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36 THE PRACTICAL CHRISTrAN.


Church s ho u ld cease 10 " I eul'll th e fear of tlu


Lord by th e precepts of' men"- and to ", teacl,


for doctrine th e conunandments of men!


Awl to ,10 this, tlllly mu st discard their human


c re eds lind systems of faith,


13. A rles irnhle Christian Union cnnnot be


effec ted while th ey hold their present pluce) r.


th e Church . They s tatu ] dir ectly in the WilY


of such u Union. Their unnutho eized ternu


of fi: llo) vsh ip ca u nev e r he co mplied with. ­Thev


. conflict \ V ith ea. ch othe r--,- Bo thut creeds


must be discarded, or, th e . hope of th e forma-tion


01' 11 Go spel Uuiou 1I11111Ug Chrlstiunsmust


be re liuq uis hed.


14 . It is reb elhon again st th e great Hearl 01


the Churc h to ret aiu th em. It i" rebellion to


lenve the rllviue Go'llstitll tioll o ft he Church ,


I


IlIId make a hum an lith ri c: uli o n the rall. ying


po int. It is reb ellion uga ill~ t Ih " K iug of Zi­1111,


tu set lip It new alld inhibited stundurd of


ae rio u ill lI i~ C hurc h. H, is exampl e is made


th e oll ly stll nd ul'd III'II I~ tioll ; T o' se t uplllloth­er,


is lIlos t dear' ly t" rehel . ' To receive me71 a,


he rectil ' e", tltem, is 0 111' f( rrn t latn . To receive


them llS CalvltI, li S 1fesl/' y , or us FlIll er rec eiv es


th elll, is II / lew " n< l I'eh elli tllls Illw in , the


C h ur"' .. C ree ds, rh~ l'e lim~ , s ho uld be imme ·


c1illtely d i" cnrclecl. To perlllit th ese to, holel


th eir presellt pU1') IO:''' S, in th e Churehes, is llii­~


lll;' - i:, prodli. · ti've of inllnen~ e mi schief- allll'


is illeo fllpa tihle wilh submissioll to Ille prerog­II


r iv~ s of C IIl'i" t .


VI. E cclf" ia Giicril Bodie,.- \ Ve hel ic ve that


Sllllllli llg F. el · le si'; sti l~/ l 1 Bod it~ s , Ils i/ lt! Ii'om the


C lllln ' h, lire wi tho ut Scrip tllrc wurrallt, lind of


clar. lge roll s lell llt.' llcy. It is e\' id ellt thut th e'


C h lll'l:. hcs of lhe I'r iulilive lIg" s of C h ris tian ity


had , n/ ecel/' siastical orgalli: w tio n, conllec ting


th elll t" l: l'lllI' r in h" llI l: c o f IIffilillli" lI. They


lire lilt le illclell/: ud e/ l t mpllhli" s, IIl11enable to


uOlle hor '" Il, t'i r ;.: real lI ellll. Tb" re were 110'


h" di,' s m"' r l! iC: IIl, " r l: olll, cet l'll with llthelll ,


,, 1/ lillliul! " p p" II,," t j llri" clietioll, () ~ a ssu'ning


le'l! i" la rj\' l~ p" wer". Nor were Ih el'e lilly s tll/ ld­iug


E, eelc~ i/ lslif': d Boclies of all advisory c ha r­ll'.'


Il: r. T h is i~ lIc1millell hy 1II1UlY who cluirn


l l ,,~ ri~" tl l( lill'l lli ll,!!' slIc h IIs: col'i al ious. 1\ 10­sl


,,! im , dl1l'lll" . t llllt " All th e Chllrc he s ' o f those


I'l'i' H\. i \, fl tillws. IIl1lil- llelu' Ihe en d tll~ lile' 1! lec'


ollli (' elllllr)', were illdepen. limt hOllies, none


of tll p. lII :' Ilhjel't to the jnris. lie~ lioll of nny oth­e


r . f: uc h eilltrl'h \ Vus a liltle illliepelldellt re­pllltlie,


gO\' l' l'lled Ity ils oWIl 11IW", which were


'! lIlwt " d , or / It lellst sl1ncl ion ed, hV Ihe people.


