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and unite upon Christ and tho name
the Holy Spirit has given to his peo-
pie. atid DO known simply rs Chris
tians ana Christians only. This Is
charitable, this in according to tho
Bible. 1t Is free to all, and we are do.
! ing our best to get every one to adopt
it (Acts w. S-12), dnd that there shall
be but one fold and one Shepherd
tIohn y. IL; Eph. iv. DC; Col. i. is,
2D. This name is broad enough to
include all Gods people and
yet narrow enough TO shut
ont infldclity. paganism and tho
devils influence. The only distinction
needed in the world Is the distinction
between sinner and Christian | give
you Martin Luthcrs words: 81 pray
You leave my name alone and do not
call yourselves Luthcrans, but Chris
tians. Who is Luther? My doctrine
is not mine: have not been cruicfied
fer any one; If Paul would not that
any one would call himself of Paul nor
of Peter q. Cor Iii. 3.G), but of Christ,
how then docs ii fit me- Il miserable
bag of dust, to give my name to the
children of Christ? Cease, my friends,
to cling to party names. Away with
them all, and let us call ourselves only
Christians after him from whom our
doctrine comes" Also hear John Yves
Icy: Would To God all party names
were forgot, and that we, as humble,
loving brethren, might sit down togcth-
or mt the Masters feet, read his Holy
Word, imbibc his spirit and transcrbe
his life in our own" And why not all
bc simply Christians? There can be
no valid reason for not so being.
| vi. because | am opposed to sec
tariahsm and divisions and love Chris
tan union. want to sec all the people
of Gcd united in one iro;ly under Christ
The great Head of the church-accord-
ing to tho Lords prayer John xviii
20, I'D. and as taught by the inspired
apostle q. Cor. i. 1919. We hear
II asked. What church do you belong
top You might us well ask, What
Christ do you bclsng to?" for if
Christ is divided. you can have more
than one church; if he is not, you can
not tEph. H. 1918; ". 4, 81.
|. J desire To wear no name, accept
no creed, engage in no practice, insist
on no terms Of fellowship that can
not he accepted as Christian by all who
acknowledge the divinity and the SUI
prcmc authority of the Lord Jesus
Christ. lament the immense evils
growing out of the reign nj scctarian-
ism and dcmOninationalism, and it is
| impossible to convert the world to
Christ until Christians return to the
original ground of unity (Iohn xviii
i2D. The gospel alone is the power
of God unto salvation to every one
that believes its prcccpts The Cos
pei is sufficient rule of faith and
practice utom. i. 16; II. Tim. ill., 1G,
IA, and where the Scriptures speak
we should speak and where the Scrip
lures arc silent VIC should be silent
tJohn V. 80; II. Tim. H. l5) There
can be no such union us Jesus prayed
Tor upon any Human creed, with its de-
nomlnationalism, party names and pre-.
llidices, for these tend 10 scatter the
lambs OF the fold of Christ, but on tho
foundation of the appstle; and proph.
cts, jesus Christ, himself being the
chief corner stone, we can all unite
tEph. Ii. 1922; |. Cor. ii. y.
2 Now ask, il submission to the
word of God alone should sweep away
these party names, these pcculiaritics,
and annihilatC every denomination and
)crccd, would the religious world be
the loser? No, but would gain, for
then division and strife would he gone
and all Christians you'll he free men
and women in Christ Jesus, in the
)"onc body" under the one Shepherd.
The religious world raises the cry,
"Oh. you want Christian union if all
tho denominations will come to YOU
We ask you not to como to us,
or to any opinion we hold !;
We ask You only to come to the
one divine standard-Christ and the
Bible. This is fair Gil. Tim ill., 1910
|. mi. ic ,,,, ~.
Bible, but what has been added to or
taken from the Bible. wish to cling
without compromise to tho divine, and
subordinate everything of human
creed and theological system to the
universal interests of the Church OF
, Christ, that God, in all things, may be
glorificd through Jesus Christ, tc
whom be glory, honor and dominion
forever.
5. So many different church bodies
have caused moro inidelily and I'M
, belief than all other causes combined
III churcl-mcmhCrS arc not agreed
how can you expect tho world To he
J lcvc in Christ? want 10 be free tc
; condemn sin Of every form. and
am happy that the people with whom
, stand identified a.c filled with 9
: holy purpose TO recover the scat
tered people of God out of theil
: alterations and divisions and we
bravcly seeking to rid themselves o
everything that would stand in the
| way of the union and loving fellow
: ship of all Christians and the com
, bination of all their forces for tho
suhiugation of the world for Christ.
) VII. Because am charmed with
the simplicity and the divinity of the
: only creed" | am required TO accept
Christ and the Bible. do not want
Z 10 defend what is rot found in the
| T}iblr mr.. m s.ton In rn,.icn 49,,