The Baptist headlight. (Topeka, Kan.) 1893-1894, 1894-04-25


defantlv seek to obstruct and him
der their progress and advancement
in this good work, thus planting
themselves defantly in opposition
to all of Gods plans. The preach
ing of the gospel is not only Gods
means, but the only remedy that
has been provided for a mans sal
walton, to reject the gosple, is re-
lection of heaven means; death rath-
er than life. For a body claiming
christianity is ugly and inexcusa-
bic and this is what the Hardshells
do, this of itself invalidates the
claims and all the acts of the Hard
shells as christian church. 1t is
said by the foolishness approaching
of the gospel, man is to be saved
and won on the Lords side, brought
from hell and eternal death. The
Old School Baptists have not so
learned the scriptures, hence their
bitterness and opposition to the
word of the Lord.
They may comfort and do much
good, but they do not feel it their
duty to warn sinners to flee the
r
wrath of God. This is the chief
work of the christian church: yet,
it has not 50 impressed the Old
School brethren and for this reason,
they have had but few additions in
their ranks. They say that God
will save the world at his own time,
and in his own way and that all
of the preaching from the days of
John the Baptist until the second
coming of the Lord Jeses Christ
would not save a single soul or
quicken his dead soul no more than
Gathering of crane or swallow,
{ In their minutes Of the the circular
of the Warwick Association I84o)
and that the work of man is foolish
and useless.
This doctrine had its advocates
and warm adherents as we'll as OPP
ponents from the different parts of
the country. Hewho reads may not
!; long remain in doubt Of the hurt
fulness and danger in embracing
: this doctrine, for several reasons,
it scorns and luis the conscience to
sleep, laughs at the benevolence OF
, God. TWAS this kind of doctrine
that brought about the spiritual de-
cline in the churches of Great Brit
, ian,t until the days when Edward
| made his debut and stirred the
slumber1ng fires in the churches.
: Nearly one hundred years thereaf
/. ter; William and Carey aroused the
sleeping churches to their solemn
duty to preach the gospel to every
!. creature. No doctrine perhaps has
: engendered equal as much strife anC
t confusion as this, alterations anc
/ divisions and discord among pro
r Tossing christians of the Lord
Y Many wise things have been sale
e on the side ofthe sub and equally
: as many, if not more uuwise thing:
e have been said on the other side
y There were those who did all il
: their to power spread the doctrines
y yet; retaining their membership il
), their respective churches. Sept 1873.
G the Chenumg Association New
/ York and Pennsylvania at Sullia1
o church, Charleton, Tioga, Co. Pa
h passed the following resolutions
d whereas a number of the associa
d tons with whom we have held cor
h respondence have departed from
/ the simplicity of the doctrine an
: gospel Of Christ, and have followe,
is cunningly devised fables. The
It mean those who taught the nece>
y sity of organizations for bette
$ church work, Sunday school an
h mission board, uniting with tn
lie world in what are falsely called BIZ
1t nevolent societies. founded upon
Ii ...a..n.-,l har;c NIL, .a-nfa-r;n.. !.