The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1882-04-14

will be found to suStain the Presbytsr-
ian cause" Bre by what method.
He states that he bas beyond doubt
proved Prssby yterisnisn from seriptsrs,
and he explAins every passage in the
early Fathers TO be in accord with hi,
His method Of preof is 10 feu x
bic that ] give potion Of it.
His first count sgain1 the ~, of
EpisooPscy is "Ths alleged e. of
deasons, as ans Of the "ordsss Of Gle. sg"
has 20 foandssien ~hatsver in tas
word Of God" He thea qustes Ac.s
VI II. aud says that he will rely on
The bibIe and that only " prsye this,
and then asserts. "It aiIitates moth
ing against this PLAZA stasezent Of the
inspired historian that hs repre.enss
Stephen. ems Of tlA1s ds4con-. "a, soon
after bis appointment, defending him
self vita great poser sefsrs tho J-~ish
council. and Philip snethsr of them
employed, in \ ye@E or two afft< lis
ordination - the deasonship, preach
ing and baptiEIng in sarnstia. With
respec. 20 Stsphsn, II is not said THAI
be either preached or ksptized. He
simply replied TO tbose ybo "disputed
with hin, and defended hiaself before
the council By which be vas auAiZaed.
And a. TO Philip when We ssad few
chapters onward In the same keok We
ind nim spoksn Of as Philip the Evan
geliyt which was oas Of the seven. In
In short, until IL can - proved that
Philip preached aud baptized ~ . dea-
con, and nes ss an evangelist, which we
arc very sure 3sver csh - proved. the
allegation that tie Apostolic Aeacens
sers preachers Is perfectly destitute
Of scriptnrL support; or rather directly
opposed TO the scriptural account of the
institution Of their efIiee"
4 child can rsrcsivs the fallacy Of
this rsasoning. In tAs sixth of Acts
We read that Philip Was ordained .
deacon: wnen vs zsxt read aboat him
in Acts VIII he is preaching and bap-
tizing, Eoms years later he Is called an
evangelist, but there Is no st&tsmsnt
that he was not = deAson when he
prsachsd and baptized. Apyropri.-
ting DIR. M'ller's words, vs could re-
ply witk jHst as much trsth. 'fiA short
until is can ks proved that Philip
preached and baptized As an E.sngel-
Isl and not IS deacon, which NE are
very sure never can Ia proved, The
allegation Of the Pres6J tsFians that the
Apostolic dsscsns were act preachers
is perfectly destitute Of Scriptursl sup
port or rather directly opposed to the
scriptural account Of what they did be-
casse all We know about Philip when
hs vas preaching and baptizing Is that
BE was deacon" Shall the question
be decided simply according TO mans
likes and Sialikekl Would it not lie far
moro trsthfal 10 say that lie es:ab-
.ished order shEll stand HntiI disprovedl !
If The conmsn practice Is 20 have no
weight let rs apply this same reasoning
to the subject sf iRisut baptism "Un-
til il can proved that the Apostles bap-
tized infants and we are very sGrs that
it can never be proved the allegation
that infant baptism is right is perfectly
destitute OF Scriptural support" And
With just as logical reasoning, the
seventh day Aiventisss might say.
"In short until il can ka proved thHt
the Christ instituted SuEd<v for lhs
Sabbath snd it never can Sc prsse1 -
allegation that the Sabbath jss ~
be the frs; day Of the week is .stslly
destitute of scriYtural supPsTs or rather
directly opposed to the ssriptHral ac-
ceunt because we know they observe
the seventh day"
To escase this unfair reassning ID is
necessary to follow the customs of the
Church provided, they accord with
scripture. And in dealisg ~ith the
witnesses not 70 take part but all theiI
testimony on the subject Ths gres-
tion then is in this position. All de-
nomiDRtioRs claim 10 found their prac.
tice on Scripture: their reasoning from
the Scriptures: is perfectly satisfactory
as regards themselves but in doing 81
they violate christian charity aud unity
Is it not presumptuous in the highest
/, degree for any one TO say that his reason
ing on this point is absolutely ssrrect
Dare any member Of the nunsrsas ssets
.. .. say that his opinion taken from Script
ure is undoubtedly Sursl Men psssSSs
ed with the same spirtaa' attainosRti
a and gifss hold q Esreat visv: thsr,
! is then question As TO ~hich is cor
rect and such questions are ~ De set
tied in the Church az ia any ether sc
ciety. He who voluntarily eats him
sell OF from his brethren through sci
opinion In any human society practical
y ceases to Secoms member Of tha
:, society. And there il the like DANCE
In connection with the Church Of Christ
= Some perssnswill cay IAs scripture
= DO not settle this question prefer t
!. leave it unsettled. But the scripture
/, do not raise this question at all. Th
:. question is concerning the Interpret,
ton of scripture. The issue il raise
Q by those who differ frSm wha
;hs Church efCArist has praeties,
so far ~ We have traces of Churc
: history. and the burden ef Praaf fall
rot on the Episcopalians hut on Ties
" who hold thrt there is bat one orde
. properly so called eff the Ministry
= = Dr. Miller ssys "It will be easy 10 sao'
that Christ gave bat enc csnnissic
! ! for the efios Of the Gospel ministry
" aud that this cffics il net thFes field kr
:. one" But says st. Paul l. Ger. XII
= %. 'God has set seMs in the Chure
:. . first Apostles; sseondsrily prophet
= = thirdly teachers, etc." Thus in e.
> : amining the Testimony of the early wr
= ters of the Church il cannot ba assume
:, without presumption and bigotry ths
= " Chriss's commission and appointment
y of the ministry was in ssgla orde