, 1879-02-02

AN@N~ NN*4SseA<'+<
The first account is eivcp in Matt.. xviii n
and @o Go re, therefore, and teach all nations,
baptizing them in the name OF the Father, anu
Of the Son, and Of the Holy Ghost; teaching
them to observe all things whatsoever have
commanded you: and 10, 1 atn with you alway,
unto tie emo Of the world.''
We are told TINT these words were addressed
to the eleven Apostles, and it is assumed that it
applied to them alone. and to those whom they
should elect as their successors; but this rule OF
Interpretation not only reyokes the ordination Of
the seventy who had been sent forth to preach,
but confines all the blessings and precepts Of the
Sermon Oh the Mount to those who were pres
ent aud heard them preached. Before accept
ing such rule, we turn to Marks history Of this
all-lmportaut commission, which VIC find in his
dospel, chap XVI, verse Is to the end: Sand
be said unto them, 20 ye into all the wor1d aud
preach the Gospel to every creature; .
and these'signs shall follow them that believe
In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall
speak with new tongues; thev shall take up
serpcnts, and if they drink any deadly thing it
shall not hurt them," etc.
This throws no new light on the question Of
who Was commanded to preach; but, from the
signs following, we are forced to believe that
very little effective preaching has been done in
tile truth rs IN vino f. uos th,t was commended
to prcach, we turn to the ACCOUNT oiycn l,y Iuke
in The twenty-fourth chantcr nj his i;osnci from
the forty y-sixth verse to the end: ''Aud He said
unto them, thus it Is written and thus It be-
hooyed Christ to suffer ami to rise from the
dead on the third day; and that repentance and
name auonr ali nations. heoinninp At Jerusalem.
and re are tvitnrsers ~ tntc.. thnrS mi hrhnl,i
| scnd thu promise Of INV Father nnon Won nut
tarry ve in Jerusalem ,intii ~ he cn,i,ed viii
power from ou bjph.M
This recopuiyes the sclferident trut1 that
eleven men tnuli NOT nrrach ~, at} rho vord
still the nrrarhinr vac ~ h. oo;,c and ud'
= dressing th,. nrrochrrs. Ha c,mm,u.Ia thrn, IN
wait for nower from IN hi.rl, ;, is t1,;s Mower
was tie seal Of the co,,1missinn. va have nuIv tn
learn wht,. received IT. in order ~ know WIN
were ron,inssnnni tn ,,ea ~ H., ,r,.a,inu r., ali
nations and lie W. lind i, TIA t;rst 'n,i second
chapters of Acts. where We have n roncise his
torr If evrnts clnsav ro,tovinr the .scors;nn
First, the resurrection, Is vrritrt nv accounts of
Christ's fprty days' intercourse % with His Amos
tles. H;s nromisa rhnt tluv shon1I no hanr;zcd
with the Holv j;hnst ;s viva, ,nI "" arr tn1G
flat they waited for this hanfism hrfore hc0in
ming tb; Ministerial work a,sn. that thev sscnn-
tipued in prayer with thr women -. tint the
numhcr Of the discinles was s. a6or1t IN hundred
tecost was fully conen thcy were aIl with onc
ac,.ord in one nfacc: and syddcntv there came
- so1,nd frnm Heaven as of nsh;nr ,rfrhtv
wind and it flied ali the house wher,. 1hcv wcr9
sitting. and there appeared unto them cloyen
tt,ngnes Ik. as Of fire and it sat nnon earl, of
them: and thcv were MI filled WITH the Holv
l3host' antI hegan tn sneak with nther tonfrucs
ms the Shirt oaye them utterancen Now. this
must have ht.en - the mower from On high u for
whirb i;hrist commandeI H,s nnnonte,i nr.orl,-
ers to t.tarrv at .er,,saicn,." =
Th;s {. nnwer !, vas 1l,e se,1 of tha rant cor.
