Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-01-31


am not Churchman''-go do likewise.
He says religious rows ought to be
stopped" If the unchurched millions have
the spirit of Christ they can pour oil on the
troubled waters and put an end to SUCH dis
graceful scenes which may exist. But they
will never do it by sitting on the fence
grumbllng at those who work in the field.
He speaks also about costly churches and
houseless, starving poor. May L ask of the
unchurched millions if they have any or
ganization for housing and feeding the
poor?
In behalf of the churched millions would
say, they have many such organizations.
All over the world they are spending mill
ions IN such work because urged from the
pulpit, thus exempifying the teachings of
Christ.
The writer objects to supporting the
preachers of the gospel on the ground that
the unchurched millions are told that Paul
is better authority than Christ. because
Paul says: Support the gospel, " but Christ
does not. Let US see. Paul says: "They
that preach the gospel should live of the
gospel l. Cor, TX, IA. Christ says: THE
laborer Is worthy of his hire.' Luke, K, Z.
What is the difference between the Two
statements2 But to show the fallacy
of his statement, let's quote
the whole verse IA, L Cor, tx:
even so hath the Lord Christi Or
should live of the gospel" What is the
conclusion? Simply this: That Paul tells
the church at Corinth that Christ ordained
that they who preach the gospel should be
supported by those who heard the gospel.
1t was Paul quoting Christ, as recorded in
Matt. Y, 10, and ] uke X, Z. Whoever told
the unchurched millions that Paul was
better authority than Christ? Nobody. 1t
was lack of information on the part of the
author of ''Why Am Not Churchman."
Conclusion from the above: The writer
has reckoned without his host. Moral:
Know whereof you affirm before you write
next.
Again the director finds fault with the
support of foreign and domestic missions.
This objection may be answered by quoting
Christ's words: go We into all the world
and preach the gospel to every creature. F"
If the objector knows 4 better plan to do
that than is employed to-day he will receive
the thanks of the Christian world. He is
the man they seek, Let him bring forward
his plan.
Again, he says: 81 have known of men
who have lived wicked life and then built
a church and gave literally to the support
of the gospel of what they had robbed the
widow and orphan" Again, 1 quote from
Christ, whom Director claims to follow:
'''The Son of Man came not to call the
righteous, but sinners to repentance. F" The
sick need the physician, not the well. See
the case of Zacbeus in Luke, nineteenth
chapter. He was the rich high-sherif that
seems to have been just the wicked
thief Director describes. When he
was converted all the unchurched
millions of directors murmured
that Christ would be guest of q sinner.
In fact Zacheus was little surprised him
self. Verse tells US ''Zacheus stood and
said unto the Lord, Behold, Lord, the half
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have taken anything from any man by false
accusation 1 restore four-fold.' And Jesus
said, This day is salvation come to this
house. -, Suppose Director mad been there:
Wouldn't he have been rash like
Peter on another occasion, and said !:
Not So L LORD for for he cnI has LIVED LIVED
have said, as to the young ruler: 'sNone is
good save God"
Again. Director says: ''The unchurched
millions think it hard to pay for the support
of the gospel" They do not pay for the
support of the gospel, and how do they
know whether it is hard or easy to pay for
it ? If they will try the pay plan and re-
ceive the benefits of the preached gospel,
and practice its teaching, they will conclude
that it is the best investment for themselves
and children to be made, for it brings the
best returns.
Also he says: "That the modern preacher
is not the preacher of the gospel is evident
from the signs of Mark xvi. 1870. not fol-
lowing their preaching" What are the
signsl They who believe shall cast out
devils in Christ's name. They shall speak
with new tongues, they shall take up SER
penis, etc. If Objector be an outside Chris
tan, do these signs follow his teachinga
For teaching and preaching are the same.
If not, he can not claim to be Christian,
for signs will follow them that believe. The
conclusion is that churched or unchurched,
he must perform miracle or his own logic
proves him TO be no Christian at all The
supernatural power here spoken of is that
of the Holy Spirit, and was used in the
Apostles days for outward proof that the
gospel was Of God. That power shows
itself to-day only in changing the life of a
wicked man into that of good man, as Of
Zacheus, quoted above. Does not the
tongue of such an one seem new tongue2
He who stole steals 1no more. He who
swore swears no more. he who
hated God now loves him. He who
was violatcr of the law becomes a
law abiding citizen. Is not that a greater
miracle than picking up a serpent, and