The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1910-03-17

they would take. So we may
day that Christians of all den
lions are in a trying position
a prompt decision to stand by {
the Bible is the necessary tn.
those who would be delivered fir
darkness of the past and avoid
Into the Adversary's great decept
the present-into which their leS-
are guiding them. Unless they Ii
speedily, the blind leading the biz
will fall into the ditch Of Darwinist
and the mire of Higher Criticism.
There are not many ways to escape
this threatening calamity, There is
only one way-the Bible way. Many
Baptist and Disciple ministers are be-
coming awake to the Inconsistencies OF
their positions and drifting without
foreknowledge of where their course
will end. For instance, | have before
me the words of the Rev DR.. Mac Don
aid of my own city. Brooklyn, on Feb
ruary 9th. This gentleman speaks OF
the Baptist Confession of Faith as
"theSe SWGddling clothes OF an ancient
d0gmdtiSm." And respecting the Bap-
fist doctrine which recognizes only i'm
mersed persons as members of the
Church Of Christ and heirs of saliva
ton. he says, "HeHcetOrth II can be re-
Odrded TO be as dedd as the cities OF
SOdOm and GOmOT'dh. ana as lCorthtly
buried" The gentleman rejoiced that
recently q Baptist minister had been
ordained to the Sixth Avenue Baptist
Church of Brooklyn who affirmed in
advance that he would invite all to
communion and Church membership
who loved the Lord Jesus. He urged
that associate members" should be
received into Baptist communions
without imposing baptism upon
them"
This courageous brother fails to see
wherein the course he advocates is
illogical What he needs to see is the
real teaching of the Bible on the sub
ject of Baptism-that it is baptism into
Christs death. and thus into the real
Church of Christ-not the Baptist
Church. nor any other human organiza-
ton. but the Church of God-"The
Church Of the firstborus, whose names
are written in heaven" That roll con-
tains the names of all the sanity,
faithful consecrated believers in the
Redeemer-of all denominations and
outside of all denominations.
"Sanctify Them Through Thy Truth"
1t is not sufficient that we get rid of
the errors and superstitions of the
past. We must supplant those with
the Truth. that I'VE may be able to
withstand in this evil day" EpheSians
vi. 49, 1t alone will constitute the
armor of God. Christian people hold
much precious Truth. but hold it in
so illogical and confused manner
that it fails to give them the needed
strength. God permitted us to come
to this very hour and has permitted
the present tests for the purpose Of
developing the characters of the
raeliteS indeed. in whom is no guiI-
and for the purpose of gathering out
from them all the tares. all the chatf.
and all not at heart copies of his dear
Son. Let me now briefly summarize
the errors of our creeds and briefly in
1icate the Bible remedy.
None of our Creeds were too strict
In defining the saintliness of the
Church class, invited to become the
Bride of Christ and his Joint-heirs in
- IL, -,
many respects they were too loose
they were not nearly up to the stand
ard Of the Masters word. If any man
will be my disciple. let him take up
his cross and follow me-" Strait is
the gate and narrow the way which
leadeth unto life: and few there be
that find it, (Matthew vii. IA. Jesus
taught that his followers must drink
of his cup of suffering and be baptized
into his deGth-and not merely into wa
ter Our too-low standards have adj
mitted to membership in all denomina-
Masters standards
Our error and deception was the sup
position that all who are not sanity,
all who would not become the Bride OF
Christ, all who are not baptized into his
death. all who do not drink of his cup
of ignominy will be eterHGlly tortured.
This great mistake common TO all
Protestants land in the much modi-
fed form of Purgatory shared also by
Catholicsl must be displaced by the
Bible teaching that as soon as the
elect Church shall be completed and
gloriied the antitypical Year of Jubi-
lee will begin; that then for the thou
sand years of the reign of Christ and
the Church as the spiritual Seed Of
Abraham, the HOR-eiect. of all the fam
flies of the earth will be bIest by the
elect Galatians iii. lG. %: Acts iii,
1929. Lei us dear brethren. choose
this day to stand 10y the Word of God,
to reject all human traditions contrary
to it and To hold fast the things that
are true. just. loving. good.
If occasionally a thoughtless friend
asks. Why do YOU believe in a Millen-
NUM- answer that it is one of the
oldest doctrines of Christendom and,
above ali The Bible doctrine Answer
that he who does not believe in the
Millennium and the resurrection then
of the world of mankind" that
are in their graves" must account for