Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-09-19
way 49, WITHDREW.

On last Sunday Ia San Franolsco,
II. a. lfonaior, who has been holding
the tilleiai designation OF captain IN
tho salvation Army, announced bic
Withdrawal from that Organization,
which hu had boon with Tor Elk years.
He stated that bic retirement was not
caused by any ill.feeling toward W.
membors, for whom he had n high 70.
garJ and sympaihy; and no know tho
Organization hai donp and was doing
vast amount Of gooi. but ho had
come 10 the conclusion that "tho Sal.
Walton Amy, although honest aud &C.
complaining much good, Il not follow.
ing the ideas aid down IN the Holy
Scripture" lie further saidi
A worker la tho army l., In following
out ~ orders, compelled 10 preach ihings
that arc not sanctioned hy tho Bible, aud
Ia consequence Gods truth IL perverted
by mans ideas. A worker for God eau.
not serve Him partially, but must en-
doavor TO do all that Is commanded by
the supreme Being, no cannot uhlfk his
will OF God. After working faithfully In
tho army for siN years, aud following
ono thought that has led TO another aud
summing up and considering tho Bible,
i have become aware that j was giving
tho gospel contrary to tho manner pro.
acribud by God, and tho Bible. and 70 DO
honest and sincere / soe no way but TO
withdraw. and 10 work according 10 my
convictions OF my duty 10 tho Lord.
II every religious preacher should
pursue the same course ar sx.CRplAin
trousido. there soon would DO many
vacancies In clerical positions; for
there are very many tegulAt ministers
OF various denominations VINO hro
convinced that their preaching Ia not
In harmony with the Bible, but who
continue In their labor nevertheless.
AS 10 tho particular In which the Bal.
vatlonArmy' soFders oompolilslpTsaoh.
ers 10 teach things not sanctioned by
no Bible, those Immediately con.
cefned should recognize that them.
selves, and Ne individuals who call
upon people to follow ChTist, follow
Him In their own oonduo, aud teach.
ings. He has declared the nscosaity OF
ielIh and repentance; He has declared
the baptism Of repentance fot tho re-
mission OF Sine, performed by one
holding divine authority aud In the
form Of immersion In the water, to be
the counsel Of God; He has declared
that the birth OF the Spirit, following
the birth VI the water, In essential to
admission 10 His kingdom and 10 be.
ing numbered ne Hiu people-and any
teaching contrary thereto IL not sane
toned by the Bible. Tho,e
who profess belief on the Lord
and reject the authorized ordi.
nances which He required, may
believe In His existence, but they do
not believe Him, because they hold as
non.sssential that which He declared
to DO essential. Belief In Christ IL
keeping His commandments; che
that belisveih on me, the works that
1 do shall he do also" There IL n
broad distinction between belief on
the Lord which Ia manifest ia the
works Of obodionoe TO His laws, ana
ihe "only believe" idea which denies
the necessity Of submitting to tho Of
dinAnces which Hu submitted to ava
which lie enioined upon all who woull
come to Him. It's not every one that
rays Lord, Lord, but those that do thv
will OF the Father that enter His king.
DOM and sincere man who believes
Christianity to be tho Gospel Of saliva.
tien does right when he REFUSES 10
continue In the error Of preaching OF
following that which lie contrary to
the doctrine OF Christ