The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1885-08-07

Campbellite Exclusiveness.
I notice that my campbellite friend
has made her appearance again through
your valuable paper, and this time n 2
true campbcllite spirit. In the nres
place she says she Is not going % wast6
time, ink and paper on such . defender
OF the gospel as am. think che % =
little of. She should have said on ery-
ing to prove that Campbell set up the
Christian Church, for, she has failed TO-
try to prove her own assertions. bn0
says never gave bible proof. gav6
her the language Of our Saviour. ! was
not writing TO please CsmpbellItes, for
had this been the object In view, ! woul0
have said that Jesus meant that AIexan-
der Campbell would set up the Church
Of Christ eighteen hundred years aiter
his. our Saviour's death then We think
YOU would hear CampbeIlites say this -
Bible proof! If my friend will read Msth.
is chap. 10 verse, Eph. 2 chap. 70 verse;
aud viii believe the truth, she will there
find who 1t was that set up the cnurcn
and the foundation.
AZ to the N. E. Church or Cumberland
| p. church, IL was going TO ship for gIo-
nv, would soone: take my passage on
either OF these as to take passage on the
old craft built by Campbell and father,
because after these others were built On
the rock. Jesus, they did not suit tho
Campbell family, so they tried to buliet
on the name, and missed II, for the WORD,
Christian Church. is not 10 the Bible, ana
TODAY they are without foundation.
II thew had built on the name, that would
not save them for proof, read komans
chap. % and 50 verses also Matthew :
chap. 9 verse. Az TO what my friend
saws Of nv ignorance Of the Bible,- sho
wifi please read Matthew, chap. 3, :.
and S verses. also Luke, chap. 81 and
a verses; Romans, chap. g and -
verses. The good woman says she sup
poses there was come other Churcnes
before Gods time. This is like most al
other Csmpbellite doctrine. Christian
people do not believe II, from the fact
the Bible does not teach II, and never
told her so. and II had she would mot
believe Il. inasmuch she will not b.
Ilieve tie truth when ! tell i. And
again. / am not wise enough 10 know
that the N. Z. Church, at Ireland. Jes.
Der and Huutingburg. 70 one. A. nr
q know ID faith and practice the ~.
=. Church 70 one every where, but no
man or woman can truthfully ssy -
much for the Campbellites.
| For I'll the time, ink and paper she hss
wasted trying to prove that the camp.
bellitc Church is the only true church OF
Christ. 1 will compensate her VOL u sno
will pro &c that the Campbellite Church
a one IN either faith or practice IN Col
umbia township. am frank To- confess
that did not know what caused ner q
refer me 10 Cor. chap. 10 verse, AL
the second request; this is where ene
gets IN Bible evidence to prove that
Campbell is the father Of the Churcn o.
Christ. and from Paul's language there
was divisions among them. Now, II my
| friend had informed me that she was
trying 10 prove by this witness. the
Church 10 which she belongs was the
| Christian Church, would have gwen
her more proof lust like II; for instance.
| Romans IL chap. l6 verse, Romans 10
chap. 3 verse. End Cor. Is chap. ll verse.
This IL inst like Campbcllitee but wheu
we look at dates We find that Paul wrote
this. or the Apostles did, more than sew.
entceu hundred years before Campooil
tried "a built on the name. Since such
IL the case her references only proves
that there was class Of the Church o.
Christ that had some conduct um-
lilisr to that Of Campbellites and tho
Apostel condemned il In them and Will
condemn II in others. Ny friend says
can't reach Heaven. know this 70 b
the verdict OF Campbellites, and that De'
cause mt nv trust in God and not the
name of the church, as Campbellitcs o.
Now, kind readers, let me AK you, - !!
me or her that Is prosecuting the church
HI am willing that oil truly converted
have 4 part IN the resurrection; but
'lCampbeilites Say that the promise is on.
llv "a those that have the name Head
what Peter said when at the house o.
Cornelius, Acts 10 chap. In ~ ana 80 Y.
An persons that have ever read the 81
|blc and history Of Churches know, thai
|if there had never been an Alexander
iCampbell there would never have beer
Ia single division in the Church OF God
and TO-DAY We would have been one unit
! ed band Of worshipers, serving God IN
|, stead Of wasting time, Ink ana papel
!, Irving 10 shut Heavens doors agalne
lthose that do not believe as We 40. Thii
. liz CampbclIism. but thank God its mo-
! mine. | expect after death. u am hith
q ful. u shout glory to God and the Lamb
hut the CampbelIitcs will shout glory &
i,he name and wstcr baptism, for this y
their faithl Not prosecuting any one
: hut contending for the truth.
FRAEK SIMMONS.