F or tl"'" gh th e churclies four" led hy the


Ap ostl es Wl' r- oft en co ns lllted ill lIiffflr;; nt


ca ses, yet they hlt. l 710 judicial UlttlwritPJ, flU


control, no pOlerr, ofgiving lalc. Ou th e con­trory,


it is liS c lea l' liS th c noon till)' , thnt all


Chl'istinn Chul'l: hes hllli e" qltrll rigftll, anll were


in nil resp ects Oil a f() ot in~ of equality. The


meeting lit J cmsalelll, liS I! h'en in th e book of


AI: ts, WII " / lr"~' the con fer" ncll o f a s ingle


C hurch. The Coun cil,. of deleg ates of tI. e


Chu rches 10 consult f or tlte comm071 g ood, were


jirsi held nellr the close 0/ Ihe second centu ry .'- I


7' hi, ClI S/ O III aros. ill Greece, and lOlls nn imitlJ ­'


lion nf the political coun cils which flad long


been kno/ DlIthere." The hi story ofsuch bodies


hus tau :;: ht lIti to hewllI'C o f IIIllking ex ped i. mcy


til e gl'Ou nll lIUII reu~ oll ofllction, in Ihings per­1ai


ning to the Chllrc: h of Christ. There is no


~ 1~ ti" IY' lo r tile c1lllreh, hnt in adhering strietly,


ten lle'ion sly II III ( p'lrseve r ing ly , to the grellt


prillcipl es of eeelt'si as tica l orde r 111111 IIrrallge­mellI,


es tuhlis! le el hy the Lo'rd J esll s Christ. ­I


fJnny spedal eme rgenc y, lik e thut which COli ­\


· . med Ille' suints lit J ernsll1em, sh ou lel occur.


" ltth e Churc lles alill millislers assernltle, and


ha ving' t hll ! loly Ghost, let them ! 1do pt me/ lS­tir


es ltlleq uate 10 the · e llle rgc n ~ y . T o go be­}:


ollli this, i ~ in uct withont an y Divine wnr­rlln


l, and to c lluRnge r the rights lind interests


, of th e ch urch .


• Cdnclusio71. - These Rre th e principles we


wurrnly cherish- fen'elll! y regollrd, nnd cheer­fully


reo: onllnelll) to all Christians as being in


0111' opinioll, th e only prineiples of · church fel ­lowship,


ordel ' upel d iscipline, rlevelopetl in the


Gospl: 1 sys tem. These lire the pri! l Ciples t~ at


cl'lnsl ilu te , liS we, beli eve; th e only . sc r iptura l


basis till' th e Uuiou of the Sltints. L et these


' p rinc iples be adopted ond ac. ted 011, hy nll


hearin g' Ihe Cllristillll nam'l. and sector inn


s ll'il", party ' II nimns ity , And d enominational


conflil'ts uurl divisions " vould cease- and a


c hllrc h of pedect symmell'y, hllrmony and


henut y would arise, 10 lI11tke glod the city of


Olll' God, lind to hless II ruined world.


and perpetuate th ese int erests P Has not the


Lawgiver of Zion suffici ently guarded and se ­cured


her interests, by His own wise anrl per­fect


legi shnicn P No one will have the' uurln­c


ity 10 nssert the contrary. ' Vhy, th en. th is


hum au legislaiiour It can he aecounted fur


only 011 tim s u ppos itio n , that new ullel UII­gUllrdl~


d inte re s ts are to he supported. If


there were no d iillortlinatio lla l int erest s in ex ­isten


ce, there co u III be no possihle liecl" ss ity fill'


' h ulllun n eed s j unl ess, indeed, we lII11y sUI' ­<


pose thut C h r ist h; IS le ft His chu rch without


lilly defeuce : And this sup pos ition will nor .


