The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1894-06-02
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PAPER NO. Z.

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merous committee has been sppointed
to attend to tins PsA,m rIy subject: as
one by one they qui. the field, aud a
new man makes his bow To the r,alinp
public; Well; as 81 many of them
have to have say nn ths sub;ec, T
suppose they will accord % ne the
right to reply, 81 l,ug as they may
see fit to write.
Mr. Nisbet's Or rather perhaps Mr.
rs or Mr. Bis article is TOO ,h,u T.,
demand reply however will make
a few statements, nr c III asteut,n to
u few facts.
lst. l deuv thu charge of having
attacked ths doctrine Of tho RIP
church, Nd every 0te knows. ,hese
brethren stand up o,n4tau,ly testify
log against tho ,>-t f the chrs,is,
world, now other p ,nple, such as are
testified against, haze a right TO demand
either the Cessation IT snch ,estimonv
or Divine authority for dviug 80
Now sir, bel,ugiog a, | do, 70 ,ne
party thus siued sg Aust, or, a. least.
condemned, L have simply zee ctsed
h'tright. | eau ASSURE you Mr. N,
th"t 1t your peop!e will Cease Il, testify
against us. | will not trouble Won
about ynur creed, 60 matter what it
may be.
2nd. l again call attention To the
tact that, l demanded divine authority
thst is, the inspired historical account
wherein it ia related that God. by An
inspired agent, prepared book of
psalms, as book 70 b. sung. not the
book OF psalms to he read NJ sny
other book of the Bible, aud imp ,sed
itsnd 1t alone upon the church by a
law toreyer,) the record, in the Bible.
OF the actual preparation of such a
Singing book, and the prohibition Of
the use of any other words, inspired
or nninsPired, upon pain of heiny cut
otf from among Gods people Where
Is such bo,.k Mr. N? You have
never seeo il and you never will; vet
you are ies,ifyirg against those who
Hng psalms, aod hymes and spiritual
sonss, ny the direct authority aud
command Of Jesus Christ. Sir, ,Ihave
the right tn ask yOi 60 quit, or TO give
divine authority. That /. all d. I
DO not care III NEEDLE with yvur doc,
tr'"e. d. protest against your prac>
tloe OF sitting around. silent, like knots
on logs, refusing to joiu with Us 10
sloeioS God's pia aise, without divine
authority for such conduct. You are
the fourth one, and may legieimately
assume conference ~ilh nbers. who
have answered me in one way or
another, and not ons of you. not AL
"f you h,ve touched the question at
''sne. If Jon cau't s-e that point, I
will tell you what il il; Give the
book. chapter and verse. where We
can read. And the L'rd said unto
David. Take tie Poetical book of
fsalms, set 1t to mn Ic. req ire all
Israel To sing il. forbid tnen To sipc
any other, and every soul that slugeth
another shsii be CIT off rom among
people. Thou shalt MT f.lIowship
him lest thou Tia
Mr. N. you aisu accuse me ct CALI,
Ing you Pbsr,srs &c. ! did nn such
thIns. l 'impiy reftre. you T., G ID.
word, where Cnrist calls ynu sucn.
l allow You 10 read f,r ynnr.elf i!
Fne shOe nts, put II on, II the irutn
hurts, let il hurt l judge u, msu,
Am willing to fellowship with al
Gods children fox beiog bpru Of the
Spirit, they are horn INTO Christ,
Kingdom. and by virtue of tn A. oirth
are entitled II all the prIviIs <e, of
his house You forbid all. except
the lew, who bear your name, bv that
name Christ does not know His church
here on earth. with Hin. there j,
neither Greek nor jew With you
a. Is only a Il p. hence. all you nav.
to d., - To read FIR yourssI The
sentence OF condemnation falls fr, ~
the lips of tho Great Judge Himself,
n from mine, am sur rprised thai
y"u have not learned this sonoer,
CANE see I" what purpose you have
been reading the New Testament
You also claim, thst / admitted .hs.
the p-aims we've sung IN the o Testi-
meDt church. / did not. I said per
haps they were / have my doubt.
as to hat poiot. No one knows tha
they we're Nearly tbirt7 five hnn>
dred years OF the w,.rld's history pats