, 1881-09-24
METHODIST DOCTRINE.
The Rev. Dr.. Axtelt in Reply to
Dr.. Ryder.
The Positions Of tho Church, the Stand
ards, and DR.. Thomas.

In n
Wv ,Ls.. w. .'ss.,a e'''' "''"ss'' ~
peeachlhs anu '''act.eG. ~
Dacnnsc wc ngree In tho greater part ol
your aI:c sermon Of last Sunday morning, |
n,ny l,n nj j1nwctt IN sunrrst possfe prr,lrs iii
,,,,r stotnn,n,u ~ tho ,,,,sttInno NJ lin, Atrtol
your s'a.e'len'u, I've posl.'ons"i ,,,ar.,s t"v ~
dnctr,nr. and of l,r. ,rhomuY Into which yoit
,,n, ,,s,, ,o,,,ra,,. o,,t '.x"nsnhiv hnyn cnms
nno,r,s',re " 'is'!c.' " ''''e""''
"''o"'s"Se' ,r,t,. ,,,,r,o. o,. r,,r cu,,ncu
TIE Fos1FtoS "F lHE e"uHsn
Is Il peculiar one. 1Nit EXPRESS tic tftlth III
soytnv: "Uur ::..Icn,l lns tho peculiar history
of Mctho.tls,n III his invor A[rt!otltsn III
i,s sncrtul rrIu,iun 10 tho Christian Churcl,
has bcen n er.nt religious movement rs we'll
hs NIL 0rgaii!zetl religious bnas-llhs ot'c1l. so
10 speak, denomination ntld something
more. Its lending doctrine of free grace
WIS the open door through Which It's
distinguished founders entered tl,e llrnils Of
innusands. Il comes to tho wort il
W." ~ oe' VI y" ~ H., "'H. t,s. ~
plea IF love III the flscSs1kc oi tnG cross.
nsyol t'fse Eglleri eiGries; tU wl'G Syrry
o M VI '. y att,", ws MS aiYa 10 exaet
M,ttsn ~, ,,, linn ,o t,rls,,an,tv
,.iti, ifn f,r i%o snni rnt,nr t.s,' viii, inys
for @ exrrIor IN IaoraI I @ or ines of gc for ths
Intellect. 1t brought cnl!vlci!tNls II, frGG-
wi!lt.l si,le1s and W1el they feIi thslr own
lrnrlle,l Of t;ml's grpat lore, freed fruni any
alllienlty Oh inte nfltI trrrly oicfeti III tntlS,
there WIS nOtllng left thrih but to Actively
receive Him. In receiving lIlu, they received
lffE fEu know ttull AA they did Il, Christ ~
nn'i mnHifes.affm, us ,-,.ftinr st,mr, hinr-,rti.
H tH rt W. Yif VIZ r., e.a2, uG2 =. IN
!es nu s ~. a'3 H,t iEt,H T. ~ @ s 1I. ~ u
inSe ts npos,i thss N .ine ~ ~ a.e ,1s, 4sSpeSt
spiritual iutult.l,s CONES by IN pruct.ss, nii.l
coil,rs, therefore, without doubts. Weknuw
et,i,,,.s i,y mrcss II ti,e ii iut"irct m,,st l nc
ct,,,,tam|i hv ,insht. fnr Il ID thf f,rnvitl,.a f
rensonlnI to pu!:stioi,. .,,
cxact stoc'rt1IrS? ! answer that. without
tnccs, nc: t"ciriuts Without tia.lbts ai,i a unity
II, tfurtrfnrs "ssr,,tni II, TIIri4,tnl i,fn h,;
yo,uI al,y ctu,,rurIsur. All ciro,,srtt iepcrs
NeIrye lint Christ can !lcHl. All TINT linye
heard Ills voice knew lIrcnu speak. All wlIu
l,aYr called know liz answers.
enr,.,t ~, ,nt t,,,, ass my ~ ,r Yan
sn!p s:tnlni.esS VI opinions; ~.
t,ttist tMiS!l'oa1s' ne'ef u" '''S' HUT a4a 'esus
c4,'3i; u, Il, ,,,otr,uo. ,,ot,,, v ox,nr,,u,o of
M9,, ~ t.'g 1 LILIES nten "y ,!,., -, , W
nrs ,n.", hw a,t,"at ",1 ~ ,..r", nf!iitv
ions GneM ,,I ~ n; G;ga'm m m vy pn1i. ans nny
tHh niu J'hs' ~ ns aI ,,n ~. Fly
,i"a Ers, F'{ i'n' tI;oa nwr 't!S fr T @
r, f'u ..ih" l,V,,, tssc oi"S eop'eo
Aosega ';t nttu,ss: =. ..,..,.
ia tbo GW .p nes M eaGn a ~ Eo n9rco 10 'oom'
nit w W. nr NJ hIs irisut salt FL bn enmynsng
In oyery uracIiesl uoiut raul Viii submit su far
rs he cut, Wit .a,,t woi!,ltlinx l.is .nt,scu,icc
Q. Can Christian. a,.l,lnli furthoE than this to
uny tnn,I or Antiy of men ,t,,otl cnrth7
A. L Is un!!eniahle; hs es't'''9t ost,9r 70 COIN.
c nSho or ens1Gatann. 1 ,a., Mma tn!s y tnat
efah.! H. p1ae'p.e ol nravnaa 1aaS'hohl Oh "hca
Z" T., 10y ~, H. .,,.', ~, aT.,, ,,,,,.,,.,
IL liIts y hee!a AZ es.ys i95lillS, 20
an nilei' " huFntlce ~ us ny. o!He " sitle
Sunni Wts!eys tWo Sef'llt,lls, ~ Gl!ltt0i
AG4a,ist iDAntFt, ~ tnlhnlle spirit"
b9tl' tar Ill advance OF even our present aEe:
Ge Of my ontsl9n y.nu ncod not ! dn not lln:
sfe Tt i nor oxpvet H. Kaom ynn yui,r opinion. @
,,t e,,n, nnu ,a1 ~ ~ G vse & ~ nc,s ~
nvsf tn yn,, III ~, ,. III HIM, ~ ~ H s0 H.
ana tic nthor. t,m1r mivn r tnmn l,nn,i d. WV o1
Tn l,Is sI'r,.m ~ lin Irini,,. Wcsiov aovs.
a %, ,.,,',a "n s''V ,..' , a"ys.
,,ht ',t1 @pv u nt t ~ ~. ~, i.ot
;rsIths P"rsns 1aay b" rtrt y IL ,"a,r tt!niss
md ypt hnvo nj rgrUn nj iii. ainl, On tiI nthcr
hnt,d mrs,,ls ,I,y III truly rcilvfnlIs WIN huii