Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-11-18

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,he "Reiicious Rambler" Ellis claims
fhat Pastor RusSel'S ordination us Pas
,or is fraudulent. The address shows
that Pastor Russell fully understands
the situation. He fully justified his pc
sition before his vast audience and
showed UP the Rambler editor III
the unenyia5!e light Of either being
ignorant of the subjects discussed. or
attempting to deceive the public. lis
text was. Not Of men. neither by man.
but by Jesus Christ. and God the l'a-
ther. who raised Him from the dead
(Gal. /, u. He said
The time has come for telling the
people what the Bible teaches respect
inc ordination to teach and preach.
The doctrine of Apostolic Succession
started in the second century y. ID.
The bishops claimed that they had the
same authority that Jesus gave to the
twelve Apostles. Upon this claim they
ordained the inferior clergy.
This principle is wholly unscriptnral.
According to the Bible, the Church of
Christ is not composed of two paris,
clergy and laitv. Jesus declared, III
We are brethren; One is your Master.
Christ" ST. Paul shows that in lie
carly Church the ministers were Tie
servants of the flock. They were of
the people chosen by them by he
stretching form Of the hand.
Many or the reformers coveted tie
titles accorded the Catholic Clergy
They did not care to tel the conSrc-
CATION that ts word was supreme, AID
that It's ministers were merely its scrT-
ants. Others. realizing that these IL
ties were unscriptural. declined 10 Use
them: preferring to be called pastor.
NV Bible Student associate knowing
my objection to the title "Reverend.'
address he as Pastor. ! am the elected
Pastor Of the Brooklyn Tabernacle
congregation. and also of the London
tabernacle congregation, and fail to
see ground for criticism in this respect.
rnl. 10 I attack Christian brethren who
accent other and unscriptural titles.
Must Pastors Se Ordained!
Ordination is necessary to the oIiire
Of pastor. The question il. What con';i-
tItoS I'm ordination to preach amongst
| the people Of God:
This question has received vari"US
| answers. The Roman, Anglican :1d
! Grcel: Churches. claimin" Apostolic
Succession. declare that authorization
TO preach must come through th"ir
apoStlc-bishopS. and have not allowed
Protestant ministers 10 enter their l,"i-
pi1s-unsi the EpiScopalians. about Il
year ago granted this concession. Of
course. if their propuSition we're cor
rect. I AIN lust as much unOrdained rs
MI other Protestant ministcrs-and no
more so,
Each denominations 1T It's beginning
was oDnoScd by MI others: yct er.h
taught that fhc clergy were separate
/ from tie iai;v. Oaly since the organ-
I iZaion Of The Evangelical .Ailiu.ce
| nStG, have Tie different ScctS %
! ChrjS,cudom acknowledged each y u
| cr's ordinations. Each denomination
makes use Of srch ceremonies * il
| deems prorcr. IF. therefore. the r'i-
-re-aiinu Of Christian believers N
Erno,Iyn and London ortiain or -
point ne rs f!:cir pastor. it is their
own choice what ceremonies. if a-.y.
shall ACCOMPANY that ordination. VINO
can djsnutc this: No Protestant De-
non,inotinu. surelv: for their own .d'-
dirot;ons are on TIL: very basis.
! The subject OF ordination seems TO
nave lane" mao r'', '9i''' "nri,iS nc
park .AS">. d .a"' p''",",'''! '''-
l'hasizeS 'he '"ct '''''l i'e u'' ''ot -,
ceiNc lies cohl,i''SS'"h Is l'ic"cnef "''''
Apostle "f ohf!St from MS Drot''H'
Apostles 'nf ~ l'''''lc an'hofiZa''',n'
This IS the Scr!!'''ra' PF'ic'p'e un"P: > :
inc DlFihe ordin''i"'i % 'he h''iils' y
81 CHRIST
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