Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1886-03-04
DUNCAN'S GOSPEL LESSONS.
REPLY NO. 10.


my purpose of exposing his errors
and answering his questions. 1t has
long been recognized truth that
"epithets are the defences of the
vanquished. The Savior was ac-
cused of being in partnership with
Satan because he exposed the shame
and shallow pretences of the ancient
Pharisees; and have been in this
world long enough to learn that I
need expect no better treatment from
the modern Pharisees, when I expose
their errors. Ny Master tells me in
Math. 1924, 25, "The disciple is
not above his Master, nor the servant
above his lord. If they have called
the master of the house Beelzebuh,
how much more she'll they call them
of his household"
As Mr.. d. has now occupied nearly
double the space in the columns OF
the LEDGER that I have, I would re-
spectfully suggest that he take a lit
tie rest and try to cool off and take
another course Of reading in lEsop's
fables. 1t might improve his temper
and his vocabulary.
Now to second question of his
in the LEDGER of Feb. 18th. Mr..
Duncan asks, s'Where do you get the
idea contained in the Westminster
confession of faith of infant damna-
tion: If infants are damned, what
are they sent to hell for? Whose
sins, their own or the sins of some
one else?'' These questions are in
tended to convey the impression that
the doctrine of ''infant damnation"
is taught in the Confession of Faith of
the Presbyterian church. will now
inform the readers of these columns
that no such doctrine is found in our
confession and never was. On the
contrary, our confession teaches the
only system of doctrine on earth by
which, logically and scripturally, any
child dying in Its unconscious infancy,
can ever enter heaven.
l have no idea that Mr.. Duncan
ever saw more than the outside of 8
confession of faith. So l am moi
gong to call him "dog" nor "demon
: because he makes enormous blunders
and exposes his objectionable ignor
ance whenever he attempts TO quote
anything more profound than Esop':
fables.
1 am profoundly gratifed that Mr.
r D. has proposed this question, for i
, gives me the pleasant opportunity o
exposing the calumnies that hav'
+ mis- led Mr.. Duncan and many other
just as worthy and intelligent as he
l Now let US open the Confession o
l Faith and sea- ch, for Mr.. Dunca1
q with his usual accuracy failed to Civ
e us chapter and section where th
a odious doctrine was found. W
n come upon a passage in chap. II
sec. 8, which reads as follows: "Eiee
: infants, dying in infancy, are reger
e Grated and saved by Christ throug
d the spirit, who worketh when, an
IS where, and how he pleaseth.' Now
d gentle reader, look at that passae
B.; carefully and tell me, do you see an,
= thing like infant damnation there
o And that sentence is positively all
u can find in the confession conceri
u ing infants who die in infancy. An
Ne it says positively that those who d
u in infancy are regenerated and save
ID by Christ. Are those who "are +
r generated and saved by Christ" ev'
,e sent to hell? But, says Mr.. Du
of can and his friends, s'don't the CO
De fession say elect infants, and do1
er that imply that there are non-ele
r, infants?" I answer no-emphatic.
Sc ly, no! In I'd John and 18th yer
er we read, 'sThe children of thy ele
be Islster greet thee" Does that imp
Of that the select lady" had non-ele
SO sister? 1, would be just as reaso
vt ably inferred that the ''elect lady"
re whom the Apostle John wrote
ret second letter had sister in Chr
by who was among the non-elect, as
nd say that our confession teaches Il
nd any of the non-eIect die in infan
en- The confession plainly says that tht
if who die in infancy are saved
ith Christ through the spirit, but all
he elect do no die in infancy. and
cry who are regenerated in their infar
he do not die then. Jeremiah did
nto die in his infancy, yet he was certs
ear ly among the elect, and was sanctil
as by the spirit in his infancy; Jer. l
M So was John the Baptizer-he
sys not die in infancy; Luke l:l5. ]
ere same may be said Of Timothy.
rthI2d Tim. 3:15. Thousands of
on most godly and pious christian 7
all Pile in the world to-day cannot
red the time OF their conversion can
remember the time when they
the mot love the Lord and desire to Q
the and please him. We haye good
,ost cen to say that all such were, in