The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-09-03
WALKING IN THE OLD PATHS.
BY DIR. L. b. KINGSBURY.


sound and safe doctrines of early
Methodism-of theWesleys, Adam
Clark, John Fletcher. of Madely,
Richard Watson, Joseph Benson, ana
their SUCCESSORS. / believe in a pres
ent and certain salvation. and all
through grave divine. Beloved, now
are we the sons of God."-I John 80.
salvation is of the Lord. john 20.
/ believe i'm the Atonement, made on
the Cross by the Lord Jesus Christ
full, complete, without abridgement or
limitation-for the Holy Scriptures
teach that Christ by the grace OF
God tasted death for every one."
do not believe that it is possible to
limit the Atonement. I believe that
Christ is stronger than the Devil-that
He came to undo all that Satan had
done-to make it possible that every
one born of Adam should not perish,
but have evrlasting life-that as the
Devil, to quote Milton, brought
death into the world and all our woe"
causing the Adamic race to "be born
in sin and shapen in iniquity, fall
len, ruined. depraved, so the blessed
and adorable Saviour by His own
tragic death on Calvary gave Himself
for our SINS that the guilty, lost and
ruined should not die the death but
overcome and be saved through in
finite mercy and love in Christ Jesus
our Lord. Christ is God, and He far
transcends the Devil in power. and no
child of Adam will ever perish because
the Saviour failed to make it possible
to save to the uttermost of the race,
to the last child born into the world
You can not limit the Atonement. Be-
leve and be saved. 1t is a glorious
truth that Jesus died for all sin. l be-
lieve in the repudiated doctrine of
Repentance-"R Repent We, and believe
the Gospel. Mark lis. Repent, and
be baptized every one of you in the
name of Jesus Christ for the remission
of sins, and we shall receive the gift of
the Holy Ghost" Acts 2:3S. God $
now commandeth all men every where
to Repent" Acts 1870. And that Re-
pentance and remission of sins should
he preached in his name among all
nations Luke 24:47. | believe saliva
ton by Faith i'm the Son of God. BE
lieve on the Lord Jesus Christ, and
thou shalt be Saved Acts 1881.
And he said to the woman, Thy Faith
hath saved thee; go in peace" Luke
1850. without Faith it is impossible
to please Him" Heb. IS. l believe
in blood Cleansing. 1.-The Blood of
Jesus Christ His Son cleanseth from
all sim / John 1t. But We are wash
ed. but We arc Sanctified in the name
of the Lord Jesus. and by the Spirit
of our God" / Cor. Gil. believe in
the ridiculed doctrine of Conversion
Repent We therefore and be Convert
ed, that your sins may be blotted out.
Acts 319. Verify l say unto you,
except we be Converted, and become
as little children, we shall not enter
into the kingdom of Heaven" Matt
1873. l hold fast to the grand old BIZ
BILE doctrine of Justification by Faith
THAT being Justified by His Grace we
should be made heirs according to the
hope of eternal 'life.'' Titus 81
Therefore being JUSTIFIED by Faith,
we have peace with God through our
Lord Jesus Christ" Rom. ST.. | stand
fast by the basic principle of Regener-
alton by the Holy Ghost. Except a
man be born again. he cannot see the
kingdom of Cod John So. by the
washing of Regeneration and renewing
of the Holy Ghost" Titus 3 81 l believe
in Christian Assurance and in Sancti-
fication.-"Be We Holy, for | am
Holys-in Christian Perseverance; III
the -Sonship of God-'"That we should
be called the sons of God"-in the
complete evidences of Conversion, in
Confession of sins, constant in Prayer,
in constant searching of the Scriptures,
in being just as good and pure and
holy as God will let us be. That is in
deed "Old-time Religion pure and
undefiled." / like above all things to
near the grand old doctrines of the
Word of God. l love robust. earnest,
honest, faithful, brave, solid. persua-
Sive, plain preaching. / love to hear
the glorious Gospel of the Son of God
proclaimed in all plainness directneSs,
clearneSs, eagerness, earnestneSs, bold
ness. Il am not ashamed of the Cos
pei of Christ" Lam so antique, odd
-sr.l.s Il 1t
in the Amen corner and in the Class
Meeting. Amens occur in the Bible. In
England now-the land of the bless
ings-there are $4,000 Glass Meetings.
In a genuine revival you will be sure
Ito hear hearty, soul-moving Amens. A
sermon was preached not long ago in
England by Rev. j. II. Jowet, who is
the successor of the late able, faithful
Rev. DIR. Dale, of Birmingham, In
which he referred to most of the
preaching in the later times, and said
with truth and precision:
Christian men and women of today
do not sit down to the good, square,
solid Biblical meals in which our faith
ers revelled in the generations past.
We have fallen upon the days of
scraps, and snaps, and chips; every
thing has to be reduced to a tit-bit,
and we ignore the firm and solid loaf
such diet? | confess that | would
sometimes like to see larger joints
upon tn table. and larger supplies OF
wholesome bread. with fine hard
crust to ensure mastication. Depend
upon 1t, our diet has much to do with
our persistence; the furnishing of oul
table determines the temper of the
battlefield"
| confess that all the above l have
written was suggested by a recent
sermon l was so fortunate as to hear
but nothing | have written was in it
am not a member of Fifth Street NJ.
r.. CHURCH, in Wilmington. I live near
It. and on the morning of Sunday, the
18th. l heard from the able and very
faithful pastor. Rev. A. McCulIen, a
sermon on the following text in
Psalm xvii, 18th verse-"As for me,
will behold thy face in righteousness:
/ shall be satisfied. when I awake, with
thy likeness. 1T was indeed a glor-
ious discourse. full of the light and
love of the Gospel. and delivered with
unwonted tenderness, vigor and earn
estness. 1t has been many years since
heard sermon of equal interest Ia
me in spiritual power and religious
fascination 1t moved it thrilled. il