The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1902-05-20

49, "a anu ttiAEt~@ fNs A41Hf
Jesus CHRIST. the only Hedlator o@tween
'lo'i all man Who being thu IS, :-rual
NoA OF God Tor Us men 4Il for our sal
ttnn became truly mau. being con
,~ltel by IN Holt Ghost anl 9orn o. rf~
Nrsin Mary. without sin anto Us IL has
!'Fealei the Father. ~ Ills Word and
>blflt making known the perfect ~ll ~
TOD. for u h fulfilled ali righteous
ness aud satisfied eternal justice. oatg-
lA2 himself a perfect sacrifice upon the
cross to taNe away the sin ol the Wo-ll
ior us re rose from the caal ,nd as
ceGtni into Heaven where II. e.-r III
t'Tccdos for rs. in our hears on 4 10
lin by faith. He a5ilre forever as th-
lHIWclling 'hrist. oy.r Us. and o}rr al
for us. Ftc rules. Wherefore. unto Him ve
render lova. obedience. aHd alteration as
our Prophet. Priest ana King forever.
Article N. OF Faith and Repentance
We Relieve that Col par3oa4 OR 81
ana accepts Is as righteous. solely IA
the groun OF the perfect obeiiene- AMI
saerihce Of Christ. rece5 .ed hr faith
alone: and that this saving faith IS al
ways accompanied by repentance. where
in We confess and forsake orr sins With
Ken cod law. and that no man can he
.lEed bur by His grace.
Article vI.-Of the Grace o. Goa.
N4 b,iav that God. out Of His great
love Tor the world, has given HIS on!t
bcgottrn Son TO lie the Saviour Of sin
nors and Il ne Gospel freels offers His
all-suffcient salvation TO all mon. AMI
we praise Hin for the unspealanle lIaee
fun purpose OF. and enacaror after. a Eow
obedience TO God.
Article x Of the Holy Spirit.
We believe in the Holy Spirit. the
Lord and giyer OF life. Who moves very
where upon the hearts of men to restrain
thcn from evil and to incite them unto
good, and whom the Father is ever Will
ine to give unto all who ask Him. We
believe that lie has spoken by holy men
of God in making known His truth TO
mon for their salvation: that. through
our exa.ted Saviour. He was sent torth
in power to convict tho world of sin. to
er}iehten mems minds in the knowledge
OF Christ. and to p%ursuade ana enable
them to obey the call of the Gospel: and
that He abide with the church. dwelling
in every believer as the spirit Of truth.
of holiness and of comfort.
Article NI. Of the New Birth ana New
Life.
We believe that the Holy Spirit only
is the author and source Of the new
bin III: we rejoice in the new life, where
in He is given unto US as the seal Of
sonship in Christ and keeps loving fell
loWship with us. helps US in our intirmi-
ties. purgcs Us from our faults, and
ever continues His transforming work
in us until we are perfected in the like
ness Of Christ in the glory of the life to
come.
Article XII. OF the Resurrection and
the Life to Come.
We believe that in the life to come
the spirits Of the just, at death made
free from sin. enjoy immediate commun-
ion with God and the vision of His glory:
ana we confidently look for the general
resurrection in the last day. when the
bodies of those who SLEEP in Christ shall
be fashioned in the ikoness Of the glor-
ious body OF their Lord, with whom
they shall live and reign forever.
Article XIII. OF the Law of God.
We believe that the law of God reveal
ed in the ten commandments. and more
clearly disclosed in the words OF Christ
is forever established in truth and
equity so that no human work s1ail
abide except it be built on this founda-
ton. We believe that Cod requires of
every man to do justly. to love mercy,
and to walk humbly With his God; ani
vii, of God shall be fulfilled that broth
Of man wherein the kingdom of
God is to be mad manifest.
Article XIV. OF the Church and tie
S~acramentS.
We believe in the HOLY Catholic
Church., of which Christ is the only
head. We believe that the Church m
visible 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 believers
in Him.
We receive the sacraments Of baptism
and the Lords supper, alone divineIy es-
tablfshed and committed to the church
together with the word. as means of
grace. made effectual only by the Holy
and always to be used by Chris
tians with prayer and praise to God.
Article Ky. OF the Last Judgment.
We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ
viii come again in glorious majesty to
judge the world and to make a final SET
aration between the righteous and the
The wicked shall receive the !
eternal award of their sins. ard the
Lord Will manifest the glory of his me"-
cy in the salvation Of His people and
their entrance upon the full enjoyment
of eternal life.
Article XVI OF Christian Service and
the Final Triumph.
Ne believe that it is our duty as sor1
wants and friends Of Christ to do Sool
unto all men, to maintain the public and
private worship Of Cod, to halloW the
Lords Day, to preserve the sanctity or
-fn family. to uphold the just authority
Of the State, and so to i've in all hon
esty. purity. and charity. that our lives
shall testify Of Christ. We joyfully re-
,eive the Word of Christ, bidding His
people go into all the world and make