Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1888-09-21
GOD IS'LOVE and NOTHING ELSE
PRAISE THE LORD.
LETTER FROM GEORGEO. BARNES
DAYTON, KY, SEPT. is. 'Ss.

Iiltttl1lR tipftd III 'iph'n "h'
which we accepted as a complimentary
benefit" from the prince of the power
OF the air." and "ruler OF the darkness of
this age" The Independence love
feast" was not TO his liking and he show
ed it in this little piece of parting spite.
IL failed, however; for the dear people
braved the elements and faced the black
night, filling the pretty church comfort
ably.
We came over To our new preaching
place 10y bus from independence to Cow
ington; from there to Dayton by street
car, or tram" as We learned TO call it in
the land OF Ephraim. Bro. Lay, who
got up the Dayton meeting alone
came over TO I. to show III the way To
his pink cottage" where We are now
happily aud generously entertained, the
whole Troupe once more together.
We have holy horror OF being separa-
ted, even when there is "necds bc" for
il. At Covington ON Saturday the bulk
OF the party went at once to Cincinnati,
while Bro. Lay and came to Dayton 10
deposit hand-satchels and bundles, re-
joining them at the Gibson House by 10
o'clock. There, joined by our kind and
steadiast friend, Frank Savage, we all
went To the Centennial, where hcfhad n
most enjoyable day; getting to Dayton
about . y. NJ, tagged bu, happy.
What We saw there and what We heard
| shall not attempt 10 describe. II is
quite "fairy.land," especially after the
night illumination shed its many-tinted
radiance over the whole.
Onr services are held in the Bake OPP
era House, at Bellevue, at u point inter
mediate between Newport and Dayton,
catching auditors from both places. II
was well selected; is beautiful room,
into which six or seven hundred can be
crowded; and has been filed from the
fint, and sunday evening ii was packed.
An earnest, respectful hearing is all we
can ask, and that We certainly have had.
A large proportion of the congregation
consists OF those who are teachers of
Others" OF which | am glad. Thus far
our audiences seem most iayorably inn
pressed, for which Praise the LORD"
Ever since the dear Master gave US
this gospel in charge lie has preserved
us from the cringing attitude Of depreca-
ton; rs II we needed To apologize for an
unpopular doctrine; but has given us
"boldncss," such as Paul prayed Tor and
asked others to help him Ia, 10y their
prayers, TO strike right nj the tap-root of
the matter in hand and fling out "a ban
ner on the outer wall
The scandal OF Christendom is ourplea
for "new departure" which yet is not
new, but return to the true theology OF
Apostles and Prophets, and the open
and manifest failure of the big Five" to
"hold the fort" against one unseconded
assailant is the text from which "a more
excellent way" is pointed out. That
way, no christian ought to object to- for
it is simply the insistance on the princi-
pie that our dear LORD Jesus is the full
and true manifestation OF God, and that
the eve is never to be taken from HIM,
a moment, in learning anything OF the
holy character of our Heavenly Father
This is where religious teachers have SO
commonly failed. They have interpret
ed Scripture, not in the white light Of
Jesus dear Life and Death, but accord
ing To the "killing letter" of the Word.
This is death to 1.-THE Spirit as Paul
tells us plainly, And this alone has Civ
en- Col. Ingersoll his opportunity, in clos
ing in deadly strife with the accepted
champions OF christianity.
trust shall not be misunderstood,
in referring again and again to what has
become so shameiully notorious; for
there are thousands who will lazily drift
down stream, unless conscience can be
thoroughly aroused to the disgrace OF
these patent facts. To go with the
multitude" is so easy, even when the
majority is utterly wrong.
Inc latest lhcoioS'" NM hhuS'
have reached its close. Really, there is
no more to say on either side, as the par
ties to the conflict are now arrayed.
lam 10th to acknowledge it, for my
sympathies and longings for victory are
all on the side of christianity, but must
say the "Agnostic" has the best OF the
fight thus far. Though, to be sure, five
to one are heavy odds. And herein lie
the mystery and the shame OF it, That
with the best side to defend and out
numbering the wrong 80 greatly, victory
should yet perch upon the banner OF err
ror, in such decided way. Surely the
conviction comes to every thoughtful
man that Truth must be heavily handi
capped, to be so far behind. Instead o.
zone chasing thousand and two put
ting ten thousand to fight" asthe Scrip
lures promise their champions; We find
five fleeing, discounted, before one, and
that one i'm the wrong.
Weakness has overborne what ought
to have been power; and the sluggard