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S~EREFLECTIONS. ent system of teaching in a Sunday School TFACH THE BIBLE. is of modern date, and was not practiced Fifty-two or three gears ago, a young by the early christians. Nost of us can re- Jesus said to the apostles, "Go, teach preacher came from Tennessee into the member when the church of Christ had no all nations." "Go ye into all the world and neighborhood in which I lived in Ken- Sunday School. preach the gospel to every creature." tucky. He was horseback with saddle I have always been ready and willing to Again in Mark 16:19, 20 we read, "So 'bags, like most of our preachers traveled defend the truth against all sectarian then after the Lord had spoken unto them, at that time. When we szddled up to champions, thus fighting for the cause 'Tor he was received up into heaven and they make our first trip together, and he had which Christ bled and died. And further- went forth and preached everywhere." munted the fine mare he was riding, he more, I am willing to fight anything that Paul said to Timothy, "Preach the word; said to me, "Well, Brother Jones, I am disturbs the peace of Zion. If there is be instant in season, out of season; re- well located for conveyance." I was much any place on earth where we have the right prove, rebuke, eshort with all long suf- amused at such a statement, but there was to fight it is in the home of God's people. fering and doctrine. For the time will something to it. "For conveyance". He When the wolf in sheep's clothing appears come \\-hen they will not endure sound traveled much. "Well located." He was among the-flock, or men among ourselves doctrine; but after their own lusts shall prepared for that sort of traveling. He arise, to speak perverse things, we should they heap to themselves teachers having believed in preparedness. fight then1 with alP our power. We should itching ears; and they shall turn away Most of the preachers then carried two not wait for the \volf to attack the sshep- their ears from the truth, and shall be books, a Bible and hymn book. With these, -herds, but we should attack him when he turned unto fables." I1 Tim. 4 :24. they mere prepared. They did much, and first makes his appearance, before he Again to the same person Paul said, their success was. wonderful, even sur- catches the lambs. "And the things that thou hast heard of prising. .I have always been very timid about giv- me among m3y witnesses, the same com- When a stranger preacher dropped in ing mys'elf publicity,,but the time has come mit thou to faithful men, who shall be mnong us, no matter whether from the when I want one thing to have all the pub- able to teach others also." I1 Tim. 2:2. east or west, north or south, he asked to licity possible, and that is, that I am fully Nany other quotations might be made pi-&ch. When through, as Brother Mecoy set for the defense of the truth against used to say: "That had the Jerusalem from the Bible to show the importance of all innovations, of which the Sunday School giving men the words of truth. In Heb. ring." is one; and I hereby challenge all the At'that time I was young, especially as 11 :6 we learn that men cannot please God preachers of the church of Christ who ad- without faith. Jno. 20 :31 and Rom. 10 :17 a preacher, yet, I had traveled consider- vocate the Sunday School to affirm the fol- show conclusi~elythat man can have no ably among the churches. I do not re- lowing proposition : scriptural faith before and without receiv- member a single one that had a society of "The Sunday school, as maintained by ing the word of Gg, the gospel. Hence, any kind; not even a Sunday School. They me anci my brethren, is authorized by the were in love and at peace. The nlenlb5rs, Eit?!e." no man can please God unless he accepts in his heart the truths contained in what old and young, men and women, read the I am ansious-to deny the above proposi- Nor is this all. No chris- New Testament. tion in debate with anybody who will af- God has spoken. On January 1, 1920, I will have gone firm. I don't care how many commen- tian can grow in spiritual strength who five months into my eighty-seventh year. taries or translations they have, or how does not receive into his heart more and It is said old people live much in the past. much they know about Greek; there are more of the teachings of God's word. Peter admonished certain brethren as fol- If I do, do you blame me for it? Condi- none escepted. I am ready now, or in the 'iions now are so different from wkat they future, and will go anl-where that there is lows : "As new-born babes, desire the sin- cere milk of the word that you may grow were then that, I confess, I sometimes get division over the Sunday School. This is a thereby." I Pet. 22. Paul said to the a little discouraged and tired of life.- plain "Put up or ?hut up" proposition. If Colossians, "Let the word of Christ dwell May God abundantly bless the faithful. I believed that it was authorized by the J. R. JONES. Bible I would be just as ansious to affirm in you richly in all wisdom. teaching and admonishing- one another in psalms and the above proposition. I here and now :16. Ah' OPEN CHALLENGE. predict that no one yill have the courage hymns and spiritual songs." Col. 3 to defend the practice. Quotations 'could be n~ultipliedto show Inasmuch as hhere'is so much confusio~ Brethren, let's make them conie across that sin in the heart of man either in the ,and division over the Sunday School ques- or "skee-daddle !" church or out of it can be rooted up only 'tion, I feel !ike saying a'few things for the J. N. COWAN. Robstonn, Texas. by the truths of the Bible received and general consideration of the entire broth- -- fully believed. I meet many members of erhood. We are thankful to all who have so the church who never seem inclind to talk If there is anything that I love it is heartily cooperated with us on our special on Bible subjects. Their conversation we peace and harmony among the members of offer, which has been running for some take to be an index of their thoughts. As the church of Christ. This we have not at time. .Many new names have been'added they never talk about God's word one fea- the present. Some one is to blame for the to our mailing list. We hope that our sonably concludes that they never think division. This blame should be fised where friends will not forget the fact that, we about it. As our thoughts are, so will our ' it belongs. If the Stinday School is author- are \+holly depexdent upon moneyreceived words be. Therefore it is easy to tell by ized by the Bible, then we are to blame for. on subscriptions for running expe$$es, and his conversation who it is that studies the opposing it; but if it is not authorized by that they will, therefork, contin'& ti, so;. Bii4e. There is something vitally wrong the Bible, then the ones are to blame'who licit subscriptions and send in it every op- with the heart of that man who feels no introduced' i6. This. is plain to' any one portunity. Now that we are issuing the., desire to learn more -of- God's word and 2 THE APOSTOLIC WAY FOR JANUARY 1. 1920. 3- theory in the plan of salvation we hove such efforts in sowing gospel truths in the "SAFETY FIRST." neglected to dwell sufficiently on our hearts of others, increases the ability in preaching, upon the enormity and esceed- this direction of the one making the effort. Dear Bro:Teurman: I am sending you ing hatefulness of sin and the necessity If christians everywhere were daily en- an article which I wrote and sent to the of deep contrition and penitence for sins. gaged in teaching the word of God to those Apostolic Review in September last, and Very seldom have I heard a sermon from they meet, there would be small necessity asked therq to publish. After waiting un- a preacher among us or read a newspaper for organizations or special meetings to til the .first of November I wrote them article from any brother on the necessity teach the people. There has been a mark- sgain concerning it, and asked them if of deep conviction of sin in its nature, ed tendency on the part of the churches they could not publish it to please return consequences, and only remedy. To many for a long time to compromise with the it to me. Up to the present I have heard of our people a sermon of this kind would world on this matter of teaching the Bible. nothing from them. I feel like they have sound too "sectarian." We need more The World says, "I am too busy to give treated me very unkind about the matter. teaching on what constitutes true conver- atttention to religious matters. It takes 2nd not as one christian should treat anoth- sion. But I am digressing. Again I say all my time to make a living and keep up sr. If they did not wish to publish it, they there is something wrong, vitally wrong with the times. Such a thing as talking could have kindly said so. Then I would with the faith and heart of that man or about Christ and his word to a customer have known their reason for not doing it. woman in the church who feels no abiding in a mercantile establishment will most As the matter stands, I mill have to guess desire to know more of God's word and surely ruin trade." The church says, "I at it, and I am going to guess that it is b teach it to others. know the Savior calls for daily sacrifice, zause they are holding a position whic? If the disciples of the first century had for daily instruction of those me meet, but has no foundation, and will not bear es- been as cold, indifferent and unconcern- I will meet the world and compromise posure. Of course, they have plenty of ed about the spread of the gospel as many ground., I will consent to leave off daily men who are able to upset anything I church-members of our time, no doubt teaching of the gospel and carry on the might do or say, if they had any thing to they would have been persecuted far less. business affairs of life without mention- stand on. So it is not the weakness of But they did not dare conceal their faith. ing the Bible from Monday morning till the men but the thing they would have ta There was something in the gospel which Saturday night, if the Worlcl will consent defend. they heard that when believed made every to come out to -the meeting-house on Sun- But here is the article I sent to the re- man and woman desire to tell the same day to be taught just for a little while." view : story to others. I hold it as a Bible doc- The old World has accepted the terms Some time in the early part of this year trine that every person truly conrertecl to of the compromise, but she begrudges evr I became a reader of the Review. Since Christ lvants to tell others what a Savior ery minute of the time she gives to relig- Lhat time I have learned many good and he has found. ion. To meet this the church has i~rrangecl instructive lessons by reading its pages. 1 The New Testament churches in the to make her public. worship, in the observ- :an truthfully say that there have appear- days of their prosperity were veritable ance of its forms, very brief and as enter- ed some of the best writing I have ever bee-hives of effort to enlarge the Master's taining as possible. read from the pens oE uninspired men. On word. We do not read in the New Testa- The Christian Endeavor Society, the most all points, so far cs I have I~cenable ment that a church of Christ devotec! time Sunday School, the annual protracted Lo see, all the Review v:riters are .just to and means to the building of a fine meet- meeting as it is generally appointed and my liking. They all seem tb have a great ing-house to the enlployment of an enter- conducted, are all efforts at a compromise desire to be apostolic in 110th word and taining evangelist to sit down in one place. with the world on the question of teaching xork. They all seem, with one voice, to and make prett.1- speeches for the enter- the truth that alone has power to save men denounce all man-made societies and all tainment of the church and world alike on from eternal ruin. inovations, and claim that the divine in- Lord's day, or of anything else done for Suppose all the disciples of Christ in stitution-the church of Clhrist-in its mere fleshly entertainment. There is no Texas should suddenly grasp the itlea that pure and simple form is dufticient to save such notion to be gleaned from the IUew I have been trying in this article to place all who n-ill abide within its pale. To Testament as that of a member of the hefore my readers, and suppose they these statements and truths I say anlcn. church in high standing who attended should begin tomorfow to talk to all they For Gotl has not promised to save us by our 'Sunday School ancl Preaching" regularly, meet about the Christ and his saving pow- own plans. Gotl was just as .tble to make paid his assessments for "Pastor's salary" er, the merchant at his store, the doctor in a plan to supply our spiritual needs as he etc., promptly, and put in all the rest of his office ancl at the bedside of his patient, as to supply our temporal needs. his time in business pursuits. I cannot get the schoolteacher to his pupils, the farmer And all that man has to do with it is any point of view from which I can possi- to his employees and visitors, and so on just simply to work at it by the system bly see such character in any approved with all other classes, what would be the God has given. And it is very necessary Kew Testament church. result? People around us would begin at that man make himself satisfied with God's We all admire the courage of the doctor, once to think maybe we believed the Book. arrangement in the matter. One of the merchant, lawyer, or schoolteacher. who Of course, due consideration should be first things man must d~ when he begins n faithfully, fully, in outspoken get becom- given to the surrounding circumstances. new life is to completely deny himself. Our ing way, tells others upon every proper It is both useless and foolish to cast pearls Saviour said while here on earth: "If any occasion what he believes religiously and before swine. But the trouble is, too many man will come after me, let him deny him- why he beiieves it. Such characters are christians think they have no right and self and take up his cross and follow me." regarded as moral heroes. Why? Because are under no obligation to approach a man Matt. 16:24. Paul said, "And they that they are scarce. Yet such men do only on the subject of religion escept at a meet- are Christ's have crucified the flesh ing-house or at a funeral. I insist that their duty. It is entirely legitimate for the wor1.d has erected and the church has with the affections and lusts." Gal. 5:24. christians to follow any honest and honor- accepted a false standard of right on. this That means that man is to make a com- able occupation in life, but it is a mere point. The christian should make it the plete surrender of all that seems good in weakness of faith that permits a man to first and most imaortant business of life his sight, and allow his will to be wholly conceal his faith and church obligations to save others wit6 the gospel. This work predominated by the will of the Lord. is not confined by the Lord to the preach- But among the many good things that to make himself more popular in his ers, to a meeting on the Lord's day, to the chosen vocation. protracted meeting, or to the meeting- have appeared in the Review. and thirigs Christianity increases in the number of house and grave yard. Let us be at work, which I heartily endorse now and then ik adherents only by the expenditure of saving souls, for ':!he night cometh when have appeared some ,things which I do not. effort of christians. The putting iorth of no man can work. N. L. 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REhlISSION IN THE NAME OF JESUS. formed a constitution which espressed the separation of all professed christians from spirit of the new nation, and left it as a all political affiliations \tVould insure a In the scriptures mention is made of legacy to their posterity. peace to the world such as it has never two sets of witnesses unto Jesus-the old- The first amendment to that constitu- known. Such an eshibition of moral he- time prophets and apostles. The first set tion, ratified by the states, secured to ev- roism would over-awe the brute instinct of lived and, testified in the former dispensa- ery man the right to serve the Supreme war in man, and point with unerring fin- tions, the second set lived and testified in Being according to.the dictates of his own ger to the paths of peace spoken of by the this age or dispensation. conscience. sacred writers. The prophets testified of things to come, This right was preserved inviolate until But this can never be, until the profess- the apostles testified of come things. the congress ~assedthe selective draft law ed followers of the meek and lowly Jesus Hence we have this said of the prophets, placing eve:.;. man within certain ages in learn to obey the precepts of the sermon "Who testified of the grace that should the army without his consent, givi'ng the on the mount. come unto you, searching what, or what President power to make such exemptions And they will never obey them as long manner of time the Spirlt of Christ which from military duty for religious convic- as it is taught by the pulpit that we must in them signified. when it testified before tions as he saw proper. enter into the nations, obey their rulers hund the sufferings of Christ and the glo- The President saw proper to designate in preference to the peaceful precept of +.es that should follo\v." This also: "Hav- three arms of the military service as non- Jesus, uphold them in war and peace, and ing therefore obtained help of God I con- combatant. administer every office when \ve can get tinue unto this day, witnessing to both Those refusing to accept army service the happy privilege. GEO. DOUGLAS. small and great, saying none other things at all, were to be tried by courts-martial Red Oak, Tesas. than those which the prophets and 3loses for disobedience of orders, and to be pun- said .cho?rld con~e." Yoit see the prophets ished at the option of the court. This was WHEAT AND CHAFF. said they should come. Paul and the other the work of a christian President under - apostles were testifying that they had the authority of. congress. The world has many leaders who ought come-"Jesus died for our sins, was buried, Thus the first amendment to the Con- to be back in the procsssion, striving to stitution was set aside, and if a single pro- become faithful followers. rose again the third day." * * * * The prophets bore testimony to, by test was ma& by any religious body of prophecy-foretelling before they came to people I failed to hear of it. Said Silly Simon: I have decided to pass-almost every important event in his I do not question the right of the gov- take my own part. Well, some do worse; history: as, the place where he would be ernment to make laws for its own citizens, they take some of the other man's part. 1 born, circumstances attending his birth, and change them at its pleasure, this it has **** the manner of his life, the character of to do to live; and this action upon its part, And ye shall hear of wars and rumors his teach.ing, the manner of its reception undesig-nedly though, developed the only of wars. See that ye be not troubled, for by the people, his betrayal. his crocifision, genuine christians in the land-the con- these things must come to pass, but the his burial in the grave, his resurrection scientious objectors. These men showed end is not pet. For nation shall rise from the dead. his ascension into heaven. the true martyr spirit, for Christ they against nation, and kingdom against king- and the glories folloning. In Acts 10:43. lirecl and suffered. dom, and there shnll be famines and ea!-th- Peter mentions another thing, not con- Upon them was heaped all manner of quakes in divers places, but all these things contumely and approbium. They were tained in this list, extensive as it is. Hear are the beginning of sorronrs. And have it: "To him ~iveall the prophets witness called cowards and slackers; unpatriotic all stopped to think that all these evils- that throu.rh his name ~hosoeverbelieveth and yellow, and all if this they have borne, yes every one of them-is the result of in him shll receive remission of sins." Re- with their prisor. sentences, for Christ's transgressing God's law, either directly or sake, thereby displaying the highest type mission of sins being prophesied of, fore- indirectly? ' - 1 of moral heroism. told. during the former dispensations in ** * I am not censuring the government, for which the prophets lived, did not come to Young people 'who attend Guuter col- it does not recognize Christ's kingdom, nor pass in those ages, xvns not known in tllose lege will find a hearty welcon~e,a healthy the fact that it has citizens in this world, ages or dis]~ensatiotia-patriarchal and atmosphere in both school and church, and for it was made by men, and must perish Jewish. SO, then, during that entire time. may prepare themselves for greater use- a period of about four thonsand years, es- with the works of man's hands. But 1 fulness in life. And they will not be re- tending from Adam's day to the day that an? asking what \rill be the fate of these quired to attend the baseball, nor the race professed christians, who are standing by Jesus died upon the cross, remission of sins course, nor the dancing halt as citizens of this great republic and see was not known, had not begun. 3Iore nest these things done without a word of pro- t*** issue. .I. 3. JONES. test? Are they displaying the spirit of Censure heaped upon a man of sterling character by a man of no reputation, will, SEPARATION FROM THE WORLD. Christ, while their brethren are in prison and they refuse to go to them? sooner or later, exonerate the good man (Article Xumber Two.) These objectors obeyed the spirit of and put a darker shadow upon the offend- The imprisonment of more than two Christ, if not the letter of his commands er. Blessed are ye when men shall say hundred conscientious objectors by Chris- in every particular. They have separated all manner of evil against you falsely. tian (?) America in time of peace, sub- themselves from the institntio,ns of men in **** jected to the barbarous treatment noted fact, and stand,mith the apostles distinct The loss of wealth has saved many to in a former paper, without protest on the from the world. For their separation the the church, while the obhining of much part of professed christians, calls for an apostles suffered martyrdom, these are unnecessary wealth has sent many chris- examination of the status of the American suffering imprisonment and jibes of their tians blindfolded down the broad way. govern~nentof which its citizens so proud- pl'qfessed brethren because they would not Yes, the religion of some is like paint, it ly boast. fight for their country and inbue their tubs OR when iLhe-gets dry. It was formed, brought into being and hands in the Mood of their enemies. * * * * fi~mlyestablished by an aggregation of Had every christian in the whole civiliz- Faithful mother: I've been trying to individuals, composed of professed chris- ed world obeyed the commands of Christ teach my baby to walk. Said Sister Light- tians, men of no religion at all, atheists, as these imprisoned objectors obeyed, the heart: I wouldn't do that, for as soon as -n~.r'nfirl~ls,,~hes~-drawn_t~~etl~er.f~_-g~e~~~\~,~h~~~~h~~epassed it learns to walk it will stumble and fall -=-n~*.'*------.cc .. rc-,-ai.c--.,nfT+T*71nD.P-lr. 4 THE APOSTOLIC WAY FOR JANUARY 1. 1920. C THE APOSTOLIC WAY by. the f'alacious ignorance of certain theo- AN IMPORTANT NOTICE. logians. PUBLISHED SEXI-MONTHLY The great effect of materialism at the All subscribers who subscribed while the present time is to eliminate the idea of paper was a monthly and only fifty cents SUBSCRIPTION PRICE, IN ADVANCE. God out of the universe. We use the term a year will receive enough copies of the One Year ...... $1.00 Six Months ...... 5Oc God-idea in its broad sense, including an semi-monthly to fill out their unexpired aspiration and desire for a Supreme Be- time. In other words, if you were due the EDITORS: ing, a formulated theory of creation, gov- paper sis months you will get the semi- H. C. HARPER Snends, Florida . . ernment and .worship. It is utterly im- monthly three months, or six issues. G. A. TROTT. 31. D...... Jlundsy, Texas N. L. CLARK ... Box 2.15, Polytechnic. Texas possible for the materialist to reason on We should like for our readers to un- SAM H. CHAUPIE ...Los Angeles, California the primary constitution of things without derstand that it is our policy to stop the 4108 JIason Court. giving to matter all the attention of God, paper when their time expires unless they 3IAXAGING EDITOR: the very things, that he objects to, and renew. We are anxious to keep every sub- CWRENC.E TEURllfAN . Union City, Georgin refuses to accept, and protests that he scriber on our list, but not follow the Entered at the Postfofice at Union City, Georg~a, cannot comprehend or believe in the idea papers, mhich is to send out as Second Class Mail Xntter. of God. The true position is that man is elling to sue those who will We will cheerfully make changes in addresses constitutionally a worshipping being and piper. We take it that y when requested to do so, but be sure to give both can not divest himself of this inherent o ot you want the pap#'. the old and the new address. continued, and if%is not wanted ve shall Address all remittances and all articles to The tendency. In times oi danger and trial, Aposto!ic Was. Union City. Georgin. when man acts instictively and true to his not impose upon you. nature and its intuitions, he acts as though If your paper is stamped "TIME EX- hL4TERIALlSM AND CHRISTIANI'IY there is a God. No man is an atheist at PIRED" it is simply to notify you of the CONTUSTED. such times. He feels his need of God, his Tact, and if you wish the paper to con- nature declares there is one. Man's reason tinue to come to your address you should (Article Xumber Eight.) and his intuition, the highest.espression of send us your renewal. The idea of God, whence came it? Per- the atheist's highest standard, declare haps, before we enter on the discussion of there is a God. Then if the nosition of NOTES FRO31 THE \\'EST. the question a good preparation for it the evolutionist be true man's desires, as- would be to clear away certain rubbish. pirations and intuitions have an answer- We are having severe weather in the Error here mill pervert or weaken an en- ing counterpart in nature and there is n north part of Tesas and in Oklahoma. tire line of argument. God. Thenif the position of the evolution- mhich is interfering with our work very Some claim that without revelation men ist be true man's desires, aspirations and much. I drove through the country mora mould never have had any idea of God or irituitions have an answering counterpart than ten miles last Saturday on my way his attributes, that man has, and can have, in nature and there is a God. Quatrefages, to Lark, Okla.. through the worst cold no knowledxe or idea except such as comes one among the greatest ethnologists, and spell I have tackled in many a day. Yet through one of the five senses. As neither himself a rationalist, declares that these we had splendid crowds at Lark for two God nor his attributes are objects of ideas of religion-and morality and future services Lord's day. The brethren urged that I return, and I promised to do so in sense, man can obtain such ideas only life are man's distinctive characteristics. -. through revelation. Such a position, while and that men are not, atheists'.naturally, February or March. desiring and attempting to elevate revela- but in violation of nature, just as men are The church here in Denison wanted me tion, is really one of those suicidal argu- not suicides naturally but in violation of to preach every night through the month ments that destroy the cause they are es- nature. If evolution be true these religious of December, but I had already promised pected to sustain. It concedes that re- ideas are the crown, the ultimate of this my time and could not stay with them. ligion and the idea of God ire foreign to course of evolution, and the highest decla- The Sunday School folks in Denison are reason and human nature, and that reason ration ol that 'lam of evolution that the building them a fine house with class- can not sustain them. It assumes that man atheist deifies. Then when he rejects these rooms. I understand they are to put in has no religious nature. It makes revela- .ideas he rejects his own standard, reason; memorial windows. Thus one step of tion create or implant within man his re- for they are its highest results of the idolatrous practice follows another. I ligious and moral nature. It destroys the course of evolution for which he contends. have challenged the congregation to de- immortality of the spirit and all proof of If they are not true man's nature is a cheat, fend their practice in public discussion or God and immortality. It destroys all evolution a fraud and this pretended law abandon it. But, like other dodgers of the human responsibility and accountability. of evolution is as false as the myths of truth, they would rather be left alone. It contradicts the Scriptures as set forth in the most absurd theology. If our nature I go lo Eden, Tesas, for a meeting em- the 19th Psalm, and the first and second he a valid basis for reasoning and a reli. bracing the third and fourth Lord's days chapters of Romans. able means of reasoning, and if evolution in this month. I have promised my time The skeptical materialist accepted this be consistent and'according to law, then lor January. I except to keep busy all position of the theologian that man could these ideas are according to the law of the the time I am in the West. have no idea of God without revelation be- universe, and are its highest expression. R. F. DUCKWORTH. cause God mas infinite, not even a con- If the atheistic evolutionist does not accept 731 W. Herron Street, Denison, Texas. ception of it. The reply of the skeptic was it he commits high treason against his own that as man could not have any knowledge authority and dethrones his own law. Brother R. F. Duckworth held a very of the infinite he could pass no such judg- The idea of God is in the human mind. successful meeting here Christmas week. ments on the Scriptures. The infinite was It came by intuition and a universal af- Successful, not in the number of conver- unknowable and even unthinkable, since firmation of reason, after a course of rea- sions. nor in the large crowds, but ir! the man could have no knowledge of the in- soning. This me will amplify in our next. fact that the brethren agreed to KO on in finite, for as it was unknowable and un- W. H. BIRD. peace and harmony, worshiping and serv thinkable, revelation was impossible; for ing God in the Lord's way. E. L. MARTIN that which was unknowable and unthink- I wish you would ple& statwin the pa- -Eden, Texas. able could not be revealed, hence man could per that my address is now Dickens, Tex- '-4 '-4 have any conception of God, even as, and those desiring my services in meet- Br0ther.J. M. White has changed his' Lp reve!ation. Thus the skeptic has ings will please address me here. address from Gore, Texas, 'to Leon Okla: rn I..... !--- :-.,--* a .J.--".." yT>

