, 1879-02-23

phatically called 1.-THE house OF PRAYER" ke-
een1!{ ~ tls sale - pIs ~ ~ ~ ials ca1uls1l,
ot s8. IN: anIl slime hronpfs a nremium Of 81
500 There ought to be q good deal Of religion
attainablc in seats as expensive as these.
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LEI hi II oEE that:
OR, RAT1osA11sr IN THE rNQU1RY-RooM."
The a1,orc is the heading of an article by tbe
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ra' W. A1seo0' - )" sAa"'4 pae.' ea44eo ."e
Eo0H9czSs' lhe paper WIS uanued 10 nc VI
friend, and my attention was called to the article
to shew what wonderful powers Mr.. Pectecost
nossesses In hrinpinr sinners to n knowledge of
lae troth' Inc op1ect ol the aft1c'e ls to eApa1n
now skept1c was suddenly converted oy having
some Of the mysteries Of religion explained to
him, This was done br quotations from differ
a,+ ,or+s of 4ba R,,,e ~ ,roue that thars ,rae -,
en' pafas VI LUG no'e ~ p'oFc e!''t uleic WIS no
contfaolctlon' put u periecI harmony III us
teachings. 10 the superficial observer the
whole narrative OF this sudden conversion may
arnaor baour;rn1 and ;ntercstinp. hnt to tho
~a;rd suo,, t,1,;strot;o7s ~ t,,a
lelectlis n'nu sucn 't.ua'ta''o1s " 'nc Wy
tcrles OF redemption, anu suen accounts OF Inc
sudden transformation Of a confirmed Gkcptic to
n child Of grace and m heir Of Heaven, can only
nrof,nce the sa4 inanression that, however rood
oo.~e ~ wv -.~-.- =. 49,
INC fntentlouS. " sueu peieons ma5 W uey
often do more harm than good But whoever
will dare to utter word Tor truth when his
nttorance will come in conflict with the many
49, sa;;,,,< .1o,, ~ ~. ,on,,1or +i5a viii
WIZ a's o'1'Aus A4oDs va 49, p ~ .'>,r -
expose himself 10 Tie censures anu ltl-wl'l Oh
many zcaots who Imagine they are doing Gods
service by Dersccuting others for their different
o.,;n;o,,,s salra
oP PShontd The writer of this article fall into m
orr,,r viii INV onn amnns, The n,any who nrofess
to 1--we The truth come 10 him With kind words
~ en,,nI orrnmonts and lad him out IF h,a
ma ,..ars ~ u;li thnv as othars hive dane: moo-
nify supposed errors, a1id by 1nlsrepre5entatlons
!nJure, fnsteaa Oh nelps ho nouest IHuuHer a1LeE
truth!
Nothing can be lost to the cause OF truth By
careful Investigation. It has been crushed aEa
rruriicd times without puntcr, vet it lives in
:. 1n. ~ t1,',ea,1s f1,onoct mar, ,rho ara
e nsasts " ~ aaraHsi ~ +h "o fac ~
HpI auIte ~ p1 1oe4aa'" ~ 4e1' teo'11 ~ l 1~~ ~
ali oppo:ltlon: ,-.,-.-
We will then proceed to notice the narrative
in hand. The subject of this sudden conversion,
saws the Rev. Mr. Pentecost, twas 4, cultivated
Young man and the son OF German RATIONAL
;sttn thaolor;an He was thoroupnly conversant
with c,,rrcnI coutincntal sleptical pii]osophjes
Mr. r. when he approached him, asked him 10
state his difficulties 10 the way OF his accepting
the Christian religion. The first objection was
n the incarnation Df Christ Is divine and equal
with The Father, The two other objections were
the atonement m and the resurrection. Now,
leaving the last two objections out OF the qlles-
tion for the rrrscnt. will call attention to the
manner in which the first was disposrd Of.