· he Indul ged hy uny cund id mind. Heu ce, ' if


th ese in te res ts he wron g, th e cree ds rlo at SlIp­port


and ru uiu tain th ern must he wron g, nl so ,


6. T hey supe rse de th e Bihle , T his is evi­d


ent from the fac t, that they l'OIlSr! IUle the


hasls ofsocu u- iun c h nrches , and E e, c le~ iasticlI l


J udlcat ovir- s.. Persons li, r mlruiss io. u ar e ex -


amiued by tile creeds, All thci{ . j ' lllil'ia l pro-ceerlings


are {, onli , rll '''''' t o Ih..,' sa llie 1' 1I1" s,


De lill qll l! llt~ are tri ,! d hy th e " ree d ItII t1 not hy


th e Bihle. Anol her thing that s ho ws thi ~ fi, el


lIlor e plainly. The Bihl., I'rollli~ ps j( r" 111 anel


pl'el'ions'eh nreh pri\' il'! · ;.[ l's on I' le (' ou d ition of


s illl p le Christianity. Bnt in 1' f1nSellll" IIl'e of


t \ le existenee of e reeds, Ihe se ca nllo t he en joy-


, ed h~' cOl ll p l~' in~ wilh thi ", e') lld ition . A ppr ­so


n lIIust ~ o ", rthe r, allrl conl p ly wi: h the


ne \\, nrul ' lIIsc riptll l'Ul te r nis o f olle of t1 "' SI1


crel'lb, or he . depr iyed fiH'e \' I' r o f lh e~ e pr i\ · ·


i le:.! l's! , S illlp le C hr is tiall t. v "' iii nOT .. nii lle


h irulo the imlllu nilies o ( II Chrisria n I~ hnrc , h!


Is not th e Bihl e s llperselleel nnd relld" re, d 011 ­so


le te hy t hes~ c ree ds?


7. TIII: y It! n. 1 lIIOsl l, owerfully t. o pprpl' llIa te


the enOl'mOIlS e vils Of 8el, ta rillni, slll, T hey keel'


a liv e / llId ~ t ren g l h .. n party i llleres r~ , and IIln l­tipl


y th e cuuscs 111111 lIlal e r i" Is of strife lind


se h islll.


8. · ,' T hey ' l'j ect relll C h rist illlls frolll tlJC


church. A cha nge of views, wh ich is lie ­knowlelll!


cc! 1I0t to affect th e Christi: JlI eh llr ­aeter


o f a person, is u suffic ie llt rcason for hi s


t'jectment / i'olll th tl ' church, lt e l~ ord ing to , Ih, e


creeds. Tlllln san tlH huve beeu cos t Ollt fill' no


belt !' r nmson.


~ 9._ The)'_ llrm'cn t relll C hristians. lh'IIl.('(' rII­iug


into th e c hnrc h . T hey ca n n ot cOllscim­tiousl!


J co rnp l." wilh all th eir self- mad e lerl ' IIS


br memher sh ip. Thlls th e privileges of th e


dllln: h are denied 10 Ih e memhers of C hrist's


hod y_ ' <,


10. They prevent an in creHse of sc ri pltl l'lll


k llll\ v lt! elg•.•. I f a rnltn hilS imhi be d e rro r~, it


is disordf rl./ I nccon ling 10 Ihe creed, to relract


th em. I f he sha ll ga in any new light, hellJllst


be re!! lll'ded a" a heretic, IInll he tr eated nc­cot'clil;


gly. • Tile eree,( Sl: uHI. wilh n drawn


' sword to prev ent uny lIIerllhcr III' the church


fl" QJIl lld n lllC'i llg in th e wa y of seriptn ral knowl­ed


ge. It wi lhllllnilow the n. illd to tran ~ cend


irs nlllTOW l i Olit ~ , All he~' lllld is fi'rhi, lden


grou nd. As it rC Rp c ~ t s illlprov enH ~ nt, tl, e


c: hlll'eh must h, i in sialIt quo. ' Vhy , th c \' Cry


th ou ght o f lIIuk ill;; a llY illl pro" ement on th e '


~ peC: lI la t iolls of Calt:' ill, Fuller. or Ifesl, y, is


suc rilegious! •


11. They are almost in\' lJri r. h ly IIllldll hy th c


fi:\\', lind impo. ed on Ih ~ IIlIlIlY. A few ill oue


gen e1' lltion will fi. hri cllte th e , sy st elll ~ of f." I ilh


fill' a ll co millg ge ue m tions. T n questi ollt hl'ir


ill firllihi lily, in nges nfrerwarcls, is regarde'( , ns


truly se h is llllltic a l in th e Prot estant, as it is in


til e Cl\ tholi c 9 hurc h, to qu esti on th e intilili hil ­ity


of Ih e Pop e.


12. They Imv!! introdu el'd into the Chllrch


a new Iheol ogi cnl vocabtda r! l. ~ T h i s has helm


th e prol ific Stlllrc e of s rrifel ltlll di vision, s ince


th ll seco nd cf'utnry. The fiercest I\ ncl deudli ­est


contliet s in Ihe Chlll'ch, have I\ ri. en Ii'olll


terlllS IInll ph l'llses inv ented morely hy scl, lOlas­tic


iugenuity. Theile hnv e been . ilrged npon


th e C h urc h as th ollgh th ey had received the


Divine sa lll: tion. ' 1' 0 questinn th e ' prop riety '


ltnd trltthfnln ess o f ( hcse; hilS be en, and is, 10


suhject a lIIan 10 th e c hl\ rge of heresy. O f


th es e th e homousios and the homoowiios of the


flllllOUS COlineil Clf Ni ee, ufliml . a tru e spe ci ­men.


