The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1919-06-20

My observations last week set m
thinking, which is a wholesome exer
else; and my thinking led me to con
a "ready-made" form OF religious
faith, church organization or worship
in this land OF ours, to say nothing o.
Caldwell and vicinity, is hard tt
please. Owe l5U differently desig
mated religious organizations. MY
what a variety we nave. Here IN oul
city are tour specimens OF what we
might call the old standards, tounl
in all parts OF our land; two OF these
have working agreement by which
they exchange members without r,
cantatlon OF past professions, Change
OF dress or toilet, and the other 1--WE
cordially call each other brother
over the fence, or water-course; III
genuine fellowship the tour "stana
ards will at any time march togetnei
on dry land. One mas Weil-Wrough
foundations OF pretty hard material
wnicn reminds one OF Wnat w nIltleI
wrote:
in the church OF the wilderness I'D,
wards wrought,
Shaping his creed at the Jorge OF
thought;
And with Ihor's own hammer welded
and bent
The iron links of his argument,
Which strove to grasp an ITS mighty
The purpose of God and the fate OF
man.
Anu IL Is commonly rCpoite tAIa.
In cOior these lron-nnks IA tnIs
cnurcn are OF BLUSH tlnge. Wn!i~
another, prosperous anu tnrlIty, has
running wafer III the mouse, anu d
tniro, well beloved, is Dressed with
goou lungs sometimes well developed.
linen what an opportunity sun ex-
lists Tor those VINO 90 not tlnd wnat
they desire IN the org tour / once
went to worship not lar from mere
and was attecuonateiy welcomed as
brother" then listened as the
preacher hammered out an argument
1roma higniy poetical passage OF one
OF the hebrew Prophets addressed ~
jewish exiles, with only distant anu
general teaching tor our day, but
which he SO twisted as to tell me thai
in JOINING any chuch but his l was In
great danger, because all but his were
''man-made churches" white his was
direct from God, with no human OIL
ignoring the tact tnat he
was Obliged to have some sort of a
legal organization or he could nor
hold title to his own Westinghouse;
but he would tell me it was tact that
he had no organization, meaning mol
legal corporation, but an Iii
dividual, or individuals, held the title
to the property tor the use OF TINS
only true Church of God" | wonder
if he knows that the Irreverent .all
such an explanation "a whipping OF
the devil around the stumpf"
Here is another company, who, like
4 riend of mine back East," objects
to praising God by machinery, such
IS the Psalmist's "stringed instru-
nents and organs" or what the pious
Scotch Presbyterian called "a kist
Der whistles"
Another company, among whom
many of my beloved kinsmen have
pursued their earthly pilgrimage, for :
/ long time prescribed the color and
shape of their hats and coats and the
grammatical form of their salutations;
out some years ago, as one OF them
old me, they decided to abandon
my particular form of dress or ad-
iress," but to continue to particularly
emphasize two or three Christian
which, by the way, We all
.ccept, only retaining two points OIL
Inference; not observing the Lords
supper or water baptism, teaching
spiritual communion and the Baptism
If the Holy Spirit. We are all glad
o have them with us with or without
he bread and water.
Then here are two other assemblies
IT the saints, one of whom says much
If 'Pentacostal blessings, taboos play
houses and secret societies, including
ven the Grand Army of the Repu5
ic. But the other band of saints look