m;ss,on. and Is II nrohah1e That the ffolv Ghost
affixed Il to los counterfcits. or HIS or blu1k
narchmen1. and only to lively. bona iIde dorn-
the Niount of Ascension was a7fIressrd to then,
.nersoro1,v ), aud nj nc tho ~
ali the ;srntcs IN :fcrnsalrm the,, this ,s inst
wbar the Holy Ghost did. Now. / cannot he-
ljeye that Christ, tie third person IN the Triuity,
actcd al rrnss n,,rnoses. or without n nerfect
accord and mutual Notwithstanding,
So assnme and affirm that n the eceno nm
the Mnnnt nr Ascension t1e Annstles occ,,,,;cI
The same relation to Christ and ali other believers
tha1 ,i'av Aid ~ he MINT ~ Reatitr5ss. md
that that thc command CON eco tbon and tearb a1l
.at;ona ho-,,;,;n Thor, ), or i sme+ ns hr,a5
s ~ ossnr+;on q PIosrad ora 20 Than .,o, st.nS;
rev;le vnn );
81 ,ba commission boino o;vo,, n ali thu
7sr;n,es @ m +he Monn1 of ascons;o1, .vl sa,,ed
-, tha a. ~ pan1ocost the rroniea n,mst hnl,1
1od -hat t,hr;et vii Ia 'rv;th .,a ,,onosors ~
=, 0umt;t he ..nI of +he ,yor1.I +, 1Veii ~ gn
hacl- rne see 1vho rorn th.. ssoiin whoso
.o,o ,o;oeinre ,vnro cnacd hv c1cva,, tonruuc |
;i.a ns ~ 5ron ~ 49,, d.v ~ t1,.t 49,
.a, t;,,d +la+ ti,a caiod ~
1et1,or q 1o,1o aeernh1ogo ~ ,eanis ,~ho ev-
orassad ror;n,1s nr;u;nns IN IN. enhicrt w,,en
peter +he ora,nr IF ths anost1cs nrosc md ~
,1oinaaj ~ h. ,,oiotnd r. ~. orents noes;n1 h..
Imre them. events wheh 90 excited thrir aston-
shmcnt md said .,rhis ia that wh;rh sas
.,.nis.n hr thc prn'nbat .ine1 md omotnd ti,.
,ponhscvt thrs. :. HnG II shoI, cona 70 naee ~
Eha iast aars sa,tb .In.l viii nour n1,t nv
sn,rit une n, Hrsh md vonr sons and rnnr
3ouohtnrs shall nrnnhcev: and ~ nv
.arronts an' nn nv and;va;1ens will nonr
!, +1oea aavs ~ nv sn;rit and thew ebaii iaiii
ar,nnas, ~ . ); "'0' ~ A'' ''A''' 0'A '4'e' '"04'
= Tnw + tbe ,vornor o,reoav sno1,.r of ,s mr.
i31;nr w;th +Mc Annst1os hod not hee,, ~ 40 ,rt
Inc aii nrnsent 1hcrn 1nus. hara h.,rp goo eomn
,+her wpnon sho I,i ;n;nn,1 III. neso,,.,,, nnJ
.ece;vcd The n;vinr seoi Of ronsecrotion - tha
,,;n;'trr r. the,o had ,ot hsc ra.nn,, ,ro,h te
r,n@ lien md t.re ~ s;~lt "u.1 hn,r;o,1 of
}a ~ multitude tater co,,1d rnt hara no;nt..i -
h.,n ~ lis own anrhor;tv fnr nrnc,o;n,inn - III.
ost d.ysn ri Tho Jewish dsrnnsa.;n,, .',,d tl,o
nromiu1 of th. re;on of the S{ns s;., @1.N 'A'e
Peter,S address would. hayc heon ra-fnc+,4-
,ointiess If tht. women IN +hc nsscmhl,, ~
Iauyhters and hanlmni,}cns had hecn s;t,;nu
ent snertators Of fhc SCENE That wnn,o1
ia m thn d.v of P.n+ocost roaa;1.a tlo .s;e4 ~
he Hnir Ghost is hcvoud rnsst;nn. tn ,i,'t ~
.ift wns the nnwcr rom o h1h !, t,o haa.,s
or which the Commissioners nrc5rhers rcre 'nrn.