QUERIES ANSWERED. over their interest in the house we had guns," of the "All Powder and no Ball" va- there to the Sunday school faction.) riety, is nothing but "sounding brass." Please answer the following questions Brother Ashley will continue to visit them Peter says, "If any man speak, let him concerning the Lord's supper : and help them to build up the work in speak as the oracles of God; if any'man Did they have a table? How far away Shreveport. Brother Ashley is one of our minister, let him do it as of the ability were the disciples? Does Matt. 2626-29, Acts 2:42 and I Cor. 11:23-29 have ref- ablest young preachers, and I am sure the which God giveth: that God in all things brence to the same? J. N. L. Winnsboro brethren are fortunate in being may be glorified. through Jesus Christ, to able to locate him in that field. whom be praise and dominionfor ever and First and second questions are answer- **** ed in Luke 22 :21, which shows'they had a ever. Amen." (I Pet. 4:ll.) Now, if Brother A. S. Werner, a young preacher all would '.'speak as the oracles of God," table and that the disciples were near all mould speak the same thing; if all would enough to have their hands on it, which of Thorp Spring, Tesas, sends us three new subscribers and writes that he has believe "the oracles of God " just as God would naturally tend to preclude their in- has given authority, nothing added, nor terest in anything except the supper. some time open for meetings nest summer and shall be glad to arrange for meetings anything taken away, 211 would "be one." Yes, the reference in Matt. and I Cor. wherever he may be needed. just as Jesus prayed. (John 1720, 21.) is concerning the same thing, the institut- I+** This is the only ground for a "Union" that ing of the Lord's Supper., Acts 2:42 is Ny old friend. Brother W. 31. Hutche- is desirable; but this is the kind of "Un- hcgso' clear. son, Denison, Tesas, sends five subscrip- ion" those "high-flyers" don't want. So it Does the scriptures tell "s how to teach tions and ten dollars for a Christmas pres- is a case of "all talk and no Cider." on the Lord's day? If so, where? and ent from the faithful church at Denison, a*** why do not all of our preachinc. brethren mhich was much appreciated. It is not to be wondered that a man who tell us about it? X READER. Brother Hutcheson writes : "Brother would place himself under the dictation of Yes; we have as complete outline as .R. F. Duckworth recently preached for us the Y. >I. C. A. would tly to boost a "Bible flieeds be desired, basis of which will be a week of nights and baptized one." Chair." found in I Corinthians. Chapter 11 :23-29 **.* * * * tells of the Lord's supper, chapter 162 This office has received articles further Notwithstinding all the efforts to fix tells about giiving, and the fourteenth discussing the baptism "formula," but in- up things otherwise, the "Old Book" still chapter tells how teaching ought to be asmuch as "The Lopd-Trott Discussion," declares that "the church of .the living done, and the thii-ty-third verse says. "as {rhich has just closed, has had that ques- God" is the pillar and ground of the in all churches of the saints" which shows tion before our readers for quite awhile. truth." C. C. HAGGARD. that the plan at Corinth was for all I think it well to rest that question, for ml~rches. which includes churches (or the present at least. * * * * Bogue Chitto, Miss., congregations) of toclay. Dec. 9, 1919. Some preachers do not teach the things Brother T. F. Thomasson, Dickens, Dear Brother Teurman: X cyc!me taught by Paul in I Cor. 14 because they Tesas, sends us a list of Subscriptions and passed through yesterday a.~dblew away have failed to learn them. Some others a donation of $10.60 from the Midway all I had except barn and part of d-.\ elling, do not teach them because they do not tit church, near Dickens, on our Equipment which is badly damaged. I need he!p. and their practices. They prefer to organize Fund, mhich me appreciate venr much. as I don't carp any insurance. neither do institutions and unscriptural practices and e... I belong to anything but the chnrcl: of to divide the congregation into classes-a Srother G. B. lyomack of Chatham, La., Christ, I don't know whom to appeal tct for thing which neither Jesus Christ nor the writes that they have a faithful band of help but my brethren, and this I do reloct- Apostles ever did-and they prefer to brethren meeting every Lord's day at antly. Brother N. L. Clark and Brother have two or three talking at the same time Tippe\'sChapel. Brother Womack writes 'Sam H. Champie both know me. ?:-a!. when the apostle teaches us plainly in the that the church there ~~~~&ei.aturefor me. H. R. STRINGER. fourteenth chapter to speak one at n time. and have no classes. They \\auld welcome R. F. DUCI

BIXIiLEP-CARTER DISCUSSIOS. the days of the apostles were miraculoos- sion of religious between 1~ Or supernaturally endowed and passed brethren will always do good \\,hen con- Dr. -4.G. Rinkley of Nashville, Teanes- out with the miraculous age." ducted in a fair and Christ-like spirit. see,'met in debate W. H. Carter, fornv:- "A. G. Binkley affirms." W. H. YOKLEY. ly editor of the Highland Preacher, of La- "JV. H. Carter denies." Drake, Kentucky. Fayede, Tennessee, at ~0l;ley's Grove, We think the debate did good to~vard ,,.. I(entucky, Novenlber 29, 1919. The prop- bringing out the true. teahing of the ic: ositions me:e as follo\vs: Scriptures on the question. The brethren Brethren are ordering "The Supreme of Yokley Grove neighborhood have had Argument-of the Apostasy," by Robert R. " (1) The New Testament requires an Hull, in taent?-five and one hundred lots. eldership in this age of the ck;urch." much controversy over the church office "111. H. carter affairms." question from the congregation's begin- It deserves a wide circulation. 25 cents "A. G. Binkley denies." ]ling. 1Ire believe the discwsion did good per dozen ; $1.60 per hundred. Order from "(2) The eldership of tile churches in in this conln~unity,and that the discus- -4postolic IVay; Union City, Ga.

THE REVIEW ASD BAPTISBI. Is Brother Sonunel. trying to help God Almighty out of a ci~htnlace? C;m he make it plainer than God could hive it in (Sumher Three.) the origild? Brother Somnier may be great, but I, for one an1 In my manuscript for Arst article, 'Veiner" not willing to acknowledge that he is wiser than God ~lrnig&y4 Corrections. Now, while "the same form of espression" in both passages should have been Winer, "for" should have been zmlo in Bible does not suit the theory of Brother Sommer and the sectman Union translation, Revised Version; and American Standard Ver- world, it evidently suits the Lord and "the scholarship of the sion.-H. C. H. world." -4nd Brother Sommer's "strong argument," as he calls Brother Sommer still struggles to get up, but all to no avail. it (I call it presiimption, pure and simple) is seen nothing but a He sags: ''In view of rhe.fact that Christ's blood u-as shed wezk effort to evade the truth. Surely, any sectarian pervertqlj to ?mPe nil ~to;~eiiis~tfot' rnzs, while water baptism is in no could do as well for his theory. se11.5~ for an a:onm~ent, is it no; clangerous to translate Acts Brother Sommer continues to flounder on the cis. He calls 2:3S by the same form of espression that is used !a Matt. 26th our attention to what Canipbell said in his debate with Mr. Rice; chapter and 28th verse?' but Campbell utterly fails him. He says: And he answr.ers: "Yes, because by so doing the impression Did AIcsznder Canlpbell ahit that the translation "into rrrnislion or sins" is correct; Yes. On the 493th wage. - of the Campl~elland Rice Delnte we find the may be made that the blood of.Christ'and water baptism are for lollowing: the same purpose." "They were bilp~ized'info >loses1 Or unlo >Ios~s.'inlo Chris!.' 'info his dcillll.) Then he concludes, saying: "All who consider such differ- 'inro John's I~aptism;' and, il ;~nycne pl.eler it 'inro repentance. 'inro relnksion of ences honestly will cloub?less see the reason why Matt. 26 :2Y sins.' 'inro one Irody.' etc. In erery inslancc lhere is n rmnsirinn from one stale, shosld not be cermitted to control Xcts 2 :3S in regard to trans- prolession. or place, into another. The person has sullererl on i~nniersio~~lor c - thin: inlo tlie pssession or enjoyn~enl of wl~ichhe I~ON enters. or enrcrs into lation." idly tbn 1,rlorr." And this nonseilse is from the man who talks of "exposing You will observe. gentle reader, that Can~pbellhere says: the fu!se.reasonine"- of others! And it certainly is the best he "And, if any one prefer it," etc. Campbell did not say that he can do. preferred it, neither did he say it is correct. But Can~pbellhere , As a matter of fact, Natt. 26:Z' never has controlled Acts shows that even admitting this to be a tolerable rendering, for 2::s in translation any more than Xcts 2:3S has controlled Natt. argument's sake, Mr. Rice is by it defeated. 26:ZS. Each passage is translated on its own merits; but it Now to get what Campbell admits to be "correct," we turn seems that Brother Scmmer can do better (for his theory, of to his work-Campbell On Baptiml. p. 251-and find that he course) in making a trm~slrctio;~fim)l the originctl than the Holy translates cis in -4cts 2:3S "in order to." -.And he endorses this1 Spirit, the Lord Jesus Christ, and God -Almighty combined, could translation as "correct" in THE LIVING OFACLES. do In gici~rgtho oriyiucrl! 3Ioreover. he say: "Were it not for an maginary incongrui- The oriyiiral is certainly "dangerous" if there is a shadow of ty between the means ancl the end, or the thing clone ancl the truth in the reasoning of Brother Sommer, because "the same alleged purpose or result, no one could. for one nlonlent, doubt form of expression,,-cis crpl~e.?in hnmccrtiosl-is used in both that the design of I~aptisn~was for 'the remission of sins.' " passazes, even "In view of the fact that Christ's b!ood was shed And in a note to this he says: "The preposition eW translated to j>idie(or cctonmleilt jorsiil*. while water baptism is i,l iio sesrae jar in this connection of means ancl designs is often so translated; for an atoncment." Yes. sir; and dare Brother Soamer, or any and might have been hunclrecls of times much better so tmns- other man in his sane mind, say that God did not "consider such lated in the common version of the Kew Testament, than by ii~to, differences honestly ?" Just tell us. please! or ztilto, or to." Brother W.G. Rob.erts gives the truth when he says, in speak- Xow any one can see that Brother Sommer has utterly failef ing of Natt. 2628: "The word 'for' is from the Greek ek, and to make good as to what he says Campbell admits is "correct." means 'with a view to, in order to,' etc.; it is the same word and In fact it is plajnly seen that the cis trips Sommer as completely meaning as found in Acts 2:38." (Forty Reasons Why I Am as it did Mr. R~ce. For Peter's reply on this occasion, together Not A Baptist.) with the nuestion. "Brethren. what shall we do?" as McGarvev Esacily so: and L. S. White, in his debate with Russell at will says:' "makes it doubly certain that renzission of siw FOG Cincinnati could say without the slightest fear of successful con- LOWS baptism, ancl is therefore to be expected by the baptized." tradictiin: "We have in Greek a prepositional phrase, eiu uphc- Or as Franklin truly says: "He (Peter) commanded believers sin Irnn~ul.tioiz,that occurs three times in the New Tsetament: to 'Repent, and be immersed erery one of you in the name of Matt. 26:28; Luke 33; Acts 2:38. The English phrase tilat is Jesus Christ for the remission of sins.' The same words here translated from that Greek phrase is for the m~niasionof si.l7-9. that tell us what the repentance is for, or in order to, or what The scholarship of the world tells us that it is identically the men are to have in view of repenting,tell us also what they arq same. both in Greek and"in English." to have in view of being immersed. Not only the same words, And Somner is still down with the Baptists and all other sec- but in the scimc sentence, tell us what is in viem in both repenting tariam ! and being immersed. They are both in viem of the same thing- But he struggles again to regain his footing. He says: "But remission of sins. The object the sinner has, the seeker, or sub- what shall we say to those who inform us that in Matt. 26 :28 the ject, is remission of sins. He repents and is immersed in view same form of espression is used as is found in Acts 2:38, and of thjs subject." Or as Campbell says: "Baptism has both a that in Matt. 2628 the translation 'for the remission of sins' is meantng and a design. It must be received in that meaning and certainly correct? We should tell them yes, but every form of for that design, else it is another baptism and not the one com- espression as well as every word is known by the conapany or manded by Christ and practiced by his holy apostles." Again he comection in which it is found, ,an! this makes the difference says: "Evident, then, it is, that there is no specific design on ac- between Watt. 26 :2S and Acts 2 :38. .-count of which any one can constitutionally be baptized, escept it But who that has sense enough to keep out of the fire does be for the remission of sins previously committed." And he not know that when both passages are translated into English further sars: "No one is commanded to be baptized for anv "by thesame form of espression,'! the English reader finds the same "cowzman?~or connection" that the Greekreader finds in 3 MEAPOSTOLIC W.4Y FOR JANUARY 1,1920. 7 CULLINCS AND COMMEXTS. never touch the issue. Admitting every- gence of our patrons until the nest quar- thing that he says to be true (but it is ter. You mill find, however, that the In- Bro. J. F. Neece, of Fort Smith, ~rk., not), he fails to find "chapter and verse" termediate Quarterlies are very full and puts these cluestions to the Gospel ~dvo- for the "practice" mentioned in the "New instructive. McQuiddy Printing Company. cate : Testament." 1s it in harmony with the teaching of "Tradition" and the "rabbis" is a sweet Still "we" don't have, a "Sunday Testament for the church to come morsel to him when pressed for "New School," you see. on Lord's day, divide up into two Peter said : "Who privily [secretly, or more classes, with a plurality of teach- Testament" proof. But nobody blames him, for he has done as well for this un- cunningly] shall bring in destructive di- ers, some of whom are women. to teach the visions." (I1 Pet. 2:l.) Bible? Did Christ ancl his apostles prac- scriptural "practice" as any man can do. tice this system of teaching? If so, please He talks about a "method of teaching." So when brethren become uneasy on give chapter ancl verse. seeing signs of a departure, it is not a Sun- But organizing "the church" (see ques- In his reply, J. C. McQuiddy says: day School-just the church or a few tion) into "classes" is not a "method of members of the church who want to teach There are different methods of teach- teaching.". Neither is the selection of "a ing. Teaching by questions and answers the children. plurality of teachers, some of whom are abound in the Old Testament and also in But when they get things i nhand and the Kern Testament. Men are to teach women" a "method of teaching." are sure of being able to control, they say, by the public proclamation of the gospel. Let Bro. 3IcQuiddy define "method of "Our Sunday School." And if you don't nwer method. of teaching is to teach teaching" and cite one author of a work g:..y wi.~ting, which is usually more accurate like it, why, just get but or keep your than oral teaching. But there is no meth- on pedagom to sustain his definition if he mouth shut. od of teaching revealed in the Xew Testa- dare. This will take the twist out of his And they now build a house with "the reply. ment to'the exclusion of other methods. modern conveniences" - "class rooms." It is well that he tells his readers that We learn from tradition that the rabbis They build a house for the accommodation taught chilclren in classes. We learn from he does not say teucl~ingmeans (1 clnss. He of this "School," not the church, you see- 'Le Old Testament that classes were taught has been bumped on this, and has con- in besynaEogues, and me learn. also, that yes, they build a school house. And this the Jews were con~n~andedto teach thejr cluded to quit this pal? of his prevaricat- sclrool is the greatest institution on earth ing course, it seems. children the word of God diligently in with them. H. C. HARPER. their houses. when they walked by the way, But he says: "I do say that one who and when they lav rlo\vn, and when they teaches must have a class." "PREACHERS HAVE QUEER SIDE rose up. The class system of teaching was I deny this, and challenge him to the in yogue when Christ came into the world; LINES." so we find him conirnancling his apostles to proof. The statement is utterly untrue. gn and teach all nations, teaching then? to Let him meet it if he can. Chicago. Dec. 9.-One preacher, a pa- o%rve all thinzs that he had conimanclecl. He talks about the "calves and co\vsn perhanger in spare moments, another a In the one glimpse that is given us of the and a "high mcli." This he cloes instead barber and a third a shop-keeper were re- childhood of Jesus, he is scen in one of the af pointing to "chapter and verse" for his ported here today as a result of inter-' most advanced Bible schools of his day. "practice" which is'nowhere to be found within the temple limits, at the age of :hurch investigation of spiritual affairs in twelve years, having a part in its orcl~nary for "the church" (see question) in the Illinois. esercises in accorclance with the custon~s "Ne~vTestament." "The preacher should be a leader in of that time. (Read Luke '>:47.) After But he thinks the Sunday School with community affairs,'.' the report said. "but 1 three-clays' search for him by his par- its "two or more classes, with a plurality ):nts, we are told that they found him in this is the way we found them compelled the temple sitting in the midst of thr: of teachers, some of \vhom are women" to spend their time to earn a living."- teachers, both hearing them and asking causes the chilclren to obey the ~ospelear- Gcireral Pres.~. them questions. We learn that ..\quila allcl lier in life than those who are not thus The above is not worthy of notice es- Priscilla taughr Apollos the \vc!d of the taught the truth. cept as an expression of a general impres- Lor(] "more ;iccurately." E\re?.y disciple. So you see the Sunday School, like the inclucling women, is required to teach the sion that a preacher should not be consicl- \vorcl of Gvcl to the extent of his or her 3Icthodist church and the JIissionary so- ered low enough to work at common labor. While I do not say that teaching ciety, is fountlecl upon "esper~ence." And This ir a false view, ancl should be resent- means a class, I clo say that one lvho tearh- the chilclren in apostolic times did not have ed by the faithful everyvhere. .& man a have class. Hence. I can see this wonclerful advantage(?) of "expe- who 1s not ready to work is not fit to notlling in the contention that we shoulcl rience." They had to depend upon a "Thus not (livicle up into classes. providecl this is prench the simple gospel of Christ. necessary for the most effective teaching. saith the Lord" from inspired n1en. How The Lord of glory was ready to work, As \ye have babes ancl f~ll-pr~\\'nmer. and sad that the Lord didnot turn their case yet he could have lived indepe~ldelltof womell in Christ, all shoulcl not be fed out over to uninspired men with "experience"! work if the Divine mind had so elected. of tKe same dish. If the calves and the -per J. C. 3IcQuiddy. tlnd just see how But when we see that labor was honored cows \\ere all fed out of a high rack, the many Inore the hlissionary society saves! calves \voulcl starve to death because they by the approval of Jesus himself (Mark coul~~get nothing to eat. .I ust so teaching Bro. McQuicldy is bound to admit that 6:3), and that his followers were labor- must ge adapted to chilclren. "for the church to come together on Lord's ers. ancl that the apostle, who did more It is an undeniable fact that where the day, divide up into two or more classes, spiritual uork than all the other apostles Rvorc~of God is taught by questions and with a plurality of teachers, some of whom combined (I Cor. 15:lo), worked with his answers in classes the children are far bet- are women," there is no precept or esam- hands (I Cor. 4:12) for a living, we are ter informed and obey the gospel earlier compelled to appreciate the preacher who in life than those who are not thus taught ple in the New Testament. We challengc the truth. I refer our brother to the New him to affirm the question, in a fair and gives his spare moments to honest toil. Testament for authority for teaching by open discussion--oral or written. -4 preacher that does not give all of his questions and answers. The gospel abounds **** time to preaching should not be considered in such teaching, ancl so cloes .Acts of the Now, reed this from the Gospel Advo- out of his place when giving his spare Apostles. It will be good esercise for our moments to "making tents," "carpenter. brother ,to read the New Testanle~lt cate : through, ~f he w~shesto fincl out just how Notice lo Sunday School Workers. ing," "barbering," "laboring," or any oth- er secular work. -.much. - - .. it- abounds in the method of teaching We regret to announce that our supply tip questions and answers. of the..Advanced Quarterlies has been com- I also believe that a man who preaches Rro. Neece asked for "chapter and pletely exhausted., We are supplying In- the gospel should live of the gospel, and verse." but McQuiddy, like the baby termediate Quarterlies in the place of the when giving all his time should be sup- Advanced Quarterlies. We ask the indul- ported. I also realize thatha preacher has --.. .., 8',' THE:AP'OSTOLIC \\T,&Y FOR ~Ak~~4~~:l,rl920; 47-

