West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1902-02-20

say as matter OF suppositlon though no
OF fact; suppose soul should fall from
grace as some hold 4, may, suppose tina
the soul should lose this Regeneration
may IL not find il againf" The answer /,
given in scripture, 1t is impossible {,
renew them again" This impossibilit,
moreover is not merely human one but
a Divine one. Regeneration Of the New
Birth cannot be repeated. The soul thai
has lost itS Regeneration. IL such a thing
were possible is as surely beyond all hop,
OF ever again being saved as though il
were now In the above OF the lost aud the
soul that Is Rogeneratcd On the other
hand is as otorually secure from ever
perishing as though il were now looking
upon the face of it's Rcdoemcr. We hold
that this New Birth is itself the Eternal
Life, the seal and guarantee of the Life
beyond and is the same lilo m ts essence
differing only in degree No man need go
up TO Heaven TO get H. No man need 20
up to Heaven TO keep from losing it, lie
Us as safe here as there from losing IT, II
am persuaded that neither death nor life.
Qor Angels nor powers nor past things nor
present things nor things to come nor any
other created thing whatever Is able To
separate from the love OF Christ" Paul
preached il more strongly than any Baptist
or Presbyterian or Lutheran or Reformed
preacher ever did
The objection raised that such doctrine
is apt To teach evil doing is answered as
Nir Smith answered IL. Love and graft.
tudc TO God for granting an eternal Re.
demptiou once and forever is a far stronger
motive 70 live godly lie than any un
certainty could he
we live and labor not because we wonld
have eternal life, but because we have il q"
Good deeds are not the root OF Rcdcmp
tiou but the fruit OH IT,
The Rev MIR. Smith is said to have held
that Aunanias was regenerate man and
that the heavy punishment that Tell upon
him destroyed his life but not his soul.
think the reference an unfortunate one. as
many are of the opinion that he was not a
regeneratc man and should be classod with
Judas as son OF pcrdition. whose heart
SATAN allied from the first The case OF
David Is much better one. Tor none can
deny that David was Rcgcnc,atod God
punished David with awful punishment.
He told him the sim was forgiven. aud
that hc should not die
From hearing such truths as this az tho
lips Of this brother | was led to form "a
high opinion Of him nor have / heard any.
thing as yet to lead me to alter the favor.
aulc opinion ] have indeed heard un.
favorable comments ON his teaching but
they arise from misunderstanding or
misintcrprctation Of his views. My opinion
OF him has hardly changed from tho Grst
he is not as able man as some thought at
first nor as incapable man as they think
now lie has comm On sense some OF {, TOO
common even coarse his profanity IS
awcful and his sincerity or carncstness
does not excuse &c. tho servant of the
Lord must not strive. but be gentle
toward all men, but do not think him a
fraud nor a misleadcr in the way oil right
eousncss n hc is fraud / say as Iesus
said of the Pharisoes. "thcy sit IN Moses
seat. therefore whatsoever they tell YOU to
do. do IT, but do not after their works
1T Is possible but not probable that be is
airaud. say OF the Rev. Mir. Smith
what said 10 him endorse the message
you bring but do not endorse the
messenger. THAT sounds hard. he 20.
piled. ' would not say the same thing
to you ii sou were an angel Though an
angel IRON Heaven came to preach any
other Christ than Paul preached let him
be Anathcma So thought and so
think shouIG wish TO know such man
for years and even then would be very shy
OF endorsing him. II is q tritc and true
snyisg you know nobody ull you have
lived with them"
The Rev. Mr. Smith has very poor
opinion Of ministers in general lie is Of
the opinion that quite large number OF
them arc bound to perdiuon. So say not
I. But then, think Of the sort Of ministers
this man has run against There arc two
or three in and about Kingwood that bring
a blush to the face Of IFS citizens but such
men are not ministers in any true sense.
and the name should not be given to them.
But thiuk OF ,hc sort Of mon that Brother
smith has met think Of even the nasty
lives hc showed up even in Kingwood is it
any wonder that bis views of men and Of
ministers is pcssimsuc that he thinks
there is lots of rottcnncss even in the most
respected circles So say not {. j have
good hope Of meeting every minister Of
Christ have known in tic other world.
aud this Brother Smith among them. but
do rot wish TO meet such as be has met
either in this world OF in that The men f
have met have been bcncdicton 10 me.
but to have run across the sort Of men Doe
has run across would surely have been
curse 20 me and made me curse I fear.
Yet Brother Smith may be Il fraud 10 so.
then the old saying is true. "it takes
rogue to catch rogue
The Rev Mr.. Smith is said TO have fo
cciycd over SO for bis work ln Kingwood
10 was worth szoo { do not think such
men arc very well paid Take it au in ail
thc settled pastor is the better paid and in
fsc. docs the better work
This think viii cover the ground The
work OF ihe Rev Mr. Smith on che whole
deserves my encouragement have
never set seen need OF not saying 70
follow clergymcn God speed thee Brother
Minister and ] hope never shall .
write out OF sympathy for thc Baptist
church add for thc souls that are sincerely
seeking Christ e. "a. RAMSEY
q. T.. n.
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