Blue-grass blade. [volume] (Lexington, Ky.) 188?-19??, 1908-06-14
CONTINUED from last issue.)


Melito, bishop of Sardis 141 A. D. dedicated
apology to Marcus Antonus emperor, in
behalf of the Christians community which Eu-
sebius thinks written 10 A. ID. "Pious
men" he says, "are now prosecuted and har-
raised throughout all Asia by new DEGREES
which was never done before. and impudent
Sycophants. and sue as covet the possess
sions of others taking occasion from the edict
to rob without fear or shame ETC." Again he
says, and here is the thing in nutshell. For
the philosophy (religion) profess truly -four
ished foretime, among the barbarous
tons; but having blossomed again Cor been
transplanted) in the great reign of thy ances-
tor, it proved TO be above all things omnous
of good fortune to thy kingdom This bishop
Melito suffered mutlation for ''the kingdom of
heaven sake" Let the reader compare this
statement with Paus declaration in Colossians
1923. IF we continue in the faith grounded
and settled, and be not moved away from the
hope of the gospel, which We have heard,
and which was preached to every creature
which is under heaven; whereof l. Paul am
made a minister and consider well what 1t
all means. 1 verify believe, Paul was a Neo-
platonist.
Justin Martyr 14O A. d. in his dia-
logue with Trypho the Jew says There ex-
lists not people whether Greek or barbarian,
or any other race of men. by whatever appel
lation manners they may be distinguished,
however ignorant of arts or agriculture
whether they dwell under tents. wander
about in covered wagons-among whom pray
ers are not offered up in the name of
crucifed Jesus, to the Father and creator of
all things Paul knew nothing Of the sayings
miracles of Jesus OF the gospels, as there
were gospels in his day From what he
says he knew very little about the apostles.
1t also appears he knew nothing of the immac-
ulate conception. He preached Christ and him
crucfed. He says Gal 1:9 IF any man preach
any other gospel unto you than that We have
received let him be accursed" In 10th verse
he says, God speaks to them through him.
and that the gospel which he preached
not taught to him by man." when it pleased
God to call him to reveal his Son he did not
confer with anybody, and especially that he
did not go to Jerusalem, to the apostles
before him." Here he does not consider 1t
necessary to THESE apostles as he runs
the whole thing himself. '"Three years after,
he visited Jerusalem and then he saw of the
apostles only Peter and James. He did not
go to Jerusalem again, until fourteen years
after and asserts that he then went up by
revelation, not to consult, but to communicate
unto them that gospel which he preached
among the gentiles that is to say, he had been
sent by God to instruct those apostles who
had been taught by Christ! Does this not
look If the apostles were extenuated to a
degree. He says that James, Peter and John
seemed to be pillars though he had
never known that. 1t may be he did not know
very much about the twelve apostles But
what to think of Pauls declaration in
Colossians 1923! 1t is not in line with other
christian evidences, which / have given, and
1t Is not proof that what is called christianity
is nothing but the transplanting and embel-