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letter." This position was D9iH rt'f
from Protostantism, whoss very e.
fcncs IL 10 refer ~ the Bihle as tue
final arbitrator Of all questions Of faith
Gruudtvlg coniended for a living
word" always present Ia the church.
to animato u and guide IL. And AZ the
standard Of that living word, be- curl
ously enough, pointed q, the three
Articles Of the ,g'qbplum dpoi'
tohcum. This veneiauis conies'
sion Of faith, he held, was iofmu'
lated BY our Lord and memofized
by His Apostles aud by them further
transmitted 10 the church, 70 be re-
gnfdtd Ia all ages TO come a. the cor
rect expression Of what a Christian
must believe In order TO be saveoi
what Is more or les than that, whsthsr
stated In holy writ OF elsewhere was
opeu 10 criticism; It may be true OF u
may be false. On this general princi-
pie new theological system WIS built,
y hich seems 10 te a connecting link
between Luthoranism aul II man.
lem, although, we believe, the uundt'
vlgiAus never formally separated
themselves from tue Lutheran church.
The idea Of the old bishop when
uarr Wing down the standard q the
church 20 the symbol OF the ApJstIes,
Wa undoubtedly 10 md a uasis broad
enough tor any Christian to s,andupon
and thereby prevent tho Constalt
schisms aud secure unity. He die . 10
1879, aud now alter twenty ysars his
followers ARE engaged b. dispute
about that very standard % unity.
The question ia stated thus; Are we u
suppose tbn, theAlmighly ever iofmu
lated n condition Tor the ELEVATION Of
mau? some Of GundtviE's follower
rrrly In the affirmative. They hold
that n the Lord has revealed HIMSELF
iIo taa certainly toll us exactly whni
10 believe. HIS word Ia given In th'
thtes articles Of faith, and those 0h'
do not teliovo those articles must NJ
damned. Others any tina, thosc article
Of faith are not given a
a o0Edaion but A. an oDer Of salvation;
that those who believe In them wi
certainly be saved, but Il does not fob
low that others must necessarily n
damned.
} Its, of course, the business OF lh
3 Gmndlvigians only to Eight out thi
b distinction brtwcon themselves. Bu
! a. they engage 10 the contt3versy,ih the.
: teach others that no philosophy how
, ever broad, can save the Chnsiia
4 world from crumblibg 70 pieces. lti
J true that mankind needs some,hin
= more than the written word. Butwha
e IL needs Is revelation in the same sens
Of the torn IN which It IL apple
k to former Nges. We need met
d whose minds are 20 prepare
), that they are capable Of ftiiee
10 lug the Divine mind, Whenever CT
h cuus,auc,s require u; men thfous
10 whom our Father Ia heaven can c9u
|. municate His will TO His people Al
a manifest His power to tue Won
y Revelation alone il the REMEDY again
1T error and schisms. BY revelation
oil fael was saved from Egypt aud q
b Mosaic era Instituted. 10 the tar
OF way the Gospel was introduced, Al
ce by that means the present contusi
Of Of cTeeIs and churches and sysicl
he will be terminated. a. Ia the
"a ginning the Spirit brooded on
OF chaos and beautiful wo
H. was created, 90 by tho cal
ed Spirit tho inha.mJnious religio
~ elemeuts will at last bu brought
Or. submission and give room Tor a NJ
cG and glorious dispsnsatlon. This Is
ler hoge Of all who believe IN the wiz
In word and It IL thr testimony Of
lus Spirit through the "hviug oraeies'
our Lord.