Now, Un ion I\ IIl0n g Ih e'saints ' e: llInot


be efie c lell, without a tOllll obli vion o f 1111


th pse wr llls and phrase s. C h rislians must


" sp eak th e slime Ihill g," in order til be of " th e


same mimi I\ nt! of th e same j udgment." This


\ VnsP IIIII's plan .~ f Un ion. ~ ible phraseology


must he th e CllI're nt di al ect llmon g th e s llilltS,


h~ fore th l: re ca n be, nny npproximaliontowul'fls


a desil'llbl e C hrist ian Uui oll . , Helice th e


OHRISTIAN UNION.


But " placing unlimited - coufidence in our


heavenly Father," we find dllily and ubuudant


reasonto " thank Gild nnd . take coura ge j " for if


li e is for us, ~ v l lO CIllI he against us? .


The c ur of salvation and deliverauce from


men, with ull their assum ed power, mny- ro 11


011 s lo w, hUI roll onwa rd it will. The call s o f


Ministry uud Church, the summo ns of un a l­lied


State will not t111'\ 1 away its wh eels from


th e I ruck of righteousn ess, L et liS work th en


while the Ilay last s. L et us throw o pe u the


filit- way, of hol in ess. L et us ill th e name of


God, set 111; our bann er, and mo ve it onward


with th e inscription-" Our onl! Jlaw is the will


God." G. w. S .


[ C o tl cl lC de d. J


V. Hyman Crecds'- rro llJ Ih e pri lll'iplell


e lucidated in the prel: eeclin g rClllllrllt", \ t IIIl1st


he perfectly ohvious , th " t hlllllllll (' ree tls , IIC­cnpy


illg th e pla ce an ' d !! nhser ving the pu r ­poses


th ", y do, in th e C h ll rc~ h , nr'" nt Varilllll'e


wilh th ~ _ I! rent In\'\'-,- o f C h ri~ t ' s hOIl ~ ; r; nd


should hc forthwith llhandon.:.\.\ A synoptieal


view of ihe senlirr; ellls of a c hurch. we Ilo. not


plll" lieularly ohject 10, provided il ill ilOtconsid ­e


re , llIs hinding upon anv on e. Yet thi s hllel


heller he di sp ensed with: us it will he' so li:, hle


, I to pervcr! lIon.


0111' ohject iolls to hUlllan erl'eds \ v ill h"


hri l'fly IItated in th e follo wing order:


1. No real ben efit ' ca u be derived from th em.


They do not ke el' e rro r out of the Chllrc h.


' ; ecause they a,' e all , more or less, en ' orleon s.


This is inlro. lllcing it iuto the C hu rc h . Tlte


Bihle woul. 1 be much beller 10 kel'p e rror out


of the chnrch . hec: llise it contain'" tlOe rro r.


T o sa y Ihnt th ey are more ex plici t IIl1d pillin


thnn th e Bible, is to ch a rge the lI ol y Ghost


with in competency . • T o ~ I\ Y tlwy lire mor e


concisc Ihun I he Bible, und th er efo re to he pr e­fel'I'l:


II, is to alledge that the Bihl e is reclulllJllnt.


' Ve nre aware, thllt human creeds are so con­cise,


thut Ih ey conlain littl e els e Iha il human


! peClllulions ' To say thnt th ey nre IIn ee es5ary


1> ond to hin, 1 Christinns together, is , to d eny


the effieat'Y of Christinn love. " Love is th e


l! ond of perfectness ." It iSlhe onl! J d ivinely


const itllted b01ll1of Ullioll ..


