Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1875-02-26

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The Religion We wanA".
The following We chp from the Times
of last week. II Is specimen of the edi.
tors soiiciiude for . higher morality 10
our midst. and shows q willingness to
shrpw The weight OF bic inflpsnce in its
behalf. This 10. the way he does It,.
I'VE want . religion that hears heavily,
not only on the exceeding sipfulness Of
ain" but on the exceeding rascality OF
lying and etealing--a religion that Danish.
60 small measures from the counter. small
baskets from the stall. pebbles from the
Ic''iton hays, clay from The pepper, sand
from the sugar. chicOry from the coffee.
alum from the bread, and water from the
milk.cans
Perhaps had the church not preached
for . century that doctrines constitute
{nine 'enths Of Hne religion. and that faith
IN what neither man can understand or
he church explain IS necessary 10 salva-
ton perhaps had not the church 70
presched and insisted the church, would
now have less of ''heresy" to groan over.
We are no believers in spiriiualism. but
we contend thS' would the church epend
rss time over bell and damsnation and
doctrines il would have less cause tn
crusade against dancing, rum. spirits, Of
,a,y Of the other things thai now give it
spasms If holy horror. St. James don't
allude to doctrines" when he eays that
true religion. and uniefiled before God.
is TO VISIT the widow and the orphan in
their affection and to keep ones self un-
spotted from the world.
But that won'tsave you, says the church.
His text (which is that portion enclosed
in quOtafiOna) we all recognize q . cry
hat has been going the rounds Of the
press, since the weak ness' (if this lie ALL
that has heen shown TO exist in the char
scter "f Henry Ward Beechcr, the father
i" Liberal preaching so called. IN this
country His among the firs7 toshandon
strong d"ctrinal teaching; and from his
popularity the spirit became wide spread
and sickly sentimenta'ism took ps,esec-
sion of the pulpi: Frnm epch deliver
ance has c"ne the cry from sll quarters
Tor strong. religion, as the above quo
's'i"n shows. But the Times nnD. m's-
sing 10 s'gnifica'i"n. cries sill The m"re
for milk an wafer" 1.-THE Pilgrim Faith
ere possessed one virtue above another il
u was that, they believed in their belief"
and We are now crying out after their
- severe virtue"
The Times man disclaims against doc
'rine. Pray what is meant bY that term?
Webster defines iI:-'',he aci IF teaching;
d,sciplin; what is put forth as
true. aud supported by teacher, scaool,
.r SECT
Tue, s.. James did not allude to, doctrine
"u' absolutely promulgated one when he
taught: true rel gion and undefiled before
G''d il 10 visit The widow and the orphan
in Their affection, and TO keep ones self
mp 'tte'l ir'm the world" But this is
not ali the doctrine he taught; and The
editor Of the Times, in keeping himself
from the world will find rs he
progresses in the faith that thrt little
ia ement MEANS vastly more than he has
ever yet taught, thought or dreamed He
will not "nI, lave to make use of all that
s.. James taught as :" faith in the Lord
Jesus. hui all the means of grace present
I'd in Scripture. The assertion that the
church. teaches otherwise is absurd. He
knows the church has ever held that aalva-
ton comes only by faith in the Lord Jesus.
and by keeping one s self urspoi,cd from the
world. He knows the church offers 10
means whatever, IN itself, to salvation; but
'"'y holds up. and points TO. such m .ans
. are Contained alone IN Scripture
81. James did verify teach just what the
r'n'es has d+clsred. and II Is good And
81. James did al>o teach: If any Of
'"u lack wisdom ltt him ask Of God. But
let hun ask in faith. nothing wavering.
or he that wavereth is like wave of the
,ea driven with the wind and tc ssed For
let not that man think that he shall re
,eive any thing Of the Lord.