The Yale expositor., 1903-02-27
IN REPLY


TO my liberal minded friend who an
severed me In last weeks issue OF the
Exposition, -Greeting:
Your system is something like that
OF wireless telegraphy. have received
your communication but cannot tell
where1t came from. This system | did
not purposely inaugurate myself. as !
attached my name TO the brief article OF
two weeks ago without requesting It's
omission. IL was omitted howev or.
Hoping now that your receiver may take
in this communication, whether on land
or sea, | send IL forth.
Neither now am willing TO make an
apology for the faults OF others. even IL
some do uphold them, and | still main
tain that the fiddle and Bible methods
alluded to. were far beneath the dignity
OF the Eyangclistic Office. Had our
Lord found even ~. John appointing
committees, Offering either a Bible or
! fiddle as a premium 10 the one who col
electd the most money for himself,
whether he lost or won in the deal, lie
would have whipped him out of his Of
| flee Tell me II otherwise.
You speak of liberal brothcrly
| love" The brotherly love which over
/ looks glaring faults in others is very
/ "liberal" indeed. Constitutionally such
/ liberal mindedness should be- beneath
/ the dignity OF most fraternal organiza-
tons. But to what organization do
YOU belongy
You speak OF Jealousy" rs prompt
/ ing the writing OF my article The pas
tor who has not enough jealousy" In his
! heart 10 look after the interests OF his
own flock deserves TO be immersed in
/ 1..ff In 80 fs,1
en- somewhat. God has put even into the
hen on instinct TO care FOR her own
| brood, and am | supposed 10 manifest
intelligence inferior TO the heny
Would | not be rightfully denominat-
ed fool TO remain silent in the midst
OF my church, and watch my members
being carried away Yet | am censur-
ed by my friend. as the fox would cen
sure the goose, for crying out and for
"criticiZing" these "methods" and ] am
called "uncharitable' and Jealous
"oiiender' and In need of "pure heart
and on an anonymous card received,
the writer sarcastically remarks-"l
| think YOU showed your christian spirit"
and suggests that chad better be- NOV.
ing" Undoubtedly / NAV as well move
IL another church proposes Co appro-
pirate all OF my members. Even per-
sonal and private efforts have been re-
| sorted TO as "mefhOdS" TO secure mem
beers OF other churches as subjects
for immersion. Is il not high
time Co cry out against those relig-
ionists, whose religious ideas have be-
come so warped rs TO warrant them TO
jump into my sheep-fold and carry
away young lambs, or weak old sheep
from the flock. for no higher motive
than TO baptise them according To their
idea, or To give them new brand and
finally announce that they have been
added TO Christi" To whom were they
added when I'm the Methodist foldy
II immersion be positively essential
TO salvation such liberty would be the
more excusable. but no man on earth
has ever proven, nor ever can prove IL
TO be- so. and remember, my friend. that
the Lord never delegated Co any man
the right TO take members out OF an
other evangelical church and immerse
them or do anything else with them,
without courteOusly comforting with the
pastor OF that church 20 which they
rightfully belong. This trade I'm prose
lyting despise. 10 Is trick OF thiev-
cry, and the church that must be built
up 10y the downfall OF another deserves
TO become extinct. 4 man has no more
right TO borrow wood from my wood
pile without my knowing 10, than he
has 10 immcrse members OF nv church
without being courteous enough 90 con-
Ter with me-eyen IL the subjects be
willing. myself can put on rubber
suit IL necessary.
The only demand | make In this, is
the right to shepherd my own fold,
and this, like any man OF common sense,
! propose 90 do, while | cOncede 20
every other preacher the right TO shep.
herd his own fold. REV. Il. DURR.