The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-11-30


timent, and alias
the Religious Ram bier" Ellis claims
that Pastor RusselFs ordination as Pas
tor is fraudulent The address shows
that Pastor Russell fully understands
the situation. He fully justified his po-
sition before his vast audience and
showed up the Rambler editor in
the unenviable light Of either being
ignorant of the subjects discussed. or
attempting to deceive the public. His
text was, Not of men, neither by man.
but by Jesus Christ, and God the Fa-
Their, who raised Him from the dead
(Gal. |, u. He said
The time has come for telling the
people what the Bible teaches respect
ing ordination to teach and preach
The doctrine of Apostolic Succession
started in the second century A. D.
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 unscripturai
According to the Bible. the Church of
Christ is not composed Of two parts.
clergy and Iaity. Jesus declared. .'All
We are brethren; One is your Master.
Christ" st. Paul shows that in the
early Church the ministers were the
servants OF the flock. They were of
the people, chosen by them by the
stretching forth of the hand.
Many of the reformers coveted the
titles accorded the Catholic clergy
They did not care to tell the congre
CATION that its word was supreme, and
that its ministers were merely it's serv-
ants Others. realizing that these IT,
Ties were nnscriptural declined to use
them; preferring to be called pastor
My Bible Student associates knowing
my objection to the title Reverend.
address me 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,
nor do attack Christian brethren who
accept other and nnscriptHral titles.
Must Pastors Be Ordained?
Ordination is necessary to the office
of pastor The question is. What consti-
tutes an ordination to preach amongst
the people of God:
his question has received various
answers. The Roman, Anglican and
Greek Churches. claiming Apostolic
Succession. declare that authorization
to preach must come through their
apostle bishops. and have not allowed
Protestant ministers TO enter their pull
the EI,iscopalians, about
year ago granted this concession. OF
course. If their proposition were cor
rect. am just as much unordained as
all other Protestant minsters-and no
more SO
Each denomination at it's beginning
was opposed by all others; yet each
taught that the clergy were separate
from tie aity. Only since the organ
ization of the Evangelical Alliance
41Sl6, have the different scots OF /
Christendom acknowledged each 9th. |
ar's ordinations Each denomination |
makes use of such ceremonies as ii |
1eems proper. If. therefore. the con
sresation OF Christian believers IN
Brooklyn and London ordain or ar
'oint me as their pastor. it is their |
,wn choice what ceremonies. if any.
'hai! accompany that ordina ton Who
an dispute this? No Protestant de
nomination. surely: for their own or
linations are on this very basis.
The subject of ordination seems to
nave fallen into confusion during the
Dark Ages. st. Paul particularly an
the fact that he did not re
'eive his commission as preacher and
Apostle of Christ from his brother
Apostles. but by Divine authorization
This is the Scrptural principle nnderiy
ng Divine Ordination to the ministry
If Christ
No denomination claims that the or
linafion Of its ministers either made or
,ept them perfect. All admit that
here have been sad failures amongst
heir ordained ministers. Neithe,
Would they claim that ordination has
lven their ministers superior discern
lent of Divine Truths On tile cor
raFy. it has injured the clergy By
aaking many of them domineerine
nd lordly. contrary to the spirit aud ],
aachings Of Christ and the Apostles
nd the laity by leading them to con
'nde that merely secular matters
aoutd engage their attention.
The True Ordination.
Finally the Pastor showed the true
Hdination to he the importation of TIE
.oiy Spirit Whoever receives this
as Gods authority to be His an
lssador and monthpiece Such SHOW
le work Of the Holy Spirit regenefat
g their minds and hearts. giving =
fem insight into the Scriptures. AMI
milling them to be Gods month