Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-04-15


latlOnship with various divisions OF
the civil government: and some OF
these paramOurs she still has. while
others have left her. France is gone.
Portugal also. aud Italy. Spain is
moody: Austro-Hungary Is her chief
reliance at the present time She is
well treated In America, but not Joined
to the American Government She is
well entertained and given every lib
erty in Germany and by many in
Great Britain. but these countries are
not her paramours.
Like Mother, Like Daughters"
The Greek Church Is Joined to the
Russian Government: the Church Of
England to the British Government.
The Lutheran Church il married to
several European governments. 9th
ers of our Protestant Churches. having
no opportunity for atfilhtion with
earthly governments. have become unit
ed to worldly systems. worldly organ
izatlons of their own. In which. as a
rule. wealth. mammOn. sits at the'head
of the table. Like mother. like daugh-
ters'' Is an old saying Instead Of
charging this whole matter upon 9th
ers. let Us each recognize and take to
heart our own share. for which we
are responsible.
As the dnlrinnl errors which ca uSed
our divisions gradually developed dur
Ing a long period Of darkness. so our
development along the lines of spirit
ual harlotry were gradual. 1t is not
for US TO quarrel with the facts. which
are undeninblp. but to sincerely re-
pent Of the wrong condition and re-
nOunce 1t. Coming back to the one
Jdih. we should come back also to the
one LOrd. So doing He will graciously
receive us and lhenceforth His name
alone will be quite sufficient. We will
no longer need to style ourselves Ro-
man Christians. English Christians,
Lutheran Christians. Calvinlstic Chris.
tians-but all such names will be alb.
horred as reminders of the unfaithful-
ness which we now deplore. As the
name Christian was sufficient for the
early Chtreh II Is sufficient today for
all heartily glad to abandon errors Of
the past and to come together as the
one Church of the Living God"
AS for the one baptism. let liz concede
what the Scriptures claim and declare,
that the water immersion is
merely symbol or picture of the
burial of the indipidu1l's piH and inter
estS In death-like unto and In fellow
ship with our Lords self.renOunce-
ment. even unto death. Thus all Of the
of whatever denominn-
liOn. can be recognized as members Of
The one true Church If they are dead
with Christ TO the world. its hopes and
aims buried with Him by baptism Into
Il Is death. which death to the flesh tac.
ceptpd by the Father constitutes us
members of the one Body Of Christ,
the true Church. 1t thus baptized into
His death. we shall share also in His
says the Apostle tRomans
vi. 4. 81.
The Church In the Wilderness.
ls 1t asked. Where has the true
Church been during all the eighteen
centuries since the APOSTLES died: We
answer that the Scriptures picture her
as going into the wilderness condition.
)ut Of public view, for twelve hundred
and sixty years OF this time. As pride,
p0mp. arrogance and error came into
meekness. gpntleneSS love.
gradually retired. Through
the long period of the dark ages" no
history OF the true Church was written.
Just us no such history or record OF her
can be written today.
Since none of the various denomina-
lions is the true Church, therefore
the history Of none Of these gives her
history. AS her members are Scrip
turally declared to contain not many
wise. not many learned. therefore
amongst all the various
rreeds and churches. and some outside
Df them all. the espoused. chaste ''vir.
gin" of the Lord Is not prominent
feature in Church affairs and Is Who'll.
" unknown to the world Indeed.
these, while IN the world, are not OF
il and usually are disesteemed. AS the
Master said, Marvel not II the world
hate you. Ye know that 1t hated Me
before 1t hated you, If ye were of the
world the world would love Its own
i John iii. l3; John XIV. IL l9i.
II, then. the spirlt-begOtten ones. con
the Lords betrothed virgin
Church. are few. and II that few be
scattered amongst the four hundred
Millions nominally styled ChriStendom.
{ follows that they ARE greatly IN the
and could have rOmlmrnj ivply
title influence to-day even II hey were
'ver 81 determined ana energetic The
misses and GLASSES rule. Wealth, learn
ny, earthly Interests ana earthly pow.
r are better pleased with present con
iitlonS than with those which Gods
Word Promises will pp established
when Messiah shall take to Himself
His great power ana begin His reign
" righteousness
Babylon, us the Scriptures declare. Is
;reat, influential, powerful mother
ind daughters. She will never consent
o recognition Of the sanity few In
Ter midst, whom she considers foolish
n claiming to be "the elect" and true
yhurch. To apply the Apostles words.
'he esteems the sanity class fools
III the day long" 'the flth and Off.