Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1885-10-23

Christ Jesus. Second, To enter upon this
new life we must be born again, and this
new life is the life Of God, divine life, and
necessarily Eternal life. Third: This new
creation is not Of this world but Of heaven,
the christian is seated in heavenly places in
Christ, and this is where he belongs, his cit
izenship is in heaven.
Now in regard to the above propositions,
ifthey are recovered truths, when and where
were they lost? They are truths in which ],
not young man, was educated from my
earliest years. They are truths very clearly
and emphatically taught in the Presbyterian
theology. see nothing new in them except
in the peculiar way in which they are stated
by your correspondent, aud when he states
that these truths are so contrary to man S
thoughts that they are rejected by the
churches, he proves himself entirely unae-
quainted with the theology Of many different
branches Of Christ's church who hold and
teach the truths he charges they reject.
His fourth and fth propositions relate to
the second coming of Christ and of the two
restrictions, Of the just and of the unjust.
4 1 have no controversy with him on this sub
ject, but certainly his views are not new,
but are held and taught by many christians
i'll all denominations. Now would not it be
well for For tile Truth" to ascertain and
know Just what different denominations o.
christians do teach, before he so utterly con
, dennis them as to pray that Enquirer, " and
5 thousands of others, Gods dear children
+ who are in this false system of christianity
5 may have their eyes opened that they may
see how contrary to Gods mind and will i
2 is and be delivered from it, and brought int
e new clean place, that is according to God1
e mind do not wish to say any harsh or un
charitable thing Of the little band of christian
/ calling themselves "Bretheren," I have tn
f pleasure of counting some of their humble
f among my most cherished friends men AM
+ women that greatly respect and love, bu
h in all christian candor must say, that be
leve they are doing much harm to the caus
i and work of Christ in the world.
/: Say what you may, of the weddings of til
- church, of its departure from the simplicit
s of the Gospel admit, in a large measure, tn
Il truth of these charges, yet the undeniabl
s. facts remain, that it is through these churches
ir sects or denominations, that Christ Ia
g carried on his work in the world. Throug
d these instrumentalities millions of sinnei
ie have been led to repentance and faith
Christ and thus to life everlasting. I kno
a. nothing in the teachings of Gods Word, n
IS thing in the history of the church, or Of Il
is world that leads me to believe that God
IL about to change his methods Of blessing Il
~ world; OIL the contrary believe that in Il
Or future, as in the past, God will honor tho
rs organizations of his people, called churche
N BY making them his instruments in carryir
i'd out His own benifcient purposes in Il
le world. Thoroughly believing this l reali
IN that any whose teachings lead, first to di
to trust. then to abhoring and denouncing Il
ne church, to depriving it Of valuable member
thus weakening its influence and lesseniI
its power for good, are doing the work of Il
adversary; and unfortunately it is no ne
thing for the devil to assume the appearan
of an angel of light and so mislead go'
~ men and women and deluding them in
y helping him carry out his purposes in Il
- world. ENQUIRER.