The Dawson journal. (Dawson, Ga.) 1878-18??, 1883-01-18
The "Holinossa Matter.

! WIG pleasure The teIns0n which 1t
is based we clipped from the Christian
Index, which in tlrn, we believe re-
ceived it from some other paper:
EDr1oRs CONSTITUTION A late
article in the Constitution on the sub
ject of "Holiness." Praying for he
Conversion of Bishop Pierce" etc,
III which my name is mentioned, with
others, contains several niisrepresenta-
tons, which know your sense of jus-
lice vii allow me to correct through
the same medium Of publication.
|. 1t is not true that Rev Mr.. In
skip, "a short time ago, introduced
the "doctrine of holmes" into Georgia
and made converts of "Revs Dunlap.
Dodge, ] E Evans, Of Griffin, and
Rev Murrv, of Lexington. Some of
those named never paw or beard Of Mr..
Inskip, but had nrofessed the expert
ence Of holiness before he ever came to
Georgia. Moreover the doctrine Of
holiness has been taught and believed
by the Methodist church from the days
Of llsaseg,. Fletcher, Clarke and Wat
on present. and is to be found
III HI N# standard works, hymnbooks
and i pliue.
2.aIt is not true that the great body
of the church andof the ministry do not
embrace the doot1ine of sanctifcation.
As | have stated, it has always been
the dactriue of The Methodist church
thal without holiness no man shall
see the Lold' "Blessed are the pure
IN heart for they shall see Cod Ev-
cry ordained intinerant minister has
most solemny affirmed the following
questions WHEN propoapded by the
bisbon, 20 wit HIVE IA faith in
"a Ell - Are you going on to per-
fec:iali Do you expect to De made
perfect n love in this life? Are you
groaniee after it?' So that the doc
trim "l.olinoss" is cardinal docs
riae o. sle hodism Aud allow me- to
say to The lndex, yoa quote. that his
''hraH'i ;e Of potassium will not relieve
3fetaadism Of holiness a process of
c@..ln2 Of habtua SIN, would no
doubt acc Jinplish this end. If that
is the process of cooling" the Index
recommends, it is complete antidote
10 "holines5 Has the Index expert
ence in this line, is the reason he car
treat Bloc conditihn of salvation, 50
''coolly" and flippantlya
3 1t is not true that any class of
Methodists bs'ieye we can reach state
of oactfication above temptations, OF
above the possibility Of SHINING. Our
Divine Lord was tended. 1t is
enough that 'the servant be as his
Lord We shall be Liable to tenipta-
ton to the end Of probation, and ever
liable - fall. Adam fell aud the holy
must take heed lest he fall for If il on
" che thaf eu,(1reth to the end that
shall be saved" The "Iudex" may
believe in a state from which a man
cannot fall, BIT the Methodist never.
( 1t IS not true that Bishop Pierce
does Mt believe that Christian may
be holy IN this life, and live free from
conscious sin; for he is most pronounc
ed upon this sablect lie says he was
made holy more than thirty years ago,
"wheu he was first converted, and that
he has not committed a conscious sin
for more than thirty years. Some of
M are not so fort nate in our expert
encc, aud obtained holiness as an after
york and higher site Of grace and
CONVERSION. Here is the only point of
difference between the bishop and ",he
holiness BRETHREN as they are called
on the holm IS question.
8 It is DOT true that "There is
circle Of Methodist in Georgia who, de-
mented BIZ the holiness feser, are en-
gagged in praying for the conversion Of
Bishop George r. Pierce No such
circle exists, sane or domeuted, | am
authorized 70 So If it does It i not
known to Dunlap, Dodge, J T Evans
or hurry or the brethren processing
t2lhness. The nev8-gossipers have
sIyen this fabrication wide circula-
Iation through the press; and it is due
no less to Bishop Perae, than to the
other parties named, that these misrep-
resent.aions should be corrected. Will
ose papers who lave lent their col
anus to the circulation Of this matter
10 Us tie simple justice to publish this
correction Respectfully.
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