Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-12-17

dorsement of his action and hence no
wrong can be charged to you, but
in all kindness, brother Policy, we
say to you that the question that
most directly interests you is when
that dread hour comes where will
you stand? Take heed, lest he as
sign You place among the hypocrites
for having by your halfway course
caused many to neglect the weighty
matters of the law while you have
been tything mint, anise and cumin
to them. No, no, brother Policy, give
yourself no uneasiness about others
except to declare to them the whole
counsel Of God and warn them to
fee from the wrath to come. Tell
them ''that to obey Christ is better
than sacrifice and to hearken than
the fat of rams
DR.. Policy. But you talk like the
people with whom you stand identi-
fed are the only ones who have
sbeyed the gospel. You would make
it appear that there are no Christians
outside of your own circle, and to do
this is to use a scriptural word in al
unscriptural sense, and by doing tina.
you destroy all idea of Christian
union.
| DR.. Policy, will you please answer
me few questions?
| Doctor. Certainly.
Question. What does it take to
constitute a man, a Christian?
DIR. Policy. Well, now, you ought
not to ask me that question because
you know that [ preach for a con-
gregation for salary Of fifteen hum
dred dollars year, and you know
furthermore that have taught, pub
licly and privately, that man must
have faith in Jesus Christ as Gods
son; must confess him before men
must repent of all past sins and must
be immersed into the name of the
Father, Son and Holy Spirit; and
that l have laid such stress often on
immersion as to say that by this act
tor ,nfn nIs$t
with God, without which no man can
: approach God acceptably in prayer
That is all true, brother Policy
but to our mind there was not much
policy in that. 1t was-to use fig
ure of speech well known in the west
scratching right where the bug
was. On that speech we hand yol
our dexter. But how is it that al
| though you say that without INNER
| sion no one has entered into covenan
relation with God and that only tn
! goodness of God made him hear tn
prayer of Cornelius before his immer
: sion, or caused him to hear Pau
E when blind at Damascus ere Anania
S came to him; that you now say ths
e the world is full of Christians who
according to your own teachings, hav
!. never obeyed Christ.
t DIR. Policy. Oh, the-the-wel
: pious, honest people, are you goln!
;. to send them all to hell simply be
, cause they don't obey according t
Iyour standard? No, sir; I don
7 have any hand in it. If they 90 t
n hell they shall go without my COZ
e sent, procurement or connivance.
e tell them that Paul said those VIII
e obey not the gospel sail be punishe
n with everlasting destruction from tn
D presence of God and the glory of hi
{ power.
a DR.. Policy. l can't agree wit
e you. I can't think any pious person
e if he has not obeyed the gospel i
$ every little particular, will be lost.
t Then you affirm that a man can b
e saved without obeyed the gospel
V Now your pious persons certainl
It have faith, have they not?
c DR.. Policy. o, yes.
:. And they are becomingly penitent
n, DR.. Policy. OF course.
It Then the little particular to whic
: you refer Is immersion, without whic
: you urged That no man could entt
into covenant relation with Got
p Then you save man without eve
a having HIM enter into covenant wit
n God, and you save man who Gun
n even pray TO God? Well, Docte
y you have reasoned yourself o.
is of all common sense, candor al
common honesty! The only pl'
" left you after these demurrers
n idlocy and a through ticket to tt
N New Jerusalem furnished by the etc
" nal King.
f But space forbids that We say mo
N at this time. If the Lord permit '
y shall have something each week +
N some time to come Oh these theme
,v which, to us, are of transcendant ii
g. portance to every responsible bein
n Our reason for asking space in n
is Whites paper is that these essa
no may reach a large number Of po
IF people who seldom hear high-pric
nj sermons and who would be but lit
~ benefited if they did.
,o NJ. Y. DUNCAN.
Pleased with Hardin College.
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