The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1894-04-11
SIROCCO.
Comes Back at BabbIer and Makes
Some WelI-Chosen
Explanations,
Together with Some Terse Criti-
cisms of Her Letter and
Arguments.
QUOTES MUCH SCRIPTURE.

have been more explicit. make no
war against the genuine article of sane
tifcation as taught in the bible and be-
lieved by an overwhelming majority OF
Methodist was only criticising an
ism nearly two thousand years too new
for the bible, so new that there are thou
sands Of pious, gray-headed Methodist
to-day who never so much as heard of it
till their lives had been hid with Christ
in God for years. l am aware that
should not have said sanctifed Metho-
dists, for that term includes a vast host OF
pious christians not aimed at in my let
ter.
Modern sanctifcationist, so called
conversionist, second-blessingist, those
who say: Brother, you must have a
second dip in the blood of Christ'') any
of the above terms apply to the case
more fittingly than sanctifcationist.
1 am sorry 1 didn't use one of the
above terms in the beginning, then all
truly sanctified Methodists would have
/, understood that they were not aimed at.
Babbler / believe in old-fashioned
regeneration and sanctifcation. mean
the kind that is so old-fashioned as to be
taught in the bible. So if you have a
mind to call me an infdel, wait till
later on; just "hold your tongue between
your teeth" on that point till commit
myself.
At first, felt that there must be some
mistake about your name. l thought
surely a sanctifed lady would even OBJ
ject to being called babbler. If were
to call sanctifed person a babbler, l
would excuse him for getting mad, if he
didn't get too awfully, awful mad.
l can't see why you apply such name
to yourself. Webster says a babbler is
an idle talker- a tell-tail. Solomon in
Proverbs seems to think a babbler uses
wine until his eyes become red, still /
ought not to complain at your name,
you applied it yourself and ought to be
willing to say, SISTER, you know your
self better than do, SO will agree with
you"
The Lords prayer seems TO be a puz-
zler to you. You ask how one who COM
mits sin can pray that part of the prayer
which ssys--"Thy will be done on earth
as 1t is in heaven" You conclude by
saying you would leave that part of the
prayer out. Please don't do that, but
read the 18th verse Of the last chapter of
Revelations and see the reason why.
But yours puzzles me. What do you
do with that part OF the prayer which
says, "Forgive us our debts (sins) as we
forgive our debters." Remember, you
speak OF person being holy-''living
above sin" wouldn't it be mockery for
that one to pray this part Of the prayer?
have heard modern sanctiflcationists
from the pulpit say they had not sinned
in five years, others in ten and some
even for a longer period, while this
licensed preacher at Cold Spring "a mod
ern sanctifcationist) who took another
mans wife away from him and lis living
with her to-day lat Shawneetown, H.
in open violation of the civil law and
has been Tor about two years, only claim
ed to have lived without sin for about
two years. Now. what about that one
who hasn't committed sin in ten years
II he should get on his knees once dur
ing the ten years and pray without
ceasing, wouldn't he utter falsehood in
asking iorgivness for sins when he had
not committed any? You dare not say
he may pray that part Of the prayer at
any time during the ten years, notwith-
standing Christ taught his disciples to
pray this prayer without ceasing. Then
/ denounce your ism because it annuls
Christ's command, either you or Christ
is mistaken about this matter.
Christ commanded. his disciples to
pray for their sins forgiven, and He
also said, aye are my friends if ye do
whatsoever command you"
Your ideal OF true christian knocks
Paul clear out OF the ring. He said,
"Jesus Christ came into the world to
save sinners OF whom l am chief"
Since have come to think of it the
Lords prayer don't hardly suit you. An
inspiration forbids that you should cut II
short, rather than do that I'd hunt
prayer / could pray without confessing
my sins when l had committed none.
Let me see, o yes, here is one that is
in keeping with the whole tenure OF
modern sancdfcation, II II isn't sinful TO
Judge folks by the great burden Of their
talk. "God, thank thee that am not
as other men are, etc." luke 18th chap
ter 18th and 18th verses.) st is true We
cannot all see alike and so we need the
different churches" Christ says, II
am the vine, ye are the branches"
am going to make you an object OF
prayer from this very hour on. You
surely got your exegesis Of the vine from
hearay, or perhaps you got II from that
little red-back book, which hoped on
hasty reading Of your article was the
new testament. but your explanation OF
the vine shows that il could not have
been, for the very next word after your
quotation is the pronoun he, and defy
You 10 show that the church isn't repre-
sentad "A beiuo the bride Of Christ. II