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a? we ar At a loss 7 tJ L uhdersthud ho W
& ioa#sygafvGo<Ps r children' can object
to it,-6irtce-.it is>.,^ll.established
truth thajt the salvation. ,
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he pijght be first-born
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b that the salvation of the children
of God is a result of God’s predes
t I tination, and how any Christian
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?' can love the one and ignore the
O. other we cannot see.
But a disposition on the part of
some of our brethren to use the
• . wqyd. Where God has not used it,,
has been the caii'seof mttch wrang
” hug apd disputing and in some
places, sad to say this contention
has terminated in heart-rending
divig)efts. “Limited” and “un
linhted,” “conditional” and “abso
> hfc” has its advo-l
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GIVEN A BANNER TO THEM THAT FEARTHI®, THAT IT MAY BE DISPLAYED BECAUSE OF THE TRUTH.”—Psalms 60: 4.
which is indispensably necessary
fortlw propagation and mainten
unco of “ another gospel.”
Human institutions, either from
LJews or Gentiles, convert true
JGostpel into “auothergaspel.” Paul
said they were removed to • ***%
other because they prae-
Itised* and tried to
jnst.ifythemsel.ves by the
the law. Hence I ask with much
meaning, what shall we say of Hwsc
who maintain modern institutions
and do the works thereof for jus
tification? Da not all these belong
undeniably to “another gospel?”
Assuredly. But they mart by
saying that they have “many”
wise, men, “many’’ rfch ones,
[-•many” influeiißai leaders, and
knUi.ny” of the .most respectable
[persons on their side, while we
have only a few such; and that al
iher we are of but little note
or consideration in the world.
Bev. in, 17;,1 CU.I2L
Every institution of this kind,
I idyolves for its establishment the
“higher law” mania, a most impi
ous. anti-Christian principle which
Satan has infused into many minds.
Let others speak and write about
Protestant institutions as they may,
they have been* brought into ex-
I (stance by their founders according
|to an assmaed prerogative* .based
rmi the wicked and absurd notion
of a “higher law.” If Papists in •
[stituted things according to this
principle, how cjs Protestants in
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nure j|
op our obef i-
His divine laws ? Jnd
a Christianwhen he, or she
has law of God
harmonize
countability to God, and contehi
himself. with the thought that,
“God ordered it and brought it to
pass that P-bhould comuft.it this
wickedhess.” *jNo, no, a thousand
u P on the contrary
H he. alone is culpablfe.
Hqjv would*itdd-to say that God
“orders and brings it to pass” that
a brother should visit a bar room,
become' intoxicated and bring
upon His hojy cause, and
■ ‘hen,; He “orders and. brings .■ it. to
khe church of his mem-.
b?rship.shall; exclude him for such
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conduct ? »It seems to us that such
a-thbug'ht is enough to shock the >
■ Seiiiibilities bf, every enlightened
pind. { J ,
Whatever paight.be the conatr ue
'.ption.ti placed., upon the. London,
any other confes
sion of faith, we are sure ‘that
God’s’Holy" word does not give any
for the though that,
God. “orders and brings it to pass’’
that< his children shall disobey
Him, -but throughout the entire
truth is set fourth that “If ye be
willing and obedient ye shall eat
the good of the land, but if ye re
bel ye shall be devoured by the
sword.” And thus we are taught
that we may obey God, and live in
the enjoyment of all Elia sweet
tfospel priviledges, or disobey Him
and bring destruction to our
spiritual peace.. If. such however,
is not the truth, then we have
never known ’the truth, and our
preaching and ministerial labors
have been a dismal failure.
ȴe desire to say in conclusion |
' that we are willing that brethren 1
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DEVOTED TO THE CAUSE OF CHRIST.
VALDOSTA, GA., FEBRUARY. 13, 1895.
lijs tricks any longer to advan
tage, then institutes new ones, and
tries his hand with adifferent*peo
pie. He had according to th©
spirit of the ‘-higher law” insti
tuted n&ny things among the
papists, by means of which he suc
ceeded wonder rally ia perverting
everything pertaining to the true
gospel. Hence we may infwOf
his course # il! be the same ik )»kin
oip&e among Protestants, although
the institutions may be different.
We know that he has already
operated among Prostestants. as
he did among Catholics, by multi-
PLYING HUMAN DEVICES AND INSTI
TUTIONS, WITH THEIR ATTENDANT
CARNALITIES.
It is true he will not require the
Protestant preacher to s»y mass
for the dead; but he often tempts
him by a good fee to pronounce
eloquent and undeserved eulogfes
over the dead, and to ascribe vir
tues to them which they never
practiced, and represent them as
being saints in heaven in despite
of their unbelief and immoral
lives! He will pot have, like the
papist, their priests to forgive
sins, but he will have them
preach for hire! He will not
have them attain to the pre
eminence of a cardinal or pope;
but he will allow then®Bake the
title of D. D. t RigiitWeverend
Bishop, etc He
them levy a tax for their
advantage, but he wiifSueig
to rate funds in divcjjl
tun/ways for their c<®
‘ He •
a gloriojs “ywork.
