Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-01-28
No. 6.


In former article, having shown
the existence of the law of pardon
and its consequent application under
the immediate presence of the Apos-
ties, we now propose to discuss this
question:
Into what relations is a man brought
by his compliance with this law =?
First: He is in a saved state, be-
cause she that believeth and is bap-
tized shall be saved
Second: He is born again-born
of water and the spirit, because many
of the Corinthians, hearing, believed
and were baptized; and Paul address
ed them as saved persons if they
kept in memory what he had preach
ed to them.
Obedience to the law of pardon
makes one child of God-an heir
and a joint heir with Jesus Christ to
an incorruptible and unfading inher-
itance, all of which is included in one
word: Christian The word implies
marriage to Christ. The church is
composed of all those who have.
through the mediation of Christ, been
reconclled to God. "God was in
Christ reconciling the world unte
himself" This reconciliation comes
only by obedience to the law as laie
down by Christ. The church is alst
included in the expression, ::'brlde o
Christ" for it (the church) is styled
the bride, the Lambs wife. A brid
is a newly-married persona wifi
may have grown gray in that relation
so that bride and wife include al
the faithful of every nation, kindred
tribe, tongue and people who hav
obeyed the gospel and come int
covenant relation with God throug
Christ-not through Confucius, Ms
homet, 10. Smith or any other gres
\ leaders of ancient or modern time
who have impressed their names vi
on the worlds history. Jesus,
"Sweetest note in seraph song,
Sweetest name on mortal tongue"
is the only name given among me
l. by which we can be saved.
What would you say of a brio
, who pledges her devotion to the ms
j of of her choice under the laws an
customs Of our country, and the
refuses to wear her husbands nam'
Or what would you say of one OF Il
venerable mothers of half score
N sons and daughters born in iawf
Y wedlock with Smith who would I
N fuse to call herself Mrs. Smith
" the children little Smiths .! but
stead would declare tnat she "
Mrs. Jones and the children lit
Joneses. Now this is homely f
O ure and we would not have used it
any time prior to the days of 81
Jones. but be has met with su
marked success that we are disarm
of all fear of offending cultiva,
- ears. Indeed the time seems to
. near at hand when we shall hear
T. coarse expressions from the sac
n desk as ever came from the politi
hustings. Already there are n
who read aloud to their congre
n tions many of the grossest and IN
n obscene expressions mentioned IN
Bible and all in the face Of W
FF, Pope said
's' "Vice is a monster of so frightful m
As to be hated, needs but to be seen
'er' But seen too oft, familiar with its +
We first endure, then pity, then emera'
The reader will pardon our dig
sions. We now return to the
of Mrs. Smith-Jones, and m
the application Professionalism sta
II before the world in a bs
- divided state. Indeed it is but lii
n if any, better than confusion.
I have classes of men processing 1
ID in Christ and pretending to wals
"A the path he has marked cut who
nd only hold but little in common