Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-07-07

gatherings. His sOnor1us voice. forci
bic manner and plain Saxon language,
with his quaint -Imllie- aud blunt eS'
pres.ions aroused an interest that over
Swallowed tho efforts Of all preachers
at the time. He spoke, too, directly 70
the hearts Of his hearers and he soon
became wonderfully popular.
He gathered around him congre'
CATION Of devout Baptists, and the
Tabernacle on tho Surrey side o. the
Thames was erected, holding about
seven thousand people and often iilled
on Sunday evenings to overlooking
He educated many young men for the
ministry. organized various societies
for home missionary work, and
preached a good deal In the provinces
on special occasions. His popularity
has continued aud though his manner,
appearance and language cannot be
called refined, he has always been from
the irst q great attraction In religious
circles.
Mr.. Spurgeon's religious views may
be- mea.urably learned from the follow.
lug, which h. signed short time ago,
with others whose names are ALEC APP
pended aud who formed n Kind VI
Union for the maintenance Of orthodox
Christianity, ~ they understood the
term
1--WE, the undersigned, banded together
In ffaternal union. observing with grow
Ing pain and sorrow the loosening hold
u many upon the truths Of revelation
are constrained 10 avow our nrmcs. belief
In the verbal Inspiration of all Holy
scripture as originally given. To u, the
bible does not merely contain tho Word
~ God. but II the Word " 0od. From
beginning 10 end We accept u, believe ID,
and continue 10 preach Il. TO M the Old
Testament IL no less inspired than tho
Nos. Tho book 10 an organic whole.
Reverence for the New Testament sccom.
panied by sksptloism a. TO tho Old APP
pears 10 ~ absurd. The two must stand
or fall together. We accept Chrisrs own
verde, concerning "Moses and all tho
Prophets" Ia preferences " any u the
supposed discoyerio. Of so.calicd higher
criticism.
eve hold and maintain tho truths gon.
orally knosn a. "lho doctrines Vt grace"
The Ecciing Love Of God the Father tho
propitiaiory aud sub,iiiutionAry saori-
fce u Ills Son Jesus Christ, Rcgonora-
ton by tho Holy Ghost, the I'm.
pu,ailon ~ ChHst's Righteousness, tho
Justihciilon Of tho sinner lonce for ALL
by faith. his walk In nownes. 81 life aud
grosth In Tpco by tho active lndwelling
81 tho Holy Ghost. aud the Pricstly In.
tefco..ion Of our Lord Jesus, ~ also tho
hopeless per,litlon Of all WIN relca1 the
Savior, according n the words u the
Lord In Matt xSv. % These shall ~
away Into oiornAl punishment" arc, Ia
our Judgment, revealed and fundamental
truths. our hops IL tho Personal Pro-
mlllcnnlal Return Of the Lord Jesus In
glory.
Z. II. spurgeon, \. q. Brown, Douglas,
NJ. A.,W Fuller 00och, G.D. Hooper,
J. Stephens. NJ. A., Frank II. white.
!. n. BARNARD. J. Wesley Bond, W.
II. Iifoad. J. A. Brown. A. b., J. II.
Cox. u. J. Farley, A. Ferguson, Pin.
10y Gibson, Charles Graham, J. ".
ilanald, W. Jackson, W. ". Lane,
n. q. Mackcy. y. ~. Mont. J. y.
Morris, IL. sinclair Paterson. NJ. D.,
Prank N. Smith, Charles Sturgeon,
J. I. stanley. n, u. Stone, w.
Thomas, George Turner, W. VII
liams."
We DO not purpose Just now TO crit.
lcally examine at length this confess
slon Of faith, ~ II would take more
SPACE than We have al our command.
Bu, We will simply say that the no.
lion OF tho plohary inspiration OF
The Bible, n can organic whole" Is
! fast dying Ab-uril,y; that II Ia no.
where claimed by tho book-or oollec-
iod Of book.-ior ITSELF that "the Jus.
iflcAtion Of the sinner, oHoo for all,
md the hopeless p.r,iition Of those who
70 Into rternal punishment are infer
'ncos Of mon and not taught In tho
holy Scriptures; and that II IL mar.
Ielous that men who claim inspiration
OF every word In tho bible should ~.
Get tho doctrines Of "baptism for
lac remission of Sins" Of tho
aging on Of hAnds" for tho "gif, Of the
Holy Ghost" and Of III. present On.
oymcnt Of those miraculous giita,
which are among the promised "fruits
4 that Spirit"
However, II Is altogether probable
hat Mr., Sturgeon Is slucere In
lls profession, aud that he breaches
according 10 his light; and II Ia certain
hat his departure viii be loss To tho
ause Of morality, temperance aud
'hariiy, and ihA, 10 tho grea, DAY Of
usilce he will 10 rewarded according
o his works.
WATER IN THE DESERT.