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the mail's desires and cause him to long to
"yield the peaceable fruit of righteousness."
Gracious words and proper actions, may
readily trace their paternity to meditation upon
the things of God, but back of right
thoughts, right relations must first subsist between
God and the soul. Belief in the heart
becomes as aggressive for good, as unbelief
norainta in nnnosinc God.
I "If thou shalt confess with thy mouth, the
Lord Jesus, thou shalt be saved." This confession
with the mouth follows the operation
of faitK in the heart through which the heart
and the mouth meet their respective obligations,
Godward and mauward. The hidden
heart, making its faith known by the mouth
is conserving its best interests when an intelligent
confession follows faith, for Paul
by the Spirit says:
"And shalt believe in thine heart that God
raised Him from the dead." Thus, the heart
'deceitful above all things' and the mouth full
of 'cursing and bitterness,' become by tho
grace of God, channels of internal faith and
the external manifestation of that faith.
This antecedent faith in the heart as confessed
with the lips in its best estate, is found
in Daniel, a living, growing, aggressive principle
in the life.
Therefore, he
"Purposed in his heart that he would not
defile himself with the portion of the King's
meat, nor with the wine which he drank."
Daniel had given God the fir*t place, doubtlf>RS
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in his home and in his own land, his captivity
did not cause him to change his childhood's
choice, a relation he had found sweet
and delightful at home, he had strength given
to maintain abroad. The name of Jochebed
and Amram, do not appear in the long line
of worthies of Hebrews Eleven, but the parents
of Moses proved the presence of an earlier
living faith, whose lustre was not dulled by
slavery in Egypt for when the trial of their
lives came upon them, the keeping power of
their first love, fully sustained them for:
"They were not afraid of the King's commandment."
These simple lines are intended
to emphasize the value of the incorruptible
Word, as a life generating, life sustaining
principle when lodged in the believing soul.
The infinite God condescends to clothe His high
and holy thought in first one form, and then
in another within the easy grasp of the new
born soul, and adapts the God inspired truth
in its simplicity by the Spirit's application to
the sore tried soul's needs. Our Heavenly
Father has made a provision for "Food for
the lambs," and the ample supply is within
their easy reach.
Two organs of the human body are thus
made to do service in unfolding this truth.
"For out of the abundance of the heart, the
mouth speaketh." Enoch proved his internal
faith in God by his external walk with God,
and God ratified this outward profession of
his faith before men by translating him. God
said of Noah:
"Thee have I seen righteous before me in
this generation," and Noah, through his separation
unto God, became one of the most sublime
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I by faith." Faith enshrined in the heart Godward,
confession with the mouth manwar .
The second man born into the world had faith
in God, and God knew it, but instructed A c
proved to the world that he was a man o
faith by the nature of his offering to God. Go
knew that Abraham was a man of faith, hut
Abraham'8 obedience to God on Mount
Moriah was an object lesson to the world.
Moses proved his faith in God by many prac
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tical demonstrations and God bore witness to
the existence of that faith in Moses by many
infallible signs. Saul of Tarsus, a murderer
and a blasphemer, breathing out threatening
and slaughter, an opposer of God, acknowledges
his allegiance to God and in the twink
ling of an eye, gives proof of his faith as he
becomes a humble suppliant before men, saying:
"Lord, what wilt thou have me to do!"
Thus, two incipient aspects of Salvation, incomplete
in themselves, effective if coincident,
are presented, through two God chosen, human
channels, complemental in their nature,
and when exercised in their highest and best
and fullest form, the heart and the mouth
are in agreement. God's eye beholding the
faith in the heart, and man's ear hearing~the
confession of the mouth.
"For with the Heart man believeth unto
rignteousncss; And with the Mouth confession
is made unto Salvation/'
ROMAN CATHOLICISM.
BY REV. A. 0. SMITH.
Wc read a great deal in the various religious
publications concerning the pernicious doctrine
and practice of the Roman Catholic Church;
liist in tiie way as a warning; second, as an
exposure. Yet the desired and sought for re
suits are ? And if we ask the question,
"Wbyt" The answer is, because of the
lack of a general information, which creates an
indifference tow aid the taking of an active part
in bringing about a wholesome, sound and strong
and effective change, in favor of the gospel of
Jesus Christ. In other words, Protestantism
even today is more or less dormant, concerning
tnat great question. However, the lioinan Octopus
is always and ever on the alert, watching,
where it can make a cram nf ? < >?/?*
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matter how small, comparatively speaking, the
gain is; let us not forget, it is a gain, which
helps to support Home's pernicious doctrine and
practice.
