Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1896-01-25
Letters From the People.

lOtt&ES AAG eOA'
EDITOR ENTERPRISE Pastor T.
a. Pernell seems inclined to take me
to task for dropping the reverend.
He asks questions which are abso-
lutely foreign to the question at
issue. What have associations, church
clerks, organists, mission boards, to
do with reverend? And the thing
that surprises me. he says, we have
no Bible for these things. Well, by
the help of the Lord, if we have not,
l am done with them. However
much may think thing is needed,
| if there be no Bible authority for 1t,
must know that l am mistaken
with regard to the need, or other
wise l call in question the knowledge
and wisdom of God. Paul says -"All
scripture is given by inspiration OF
God, and is profitable for doctrine
for reproof, for correction, for in
struction in righteousness; that the
man OF God may be perfect, thor
oughly furnished unto all good
works. - We find here that God has
not left to finite minds the direction
and guidance of His works in the
world, but has given us divine rule,
by which we are to be governed.
l cannot forbear criticising Pastor
Pencils position. No bible for as
sociations ?" Paul does not say SO.
He went up to the General Associa-
ton at Jerusalem certainly upon two
occasions.-Acts 1872, 3; Gal. 2. No
bible for Mission Boards 2" The
Bible anys differently. See 2 Cor.
! lis. No "Bible for Finance Com
mittees ~ Acts 2:45 says differently.
Read the sixth chapter CT Acts. Pas
tor P. better lay aside Webster and
consult his Bible-If he cannot give
ga thus saith the Lord for what he
undertakes, in the name of the Lord,
how does he undertake it? l dis
calded the reverend-that red rag OF
witch craft-because the word OF God
was against it. The Bible terms are
Elder, Pastor, SC. The English OF
what 1 said in your columns was that
reverend in the Bible applied to God,
and man had no right to apply 1T to
himself? Pastor P. says the word
denotes respect" Is this all man
has to denote respect? Grover Cleve-
land is not a reverend, but he is re-
spected. 1 was worthy of respect
before became a Christian, and |
was respected. Pastor Pernell says
that if do not feel worthy OF rev.
erence or entitled to respect mingled
with fear and Affection" he does not
blame me for dropping the reverend.
| assure him that l am entitled to
respect, and as gentleman demand
it. but reverend cannot give it. If
ONLY the reverends are entitled to
respect, then let all gentleman tack
on the Grey" if only that will give
respect. A minister should be just
like other Christian men. five keep
our reverend spread out all around
us, people will be afraid to approach
us. Pastor P. says if people are
afraid of him, he wants them to adj
dress him as Grey" What does he
want anyone to fear him for? want
people to approach me at all times,
and not fear me.
We have seen that we have Bible
proof for the things Pastor P. says
we have no Bible for. Now leave
that out for a moment. Grant for
argument sake only that we have no
Bible for these things. Then why
have we these things? The answer
is, because by them, we can advance
the cause of Christ. Has reverend
ever advanced anything? Pastor Z.
seems afraid if he drops his reverend
people will not stand in awe of him
and will not be afraid of him and
will not respect him. If he wants
people to stand in awe of him and be
afraid of him, if his reverend will ill
the bill, let him keep it. And if his
reverend is all that commands re-
spect, let him hold on to the rever-
end. l respect him highly, but l do
not stand in awe of him, nor do
fear him or any other man. Pastor
carries with it respect. So say Pas
tor Pernell, l cannot say reverend,
because l do not stand in awe of him,
nor do l fear him. l respect, and re-
spect you highly, Pastor.
J. MANNING DUNAwAY.
Accomac, Va, Jan. 81, '96.
Mr.. Extraordinary pastors have