The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1875-01-27

One of our clergymen found in the
Telegram also me thing ~ ttributedo to
Henry Ward Beecher that he deemed
unorthodox, and he sends it to him,
inquiring if he had been correctly rep
resented. Mr.. B. makes character
istic reply and suggestion, which is
published in that paper, that takes
his clerical correspondents off at the
knees, and then heals tho wound he
tinficts BY giving him 4. brief state
ment Of his ''creed:fsai b aati@'R'l7fa
II have no time to defend my views
after they have been strained through
the daily newspapers, and ought not to
be expected to, for this reason, viz:
that my sermons are published every
week by j. b. Ford 4 Co, and can be
had. either single numbers or the
series, BY application, and either the
matters contained are not worth writ
ing to me about, or. they are worth
enough to Justify the trouble Of seLd :
ing for the sermons and finding out
/ from my authorized publication my
views, and my method of promulga !
ting them q" "'0' .
Fairly interpreted he meaneth:
Hereafter, go buy an authenticated
sermon, and don't bother me; but this
time 1 make an exception in your
favor-and here's my articles OF faith:
Il believe that all men are born in
to imperiection and that as soon as
Intelligent action begins they allsinto
sin, and that mo- man ever kept the
law of God, with all his heart and
mind, nor even with any single tacul-
ty.
Il believe that all men need moral
revolution, a change of heart, and
that such change, while it involves
man 5 oxnwilL, is also, and effectually,
the result of Gods Spirit aai zsv
II believe that the Holy Spirit
blesses parental example and teaching,
in some cases, so that children are
brought 10y the Divine Spirit into the
Christ life at a very early period, and
even without any conscious change
but, early or late, the human soul does
not rise intoEaI epieitaalz character
without the quickening and nourish-
ing influence of Gods Spirit.
But, | believe and teach incessant-
ly, that conversion is only change. but
not character, and that Christian
graces, experiences, habits, knowl-
edge, are the result of education in
the divine ife; that upon entering up
on a Christian course, every one be-
comes a scholar of Christ. and like
scholars of human knowledge learn
by the normal use of their faculties:
that daily household duties, business
cares and duties. social relations. and
the whole flow of secular life. is the
school in which God drills men.
as really as3in the closet .or in the
church; that the whole of life Is. in
the hands of the Divine Spirit. a
means of grace.
/ differ with my brethren of the
evangelical ehurehess In some details
but more yet In the philosophy bv
which the facts OF religion are To be
explained, but l am at hearty agree
ment with them in the Divinity of
Christ. the Trinity. the Sinfulness of
Man. the Universal Need of Change
Of Heart. Of the Holy Spirit =. the
efficient agent in Conversion.
The Alabama Committee. of which
General Coburn. of this State. is
chairman. has returned. and report
horrible state of affairs existing in
that State. Colored Union men are
leaving IN order to save their lives.
The Legislature Of Mississippi last
Monday. adopted resolutions heartily
indorsing the course of General Sher-
idan In New Orleans, and expressing
the opinion that if the present policy
is carried out peace and security for
life and property viii follow.