The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1894-06-28

of Christ in Christian Union" the local
body being known as "a church of
Christ" and the several local bodies
in a county, state, etc, "as Churches
of Christ" demonstrating on n
"Common Salvation basis the sys-
TEN evidenced by Paul in Romans
1916. Christian union in love
among the members of each church
and among the several and many
local churches, with "Christ as the
Only Head over all things to His
Church, The Great Head of the
general ecclesiastical church, re-
vealed his supreme authority to
the above end, 10y declaring: "tpon
this Rock-(petrd)-l will build my
church (EcclcsiasticaD and the gates
of hell (hddCs) shall not prevail
against it," Matt. lG:lS. RELOCATING
all controverted and needlessly veX-
atious questions to the individual,
we eliminate the strife rendering
issues, aud emphasize only those
sentiments and doctrines conceded
to he revealed and fundamental
by all evangelical Christian peo-
pie; aud so clearly demonstrated,
in tens of thousands of vital, fra
ternal, happy union revival meet
ings in all lands, the love and
fellowship of vital, common, liberal
soul winning Christians; as manifest
in atfcctionate determination when
above s~ectarian issues, the imminence
of ~rescuing the lost predominates
over all causes of division, underlies
the entire modus operdndj of oui
ecclesiastical work. We seek the
united status apparent during the
first age of the general church OF
Christ Immediately succeeding and
delicious with the Acts of the Holy
| Apostles. In short. we are striving
in love, fidelity and subsection to
God. to restore the primary system
and style of New Testament Sal
walton order revealed and unfolded
by followers of Christ who lay aside
differences of opinion and meta
physical theology for the sake of
delivering the unsavcd from sin and
| SHINING. that the one heavenly home
may be secured to perishing millions,
We repudiate quarreling and de-
batting about questions that caust
wrangling and discord in the house
hold OF faith; believing that the
Fatherhood of God, and the Brother
hood of Christ and Christians, forbid
such strifeful proceedings. We have
no time to contend about theories
and opinions, that neither damn
nor save the soul.
Over a quarter of a century age
this restoration movement crystal
lied into the organization of man!
individual, self-governing, love-con'
trolling, purity and unity seeking
local "Churches of Christ in Christian
Union.n First in the uprising wer,
churches in Missouri, then in lllinoi
and Ohio. The work succeeded, am
extended to Indiana and Il generi
council was held in 1864 at TER
IIaute. Rapidly other unsectariar
broad -guaged, large hearted lover
of Christian union confederated il
churches and spread to Iowa, Mich
gan, Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee
Arkansas. Texas, Kansas and Colo
RADIO; until, in the states named, W,
have ten OF thousands of member
and thousands of local churche
and church edihccs. In the las
few years kindred local churche
on the Independent line, have or
ganized an eastern work in NeN
York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey
Rhode Island and Massachusetts.
We have several periodicals de
voted to this cause, promincr
among which We name the Christid
Union Ncraid, Excelsior Springs
Mo-, The christian Union Messenger
Alert, Ind, Church Union, New York
The Christian, Boston, Mass. Tire
colleges are devoted to our cause
"Rutherford,' "lIumboldt,n an
recently, "Grand River college,
has been negotiated for. There
a large fund in the form of a bequest
that is now handled by a boar
of trustees, elected by the Missoul
annual council of the churches {
Christ in Christian Union; whic
body is duly Incorporated, and send
out chosen evangelists to extend tn
good work. Onward move tn
advance guards of this reform. Be
tween one and two hundred thousan
members are in the ranks of tn.
unsectarian army of Christ. Owe
five hundred Jealous gospel min
listers proclaim this gospel of "Peac
on earth, good will toward men,"
j. V. b. FLACK.
THDTGHTS RH THE WIy