, 1880-06-12
dARFrEGu'B tJHURUH.

Inc ltoV. Irving "a 6eAll8A, Pn2[Of OF tkt
South Silo Chrfatlnn Church, prnirle nvouuo,
cornor Of Thlrttoth street, hahds us tho follow.
ing brLer atatomont Of tho bcliof anu practice
OF tho Church with which Mr.. Garfield stand,
tt}ontitod:
1. We Gull ourselves Christinns, or Disciples.
The term "ra'npbe|'Iso Is Il nickname that
othors have npplied to III. an tho enrly Methods
lists wore called "l1antcrs." Good tasto ior,
bids tho uso Of nicknan,cs
4. We bot[ovn In Cod tho Father.
y; W. bullovo that Jcsus Is tho Christ, tho soA
Of tho living God. nnd oar only Savior. We TO-
gard tho divinity OF Christ IA Tho Fundamental
truth 1T tho Chrtat1au syRtonl.
1. Wo bollevo In tho Itu1y Spirit, both rs 10 tts
nEuncy In conversion and as an irlwolcr In tho
hcartot tho. Christian.
= &. wo acccpt both tho Old and New Testament
Scriptures as tho tnsp!f Cd word Of God.
Q. We beliovo In tho future punishment or tho
Wicked aud the tMturo roRard Of tho righteous,
!. We brllovo lint Deity Is q pruycr. hearing
and yer-nnaworing God.
8. wo observe tho 1nstitutIon Of tho 1on,'.
Supper Oh every Lorss Day. 10 this tnte 1t Ii
our pr1.cticc neither to invite nor tlcbar. We say
It ts tho Lord'a Supper for al tho Lords chill
tlrcn.
0. We plead for tho union of all Gods peop!o
on tho islblc md tho nibto alone.
10. Tho Bible Ia 0ar only oroed.
II. We maintain that all tho ordinances Of thu
Gospel should bc observed M they were Ia the
t'ayB Of tho Apostles.
The Christtntt Church has about ha1f million
commandments In tho United atatos.
TIE bacli-pay charge" Is rs bascless n
anything can be. Mr.. Garfield voted ngatnst tho
amendment to the Iegislntivo. Executive, and
judicial Appropriation bill providing for in-
orpnscl snlMries In every form md at eyef1
Btngc. Hut, wben tho amendment WINS tapkcd On
in spite of him, he vutcl for TIM whole bill, N
Chairman Of tho Appropriations Committee, hc-
Ing III chtlrge or II himself. In speech III tho
House Dec ., ls1.l, Nr. Wilson, Of Indiana Bald
VI, this subtect:
It matters not how many years Vi faithtul
Btrvlrc had boon devnted to tho contltry, bbf
ht>w t.xNated Il character for fntv4rty hRd been
sns sriin eng W. seSa fr ~ sn nm
Ohl, INT. Garlietd who struggled aghtnst It I'M
I'll li IL cHnfcronco report which he bud ras!stcd
nttachctl to one Of tho, most lnpurtuni
appropriation, bftts. md then he atl Ut ii
whp tsru farnilIar With tue facts luuAt confidently
DGllaYe land It II but Justice to him to sny 70
huro) voted for It In tho conscientious discilryt
uf his duty to nfs country. hns farud no better
! thin my u1lt elsa.
sir. 0nr,ela wns ono Of tho t,rss members Q,
| Congress To return the bncl pay, n,ld tho most
| earnest advocate of tho btu repeal[u1 tho In.
crense. Spchktng III reply to Alexander
stephens. who Advocated still higher salaries
Mr. Iurtlctd said:
One Of tho brightest and greatest men knox
S sas SE sHis s o s sfps ~ 1 ss us9 %9ne o Il
I,e not many months ngo tint hp had nladp u
tho rule or hls life 10 nhandon any intellectual
emily valMable; thnt others would mtilIzs shnt
no hnd dlsGovcfch; that bis te!l Of work
w. nnye tic line ct ca1neroa yala.os md
cslue fruln tti0 upper Nights to tho level Of c0,n-
merniGl saluos, Y Thousand hands Mou, le