2. '};" jmir teuden cy is evii, onl)' ~ v il , anrlthat '


conti nually. The hi story of th e ch nrch, frorn


th e lim e of the fabricRtioll of th e N icene Creed,


IIntilll! e presellt pedod, is a co ntin unl demon ­Itrntion


of the truth o f this p. ositi on. , '


3 . There is no Divin e warmnt for tllCir use,


eithe r fro,,: precept or exa mp le. An'e1 the


re llRon is \' ery o, hvi ou~. InNpirel1 truth, un­modified


and uncolmnen ted, WIIS the only 1111­thorized


e o n ~ t i l llt i o n of th e chlll'eh. That


power He has wi sely reserved 10 Himself. ­Thllt


c reeds are legislative ellllc trllents , 110 on e


cnn douht. They are / IIode th e Illws of th e


church .


5. They \ Vere bl: onght inl o ex iste nce to


milintuin lind perpetuate int erests unknown


to, nnd at \' nriance with, 011 1' comlllo n Christi- <


IInily. ' T he gr ellt Heall of Ih e c h ur~ h did not


recognize, alld , cOllse q ue lltly, llid nol I'l'CIvide


for, th e . ectarinn in lere~; s Ihat hav e heen set


lip anel pertinaeiops l)' . mllilltnin ed , in th e


eh ul'c h. ' Hence, th e necesRity o f hUllla n e n­uclments.


' Vhat ca ll be th e nec essity of hll­mlltl


h, ws in the ch nrch, if it be not to slI ppor t


OUR MARCil [ S 01lWA IID .


The s pir it- voice snys, 011ward, a1111 ouwa rd ,


" hrethren, let us g\? L et us he not faithless, hil t


beli ev in g. ' I'h e da rk clouds of s ill lind . uuhe­lief


will yet p,, ~ sll wu y. All urlllY like th at of


Gid eo n's \ Y iI! join 111' in th e co n flict with Sill,


alld the little one s ha ll 11I' CO ~ le u t h ou ~ anel. ­\\'


I ~ y , IIlread y the s ilyer- Iongued IrIlI!' l'c t h: u'


eull cd us I') v ie~ torY - lI ot o " er II co nq lle red


world ,. hu t I,)' th e hell' of God , 0 \ " ' 1' cou'] ucr­cd


hea rl s.


J almost heltr the j uhi lee of rnn~ ollle d lIIil­lion


s for, a co n q lle~ t guill!;' d ",' Ilr tlt e tlark IIl1 d


sc lfis' ; powers o f tim wo; · ld. ' alt . lh e ln rg;~ ­ne


ss and fi'l~ edolll o f th llt henrI ", h id, lIA S Sllll ·


der ed ullull.' gi au ce III lIIan! S lIch are un ­speakably


hftpl' Y. T he ir k iugdolll is wilh in'


- it is jo! J a lld peace. They ha ve 110 need of


ar/ llies IlJlll ua \' ies . God, rtw evc ,", ustillg Fa­th


er , is Ih e Sovel'l: igtl of t hei r. llingd o/ ll - it


will ne\' er Vass awny, " T hey thnt rrllst ill II;'"


Lord , s lta ll he as 1\ llIlInt Zioll , whieh ca ll1lllt


he rc rllll> e d, bu t " lJideth fi. reVI! r." G, w. S ,


ORIGINAL MlSOELLANY.


AN OPIU~[ EATER.


An East Indiu Magazine gives the follow ­ing


de scription of those who eut opium:


" Thos e who begin its use at tw enty, rnay


ex pe ct to ' die lit thirty years of oge. The


couJlteiu\ I1ce becomes, pallid, the eyes assume '


a wild brightness, the memory fails, the gait


tott e rs, mental and mo ra l courage si nks, slid


cfr ig ht/ ill lllorns lllus of atrophy reduces the vic -


tlrnto S ghn stl y spectuc le who has ce ase d 10


live hefore he has ce ase d to exist. There is


110 slav ery so complet e us that. of the opium


rak er j on ce h ubituuted to its doses as a fie ­tit


iou s st imu lant , every thing will be endu red


rather than tile privation j and the unhappy


being end ures a ll the con sc iousu ess of his OWII


degraded s tate , whi le . he is ready til se ll his


wife anrl children , Lody all'i! soul, for th e co n­tinuanc


e of his wretchedand tra nsie nt del ight


- trunsient,' ind ( Jt~ d- for ut length th e utmost


effcc t produced is a temporary s lls/ Iens ion o f


ugollY j alld fillully, no dose of the rlru g will


relllove or r eli ev e a state of sufferinll', which


it is utlerly ill1pllssihleto descrihc . I The plells­urahle


se nsat ions and im llgilluli\' e id ea s / Iris ­ing


lit first, SOOIl pussawuy; . they bec'olll e


fllinter. ~ n d ut last giv e pluce to horrid drl'um s,


ap( llllling pi l~ tures of death , R'lectrcs of t' : a r ful


visllge huunt the mind, the light o f hea ven i ~


eo n \' tll'led int n ~ he gloom o f hell , s lee p, hallll Y


sle ep, has fled tilrev er, night succeed s Iluy only


10 he c lothe d wilh nev. er en di ng horro rs, illces­&:


