The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1899-11-18

But one uncertain sound
| III hang the watchman at his post
| The warder on his sound p
The Lord is as particular about
uncertain sounds as was the duke
of Burgundy, and his ministers
should never blow the danger
signal when no danger hovers
near.
There should always be a
common sense view as well as
a Legal View to all questions.
Memo has already given the Le-
gal View showing that the sense
of language did not commit him
in his article in regard to "Our
Preachers to any reference to
any one ministry.
Now it is necessary to open the
eyes OF Bro. Schilling to the fact
that one very important word in
Nemo's article does not assert
that any ministers were actually
accused as Bro. Schilling has
stated. The article states: "Our
preachers seem to desire no
higher attainments in grace, no
upper mountings in spiritual life,
etc.
Now the point rests on the
verb SEEMS, which word is never
used to signify a positive thing.
It is used to signify an apparent
thing only, and apparent to the
writer alone. If | write that Bro.
Schilling seems to be a good man,
it is only a personal expression,
without general emphasis, and
the subsequent action Of Bro.
Schilling may destroy the mean
ing Of the verb as once had used
it. II | assert that preachers
SEEM to desire no upward mount
ings into higher religious life
my word, "sEEEs is not an
ULTIMATUM that crystallizes their
conditions and destroys any un-
seen desire to ascend to a higher
life. The word SEEM, then, Is Of
ambiguous meaning. 1t is not a
positive assertion that such
preachers possess no desire for
upward mountings. 1t is no de-
claration that they are preiudiced
against more ascensional move
ment, but merely an individual
supposition. A man may SEEM
to me to be dead, but may still
be alive. | am then mistaken in
my apparent diagnosis.
! may also assert that a man
SEEMS to me to be alive when in
reality he is dead. In both cases
| may be mistaken. A man NAV
SEEM to me to be very inactive in
church life, but may be doing his
best, and when a man does his
best it Is all that an archangel
can do. simply to do his best.
The statement then Of Nemo's
that the preachers seem to desire
no higher upliftings into spiritual
life, IS not a positive and en-
phatic declaration that they have
40 such desire, bat it Is only
Nemo's supposition.
Facts are Sc + assertive things,
and in all doubtful cases, these
prove themselves. For example,
If assert that a man SEEMS dead
to me, the subsequent action OF
the NOR bund, proves the truth or
the ialsity Of my statement, for a
live man will manifest the condi-
tions of life, and his conditions
prove or disprove my statement
in and of themselves. We point
to the man, making him our OBJ
ject lesson TO idisprove the as.
sertioD made Of his condition.
The appearance of the live Saw
ior gave the DEMENT, to the as
sertion of Philip better than any
words could have expressed it.
Bro. Schilling 8 best and only
argument Of disproof Of Memo s
SEEN TO DESIRE" would be the
exhibition of churches filled with
Pentecostal fire with every seat,
vocal with praise, every heart,
over filled with love, with affairs
in every household, and every
member 8 heart aflame with the
love Of Jesus, while happy hall
lelnjahs, greeted us on ali sides,
then with all the sense of sober
ness Bro. Schilling could turn to
his old friend whom he has striy-
en- to dishonor, and say "Look
upon this happy object lesson
and read there how much you
were mistaken. :" Can Bro.
Schilling bring such an object
lesson before the people from any
demonstration? OH No, sad to
say he cannot. On the contrary
it is strife and trouble, and even
the only preacher besides him.
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