The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1894-03-10
Am

= Commission Matt. 2s:lS-20 and con
fined himself to the Goth verse, .teach
ing them to observe all things what
soever | have commanded you; and
10, 1 am with you AWAY, even unt'
e the end of the world"
Amid many other things he said
,f"My father is a good Presbyterian
but when the Lord called me, lie ell
Joined me to follow Him-not m,
father-aud gave me His own Word
t. direct my footsteps into his path
!. way. NV frat reason then for being
. Baptist is
i The BIBLE.
r The twelve commissioned of the
Lord and filed with the Holy Ghost
b IDLY testified that Jesus is the
, Chris::' and tai ,ht the c,nTictel pao
pie rep mtance tow lrl God and faitl.
in the l. pri Jesus CiIri5t' The ordc.
of their teaching was
1. Repentance.
2. Faith. e.
3. Baptism.
l.. Church VI .mbership.
5. Lords Supper.
No one eau exercise faith who has
not repented, nor be b~tp!ized, except
spon pr Dfession of filth, neither
qutliiei for church membership uuti
after baptism, n,r eligible to partak-
of the Lords supper until enrolled IL
the church. They were further in
structcd to cIntinue in the doctrin.
which they did. This is the Lord
order AMI no MIN has a righr t"
change IT,: As is shown b. II These
3:6,li; 1 Cor. 2:il-l5; Acts 2O:29, 80.
Phil. 3:IS. 10; Gal. l:j 0; Matt. 5:l9, &C.
Jesus himself followed the order s.
closely that lie did not invite to Hi
last supper even the good man of the
aADusC III HuJS- hpHIG itC oJtNfkiCA q
room-Ieirhcr Ills own mother. nos
VI ,rths, Mary and Lazarus of Betha-
nv in whose HON, lie hs just berI
feaste;t and entertained-nor vet did
lie ask the 40 who had preached and
cast oat devils III His NAM. alihoug'
He told them that their names were
written in heaven.
Blptists ri2ldly follow this order,
as also the diction of the Holy Spirit
in the call OF Gods Minister'S ohm
1916 aud Acts Is. When God call,
n nan TO preach the gospel, B,ptist>
don't maxi him wait for a cullsgiaI,
course. Wnen the Spirit calle'l .5.u
and Bl lbas, the latter was II gOod
man an | full of the Holy Ghost n
OF faith'-uor did he wait to be filed
with books. 1t may be necessary for
SO ne denominations to have a re-
quired course tn qualify their min
i,tcr. to trace their doctrines. hut my
Bible is so plain that "a way-farins |
IN thuIgh 4 loll need not err
therein
HISTORY
is my next reason for being a Baptist.
| find that these Bible doctrine, have
been taught BY tn. faithful flom tn,
time of tn, Apostles till now. These
teachers were not always called Dap
fists, but God has never left himself
without a witness of these truths
As early a 4. ID. PSI the body of
believers split; the Il advocating
an | thu other opp Using infant baptism
In 1t >priakiing) AMI baplismal regen-
Grafton. The former called them
selves the Catholic (true) church and
a few Years later became the state
church IN Ter Constantine the Great.
1t rapidly grew into the Roman Cath
olic church and severely prosecuted
the 9th n body for moro than 1000
years. Before the days of Luther
they were called Baptists and were
living in caves and mountains where
ever they could shield their lives and
propagate their doctrines. And after
the Reformation they were persecu-
ted by the Protestant denominations
both in Europe and America. They
were first to advocate religious toler-
alton aud freedom of conscience, and
fought the battle and won the VIC
tory that permits us to-day to worship
God according to the dictatrs Of our
cOnscienccs.
During the dark ages the Bible
was not allowed the common people,
but iu modern times there is q great
awakening in the Bible study, which
has given special impetus TO Baptist
doctrines. Pcdo-Baptists are doing
lat ulOTc liHIiitIsiuS thaH III ioihtei
years, and Baptist church member
ship is increasing more rapidly than
the population of the United States
with all its foreign emigration and
birth-rate combined. A few years
ago the Baptist increase for the year
in the United States was 106,90i-
more than the increase OF Methodists,
Presbytcrians, Congregationalists aud
Episcopallans combincd-and there
wasn't a single body counted in
among them either.
Baptists do not require an educated
ministry and yet they are leaders in
education. The Seminary at Louis
vile is the largest institution Of its
kind in Amcrlca if not in the world.
Chicago University has received about
S~4,OOO,OO9.
Broadus' books are used as text
hooI, hx- tho 1aadinO Ia tisf