The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1875-03-27
For The Cecil Wing.
EXCITEMENT"

MR.. EDIToR:-My attention was lately
directed to an article in your paper of Feb.
18th, signed Methodist" l was led to
wonder what grade of Methodist he was
bishop, presiding elder, minister, preacher,
exhorter, leader, or one of its laity; as he
did not use any Scripture to prove his posi-
ton, it might not be one of it's clergy.
What does he mean? He acknowledges
that emotional feelings may be and are oper-
ated on hy man, but also claims that the
Spirit uses the same sense of feeling to do
its work, but gives man the preference for
he would recommend man that had all
the necessary qualifications to govern tho
natural senses of the natural man; and when
SO governed, would be sufficient bar
against the enemies Of what Pit must be
the Methodist Church-for Jesus Christ
never acknowledged man power to be suf-
fcent to protect His church but His word,
which Paul declared to be the sword of the
Spirit-Ephesians 9th chapter, 18th verse:
And take the helmet of salvation, and tho
sword of the Spirit, which is the word of
God.-when preached as the Spirit taught
on the day of Pentecost.
Could Methodist tell US how much ami
NAL excitement or emotional feeling it
takes to make Methodist convert, or how
many would be converted without these
means, and are they needed to make Chris
tian converts? We say no; the inspired
Apostles did not make use of them; but on
the contrary, they made use Of the mind,
Judgment and will; hence we find that
Peter, who was favored with the keys to
open the doors of Christ's earthly king
dom, to let the first Christian converts in
after He had told them of the prophecies of
the prophets to convince them that Jesus
was the Christ; that according to prophecy
He had been crucified; that He had arose
and assembled to the right hand of the
Father; and that they, by their wicked
hands, had put Him to death. They were
pricked to the heart or condemned, and
said unto Peter and the rest of the Apos-
ties, what shall we do? He did not tell
them to 90 to mourner's bench to pray
for faith. No, for they already had faith,
and got it on the plan that God promised
to give it, for faith cometh by hearing, and
hearing by the word of God-Romans 10th
chapter 18th verse: So their Faith cometh
by hearing, and hearing by the word of
God;-or as James has thames LIST chap
ter, 18th verse: OF his own will begat he
us with the word of truth, that we should
be kind of first fruits of his creatures
Did he ask how they felt or wait for An
experience No; what then? Peter said
unto them, repent and be baptized, every
one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ,
for the remission of sins, and We shall re-
ceive the gift of the Holy Ghost or Spirit.
Here is where the gift of the Spirit comes
in, and not till after baptism, for John says
the world cannot receive it-John IA chap
ter, 18th verse: Even the Spirit of truth;
whom the world cannot receive, because it
seeth him not, neither knoweth; but ye
know him; for he dwelleth with you, and
shall be in you.-How many of them got
through, and how long were they about it?
Peter says every one of you that obeys tho
Saviour-Mark 10th chapter, 18th verse:
And he said unto them, 60 ye into all the
world, and preach the gospel to every crea-
ture;-and-Luke2 oath chapter, 47th verse:
And that repentance and remission of sins
should be preached in his name among all
nations, beginning at Jerusalem.-And all
got through three thousand) and Joined the
church the same day. Not much Metho-
dist about this, but they were made Chris
tians by faith, repentance and baptism,
which can all be accomplished in one day,
without any animal excitement, or mysteri-
GUS influence of the Spirit, or baptism of
the Holy Ghost, which has nothing to do
with a man or woman becoming Chris
tian, only so far as the word is concerned,
which was revealed to the Apostles by the
Spirit on the day of Pentecost. Let us GO
to the inspired word to know how we must
be converted; born again, pardoned, or to
get into Christ's earthly kingdom; for His
kingdom, His church, or Himself, means
the same, for Jesus prayed that We might
be one in Him-John 18th chapter, 21st
verse: That they all may be one, as thou,
Father, art in me, and in thee, that they
also may be one in us; that the world may
believe that thou hast sent me.-The only
way to get into Him is to be baptized into
Him. Don't forget that 9th chapter of
Romans. CHRISTIAN.