It anncars that the Young man quoted num-
her nj passaecs where Christ is represented as
inferior to lie Fatner. occupying subordinate
relation: and auaiu otLer passa9es claiming TO:
him s,1nrvmc divinity and equality With the
Fatbcr and those seemed to him contradictory.
r. introduces Christ as speaking to him and
saving:
MI rh;,d what ~ for tbe nnrnosc of vour re-
demntioa % IRON sin and the cnrss Of 1he aw, VOL
nnIur;Iy Iall aside My eternal glory aud suffered
Myself to be ulade Of woman, and made under
the law; thus limiting Ny bein. to the conditions
ol yoEr nature, tnat mght III tnaI nature olcr @ up
10 God eucn sasrlec 'ot s'n @ - ~ "uuu M % gls ;da ,
70 ~ n ,nt :" cnnre;rs t'ot tnerr "a
m cnntr,diction in these savings OF Mine; For.
indeed, nm ore with1he FatLcr. aud he that hath
seen Nc hath seen the Father; but for purposes Of
ntonemeu. ! have voluntarily assumed 40 inferior
position, that might thus take your place and die,
which could not nave done unless hau taken ;e
rnoord,nnte place yea; anu your very nature: 1a1s
spsan o. ~ e'esla m Ill.,, ~ h ~ ou.
aar .nr ~ ,ha cnvenayt ssnt Inrrh tn rcaecn
,r,.o .s,..as .a,,,-o.co.;on - Chr;e+ :, ,e
eo;1 s O., arr.eioa .hc aIIcntion of Ihr ron9
sn1.' 81 ,.t na haa oo,, - ~ ons ct,, e,r,ha-
eSgptlc that oe nad ony TO 90 one ste2 @ .urtne5
10 p1eso'nc Ca!ssal', na1ueas ~ oe!lese anu
o'.ss ~ t ar ~ thoe
eH W. tio o t":nhnms ~ tha R;bi h,,t thnr,
Nno 1o.!om 1G seaGus ~ tas ou1
are uniformly lounu 60 lo'Iow Ceep eonv1elon
LOT past VI soa alu ~ 1u.'pc f';'
confession ol s:hs. In "ort' a. 5ense a & ol ieenns
on tnc part o. Lne sl.'cI 9le hc nts oscu 1ouS ~
IN ms hleaEd practlee, ano as e pfoasa1 ol olo,
he has strong desire to return TO us f9sher's
house anu Eiake CONFESSION OF us ans. nus IN
this narrative We nave not one worq q about r.
pcntance nor one single lnt1mat1on OF penltcnce
on tue part OF tne young man: ~ az g, OILY asAeo
the question, Nhat nave no 70 40 :" anu ne was
ul1ecled to the passage, WIZ VIZ ahe t1 hearG men
believe unto r1shteousness anu WIN thG inonta
confession is made unto l,s salvation" Hc said,
Let me see t'at," ana wl1e 1ookI1s at IL tuen
and there he was converted. ms appears to De
the short and easy way INTO tns kinEaom ot
grace ana may oe one relson WY so nanS ot
these supefnela! converts soou stsay 11o'n t1e
1old o1 ne GOOD shepaera:
but TINS sudden conversion ana thls easy way
o1 getting Away from tle consequence o. lolao"
Ing sn1nl llie Is one sequence OF erroneous
teachings WIN regard 70 tne cAaracter aliu nus
SION OF Nhrlst. NJ - 1epiesenteu os ,'a't ~
nave come 10 our "orlu 70 lnls'l "olh y, anu 70
prepare garment ol tlgnteousness 10. a1l WHO
Will take II, anu Wheh zen tals IS tahcn anu put on
II VIII cover " ;l't ens nsu a.au 1nola eosiuE
ton OF long nIe OF sn; Witl,out ourselves SUI
ferms Inc pahss Oh T. 9ul1ts conscience LUZ "rons
uoi'.s. +,n ,,,+.,,a ~ tho oho,. ,,,,+,+;o,
LOOK, LOT Instance, NJ Lne ABOVE quotatlon,