But why should we especially be concerned
about Home's wrongs, when we have our established
churches, and organizations, strengthened
by the various boards, committees and societies!
The laws of our country are protecting us and
guaranteeing unto us the required safety. Then
why all this agitation in the religious press?
Because the doctrine and practice of Home
are endangering the liberty of state, the liberty
of conscience, the peace of our citizenship, the
progress and the happinss of our nation, yes, the
nation.
Just look at Protestant Germany, the peace
and prosperity that country is enjoying, since
the expulsion of the heretical Jesuits. On the
other hand, behold the many commotions and
troubles in Catholic countries; yes, just look
across Uncle Sam's backyard into Mexico, and
the answer will be clear.
Again I ask the question, "Why!"
Because the Church of Rome has failed and is
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For instance: In 1520 Fernando Cortez conquered
the Aztecs in Mexico, destroying a higher
civilization that he substituted. And the
Mexican mode of living, habitations and clothing
have changed but little under Spanish rule.
Their food consists mainly of corn, beans and
chili-penners. Thp mm u ?1?
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called tortillas (tortiyas), and their great vice
is drunkenness; and to see a drunken priest
there is not uncommon. Fernando Cortez with
the conquest also forced the pernicious practice
of Roman Catholicism upon them. Wherever
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Catholic nations bore their conquering arms, two
purposes were ever held in view: (1) To make
the eountry subject to the king; (2) and the
natives converts to the Roman Church.
This spirit is visible in every mission they founded;
for every mission was a combination of a
chapel and a fortress. To appreciate the task
undertaken by the Spanish priests, the moral
condition must be understood. Tho natives
knew nothing of the God of civilized nations;
yet they believed in and worshipped one allseeing,
over-ruling spirit. Under the Spanish
rule the priests taught them day by day the
ritual of the churoh, the lighted candles, the
music, the incense, the altar with handsome
fixtures, all this o.ni a charm and thrilling effect
upon the simple children of the forest. As the
supply of converts came in too slow for the
work the priests wished to accomplish, the most
trusty Indians were sent out to bring in by fair
or foul means, others of the tribe. In this way
a sufficient force was obtained to irrigate the
land for miles about the missions, to till the soil,
until the country smiled like a garden. All
this helped to enrich the coffers of the Vatican
and satisfy the greed and avarice of the priestcraft;
while this on the other hand, impoverished
the natives and caused them to sink to the
lowest degree of morality.
in the year ittlO, a Catholic priest, whose
breast was tilled with the love of tied and hu
manity, dared to cry out a cry, which caused
Mexico to awake Ironi her lethargy and uiduiereuce.
Though it required yours to complete the
clforts and plana ol this patriotic priest, yet it
was Miguel Hidalgo, who laid the ioundation of
Mexico's republic, both political and religious;
his grito de dolores is still ringing in Mexico.
Hidalgo lied and set out for the United States
to procure assistance; on his way, however, he
was captured, degraded from his priestly office,
shot and decapitated and his head exposed in an
iron casre. humr from fch? wall nf tii?
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erument ediiiee in Guana j&to, which he had
stormed and taken the year before. Aa the
years go by the honor of Hidalgo grows among
the Mexican people, yes, he even means more
to them titan Washington does to the people of
the United States.
Each year on the night of September 15th, at
11 o'clock the president of the republic steps to
the balcony of the government palace in the
City of Mexico, rinars the old lihortv t??n ho*
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hanging there and repeats the famous cry of
Hidalgo: "Viva Mexico 1 Viva la independents!"
(Long live Mexico 1 Long live the independence
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But when Roman Catholic orators grow eloquent
in speaking of what their troops have done
for the honor of the ilag, let them remember the
battalion of traitors, who slew many of their
countrymen in the battle of Ckcrubusco; and all
this was done in the name of the Holy C&tholie
Church and his holiness the pope of Rome. History
bears me out that the rebellion of the
Moslem and the religion of Rom* thriv? K?et
on soil, irrigated with human blood.
In this country the Church of Rome established
missions, from the Ohio river down to California.
In the heart of the city of San Antonio,
Tex., stands the old Alamo, as a witness against
Roman Catholicism, which became the cradle of
liberty of the State of Texas; a few miles from
San Antonio is the miauon of San Joso, then La
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stands the ruins of the mission of the upper
Mission Valley, the La Bnhia, etc.; they are all
ruins now. Yes, they are witnesses, testifying to
the fact that with the aid of these missions,
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