HuV W a toae -«oircepti<s,.<ff the
of your.
is an 6vidonctf |i»f a
work within. Heivjnem
*sers ai<‘-glorious within” because
Christ dwells in them, filling, their
hearts with love to God* autb his
people, and causing* them i® de
\®re to follow Ghost in his - Ordin-
The church of Christ is
gionoths’within, on the account ’of
lier memLeis feiijoyihg sweet fel- ‘
Jqwship an bunion with eacfrother,
and have the sWeet Wrpmiihion of
Jesus, and eat of the feast-of. fat
things in die.
where they banner over tfcem is
loye >
. The king’s daughter’s house is
beautifully adorned within/ with
the ordinances of her husband and
a strict descipline. She
filled with drunkards, ibrniWo's,
liars,.loyprs of dullness, but* with
those whose clothing .is of wrought
gold .which ,is Christ’s rmfuted
, righteousness with WbicWbe
clothes Ims.bride or church.>-Her
clothing is compared* Co Wrought
• gold on the adcojirit -of
and durability.- -■ W
Ohri&ts righteousnesses an ever
■ lasgng righteousness: .
" iitg Christ has aaßmed
his bride, will last forever aiid,tever.
The Husband can say, my,
dove, there -is no spot in
Her garments are cleari and white
Do you feel vile and sinful,: poor
and neeHy sick of sin and Heart
broken? it so, Christ -is ’yodr
Savior and you .have on thisi gar
ment now. You do not hale to
it with your n&olu
tion, prayers etc; but Jesa® has
wrought it out for you, and it is
without money and withput price,
and is given to every
the need of .it. . Poor, heljileSs,
lost and undone dinner tjiat feels
that your case is hopeless.thidrobe
is yours. She is brought from Be
old Jewish heaven to Christ? her
husband in the gospel heaven, and ,
is prepred by grace and the glori- i
oqb work within,as a J
The Destitute Widow and the
Methodist Preacher.
Not long after the late war be
tween the states, a destitute widow
ot Dale county, Alabama, who had
lost herbusbaud in the confeder
ate army, and who was
to have her little farm .worked by
for th© Support of her
self ancHfttle children .ran short
of corn early tn the year. She
found a man who had corn to sell
st’one dollar and a half per bushel,
but he told her that as sh?t was the
widowo>» confederate soldier he
would let her have it fob one dol
lar a bushel, cash. So she ap
plied to the Methodist preachers
whom the Lord had greatly blessed
with this world’s goods A and with
whom. she was well acquainted,
and at hoixm during
the war, to lend her ten dollars
with which she could buy ten
bushels of corn, promising to pay
him back when her crop Was made
and sold. But the prteaoher who
had met the widow at his gate,
said: ' .
“I cannot let ydu have the
because you will not be able to pay
me back. It is not rain
and yoyjr crop will be ai failure.
See here I have had tow or twelve
barrels of water hauled up so I can
set eut Ihy potato/plants and water
them, aal cmffnot wait afjv longer
For itM^fo”ThewidovM^ears of
distressfaad disappointnrant said:
kWhad shall I do? I kno>
K else to go tof° r
Bfc
It so so lone
We commendrthern to God and tto
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the word of ihis grace which is
able keeG them.... Sister IV
PJrillips Mias promised us a
suitable pbituafy; notice for our,,
next issue.—S. &>•.-.•; ujc • a r-.-.-n
: TOUR. • “
I lefthomd Jan., 17th with a bur
dened he&H,fearing that I should be
shrouded*fh darkness on. my .
tour. I -got left pin Sayannah sndi
thought of returning. home, ’
was afraid of the chastening of the
Lord. went with a bowed
head hnd aching heart, and after
ihy second appointment, I was' in
3 such low spirits, I shed tears free
-1 ly that night, feeling that the Lord
had not sent me, and my tongue
plave to the roof of my mouth.
Othegloo.ni! Next daysbbe pjpads
. commenced to- ’disperse ;and the
spa of . rightousness arose with
healing in his wings and the 're
freshing rays warffied my ' cold
dreary soul. ' 1
At Bay branch four preciops
sisters, gladdened our hearts at the;
close 1 of'the mooting dec lari
dealings of the -Lord with Ahem,
three of -whom I had the privilege
to baptize., Here t felt paid for
all my darkness'.' I nekt‘“went to
the bounds of the Upper Canoochee.
