The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1891-10-05
ELDER nAWS TAKES A HAND.

EDITOR OUTLET \ -
liz Your I,-u ot sept 2lpur earn
est aud much esteemed Ifleuu III.
Hammond, in his Zeal for The over
throw of men. made creeds aud dog
mas, Internationally we presume,
overlooked us as preachers of the
everlasting gospel in its fulness aud
our organization as the Reorganlzed
Church of Jesus Christ, when he
made the unqualified and misleading
statements in asking and answering
the following very important ques
tions: Nv no breaches or proclalms
the gospel plan Of salvation as given
by Christ and preached by the Apps.
tles?" He repeats the question,
but who breaches this gospel"
And answers positively and emphati-
cally, None" He then says: $50
into any of our churches, look around,
but few Bihles are to be seen in the
hands of the congregation. An elo-
ouent essay carefully read is attract
ing their attention. The subject OF
the essay is not, What shall l do to
be saved?' 1t is an essay on ao,ro
nomy, botany, is the Bible true" or
some similar subject Doctrines OF
men are taught for the command.
ments of God. A large salary Is the
sure evidence that God has called the
man to be pastor of the church. Coz
calls loudest where the biggest salary
is offered. Is it not the case that too
many preachers are afraid t. preach
the doctrines of the Bible lest their
salary be diminished? Where are the
pastors of the churches who command
believers in Christ to be immersed
for the remission of sins as did
Ananias
The above statements | am glad to
say are only appIicab to the popular
men-made and 50 ca led Christie
churches and their ministers. Bat
we as ministers of the true church. o
Jesus Christ and preachers of the
whole gospel, without purse or scrip
do most positively and emphaticaly
deny the charges set forth by DR.
Hammond, as they are untruthiuI
when applied to us as ministers or as
a church. For we claim TO be The
restored and Reorganizeu Church OF
Jesus Christ and we defy DIR
Hammond or any other man to
show any discrepancy whatever in
organization, doctrines or practice,
between us and the church organized
by Christ and His apostles. We
therefore demand that DR.. Hammond
as Bible believer, christian gen
tleman, and lover of Christ put into
practice Christ's commands. Gas
We would that men should do to you
do We also to them likewise " LUX,
6:31-and either publicly retract The
above statements which are an in
Justice to us as ministers and as the
Church of Jesus Christ, or meet II.
in Christian debate and affirm hi,
statements with Bible proofs, or
fear he will be branded as one VIII
breaches by precept and not by "X
ample. Dr. Hammond, the world Il
full of precept men; show your iov,
for Christ by doing US justice, OF
meeting us and proving your asser
tons true.
In conclusion we will ask som,
questions and offer a reward. DR.
Hammond and our Advent friend
Mr.. Burgess, and other Protestant
: are down on the Popes and claim It
stick to the Bible for their guide, anC
vet they must turn away from Tia,
Bible and look to the Pope Of Rom
: for their authority and example Il
believe in and establish Churche
without apostles and prophets a
officers, and to leave out the doctrine
of laying on of hands for tie gift o
the Holy Ghost. For their BibI
recognizes only a church organize
with these officers, who were pa
there by God himself as the follow
ing passages: ! Cor, 2:28. "An'
God hath set some in the church
:. first apostles, secondarily prophets,
= and again Ephesians 4 II, u, 10.
"And he gave some apostles, ant
!. some prophets, and some evangeliats
Il and some pastors and teachers; 70
the perfecting of the saints, for th
II work of the ministry, for the edify
" ing of the body of Christ Gu
church, till we all come in til
unity of the faith and of the knuwl
edge of the Son of God into a per
feet man, unto The measure OF til
stature of the fuIness of Christ
. This unity and peri, elton has no
been attained to hy the churches O
to-day, therefore apostles and pr
phets are necessary and shr uld u
III the church for the work of til
ministry, as also the laying on o
hands and all other doctrines ant
gifts which it pleased God to put i
the church as you will find in Heb
= 6:2-"Of the doctrine of baptism
ii and of laying on of hands" AM
u again in Acts S:l7-"Then laid the
their hands on them and they receiv
ed the Holy Ghost" and also il
Acts l9:6-"And when Paul haC
laid his hands upon them the Hol
Ghost came upon them" The be
loved disciple John says in his secon
r, epstle and ninth verse: "WhQsoeve
transgresseth and abideth not in Til