The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1912-09-18

Providence, R. l..
LA Sept. 15.--We report
$S one Of Pastor Rus.
sells discourses to.
day from the text,
II marvel that We
are so soon removed
&&f$sS$ from Him that
called you into the
Grace Of Christ I'M
q 70 another Gospel,
which Is not an
other; but there be
tlRAS0K A&{Ay some that trouble
you and that would
perveft the Gospel Of Christ;
let him b accursod. "--Galatians /, 6-S.
When We remember that there IL but
the ons Lord. one Faith, one Baptism,
presented IN the Bible we are astound-
"a b ind - many faiths, so many
'Gospsls," presented by so many de-
nominations, all bearing the name of
Christ and all bearing marks Of some
Relationship to the Truth-to the Di-
vine Revelation.
st. Paul noted the fact that even in
his day the brethren In Galatia had
80 soor" turned away, In part at least,
from the true Message to another, a
perversion. No wonder, then, II during
fifteen centuries that Gospel was al
most buried under human tradition.
And need we wonder that we make
such slow progress since in getting
back to 1.-THE faith once delivered to
the saints" the Truth that Jesus de-
clASed 70 be the sanctifying power of
God working in His people?
It will not do to say that we have
many Denominations, but only one Cos
pei, Denominations were not organ
lied for amusement, but because the
founders Of each believed that they
saw a sufficient reason, sufficient diff
ference of Gospel, to justify them in
forming new sect. We are bound to
admire their zeal for the Truth, which
led them often through severe persecu-
tions and through martyrdom towards
the Light
AL LuG Bduc G0CA VI uS OWCH I'LL
duty to himself, to his brethren, and
above all, to the Lord, to search care
fully for the original Gospel Of the
Word of God--no matter what 1t may
cost him to reject the more or less false
Gospels handed down by well-meanine
brethren of the past.
The Galatians Now Gospel,
The new Gospel which the Galatians
were disposed to accept was one that
is very prevalent today, and is as much
to be reprehended today as when st.
Paul wrote. Their new Gospel con-
sisted Of mixing Of the Jewish Law
with the Grace of God In Christ, as
the Apostle shows. They said, Believe
on the Lord Jesus Christ, surely; He
is the SAVIOR He is the Redeemer; we
must believe on Him, but that is not
enough. We must become Jews under
their Law arrangement and between
the Law and Christ we will obtain sal
walton. Many Christians today are
making the same mistake Of adding
something to the Gospel of Christ.
They hunger for some command, and
desire to be under Law, as dog
used to wearing a collar and chain feels
not himself unless thus restrained.
Such dear Christian people, like the
GALATIANS, do not fully appreciate the
Masters statement, 'If the Son shall
make you free, ye shall be free indeed"
Such feel lost without Divine com
mands-Thou shalt, Thou shalt not,
etc---and rejoice specially in holy days
and Sabbaths, Church going and formal
prayers. because they do not under
stand that God is better pleased to
have US sons than to have us slaves,
The poet got the thought correctly
when he wrote,
I'VE can no longer lie
Like slaves beneath the Throne,
Our souls now Abba Father cry,
And He the kindred owns
A measure Of bondage to forms,
ceremonies and commands is proba bly,
reasonable to expect in immature
Christians, whom st. Paul styles
"babes in Christ" q Corinthians iii, H.
But growth in grace and knowledge
must bring such more nearly to the
stature of manhood in Christ and to
an appreciation of their relationship to
God as sons, else they will not make
their calling and election sure to the
best things that God has provided.
The Social Uplift False Gospel.
From the most prominent pulpits of
Christendom the Gospel of Christ re
spect1ng the forgiveness of individual
sin, the reconciliation OF the individual
heart, the Individual begetting of the
Holy Spirit, and the personal walk III
newness Of life has been discarded.
long ago this Message was considered
too personal Many of the preachers
having had no such experience them
selves, properly enough were chary o.,
talking about what they did not IN
derstand. But salaries must go on
Sermons, therefore, must be preached
and something must be said. The
Social Gospel has been brought for
ward to fill the gap. The MESSAGE OF