The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1909-01-02
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loyal ana earpesi must be lisnii5a-
The Bible sche9E under M
ethclent. lesldtrslsgp of vs.. p NJ
has been balit - ltntl the H..
attendance tor the. last
numbered 400 W. Martin i
Ideal superintendent,
PASTOR NJ sL Long.
The pastor " 81 Long,
aiamnsis 81 Bsttlaays geiese, hsS
been gradpat6d from that Institution
with the classic f 1909. During 1909.
while pastor 1t New alartlnsviile :
pursued course of study at the So,,
lege. Tor which he teceIyed the ma.
AteTs degree
The church 8 known In me city
with favor for the kind reception ae-
corded 70 an visitors and strangers
by the members
Since the dedicatlon Of tho church
last September ss persons have been
resolved into the membership
Aim Of The Church.
t'hder the caption OF Our aim, !,
N has been written o. the church In
brief as follows:
We work. and pray tor the restora.
stiouy Of psImItive christianIty-l.s
doctrine, its- ordinances and Its fruits.
Demo linationaI Name eteeds. or
ganiatiEons, and practices did MOI
exist during the frst two centuries
OF the Christian era. And. IT was
during this perod that the church
OF Christ made the most converts,
and enjoyed the grentest spiritual
prosperity. by exaiting Christ to
HIS rightful place and authority.
these divisiSe humanisms will dIsap,
pear and the disciples Of Christ win
again come into unity OF the Spirit
and the bond Of peace. as Paul ex.
horted them to be when he said
Now, / beseech you, brethren. Is
the name Of our Lord Jesus Christ
that We al speak the same thing, ana
that there be no divisions among YOU
but that ye be perfectly 9oined 10,
gether in the same mind and III tht
same Judgment and as Christ pray
ed they might be In the following
words: Neither pray I for fhess
alone. but for them also which shall
believe on me through their word,
that they all may be one. as thou
Father, art In me, and In thee, thai
they also may be one in US: that III,
world may believe that thou has
sent me
Already 100000 disciples l1aVi
come together ana are "contendinl
earnestly for the faith which wa
once for all delivered !. unto tn
saints" Jude g. VIII yUai not com,
with US and help US In this grea
work OF the Lord
Garfieid's Faith.
The lamented President, James 4
Garfield. who lived and died mem
Der OF. and for many years preach
er in the Church of Christ. was ono
asked by a lady to give her q NOR
definite idea as to it's doerina
position. The following IS cop
of Mr.. Garfcld's statement
/. We call ourselves ;chrlstEans 0
Disciples s
.. We believe In GOD, the iFather.
8. We believe that Jesus is tn
Christ, the Son of the living God mn
our Saviour. We regard the dlvinit
OF Christ as the fundamental trut
Of the Christian system.
4. We believe in the Holy Spirit
both as to His agency, in conversion
and an indweller in the heart os tn
Christian.
.. We accept both the Old an
New Testament Scripture as the in
spired Word OF God.
We believe in the future punish
ment Of the wicked and the futur
reward Of the righteous.
!. We believe that Deity Is pray
er-hearing and p:ayer-answerInl
God.
$. We observe the institution o
the Lords supper on the Lords Day
To this table We neither invite no
debar. We say it Is the LORDS Sup
per for all the Lords children.
.. We plead for the union Of Cod
people on the Bible and the BlJt
alone.
( 70: The Christ is our creed
II; We maintain that al ora
nances should be observed as the;
| were in the days Of the apostles.
=. CARD OF THANKS