The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1881-12-16
GsITEAU cALyAsisu.

eEITIAT CALyAsIsu.
Ed. Democrat
In looking over tho last Issue OF the
DEMOCRAT / sec n number OF questions
asked by ono Mr.. Gospel. This man
Gospel OF course Is an Armenian. If
he Is Gospel Minister he certainly
believes the Bible, whereas from
tho language employed In that ar
tIclo ho only believes part OF tho
Sacred Scriptures. Now, AIR. Hditer.
with ysur permission Will try 10 an
swer those questions II he will ro-
ceIve it rs the Bible teaches. Ho
says, ,"As there are n great many Cal
vanisis who read tho DrMocnAr wo
wish somo ono sf them TO answer
whether II was foreordalncd from the
beginning that Guiteau would kill
President Garfield" he goes on and
says Now what did Calvin teachl he
taught forcordinatlon aud election !;
that election only includes part OF the
race, tho rest being left TO perdition.
Election and perdition are both pre-
destinaled in the Divine plan" that
plan Is Divlae decree and that do
cree IS eternal and Interchangeable (;
everything Is foreoriained aud ev-
erything that happens IL by Divine
plan. IL was foreordained according
TO Guiteau and his religious convic-
ton. il ho was tried by Calylnisis
wouldhe be hung for murder. Now
II would appear tho CalvinIstic doc
trine Is assailed here and In order
10 speak clearly and TO advantage up
on this subject will call up the scrip
lures and Chrisrs apostles and exam
Inc what they say. ! suppose this
Gospel man will receive the scrip
lures as proof. "'rhe Most High rul.
eth Ia the kingdom of men and Civ
eth 10 whomsoever He viii and set
telh up over IL tho bascst OF men"
Dan. 3 and IL. .'God ruleth In the
Kingdom oi man and that he appoiHt-
eth over II whomsoever he will. !"
Dan. o and 81. IL form tho light and
create darkness. make peace and
create evil. /, the Lord do all these
things.n Is. 1911. "Shall there be
evil In the city and Lord hath not
done it," Am. 3 and G. "The lot Is
cast into the lap but tho whole dis
posing therof Is Of the Lord" Pro.
10 and SO. 1According as he hath
chosen us in him before tho fsunda-
alton OF the world, that We should DO
holy and without blame before Him
in love. In whom also we have OBJ
tanned an inheritance, being predesti-
nat0d according TO the purpose OF Him
who worketh oil things after the
counsel Of his own WILL" II IL clear.
ly maintained here in this first chap
ter OF Ephesians that God made
choice OF his elect before no laid the
foundation OF the world, that wo
should be holy, and without bIame
before him In love, having predestl-
mated Us unto the adoption OF chill
dren by Jesus Christ, 10 himself ac-
cording to the good pleasure Of his
will.
The Election which the apostle
lfere speaks OF was more than q choos-
Ing of them TO external church
privileges for VIC SEQ that he says,
God had predestinated them 10 the
adoption of children, by Jesus Christ
to himself. And as he says in Rom
8 and II, off children then heirs oi
God and joint heirs with Christ" and
then Immediately adds, "accordinp
as he hath chosen us In him before
the foundation OF the world that we
should be holy" Their being blessed
with all spiritual blessings in Christ
was according TO Gods foregoing
choice OF them. 1t was tho fruits o.
q gracious and eternal purpose to thai
end. And as they were chosen not be,
cause they would be holy, but thai
they should be holy their goodnes.
was not the cause but the effect o.
their election. And yer. 5; they
were predestlnated to be the children
of God, not according to their good
works or dispositions but according
to the good pleasure of his will, no
to their own praise; but to the prais,
OF the glory Of his grace as 1t follows
yer. G. And very expressly to tho
Same purpose he says, yer. IL, "Ir
whom also we have obtained on in
heritance, beingpredestinated accord
Ing to the purpose of him who doetl
all things after the counsel Of his owi
WILL" / am very sureD II these
passages were found in any othel
book but in the bible every one woult
readily believe theyrcontained tho
Calvanistic doctrine Of election.
cannot understand how any man car
take up the bible and say there is nc
doctrine of election in it..N If he
(Guiteau) was tried by Calvanists
would he hung for murder ?
answer, yes; certainly, he would.
Did notGod raise up Judas for the ex,
press purposeof betrayingJesus Christ
Was he not hung; did he not hang
It'll his bowels came out? Judas be-
trayed Christ for money; Guiteau
murdered President Garfield for
money, and he ought to hang like
Judas till the crows eat him up.
There is not a Calvanistic jury in the
world but would hang Guiteau till he
is dead. Although God doeth all
things according to the counsel of his
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