The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-09-21
RELIGIOUS RESOLUTIONS.
Passed by the Rocky Mountain Bap-
fist Association.

That we express our sincere thanks
to the brothers and sisters Of the Chey-
enne Baptist church for the unfeigned
love shown by our hearty welcome to
their homes and comforts, and by their
generous Inequalities.
That we are grateful to the brethren
4 and pastor of the Congregational church
of Cheyenne, Wyoming, for our kindly
reception to the use Of their house Of
worship.
That we appreciate the favors grant
cd US by the different railroads, and
also for the kindly notice of the press,
and the gentlemanly treatment Of its
representatives.
RESOLUTIONS ON SOCIALISM.
WHEREAS, For months past the
world has witnessed a conflict between
labor and capital, such as can scarcely
be discovered in the annals Of history,
in its power over communities, fami-
lies and individuals, and whereas 1t is
the duty of the Christian church to
correct evils, and to teach the truth In
love, therefore,
Resolred, That while urgent exac-
lions have been made upon labor by
capital, and unreasonable demands up
on capital by labor, which different
classes have failed to recognize the
mutual dependence Of these two forces,
we consider these troubles as a legiti-
mate feint of that skepticism which
fails to approve of any standard Of
truth; teaches each to be a law to him.
self, and gives full license to all de.
sires.
Resolved, That we regard the move
ments of labor under the names Of
nihilism, communism and socialism as
extreme and lawless measures chiefly
on the part of the ~unreformed, to rid
, themselves Of the unbearable oppres.
sion of rules and of laws.
Resolved, That all tyranny or law
lessness of capital or labor should bt
visited by the extreme penalty Of the
law.
RESOLVED, That these evils are to bt
/, corrected by the truths of the Divine
word operating in the hearts of al
classes, leading to Christian co-opera
ton, and the observance of the colder
rule of u Savior, and the precepts O.
> the New Testament: "Love thy neigh
Dor as myself" .'Be content witt
what we have" with quietness lei
. each work and own his own bread
Exact no more than is just" "Be
content with your wages"
WHEREAS, The infdelity, skepticisn
and liberal Christianity Of to day unit,
l in such universal and friendly efforts t.
i oppose orthodoxy, therefore,
: Resolved, That WI defend our posi-
I ton toward this portion of our com
mon brotherhood by the following
declarations:
l. That as we are created with rea
son, as the truth is addressed to oul
reason, and as revelation afirms tn,
: Christian service to be reasonable
therefore we believe that our Father
j.. neither teaches nor expects us.to be
lieve anything that violates reason.
: Q. That as the truth has always beer
confronted by doubts and unbelief, ant
as u commission includes the disci
ping and ~persuading of men to b.
reconciled to God, therefore we expec
them to be slow to believe, and thu
, Lords cause only to progress with grea
effort.
b. That inasmuch as skepticism give
!. nothing definite to the cravings OF thu
human heart, as its every defender ad
vocates his own way and has no rocl
like u rock to rest upon, it exhibit
an internal weakness that makes 1t i'm
possible for them to undo In any last
ing effort to oppose Christian work.
A. That any advocate of progress
who presents the dark ages, or Roman
Catholicism, as an illustration of Chris
tianity, is either ignorantly unjust o
Intentionally a deceiver.
8. That we believe there are man.
honest skeptics who are not at rest
whose hearts raw the faith that woult
give them Christian comfort; who i
led to exchange their half truths TO
the TRUTH would have a reason TO
hope. Therefore,
Resolved, That we caution the mem
:. bers of our churches against o~stracis
Ing any Of Gods children, and advis'
them to work as If the conversion o
3 every man were possible, without pa
tronizing unbelief or compromising the
truth, with fidelity to our Lord Christ
living his principles before the worlt
, In love to God and love to man.
|, Resolved, That as Baptists we recng.
nize the right of every man to hole
whatever religious opinions may seen
right to him, and to teach the sam
with the fullest liberty of speech. A,
disciples of Him, who relied only upor
the weap IN of truth for the establish
ment Of his kingdom, we cheerfully
welcome all to reason with us concern
Ing the great doctrines of life and sal
walton.
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