Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1888-10-12

you VI NcTN uueNlWCteu meeting WIFI
no less person than G.. p. Carty-who
followed me almost round the world,
With u perseverance, worthy of n better
cause, to deliver message that he
thought was FROM the LoRD. | don't
think II was; for knew II before saw
him. and judged. by its fruits, that 1t
was not the good thing he thought II TO
he. How he followed as far as India;
and how We refused to receive him, are
written In the book Of the Chronicles"
Of our joumeyings.
Well | met him on the "tram, cross
ing the Newport and Cincinnati bridge,
and had an amicable chat with him. He
attended several OF our meetings and is
well known 10 many Of our Newport
friends, having held meetings there in
years past. He is still, like US, con the
road, preaching his views, rs we preach
o"'~. This IL Il free country, and "every
man must give an account Of himself to
God so it goes Bro. Carty's doctrine
IL two.fold.
|. He teaches the aaie&sasss OF those
who believe ~ he does.
.. As n logical consequence that those
thus believing DO not dic-since death il
the wages OF sin"
am bold to say that turn away, ai
once with yny present light. from any
one protesting To he without sin.
The Scripture declares that all who say
that deceive themselves" They can't
deceive God. They can't deceive the
devil. They don't deceive their neigh
bors very long ut time. They only de-
ceive themselves, the poorest employ
ment on earth. This is not, aver, the
teaching OF the Bible rs to true holiness;
but mans impossible travesty OF il. The
dear I.oRD counts n man holy before he
is sinlcss; pure in heart" before he is
pure in life; perfect" while yet imper-
feet. Just rs Paul claimed TO he per.
feet, o." on Gods standard, before he was
perfect on his own. No other meaning
can attach TO the paradox OF Philippians
Il2-l5.
Admit Bro. Csrty's theory OF holiness
and the not dying might, in one sense
follow as a carollary 10 the proposition
Even then IL would be difficult 10 ex.
plain why Jesus died for Others and com
mands us also To be ready TO do the same
thoroughly believe that the Christian
who unfinshingly trusts the LoRD, need
never die of tlese hideous and painful
diseases, OF which the majority of man
kind perish. believe that faith can
stave these off in large measure Ms We
pass through the devils territory, and
when We leave IL. But that he will col
lcct his toll-gate fee, OF death. in some
shape or other, till Jesus comes. AN
sure. The adcen cfthe LORD signalize,
the stoppagc of this. The first sign tina,
the world is about TO change rulers il
this marvellous spectacle OF genergtion
passing to Heaven wahom dying. Thi,
has never been Witnessed before, save in
two isolated cases -Enoch and Elijah
and they will, in the end not prove ex
ceptions. il they be the "two witnesses
of Rev. ll:3-l2, as | believe they are.
Dust thou art and unto dust shall
thou return" is what the common speech
OF man, as well rs the Bible, refer 10 a
the body's death. This il not cancelled
till Jesus comes; any more than The
curse OF ''thorns and briers;" and suffer
ing in childbirth. These three evils
the Loan declared in Eden, were inerad
icable, till the restitution Of all thing
spoken of by the holy prophets" iron
beginning to end. To antedate this ex
tirpation, is to do violence to Scripture
however amiable the motive may be.
cannot be broken" thus. We have EEK
ceeding great and precious promises
given us with lavish hand. Let us no
manufacture impossible pledges and pu
them In the mouth of God. This is tn,
bane of the man-made holiness" a
well as OF the nan-made immortality.
The very man, who furnished Bro. Cart.
money to follow me tol.ondon, died sooI
after; though thoroughly accepting tn
delrsive theory. And think his sys
TEN, based on this unscriptural founds
ton, is "delusion and SNARE" tina
only turns us away from what We MA
attain, TO follow will O. the wisp" tina
lures us on to seek the unattainable.
Thousands miss scriptursl ''sanctitic,I
ton" by seeking an unscriptural state
SO, was bound to reject Bro. Carly an,
his doctrine; while | do not doubt hi
sincerity in the least; and even have
genuine admiration for his pluck an
perseverance in following conscienc
over rather thorny and diflicul road
as know his has been. The "roug
road" II it stood alone, would be astron
proof that he is right. But it is not q
infallible test Of right and wrongs
Scripture Is. -
The dear saints in London, who WEI
after Bro. Carly, thiehing hehad goo
thing" have gone sill further sstray,