The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1913-07-29
A Reply to Mr.. Ola Stump

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low travellers to the grave and
also to the Bar of God: In the
Calhoun Chronicle of June 10th,
appeared an article written by
Ola Stump, a minister of the
Baptist faith and order; but not
of the Christian order; in which
he says that | have been invert-
ing the divine order" of the
first principles and conditions of
the plan of salvation by placing
Faith" before Repentance. 4"
He says: the divine order gospel
duties are: Repentance, Faith
and Baptism. And he also says:
the first word of gospel message
that fell from the lips of John
the Baptist was: Repent we.
Now | don't presume that the
Rev. had the least idea that he
could turn me from the Gospel Of
the meek and lowly Jesus, and
convert me to the Baptist faith
by writing his conglomerated and
Ignorant mess; but | presume he
hoped at least to ease the minds
of some of his deluded friends.
Now | wish to notice some of
the most ignorant and absurd re-
marks that ever fell from the
lips of poor deluded man. He
says the first word of gospel
message that John the Baptist
uttered was Repent ye." Poor
ignorant SOUL John the Baptist
never uttered one word of the
gospel in reality. His preaching
was all in prospect; all in prom
Use.
The gospel plan of salvation
was not introduced by John the
Baptist. The gospel plan Of SAL
walton was not complete till
Christ shed his blood on Mount
Calvary. and died and became
the sacrifice for the world. The
gospel was of no effect till Christ
died and dedicated it with his
own blood.
In speaking Of the New Tes-
lament or the gospel, Paul says,
a will Or testament is of no force
or of no effect while the testator
liveth. Therefore the gospel was
Of no effect, or of no force, till
Christ died.
Now | wish to notice briefly
what Mr. Stump says in regard
to the divine order Of the first
principles or conditions of the
plan Of salvation. He says the
divine order is Repentance, Faith
and Baptism. | now wish to
compare what he calls divine
order" with the plan as laid
down by Christ and His appos-
ties. Christ illustrated the plan
salvation by the Parable of the
Sewer; or in other words He IL
Illustrated the plan of salvation
by the raising of a crop Of wheat
Mat. 1928. He says: The
Word of God is the seed. And
He also says; "he that received
the seed into the good ground,
is he that heareth the word and
understandeth it,"
The human mind is the soil or
ground in which the Word of
God or the seed is planted. And
Christ says; the seed is planted
in the heart or mind by hearing
and understanding the word,
Mat. 1928. The word is carried
or conveyed to the mind by the
sense or faculty Of hearing. !"
Then our perception grasps the
word or message and hands it
over to our Memory" Our
memory record the message in
our intellect, and at this point our
memory hands the word over to
our Meditation"
With the faculty of meditation
we study the word; consider it.;
think; ponder mediate. Then
our meditation hands the word
over to our faculty of reason.
With our sense or faculty of
reason, we argue; discuss and
reason the matter. Then at this
point our faculty of under
standing takes up the word, and
we plant the word in our heart
or minds by understanding it.
Christ SAYS: "a man plants the
seed or word in his mind by
hearing and understanding it,