to ha+e some time for study and prepara- of God. '.Now, ~hristis 'the wisdom of ' WORDS OF 'ENCOURAGEMENT. tion,-and tht he and his family must live God which'is to be made ltnomn by the while he is studying as well as while he is church. I Cor. 124-30. "~nclqsed you will find eschange for preaching; but I have no patience with the $50.00 from the church which meets in the Now, if Christ be the wisdom of God, U700dmen's Hall at this place. This little idea which places preachers above other can a man have the ihdorn of God, and yet contribution is to apply on your press es- afoiks; for a preacher is no better.than_-any not.ho~v,enoughabout Chi-ist,.to wear his. pense.or as you..majr. desire to-use for .thew- ' otfier man \do.li\;es' a~"~.u+eas' he does ; name? -4nd how can a man 'give glorjr to cause of Christ. . ,- - :& and any man who is purer than the God through the church when he doesn't "We-appreciate the A. W. and are &ciL preacher is better than he. you have endeavored not in vain to furnish know" Christ's church from sonle man. semi-monthly. We further realize that R. F. DUCKWORTH. made church? you are making a hard fight for the truth, The very fact that Christ told his disci. which means personal sacrifice, and I trust "SAFEw FIRST.'' ples to go and teach all nations and tc! we may be able to assist you from time to baptize them shows that they were to know time in the future."-W. H. Horn, Cle- We are indeed grateful to the'cleburne (Concluded from page two.) something before they are baptized. In brethren for their liberal assistance. indorse. For instance, in the Review un- every case teaching was to precede bap- .It will .ria doubt be rememberd by many of der date of -4ugust 19, Bro. Jessie F. Love tism. All who enter into covenant rela- of Pensacola, Fla., gives report of a meet. OU1 tionship with Christ are to know him Ca ing held by him at Remerton, Ga., in which Heb. 8:11. "Shall all be taught of God." 16 chi report he says: "There were additions Jno. 6 :45. Jesus said, "I am the way the to the _ congregation. Twelve were bap er i;he truth and the life; no man 'cometh to Ok t;;.zed, one reclaimed and two who had the Father but by me." Jno. 14 :6. But keen members of the Baptist church laid ma aside all human names .and creeds, to ac- according to Bro. Love these have come by Br' cept the Bible only as the rule of faith and rhe Baptist church. Brethren, have we nu ~ractfce,and to b~ called Christians only." aut-lived God's plans and intents? And Now what made those people members oi in these modern times is the wisdom of God day service in tlicqfall of 1918, also 1 the Eaptist church? Were they ever beinp known by these human organiza- preached for them in the evening. I de- saved while members .of the Baptist tions? If the Baptist church and other cided that nearly all of the male members church? If so, why was it- necessary fo~zhurches can make known the wisdom of were "preachers," for several of them them to make the change? If not, are they God and can give birth to legitimate chil- made excellent talks at the morning ser- saved now? If yes, then what has saved dren of God, then why do we try to hinder vice. I will also venture the assertion that them? Now we are all agreed that salva. them? - Why not let the good work go on? this small church is doing more accordiw tion is in Christ Jesus, and that-out of Recause if men are being born into God's to its membership and wealth to sound out Christ there is'no salvation. Then if there kingdom through the instrumentality of the gospel than is the church where Broth- isanything vital about the plan of salva- the Baptist church, then God's name is er Smith is "Pastor." tion, surely'to make sure that we get into being glorified thereby,-and we can make Brother E. S. Vawter, Fowler, Colo- Christ where salvation is would he one nothing else out of it; because there is re- rado, sends us a nice list of subscribers, point of vital importance. Then the ques- joicing in heaven over those that come to and writes: ,I have received about three Lion arises, Are these persons in Christ? repentance. I believe that men must be If they are, then, when did they enter begotten before they can be born. I c'.onft copies of The Apostolic Way. I have, or had, quit reading any religious paper at Christ? At the Sam? time they became believe a man can be born into the king- dom of God and then in after years let all; and I don't think I will read them very members of the Baptist church, or at the much from now on, but I am going to sub- time Bro. Lt-le tells us they laid aside some one come along and beget him with the word of truth. scribe for The Apostolic Way for one year all human names, etc.? Now, that we and try it out and see if it will stand the are baptized into Christ, is a fact not ques- Brethren, this is a subject which has caused the church of Christ in many lo- test. I want to get in touch with brethren tioned by one of us who are members of who are willing to take the Bible at what the Church of Christ, or 2ny one else who aalities trouble not a little, and who is re- iponsible for it? God is not the author it says, and therewith be content. We Itnows the truth. Paul said: "For as have a small congregation here, but it i& many of you as have been baptized into 3f confusion, and of course some one else 6. Some body .is wrong. And now if awful hard to keep them from following Christ have put on Christ." Gal. 3 27. men. Now is it pbssible for. a man to put on it is right to compromise with other re- ligions (and in my humble judgment this In a letter of later date, Brother Vaw- Christ and at the same time take to him- ter sends us three more new subscribers self some human name which he afterward is nothing short of it), then where is the limit? Will some one draw the ]ini that and writes that recently three preachhs must lay aside in order to be just a chris. who advocate the Sunday School have vis- tian? Byt some one may say, Oh, I don't we all may know just where to stop? Now, doubtless there will be people who i@d the chii'icli-it ~oivlerand preached, think it is necessary for a man to know all and as a result, the Sunday School was that he is baptized for, and to understand will read this article who will be able to detect my deficiency as a scholar, but I put in,: with . riromen teachers, etc. Let- that he must forsake all human names in ters are cornin$ to this office most everyq order for him to be saved. But Paul said can't help that. It is the truth I want if 1 know myself-and the truth I will have week telling of division brought about by he was to "preach among the Gentiles the this unscriptural institution, yet those who unsearchable riches of Christ, and to make if I know what it is. I had as soon it was one way as the other so far as I am con- favor it will make no honorable defense all men see what is the fellowship of the of their teaching and practice! mystery which from the beginning of the cerned. But according to what I know world hath been hid in God, who created about God's plan of saving folks and about Brother L. \IT.Babcock, Harper, Kan., all things by Jesus .Christ. To the intent the conditions upon which he offers salva- sends us three new subscriptions,, and that now unto the principalities and pow- tion, I will say to Bro. Love and to all who writes: "Am glad to note the many good. ers' in heavenly places, might be known receive persons into the church as he does. articles pertaining to 'sound doctrine' in 1 believe you are run~inga risky business. -each issue of The Apostolic !Vay. Entire- - ..-,' . _.L _.. For me, I desirc~afetyFirst. ly-to many of our brethren who claim ,,-. " Submitted in love, loyalty,to the word of God are guilty of

7 %" NOAH HOLT. adding to andqgoing beyond that which is ' VOLUME VII. *Yet-show I unto 'you a m&'exaeUent way." - Pad. NUMBER &

LSS~~EDSEMI-MONTHLY. UNION CITY, GEORGIA, FEBRUARY 1,1920. $1.00 THE YEAR t. MONEY-MAD RELIGION us by the Lord, we are kept clear of entan- Warlick, who has always been considere* glements which result from the love of one of our strongest debaters (and justly' The gathering of funds by religious money. so), is wise enough to know that the Sun- bodies seems to have become a mania. The Great riches bring an individual into day school is as indefensible as the Misc successful "drive" made by the govern- many snares and temptations which the sionary Society or Y. P. S. C. E., and he ment in floating loans, supplemented by average person of wealth fails to over- doesn't propose to lose any of the laurels those made by other organizations, has come, and a rich church treasury will be he has gained by attempting the impossi-- emboldened the church leaders to try the subject to the same ills. A church should bIe. Like all his ilk, Warlick refuses to de--- same plans and methods to raise large not lay up its treasures on earth, where fend what he calls the "modern Sunday- sums of money with which to make great moth and rust doth corrupt and where School," but I will give a cookie to Warlick 'Idly demonstrations in and through re- thieves break through and steal, but should or anyone else who will show when an& ous bodies with which they are identi- lay up its treasures in heaven. A church where the modem Sunday sehbol branches fied. There was a time when the leaders that is really concern.ed about spiritual off from the ancient one by electing offi- of all the different religious bodies were growth and spiritual power hasn't time to cers or by any other innovation, He cam- much concerned about their organization's spend in the accumulation of great funds. show when' and. whce the modern. ~hri$- spiritual development. But for years the F..F. DUCKWORTH. tian'church depart2d ff;h t6e ancient one F'.spiritual side -has been losing ground, 731 W. Herron Street, Denison, Texas. by the introduction of instrumental music, while demonstration, show and worldly etc.. now let him do as much for the mod-- pride have been gaining. A BLIND GUIDE. ern and ancient Sunday School. All sucb: expressions are the purest camouflage ts The lack of funds ha? been stubborn After 'khe\\*ing'-that-.discretionwhich is mislead the thoughtless -into the noti06 &kck rein t6 w&ldly development by re- said to be the better part of valor for a that there is an ancient, or apostolic, Sun- ligious organizations, and nciw it seems long time by his silence on the Sunday day School, an assumption that I have beerr. that even this is to be removed, that great School issue, Bro. Joe Warlick has at last fruitlessly calling upon them to prove for- sums of money are to be piled up in handy yielded to the pressure of those who can: years and years. I dare him to affirm thak %ach of the carnal-minded church leaders. not understand why this bold polemic, who When the Lord Jesus Christ came into the kind of Sunday School that obtains' has always been accounted ready to meet among the so-called sound congregations' the world he came as a poor man, and this all comers in any dispute as to doctrine or poverty was the choice of the divine mind, today originated in the days of the apostles' practice of the church, has been skulking and by their sanction. See how he side- and the unlimited power which Christ pos- behind the firing line for so long a .time sessed was never used for the accumulation tracks the real issue, in next to his lase while the battle has been raging all about sentence. Will he say that dividing thoss of great funds. Neither did he leave us him. In response to this pressure Bro. .yachinery for the accumulation or hand- taught into.classes when the church assem- Warlick, with apparent reluctance, ven- bles on the Lord's day "is right an& 'Img of great funds, but gave directions tures to play groundhog by peeping out of NEVER wrong?" I am going thorough- for the.giving and disbursing of funds as to his hole to observe the aspect of the skies ly demolish every argument he attempts they were needed. te- in the November issue of the Guide. Here make in defense of the modern Sunday The men selected by the Lord to plant is the very cautious way in which he poke? school which does not elect officers as well" the principles of his kingdom in the hearts out his nose : of men and women, were not persons of as the modern which does, so let Bro. Joe- "I have been asked to say something come on. G. A. TROTT. wealth, and from the days of the apostles more in these columns about the Sunday School question. I do not want to enter until now spiritual developments and ref- AN IMPORTANT NOTICE. ormations have been brought about by into a discussion of such matters now, and t consecrated individuals who supported besides, I feel that a paper like the Guide, one that wants to have oply the, best things All subscribers lyho subscribed while the: themselves or were maintained by the peo- for its readers and 'somethirig for the paper was a monthly and only fifty centsi= ple among whom they labored, and not good of all, should not use space which a year will receive enough copies of the.- from some great fund in the hands of a would be to the interest of the few, but 1 semi-monthly to fill out their une.xpire6: few dignitaries whose whims must be sat- find the following paragraphs among the time. In other words, if you we+ 8ue the , isfied regardless of the spiritual welfare savings of old issues of, the G,uide, which paper six months yop:*ll 'get 'the.'s&il-^-' of the people. ' I wrote some 'jrears ago, and 'tliese 1"give to the r,eaders here. monthly'three nionths,'or six issue& Religious bodies unauthorized by the "Idonot believe nor have I ever thought,; We should.,like.for our reid$& to un- word of God cannot be expected to allow that a modern Sunday School so-called, derstand'that it is our policy to stop 'the God's word to interfere with any plans with elected officers, is right, or even im- paper when their time espirq unless they which their imaginations or whims may portant or necessary; anything that looks renew. We are anxious to keep every sub- suggest. But any religious body that like that is out of place, but for the breth- scriber on our list, but will not follow the- makes a pretension of depending upon the ren to meet at an hour which does not in- terfere with anv other feature of the work. policy of some papers,.which is to send out word of God for their esistence cannot af- on the Lord's day and teach all that may letters threatening to sue those who wil1-7 ford to allow themselves drawn into this come in unto them is right and-NEVER not pay for the paper. We take it that you whirlpool of money-mad religious fanati- wrong. Read the following and let the know whether 0.r not you want the papei cism.. matter rest at this for a while." . continued, and if it is not wanted meshali- The New Testament is a "perfect law of 1 do not doubt Warlick's statement in .,not impose upon you. liberty." It liberates every one guided by the least about not wanting to enter into If ,your paper is stamped "TIME EX-- it from worldly influences and corrup- a discussion of this issue, but I very much - PIRED"it is.simply to notifv you of the- ' - - - - - .- tions. Hence, when we foilow it in the - doubt whether he'gave his only reason, or fact, and if you wish the paper to con- qi~estionof financing the work required for even his strongest reason, for not wishing - tinukeh come to your address you : spiritual growth of the institution given to discuss it. My inlpression is that Bro. send us your renewal. " .-. - --. ,-. -- .-...L-A 2 THE APOSTOLIC WAY FOR FEBRUABY 1,1920. , . . IDEALIST+.^ ceed along.the way that God has plainly enemies-with commerce, ,and'thnt unzer -t marked from start to finish, straight the threat of death by mines to passengers ' We heae-a gdod dk21 about idealism and ahead all the time, never turning. on board vessels of commerce.' Our Gov;