Association where I had the privi
lege of filling several appointment
with some degree of liberty, but
the best cf all it was my pleasure
to baptize sisters Gray, Lou Dur
den, Math Durden and Turner in
to the fellowship of Antioch
church. 1
. It seemed that all were filled
with.joy and holy ecstacy to see
theseyprecious jewels them
selves and take,up th? cross and*
follow the dear Savior. These
precious ones had burdened my j
mind ever since I met them last ]
year, I can never describe myh
died. Before his death he often <
spoke of the widow’s case as proof
of God’s goodness to the poor and
needy whose trust is in the Lord
and how his blessings flow out to
those who help the poor. God says
in his word: “He that giveth to
the poor shall not lack,” but,
“Whoso stoppeth his ears against
the cry of tho pour shall also cry
himself but shall not be heard?’
One*». of the young men men
tioned above is now an Old Bap
tist, and he told me of the widow
and I am now enjoy
ing his home and hospitality. His
name is J. J. Hall of Watford,
Geneva county, Ala. Truth, such
as the above is stronger than fic
tion because of its reality.
J. H. Purifoy. ;
THE DEAD PAST.
How many persons are inclined
to live in the past. Past privileged
opportunities and enjoyments;
past failures, mistakes and troub
les,. from the burden of their
thoughts and their words. They
live in the pasty and live a fruit
lusa life. They lamenfpast oppor
tunities which can never return
They mourn over past failures
which cannbt be remedied; and
from time/fo time they utter those
words, so'full of. sad nhport, “It
might lsive been.” >
All be natural, but .it
is not always wise. “The battle is
lost,”' said Napoleon, looking at
his vjgeh. “but there in time to
frother.” The
SOttotional trouhlA®
justed.
such lines.-- We /axe to ° W- ;
number and 3 no time kWP
disputing and
of mole pifia. May the’ good
Lord bless these
ali'the dear ones’
,whomrl>m§t,.: lam at home and
all well. • Bless the Ljtpjd.-rrH.
I Griffin, Ga., Feb. 11, 1i895:~'
riKok?.
in the Lord, I noticed in""Land
mark thaFyoutiad to Bos
ton, I was*’surprised, but bn
reading your. reasons as published
1 in Pilgrim’s Banner, I felt like
. Writing to you. The Lord
H’O'rks id a misterious way; and
■ whatever he does is .righ 1. ’ I h ope
your going to Boston is of the’ Lord
and you will be abuduritiy blessed
ih yoiir new ffefe I Often tljink
ofybu and chhiiges you
have been made 0 pass through,
and lam made*tb feel that you are
being preparedtb^pr Ve the “Master
in the v?ork WbrevVith' lie
to. The Hue Minister
of Je?»us has to experience many
things fhhL’would '‘Benefit
ft) God’S 2! humble poor- lHerelofc
their'tridM'rb mote varied than
any ohe'oflfib
smdster liad ,f fb suffer in tli& flesh
for all As hir miiiiWers
have to fillTlj) the cup
that is left behinft of dnd
they in common learn obedience
by the things which they suffer.
But the Apostle that the
suffering of this present time are
not to be compared to the glory
that shall be revealed in us. I
often look forward to the time I
shall be released from toil and trials
and be free from these troubles,
then agiin I feel so unwmrtby
am so great a sinner that I am
In i° that! deservfe- no bet- 1
.ter, tjian trouble. -would '
hear from you occasionally' and ra- .
member me in love to sister Lum
mie and sister Edwards as I learn
she is, with you. The woathor is
day. Let us dry our tears, and and
our mourning; let us cease our
murmurings, and lay our hands to
the work that lies before us, doing
“the next thing next,” being con
tent with the smallest \fork and
smallest- reward, only being sure
that.it is the work that God gives
us, and the reward that he bestows.
So doing, who can tell what a fu
ture lies before us?
There are lives whose whole
past has been a scene of sin and
sorrow, of darkness and desolation
in a succession of blunders mistake
and disappointments which from
this time may merge into a bright
er future -like a stream which
flowing through dark canons and
awful gorges spreads out at last
beneath the sunshine flows between
in verdant banks and scatters fer
tility through the spreading vale, so
lives which to this present hour
have seemed & hitter failure may
from .this-time expand ip the joy
and peace and glory of God as a
river broadens and deepens e’re it
loose itself in Uie ocean’s bound
less flood. . :
» 0 jpan 1 • 0 woman! weary,
discontented and discouraged.
Forget the dead past. Let
the dead bury their dead,
but from this time look up to God,
look forward to eternity, live by
the indwilling life that Christ h, 6 ”
stows, and tfia remnant of
pilgrimage will be a pathway®
gladness like the path of the jfl|
which is. as the shining light t®
shineth fpiore and more
perfect jay-—% e l’
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This • wonderful blessing, the
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