Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1919-10-09
w. N. Knox Comments on
Slight Interest In Churches


In Acts chapters 9, %, 90 are narrat-
ed the miraculous conversion of Paul.
The Risen, Exalted Savior acts 9; 49,
said that Paul is a chosen vessel unto
Me, to bear Ny Name before the Gen
tiles and kings and the children of
lsreal.
Here we have his credentials direct
from Heaven.
The Apostolic Council recognized his
mission and ministry
In his own writings he constantly
affirms his apostoicity Hear him.
elf any man think himself to be
prophet or spiritual, let him acknow
ledge that the things that | write unto
fyou are the commandments of the
Lord. " l Cor. 1897.
The Apostle Peter @ Peter 3: l4-l6)
refers to Paul is writings and classes
them with "The Other Scriptures,
thus placing the stamp of approval upon
the ministry of "onr beloved Brother
Paul. -
This matter of authority has been
gone into by me, because it has become
deep conviction with the years that
there has been a revolt from the Apos-
tie Paul IS authority, and consequently
indirectly perhaps, against Jesus Christ,
Himself.
What, if it were not 81 for the abund-
ance of the revelations, given to st.
Paul, would mankind know of the doe
trines of sin, the righteousness of faith.
of grace, of Immortality, of the resur-
rection as taught in / Cor. chapter XIV;
and of other fundamental doctrines of
The Faith, and of church order and po-
lily.
Any one, minister or layman who as
sumes to know more than he did or
teaches what he did not should read
Cor. -: z; Eph. 1913
He, Paul, declares: "The Church is
the Pillar and Ground of The Truth. -
1T is the province of true religion
to have no recourse to force but to per-
suasion, - wrote Athanasius in the four
century; basing his affirmation, doubt
less, upon Paul's saying: "The wea-
pons, Of our warfare are spiritual. -
The mission Of the Ministry and of
The Church, according to Our Authority
is to bear witness to the truth
Men full of faith and of the Holy
Spirit were called and chosen, first com
plying with fundamental requirements
of all: submission and
teachableness, 'fthey were counted wor-
thy and the hands of the presbytery
were laid on them.
They went forth aware that grave
rested on them, which
demanded courage and consistency
which the Grace of God, only, could
supply.
Of the church, what can we say:
Paul exhorts her to, "walk worthy
Of her high calling"
The Savior from Heaven, in His
Post Ascension counsel, warns the seven
local churches of Asia in Rev. and 2.
Church of the Living God, Pillar
and Ground of Truth;
Keep the old paths the fathers tod in
thy illumined youth. -
10 in thy bosom lies The Touchstone
Of the age;
5educing error shrinks and dies, At
light from yonder page.
)nce to the saints was given, All blessed
gospel lore:
here, written down in words from
Heav N, Thou hast il evermore.
love- Holy Ghost, with might
Amongst us as of old;
)ispel the falsehOod and unite
In True Faith and True Fold. -
In SO far, il seems to me, as the
hurches measure up to the Standard
nd, walk by the same rule and mind
he same things, - win they fulfill the
lission of Our Divine Lord; and whe-
her men of any class or of all classes
bsent themselves from the Worship
nd Service of God, she will have wit
essed to the world ana pointed out the
ay of life eternal.
The church of Apostolic Times, the
church. was linked up direct
18th Heaven. The Medium of communi-
alton was The Holy Spirit, the channels
blessing, were men, I" full of the Holy
host and of Faith. No limitations
ere placed upon the things that
cd might be pleased to do in the Name
Jesus
He, is the Same, yesterday, today and
,rever
W N. KNOX.
rangeville, Idaho.
Sentember 81 1919