id%libts~-hd'f think- tliat"th6se who talk ^ But'the devil has flooded the world with ernment protested that such a blockade about idealists know little about the real false teachers, "wolves in sheep's cloth- was "illegal and indefens~ble." Rut the significance of these words. What is an ing," and if we allow thm to decoy us illegal blockade was held fast !vith no fur- idealist? An idealist is one who persues from God's "straight and narrow way", ther protest, and when an effort was made the ideal. - - instead of going to heaven, we will land to establish a counter blockade. as-the< What is tire ideal? Webster says it is in hell. A. 31. GEORGE. French did in 1811, mar was entered with'" something that esists in the imagination Albany, Texas. the second offender, thus reversing the only; conforming to a standard of perfec- policy of the Government 107 years ago. Bion ; perfection. "A MILK-WHITE DOVE AND AN "?.ome Preachers in Iientucky and Else- This, I suppose, is about correct, and if AZURE FLAG" where." it is, is it not better for one, in any sphere An eminent editor in the rank:,of dls- .of life, to set up for himself a perfect, per- In the Campbell-Purcell debate on the ciples has the follon~ingto say: On the pendicular standard and strive to work up Roman Catholic religion, Alesander Camp- ground that their conscience compelled it, &a it than to lean his standard a little and bell said: some preachers in Kentucky and elsewhere %e always doing imperfect work?, for it is got themselves into trouble by criticising "The Roman spirit, in other words, the the Government for going to war! and y not often that one's work mill be better savage spirit of pagan and papal Rome. not a word of encouragement for tak. than his ideal, or standard. has been imparted even to Protestant League of Nations to preserve peace has ' I think that the people, generally, have states. In so much that Eng:and has for been spoken by this class." her symbol, or national device, a tawny -This is the first I have heard of preach- come to the conclusion that as none attain lion; and her sons have chosen their own perfection that it is folly to attempt to eagle, a ravenous bird of prey, for their ers among disciples getting into trouble on work by a perfect standard. Is this right? device, that they may pounce upon their account of such criticism. Some were Surely it is not. mother's lion and show themselves as full harassed by ignorant officers for preach- a: If you wish to do anything well and war and stratagem and spoils as the ing that Christians cannot consistently barbarous aduncivilized nations of the bear arms. An officer came to see me be- right, you must first find a perfect rule, old pagan world.-Although I prefer the or standard to work by. Nothing short of American Eagle to the British Lion. I cause of such.preaching. I made it mani- that will do. would rather fight the battle of my king fest to him that I had not transcended my If a man survey or wish to mark out a [my King, I prefer], under the device of rights under the Constitution of the Unit- piece of land esactly one mile square, we a milk-white dove, or an azure flag, as ed States. His answer was: "That thing more consonant to the genius of the Reign is going to be changed. It has been an must start from a certain point, and fol- of heaven. War, however, is wholly bar- low esactly a certain unvarying course es- barous. Nations at war are at best but alibi for many a conscientious objector." 4 actly one mile. Then esactly the same dis- partly civilized, and, therefore, they gen- I shall.so preach again in time of war tance, at an exact right angle to the first. eyally choose beasts of prey for their in or in time of peace, for it is every true ;Then esactly another mile to an esact slgnla. When we become rational, more preacher's duty. The reason "this class'' civilized, and more Christian, we will find has not encouraged the League of Nations right angle, and then exactly another mile some other way of settling our national to the point of beginning and he will have disputes than with the sword and xith the is that it is founded on some principles exactly a square mile, or a perfect square. confused noise of the warrior, and gar. that may promote war. The movement The least deviation from this, one way ments baptized in blood." was started coincident with the entrance or another, and the result will be a failure. The most of Christians are opposed to of the United States into the European war ATo perfect work can be done by an imper- war and call it barbarous unt~lwar comes. and to stir the country to activities in that fect rule, or standard. Then they become enthusiastic for the war. war. I heard ex-President Taft speak in The idealist n ho sets up a perfect stand- Bro. J. M. McCaleb sent the following true its behalf in the spring of 1917, and, as ard to work by is regarded by many as an statement across the Pacific to us 111 The heretofore .stated on this pape. "he advo- impractical extremist because he is striv- 3fissionary Messenger: "R'ar, helng cated with ail the force he could comm?nd ing for something that has not been at- wrong, is always wrong. It is not wrong the appropri:dions OF huge sums lor war tained by others. today and rlght tomorrow, but wrong to- preparation and compulsory military Perhaps no surveyor ever succeeded in day, tomorrow and forever. If adultery, training for all young men-the very making an esact square mile, or.in mak- theft, murder .and kindred crimes are things for which Germany hns been the ing an esact square of any kind, but will wrong, they are always wrong. Many seem subject of most bitter execrations all over that justify any surveyor who sets aside to think that when there is no war it is all the United States-as a means of preserv- the only rule by which perfect work can be wrong, but when the war is on then it is ing peace." All should know that such done? all right. If this be correct then there is preparedness would inevitably promote Should we be satisfied to live and work no dependence in the moral law, but it may, the spirit of war. by an imperfect standard and suffer the be set aside at any time we wish." -With reference-to the ieague, Bro. Lee confusion and trouble that must follow Blinded by war propaganda, Christians, Jackson recently said in The Gospel Advo- such work? Well, whether we should or though opposed to war in a general way, cate: "I have seen no claim put forth by mot, the larger part of the world, I think, seemed to think it was thelr duty in the any of the national leaders that does not is doing it. late world war, to fight what they had been require the maintenance of large armies, God has given us a perfect rule, or caused to believe was the most barbarous and as a member of the league our own standard by whiah we are to live and people on earth. But there were very few country is to furnish her full qupta of work. turning neither to the right nor to of the soldiers who went overseas who did troops." the left, and if we take it and work by it, not feel, before they got through with their He who can see the preservation of though we may not succeed so well as our experience over there, that they had heard peace in such war preparedness can see Lord did, we may reach our objective. We a one-sided, perverted story over here. calmness in the gathering storm of wild must be idealists if we wish to do perfect Every schoolboy should know that the commotion.-Flavil Hall in CI~ristialz work, and especially in spiritual matters. war of 1812 was fought with England for Leadel.. We can have no standard but God's unper- the identical offense that she committed - verted word. c against neutrals in the winter of 1914- Remember, if you send us three sub- One may have a great desire to go to 1015, in establishing a blockade in which scribers at one {lollar each we will send the heaven, and will get there, if he will pro- she denied them the right or reaching her paper to your address one year free. -. MORE ON FREE SCHOOLS. wealth of the state to get funds to school When. where. hoi? Firsf, then, where? his children it can also tax the wealth of Let Jesus answer: "Thus it is written, "Render therefore to Ceasar the things the state to. feed his children: The lucky and thus it behooved Christ to suffer, and that are Caesar's." This divine injunction ones have ~pp'ropriated all of the wealth to rise from the dead the third day; and should be obeyed in letter and spirit. of the land and left the unlucky ones to that repentance and remission of sins The free school. belongs to Caesar from exist as best they may. These are stern should be preached in his nameamong all start to f nish and he has the absolute right facts although they may be used to estab- nations, beginning at Jerusalem. Jeru- to regulate it to the minutest detail. As to lish wrong conclusions. salem is the where. How? "Be preach- :the effect of that school upon the patrons The children are disposed to carry this ed", Jesus said. This necessitates preach- and children it is a matter both of fact and line of reasoning, insensibly it is true, ers. When Jesus spake the above, tell- theory. n~uchfarther than the parents and regard ing both the where and how, he was talk- I cannot speak of the merits of schools rhe state as a great storehouse of wealth ing to the apostles to whom he said, "GO in other states, but I am familiar with the from which the needy should draw when preach." These mere the men, but he told public school system of Tesas, and as to it opportunity is offered, take large pa9 for them to tarry until they were endued with I can speak advisedly. anall services, which is the very founda- pomer from on high, wait for the promise The intention of the system is to make iion of all graft. of the Father-the baptism of the Holy an educated citizenship, and presumablv And it is by these means, before we are Spirit. Tarry where? "At Jerusalem," upon a high moral plane, therefore it is aware of it, we have the seeds of Bolshev- Jesus said. 4nd they went to Jerusalem, .,*ovided that all public free school teach- ism and ,Anarchy sown in our midst by the the beginning place-the right place to ~grsshall be of good moral character. It state, which will bear fruit in due time. tarry, and they tarry. "And when the does not matter whether they are christian The free school system is founded in the day of pentecost was fully come, they were or infidel, Mormon or Mohammedan, nc test of intentions, but the principle in it of zll with one accord in one place. And sud-. questions are asked as to religious faith giving something for nothing is pernicious denly there came a sound from heaven as or want of religious faith. in the estreme, and can only be productive of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all In establishing the free school the state of harm in the end. All harm-producing the house where they were sitting. And assumes both the inability and the incom- agencies should be studiously avoided. there appeared unto them cloven tongues petency of the parents to educate theil As I see it, the only safe way for the like as of fire, and it sat upon each of children;.therefore, it concludes them all christian parent to do is to have nothing them, and they mere all filled with the paupers and tases the wealth of the state to do with the free schools. Their test Holy Spir~t." Now these apostles, the for the education of all. Thus it at one books on evolution will corrupt the faith preachers, are endued with power from .stroke destroys the family, a divine insti- of his children. Their test books of fairy on high-baptized with the Holy Spirit, tution, so far as the training and educn- tales will corrupt the imagination of his which also brought the news from heaven +on.of the child goes. The parent is not children, and the fiction taught in no case that Jesus had received the name. allowed to select a teacher, nor a test book: can be beneficial to them. It appenh now 'that all thinis are ready and the child is taken from him. from the -Again I say ,the free school is a state in- for reniission of sins t3 begin; for, here age of sewn to seventeen. for educational stitution which saps the very foundation are the preachers, at the beginning place, purposes. horn under the fanlily by taking the child baptized with the Holy Spirit, and Jesus The'character of the test books deter- for ten years in the formative period of his has the name. Everything is not ready; mines the faith of the child in regard to lice, nnay from parental educational con- one thing is lacking yet. Pete~;,said, "To the things taught. The teaching that man trol and training him up in a line of doubt- him given all the prophets witness that came up from a state of savagcry to his ful wisdom, and then summarily dismiss- through his name whosoever believeth in present civilization is d challenge to the in- ing him. It is the state's right to have the him sh+l ,receive remission of sins" Be- tegrity of the Bible. schools, name the test books, appoint the lievers ivere lacking. Peter said, "Ye With the coming of the free school came teachers, although this right is directly.an- men of Israel, hear, these war+," and he a decided inlpetus to tl~isage of graft. How tagonistic to the divine rights of the fam- preachec! "the word of the gospel," so far it is responsible for this state of affairs ily. Eeing governed by the carnal mind it that th& chd,:hear it, for ,"faith comes is a n~atterof i~~q~~iry. is not subject to thc law of God, neither in- by 1;eqing-the word 'of God:" Peter said "Whatsoever ye sow. th~tye also shall deed can be. to his ljrqthren, ,Jilking about his work reap" is an imn~~~t;d~lelaw. In,,assuming Parents should provide a good courseof ?t .the house of Cornelius. "Ye know that 'to educate all of the children, the children moral atid -spiritual educalichi- for their a good while ago Cod made choice anlong of the poor largely predominate, and every children and faithfully carry it out. With- us that the Gentiles by my mouth should dollar drawn by a poor nian for the school- out it their children will be illy prepared 11ca~the word of the gospel and believe." ing of his child, over the tax hc pays, is a for the conflicts of this lifc, and will fall a In tha tway. God's way, believers were gift from the state and has :I pernicious in- prey very likely to many of the wiles of made on the day of pentecost. Peter fluence, although it is not intcn&xi that it the devil. A good education isof priceless preached, the word cut them to the heart, should. "And thou shalt take no gift; for value; .a bad education is ,man's worst worked effectually in them, Paul says "the the giit bindcth the wise ancl perverteth asset. To obtain this good education will word worlts effectually in them that be- the words of the righteous." (Ex. 23:s.) cost time, money, patience, perseverance, lieve. It worked effectually in the pente-. Here the moral elfect of gift taking is hardship and persecution. cosfans, and hence they believed. And 'pointed out by inspiration, ancl ins pi ratio^^ GEO DOUGLAS. because they did believe, they said earnest- niakes no mistakes. ly to the apostles, "Men and brethren what. The pernicious effect of this "gift" to RE&iISSIOX IN TEE N:i?IE 01: JESUS. shall we do?' Everything is ready now: the poor is seen more clearly if \ve but es- Listen, "Repent and be baptized every olie tend our vision n little [arther. (Xuntber Three.) of you in the name of Jesus Christ for. In many families there are from three On the first pentecost after the ascen- the remission of sins." "As many as glad- to five children in scholnslic age; these sion of Jesus into heaven, the news came ly received his word yere baptized," like. draw annually about $7 each from the by inspiration of the Spirit, that Jesus Peter said, "in the nime of Jesus Christ state, making a stin1 of $21 to $35 to the was exalted and had, therefore, received for the reniission of sins." They, the con- family. The moral effect on [.he parent of the name. It is reasonable to suppose verts made that day, the first under the this is Lo g:'acluully cmvert him to Social- that reniission in his nanle may begin then reign of Jesus, received through his name, ism., -4s tinles grow h+rilcr he reasons in or aboul; that time. But there is some- renlission of si~is,the first ones that cvek: a dull way that if the stah can tax the thing besides the time-these three: did-it began that day. J. R JONES. - 4 - r x. THE APOSTOLIC WAY FOR FEBRUARY .I. 1920. ApOST@LIC WAY more enlightened and more confirmed neither beginning of days or end of 163 christian today than at any previous time abiding a priest contintt?dy! . ' ' -..-,-.- _-- - In Immanuel's case we must note the PUBLISHED SEMI-MONTRLY In my life, and mean to preach the gospel - of God as I understand it at all times and well-marked unfolding OF the germinal SUBSCRIPTION PRICE, IN ADVANCE. places that circumstances seem to indicate truth, beginning with Makershalalhash. One Year...... $1.00 as opportune and proper. baz, in its progressive stages. It has been Six Manths ...... 50c SAM H. CHAMPIE. remarked that the Hebrew word rendered EDITORS: Los Angeles, Cal. "virgina" in Isa. 7:14 may be translated H. C. HARPER . . Sneeds, Florida Remarks. "young woman." And we must agree that:! ....Munday. Terns G. A. TROTT, M. D. Since writing the above Bro. Champie this was its meaning when Isaiah "went N. L. CLARK ...Box 245, Polytechnic, Taas has moved to Eden, Texas. in unto the prophetess" (Isa. 5 :3), un- MANAGING EDITOR: less, indeed, the mother of Shearjashub CLARENCE TEURMAN Union City, Georgin We are removing Brother Champie's - .-- (7 :3) was deceased. Verses 15 and 16-of name from the editoria! staff with this issue. Entered at the Postfofice at Union City, Georgia, chapter 7 expressly place the child in the as Second Class Mail Matter. I have not asked Bro. Champie wherein he age of Isaiah. "Before the child shall differs with us, nor has he or any one eke know to refuse the evil and choose the We will cheerfully make changes in addresses informed me. Personally, I grant to him ahen requested to do so, but be sure to give both good, the land that thou abhorest shall be the old and the new address. and to all others the privilege I ask for my. forsaken of both her kings." Yet there ~ddre~~all remittances and all articles to The self; that is, that I may be permitted to do Apostolic Way. Union CiW. Georgia. are other features which point us clea my own thinking. However, I feel confi. to the future. For one thing we canno3v ...... ?...... dent, that many who will read this hold Y STATEMENT OF RESIGNATION. ,be entirely satisfied with the prophetess thenlselves in readiness to accept whatever 'conception as fulfilling all the require- views Bro. Champie may hold to that are ments. Then there are other passages It was just about one year ago, after a backed up by a "Thus saith the Lord." C. T. year of earnest study of the religious prob- which presage more marvelous things of a child whose birth was to be still more won-; lems, ancient and modem, that I found al- SIGN OF THE CHILD IMMANUEL derful than that of the prophet's son. most to my surprise that had radically I The land now suddenly becomes Im- ehanged my views orj sey~ralof the propo- (Article Number Two.) manuel's. Isa. 8:s. The inhabitants of sitions most frequeritly dis&seb in The Now that we have before us in full the Palestine, who despised the waters of Apostolic Way and other religious papers. circumstances which called forth Isaiah's "Shiloah", tne softly-going waters (8:6) About four months later, after due deliber- prediction concerning Immanuel, we are which made glad the city of God (Ps. ation, I found myself more strongly con- ready to consider the further develop- 46:4, 5), symbol of Jehovah's protection, firmed in my new opinions, and desiring to ment of this inspiring ideal. Since my would have "a flood of watersp'-a gre dothe honorable thing toward all I sent in first article on this subject appeared in river overflowing his bankwhen th my resignation as an editor to Bro. Teur- % "The Apostolic Way" for December 15, 1 king of Assyria came up into the land to man. We exchanged some letters, after have been afraid lest some of my readers punish Rezin and Pekah, the two kings which I felt that I had done all that honor mag have hastily concluded that, in point- whom Judah feared and in whom Israel required, and was willing enough that my ing out Makershalalhashbaz as the "vir- delighted rather than God. Judah would name should remain, since there was no gin's son" (Isa. 7:14). I had thereby de- regret the alliance with Assyria. "The apparent desire among the other editors nied the fulfillment of this prophecy to stretching out of his wings shall fill the that I should resign. our Lord Jesus Christ. pv rn mo--- ! The breadth of thy land, 0 Immanuel!" V. 8. But at the end of another year, I having tardiness of this second article is due to diligently continued my studies as assidu- Isaiah dramatically describes the fall of the fact it has been hard for the writer Israel's cities one after another (10:28- ously as my eyes have permitted, using the to find time for the preparation of another 32). These ejaculations are evidently re- resources of the immense city library here. article. I must therefore ask my readers ports of couriers running into Jerusalem: I find that my change of mind in regard to to be charitable toward the other article's "He is come to Aiath!" so many religious issues of the day is so abruptness and the dilemma in which 1 "He is passed to Migron!" thorough and complete that I ought not in might have seemed to leave the prophet. "At Michmash he hath laid up his car- consistency to appear longer before the The Immanuel prophecy is in the same riages !" public as an editor of and spowor for a re- class, with HQS. I! :I: "\*en Israel was "They are gone aver the nassage!" 1 Jisous propagqnda that I no longer .in- a child," the'lord said "I loved him, and "They have taken up their lodging at dorse. More especially since I expect to called my son out of Egypt." I doubt if Geba !" remove at once to Eden, Texas, where I any one will take issue with me when 1 "Ramah is afraid; Gibeah of Saul is may appear some before the public as a say that the departure of the- Jews from fled !" teacher of the thmgs I believe to be true. Egypt is here alluded to. The nation is "Lift up thy voice, 0 daughter of Gal. As an editor of The Apostolic Way for Jehovah's "son." Yet Matthew, by in- lim: cause it to be heard unto Laish!" three years I have been treated with every spiration, applies the prophecy to the de- "0 poor Anathoth !" mark of courtesy and respect that I felt parture of Joseph and Mary with the And then, in verse 32: "He shall shake at all entitled to ,andmare. I believe all young child out:of Egypt. Some may for- his hand against the mount of the daugh- the othe? editors to. be' honest, earnest get;too, what a "fulfillment" is. The verb ter of Zion, the hill of Jerusalem!" ion,' ahristian gentlemen, and am glad that I pleroo signifies a satisfaction or fulness, herself wouM but barelv escane. .--- have no personal complaint against any of as is also the case with teleioo. Prophe- Then Isaiah rises to a sublime height them or any other individual connected cies are by no means, limited to one ful- He sees that the Assyrian invasion and the with the movement which the paper repre- fillment; and this is especially the case Babylonian captivity are only swiftly pas- sents. But I must either stultify myself or with the 0. T. prophecies. What the sing incidents in the hietory of Zion the follow where my honest convictions lead; eternal city, capital of Inzman~el's land. writer of ~ebrews-(7:l-7) says about - -.. - -. I can only follow what I believe to be the Melchizedek cannot be literally applied to Nothing can shake Zion, the place of Je- will of God. I can only sincerely thank all Melchizedek in person, but only to Jesus hovah's rest. Against whom did these those for whose courtesies I am indebted, Christ. Yet, inasmuch as Melchizedek wild waves rage and foam out their and ask the favors of God upon them; re- was appointed to a priesthood without re. shame? The rock of Zion would remain quiring nothing further from them than a gard to his ~enealogy,he becomes the most unmovable, for the land had been married recognition of the Golden Rule of Jesus in startling type of him mas certainly to Jehovah. Ch. 62~4.He takes UP a taunt- their attitude toward me. I claim to be a "without father, without mother, having ing song against the nations: ,- *~ssociate.yours~lf, 0 ye peoples, ,. .. to "bring in the:millenium" by such me'rlns '' tiuth. The materialists claim- jrrational "And ye shall be broken in pieces! Why, Daniel Sommer, in a late issue of matter and force the'ground of all being. "And give ear, all ye of far countries: the "Review" likens himself to Ahaz. He If this be true there can be no divine gov- gird yourselves, quotes: "Take heed, and be quiet; fear ernment, no accountability, no responsibil- "Awl yc shall be broken in pieces! not, neither be fainthearted for the two ity, no rewards or punishment, no revela- "Gird yourselves. tails of these smoking firebrands, for the itno, no providence, no atonement, no par- ''WD YE SHALL BE BROKEN IN fierce auger of Rezin with Syria, and of don of sin, no worship, no religion, no PIECES ! ' the son of Remaliah." Isa. 7:4. Yes, the right, no wrong; for these things cannot "Take counsel, and it shall be brought word of the Lord came to him and he re. be evolved out of mere matter and force. ta naught: jccted it, just as Ahaz did. "If ye will We would have no law or government, ex- "Speak the word, and it shall not stand: not believe, surely ye shall not be estab. cept matter, force and necessity. If we "For God is with us!" [Inmanu El, lished." Isa. 7:9. maintain our thesis, we have a govern- Heb.] As for us, we rest in our citizenship in ment of reason and intelligence. At last, after careful cutting and polish- the kingdom of Immanuel. We believe The entire question of law, government, ing, the beautiful stone emerges from the that God is mith us. Does Daniel Sommer morality, responsibility,. duty, right and crude, original state, resplendent with believe this? Does Geo. A. Klingman be- wrong, prayer, providence, worship, ecintinating glory, fit for the crown of lieve it? We await their reply. Let us atonement, revelation, are a possibility, a d king. Light is to spring up in the land join the issue right here on Isaiah 7 to 9 ! probability, a reality, a necessity. Our of Zebulun and Naphtali, and in Galilee ROBERT R. HULL. ideas of the dignity and value of human pthe nations the dawn of a new day is nature, its origin, the relation value and o shine. Isa. 9:1, 2. Then, at last, the ,?lATERIALISM Ah?) CHRISTIANI'IT importance, its destiny, our aspirations, rod of the oppressor will be broken, for the CONTRASTED. and our conception of the basis of law and kingdom of Immanuel will begin ! We see government are determined by our views Sennacherib's army wither away before (Article Number Nine.) concerning this question. %the glance of the Lord" and other an- The God-idea is a universal intuition of Reason is our agent in this investiga- cient enemies of Zion turning their swords all reason; for man everyyhere has it and tion, and its uniyersal intuitiop our stand-, ard. If these are ;ejected, all reason is upon one another in their madness; but .can&divest himself of if ' 'Two classes this destruction of the enemies of New of persons have denied that man is con- at an end- Instead of groping in the mire Zion would be "with burning and fuel of stitutionally and intuitively a worshiping and clay of matter and force with the fire"! 