Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-01-04

| ir, II scrEl Oh Loo Prophetic C0uter. q u,
| .g. achrt b, L =. I'm W. Chadwick 20 tic
5.cud L s:!so CHURCH. 10 BteosI;o, i. l.,
Sunday. NV. lib, lS7S.' IL il testimony
| ig1c. uio-t ur, expected quarter to the thur
oushp;sJ vita which ;he Tcrs CT the Co.t:r.
| elc, was dcgc, AID vii! reply tho most thought.
IL! and .t;co;iTTs consideration.
WN DISwiDp!E
Extract.
Anoiaec lts ION If he Prophetic Conference
| - thst tie notion ojMs BILE as a Supernatural
| revelation IS the great stronghold Of all modern
| CHr4stiim superstition q, 10 The papers WHICH
| i7.tu reat b9!.rs tee cott:fcac,, dread them
! ear, flliy. % have done, sud SEQ ho| we'll
tnay hang together, ho4 closely and calmly
reasoned hey are, With what Li,sios o! !earh-
ier. 1;t:: wi.a3 mar:ia;i love Of trat5. With
! wa: sincerity ara earn s:GeS'. for momaoi
ytu vii! re! ike eaGicg. almost th0u peIsua-
d. 5: ne % &c S:cjod Adventist. As Tar as
! they 20. .i.ceo pipcfS afa all reasonable ano
rieht ;Ac ,iorcascra5inccss and b!aoGer aud
| f,a:orsiiy ere n3t n chat is said, bo. 10 what
| j. "a! ssif. II barely b!ptcd 81; 10 what la i'm.
p! i. aanty. ,has it@ Bible Is "the word Of
| Gea, ga, ,,ti2s tie word OF Gcd. uu;: BE-
! ici.:ihiy ;fgr. "I'!:t au!hcr ;ty o? Hol7 Scrip
| ;urr." s,;1 D.. 'Iiu2. rs The basis 0! all knonl
c.i.e ,iit rtc Lad JESUS will, ID ary size, re-
| tufn {, 81 uar:h. NJ DINER woes thaa tia.
| Ut G ii c:r absolutely icr=:c!. Ii!4 hand clone
en- draw; .;o vc,i with aides iin things to
con, i! lie IS s'tcGf, We must cenaIa n 'g
rcr.G:c. Ehcn He speak; every doubt d!es.
! (: W $50 mia:sh II 10 Oh: Bhe, then Cur
drr:rinc :oay be al !i'dsian. Ii iheae sacred
| Ks HI received. net - nc Wv-d al Gln but,
! % tncy sr", ;r w,ri o. Lcj. then IS or c,a-
-.
| ,;;, a:saHt 10 ,his r1sision. Receive the Billie
a. TIC c,a.G 6! iiot in Gu7 sega special aud 81
| .ijcfia.irc scDsc - u here Offended. aod
IL, r. ia pa,!;cg !.l: Ter Ii: but 10 believe in
/! .'t.acrec immiucr; c3uGiux OF The LjrG Jesus.
:':a sr.rIi.cn: i, this: 'i't,e B!tr-NcH Tea
! tsIa4i: on.i Ut--Ih jund5 ii predicicus O. ihe
s,cyni cog leg OF Cn.,;. 10 tia M Tesla
| gent ..gaa there ARE ;tr!c nu14ccd pas
g.eea walsh =''r l.. 10 ,;is tTeat. Eu: 4 the
| 3:b!. p,GpS::ics lb0 :GcJud cjpIug o. Jesus.
.msn it:ic Bible te!5; he vc:d oi God, and 1t
teus IL p0ssitIe f1T God to Ia then oiLber
t!a h2s CONE back already, or He is 81, to conn.,
! TIE Christina Church Is generally agreed list
sroi; asclb" orEiiag is Clearly pfJpbes!@d IN
! .;.u H::sie, hui f.r III. most psi: Il cIpialos
agay ~; irrc. Of tie IDEA in,o tbs develop.
inauI 81 The Christian Church, CT toto the
tca;h I: the aiocivltu.! tei:ver. Chilst
! cames TO u, say those Who are Of this way
IT .hinkiox, when ": go 20 Hin Or
! Ca1i.s has couc agaiu already 10 the power
sod .lof5 Ct lis Chulch. But ,ba Prophetic
! ;!Jn!crenou took i,.ua with Iacso explanations
---ios! judy, ~ i: s2c.n7 to me. Ii CocteDdsd
! t;.at ,t:sn ,LJlanitlons are too abstract ADD
! general to7 suct coLcreto prophecies Gs those
coaiaioet 10 ;l= Bible; shr:a!a, /; seems to me,
! i, Vas entirely Iisht. Let aoy unprtI ldicsu
pcrsna compare these Explanations with the
propbceiss - question, s3d au sure that he
Will So the eJyt:reoce wss right; that rs eI-
| pao3.iou ct tne prophecies is Thousand times
more ia.iousI and just thsn HAT OF other
| Coriscian scpernatufuli:ts. TIC tzpI&na,ion.
