Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1895-08-15
seventh-Day Adventism.

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L. M. Wagner seems exceedingly
anxious that every body should know
all about AdYentists. and we could find
| no fault were it not that he makes so
maay mistakes. But in this he is like
many others who, at the same time,
| would stremously advise all persons
not to read any Adventist books. and
especially never to go and hear them
preach. How inconsistent! Why do
they do this? Is it because they wish
to mislead? We would say to the
reading public that we license our own
preachers, and that you will be surer
of getting the truth of our positions if
you do not take it secondhand.
In previous article Mr.. Wagner
assails the teachings OF the leading de-
nominations of the land, but in his last
he repsoaches the character of every
honest person. Hear his first sentences:
mo Adventist nor any body else keeps
any one of the commandments out
wardly, not one" Now do not OBJ
ject to his making this confession Tor
himself in the public prints, If he feels
like doing so, but | think before he is
safe man to run at large he should
also publish that he has decided to re-
form. AS the old saying runs, l do OBJ
ject to Mr.. Wagner "Measuring other
peoples corn in his half-bushel." We
believe there are many good people,
both in the church and out of it, who
keep the ten commandments strictly
in an outward sense, and are also seek
ing to keep them In spirit. Any hon.
est, pure man or woman would be
ashamed to confess to the outward
(actuaD violation OF any one of them.
Can we wonder at the increasing i'm
morality in our country when man
in Mr.. Wagner's position, in his at
tempt to incriminate others, confesses
to the outward violation of every one
of the commandments? But, worse
than all. the claim is made that mas
much as Christ has kept all the COM
mandments, we need not do SO; thus
making Christ party to the sin. "Be-
hold, We trust in lying words, that can
not profit. Will We steal, murder, and
commit adultery, and swear falsely,
and burn incense to Baal. and walk af-
ter other gods whom We knew not; And
come and stand before me in this house.
which is called by my name, and say,
We are delivered to do all these abom-
inations?" Jer. 1910. ''Be not de-
ceived; God is not Knocked: for what
so reap" Gal. 6:7.
Mr.. w. there goes on referring to
the ceremonial and national law of the
Jews to prove his assertion. Why
does he make no reference to the ten
commandments? The reason is obvi-
Gus. Any one conscious of being thus
guilty would much rather grapple with
those laws given through Moses than
to stand face to face with the law spo-
ken by the Lord from Sinai
Now as l see that scripture has no
effect on Mr.. W.. will give few quo
tations showing that the leading men
and denominations teach that the
moral law (the ten commandments) is
forever binding, while the ceremonial.
to gether with the national law of the
Jews, is not now in force.
"Ques. many kinds of law are
given in the Old Testament"
..Ans.-Three. ~ The ceremonial,
or church law, which God gave to the
Jews for the regulation of their wor-
ship, sacrifices. festivals, and other
ceremonials; (2) The civil law, or
that which regulated their political af
fairs; (3) The moral law, or that
which related to their duties to God
and man. which is summarily compre-
hended in the ten commandments. u
Lather's Shorter Catechis,n, p Is. Ed.
1884
..Moses wrote a book the Judicial
and ceremonial precepts that he had
received; but God himself wrote the
ten commandments, the substance of
the moral law, on the tables of stone.
This difference strongly marked the
permanency and perpetual obligation
of the moral law, and the inferior i'm
portance and temporary obligation of
the ceremonial Institutions, and even
of the judicial law, except as coinci-
dent with the moral" SCOTS Com
naeaats on EI. 1927
although the law given. from God
by Moses, as touching ceremonies and
rights, doth not bind Christians, nor
ought the civil precepts thereof of ne
costly to be received in any common
wealth; yet, Notwithstanding, no chris
tian whatsoever is free from the obe-
dience of the commandments which |
are called moral. IN. E.. Discipline,
ART 6, p II.
.Q.-Where is the moral law given2
"A.-In the ten commandments" y
Cat. No. ], p. IS, Ed. 1884.
beware of antinomianism, making
void the law. or any part of it through
faith. Let this be our voice, I prize
the commandments above gold or pre-
cious stone. Oh, what love have un-
to the law. All the day long is my
study of it, Christian Perfection, by
John Wesley, p. IS.
I'VE believe that tie law of God IS
the eternal and interchangeable rule of
his moral government: that it is holy, |
just, and good; and that the inability
which the scriptures ascribe to fallen
man to fulfill its precepts arises entire
ly from their love of sin; to deliver
them from which, and to restore them
Though a mediator 20 unfeigned Obe- |
dience to the holy law, is one great
end of the gospel, and of the means of
grace connected with the establish
ment of the visible church. "-Baptist
Church Manual, ART. II. p. 50.
The moral law is of use to all men, |
to inform them of the holy will of God. |
and of their duty, binding them to
walk accordingly. The word law is sum- |