Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-01-09
A DIVIDED CHURCH.
DR. CAVES RESIGNATION ACCEPTED
ey HIS OLD CONGREGATION.
More Withdraw ais--commIttec Appointed
TO Get New
Pastor.
Ill., 6, Ioui. Rcpublic Of MONDAY saws

The 81 Iouis Republic Of Monday says:
accord;uo 10 announcement Rev. j. II.
Garrison occupied the pulpit Of the Cen
trail Christian church Yesterday morning.
Desnjte the very inclement weather tho
church was comfortably tlled. many OF the
withdrawing members aud Their families
being present, az was also the ex-pastor;
DR.. Cave. who occupled pew Wen forward
on the east side of the church.
II was generally understood that the
subioct Of MIR. Garrison's remarks would
be. " What We Are COntendIng For" and
ali were anxious 20 hear bis view Of the
matt that is rending asunder the church
Aftor the usual preliminary services and
and reading the frat chapter OF Galatiens,
the preacher announced rs his text the
third verse Of the Epistlc OF Jude;
Beloved, when gave all diligence to write
unto you OF the common saF7l ~, " Wa Hs"i.
fai for ne % write unto you aud exbori Jon thst
ye should earnestly contend iOF iho islth which
was once delivered unto the SAINTS
TgE SERMON.
The preacher prefaced his discourse with
an explanation as to why he occupied The
uulpir, owing. he said, 20 tie illness oil the
minister expected and the subsequent H.
ability to secure the services Of any one
else. Proceeding he analYzed The declara-
tons of his text, saving II presented the
idqn Of a definite faith, having wel-leined
and prescribed bounds and held m COM
mon hv al Christians: and second. that D.
was delivered to them not by men. but by
divine inspiration unto the SAINTS. ms
common salvation wasthe Gospel OF Christ
divinelv given. and not system OF religion
spun out in the inneTmost conscience OF
men. f. was made and delivered perfect
and complete IN every respect ana
so 10 be preached, a. -. Panl declares;
But though we. OF an angel from
Heaven. preach any other gospel unto YOU
than that which We have preached unto
Won let him be accursed." Galatians l.,
81 Another thing: This faith was fixed
and unchangeable and must be earnestly
commended for. although often unpleasant
il may be. Doubtless II was unpleasant
for Paul. hut TO his everlasting honor be ~
said he boldly stood up for the faith, and
If is no less our dutv 70 contend earnestly
for il now. lie said there were two iunda-
mental divisions of cOnsclence-onot the eVo-
lutiouists, with their theories OF progression
and Development finely spun ont ~ magi-
zine articles. and the other those Who be-
Hovcd the religion Of Christ eXisten IN ITS
puritv and strength at FIRST neither
rennires nor permits Of human inter-
ference. enlargement, or restriction. III
this latter conception is false our whole
system oil religion is false, but II tue
nothing can prevail against us. and we
should not hesitate TO contend for the iaith
~ then delivered The keynote Of the Re
formation was " Restoration Restore
religion as il existed IN It's pr!meyal purity.
Restore the Holy Scriptures 10 Its nght
place and equality ~ being, according 70
the declaration of Paul. able 20 make wise
INTO salvation through faith III Chnst
Jeeus. and. again q" All Scripture IS gwen
by inspiration of God. and is prof able Tor
doctrine. for repToot. for correction. Tor
instruction IL righteOusress.' lheseprop0-
slfiops were C0ntended for: FIRST, that
the Scriptures were inspired. and second,
that they were perfect and adapted 10 olf
RELIGIOUS life and needed no human addl-
tious or alterations ira the shape OF creed
and religions dogmas. That the latter
were ~ contradiction 10 the teaching OF
the Scripture and that the Bible should
I've lifted up and made the rulc Of
orr faith. The second demond Of
the reformers was that Christ should
be restored to his right place and
rank NJ acknowledged by the Father when
He declared. This is nv beloved Son, iil
whom am wei pleased. " and rs confessed
bv Peter. Thou art the Christ, the son oil
the living God II WAS proposed to re-
store Christ as the Son of God, for IT. was
felt thai human Christ was not a ChfI 3
ON which. man could rely. The Church
makes no issue with modern inhcels IN Il
alting Christ. II onlyrlises its voice when
they fail TO exalt HIM TO the very throne OIL
God, and cry.