! which thcs3 Fl r Us are tho rneres: makes htts
il the wcIii t. save the i1f.bii!,y OF the Bible.
= Ttci7 nane is Legion, aod the2 Gao
10. be explained aTsy iuto the ccnlog 0! Jesus
! il tie power eud glory of His cburoh, OF io,o
| the dsath Of individual believers Upon this
head he co1icrcDce WIS entirely s1uod. Before
! .s ta7 tho general church was Convicted ct a.
Dos: y7iii!ul bioGoess 10 tbs pIaiue:t teicd.
lays G. tbs New fssia@ert. No!hiog has yet
trapspred which caa 10 any valid sense
Sc r,ssriei ca iuifi!ment Of the New Testa-
E?aat prophecies Ct Chli,t's Ieturo. What
lfcn? l. the New Testament Mistaken 1T
| il Impossible fov God to lie" aud equally 10.
p1..ifla fer him 10 BE mlste KEN In. voic, OF
the N2u Tes.ans1t being HIS Voice, those Of
is- proItaci4s which have 10. yet come tius
1.%;i came true at some time in the future, 5000
! or late. Such was the argument. And 10 ny
MIND, accepting ::s origing! pEemls.-.bc Bible
| is the eo:I OF GoG-it vas "l!hOut f.T. The
c,rirrcac, wisely rcfra!Ccd iron hGlrg the e.
&C. day Of Chri3l's reappeorsuce.
IJw then Are wa obliged to take into Our
lives Tbs tremendously oVerpowerin2, over
! sb.0owin? iceA Cf "Chri7rs ever imminent re-
! ;u,n" to judso the world and raise the ne.d sud
oye-turn Lrs presan: order OF eoclsty! For II We
! should really accep. this idea il would be tire.
'1sndouzy empowering and o7e!sh9dowing
| or; J.! oug h.. 20 be, IL sny rate. lreturn
&c my nriyiasl question. Must We accept into our
| live. thu tremendously overpoTering snd oVaT-
shGdowing idea Of Chii;!s eVer.im mlnentretuEnf
| No. NO mug: not And why? Because. from
fist 20 s., ine arguments oitne Prophetic Con-
! isr.Lca rested uson The fundamental sasuup-
:oa tbs! Tho Bible is tine word O! God" aud as
.uch is iufs!lib!e nn5 therefore. what y predicts
| mus. surely come TO pass Were we convinced
| that it hsd pei feet tight to mako this sssump-
cnco al. the rensinder Of its solemn and por.en.
| tua;!s ws5. We should not feel ourss!vs 1t lib.
ertq 10 crawl oct by way of aoy such doubtful
explanations SIS those which seem to sat:oty :uo
grca: ~jcrity of Christisa people, Toe cn!,s-
| ;.opne fureshsdowed in tho New Testament
can not DO identified with any second coming Of
! Ch-is. in tho power and glory Of his Church.
Accert the assumption OF tho Prophasic Confer
| cncn MS, tho Bible is The word Of God" thst
! i: is literally God who Gays tina! such and such
thin s3 will come 10 psss. and va mcs: accep. The
co.c!uion C the conference. aao, and from
her cst0r!a live in continual expectation o. the
second coming Of Christ and adjust on. lives in
every part 20 such an sy pects.io1.
a GgLEs REVERSED Power -Ihiz mule
looked like he was 1873 years old, and was dead
standing upon his feet. He w&s hitcned 10 q
piae.hodied spring wagon, vita high dash
board The team was standing on The levee
in mute silence, while the old darkey who "driV'
i: went aboard the wharf boat A Tramp could
nsLe :, barrel OF money g.ing pictures OF IN It
Inule, labelled "P..isncs" Ills long ,boy
c.rs hung down e,oh side of bis hoad lie win
dow awhlngs with rods out OF I'd EN-. His lace
wore sober look. while GU. Of his mouth hung
a tongue eight inchts long Install swuDg down
from tho e,7 end Of hi, hurricane roof like 3
wet ropc, while his whole body ssemsd "a mo-
n i;s.if ruf- heah Cd