The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-03-22

~ son numerous
lLaasIoe. RUsstLg soe5es TIC
thought that !
am their foe, just 49, PreshYterinns.
Maihodintn. EpiscopniiuuH Bnp'iets.
etc. have the impression that I am
their foe. ! am foe 10 no human
b"lng. especially to no Christian
believe more FUZZY IN Free grnc~
than do Methodints-- that ultimately
goi'H grace Will reach every human
being. / believe more emphatic
han DO most preNbyferinns that thf
church ~ an especially elect class
aud u now being gathered out - the
world 90 be Gods agents rs the uiti-
mate blessing 81 all the non elect. !
believe with fiapusts that only the
Elect. the immersed. viii constitute
the Kingdom Of God. although ! de-
ny their claim that baptism IN water
is the real immersion hold. with
the Apostle, that ~ 81 a baptism into
chfist's death. Similarly ! hold 10
the great Catholic doctrine that
there H. only one true Church found
- hY the Lord Jesus through tits
APOSTLES. nearly nineteen centuries
aFn
ann aware tia, several churches
claim 80 De Catholic. each decin ring
Itself thc true Church and reprohaf-
inr the others ~ heratlcai ! teke
the Hiili broader catholic ground
that the word catholic means Fen-
.er1i. and that any limitation such
as Roman Catholic. Greek Catholic
etc. 20 that extent denies their cath
nilcity Perhaps therefore. am
really saying that 7 am more cntho-
De than any ~ these brethren.
: must prove my point or be mis-
understood hold. and few n any.
VIII dispute ". that the one catho-
ilc 90 general Church ~ Christ IL
that mentioned IN the Hihic---''the
'rureh ~ the FirHth0rna written In
Heaven n this be admitted. my
next proposition e. that the Lord in
Heaven records nD members ~ HIS
true Church an the nfie--w O. st her
Roman Catholics. Anglican Catholics
Greek Catholics. Baptiats. Metho-
diHts. PreshyterianN, etc.-and none
others
Have We not here the one Church.
cath ollie universal tho only Church
which the Bible recoEnizssT In the
past He have been too narrow aud
have supposed that God was AZ mar.
row So ourselves. u WAS on thiF
account that PrcEbyterianp Roman
Catholic. AnRiicans, Baptiata and
MrshodiHtr prosecuted and were per-
secuted. each thinking itself the true
Church. Are we not oil getting
hrcn der conceptions OF cur God ard
% Ills Church, DO we not sec that
We W. =, are . nisisks, r. calling The out; ,
christ, Instead Of remembering that
the Lord alone writes the names Of
the Church. that he alone reads the
hearts that Re alone ir the Judge.
and that He alone claims the right
20 blot out the names % reprohateS7
81 Paul wrote against sectarian-
Ism. already manifest IN his day
some saying u am 81 Paul.. others
asks. IL christ divided Il corsn-
thisps ]. io-i1) lie explains that
these rcctariRn names signilied a
spirit % division that failed 10 recog :
niEc the true Head % the Church
tits true representatives and Ills
true members The entire founde !
ton 81 divided Christianity would
disappear and the true Church Of
Christ be speedily manifest II true
chthoiicity were Acknowledged.
The great obstacle TO unity H. tho
erroneous doctrine % eternal tor
ucnt We must open our eyes wider
and see that many OF our theories
were not taught BY Jesus and the
Apostles. We must see that the
church u comparatively small
company ~ Jesus fontstep follow
erN. irrespective Of sectnrinn lines
and that the bible teaches not that
these are 10 look over the battle
ments ~ Heaven to all eternity and
ssee an othsrs IN torment, but that
they are 20 demonstrate their low.
atty unto death and IN due time be
associated with Messiah In Ills Mil
lenniai kingdom. which viii bless all
the families 81 the earth-the living
and tho dead. who viii then be
reaurreCted.
The Twelve Foundation stones.
81 Paul declared that the saints OF
God the true catholic Church ARE
built upon the foundation ~ the
Apostles and Prophets. Jesus Christ
Himself being the chief Corner
stone sEphcslans 2.aoD The
Twelve Apostles are here referred
90 tn thslr double office-Apostle~
especially Commissioned bv the Lord
ne tis representatives and Prophets
mouthpicces, Tor the proclamation OF
IT'S Message Jesus pictures the
Church ~ Glory as the New Ieru-
salem. and itr twelve foundations ns
twelve precious stones. IN which are
the names % the twelve Apostles Of
the iamb-no more. no iess--Si
Paul being Gods choice 60 take Ju-
dns place
To think 81 St Peter as the only
foundation Tor the Church would be
60 DENY Christa teaching and 81
Peters own statement--that the en-
tire Church 10 rymholically repre-
scented as living stones built togeth-
er hy the Lord through the Holy
Snirit ~ Peter 2'4-i0l II was
costly mistake when our forefnthers
overlooking this well -estahlished
point % scripture. thought OF their
bishops as Apostolic bishops. and
took their decisions IN councils as
samhied as the voice OF God. The
voice 81 0od to and through the
church came only through the
twelve Apostles of the Lamb An
others claiming this authority are
denounced bY Jesus Himself as
pseudo APOSTLES false Apostles
Revelation s,t
Power IN Heaven and In Earth.
~ Sc Peter was only one OF the
twelve foundation stones OF the
hchurch. 50. likewise. he was only one
81 THE Twelve 20 whom the Lord
declared. Whatsoever We shah bind
on earth shall be bound In Heaven.
aud Whatsoever ye shall loose on
earth shall be loozed In Heaven"
tMatthew iS:tsl-the same state
ment exactly that on another occa-