lilt sicknes.' l, vomitin g, . liunlup- a, alld to la l


cesslllion 01 th e digestivll Iilll ctions ens ile . and


death ut la~ t hrings with it 1l1ll'Iihillltioll of rhe


corl' 0r eul struc tur f, l. th e s'olc r el ief to th e vic ­tim


of sen snlll und crilllinal indulgence."


In this g rs plc pi ct ur e we see tho han eful


eo nseq uellces of 1I pernicious hll hit. All iedto


Ihat of th e use ofAlcoh ol ; it rohs lmln of h im- '


se lf, and entrenches him in lIIiser}'.. De lud ed


voturies of snch indulgen ce s s ho u lel recei ve I .


Olll' pity , 01111 utmost exe l'lirin fill' th ei r reform.


But lire we tru e in thi s malter? .'\ mer icll, os


Nutha n sa id 10 David, so say we to II'- ell, as


a NlIti on-" thou art the man." ' Vitness th e


P agan Emper or of C hin n s truggling to rill his


subjects of th e grellt source of theil: degrallll­tion


und misery" while Cltri& tian Americu ill


Beeking to p erpetuate the evil! When will


our Ileeels of' IllIrI( fJeSS ee~ se, and ou r glnry he


no IOllger OUI' sha me ? Surely, " the wh ole


world lieth in wick edness," Grea t ill th e work


of Philllllthrop)' . May it find many hand s, ­pure


heurts. allli eye s s ingle . to the glnry 0 f


God. G. w. s.


TRUTH IS , POWER.


My heart rejoieed in th e intellig~ n ce giv en


by the " Prncti cul Ch ri sti ~ n ," of th e eo nversiun


of Bro. Cn lkin s to th e principl es a nd duti es of


the " Slundllrd." Al though I have lIe ver yet


been fav or erl with a personnl illl el"\' iew willt


this dear hr other', yet hy lell er we huve tak ell


sweet counsel together. I was wellpersund.


ed in my own mind that the heart of Bro. C.


was read y for Ih e ree eplion of tnuh, lio\ y'e\' er


it ! nny he i1 espi sed I.)" the church or world .-: ­The


, di ~ ciplinll throngh \ Vhich he hus p llssed ;


has been n sc hoolmaste r, bringing him to


Christ, who is to him th e " chiefes t among ten


thousand, th e on e a ltogetlte r lovely ." .


Frolll Illy sou l I rej oi ce Iha t my b roth el' hns


found that ~" Ii he r l y wh erewith Chri~ t ' 1Illlh th


, his people free." I am sure for " all Ihllt men


call rich and g reat," he will never nga in en­tangle


himself with a yoke of honrl ngc. He


hlUl [; OW hy 1' 1111 lind happy experien ce felt ! hllt"


he is hlessell " who ma ke th th e Lonl hi s trust,"


for snch sha ll " ne liS mount Zion, which CUll '


not be movel!." !\ t ay his path which hus thus


heen illumined by tlae power of tl'lllh, grow


" brighter and bri ghter unto . the perfect da y ."


Brother, be slrong as a fi'eelllan of th e L ord ,


and may heaven hle ss y ou till we meet, ifllev ­~


r hefore, in the land of pl'Olilise. .


Truth is power, and will yet finrl ils WRy 10


muny tru e minds. The c ut'ling lip of th e hig­ot


, th e sc or n of the multitude, will not stll)' tl ll~


progress of the self- de~ ying principles of th e


Cross. No. And , ve hill th ose wh o a re lit


eas e in Zi on, to he 110 longer flattered by th e


ery that greatlllenand mighty ar e not with li S.


God sav elh not by earth, hy power 0 1' grellt­ness,


out by th e " foolisl) ness of pr eaching." ­Did


we trust in man, or se ek / ill' chnriots alHl


uonleUleu from Egypt, we might well de sp a ir.

Page 36 of Volume 1 from The Practical Christian 1840-1841

Ballou, Adin

1840