9 :5. Jehovah would regard her being, and for exactly opposite purposes. muck-rake of observation let us rise to the as the apple of his eye and none of her - The atheist denies it to dis~rovethe highest product of evolution, and the enemies would prosper. Why? Because idea and existence of God. theist noblest expression of the law of evolution, Qod's "holy child Jesus" reigned! "For assert that without revelation man WOU~~man's rhtional nature, and examine the unto us"-thus the idea reaches its ful- have no idea of God. God exists and has image of God in our own nature, and let ness in the prophet's mind-"a child is revealed himself and thus given rise to the light of reason, and lift man out of born, unto us a son is given: and the gov- the idea. the muck of matter that a blind material- ernment shall be upon his shoulders: and The two classes nsmed adhere to the ism has heaped upon him, and then he can his name shall b ecalled Wonderful, Coun- claim that certain tribes uyre atheist, and arise to an apprehension of the infinite sellor. The mighty God. The everlasting that deaf mutes are also. A more un- Father. The Prince of Peace. Of the in- founded claim was never made than that GOd'S existence is established by the f01- pcrease of his gdvernment and peace there man nas ever been found an atheist except louYingarguments: shall be no end, upon the throne of David. a few persons in civilized countries, who The idea of God exists. The mind and upon his kingdom, to order it and reach such a conclusion by a perversion of cannot. without doing violence to itself, establish it with judgment and with jus- their nature, just as the hermit and sui. divert itself of the idea. We have the idea tice from henceforth even forever. The cide pervert or destroy their nature. Uni. of an absolutely perfect being; and as real- zeal of the Lord of hosts will perfom versally among man from the lowest and ity is even Seatar than thought, he must this." Isa. 9:64. As lo~gav the king- most degraded of our race, the basic idea exist, just as absolute space, duration and dom of the child co)otint~esthe people of is there, but rude and undeveloped, and are greater than mere thought of God are safe. They need not fear when perhaps perverted, but it exists. Man is them and must exist to cause the thought bthe "nations rage and the peoples imagine a religious being. He always has religious of them. This idea is an effect. The cause a 'vain thing." Ps. 2. Let a Rabshakeh ideas. worship and superstition. must be greater than the effect. God then challenge the citadel of our commonwealth The basic idea is there. If this mere not exists as necessary to the idea as the Sub- (Phil. 3:20), saying "Do not think the the case, a revelation of religion would stance to the shadow. Lord will deliver you" (Isa. 36:18)-ye1 be utterly impossible. If these be not in the (2) We look out on nature- We see or- we know in whom me trust. human mind no sentiment or intuition to der, arrangement, adjustment, co-ordina- It is easy to recognize those who are which revelation appeals, no foundation tion, and adaptation. These. imply de' represented by these historical charactes. on which revelation is based, religion and sim. Purpose, system, method, law and Zion is the church of Christ,-Immanuel's revelation would be as impossible in man's plan- All these imply a designing, plan- land, under God's protection. Pekah. king case as in that of the brute. Then taking ning mind, that has planned the order for b of Israel, leads the denominational hosts, human nature as our standard, we must purpose or end. including the apostate "Christian Church", accept the idea of God as a fundamental (3) Cause and effect. Certain things in an alliance with Rezin, king of Syria, at of all thought. are causes and others effects. Any phe- the head of human governments. in the Mrith these preliminary remarks, we nomenon brought OL!~ of non-being into prosecution of war. Ahaz, representing propose the following thesis: There is an being by something else is an effect. 4 Daniel Sommer, George A. Ellinman and Infinite, Eternal, Self-existent, Intelligent is that which brings something else other leaders among "our brethren" are First Cause, or a God, who created and out of "0"-being. Like causes produce exhorted not to fear the late display of rnho governs and sustains all things, and like effects, and like effects must flow from arms, but to trust in God and take a stand who is infinite in his perfection and attrib. like causes. Hence, every effect must have against the participation of christians in utes. had an adequate cause. -4n effect imply- carnal warfare. They prefer, however, No question can be so important as ing intelligence must have an intelligent an alliance mith Tiglath-Pilezer (politics) whether this be true; for it is the fund- cause. W.H. BIRD. and are working with all their might amental question in all knowledge and (To Be Continued.) \ THE REVIEW AND B-WTISRI. W. G. Roberts (Sbnimer knows him.) says: "L3aptist b& tisiu is not scriptural anyway, as we will show farther on in [Sunber Five.) other articles." (Forty Reasons Why I Am Not a Baptist.) Sommer now comes out in the oFen and shows plainly why And evidently, he considers United Brethren baptism no he has made a fight against the truth. Like the sisters of Cin- better; for'he says: "When I went in the U. B. church I was :derilla and the golden dipper, if the foot does not fit the 'slipper put under the water; thnt is, about sis months after I went in -.it must be lopped off until it. does. So since the Bible teaching I mas put under the water; we waited for warm weather and .does not fit sectarians, it must be cut clown until it does; and warm water. I afterwards learned I had not been baptized, Sommer starts in with the carvi?g knife. and .demanded baptism." : ., He says that those among he sects "who have been im- If Sommer had been there, he-could have saved Roberts aI& mersed generally do so because they wish to do tul~clt cliuine this trouble. No doubt Sommer would have said: "Certainly," .nlitIroritg requires. Their immersion is not scct-immersion, Roberts, "such obey tkc 1-igl~trloct~inc. But after doing so they but it is authority immersion." join the ?o~ongcLzo.ch. This is their position and-condition. Again he says: . A11 such are therefore required to repent of joining the'wrong 1 ante ti-at th~Baptists, zs \\.ell as other ICC- church, and turn from the wrong church they have joined, and t;ripns. gr-nera:lv tenih [:.at Chris: died fur ou!. join the church of the New Testament. We find them as im- s:ns, was bcried'and raised again. even ns Peter mersed belieyers," friend Roberts. nreachcil cn the da~o: Pent~cost. The apost'e Faul decleres in 1st Coy. 16:l--1 that these facts But is the absence of this teacher, W. G. Roberts says: "I are "the go?pe!." T!:crctore they preach :he after;yrd learned I had not bee.3 baptized, and demanded bap- Gospel .i? it: feet=-its chief or fundam-?hl c!sni. i cts. Thcn tte Baptists and many others Brother Roberts must hare found a New Testament some- tc.=ch that people stoul3 believe ia Christ, r;: pert of sins and cmiesr; faitL in fh7!q7. where and read it; for as Campbell says: "Baptism has botw. ?us tonchin; they teach that whi~hmeans that meaning and a design. It must be received in that meanin& tLey .=hall die to s'n by ceasinp me p.-.LLL:L~:,<,L and for that design, else it is another baptism and not the on- sin. Then thosc that practice immersio- ren'l-re commanded by Christ and practiced by his holy apostles.!' cham to I e imv.e!..:cd icto tke nsme of the Cod- F.cad (11' ccnrie. in connection with WC~ty~~h- Again he says: "As we have, then, but one Lord, one ing there ~ectsor ~?nn:nin;:ticns ?oe?li of Cet- faith, and one baptism, and that baptism is for tlic ren~nliasiorz t:np re.;foc." '.Fett'cz the pnwer." a-d "Chris- of sim.-to rive us, through faith and repentance, a solemn . tlxn espcricnce," and the confession required is mad? 2: ? ;?!'c, i~ a h:undering way. A'1 this 1 pledge of pardon, any other baptism is a human invention and$ ven4il-: n: mi:. Trr 3fter al! that m3y be ad- of no value. wanting. as it does, the sanctio~iof the Lord Jesus, r t:cd :n regard t> their errors certainly those who ordained it." that be!iere, repent. and conles: t'-ei,. fait:l I! Acain Campbell says (Sonmer quotes Campbell, you know) : Christ. and :ye im:nersed by sin~leimmersion "The Bautists. too, borrowing every thing from their pedobap- i.to the n~me the C.~!lbcnrl.ca:.ta~nl.: ---I1 vL"v ih? ripi't dxtrine. BII~alter doins so they tist brethren but the subject; and action of baptism [Sommer j+nt the wrong church. This is their position seems to think this is all there is to New Testament bantisml.. ~,, rnrl cnnditinn. A!I ~uchare therefore required hare reduced it to a mere form of making the Christian pro- to repent or joininc,the wrong ehwch. t-18.- Cession-a door into their church. But when in. they harmonize :. rn t:.~\v:.clnc rhul~hthey haye joir.:d, and ;-in the Chllrch oi tkc Sew Testament. We And in every thing with those without the pale of their coniniunio :hem as irr.m.r;ed bnl:ere;s, and whel WP $1-\Y So that, among al! these narties, thcre is no truc and scriptui% them t>.c ii~htwny the? many of !hen] turn fro? dispensation of baptism." thc elvn :ha1 hnvo ren in1imsc;l 011 L'-em, ?n ! And yet after Campbell rciuses to take this md![ccci bap- turn into :h:. riz!lt wev Zlanv hnr~-lo-- I"'.; snrc 1!-e be~inllingof the 19th Century, includ- tism and demands baptism according to the New Testament i-r. Th-ma. Cnnl:~hell snd his run Alesn~idcr. paltern, like Robcrts, and, too, writes as we have seen against And when:o:hers fn!lo...: their esnxal? I beli~rc this ~drrchdI~a~tism in the strongest tcrms .or condemn:itioii.- ther shnuld 1.r rcceii.ecl bv us zc immersed be- after all this, I say, Brother Sohe? tyies to makc? the im- lievers that obeyed tllc right dcctrine. but haye of jc.incd the a r:.ng church. pression that the Campbells just "repent joining the wrong church, and turn from the wrong church they havc ,joined. I reply: 1. When Daniel Sommer classes "Thomas Canip- join Thy what hook or crook he does not tell us1 the churchan(% oi hell and cis son Alesantlsr" with "such." he belies his better the New Testament." knowledge-he does! Hc knows full well that "Thomas. Camp- Rut as a matter of fact,the Cnnipbells became nien~hcrsof bell and his eon Ales:inder" were not b;tptiiied uccoi~ding to Ue cl~urchof the New Tealarncnl by obeying "the right doc- secfo7.iui~~LQ~L~C, but were. baptized. ss specifically stipulated, as trine," for then it was that the 1,ortl :ltldecl~themto the church. "in zpostolic times." . They were not of those who simply wis1l (Acts 2 :38-46.) to do that, which tliri~ccn!~llioril!~ requires. but thcy full:: (lit1 2. Will Sonmer tell us how one does "join tlic church of do that which divine aul-hority requires. the New Testament" iC not hy olbeying "the right doctrine"? "His son Alexander," writing of this matter, says: "i?o~i If thc same process iha! makes one n chrislinn does not make into the water I went, and wis in~niersedinto the name of the one a niember of the church of the New Testao~ent,let Sommer Lord Jesus for the ren~issioll of my sins-and you may rest .show . what else the Lord requires. . $ntl, if .'!Baptists and otheb~ assuredj for that is a fact thxt I .declare to you. I felt myseli sedarians" al:e.already christians;' thcy are already menil~ers'of .ax fl-!I:: wlieved from the burden of my former transgressions, the church of the New Testament; hewe to talk about their as ever did a man to whom the Lord said your sins are forgiven "joining the church of the New Test;imcid" is worse than non- you." sense-it is idiotic. Yes. and I, too. believe that "when others follow their es- ample, they should be received by us as immersed believers that Let us again hear Franklin. He says: "The kinndorn of "obe?rcd thc right tlocti~b~e." Cod, here, is the body of Christ, or the church of God. Entering But Sornmer knows that sectarians do not do this; they into it is not, the same thing as remissio~lof sins; yet none enter make it very plain in every speech and prayer in this connection into the kingdom of God who are not pardoned, or who do not that they do just the opposite from this; and yet Sommer con- obtain remission of sins. When we learn how a man gets into tends that since they zcb1~to "do tuhc~t dioinc c~!rll~orit!lre- the kingdom of God, we learn how he obtains remission of sins: quires," their baptism is "authority immersion," although they for the same process brings n man into the kingdom and to the . do not. "follow their example" and do what tlivilze uxthoi.ill~ remission of sins, and none enter into the kinetlom that do not4 requires. obtain remission of sins." (The Gospcl Preacher. 11, p. 130.) Eut Sornmer says they loirk to do-icis1~-immersion, you So if "The Ba~tistsand other sectarians" are not already in zee. What next will he come to? "If wishes were horses, none the church of the New Testament. thcy have "not obtained the need walk." Jesus says if the blind lead the blind, they go into remission of sins." And just as qre as they havc "obeyed the the clitclz. But maybe Sommer knows more than Jesus docs right, doctrine," they havc obtaincd the retnission of sins and about' it. are in the church of the New Tcstalnent. And Sommer goes Why this "stipulation" on the part of "Thomas Campbell down, taking either horn of the dilemma he chooses. and his son Alexander" that they should be baptized as "in I want Sommer to give the divule process by which "Thc ;auostolic times" if the sectarian way is "authority immersion"? Baptists, as well as other sectarians," who. according to his dnSommer tell us? teaching, have obeyed the right doctrine imtl have secured the Truly, F. W. Smith says: "The way of the con~missionis rem'ssion of sins, can do this without becoming thereby members not the Baptist way. There is the width of heaven between the of the New Testament church, secit~g,as 1hnltlin sags, "The two ways, and any one who mill compare the cases of conversion same process brings a man into the ,kingdorr, (ch~rr:h) and ta under the aposto!ic ministry and 'the Baptist way' can very the remission of sins." 11. C. I-IARPER. clearly see this difference." (C. A., July 2, 1914.) (To Be Continu!d) <&.I 'J, - * ". -_,, - . ..: .- -..-,.J4?!- - - -- THE APOSTOLIC WAY FOR FEBRUARY- 1, 1920. '6 7 -- CULLINGS AND COMMENTS. course, hut, on the other, hand, will be SEPARATION FROM COD. ansious to know if the criticism is just, "I understand the Sunday school as used and, if so, just as ready to reject my er- \?lo is separated from God? The sin- by the brethren today is a means of teach- foneous doctrine as that of any one else." ner. ing. It is the church. The Lord says, The Apostolic Way endorses this to the When the Lord made man he made him 'Teach all nations .all the world letter. Wc say with all the emphasis me good, and very good-without sin and in every creature teaching can command: "Away with such namby- his own image. Yes, just as pure as the n-nl to observe all things whatsoever 1 pamby, sickly sentimentalism!" angels that vie round the throne of P3h commanded you.' If this is not pre- It is simply the result of innovation- God. Then he gave man a lovely home Ccisely what is done at Sunday school, then upholding things .that cannot be success- in Eden, with all things good for food and it should be abolished."-U. G. Wilkinson fully defended hy the Bible, and the people pleasant to the eye (Gen. 7:s. 9). with a i-I Firm I.'ot~ndatioiz. L are beginning to see it. It is col~ardly, law to obey and live on, and so far as we If it (the Sunday school) is the church, yes, cowardly. know to never die. But alas! man dis- how would Bro. W. undertake to abolish Those who really love the truth need obeyed the law, sinned and brought death it (the church) ? Hasn't he slipped a cog no such protection. Now, come out into to himself and all his posterity. Gen. here? How is this, Bro. W.? D3 YOU think the open, brethren, if you really believe 3 :l7, 19. Oh, man has sinned. Now he to "abolish" the "Sunday school as used by your teaching and practice-affirm the is separated from the presence of God. the brethren today" yould be equivalent scriptures, teach it, and act the man about (Gen. 3 :23, 24), to be subject to sin, sor- lishing the church, of which Christ it. Why not? You have camouflaged row, sickness, and death, because of his head and the Savior of the body? long enough. H. C. HARPER. disobedience to God. . 5 :2.3). Yes, hnw is this? Is God a "respecter of persons?"Then .is the church." Then "it"-'The 1A ME~lQRIA31. Peter opened his mouth, and said, Of a church!'-is composed principally of those truth I perceive that God is no respecter Once more God in his divine wisdom of persons." Acts 10:34. God is no re- who would have thought of accus- has seen fit to call from our midst, and pecter of persons.'- He punished Adam W. of advocating "open member- from the little band of disciples that meet by driving him from his presence; hence the church? That's right, Bro. at this place, our Erother Ed., Kramer. man was separated from God by commit- W., if you are going that way, just go the Brother Kramer obeyed the gospel some ting just one sin in the beginning. Man whole hog and get right to the front with three years ago, and was ever faithfui is today the same creature he was then. the "Cent~oy"and the "Eucotyclist." and true to his trust. His age was forty. So, my brother, if you have committed a No man can play in digression without one years, five months, eighteen days. sin. disobeyed God's command, you are tangling his feet. Brother Kramer will be missed ~reatlyby separated from your God, now, as Adam * * * this little band, as he w-as ever alert to his was. See Isa. .59:2, "But your iniquities ?he following timely words are from the duty. He leaves a bereaved wife. brothers have separated between you and you*, pen of Brother F. W. Smith, in the Gospel and other relatives to mourn his loss. The and your sins have hid his face from you, Advocate. They so fitly espress the sen- heartfelt sympathies of the church and that he will not hear." timents ol The AposLo!ic Nay thzt it is friends go out to them. But all we cac' Are you attendmg the Lords day serv- refreshing to read these truthful lines at say and do cannot help him. who has cross- ice? Are you exhorting one another, and this time, when .so many are shielding ed the rollinp tide. Our heavenly Father, so much the more as ye see the day ap- lves behind Lhe old digressive fort "Thy will be dme." proaching? Keb. 10 :26. Do you contend o controversy between brethren." Soon we will all pass over the river for the faith? Jude 3. If we do not do mply cowardly. that's all. And .the storms of life be o'er: these things there is something between Brother Smith says: ,There our blessings \\-ill be forever us and our God, and we are separated from him. Listen to the Psalmist David. Ps. "There mill be no better time than now On that happy, golden shore. to call attention to a somewhat prevalent 1. 1, 2, "Blessed is the man thnt walketh itlea among professed members of the Time will tell the wondrous story, not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor body of Christ-viz.. thnt the teaching and When the trials of life are o'er, standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth ching of a brother should not be pu!>- And the warfare has an ending. in the seat of the scornful: but his de- criticized. The writer heard one oi li~htis in the law of the Lord, and in his ablest men in the church-me who On that happy, goldcn shore. - d many public debates, with- ddnomi!la- law doth he meditate day and night." iial pFSXclieFs-snj; this: 'I will cross As we walk beneath the sh;ldow, SlDNEY W. SMITH. swords all day long with a sectarian, but Of the fir tree and the vine. Gouldbusli, Tesas. excuse me from any controversy with my pTis blessed happy brethren.' I was very young ic the cause chiihren READERS GF "THE APOSTOLIC \v-kY" That nlll find a ~t that time, but even then ~t seemed t~ READ ALL OF THIS me one of the most inconsistent th~ngsI ever heard. Why would he 'cross sword5 As we gather-'round his supper. I have answered ihe of the brethren with a sectwian?' Because he believed him tali There to his death ,-jlvine, Spearfish. South Dakota, who want me a teacher of false tloct~iiw;and I insist for ,\.ill forget his suffering the very same reason he should havc been 2ome and preach the gospel in that field. illing to ,,,ith called AS we drink the fruit of the vine. There are only two small Struggling mis- brother that was found teaching false sion points in the state. at Spearfish and trine. Is false doctrine less dangerous Now the evening shadows gather, Huron. There is not a single preackca in ling from a member of the body of And the battle's almost o'er; the state of South Dakota. Brethren, I 2 Christ than from one termed an outsider? H, ,,,ill lead us across the ~~~d~~ 1 Away with such namby-pamby, sickly have said to the twelve souls who meet sentimentdism! It is not only the privz- that peaceful, happy shore. each Lord's day that I would move UP : leye. but the absolute duty, of any of my there by the first of March, and I am now 8 brethren to publicly criticize what he or Oh! we will meet beyond the river, making I 1 they regard as false doctrine in my preach- There where partings come no more; render of the "map" will 1 Ing or writings, and I have alurays mel- know that ,,,, d,,.ell there forever be interested in knowing that the Lord has I comed such criticisms. I would feel ac- On that shore. tunlly ashamcd of any one claiming to be given us an open door in this field. This --v flliend who would b come offended be- Yours for the old paths, nest year 1 plan to confine my work to of &.brethren should western South Dakota and eastern Xon- \tlcrze my te-tlg ad\.ersely. J. B. DANIEL, - .--..--tnna. - The brethren at Spearfish canecon- ship will n~ -aAlamopordo. . - New Mesjco.A n ,- _"_- _. - .--- > ------A?- -- tribute about $25. per .month toward a HELP BROTHER.STRINGER. . , ports of the work that is being ddne in preacher's support. -They want some one the various localities. Especially we there who can give his full time to the Dear Bro. Teurman, should be glad to give encouragikrnent to: work until results are accomplished. We Please-say to the readers of the Apostol- work.-in new fields, where scriptural and are now trying to raise the'rest of what ic Way that I am. well acquainted with faithful efforts are being put forth- by niill be required for my support. If this Bro. H. R. Strhger, of Bogue.Chitto, Miss., worthy brethren to build up churches after ic is done I will be at work eviG day pro- whose appeal for help came in last issue. the New Testament order. While The-, claiming the Word'in schoolhouses. rented He is indeed a pillar in the church in that Way would be a friend to every,~o halls, dwellings or'any place in which I field, where disciples of our Lord in sim- sacrificing preacher, it is not intended tha can preach. But if I cannot get support 1 plicity and truth are scarce. Any help its columns be given over to the "adver-* am milling to do what I have dme befor- given him will be a favor shown to one of tising" of job-hunting preachers. I will get a "job" and preach all I can. God's noblemen. +*** Now, brethren, I know that you will want -Yours, Just as I am ready to lock our forms for to see this work grow. Here is a field which N. L. CLARK. compleling this issue, I have a letter from has been sadly neglected. I feel that I am A statement from Brother Stringer, tell- Brother Sam H. Champie saying he will ac- under~obligationsto go there, as much so ing of his loss by a cyclone which passed cept work with the "Christian Church.". as any m2n in thk world, since so many through his country, appeared in our is- CLARENCE TEURMAN, preachers today are shunning the hard sue for Jaxuary 1st.-C. T. fields and have settled down to "pastor- NEW EQUIPMENT PAID FOR ate." I believe with all my heart that the A. J. Moore sends a ,list of three sub- readers of-the "Way" will respond to our scriptions, and writes: "I don't know of The following donations for prese and' anythihg I had-rather do than help to cir- other e&ipments have been receiv'g-,to call. If you cannot give more than 50c a culate such a paper." month those brethren mill say "God bless date : Geo. Douglas, Red Oak, Texas. . . . .$10.09 you.'! They are so ansious to have some. W: N. Thornton sends his reneal and Church, Robert Lee, Texas...... 5.0% thing accomplished there. Write and tell two new subscriptions and writes: "I cer- R. B. Griffith, Novice, Texas...... -50 ~ro.Stillinger how-much you will give tainly like for The Apostolic Way to visit Bessie Quinn, Munday, Texas 5.00 ' Send no money to me. Address G. C. Still. my home." Geo. W. Tierce, Lockney, Texas.. . . 2.00 inger, Spearfish, South Dakotz. Brother, Cross Roads Church. near Malakoff. "Your pap,er is simply.,grand."-Mrs. R. -,,, bring this matter before your congregation Texas ...... 5.50 L. hitlock. Okla. Watt Clifton. S~rintzCreek. Texas 1.00. next'lord'kday. ROBERT R. HULL B. R. ~arthel;~ockn&-~ex...... 2.00 This work is nr! doubt deserving. In sin- ITEMS OF INTEREST. A. G. Binkley, Nashville, Tenn.. . . . 1.00 cerity, loyalty and ability I believe Brothfr A. M. George, Albany, Tex...... 10.00 Hull has few equals and perhaps no su- Hardy Bonebrake, Pottsboro, Tex. 2.c) A good brother writing me about his pqiors.- C. T.- , A. Ellrnore, Gunter, Tex...... 1.00 quitting,the use of tobacco says : Previously reported ...... $395.50 ~0;~REFLECTIONS. "I quit for two reasons, one of which is T~ date I have spent$404.25 in equip- -- :hat I d3 not think a christian ought to ping our office for the issuing a semi- practice useless habits that are offensive of On Saturday before the fourth Lord's monthly- In response to our request for day in November, 1919, I had occasion to to his brethren and sisters, not to men- tion oodles of others ;and the other, that I donations to meet this extra expense, we make a little visit Over in Georgia. Hav- iust can't pay for my cigars and do what have received $440.50, as is shown ix:pF ing heard of the little congregation at I wish for the cause of Christ; I can't do above report. This leaves a balance o.:2 Union City I concluded, on leaving home, half what I want to even when saving the $36.25 on hand. Several have written me that I would 'worship with them Lord's cigar m...>neY, but I have a clearer con- science and several dollars more for tT!o~. they would send in help Soon, which day. Nissing connection at two different Lord's service." probably give us a balance of something points caused me be late and I got off Why couldn't every christian afford to over $50. It is my intention to spend the'car at Union City at l1 quit tobacco for these reasons if for no this extra amount soon in having our sub- .Lord's day. After walking about a half other? scription list set up in type, and there- mile unnecessarily and inquiring of some * + * by save a great deal of time in mail-'? whom I met I at last found the dis- Subscription returns !cave been ezcep- ing out the paper. Also there are a few fl ciples a On the second tionally good recently. Good 1etters.com- other things needed in the office which 9 floor Of a in One of the main busi- plimenting the many good articles in the mean to put in just as soon as I can find ness jn the little city. I en- paper are coming from every quarter. time to purchase and install them. tered I saw at Once that they ~lso-goodbrethren have been thoughtful We certinly do appreciate the way in were strangers to me-not One face of the need; of myself and family while I which good brethren are standing by the to me- But do the work on the paper and a number of paper. We now have a good office in my ing this, I by their manner of individuals and churches have sent us help. back yard, with cylinder press, engine and procedure who was there. my ha* With all these things to encourage I am other things that will enable me to print was made because I found them war- made to feel that I must do my "dead level 2nd mail out a paper that you will not be Gad in that way that is best" to make the paper all it should be. ashamed to hand to. your friends to read. -, 3 -' 'learly in his word. They In the meantime, let every interested Best of all, the plant is paid for It is ours,, had Sunday aids Or societies, friend continue to solicit and send in good to be used for the furtherance of the faithi and no instruments of music, but were just lists of subscriptions. once for all delivered to the saints. t~$'I%'l% worshipping according to the dictates of **** addition to sending out The Apostolic Way - the Bible. We are pratehl to all who have in any twice every month, we hope soon to'.:$' Kfter service I was introduced to the way made it pssib]e for us to send out sending out thousands of good 'hcts'tlhd. entire congregation, and from their atti- the and w~ththe continued cwper- leaflets. m.5 ,tude toward me and their expressions of of our friends it now would seem Of course there are a number. of thinii: their appr6CiatioIl for my presence, 1 was that we have the paper well on the road to which, if added t0 our present equipment,. Gnvinced that they are a people who success. would add much to the speed and con- "mind not high things, but are willing to **** venience of the work, but we do not care condescend to men of low estate." While we do.not care to give space to to burden our i'ri ids to makejt p&sible -$ %:., s. - >NOAH HOLT., , the ordinary reports which usually are us'to havmethi~gs~ - jug ,, -*x B.,:>,, ;. .: , .'>* > -a,> ". ..$I a ' . -rK RENCE;T@ ~@B~~~~~;;P&~~~~$>~~I&,~:~;;;, .;"c;-~~.L;:publish& .yet.

