New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-12-16

Jesus and thou shalt be saved. To believe In one a
30 have confidence in the person who Is The object Of
the faith. To believe in Christ - 10 lovingly ua.s
Him. To commit the keeping OF the soul 70 Him /
the beginning OF the lie o. faith. .
qures much more than simple intellectual appteksn
sion OF the truth. II thou shalt believe In thipe
heart,' IS the word Of the Lord through the Apostle
Paul The faith that saves the soul. LAYS hold upon
the aec tions and In this way revOluti0nLes the liza
There Is no warrant for any other creed than the
original creed OF Christianity, unless we affect on
and zeal superior TO the wisdom and real OF ths
Holy Apostles. HeresieS existed under the eyss q
the Apostles when this was the only confess on OF %
Jude complains that ungodly men. turning the glas
of God into righteousness and denying the only 1r1
God and Lord Jesus Christ, had crept In unewasS
Paul echoes the sentiment In reference TO iass
brethren, who come IN 10 Spy out our liberty. which
we have in Jesus Christ. There was Demas who for
sock Paul in the hour Of danger, having loved ths
present world. There were those who went out from
us because they were not OF U.S. There were Sal
ducees in the Church in COrnth who denied the rssn
rectlOn There were philosophers who, coDc:rnur
the faith erred, saving thai the resurrection Is Al
ready passed, Many heresles and heretcs existed
in the days Of the inspired Apostles: The e men Of
here presented. Ought not 20 be satisfied WITH TIE
same!
Let us enthrone the Christ In temples. and what
ought not 10 DO there viii depart at his bidding
Are our churches disturbed by the presence Of binds
or beasts that defle it Let US open the door %
the power to drive them out. Is the temple Of tie
heart infested with the beasts OF selfshness which
show their presence in the works OF the flesh! We
cannot expe them by will alone. We sometimes
vainly try TO cleanse the spiritual temple Of is nls-
hoods by scourges OF small cords Of doctrine un on,
of our own brains. We seek b expel frOn chu,hesl
things offensive by the force Of our OWE personal men
aces Some Of us seek 10 cleanse our OVID lives y otR
strength Brethren, let enthrone the Christ In
our hearts, In homes, in our churches, In our W.
public and whatever ought not to be In these PLACES
He viii drive out. -. .
II the man OF Nazareth IS what the creed o.
Christianity afirms, then the Bible Is from God
Jesus quoted and alluded TO the Old Testamehi
writings as sacred. HIS own representatives. q.
inspired Apostles. wrote the New Testament The ga
and the New He united together, and they con'sn
for us the Word of God =
This original and truly catholic ereed .
Christianity furnishes also a basis for the reunion Of
Christendom our Lords test OF orthodoxy wa
What think ye OF Christi Whose son IS He 70,
Christian Church in the beginning was united on ms
be again united 49,. -, -,
we now see how the creed OF Chris ianity lays hold
unon the very springs of or being. We see how this
creed brings man face TO face with God, and how
therefore IL contributes to the formation OF char
acter fitting men for life here and for the eternal IN
heritance of the saints.