Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-05-24

what i~ u TO be
saved for the an.
sWcr would have
,---,--zS zs- :. e14-A-..se.s been uniformly.
TO be redeemed
rom sin through The blood of the
Lord Jesus Christ"
The goal Of salvation with very
many and indeed, with almos, all. Is
s''''hs 10 heaveH-if man gets to
heaven ne is saved Presumiur that
the answer is correct. and barring the
ADVENT OF Jesus Christ which will pre-
cIude the necessity of the Christian
uylng and his soul going to heaven as
'hey now do, We may endorse that DO
SI'lon. Let US note here some of the
conceptions Of salvation that men now
Hoid' and of which We hear them
speak but are part of personal con
NlcuOn' IN some cases. however. moth.
ing more than feeling In speaking
OF this We would not impugn the sin
cerlty OF those who hold them, but
we are convinced that many of them
are fatally mistaken. We have only
space to note three d these excep
lions.
l. One man says: Man is saved
through the inevitable operation of
evolution. Man has been placed UPON
earth for the purpose Of development.
and If he exists beyond this life that
development will continue until he
reaches perfection" That is a widely
received view. and the recent revival
of the evolutionary theory as devel.
oped in scientific Investigations, has
largely strengthened il. Such writer's
as Alfred Tennyson, who speaks of
that period Far off. at last, to all,
etc, have largely strengthened the
idea, and ii is known that evolution
airy preachers. if they do not general
ly deny the salvation taught by Paul,
as some do. so emphasize evolution
that the salvation of man is involved
in the principle, and consequently
nothing else is needed
ii. Many indulge the conception
that man is saved by right living, but
just at this point of right living there
is difference of opinion as to what
We mean Many promptly say it
means doing what is right, but do not
define the word right. We must have
some criterion of judgment, and we
will say, it is acting in accordance
with the teachings of the Bible, but
here again there is diff Guilty, for many
only consider the teachings Of the
Bible with reference to their relation
ship to their fellow men, and they
claim that if they act honestly in their
dealings with their fellow men, or as
has been recently said, give every
man a square deal, they are acting in
accordance with the teachings of the
Scripture. But, If man is honest.
must he not consider more than his
fellow men? Does he not have God,
who is the author of the Bible. to
deal with? Is there nothing owing to-
him, aside from honesty in our deal
ings with our fellow men? What
about high morals that are really per
sonal, and what about the demands
that are made upon men as to the
worship OF God, the dissemination OF
religious truth. the individual religious
life. involving the study OF Gods
word, prayer. etc!
Ill In these days there Is wide
spread conception that church con-
nection, or church life. is the essence
of salvation. consequently multitudes
are easily persuaded to connect with
the church, and to adopt more or
less faithful. church life. We have no
time TO call attention to the masters
weII.known denuncia;ions OF the
of his day, of the tithing OF
mint anise and cummin, or Paufs
teachings touching mere churchism In
his day. The religion OF Christ and
tho anostles was the religion that must
have not only the shell OF profession,
hut If must have the kernel OF reality
before God.
Here is the main issue, and re-
cent writer has in true and beautiful
lines presented the thought In connec
ton with holy communion:
.co,.,or divine! o evermore abide
Tn INV cold heart, Redeemer. blessed
Lord - l, .,.
pv ali the powers in heaven and earth.
adored, -.
,r,an flowed the dear blood from Thy
wounded side
~. ca forsaken and by man denied
= Whv was the crimson stream thus free.
Iy poured, -..,s
=. ,9an nv love was not 10 Se restoredf
!, mighty theme! that doth deoase my
~ last contempt on all the things of
earth; m. III.
of what account are We who from our
birth, 900. t-,...o.,.-
Wander afar TOT"
-, 0t !, was not for them. bat US Ee
died.
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