The Nevada picayune., 1885-02-12
Christian Church Meetings,

ily increasing as theaudience feel better acquainted with the Rev. Mir. Shelton who IS not only an interesting speaker, butsn able and eloquent scarcher of the divine tNths, believing that it is evey mans privelidge to speak his mind freely. He does not at tempt to glide around the corners and the "iismsr of other churches and theologians who are antagonis- tic to his own oeitef, but strikes them st right angles with an ever ready quotation from the scripture. Having listened to some of the ex- cellent discourses, we will endeav- or in the briefest manner possible to give a nopsis of the many strong arguments and beautiful thoughts brought out night after night. Many of our christians are more inclined to shake heads than hands over the unpublished truths proclaimed by the Evangel- list. 1st-That the sinner is saved by faith in Christ, not by any ab- stract working of the Holy Ghost l Ghost is the spirit of dead man, it sstnuld be Holy Spirit.) The plan of salvation is simply to be-. lieve in God and that Jesus Christ was the son of God, that he was crucified dead aud buried, and on the third day arose and ascende d 10 heaven, and then repent of your sins and be baptised tor the remis sion of the same. When this is done you are pardoned and saved, by faith.
 But as a church we are called the Church of Christ, the Christian church, discples of Christ or any name you choose to call us that is in the New Tertament, but not out of it or after any man. We are not Campbelites; we arc not newlights; we have no general organization body, no priests, bishops, we are a local congregation. We are in tluential and work only as local bodies. We are church when we are together, individuals when we are separated. The meaning ofthe word church, is congregation.
 And @e work through no other channel, through no other agency than the Bible.
 We preach faith in Christ, re pentance toward God end baptism for the remission of sins, the faith that cometh by hearing the word of God. That is not what Method, ist tell about faith nor the Presby- terian but that Is our faith (Romans 10th chapter. J and baptism for the remission of sins; not because it is an outward seal, that is Baptist talk. There is something more in baptism to talk about than the mode, tt is an act of obedience fol. lowing the confession of faith, it is q grand, and beautiful symbol of the death and resurrection of the Christ Jesus, but it is also for the remission of your sins. It is a part of your con' ersion, faith, re. pentance and baptism, all three so closely linked together no man man can seperate them. lfyou re- fuse to obey any one you are gull. ty of them all, and as you are ju dg. ed by the light you have feceived, if you have in the stubbornness of your heart refused obedience to the command of Christ and was on your death bed there is not one in the whole of the new testament that promises you eternal life. l do not want you to even mention the theft on the cross for that was before. .christ's resurrection, but since that time we have not one in. stance. On when will people throw away theology, throw away sect and discipline and read the word of God, book that can be bought for five cents, a book that has m it the promise of eternal life if you obey it's teachings, and warning of eternal punishment if yon refuse to obey. The church is the Lords we cannot shut or open the doors to any body, if.you come to us in faith believe in in Jesus Christ, We are bound to accept you then, who- ever said in the bible of Christ having his deciples vote npon the propriety of accepting an hon. est, repentant sinner, who is anX- lous for the souls salvation. Sup