Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1881-02-10
Holiness.
From the Church and Home.


.'holiness no man shall see the Lord. y
1t is but natural. therefore, that Chris
tians should not only study to know
the meaning of the term, but also seek
and obtain the experience. We think
that far too much precious time is
wasted in theorizing, and yet inVesti-
CATION is not to he denied. We do
not intend discussion of these differ
ences so much as the statement OF
some facts connected with them, and
what is popularity called the 1.-THE
holiness movement" To understand
this, it must be remembered that there
is fundamental difference between
what are known as Calvinlstic AMI
ArDinian churches as to the effect OF
Adams sin on the race. Calvinists
contend that depravity is sin proper
and makes all guilty. Holding this
view, It is denied that it is possible
to be freed from sin in this life. The
united voice of Arminians is denial
Of guilt TO the race because Of origi-
nal sin. These differences are fun.
damental. To our thinking, here is
one of the great errors OF what is
known as ''the holiness movement. -
In this, that those engaged in the
movement proclaim and publish that
they are members of these churches
in good standing, and yet they make
pr ofession of having attained to the
experience of "perfect love-" Now.
in this. good as we believe many o
these people to be, there is a direc1
and irreconcilable contradiction. Il
is impos sible for any man or woman
to be in good standing when they arc
constantly envieing against the faiti
OF the church. Hence, all this pro
fession of being Presbyterians ant
Baptists. &c, and at the same tim'
protesting to have attained to holi
ness of heart is misleading, not bein!
founded in fact. We speak not one
| word against these churches, but de
say that all persons who remain il
membership are bound by every prin
ciple of honor not to envie agains
their teachings. To do so, is to shov
either q zeal without knowledge, or
lack of moral integrity.
| We realize that these are plai
statements, and yet they are given il
the love Of the truth. But anon,
Armininns there is not perfec
agreement on modes Of attainment
but there is as to the possibility O
the attainment of experience. Their
is what is known as the Zlnzendor
view, and then the Wesleyan view @
the time Of attainment, but be it re
membered that both hold to the pos
sibility Of the attainment. We frankl
confess that we believe in and teac
the Wesleyan view, and yet alway
urge our brethren. whe differ from Il
as to the time of such experience, t
make full and free confession {
Christ as Savior, who saves to th
uttermost. We recommend thi
method as an end to controvers,
All who were perfected in love
conversion just make confession
the fact. We have never found an
one yet who was willing to do it, br
we may, hence We have been urgin
this course. 1t is holiness We wan
and 1t matters but little as to whel
and how we may have been led int
the experience, just so we have i
The work of holiness begins in col
version, and is completed in pe'Je
lore. Whilst we sometimes speci1
Christian purity, we only speak of
as the elimination OF the work
} holiness. All Christian labor al
all our meetings are holiness NEE
ings in this broad sense. We el
"orsc, heartily, the following from Il
Standard: Now is the time to ga,
the work done from the disorganizir
hands of false teachers. Now is Il
time to oppose all scisms of the boz
that the doctrine of John Wesley,
Fletcher, of Watson, Clark al
Asbury may go forth to spread scrl
tural holiness over these lands.