The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-12-13
no, nor tradition has a right to organize a

nor tradition has a right TO organize a
set or people together and call them >.
church.
The Baptist church has Il right TO exist.
because 1t is different from all others in
It's constitution, membership, ordinances
ana doctrines, all of which is founded upon
the New Testament. l}aptists diner from
other denominations, first as TO immersion
According to the word of God nothing is
baptism but immersion. a word which takes
us origin from the Greek word baptizo.
The translators OF our bible did not trans
late the word baptizo at all.
Every man that has ever written O
Greek hook agrees as to the proper mean
Ing of this word. II 1t is true, the only way
to obey is TO accept it and practice it. The
act is essential to the ordinance. Inner
slou is the baptism itself Thus 1t Is the
only baptism. because the Bible tells us
distinctly that there is "one Lord, one faith
and one BAPTISM" Secondly, Baptists dil-
fer as to the subject fer baptism. The
command to 80 and disciple all nations
gives the man TO haptze. \ man who is
not susceptible to disciple is not III for
baptism baby in IFS mothers arms is
not old enough TO believe In Jesus and ac-
cept Him "a q personal saviour, and can
not be baptized. The child must not only,
be able to believe. but must give his own
cons MT to the act, II a man has his child
thn0WS
chud in direct opposition TO Gods worl
and has committed an objectionable sin. II
IS n most hurtful thing to the child. and
places him in an attitude not 10 he ahle
to obey Gods word so long as he Is under
the controlling influence of his parent
When he grows to maturity he realizes
that he is sinner. and begins to seek
God, but just as he is about TO emerge
from sin he is told by his parents THAI he
is already a baptized soul He becomes
more confused, and is very likely 10 be
hndeTed forever.
Third We differ as to the subject for
church membership, No man can beccms
a member OF God's church but regener-
ated soul Nicolemus came to meet
Christ and began to euloglEe him by say
Ing that 'Nou must be teacher come iron
God, for no man can 90 things tGat you
90 except God be with him."
hut Christ laid down the law at once to
hsm; You must be born again.. Regard
less OF who bapii2es man. he is net fit for
Gods church except he has been born
again. No sprinked or unregenerate por-
soa can become member OF the church.
To receive such into the church would de-
stroy the distinction between the churon
ana the world. The church is made up Of
people who have come out from the world
and agreed to keep house for God.
Fourth. we differ es 10 the subject for
NVf"u'uhton' baptists DO not hold close
communion, but they have close regenerl-
ton and close baptism. Baptists commune
with everybody they baptize, bur other do
nominations do not They will baptize
baby and keep him away from the com
mnnion table till he is older.
Education Is no account when IL is N
opposition to Gods word. want Greek
Latin, Hebrew aud the like, but first Of
all want to be born again.
sixth, RantiStS differ ne IN tho Sor.ntu-,t
officers of the church l. Timothy. III /,
u any man desire the offioe az a bishop be
desires good work The same chap,er
tells ahrut.the deacons. These two Offices
are the only ones. Any church adn,ittinc
other than these is ont Of order. Acts, TX.
~ tells us that the Holy Spirit makes the
munster the overseer. The Holy Spirit |