ISSUED SEMI-MONTHLY. UNION CITY, GEORGIA, MARCH 1,1920. $1.00. THE YEAR

THE -LORD'S VIEWS. Bob Ingerso]l and a friendwent through IDENTIFIC~T-ION OFTHE BEAST- -- one of Chicago's- great private libraries. When the church hid reached "the stat- The friend picked up a copy of Tom Power Was given the beast Con- ure or" the fullness of Christ, had become P3ine9s age o~tRzason, asking Bob the tinue fohy-t\flo months. On the face of "a*perfeci: man," being in possession of price thereof. Itfr. Ingerso]l. replied, say- it, this was a very short time; only three "the faith delivered," here is what Paul ing, ld~tcost me the governorship of Illi- and one-half years of our time. John saw says the Lord intended, purposed and nois," if it had not crossed his him rise from the sea, in what year of the -.willed the condition of things should be path, he have remained at least a world he does not say, but he does SWthat &m that time on, "that ye henceforth be nominal Christian, and been elected- His he saw him taken alive, with the false no more children, tossed to and fro by espousal of Tom Paine drove him from prophet by him who sat on the horse, ad every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of ~~d.~~d so I view ,B~o.Champiethe cast alive into the lake burning with fie- fmen and cunning craftiness whereby they works of men h$ve him from God. and brimstone, a WriQd far future to I lie in wait to deceive." This is just about Bro. Champie says, "I claim.to be a more time- -the -- same as if the Lord had said: "I have enlightened and chistian today Did this beast d~ all of his mighty work (4jl;ll,-t'n~z,;i my'Sirn, that I intend to than at any previous time in my life." He in the three and a half years just previous"

my people in this age, revealed my evidently has heard and defeated this same to his destruction? From other scriptures isbetw +$ will ; and have given them all I want argumentpresented by his present affilia- I hardly think SO. It will be remembered giveBto know, all I want them to believe, tion. This claim is a manifest cry of real- that he had the markings of three of the .,,pit them to hope for, all I want ized weakness. beasts seen by 'Daniel. - -1111 then, GG k. The Lord knew that there was . Bra. Champie's mental-vision has been Daniel, saw the winds strive upon the no necessity, as he fixed it, for his people b'roadened; we want the benefit of it. Will 'great sea, and four beasts came UP from it, to look outside of his will, or listen to those he now affirm his present position relative diverse from one another. through whom he had not spoken, for to the propositions discussed in .The Apos- These he plainly tells us were four great something to believe or do. The Lord jeal- tolic Wa!y, that he now condemns? kingdoms which should arise in the world ously i'egards the truth-his truth. The If so, I am sure The Apostolic Way will successive to each other. This settles the rejection of it in the first place, as also the gladly give him the opportunity, and jus- meanilig of the symbol (beast) beyond #departure from it, are both hateful and tice demands that he not withhold the controversy. This must always be the .offensive to him. Delusions are still plen- light. ~i%atwill Bro. Champie do? meaning wherever used, unless inspiration tiful for those who love not the truth. GEO. W. PHILLIPS. gives us another meaning, and as yet I' There are plenty of fables also for those Ardmore, Oklahoma. have found no other meaning given this who have itching ears. Plenty of errors, symbol in the Bible. In those places where too. for those who have the greed of a Though I have never met Brother the term is used which would render the B:lalam. Those who want to be the big- Champie, through correspondence and interpretation absurd, the translation has gest horse in the team. if it is to a little through reading his writings I had come keen challenged and altered. John's beast wagon, can easily .find perverse things. The to have much confidence in him. Once 'a (Rev. 13), then, was a kingdom or king- may of Cnin is still open, if any perfer man gains my confidence, as Brother dsms of men, like Daniel's; instituted by that. If the simplicity in Christ Jesus'is Chanqie has, I am slow to give him up. human authority. distasteid there is abundant room for Xad Brother Chanlpie not lined up with As it possessed the markings specifically sanctified cammon sense to exercise its i?:- the "Christian Church" and stood out alone stated of three a£ Daniel's beasts, I con- :genuity. "Broad is the way." for whatever views he may hold, I could clude that it embraced all governments .I. 2.JONES. better justify his course. I believe many esisting by human authority from the.,&e- ofher good brethren look at his case in ginning until the end of all human ,au- BROTHER CtIAhiPlE QUITS. this light. -4nd while I am not able to thority expressed in kingdoms. see the consistency of Brother Champie's In the history John gives us of this beast In issue of February 1st. 1920, Bro. conduct, I am not yet milling to give up we find an esact parallel in the hktoiy of Teurnlan says: "l3ro. Sam H. Chanlpie hopes altogether for his restoration to the political governments. Both have a plural- writes, saying, he will accept work with "old paths." ity of heads. The heads of all political the 'Christian Church.' " From the standpoint of reason and ar- powers have blasphemed the name of the I have clipped several strong articles ~umer;',Brother Phillips expresses mj7 God, his church and its members, by set- from the trenchant pen of Bro. Champie \:ie\p; of Brother Champie's course. l-low- ting aside any and all divine commands on the S. S. question. They are logical, which stood in the way of their proaress ever, J c',s,not believe that Brother cham- - Ap,czsaflb+- concllrsive, convincing, and beyond the pie so much needs arguments to cdnvince by suppressin,a all divinc. - .--' --, ,.,,-~e w1Th which YOU present power of Bro. C. to overthrow; they rniilrl nct . him of his mistake- I believe that goodw,,.;~cea*.Y~~r-brother,still stands against they will cause a blush of shame to mantle letters like the one from Brother Gax.: you; go to him and beg his forgiveness. his brow. He has my sympathy. Bro. Published elsewhere in this issue, )r~& Pay that little debt; set a good example Champie has now espoused the S. S., and I come nearer reaching Brother Cha$zh-- for others by doing your own duty. In want to compliment him for his consist- than an~thingelse just now.-C. T,+IIsay brotherly love. ency. Anyone that can espouse the S. S. , in dan- HPMER A. GAY.. can accept the whole innovative line, that's Brother Robert R. Hull and fi, "DO not where t1m.y belong. Bro. C. admits the moved from Sevew, Icansas, tiys, "J~O- ~f your paper-is stamped "TIME EX- cause of his downfall; he has hearkened South where B1-oth5'0 lust after PIRED" it is simply to notify you of the unto He says he used the resources men. devote his time to building; with her al- fact; and .if you wish the paper to con- of Los Angeles' immense library. Like tament christianity. On, tinue to come to your addrsss you should ... Baalam, he wanted to hear more than Spearfish Brother Hull anMat. 5 :23,24), send us your renewal. what God had said. few days with the churcl ' / 2 -, . -. THE APOSTOLIC WAY FOR MARCH 1.1920.

