The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-02-19
Our MOuudsyiIle Correspondent
und Rev, Mr.. Ran! NJ
WuEELlNO, ", Va February IS,

WHEELING W. va FeoEW"'y 40
Editors InlellgOnceF: ''
Your Moundsville correspondent is evil
IDENTITY CAREFUL reporter; Just such q
one as may be relied upon To tell the
truth as he understands 1t. II was some
what amusing, to me At least TO nOtico
the manner Of his reference, in his letter
OF the 10Th, to the discourse OF Elder Ball
delivered on tho preceding Sunday even;
inc on the subject Of entire saneriRCation.
Your correspondent evidently saw the
inconsistent and luntcpRble grQaRd occn-
pied by tho Reverend gentleman. SO
plainly was II manifest to him us to
create a doubt In his mind whether his
ears had heard Alright, and In sort OF
deprecatory manner he leaves way open
for correction or retraCtiOn.
First, says your correspondent, the
Elder "tliaclaimed the doctrine that the
justified man living u blameless life will
naturally grow into this state.h (SanSti.
Gcation,j Again the Elder claimed that
"a man living in this (sanctihod) state,
Ia entirely free from the power and
dominion Of sin" | do not much
wonder that your correspondent was
puzzled to understand tho distinction
between Living justified blanlCless life
and living liie FREQ from the power and
dominion Of sin. II was a little too re.
conditc for his perceptiyo faculties, Sill
more Is your correspondent dnmiognIicd
ut the Reverend gGntlemans admission
shat the blessing could be lost, l. C., that
a man could fall from this high state oil
grace" Verify, tho intellect Of your cor.
respondent mol Of that subtle character
to enable him to take IN such Il paradox
ical absurdity as that Of man occupying
such lofty plain OF Christianity, enjoying
such full measure of Divine favor AZ to b
"entirely free from the power and do
minion OF sin" and yet liable to fall I'M
der the power and dominion Of sin. In
other and palmer words, that q man while
dwelling ID tho lleah cph trriye. Rcats ha
how. to suoh pitdhOf moral and ~
ligious perfection that the "lnsts 81 the
ilesh, the lusts Of the eye and the
pride of life'-tlle entire offensive
armamentt,ofi satan7.hhs No power
over him. state absolutely above
and beyond tho power of temptation, (tor
It Is only through temptation that man
can sin) and ,yet--tlO our ears bear Alright
Liable totull from AhiN hiSh state OF
grace By iii, power and d6migtOn Of pin,
exercised through temptation. " Is Just
such teaching as this that las myStilied and
beiogged the mind Of common humanity,
that has darkened the teachings Of the
Gospel, which were intended to he 30
plain that "a way faring man, though b
fool, need not err therein" Metaphysi-
cal iargon Is substituted for the plain rec
ord that teaches that the Christian liiC
from the beginning to tho end thereof ID
terrible and unceasing warfare with tho
"prince Of tho power Of the air" that
there Is no ground where vigilance is not
imperative, In order to guard ngninS'
temptation and fall from grace.
1t is only when tho christian lies down
in the sleep Of death that lie ID
beyond the "power and dominion
Of sin" Being wise beyond what Ia
written, substituting the tradition OF the
Elders, making the word Of God Of no 81
feet, BY teaching that whifh Is beyond "
requirements or la promises is the fruit
full source Of doubt and iniilelity, The
comprehensive intelligence Of the present
age fails to discover the authority. for
many Of Tie itcasltRgs that arc heraldded
from The pulpit as Gospel. A Scotchman
when asked fila idea Of Metaphysics, re-
piled .idtt I"thGu d Iahn SO speaks TINT
he that hcareth dinna ken what he that
spea keith meaneth and no that Spenkcth
dim ken what hinsel doth mean, thats
Meta physics" and verify the pew tangled
inco nlprehensiblc theological abSurditie'
evolved hy the church .mngustes, Pho y
more the use Of the dictionary md tRC
words without meaning, arc wellcalculdt
ed to convey to the common mind just
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