The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-05-17


salvation became truly man. being con-
ceived by the Holy Ghost and born of
the Virgin Mary. without sin; unto us
He has revealed the Father. by His Word
and Spirit making known the perfect will
of God; for US He fulfilled all righteous
ness and satisfied eternal justice, offering
Himself perfect sacrifice upon the cross
to take away the sin of the world; for US
He rose from the dead and assembled into
heaven where He ever intercedes for US;
In our hearts Joined to Him by faith. He
abides forever as the indwelling Christ;
over US. and over all for u.s. He rules;
wherefore unto Him we render love,
obedience and alteration al our Prophet.
Priest and King forever. ~
Article TX. OF Faith and Repentance
We believe that God paE9ons our sins
and accepts US as righteouS Solely on the
ground of the perfect obSiience and
sacrifice of Christ, received by faith
alone; and that this savtng faith ID
always accompanied by repentance,
wherein we confess and forsake our sins
with full purpose Of. and endeavor after.
q new obedience to God.
God Spirit Of Comfort.
Article X. OF the Holy Sptrit-We be-
| lieve in the Holy Spirit. the Lord and
Giver of Life, who moves everywhere
upon the hearts Of men, to restrain them
| from evil and to incite them unto good.
and whom the Father IL ever willing to
give unto all who ask Him. We be-
lieve that He has spoken by holy Men
Of God in making known His truth to
men for their salvation; that, through our
Exalted Saviour. He was sent forth In
power to convict the world Of sin. to
enlighten mems minds in the knowledge
Of Christ, and to persuade and enable
| them to obey the call of the Gospel: and
that He abides with the Church. dwell
| ing in every believer as the spirit of
truth. Of holiness. and of comfort.
Article XII. OF the New Birth and the
New Life-We believe that the Holy
Spirit only Is the author-'and source Of
the new birth; we rejoice in the new life.
wherein He Is given unto us as the seal
Of sonship in Christ, and keeps loving
fellowship with us. helps US In our in
frmities. purges us from our faults. and
ever continues His Transforming work In
us until we are perfected in the likeness
| of Christ. In the glory of the life TO come.
Article XII. OF the Resurrection and
| the Life to Conceive believe that In the
| life to come the spirits Of the, just. at
death made free from sin. enjoy imme-
date communion with God and the vision
! Of His glory: and we confidently look for
| the general resurrection in the last day,
| when the hodies Of those who sleep In
Christ shall be fashioned in the likeness
| OF the glorious body of their Lord. with
| whom they shall live and regin forever.
| Article XIII.---Of the Law Of God-We
believe that the law of God, revealed In
the Ten Commandments and more clearly
disclosed in the words of Christ, is for
ever established In truth and equity. 80
| that no human work shall abide except II
| be built on this foundation. We be-
lieve that God requires Of every man to
| do Justly, to love mercy, and TO walk
humbly with his God: and that only
| through this harmony with the will OF
God shall be fulfilled that brotherhood OF
man wherein the kingdom Of 0cd Is to be
made manifest.
/ Article XIV OF the church and che
Sacraments-We believe in the Holy
Catholic Church Of which Christ IL the
| only head We believe that the Church
| Invisible consists of all the redeemed,
| and that the Church Visible embraces all
| who profess the true religion together
| with their children. We receive to our
| communion all who confess and obey
| Christ as their divine Lord and Saviour
and we hold fellowship with all believ-
| ers in Him.
We receive the sacraments of Baptism
and the Lords Supper. alone divinely
| established and committed to the Church,
| together with the Word, as means OF
grace: made effectual only by the Holy
| Spirit and always to be used by Chris
tlans with prayer and praise to God.
| Article XIV. OF the Last Judgment-We
| believe that the Lord Jesus Christ Will
come again in glorious majesty to judge
| the world and to make final separa-
ton between the righteous and the
wicked The wicked shall receive the
| stxntr al nd n
will manifest the glory of his mercy
| in the salvation of His people and their
entrance upon the full enjoyment OF
\ eternal life.
| Final Triumph.
Article XVI. OF Christian Service and
the Final Triumph-We believe that II
is our duty. as servants and friends OF
| Christ, to do good unto all men. to main
| tain the public and private worship OF
| God. to hallow the Lords Day. to pre-
serve the sanctity of the family. to uphold
the Just authority Of the State. and Sc
| to live In all honesty, purity. and charity
that our lives shall testify OF Christ We
joyfully receive the word of Christ. bid
ding His people go into all the world and
make disciples OF all nations. and declare
unto them that God was In Christ recon
CLING the world unto Himself, and that
He will have all men to be saved and tc
come to the knowledge of the truth. we
confidently trust that by His power and
grace, all His enemies and ours shall bs
finally overcome. and the Kingdoms OF
| this world shall be made the kingdom OF
our God and OF His Christ. In this faitf
| we abide: in this service we labor; and
in this hope We pray.
Even so. come, Lord Jesus.
| All of which Is respectfully submitted
Henry Collin Minton. Chairman: Charles
A. Dlckey, Herrick Johnson. Samuel j
| Niccolls d. w. Fisher, William Mckib-
bin. George B. Stewart. S. P. Sprecher
Henry Van Dyke, John Dewitt. j. Ross
Stevenson. d. ". Moffat. s. B. McCor-
mick, John NJ. Harlan. Daniel r. Harlan
Daniel r. Noyes, E. W. c. Humphrey
William r. Crabbe, John E. Parsons
Elisha A. Fraser John w. Foster
Charles T. Thompson.
In signing the report Of the Assembly's
Committee on Revision. I except as fol-
lows: a. am opposed to the verbal
amendment Of the seventh section OF
Chapter XVI of the Confession. ~
| think 1t unwise TO erect into Church
doctrine our belief that all who die In
infancy are saved. ~ / do not think
that the second sentence Of Article X OF
| 1.-The brief and untechnical statement
0he article entitled "Of the Holy Spirit J
accurately staes the Reformed faith"
John De Witt.
The session of the Woman's Home Mis-
sionary Board began today In the Contra
| preshvtertan Church in Fifty-seventf
street and will continue daily until May
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Hardwood Lumbermen.