World's cresset. [volume] (JAH-ville [Colony], Fowler, Mo.) 1891-19??, 1912-09-05
QUESTION 10. y.
Harrisburg Mo.
ArI. - 1000

Harrisburg Mo.
ACG. T., 1912
Dear Sir Acts > i and +
3a)telis Us that the converts Of
Paul the Disciple OF Christ, Lad
all things common. Please tell
why the converts of the Catholic,
Baptist, Methodist, ChriStian,
. Presbyterian etc, churches do
not have all things in ommon?
If it was christianity then it
is christianity row,
Thcs Coorce,
Now we have before rs aQues.
| ton we certainly love TO answer.
4 Acts , A reads
4,ul-all that believed we're iogsthc", and had
all things common. Ac:e. 2-4i.
Also Acts i 90 reads.
And he multitude Of them that believed were
Of ore heart aud Of one sosl; lritler SAID any
Of them that aught o: the thing" which he pos
\ scsscd was his cwn bat they had all tHings
Y COMMON. Acts, 4 y;
=, Yes sir, it is true the multitu-
de of them that believed were OF
I one heart, not many hearts, but
/ of one heart and Of one soul, not
! many souls. They were united
! as one man, just what Christ
prayed for: that they should be.
He prayed that they all might BE-
tone as he and the father was one.
sand they had all thipgs common
( not every fellow for himself but
4 they sold their possessions and
4 parted them 30 every enc as they
u had need; and Pau, confirms
\ this fact in this language,
For mean not that other men DC cnsed. and
',e burdeaed;
1t by an equality. that at this time
ndance may he y supply Ter ihsil
,thor abundance Ai'o may hc 81
Ear wants that ahsir may be eqGal
3-13 IA.
oed no further evidence,
e that the church in the
bic day had all things com.
= But now comes tie que s.
on. Why is it, that the Cath
lies does not have all things
'nmon? Now this inthralled
SIS Of power we must treat Of,
erent from any Of the Pro
.esvant churches. While il is
Nj true that this so called church.
laA is the mother of all the other
W ch urches, Yet we have to treat
II with her az separate body The
III first scriptural ev;deLce, that
y shall give to prove why thi,
k')led church does not have
~ ngs common, is this.
.# man cay unto the prince OF Tyrds
saith tho Lord God; Because thine hea"t i
4 up, an,, thou hast said. am god, ] sc
K; i,+ III, ,a
u srta man, and not Goa. though thou se
Ah,, ;. " as the heart of God:
Behold, thou urt wiacr than DsnNl there
Vino secret that they can hide from :hec.
With thy wisdom and with thine understand
ling thou hast gotten thee riches ,nnd has gott,
gold and silver into thy tra'surcs.
BY thy great wisdom and by thy trhf',E has
thou increased thy riches and thine hear,
lifted nm locause Of thy riches EzeN "s to
Here is the spirit, that ha'
ssion of the first Pope, tina
le lead in establishing tn
ic church. This is IT,
spirit, that has brougf
18th profit system. And b
M ,nrvtit system have enslave
we can read in the follow
'uage.
,hanlisc Of gnd, and tilver, Al
IN > ,pes, and Of pearls, and nne line
s and silk xnd scarlet, and all ,i'yi
II manner vessels of ivory, and
hss,s of most precious wood ana
sron, and marble,
Canon, and colours, ard oN'Meh
al; fr,rkinccree and vine. 7nl OIL ava r
to,r. and of wheat. aud beasts and sheep a
horses. and ehario.s aud slaves, sud sous
men. Erv. Is !2--l',
Here the reader will see II
system practicod by this ca"
oh, and in it We see the Souls
hen enslaved. SnmA 'c&aP
nay not understand bow L
tholic chorcn Us SOUS - o.
shaved. - or 'hcu' n' nc
ye shall give point or two u
~ ,l,;,, 4n our no1prS tE