The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-14
methodist" Hits Back.

Editor OF The Times Dispatch:
Sill regret very muchto tax your
patience and trespass on your valuable
space with another letter. But ] donot]
see how can avoid 1t, unless you put |
up the bars and say, There must be I
peace.
friend and brother. Evangelist Small.
claim of his church that the Bible.
tho whole Bible. and nothing but the
dogmatic. Just like a Methodist, and
says anything more than that. any
thing less than that or anything differ
ing from that Is the work. q fallibie
That does not differ In any respect
from the Fifth Article OF Religion" III
the Methodist Discipline, as follows
''Holy Scriptures containeth MI things
necessary to salvation: SO that whatso
ever Is not read therein nor may be
proved thereby Is not to be required
as an article Of the faith or DO thought
Thus far disciple" would make a
splendid Methodist, for he has n creed,
article. : s =
Honestly. this Is the Methodist pos
sition. and ,excent IN those points which
bind together all evangelical Chris Is.
OF private Judgment. in interpreting the
Holy Scriptures Here VIC part COM
pany, for tho Disciples Church insists
that every one give UP this right and
allow the Disciples minister do the
! in terpretlng for him! Is n minister Of
tho Disciples Church better qualified
/ to do this work than any one else, not
even excepting his Baptist brethren?
Does he not require every Baptist min
| lister in this city and State to quit eS-
pounding the Word OF. G9d ana "a 5aks inc
Of the Baptist Church, as do others,
1 contend for the truth as they under
stand 1t, but they allow others TO DO
BY the way, whilst disciple Is uni
4 flying the Christian Church. why does
4 he not unite with his neigbbors. inc
toWard unifyl I'M the Christian world.
u it seems TO me saw in tbs papers
some time last year that there was q q
debate in the First Bnptist C. Chnrch = a. y
Pickard, and a Disciples preacher, and
q that the Disciples preacher heard q
thngs On nud ts vsh What sq Paa
. Word ord Of truth" and holds, substantially
his right TO explain the Bipie ,,, accord
Z one else. with the same text for au,
thorlty, claims the right, he SAYS, ma,
gisterially, you must not do that. y on
must take the Bible first J. han M VIVA
and is worthless" This is nothing olst
but high churchism run mad!
. Now, j VIII take 'lJ:Rclplc's" owl
statement, and show his Inconsistency
/ Here is an syanselist ,,, who preaelhte
i Hundred hear him, and are re-, thrilled !, %
/ Of preaching has the ring of goo.
/ metal" On certain night q certail
/ I man, who has been taking the meas
i ire of the goods delivered. and ~
found them short, approaches the MN
1 lister, and says: IT have determlnea !.
/ accept your invitation and Join :, y ,1,,l
/ church, with the Rible. the whole is lI,
1 and nothing but the bible as ny cree cree
And this because have read the ls'p ~
i land believe 1t ALL The munster re
Niles: Hrhen YOU vii he ~, 4bapti"e ~ y
: tho name q our Lord u n h = s rh
+ minister repllca: ~ hen, where an
Now We're YOU baptizadG'' The ma
Twho happens tn besa Baptist> answer
9 have nothing 70 y do Dc W Y Am thi
{ n ING I3ihle alone as tho smthcient ru
= :. a. faith and nracttce. and that ollgl
:: "a he enough" Could tho lntnlStf
|Eno right to know anYthing ahour IN
Y ny ronvert (9) except that he "tals'
The Bible at first hand, And the 81
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