The Somerset reporter., 1886-07-07
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THE ELDERS SERMON


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he said
"lla. think understand YOU, deacon
What YOU say is very well indeed have
thought thai he might have been Il little
more willing to take advice; but there is
no question in my mind but what he tries
to do his duty. rs You say. But is he
soumd?"
perhaps not Some ministers are all
sound"
| The merry twinkle in the good deacon :
eyes found no reflection in the solemn
visagc opposite him.
Its no laughing matter. deacon" re-
>pundrd Mr. Qumhv with rebnking |
shake of his head Il am surprised that |
You should speak on 50 serious Il subject |
with such unsccming cvity. referred /
to being sound in doctrines have been /
IL good dead exercised in my mind in re |
gard to this ever since heard his sermon
ON ,.lustihcation,' which is no Justification /
at all. rs understand it, and rs good old /
DR.. Scavcr used to Law il down bear old /
man. wonder what he would say if he .
came back and heard the ncw-langlcd /
ideas that are taught from the pulpit |
where he preached such good old fashion |
ed doctrines nigh ON to twenty years
If he is where think he is, he doesn't /
want To come back. | only hope that /
some things he used to preach about are
clearer to him now than he ever succeeded /
in making then to me.
There is no merit in believing where |
everything is make clear There are my>- |
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any right TO Try to understand. Now, FL |
der Wakrman is forever preaching about T
! what we ought to Ito, IL though such .
poor, weak creatures IL we can do any |
/ thing toward affecting our salvation. As |
for me. am free 10 own that don |
consider anything have done, or am do
ing. of the least account whatever.
~ man ought To know better than any .
one else the quality of his own we k /
Brother Cuimby, 50 | won't dispute you .
oh that score. So far as ! am concerned /
| feel that the Lord Will have quite enough /
to Ito in ctlcctln% the work Nou alludc To /
/ if help him all can.
We'll, deacon. wish could have my I
mind cleared up in regard To Elder Wake
man. What did You think of his sermon I
last sabbath morning:
There is one thing might say about T
| 1t, IL thought 1t prudent thing To Ito. +
| We cant he too careful speaking eSprci- T.
Tally if it's anything that's likely to effect
the character and usefulness OF man
! Ike Elder akclnan
Very true, deacon. But You needn
be afraid OF my telling; | IN not one OF
the leaky sort. | knew. hs well as want
Ell 10, that IL man OF your SENSE couldn
approve Oh >hch doctrine a. tIlat,
I'm l We holhlh@ TO say against the
sermon; ii was very good discourse
You won't often lind ii better, Bat the
TACT Is. every word II contained really