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May 26, 1909.
cumcision. See Joshua 5
man could partake of t
least to some extent sus
ments of the Church for
were disciplined along w
Eli was priest in Isrz
gresscd specially in thei
He failed to restrain thei
priesthood. And the Lc
discipline upon Eli. I.
sons made themselves vi
therefore I have sworn v
iniquity (punishment) of
with sacrifice nor offeriiij
In the days just prior t
by Nebuchadnezzar we re
from God by the hand c
duced the message to wi
King Jehoiakim. The ki
writing to pieces and cas
ment of a message from
There was no rebuke. 1
tain it. The church offic
Ii nen uod allowed Nebiu
and the elders and the C
suspended from the pass*
In the year A. D. 29,
the condemnation and tl
Popular opinion was wil
bench of elders of the Jew
Pharisees. And from tha
dred years, the nation ha
the passover.
In the second chapter
the New Testament Chu
lect of discipline. To th
was tolerating the teacl
says, "I will come untc
against them with the s1
the church of Thyatira,
woman Jezebel to seduce
"I will give unto every
I works."
Finally, in the eleventh
ture of a Church dead 5
that ought to make every
the two witnesses, and u
that the two witnesses i
represented as two, becau
is teaching and worship
As long as the two wit
sackcloth and ashes) th<
I But (verse 7) when thej
when they ceased to proi
require a holy life on the
heast overcomes them ar
bodies lie in the street of
In parts of Europe, an
day, the testimony of tl
weaker. In New York t
union are avowed in th
ignoring of the inspiratioi
ment of Christ. Dr. Pri
THE PRESBYTERIA
;:5. And as no uncircumcised
he passover, this involved at
^pension from both the sacrathirty-eight
years. The elders
ith the transgressors,
tel. His sons, priests, transir
behavior at the tabernacle,
n or to remove them from the
tra sent to mm a message of
Samuel 3: 13. "Because his
le and he restrained them not,
into the house of Eli, that the
Eli's house shall not be purged
?; forever."
o the destruction of Jerusalem
ad of the writing of a prophecy
)f Jeremiah. The prophet renting
and Jehudi carried it to
ing took his penknife, cut the
;t it into the fire. Such treatGod
surely called for rebuke.
Public opinion would not sus
crs ignored tne insult to Uotl.
:hadnezzar to take Jerusalem;
hurch and the people were all
over for seventy years.
Scribes and Pharisees secured
le crucifixion of Jesus Christ.
;h them. The Sanhedrin, the
rish Church, coincided with the
t day to this, for eighteen huns
been under suspension from
of Revelation Christ gives to
rch a warning about the nege
church at Pergamos, which
ting of false doctrine, Christ
> thee ouicklv and will fio-ht
- -J J ? " --- "*&* *
word of my mouth." And to
"Because thou sufferest that
my servants" to evil conduct,
one of you according to your
i of Revelation, we have a picind
patronized by the wicked
Christian shudder. In it we see
inderstand from the prophet
ire the Church of God. It is
ise it has a twofold duty. One
>ping, the other is discipline,
nesses prophesied (though in
t Church was alive and safe.
r ceased from their testimony,
claim the truth of God and to
part of her members, then the
id kills them. And their dead
til r?itv rvf nrlrlzorlnoco
? v j v/? mvavvtuvoo,
id in parts of this country tole
two witnesses is becoming
oday the advocates of Church
eir purpose to base it on an
i of the Bible and of the atonetchett,
of the Carnegie Fund,
lN of the south.
and Dr. Aked are at one in ar
There is danger that the witn<
testimony, and begin to subs
ology, and for faith, civic rij
spiritual death and the rejo
Christ.
predesth
I began my ministry in the
bama in 1857. The first of Oct
iner at Hatchet Creek church.
in connection with the fall m
As there was evidently much
tion the meeting was contim
elders. The congregations w<
fested deep concern for their s
preaching in the tent, I reqiu
to spend a little time and tal
meet me in the church imme
tion. Quite a number did so.
The first person I met aftei
a man of some thirty-five y
much to my astonishment, \
with him, he asked me, "Do ]
tion ?"
My reply was, "I do, but 1
your salvation ?"
The next question was, "Dc
My reply was, "I do, b
with your salvation?"
The next question was, "D
all things and knows whethei
My reply was, "I do, but w
your salvation?"
He said, "Well, if God kno
I am predestined and elected
right. If I am not, I can not 1
In reply I said to him, "Yc
iieve God knows everything.'
"Certainly I do."
"Do you think he knows i
good crop next year or not?
well as he does whether you
"Of course he does," was hi
I said to him, "Then I tell )
and sell your mules, don't plo
corn or cotton, don't cultivate
make the best crop you ever
left him.
The next day after the mc
met me and said to me, callir
derstand that farming operati
I said, "Neither do I," and
He was present at the mori
any one who appeared more d<
the immediate acceptance of
for the salvation of any one.
Soon after the benediction 1
again, "I don't understand tl
My reply was again, "Neithei
meet some others.
Just after the three o'clock
the campus, he said to me, "
7
mouncing such a purpose,
esses will cease from their
.titute for penitence socighteousness.
Then comes
icings of the enemies of
JATION.
: Presbytery of East Alaober,
1858, I held a meet
the annual camp meeting,x
leeting of the Presbytery,
interest in the congregtu
led at the request of the
ire large, and many mapialvation.
One night after
;sted any who would like
k on personal religion to
diately after the benedic
entering the church was
ears old or more. Very
vhen I began conversing
^ou believe in predestinakvhat
has that to do with
> you believe in election?"
nit what hn<5 that tr? fir*
o yo? believe God knows
I will be saved or not?"
hat has that to do with
ws I am to be saved, and
to be saved, it will be all
help myself."
>11 are a farmer. You be7
.vhether you will make a
He knows that just as
will be saved or not."
s reply."
>ou what to do. Go home
w your land, or plant any
t your land, arid you will
made in your life," and I
>rning prayer meeting he
lg my name, "I don't union."
I left him.
ling service. I never saw
?eply interested as I urged
Christ as the only hope
ic met me again, and said
lat farming operation."
r do I," and I left him to
: sermon, meeting me on
I am troubled about that