Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-07-20

I|I ~ .|il DOlNNfiOuA VI ~
- .l----.. w dcrous has mani
lflASlOR RQ22tlll tested itself All
day. and every
day, appears to be spent IN searching
the Scriptures and In quiet splritua'
rejoicing In the promises found there
in. The testimony OF our citizens Is
that we never before had such Con
ventlon in our midst
The people are from the middle walks
of rife-poor rather than rich. They
have no outward badge of special
clothing. but seem to be adorned with
meek and quiet spirit The entire
Bible is their creed and they truly
walk in It's light, which they tell us
Is growing daily brighter as we near
the Morn OF the New Dispensaion OF
Christs Kingdom
A peculiarity Of these Bible Students
10 that during the entire series OF the
meetings, In which more than forty
speakers have participated. no appeal
has been made for money; 1t has not
even been mentioned from the plat
form. Asked why this is, the answer
was that each tries to give TO the sery'
ice of the Truth what he Is able ac'
corillng to his ability -as unto the Lord,
And so far as is known there IL no
lack. because the expenses Of the prop
agnnda are kept within the limit Of the
offerings The Convention CLOSES to
day Extracts from Pastor RnsSclrS
Sunday address follow Ills text was,
"But We nre come 10 the General
Assembly und Church Of the First
born, which are written In Heaven '
lHebrews xii 23l He Sad m part
The oneness Of the Church Of Christ
IL everywhere made prominent In the
Bible. Sects and parties are nowhere
recognized. Nowhere is II intimated
that Christ has various Churches-for
instance. the Roman Catholic, the An
glicnn. the Greek, Presbyterian. Con
gregatonnl. Lutheran, etc, on the con
lury there Is but the one Church
which IN the Body OF Christ" and that
Rody Of Christ has but the one Head
Ipsus
We not only lind that Christ and the
Apustles established but the one
Chnnh. but we cannot think Of any
reason why these should have estab
hsh,d iuore than one Nothing is plain
~ than that our sectarian divisions
arose from our neglect aud loss OF "the
faith once delivered unto the saints
ilude 81 As the divisions came in,
ghp errors came In with them; and, rs
the errors 90 out, so also will sectarlan.
ism ,aSS away.
The General Assembly o. tho Saints,
rAs we are assembled here today, not
under any human or sectarlan name
aud not divided by secmrian creeds,
hut united as one people through our
tonsecrntion 10 the Lord, through our
desire TO know His viii by the study
Il Hts Word. we well represent the
gcrippural or ideal Church Of Christ
iepardlesa Of nationality. language
fnsie and OF all secmrIan creeds and
hundages. we are here simply aud sole
IS az children OF God, und Bible stu
dents 10 the School Of Christ, to leau
81 illm-to be Cited and prepared fol
glorious lointhelrshlp with Him IL
llis coming Kingdom. aud meantime tC
learn at His feet the lessons necessary
for 40 great a coming service
lat me correct myself and say rathel
that our little home classes very at
iinEly represent the Lords Church-ai
u was In the days Of Jesus aud IN,
Apwilea Aud our Assembly here to
day. far away from those classes, II
these beautiful grounds, is n plctur
rather Of what the Apostle describe
IN onF text. namely. "The General As
pemhly Of the Church OF the First
born" from every quarter, as II will
No by and by. but gathered on tn
heavenly plane by the change OF tn
First Resurrection,
How many OF us have during III
week said with reference to our fe
Bawship IN spirit with the lord, III I
eoDd TO be herel But oh, dear bretf
rrn. am sure that ! voice she sent
ment Of everyone present when say
n win be better 10 be there oh, =
much hetteri When by Gods Erac
we shall reach that Heavenly shor
and participate In the Joys Of tina
greater and better Convention. ~rh
General Assembly OF the Church OF th
Firi.borns,~ II win be better thai
ehln grand Convention; and | win scel
20 ennmorhto some Of the reasons VIII,
thlnk 4 win 0e 20.
Eater Into ths loys of she Lerd.
ID The joys OF our present Ccnven
aion arc merely 2 fpEetaato Of The per