co;ntry" above all other powers, and mak- ing in his ears since the days of righteous Likewise Paul again at Ephesus (Acts 19) ing themselves milling tools in the hands -4bel. immediately inquired if these same special of "our country," to uphold its honor and From the mouth of the dragon, the spiritual gifts were at work for the build- dignity, although that upholding involved beast, and the false prophet went forth ing of the congregation there. So I under- all of the war and bloodshed which has three unclean spirits like frogs, working stand these special impartations. devasta;ted the earth. The parallelism is signs; which 'go forth unto the kings of Let me be clear that I do not think complete. the whole world, to gather them together preachers can never benefit congregations. As the seven-headed beast and the world unto the war of the great day of God, the Far from it. But I do say that some preach- powers are counterparts of each other, so Almighty. Here their antagonism to all ers can go on indefinitely in their minis- the two-horned beast and human authority that is good is graphically stated. trations, with the effect that the conn+- in religion are counterparts of each other. Had John been stating the attitude of tion is more helpless than ever mithouqa All religious teachers of all creeds teach the morld toward the revealed will of God, preacher. It depends on what the prea'h- their following to serve the state in any he could hardly have done it better. All of er does while he is with a congregation, capaciiy which the state requires (with a the geologic science of the world clearly whether he is rightfully there or not. J. few exceptions), until the mass of pro- contradicts the Bible account of the crea- mag "know more" than the congregatih; 'fessed christians have "no hesitancy in tion, and Moses is discredited. The evolu- all right. The very point is that, with him! violating any divine command at the be- tion of Darwin, and the spontaneous gen- doing what the congregation should be, he hest of the state, from hanging a man ac- eration of Haeckel dispute the Bible ac- will become the more accomplished the cording to law, to shooting him on the count of man's creation ; and gather their while the congregation becomes the mar$ "battleiield according to orders. In short, hosts for the battle against the Word of inefficient. That --is-a poor-%?cv L, the state law has become the christian's God. The false prophet has esgoused their does all the instructing and all th,. conscience, therefore repenLance for evil doctrine to an eminent degree and Theistic ing, too. deeds cannot follow. evolution obtains, a so^ of compromise be- 9nd does it not appear zhat,-.yhile.there This human authority in religion com- has been rightful lamentation'on account tween truth and error, which always se- of the scarcity of material for scri~tural. pels the making of an image of ,the state cures the victory to error for the time be- elders, there has been, perhapi-wvjthout power in religion. First, the Catholic ing. keal intention, an effort made to remedy hierarchy with an imperial pope was the The battle between man and .his Maker, the situation by means just as unscriptural image in its government of imperial Rome. under the leadership of the beast and the -the thrusting of fledgling preachers into the gap, while these same preachers were This continued until the imperial power false prophet, has been going on for ages, just as undeveloped in judgment and heart mas overthrown and smaller states were and will go on until the ride: on the white (and often in knowledge) as the very men established. Coincident with this date horse shall overcome them, and cast them who were there, kept out of the eldership, protestant parties began to arise, conform- alive into the lake of fire. and out of the very thing that would bring ing their church governments largely to Those of the world who are not de- them speedily into the qualifications for it- 'the model of the state, until now, in this ceived by the beast and the false prophet These things are no harder on others than on me. Let us all try to find and rightly Amhrica, they have a decided democratic are estremely few. Hear John first: "Here fill our places.-Ben J. Elston in Clrristiax formation. In a general view the paral- is the patience and faith of the saints." Leader, Feb. 3, 1920. lelism is complete. "Here is 'the patience of the saints, they These images have life given them by that keep the commandments of God, and -4 REQUEST. human authority, and they cause all of the faith of Jesus." "Behold, I come as a their members to be cut OK who will not thief. Blessed is he that matcheth and I want to thank the brethren for their subscribe to their respective dogmas. By keepeth his garments, lest he walk naked articles on the Sunday School question, for open profession of allegiance to church and they see his shame." I am in the midst of that class and am and state they receive the mark of the Jesus is coming; the final act in the fighting hard for the old land mark. We beast. and become his servile servitors. drama is being staged. Lord grant that have had quite a little difference over the Upon chis beast and his following the we be not found under the banner of the question of \\-omen teaching ,as recorded divine wrath was poured out through all beast. GEO. DOUGLAS. in Paui's first letter to the Corinthians. of the history given by John. Their's has Chapter 11 :34 says, "Let >-ourwomen keep been a life of continuous xoe and suffer- '-BEX'S BUDGET." silence in the churches." Was Paul writ- ing. Through all of the ages, they have ing to thc church here, or was hc lvriting had no rest day nor night. Those religious teachers mno have in the to some individuals? If to the church, then past been calling our attention to the fact please tell me why so many of the churches And such has been the common history that the real place for preachers is, not in of the nations from the beginning. His- the assen~blies for worship, where local do the very thil~gthey are commanded to not do. And if to individuals. then whv tory is but a continuous account of the discinles should be earlv taurrht their duties . ~ -- woes and sufferkg of mankind, read one of cdmmon, self-edifi&tion, thus making did Paul write like he did to Timothy? page and you have an epitome of all the themselves strong and giving full re!igious Was Timothy sent to the churches, or to l~ghtto all in the neighborhootls, but in the whom? Did Paul send him to individuals ---YP.EL-~~~ reason of man's wickedness legions beyond, where the Gospel has not been heard-these preachers should have scattered abroad over the country? ,been more generally heeded. Brother Teurman, I wish you would let I do not think we wodd learn from the as many brethren as will write on these -w Testament that preachers never have questions. I tried to get the Firm Foziiida- '-e where churches have been estab- tion to answer these questions over a q; but j,t might appear that imothy 'itus were left to give certain year ago, but they passed them up without 'f (ITim. 1:3, 4, 18 ; 3 :14), etc., trying to answer. pder certam things that were If there are any brethren within my ' etc. (Titus 1:s). And these reach who want a meeting held beginning '~eto think that it is yet the on the last Sunday in July up to the last reachers to seek out at once :need attention, put them in of September, I would be glad to do their '-er development-and "go" work for them. J. W. POSEY. the mission of Peter and Recklaw, Tesas. >when they (evidently) Brorthcr Jernigan's article, found else- la1 abillt~esto disciples 5 Philip to scalter the where in this issue, fully and clearly an- llds :' (See Acts 8.) swers Brother Posey's questions.-C, T. "Therefore if thou bring thy gift the SUGGESTIONS THAT WILL HELP. required to be patient, unless .there was an irlrapreler present. altar, and there rememberest that C~Y I now have,on hand a lot of splendid ar- .l'he..prophets, or teachers, were told to brother hath aught against the; leave ticles that I am not able to use simply be- speak one at the time. But what of the there thy gift before the altar, and go thy cause they are not properly prepared. I isomen? "Let your women keep silence way: first be reconciled to thy broth% am entirely too busy to rewrite these ar- in the churches; for it is not permitted and then come and offer thy gift." This, ticles. Very few writers take the pains mto them to speak; but they are com- my brother, sister, comes to yo26 and me. they should in preparing copy for the manded to be under obedience, as also It is not, "if we have something against press. The following suggestions will per jaith the lam. And if they will learn any- our brother"; but, "if thy brother hath haps be of benefit ta many of those who thing, let them ask their husbands at aught against thee." It is not what "the write for publication, and I assure all home: for it is a shame for women to other fellow" has said or done; it is what that if they follow these suggestions as sy,ealc in the church". Perhaps if the I have done. nearly as they ndl can it will 'be a great translators had said men instead of hus- When u-e stand over the grave of some he$ to the publisher, and they stand a bands, it would have saved a lot of quibbl- one, we are wi!ling to remember only their much better chance to see their articles in ing. Women are comnlanded to keep sil- good traits, and forgive their short-com- print: ent and not to speak while the church is ing.5 But the remembrance of the (I) Always use a typewriter when con- being edified. She may not teach by read-. wrongs we have done to them stays with ven~ent. ing, asking or answering questions with- us. And O! how we wish we could now (2) White only on one side of paper. out disobeying the Lord. make amends for our wrong treatment. (3) Boil down what you have to say, so In I Tim. 2:11,12, the apostle says : "Let Irving says: "If thou art a child, and your article will not be too long. It is the woman learn in silence with all sub- hast ever added a sorrow to the soul and more likely to be read; besides, there are jection. But suffer not a woman furrow to the silver brow of an affection- I to ate parent; if thou art a husband, and hast others who wish to be heard. teach, nor to usurp authority over the man, ever caused the fond bosom that ventured (4) If you use pencil or pen, write so but to be in silence." .Here women are its whole happiness in thy arms, b doubt isto be zasily read, giving plenty of space plainly told not to teach, but to learn in one moment of thy kindness or thy truth; between both words and lines. This will silence. if thou art a friend, and hast ever wrong- give the publisher room to enter any nec- While she reads, asks questions, and ed, in thought, or word, or deed, the spirit essary corrections. that generously confided in thee; if thou answers questions, surely she is not silent. art a lover, and hast given one unmerited (5) If you are not a good scribe and She is not to teach nor usrup authority pang to that true heart which now lies cold do not understand the art of punctuation over the man-neither the one nor the and still beneath thy feet, then be sure very well, it mould be well fof'you to ask other. that every unkind look, every ungracious some friend who is better qualified to re- This does not refer to the church in the word, every ungentle action, will come write your article for you. broad sense, but to the church assembled thronging back upon thy memory, and CLARENCE TEURMAN. knockilg ddefully at thy soul; then be in one place. sure that thou wilt lie down sorrowing and "These things write I unto thee, hoping repentant on the grave, and utter the un- W03IEK TEPICHIWG. to come unto thee shortly; but if I hrry heard groan, and pour the unavailing tear, long, that thou mayest know how men more deep, more bitter, because unheard There can be no harm, but much good ought to behave themselves in the house and unavailing. may come by an honest investigation of of God, which is the church of God, the pil- "Then weave thy chaplet of flowers, and strew the beauties of nature about the any scriptural subject. Since \ve walk by lar and ground of the truth." I Tim. 3 :14. faith, and as faith comes by hearing God's grave; co~lsolethy broken spirit, if thou Whatever else this may mean, it certain- canst, with these tender, yet futule tri- ,word, our appeal should be to his word. ly includes the cli~irchcome together in one butes of regret; but take warning by the If upon investigation we find that women place. bitterness of this thj- contrite affliction read, asked and answered questions or In another article I may notice some over the dead. and henceforth be more taught in any other way, with the appro\-- of the quibbles about women singing. faithful and zffectionate ix the discharge of thy duties to the living." *a1 of :un agostle. while the church was as- A. J. JERNIGAW. If my brother has aught against me it is sembled in one place, we should not hin- Elk City, 01th. der, but encourage them to (lo such teach- n1g duty to go to him and confess that ing now. But if there is no appraved es- FIRST 13E RECONCILED TO THY wrong. saying. "I repent," and make amde or command for such nmctice. it BROTHER. amends. The brother will love me better would be presumption on their part to and I wil! feel better after doing my duty. practice such things. Should it be that the In his sermon on the Nount, Jesus dis- I have kno\vn brethren to worship togeth- Lord has conlnlanded them not to teach in tinguishes service to God from other sexe- er who would not speak to each qther! the church. it would be open disobedience vice by showing that God requires a heart I do not think God will accept such ser- for them to do so. When Paul wrote his service. The laws of the land are against vice. "Be first reconciled to thy brother." first letter to the church at Corinth, they the actin~r. Your soul may be a veritable If we would only do this, then we could nere in a confused condition. They were hell, your mind may teem with black, li- realize how pleas'ant it is for brethren to divided into classes, and making a drunk- centious and passionate thoughts, your lire together in peace. en feast of the meeting on Lord's day. memory may .live amid tragical, bloody Dear reader, this is a lesson for QOU; Some of their women nere. probably, and rebellious scenes; but so long as the lhat unfriendly word, that unpleasant praying and prophesying in the public as- tongue is still, and the hand is guiltless, glance, that indifference with which you sembly. and the feet refrain-before the state and treated your brother, still stands against Paul accused them of being carnally all her laws you are a white and unoffend- you; go to him and beg his forgiveness. minded, and then 'told them how they ing person. But not so in our obedience to Pay that little debt; set a good example ought to behave in the house of God. In God. The stnte says, "Do not conznzit mnw- for others by doing your own duty. In the 11th chapter, beginning with the 23rd dev," but Jesus says, "Whosoever shall say brotherly love. verse, he told them how to observe the to his brother, Thou fool, shall be in dan- HOMJ3R A. GAY. Lord's Supper. In the 14th chapter, be- per of hell fire." The state says, "Do not ginning with the 23rd verse; he told them commit adultery"; but Jesus says, "Who- If your paper.is stamped "TIME EX- how to conduct themselves, when the soever looketh on a woman to lust after PIRED" it is simply to notify you of the church had come together in one place to her hath committed adultery with her al- fact, and if you wish the paper to con- be edified. If one who could not speak the ready i?~his ltea~t." tinue to come to your address you should language of the others was present, he was Hence, Jesus says, (Mat. 5 :23,24), send us your renewal. .&-. . 4 THE APOSTOLIC WAY FOR 31ARCHl,1920. THE APOSTOLIC WAY indispensible factor in the conversion of teaching; 0, that my brethren would re- mankind. "How can they hear without a turn to the cross of Christ."-Geo. Doug- las in Gospel.Hernld. No one can appreci- PUBLISHED SENI-MONTHLY preacher?" Rom. 10:14. Send them to -- Sunday school ! ate the power of the above esclamation. SUBSCRIPTION PRICE, IN ADVANCE. "Why is it so very unscriptural to ap- but those of kindred spirits with that of One Year ...... $1.00 point an hour in the forenoon, in which to Bro. Douglas. When we can see and hear 'Slu Xonths...... 5Uc meet and study the word of the Lord, in the young manhood of our land being EDITORS: the capacity of a Sunday schonl, that is, a taught from the pulpits of the churches 8.C. HARPER . . Sneads, Florida school taught on Sunday, under the direc- that to murder your foreign enemy is your .G.A. TROTT, 11. D...... Munday, Texas tion of the elders; and yet perfectly all duty, and has God's devine approval. Noth- N. Bos 245, Polytechnic, Teus L. CLARK ... right to appoint an hour in the afternoon ing is further from the truth. "Wiiatso- MANAGING EDITOR: when the church not under tpe direction of ever ye would that men should do to you, CLARENCE TEURNAN . Union City, Georgia the elders meets to sing and thus teach 'do ye even so to them," and wars will htered at the Postrofice at Union City, Georgia. each other and all that come in unto them cease This is the motto of the Son of God. as Second Class Mail Matter. in singing songs of praise and adoration? This is the motto of his true followers. Can some one t~llus why?" "Peace on earth, and good will to men." We will cheerfully make changes in addresses d. when requested to do so, but be sure to give both More queried, trying to confuse the C. PEARSON. the old and the new address. Gainesville, Tex. Address all remittances and all articles to The hind, instead of the scripture with au- thorizes the Sunday school, so badly need- Apostolic Way, Union City. Georgia. LETTER TO BROTHER CHAMPIE. ed and so hard to find. Let us answer - query with query. Where is the author- MORE FROM THE BLIND GUIDE. Ft. McKavett. Tesas, ity for elders to take the oversight or di- Feb. 15, 1920. "Why is it unscriptural to have the rection of any kind of a school at any time? Sam H. Champie, printed helps in the study of the lesson and Is the teaching and admonishing in song Eden, Tex. in their recitation, but very scriptural and for the edification of the church or is it My Dear Bro. Sam: sound for the preacher to take his notes for teaching little children, not members Unbidden tears filled my eyes last night with him into the pulpit for use while he when by last issue of "The Apostolic Way" is of the church? If there is any scripture teaching the people? Why is it any more which, either by precept ir example, au- brought me the following: ~cripturalfor him to use a blackboard "Just as I am ready to lock our forms which he purchased from McQuiddy Print- thorizes such a thing as a Sunday school, for completing this issue I have a letter ing Co., making free and copious outlines why is it that as able a preacher as Joe S. from Brother Sam H. Champie saying he on the board, which he uses in teaching the Warlick cannot give us just ONE instead will accept work with the 'Christian people, but very wrone for another brother of having to rely on questions framed for Church.' " to use the lesson leaves which he bought the purpose of entangling and confusing I first thoupht my eyes were deceiving from the McQuiddy Printing Co., to teach me, and had to take a second and third look better and more satisfactorily to himself the thoughts of his readers? WHY? before I was satisfied. and others, the lesson he wishes to im- G. A. TBOTT. I have not forgotten you, Brother Sam. part?" and you may be sure I still love you. Well READ AND MEDITATE. do I remember the hours we snent toreth- No one knows better the misleading . ~ ~ --0---- sophistry of such queries as the above than er some five or six years ago, when we Those who wrongly quote the Bible, and mere together almost every day., Those the author, Bro. Joe S. Warlick, and he thus pervert its meaning imitate the were happy days with me. I remember would not expose himself to the ridicule devil. Matt. 4 :5-10. the unbounded confidence I had in your of all logical reasoners by pursuing such *. * * sincerity and how I loved to be with you; I always felt better after being with and a line of defense if he could produce a sin- Yen must hate and forsake sins in order talki~lrr...... tn. - on11- ... gle passage of scripture in support of his to be prepared for the kingdom of God. contention, but beggars cannot be choosers We mere young then, especially as Prov. 2S:13. preachers. I needed your advice and help and this is especially true of one who is * and Sou ~?ecikclilly encoumgement. IVell begging the question. Things that have (10 I r-meml)e? the encourngin~ things never caused strife or division can never In order that repentance may be shown sou said to and of n;e; ancl. Brother, Sam, be parallel illustrations of that which has to be sincere, it must procluce good works. without ?.our assistance I could not have 3Iatt. 3 :8. been what I am torla\-.....-. . not only been the fruitful source of both, Many changes have come since we were but has caused the advocates of the Sun- together in the old Fort; we have both day school to actually assault those who The character of esten~alactions is de- learned a whole lot in these six years- oppose them, as was the case at Elk City, termined by the feelings and motives. both by studying and from experience. Matt. 6 :1:2. I have been put o the test in many ways Okla., besides-the means used. by the * preacher to refresh his own memory or ?iIIce I last saw you ; and many times, dur- to illustrate his thoughts in the legitimate Union to Christ by believing in him pro- Ing severe temptation or persecution, I duces union among his pebple, and leads have wished that I were with you so we and scriptural work of preaching the gos- could "bear one another's burdens and so pel, can never be logically used for an them to delight in their associations, and fulfill the law of Christ." argument for that which would do away in doing good, as they have opportunity, When I was with you we both held the altogether with the necessity for a preach- to all men, especially to the household of same views that I now hold-"Who bath er. Mark this thought well; If the Sun- faith. Gal. 10. bewitched you ?'Has God's eternal \\.ord * * * lost its meaning and power lvith you? "you day school and the cut and dried literature, did run well; who hath hinder~dyou that such as McQuiddy, Tant and others fur- Wars are the fruit of human wicked- You should not obeg the gospel?" nish, are the effective, scriptural and nec- ness. The devil is a living and busy spirit, Brother Sam, I cannot think of you as essary means for the propagation of the exciting and increasing human u!icked- loosing faith in God's word; but as one gospel that such men claim, then it follows ness, tempting men to envy, violence and who has been deceived by the doctrines and commandments of men. as surely as that two and two make four fraud. But he may be, and he ought to be 'Ire have long fought for tbsame cause; that if we have a sufficient number of effectually resisted, by refusing to comply !lit, ~f You have lined up with the apostate. Sunday schools and prepared literature, it with his temptations. Read .James 4th Christian Church," we have come to the mill do away, entirely, with the need for chapter. pa~tingof the ways. any preachers and these wise men will * 1 am ready anil willing to accept any “0,that I could rescue one wayward you may have that are founded on a have proved that scripture a lie mhich "TAtts sctitlt tile L~,.~[.- teaches that preachers are a necessary and wanderer from the spell of this awful take the wisdom of men illBut ~r~f~~~~~~ 1 refuse to THE APOSTOLIC WAY FOR MARCH 1,1920. 5

God's word. For we know that the world calls us to him to purify our lives and paper for 1920, beginning with January by wisdom knows not God. (I. Cor. 1:21). habits that we may be safe guides. Do not numbers. You certainly have made great I hope I have not been too harsh with justify your evil, but rather fight it and improvement in your paper. After read- you, Brother Sam, for I am writing this ing them, I gave them to Brother in the spirit of love, and hoping to restore when in a wrong admit it, not squirm try- -, you to the Faith you once loved so well. ing to prove your weakness. Get rid of pastor of --- church of Christ. They Just here let me sound a warning note the weakness by hard effort. are like yourself, except they have a Sun- in the language of Paul-"Take heed, lest ARTHUR B. TENNEY. day School. He says your paper surely there be in you an evil hearbof unbelief, fights the Sunday School. When he asked in departing from tlie living God." (Heb. MISCELLANEOUS NOTES. me to unite with the church I told him I 3 :12). 'jYour old friend and brother in Christ. couldn't, as he had a Sunday School. He HOMER A. GAY. Under date of February 2 Brother H. H. said he did not know that anyone fought ? Remarks. IIontgomery of Shreveport. Louisiana, the Sunday School. Two Sundays after In a postscript Bro. Homer suggested bears to us the following sad message: he read your papers he said in his sermon 'that I fonvard his letter on to the k. W. Dear Bro. Teurman: that if parents would do their duty by His appeals are all to the heart and the My brother, J. A. Montgomery, of Ris their children at home there would be no prejudices, and can best be answered pri- ing Star, Texas, died Jan. 23rd. He had need for a Sunday School. He said the vately. But the letter is such a splendid preached in the neighborhood of Rising Jews did not have it, yet their children one,. written by such a splendid young Star for about 30years He visited me here were taught. I see from your paper that man, that I shall be glad to have it pub- last September and preached here and at Brother Dennis is turning out to be a fine lished. I have received such'letters from Hosston a week or ten days. He was a preacher. I have always expected great Wm. Guy Ashley and others. I could wish subscriber to the A. IV. and appreciated things of him, and I have often thought that I. had no head to protest the prompt- the paper very highly. He leaves a widow how nicely he would fit in up here. I know ing of my heart, and that I were free. But and eight children, all grown and married you all have missed Brother and Sister many years ago I dedicated my life to the except two. He was nearly 76 years old Duckworth. The snow has been on the and had lived in and near Rising Star service of Christ, and am no longer free ground here for two months, and is still more than 40 years. I am sure he was snowing while you good folks are all gath- to please whom I would. All the fruit of ready and prepared to go. my training, development and opportuni- . H. H. MONTGOMERY. ering Eowei-s. I like better here than any ties I owe to his service; and if to some it Brother J. A. I\lontgomery was a place I have ever lived." appear unworthy and misshapen I must staunch friend of The Apostolic Way. He think it is due to the point of view. My has several times sent us nice lists of sub- While doing some work on our engine past impels me to my present and future. scribers. with words of encouragement il back-fired, catching my right hand be- But to all who come in need or in kindness for the paper. His loved ones have our tween the wheel and near-frame and tear- the latch string of my home and heart sympathy in their great loss. ing and bruising it in- several places. At hangs ever out. SAM H. CHAMPIE. this writing, my hand has been hurt eight Eden, Texas. Dear Bro. Teurman : days, 'and while it is doing nicely under Will you please print 'this appeal in the daily treatment of the doctor, it will be APPOLOGlZING FOR SIN. your paper? a week or ten days yet before I shall be able Dear brethren and sisters: I am down to use it to any advantage in operating the It is a common habit of some people to with a carbuncle on my neck, and have machinery. Under ~.hesecondi:ions, I see apologize for sin. They will endeavor to been for five weeks, under t-xo physicians no chance for me to put out another issue show that the person referred to in a par- and am no better. Means pone. Have oi the paper for this month. In the mean. time, I shall do what I can. and J hope to kicular instance was driven t6 sin. Even been in the ministry of Christ twenty- be able to mail out another issue of the it is said that his parents before him did three years, and have never before made paper April 1st. that way and that we can not expect him an appeal in a paper or asked for help only to keep from doing the same. It is true in sickness. I will acknowledge all offer- I take this means of thanking all who that some families hav records back for ings through your paper. 313)- God bless have sent in subscriptions, and will write generations of peculiar weaknesses, bat in all the faithful. 211 when I can. no wise is that iact any excuse to apologize A brother in Christ. for the sin or to justify anyone in conimlt- CHAS. T. ABBOT?. Remember, if you send us three yearly ting a certain sin. Each person is endo~ecl Tarpon Springs, Florida. subscriptions we will send you the paper - with brains, some degree of judgment, and fur a year free. with a conscience. Using these three, with Following ismi excerpt from a good let- CLIXEX~TEURMAi\i. an open Bible, an eighth grade school stu- ter received from a faithful sister in the dent can decide what is right and what is state of Michigan, who formerly lived at TECE XEbNiXC; OF LIFE 03 DZATH. wrong in most cases. Also each one has Atlanta, Georgia. I give these lines from mill power given of God to be used in fight- her letter, leaving off the name of the The generality of people take a very ing any evil tendency there may be in his writer and the preacher referred to in the contracted view of life, or death. They With a knowledge of right and hope of encouraging others to do what seem to think that the chief aim of men gkg, with a Bible, with judgment and they can to extend the circulation of the and women should be to acquire as much with conscience and will power, we should paper. This preacher is pastor of a large of the transient things of the world ; lands, overcome our weakness instead of consol- church in that state. He is no doubt hon- money, pleasures, etc, as possible; to "eat, ing ourselves under a shield that we "came est in his views concerning the Sunday drink and be merry." and never to look be- by them honestly." We must maintain a School. Like many other, he has never vond. or to realize what ought to be plain standard of eradicating weaknesses, and given the question any serious thought. to the shallowest reasoner; that this little sins, by Bible study and practice. We must Let us hope that this sister's efforts may brief life, with its flitting pleasures, is but raise the tone of our personal conduct if put him to thiizkixg, and that he, and per- just a training ground for the eterllity we are to take the place in the world and haps many of his flock may be taught the that they know they must plunge into when in the sight of God God wants us to. There way of the Lord more perfectly. their little span of life is measured. They do not seem to realize that the chief aim of is no action too good for us to do. Any The excerpt from the sister's letter fol- evil is. too base for n christian who is on lows : men and women should be to spend their his job. Too many evil deeds in the "Dea~Brother Teurman : Enclosed fiid days here earnestly striving to prepare world now. Not enough good deeds. Christ 31. 0. for one dollar Please send me the then~selvesto be jucrged worthy of eternal life and happiness. They do not seem to ephemeral pleasures of life, for this Life is which the christian must Nn, and we realize that in a few years, or maybe days, less than a moment in conlparison with must, after having entered said racc or even moments, that death may lay his that that follows. course, remain and run on it. hand upon them, and that at that moment, Solomon said: "The whole duty of man We cannot exped the plize if we at- that fcarful moment, they forever part is to fesr God and keep his conmand- tempt to run on the outside of the course. with all the treasures, lands and worldly ments." The Lord has placed marks along that pleasures for which they spent their lives, Think of this, all pleasure seekers: course that we may be able to keep in it, and plunge into eternity facing a God Though you may acquire all the world and me must not at any point go ofl' at a whom they rejected and dishonored. you will have to lay it down in a little tangent to incorporate anything in that They seem to have no true conception while. We came naked into this life. and course that the Lord did not nm-k therein. of death or its significance. Their chief we will go out of it naked, so far as our Ex-ery institution-put into this race feat of death seems to be about the physi- worldly goods are concerned. course by man n~ustbe stictly avoided by cal pain of dying; but that, when compared You may lightly and foolishly barter those rho would please the Father. with the full meaning of such a death, is your souls for these transient things, but The Lord knew best what \XIS good ti less than a drop compared with all the J-ou will find it a horribly serious matter us, and me must rely who11 om his wis- oceans and seas thet corer the earth. when your time is out. dom and not that of man. Tke physical pain of dy;ng is nothing, Wake up as if you were asleep and your Thi denominations today are burdening: but r;o txigoe car. d?scrYce the horrors of house on fire, for your danger is far the professed christian world with all the eternity of txment that the dyiving mo- greater. A. M. GEORGE. sorts of fads gotten up by men, seemingly ment plunges them into. to help the Lord to perfect his irnperfec- Let them call up the most horrible, tor- TAE CHRISTIAN RACE. tions. turing esperience that they have ever What presumption in poor, weak, puny passed through, and n~ultiplythat by thou- The Apostle said in Heb. 12 :1,2, "Let us man, to fxy to assist and An-wise Creator sands, ar.d then take that as their portion lay aside every weight and the sin that in adding to the race course that was per- through the eternity that figures cannot doth so easily beset us, and let us run with fected by him. measure. and they may begin to have some patience the race that is set before us, Back to IerusaIern; back tn apostolic idea of the significance of death to them, looking to Jesus, the author and finisher of teaching, in firm and saving faith, and and all 11-ho carelessly and foolishly frit- oar faith." trust in God's promises. ter away their precious days seeking the Jesus has marked out the race course on H. H. MONTGOMERY.

