs t!lu chris % tc
s Il aa y c@re @ aoa a uiSs o aaea n n s ss si no
prevail agalnst i'-st MATTHEW. ''"" ''''
mn II x i to ,o s s',rs onare the f"n's T.
ple" y they should afterasi 10 saicrea oRafSer fIo
Chrst prescribed 10 rit,1ai nu ioncd no order Of
church constitution All tho ehurehs conEiitntions'
Ecclesiastical Polly, ILL.,, D.
.. The Apostles Of onr Lord adopted promulgated
m definite colo Of ordinances and regulations for
aud sanction iu tho Church in thoIr day wo ahal
presently consider. mud whom wo ohsl! iayc asccr-
thu early Church whit wuB ,,i,o,lbted npostoo prac
meo anM sSson We must boy to It - iu work of holy
hen, er,, 1ndsr tue guidance Of e Holy Spirit Pit
Church !s built AaVo left record. no nsed rules,
have handcd down TO all uyca in1uxIo order for
THY characteristic Of THO Apostles IL nude sig-
;sa rsant aud ID impressive by l'a contrast to e jewish
dering ths lnnisrs, tho ceremonial, nni tiic whoo
of mods oo a pe M
vcetmcnsa OF tho priests mud tho rules were wrtrn
aown by taapirat,on Or ordsrcd to he rrcoorved To-
tt 1se Ct the Church III al succeeding ugea until
Les1 " shadows vera Lost i'll the HulsircS or bcl-
Ter d!sensat!on even IN Him wloxo oiso an1 work
uuer ali liz Influences VI hs elaborate md .m1osna
syston' of church order and ritual. they ~
Tire emancipation frru this yokc which tbcir fathcra
nut SO long bore TLcir supreme nll col,sant nur-
nose scemk ~ 70 hsyo been to lrogae and maintain
Lanib an to strengthen snd acecn TIN spiritual IFS
of tho conver:a to te falt rather than to establish m
ritna for ail Succeeding agn- Ten1y has bern slil
Thcso Ia no Lcseus IN tho New Testa ncnt; thero
are no aeosto!tc constitutions, rightly Bo uancd,
"a: r.c forms or Offices Of the Chs!s,lan ministry
that existed III the apostolic dny nsuy, therefore,
by Justly regarded M having he sanction and authority
Divine prescription Tho tn!atry Is ,los tle essence
of Tho oosre # IL not esse,,tia'o the orine q hc
a proper oi sea, ef s "sng sn ay
ernu,cnt aud for tho propagaon and slaiucnuncs ef
the 1ah by NJ, order q men SET aprr 10 .hts wor',
giye account to tho great shcuhcr'a Of Souls.
Under what forms did the ministry oxtat lii tho
There was indeed In Tho Apostolic Church kind Of
ministry wloso osco and work was only Temporary.
s' y H"s e ' M MaiSsy y Sss ss i !ssns 6 ehs;
ns Of e asSS'lSn gS ao, any 4ns
hut waa designed to only tho cxgcncica of tho
Church. and to give say to the permanent uiiistry,
ansan' "in ~ fnit @ u 'eaeos ona o 1onhe III lug
For tme he Apostles wcre tho eo!o oAicc-bcarcrs
~ ti.e Church. TIC necessities of tic Church ,gnys
detail TIC cjrculBances Which gAve rise to tho Office.
Iumfliar ~ they are to NIL rea,ltrs OF tho New Tcata-
stcr @ Mo n mot Icy ,sr nd nso q S i, csson
ntn!sry Or simply I'LL ollce for tio cnre IF tho poor
and holrlcss. !, Is sufficient tor our purro5c now to
tSbll.hsd M by tho apoatcs tbat those e!sctca to ILL
ahs oco were ~: apart to their work by "tho oyinS
oil Of banda" OF tic Apostles. that ST. Paul In tho
las!1i1' cInstles oeeates thn qtnis!lcatlons that
uc !. no IN H. aaat ~ 'ney "efo to ns
msm nodnK !ne a,. mysefy @ y oi TUG :sh ~ pure
aeaeon VIII 1nrenass to tiemaelvcs good aegrso-
If Ts; Hti,at t,a nS n,ii; mo SSG.s poSss %
~ wc Us ncn, III rheeSe dcaconess Of lis cH,reb eb
=. aud ~, ', h,, pi' I @ nnn aypao
aro ana ,, te y pe%sS @ rcss M am oer Woins wlo la.
SasS5 @ ~ ,uE @ N an,i., ~ tan pscusns tfne
saS nS so an ,aat amd o' etSgo wtcre ont
+ II could 10 'n,te rsa1 ollcs and not ony,
n9 gss ,! 9 to % "se5 n 9G 5 tn 10 Of c41
tti .sS eniGs ,4e ane "oit @ to al'n aoog the srr-
ssi;rrf tt dict H. ~ ,,t e. ~ na'iMg nc
seataa bea to an pe Trop tnS scf o, o. @
st M IN a w:sk Of l. to intntn }as,nea who without
mn ~ '"s'ue VI oA n''"s' f1e"cn 'a' BoSpci 10 thc
tj sfttifr
- ~. psi ano ulse' aho, out u tna he,
fitti ,ntt,a u +; y, H. 'an "lat'es nIRin'1ea
@ .uti..t.ea ~ Ao t!iietSns clea ot se
, iuey ,s "oso eGncasa 70 nsoTile noae
on, ~ WIFI, . t !. r. :" -. 10 i,c,
~ o, ~ mavu ~ y, t ~ oro0ed taelf clde1a
III ge gHe.y etsS tnls i u .no s,miplo fcco'a.
I te f fau h, H. te; M III III" "tL "aa the moaei
,.t H., ~ r.. @ .s1 @ me 'n ~ TT t cuursaes Anu
@ [ ~ Mean 4uusu not niuh LILO 1empc,
no m M as"n luz oMish @ Ih:re " no loature
81 . ane ~ fSnle WI, Ill n n.Sr @! 9rnt oAesl1ls nnu
at " ~! @ at ''co " enGM pscAl'; ana golden
~ m a,u ~ o!y Q! its vail.
ma H. ~ ~ ~ ~ @ nc G " uiU lchplo nstein,
passs ~ tne early Cnl1ht'a1s. Ihcy continued
h.elas'iy a. sho Apostles. itlowahtp. anu doctrue,
"nn ~ 'a "Fe'"i'f VI osea" III" III lfaSeF."
Tho synagogue was tho mnttel OIL which the first
CAristius. clllrches were os..hscd the synagogue.
with its pulpit and holy Scriptures read o;cry Sab
hatl d1ys it, ruler, who not only read hut cxpoil4d
Gods fora, or wo should say, preached TO the oo-
a. Tue officers bore tho very nanlo ot pres,Httro'
elders, or an NO know that tho ilrat
ChristnB a,nang tue Jews foraic&l shcpEclyos into
Christian syllaHogucp. TArae rynaSogucs among tho
Jcws were tue places hrat reaortc by thu APOSTLES