World's cresset. [volume] (JAH-ville [Colony], Fowler, Mo.) 1891-19??, 1913-08-07
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cred me so | know ne better wa y
to find ont, than write and ask
You and get you 10 publish VOW
answer in your esteemed paper.
It is tLis--What denomination
40 yon belong t.?
Yours trl'~.
l.oonora Gordon.
st. Louis, $3.50 Won Ntrscn.
Others have asked this same
question.
Our readers will SEQ by read.
ing the CREssET carcfully-T That
we have been requested 10 give
an answer to Our worl<--jIcadca
as above. We must save to our
readers, and to those who have
made the lnGGiry That they
will have to be patient, and give
US plenty Of time. TO answer this
all Important question. For it
will take a thorough explanation
to give the satisfaction asked
for-~So we shall beg all 10 follow
us along from point t. point. IN.
Til Wa reach the height and the
depth OF it. So entering ont in.
to the vast field Of thought we
shall use as our Foundation AMI
Text the following scripture:
Sing INTO Goo sing prA;at9 10 Ms name:
cAtol him TINT riadeth upon the heavens by
his namr JAN and rejoice before him
pS. t.-l.
We haze placed to our Colony
the word JAN in order to eXtol
him that rideth upon the heav-
ems. Who we claim to be the
God Of the Universe.
We could tel. you many more
good things about this word.
But Tor the present we have
told you why we have it attach.
ed to our Colony-And we use
the word Vile with a hyphen for
to designate the place of our a.
bode-And. the word Colony is
used: As a link TO show the
connection, OF co workers as
spoken Of in this manner.
And from thence to philippi which is thc
chief city OF that part Of Macedonia and n
colony und We were in that city abiding certain
days. Acts III II.
The Colony spoken of here
formed q city. Showing Bible
socjability of their life and labor,
and this system is set forth in
this language:
Then they that gladly received his wor,
were baptized: and the same day there Wee
added unto them about three thousand souls.
And they continued stcsafAs.ly in tho apostle
doctrine and fellow shin, and in breaking of hrcHd
and in prayers.
Aud fear came upon every soul and many
1
And all that believed were together ard had
nll things common;
And sold their possessions and goods ana
parted them to oil men as c7cry man had need.
Aad they continuing oaily Wit, one accord
in the temple and hreaking bread from house
to house did their meat will, nlatlnea4 and
singlenesS OF heart.
rraisng Goa aud kQvrg favour with all the
people. And the Lord added TO the church
daily snch AS should he saved Acts a-4,,-i Il
Also:
And the multitude Of them that believed were
Of one heart and of one soul: neither said any
of them TINT au%ht OF the things which he pos
sessea was his own bnt they had all things
common. !
And with great power gave The apostles |
witness Of tho resurrection OF the lord Jesus;
tlua great grace was uppn them Mi.
} Neither was there any among them that !,
kauke1 for as many as were posseasors ", l,uil
" houses sold them and brought the prices Of |
The things that were sold.
! And laid them down at the apostles feet and |
distribution was made unto every man accord |
ing as he had need. Acts. 4--3e SIS,
Friends, today, We find no
fhurch living up to this kind of q
tfe. And yet according to the
brd OF God, we SEQ 40 reason
FE they should not. Except
W. reason that the word gives,
ind which is foretold in this
manner:
Nevertheless have somowhat eEans. thee I
because thou hast left thy frst love.
Remember therefore from whence thou art
fauer ard r.,,psn. srd do slc frs. works C., else
will come cato ,ht'e Quickly and VII! roaioee
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