The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-02-24
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The Baltimore Preachers Meet
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FLEMINaToN, TAYLOR Co, W T., VA

tLEMlNuIONJ Ia lLoh ~ 1914
February y, 1870 }
Edition. Of the InlellISeuorE; 49,.
The following question, some Llme 4. s y
was brought before that body oil minister MN 3,
and approved by the meeting Yg,d.. t 1scari q
Paul was the successor Of JUNE Ic t
in the Apostleshipl and not 4, Sla. uan.;o,
Tbe arguments in favor oil the question
hefor" he meeting, and the decision gly
S Tvs were all published in one Of the Balti
r ,aore Newspapers soon after the meeting
I When we read the question, discussion n
and the decision, we took the Opposite
ground, namely:
THAT MATTHIAS WAS THE SUCCESSOR u
JUDAS AND NOT st. PAUL
The Prcachcrs' Meeting, we admit,
Ueye men Of thoughts profound
Who'er qualified and highly ~
To Judge both deep and sounu'
Tbo,o aged Doctors, truly great
And others close bchlnI,
All clear In logic aud dcgaS'
Asmost Of men you'll hnu'
AIthopch upou the subject now
Reiore Us 10 detatc ...,..,,.,.
rrhS,Srs aid something's we eau alIOW'
IA think, OF any rate,
s,.,o,Iucs Il Is an easy thing
~ great men 10 b WrOngi
1b,oT out their words, and make them ftns
lie iOlllng bells along.
Twas high authority that said
sainI Peter was Pope
# hangs suspended On thread
Not on the rock Of hope. t4
They say that Paul supplied the place
OF Judas that did fall;
Oh no; Matthias filed tho space,
50 saith Saint Luke-andall.
Il,hey will read the Book o. Acts,
In al its chain Of thought
They'll find In matters and In lActs,
Therein I'LL plainly taught.
We, In the Book OF Acts, have read,
In sixth and second verse;
ThetwelVe ure there, it's truly said,
Which we will not rehelrse.
on the great day Of PGntacost
saint Peter then stood up,
Eleven more, but Judas LOST
Matthias made enough.
This was before Saint Paul's great change
While he was yet jew; .r-..
10 SatAn'S dark and wicked range
Inc GnthtlAnA 10 pursuit.
1t was the year year Of thirty.thrce,
The Pentacost occurred;
So In that date we all agree,
And TO II have referred.
Because Matthias In that year, wv.
Apostle then was made;
In this great thing We hayO no lear,
For he was made that grade,
About the year OF thirty-hVe,
The jewish Paul, by grace,
Was born again and made alive,
And saw the saviOurs face.
In iorty-hve, or near that time,
Good BarnAbas and Paul,
We're sent Apostles, we oplne,
To Gentlles, Jews, and all.
The fourteenth chapter Of tho Acts,
And In the thirteenth verse,
Another thing, which Is fact,
And makes the thing no worse:
That Barnabas aud brighter Paul,
Are called Apostles, too;
Old Paul the greatest Of them all,
To some this may benew.
Perhaps when James the greater fell,
b. Eicrod's fatal sword,
Saint Paul filed up his place 50 well,
That trials on him poured.
This thing took place In forty.three
About ten years or more
Since Christ did hang upon the tree,
In pain and bloody gore.
Wen write no more with measured steps,
On this great mooted theme,
Lest We exhaust the meetings pets,
Though thoughts HOw like stream.
Hear, now, opponents, and well tell
To you, but not by name, aha.
We've gained our cause, we feel 50 well,
That We have won the same.
We hone this right they'll to us give,
And never do US wrong,
To cause our arguments to llvO,
From time TO time along.
Then, In conclusion, let US say,
In bonds Of preachers love,
To pray, and preach, from day to DAY;
Until we meet above.