Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1893-03-03
VINO NAV COMMUNE.

Sacrament 20 Bro. j. Il. Green, OF the |
Presbyterian church. caused Rev. W. l. !
Williams, of the Christian church, to
preach the following sermon last Sun
day at his church at Hustonville, on
who May Commune"
TKyT know and am persuaded by
the Lord Jesus, that there isnothing un'
clean Of itself but TO him that esteemeth
anything to be unclean, to him it is un-
clean. Roman lIlI.
Our bodies and spirits are alike con
,rolled by their environment God has
revealed only such truths, FROM age 10
age, as the race was able To bear. The
Savior when here did the same. We,
also, withhold in love such truths as our
friends may not be able To bear Our re-
ligious faith is the gradual product OF all
the past This faith, be- Il true or false,
is not easily removed aud superseded by
another, although a truer faith. Yet,
since ak faith, whether true or false,
comes by hearing" ~e are shut mp 10
the necessity OF proclaiming the truth in
order to its acceptance. The Bible is ac-
cepted by all protested christians as CON
tdniug the revealed will OF God TEis
word OF God, when fret spoken, was per
iectly understood only 10y our Lord Him.
self. on account OF the previous training
81 Ills disciples. For the same reason
SOME OF the simplest truths truths most
easily understood. contained in the New
Testament, are at this time wholly ig-
nored, and without effect As examples,
John 1920, Neither pray for these
alone. but for them also who shall be-
lieye on Ne through their word; that
they all be one, "a Thou. Father, art in
Ne and in Thee; that they also may be
one in Us. that the world may believe
that Thou hast sent Me.
Cor. 3S For whereas there is among
you envy and strife and divisions, are
YOU not carnal aud walk ss men = For
while one says, am OF Paul and anoth'
or, am OF Apollos, are We not carnal -
There il no sin more definitely condemn
Ell and forbidden in the New. Testament
than divisions among the children OF
God; yet the average christian, be lac
preacher or lsyman, has never dreamed
that the presen, divisions OF the children
OF God are condemned by the spirit and
letter OF che New Testament. | presume
u say it il not generally known that the
A. si.. lNhrtaltan al Il4aRi 81
pie Church, had It's origin in the prayers
and earnest efforts OF few cody minis
tiers OF the Presbyterian Church, 20 re-
move those divisions As far ~ possible
and restore the original unity OF the
Church for which the Savior prayed.
Yet such is the truth. Whatever may
be the final result OF this movement 10
res,ors tho primitive faith, practice and
unity OF the people OF col, this people
make the high claim % have returned 10
Jerusalem from the apostacy OF spiritual
Babylon, and there by the light OF tue
teachings OF Christ and His holy apos-
ties 10 have builded, as TO faith only mp
on Christ and accepted ~ articles Of
faith only the inspired word of God.
The original projectors OF this r-stora
ton OF the unity OF the people of God
entered into Il covenant that they wonlt
believe, preach and practice only what II
revealed in the word OF God -where tina
speaks, they would .speas, and wher'
that word was silent, they would be ST
lent. In the prosecution OF their aim e
unite the people of God, and being now
governed only by the word Of God, they
were led 10 question and finally to absn
don the custom OF requiring the relation
OF an experience OF pardon in order tC
baptism. Instead OF requiring such ex
per,ence, they enforced the absolute me-
cessity of 80 believing upon Jesus Christ
as the Son OF God as to accept Him and
trust in Him alone for pardon aud eter'
nal salvation. Hence, persons coming
to baptism, are required to confess theiI
faith as resting upon Christ as their Lord
and Savior and their purpose to love aud
serve Him until death. These holy men
discovered no error in their faith in the
divinity OF Jesus OF Nazereth, but now
made more practical use OF this hutf
by having each candidate Tor baptism
confess his Lordsbip and his purpose to
obey Him. Ii deserves to be stated thai
protestant churches have materially mod
flied the custom oil telling experiences
and adopted more scriptural method OF
coniessing faith in Jesus Christ.
Adhering to their newly-accepted plat
form, the word Of God, the only rule o.
faith and practice. they soon made the
unex pected discovery that the baptism
ordained by Jesus and practiced by thu
apostles was An immersion in water into
the Name OF the Father, Son and Holy
Spirit To this form they felt in con
science compelled to yield. They did 90
and were immersed. But by accepting