Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1892-03-14

United States in 1909, was pastor OF
Presbyterian church, but after care
full study of Gods word, he became
dissatisfied and effected temporary
union with the Baptists, being I'M
mersed by Elder Luse, 1872. On his
refusal to accept any creed but the
divine scriptures, he and those VINO Z
stood with him were disiellow-
shipped. Accepting nothing but the
bible az their rule of action, this BODY
of believers grew with wonderful
rapidiiy. In 1865 they numbered
$50, 900, in 1880 100000, in 1899 more
than million. To-day they stand
fourth in Protestant ranks. Added
to their membership during 1891
$50 900, are dedicating on an average
one church day. Mr.. Campbell
formulated no creed. Peter express
ed the only creed which Gods peo-
pie can accept in honor OF Christ;
"Thou art the Christ, the Son OF the
Living Cod" Christians can accept
this. Christian union can only bel
effected in this divine platform. Mr..
Campbell originated no church
There was TO. three centuries but one
church after the death fthe apostle,
teaching one Lord, one faith, one
baptism. He pointed men back to
that church. His work was not to
reform but to restore. Christ formed
that church on Pentecost, A. ID. %,
but by dogma and conflicting theo-
: logical doctrines it had been lost to
the world. He prayed and laoored
for the union of Gods people, be-
lieving that Christ meant what He
e said when He prayed: "That they
: all may be one. John xvii.
AT THE METHODIST CHURCH.
Rev. E. NJ. Harrell preached at the
: Methodist church yesterday morning
from the text, John iv, 70, on
: the divinity of Christ" Fol
e lowing is a brief synopsis Of the ser
mon:
= The introduction of christianity
II was not fortuitous; it did not spring
70 up by chance, bur after long ana care
- full preparation. In our text CHRIS
Is claims to be divine and we argue hi
:. divinity:
II /. From the prophesies concern
% ing Him. AT first at the yer!
u threshold of the history of Taller
! man in the promise given to Adam
that the "se.d of the woman should
!, bruise the Serpent's head" and re
al peated in ever clearer terms success
ct lively, to A braham to Jacob, to Nose
"A and afterwards to David, etc.
=" These prophesies were uttered cen
IL turtles before the coming OF Christ am
5 as man cannot uninspired divine tn
IT. future these prophesies must haV
&c been inspired, and if so Christ is VIVA
Is they make him, divine.
ia 2. Testimony of both FRIEND
W and foes concerning him. Pete
ne who spoke the sentiment of all n
'er followers, said: "Thou art III
nc Christ the son of the living Goo.
IN Lecky, Rousseau, John Siewa
nc Mills, and quite numbered ske
lie teal writers speak of him as cha
las acter beyond reproach. So his en-
e., mics being the judges he may tesli
l"' for himself, and in the text he says
zen II that speak unto thee am he"
'n -, 8. Prophecies of Christ himseI
~ az Concerning dispersion of the Jew
~, ~ (2) Concerning the gospel and eva
49, gelization OF the world. (3) Concer
@ ing the temple, all of which ha'
.ho been and are being fulfilled. we
-. not Christ divine he could not for
T, tell the future.
4. The miracles of Christ, Il
az greatest of which was the resurrectl'
- of his own body, were not denied
those who witnessed them nor
" centuries afterwards, and as me
. ~ man could not do these things
- conclude that he is divine.
''x 5. In all ages men have t'stih
" to his power to save. There a
creditabie witnesses here today, W
ID say he has saved them.
ed. CUMBERLAND PREsBYTERIAN.
he A fine congregation assembled
md both evening and morning serVl
an The former was opened by the
AN ministration of the ordinance of
Der. FAINT baptism. This was solen
the service and all seemed impressed
ore it. The subject OF the sermon wa
on "Works as essential to salvation
to faith" 1t has been the dispesitl
I'M of the mind through all ages to eitf
the be extreme on the subject of faith
that of works A religion that
made up of both is the Christian
= ligion. Doubtless the reformers c
,or, ried the doctrine of justification
faith to an extreme as a reaction
lion the great deafness existing then.
- Is easier to fall into the extreme
~ justification by faith than justiti
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