THE REYIEW -AND BAPTISM. Very well. Then any baptism, "single" or "trinew-is not scriptural if it does not accord with that of "the primitive faith (Number sis.) or pure gospel." 3. Scmmer says of "the Baptists, as well as other secta- Now v-ill Brother Sommer have the audacity to tell us that rians," "Therefore th:~preach the Gospel in its facts-its chief a baptism "because of the remission of sins" is found in "the or fundamental facts. .?nd he says: "Their immersion is not primitive faith or pure gospel"? Let him speak out! sect-immersion, but it is authority immersion." 3. "It is now advocated by certain sects which are not men- But again he says: "What is the position of the Church of tioned by name in the Bible." Christ on this subject of re-baptizing those who come to us Well, if this is an ear-mark of "sect baptism." every immer- from the sects? That position has already been set forth in these sion administered according to sectarian teaching is "sect hap- words: 'A majority of those mho have been imm'ersed by the tisn~." Sure! That is esactlv Campbell's contention-it is "a sects should, no doubt. be immersed azain." human invention." Evident. then. it is that Sommer's position is not "the nosi- 4. "It originated in human choice." tion of tie Church of Christ," he himself being witness. This So be it. Then the baptism of a person who believes lie has ,has Sesn plain to mast of us for some the; but tKere are still the remission of his sins before he obeys in baptism is "sect bnp- soma who look uroc Sonlmer as ''a safe teacher." Ve hope this tism." If not, let Brother Sommer find where such a baptism is will open the:: eyes. For if Peter preached "the gospel in its cczthori-ed in the Net: Testament. If he cannot do this, away< fncts-its chief or fnndarnenta! fzcts," on the day of Pentecost, goes such a baptism, together \vie11 "trine immersion." Sommer '. "thz Eaotists, as \-:ell as other sectarians," do not preach the himself being the judge. And if such baptism does not have io gospel "in ik facls-its chief or funclamentzl facts." If they be defended purely by "homan reasoning. and by hun~anhis- did, there mould be no "A majority of those who have keen im- tory," let him find Bible statements for it. I challenge him to mersed bv the sects" to come under "this subject of re-baptizing." do it! If such baptisms are not "a human invention." Just lind A rnsn can be born but once, either of the flesh or "from above." where the Lord ordained them. Who wants the job? Don't all So Sommer stands 2 self-condemned factionist. speak at once, now. But Sommer has at last found "sect baptism." He says : If Brother Sommer could leave off his trcmpeting of his "In the light of this definition is there any baptism which Ashdodish twaddle that is zs senseless and inin~eaningin tine 'may be justly called 'sect baptism'? Yes, trine immvsion may light of the gospel as the prating of an idiot. he might find the be thus calledwith justness. It is not mentioned in the gospel "one baptism" authorized by the "one Lord;" ~~amely,the Imp- and it originatedwith the falling away from the primitive faith tism homn~andecl"for the ren~issionof sins." (Acts ?:?&) Rut or pure gospel, which falling away from the pivimitive faith to this he is as blind as a hat until he undertakes to defeat a had finished their ministry. Noreover, it is now advocated by Baptist or other sectarian. Then he says : "The practice of bap- certain sects which are not menticned by name in the Bible. Nor tizing because of the remission of sins is an unscriptural prac- is this all. It originated in human choice, as is evident from the tice," and kicks his own little cob house to pieces. Of course, he fact that it is now advocated and defended by human reasoning, has sense enough to know that the truth is the only thing with and by means of human history." which to down a sectarian. And I want to tell him rieht here- And why does Brother Sommer. reject- "trine immersion" as What's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander! xnd dow "sect baptism" ? he goes! @ Is it not "performed in the name of the Godhead"?- And do He defines "sect baptism" thus: "But that is sect baptism, not those who submit to it do so "because they wish to do what and is faction-baptism, which mnkes a faction in the chwcr!, of divine authority requires"? Yes, sir. Christ." But he tells us- sure! And Sommer admits that "trine immersion" is "sect 1. "It is not mentioned in the gospel." baptism." And I have shown that a baptism under the per- Very well. Now will he be so kind as to tell us where the versive "faith alone" teaching, as practiced by the sects, must go baptism of the one who believes he is saved before baptism-be with it. And the man who indorses such baptism is guilty of it "single immersion" or "trine immersion"-is mentioned in the producing "a faction in the church of Christ." There is the gospel ? man, and Sommer is his name. If I have not proved him a fac- No, he never will do this-he simply cuts his own head off. tionist, let me know and I will double the dose! 2. "It originate! with the falling away from the primitive - r.. -.. H. C. HARPER. faith or pure gospel. (To be Continued.) . ,- .. -. .- THE APOSTOLIC W-4Y FOR XARCH 1, 1920. 7

THE GOSPEL VERSUS .SOM$~ERISBI they're up here for a rest. everything in nature except God and what " 'The government turned them out to0 is inseperably connected with that idea? " 'Examine yourselve~,whether ye be in quick, I tell you. Take a training camp the faith; prove your selves. K~~~ where these fellows had a lot of time on Is it not because there is law, government their hands. The first thing they learned and restraint in the idea? Is not the wish ye not Own how that Jesus to do was gamble. Then they found out father to the thought, and the desire pa- Christ is in you^ except Ye be reprobates?' where the old-timers get their stuff, and rentof the conclusion? r (2 Cor. 13 :5.) they go out and try the same job. David uttered a profound truth when "Those religionists that will not meas. "'It took a camp to train 'em, and it he "The has said in his ure themselves full,, by the book of ~~t~ will take another camp to train 'em back.' "So today the penitentiaries are filled There is no God." Atheism is a sin of the are sectarians; and those disciples that heart and not an error of the head. If not measure th,2mselves filll?l by the with a lot of good young Americans who ers to christians, as found in the lat- have done their bit and then landed in the atheist will not obliterate the image of God in the soul, or shut the eye of reason er part of the New Teshment, are hypo prison for letting the viciozcsness they to this light that lighteth the world, he crites. Both classes of eirorists will turn taught~getthe best Of them. will find the universe filled with the' re- from the true church!"' "But he offers a possible solution that would give the government an opportun- splendent glory of the Presence, before The above excerpt is from the pen of ity to start these men out right: whom all intelligence should bow, exclaim- Daniel Sommerl as published in Aposto"c '' 'There are plenty of camps' he says. ing, ">fy Lord, and my God." Review of Jan. 27, 1920. 'Let the government look into. the records When one reads and considers the of these ex-service men who have gotten The position of the atheist npw is th& Bbove from Sommer, knowing as we do, into trouble and where they are first of- is a pelversion of man's -nature'. his position concerning several important fenders with nothing against the past rec- at least of one element in his nature. matters before the brotherhood, our mind ords but this one outbreak, let the govern- establish this, he should tell us the element ment put them in a camp for awhile and perverted. He cannot do this, arid give a is at once attracted to Rom. 2 :1-3. cure 'em just like they would cure a man in When h-nmer's own rule is applied to hame to it that expresses its nature, and a hospital. You have got to get this crav- re- the Apostolic Review's attitude .toward ing for escitement out of their systems define it conceding participation jn \\rar, where by degrees. Just like it was put into ligion. The element is veneration* spiritu- does it' consign him? them'." ality, and concientiousness. The proper Why will a paper claiming to be apos- and absolute object of veneration, and' Do the Review measured it- tolic (?) urge young men to do that which \vithout which it is not satisfied, is God. self fitllg by the following scriptures, when them ,,VICIOUS,,? Every other element of our nature is to it urged christians to engage in war, even make "Evil communications corrupt good be elevated, expanded, and cultivated, aC- slandering "Conscientious Objectros" for morals.,, (I 333.) cording to the atheist, but this religious their refusal to do "? Matt. 5:44; Ram' What these young men need is, not an- element. It is to he eliminated. We are 12 :17-19; I Cor. 4 :12,13 ; I1 Cor. 10 :4 ; I other training camp, but the gospel of not to have perfect religion, but atheism, Pet. 2:23; I Thess. 5:15-B2; Ronl. 14th Christ. no religion. Why? Because in religion Chapter. Sergeant Height, of the Canadian Black there are government, restraints, respon- To the of trainingn \\rat& Battalion, which did such hard sibility, law, punishment. An attempt is the following from The Nortl~A~~raricutz fighting in Europe, stated in a lecture made to show that admiration for the true will suffice: here : and beautiful and good in nature and art "A problem lvorthy the efforts of big u~hegollng entered the first is a full exercise of the element that is men and high officials is penned up within line trenches ceased to be human beings used in religion. -4s .well might one claim ,, wdls of American penal institutions, became that tawdry daubing of the savage is a '7'-..In Philadelphia .. it is seen within the East. "To be carnally minded is death." full exercise of the law of beautY- The ern Penitentiary. (Ron]. S :6-9:) christian can admire the beautiful in na- "It is the es-service man prisoner. "~ot,if a clisciple does not measure hin]- ture and in art as much as the atheist, ad "In wite of ~~rohibition.which has nl- self F~LLJby tile xemT~~:~~~~~, lie is in an infinite higher sense, for it is the ways proved the greatest crime reducer a l?ypocrite.~ work of Infinite Wisdom. He can love the the world has linown, penitentiaries are THO~~SJ. ~~-4ijr. tr~~thin nature as much as the atheist, and beine filled with men who h?.ve committed I-, contesxills, perm. in en i!?finite hipher d?gree, for it is the grave oKenscs ;qai~istthe state. voice of Infinite Wisdom and Truth. He "Who are the men and what are their JIATERIiILISJI -.\xD ccn reverence the good in nature as nluch crimes? CONTRASTED. as the atheist, and in an infinite higher "Not old offenders, the records show; scope,-forit is the image of Infinite G03d. not the men whose pictures are in the (Article Number Eleven.) ness. rogue galleries and whose faces are known The atheistic e\.olutionist accepts the ill- 31an is as essentially a worshipping be. to the detectives of city and state. They tuitions of reason in absolute space and ing, a religious being, as he is a rationa! are not the older men who have lived their tluration, aboslute power and sustenallce or a social being. Late research has proven lives plotting and working against societ.\:. in matter and force, ancl bases all his rea- that no race or tribe of men esist Or eve1 "They are young men, between IS and soning on these intuitions. Intuition of has that has been SO degraded as to have years of age, whose offenses in the main reason as clearly and positively gives us no system of religion. There are certair have been bungling stick-up jobs, a store absolute immortality and retribu- religious ideas, traditions, rites and cere. hold-up perhaps, a highway robbery or a tion, here and hereifter. why does the monies that are found in all, or nearly all window smash. atheist reject these intuitions he im- religions. It is a mooted question hon "In the Eastern Penitentiary in this plicitly the others, and bases all they had their origin. Certain theologian! city there are accommodations for 1,000 his reasoning on theln? claim that without revelation man U-oulc prisoners. Add a hundred to that figure [lqly accept half df \\,hat his ultimate h~vehad no religion or religious ideas and conditions become crowded; but in standard humall reason gives him and re- This is virtually saying that man has 111 spite of this there are packed within the ,ject the other half? it not because, in rcligious nature. It viltually assumes walls, figures yesterday showed 1,637 men. the former, tllere is no la,v\.-giver, ruler, also. that revelation creates or implank "The marclen doesn't believe these men judge, responsibility, retribution or within him his religious nature. Anothe: are bad at heart. He says: ernment, allcl there are in the latter? enor closely related to the above is, tha " 'They get wild for a little of that old. lvhs \,.ill the atheist accept evel?rthing true religion must be and is utterly foreia excitement, and the next.thing you know absolute alld illfinite in the universe, and repugnant to our nature. If reasol and nature -rebel against a dogma the re- tion .by worship and religion. God must deep, and we remained in our wet clothes ply is easy. It is to be eipected, and in- reveal his real character in full for man's about twenty-four hours, and it liked to deed,-. necessary, - and is an evidence of its adoration and imitation. And as the child have killed me. The storm almost ruined divine origin. The rationalist accepts the can be taught what he can not attain by this country. About half the crops were assertion that religion must be foreign and his unaided efforts, so can the mightiest clestroyecl. There are but few brethren ~epugnantto our nature, and argues that intellect that the world has ever known re- in this country, and they were so damaged this proves all religion to be ininlical and ceive and grasp ideas above its capacity to by the storm that they are not able to help hostile to our nature, and therefore r'a!se. discover. if imparted to it by a higher in- us very much. As we are dependent on Many of the dogmas of theologians are re- telligence. As man learns by comparison our brethren icir a living will you please spoisi'ole for nlaterialistic atheism. For ir~ductionand deduction, and as he is im- state in the A. \Ir. that we are in need of if there be in man's cature'no rs!igious ele- rerfect and impure, himself, he cannot at- the fellowship of the faithful children of ment on which revelation builds, on which kin to a correct idea of God's moral at- God. I am sisty-five years old and a it is based, and to which it appeals, revela- tributes by his own unaided efforts, for he nearly blind and am otherwise afflict tion is absolutely impossible. An attempt- cannot evolve the idea of absolute holiness My wife is nearly sisty years old and ed revelation would be like singing to a out of his own nature, or that of his fel- badly afflicted. We have given the best of deaf man, or painting a picture for a blind low men. If he could attain to such a con- our lives to the church of Christ, but do man. The truth is that revelation and re- ception, he cannot determine in what it not regret it. I would do the same if I ligion to regenerate our nature, must be consists. Man has never emancipated him- had my iife to live over. I am not tired based on it and in accordance with it, ap- self from idolatry, escept by and through of working for the Lord and for the souls pea!ing to it, and allying themselves with revelation. His intuition, his aspirations of men. It is my greatest pleasure. it, elevating and purifying it, and restor- and his history prove his need of revela-' We seatly enjoy the A. W. and read ing it to its legitimate use- On the other tion. W. a. BIRD. every word of it. Send me a few sample hand, they are and must be opposed to and (To Be Continued.) compies of the Way; I am going to send repugnant to the depravity and perver- - - you some subscriptions soon. I give my sion of our nature in sin, and the corrup- NOTES FROM OKLAHOMA. paper to some brother as soon as we tion resulting from such perversion. An- read it. other extreme is, that religion must be ex- I am glad to report khe ,prospects are May God bless you in your good and clusively and entirely of divine origin and brighter for the cause of Christ now than noble work, is my sincere prayer. ;Pray revealed to benefit man. If at all human, at any other time since I have been here. for us. or having a human element, as far as it Bro. R-F. ' Duckworth preached for us Your old brother in Christ, h2d such human element, it would corrupt from Thursday night over Sunday night W. C. MITCHELL. man. Some contend that religion must be the second Lord's day in February. Much Big Foot. Texas. entirely of human origin to be received by good was done. man ar.d benefit him. The true position is I went to Denison, Texas, recently, and IN MEMORIAM. that religion must have a human and di- heard Bro. H. C. Harper preach one night rot her N. Reeves died January 22,. vine side or element to reach man and in- and spent one day with him and Bro. 1920. Brother Reeves was 75 years, 3 fluence him, or the Christ never would be- Duckworth. months and 21 days old at his death. He come the Son of Man, God manifest in the Wednesday night Bro. Harper induced lived a quiet, unassuming life in the Bap- flesh. me to make a talk, as neither he nor Bro. tist church of Marion, La., and was a dea- It nlct >e baxd ::I nxn'r; nature and in Duckworth had ever hearcl me preach. con of that body until about; 25 years ago. accordame with it. It must be a lifting Ero. Ezrper was to remain over Sunday At that time I came into this part of the force, and a standard; and to be such it in Denison. I was 'very 'favorably im- state to break the bread of life to the per- mvst emanzte from a source above man pressed with the Denison brethren. They ishing. After hearing me preach the gos- and frlen it mill aid and elevate him, and s?em to love each other and the cause of pel in its simplicity, Brother Reeves an* be,to him an objective standard of conduct Christ so much: I will remain here till nest his wife, both well stricken in years, be-~\ In ckbate with an agnostic several years fall, the Lord milling. I desire to hold came interested and were baptized for the aao, he espected t5at I woulcl base my ar- some meetings beginning about July 15. I remission of sins. Since then several of gr!m?nt on the sensationsr.1, materialistic am ready to arrange for meetings in his children have become obedient to the phi!osoghy of Locke, that man has and can Avgust. W. T. TAYLOR. faith. Brother Reeves was respected by hai-e no knowledge or idea escept such as Lark, Oklahoma. all who !(new him. He was a lo] ing hus- comes through one of the five senses. -4s band aml father, and his heart and ears neither God nor his attributes are objects L.ET'ZER FZOX BRCTHER YZTCHELL. were ever open to the cries of the needy. of sense, man can obtain such .ideas only But he is gone: No more will we hear that through direct revelation. I repudiated Dear Bro. Teurman : gentle, Eathcriy and loving voice in counsel such a pxitlon, maintsjnhg that man is I will try to write you a few lines. I and brotherly admonition. EIis chair is constitutionally a religious, a worshiping am so blind I can not see how to write now vacant. We will miss him. But we being, and that the religious element of much, but maybe you can read it. I am shall mourn not as those who have no hope mrn's will exhibits itself in systems of re- still able to be up and I meet every Lord's for we have the happy assurance that we ligion and acts of worship, and that reason day with the congregation and teach them will meet him and intl~itiiondeclare there is a divine be- the pure word of God, and when the Beyond the storm-swept shores of time, ing, a God. weather is good I preach at night to the Where the saints of all ages meet @ To this he rekted, "If man can, by his people. My cough gets worse every year. Their Saviour and brethren transported to unaided efforts, attain to as complete an I have about given up the hope of being greet, idea of God as his reason can grasp, he did well again, but I am going to continue the While anthems of rapture unceasingly .,not~- need revelation, and revelation was fight for what is. written as long as I live. roll unnecessary. To which I replied, that The brethren had some'sort of Sunday And the smile of the Lord is the feast ivhile man can, and does, reach the idea of School when I came ,here, but they have of the soul. God, and his natural attributes, but such given it up. His brother in Christ, an idea would be imperfect. This would be I had to. leave Bayside. That country W. R. CARPENTER. especially the case with the moral attri- was too low and damp after so much rain Route 1, Marion, Louisiana. butes of God. And as these are the very at- and'that terrible storm. I was at Aransas .:-:-:->.>-:.,:-:-:M:-*:M:"~..:~*:M:">*~'+-:~:+:":..!~:* tributes that man must know, for on a Pass to preach when the storm came and There will he no paper foreMarch15th. knowledge of these depends on his eleva- wife and I had to wade out in water waist See statement on page five. ;. ,.. - VOI~U~~EVII. Yct show I unto you a more escel1en.t way." - Paul. NUMBER :13. 2 THE APOSTOLIC WAY FOR MAY 1, 1920.

LOYAL TO V:HAT? an, he that was dead, but am alive for- evermore, and have the keys.(the power) The above question is being asked by This has been a most vesatious and over hades and the grave. (Rev. 1:18): many members of the church at this time. troublesome question all down the ages, Jesus said (Matt. 13-29. Mark 3 27) that One said to me, "Brother Duckworth, what and many conclusions have been offered 110 man could enter the strong man's is a loyal congregation?" Another said, "I as a true solution. I have never read or (devil's) house, and spoil his goods (sin), went to worship with a congregation which heard anything that has satisfied my mind unless. he fist. bid the strong man, and claims to be loyal and they had everything as to its correctness. then he will spoil his house. AS stated that the 'Progressives' have escept instru- This has led me to investigate more fully above, if satan is not now bound, there is mental music;" and another said, "When for myself, and mithout any intention to- no peace, no forgiveness of sins, Christ is you tell me a congregation is loyal I do not ward egotism, I am proud to say, I am not reigning; in fact, the Jew would be know what you mean." quite sure I have solved the problem. proven correct, the man Jesus be an im- I do not wonder at the confusion nor at The millennium must take place before postor. But Jesus came, he died, mas the aching hearts of faithful brethren who Christ comes, or after. Let me quicken buried, resurrected, binding the strong are ordered to swallow unscriptural prac- your interest by saying, if it takes place man (the devil), destroying his goods tices or get out. after his coming, the future kingdomists (sin). I John 3:s says: "He that com- Loyal means faithful to the established are correct, and Christ is not now reign- rnitteth sin is of the devil; for the devil government when applied to an individual; ing. If I believe Christ is now reigning, I sinneth from the beginning. For this pur- when applied to a congregation it should must believe the millennium is in force. pose the Son of God was manifested, that mean faithful to the established govern- The millennium pe?iod merely means an he might destroy the works of the devil!' ment of Christ. So, to be faithful to era of pence, called a 1,000 years. Jesus What does John say Jesus came for? TO Christ's government the congregation Christ is the prince of peace. He came to destroy the works of the devil. But Jesus should give a plain commandment or es- this world and the proclamation mas her- said this could not be done until the devil ample of its practices. So far as I know alded, "Peace on earth, good mill tornard was bound. Hence conclusively, the devil the word loyal is not found in the Scrip- men." The whole New Testament system is bound. tures. If one should say, loyal to the JIeth- is one of peace-peace anlong ourselves From the transgression in Eden, un'til odist church it would be correct, provided and all mankind. As the system of Christ Christ came and shed his blood there was the person or congregation referred to was is one of peace, I am forced to conclude no forgiveness of sin. Why? Because he faithful to Yne Methodist government. If the millennium era and the reign of Christ mas not bound. But Jesus came, bound one should say loyal to the Christian are coestensive. But, says one: "During him, threw him into the bottomless pit, Church, it would be correct, provided the this era of peace (the millennia1 reign) we where he mill-remain until Jesus comes. individual or congregaticn was faithful, to are to beat our swords into plowshares, He will be loosed to gather his own, and their lams and regulations, seeing they do and spears into pruning hooks, and nation the last great battle will take place (Ar- not purpose to be go\-smed by the Kord shall not rise against nation." How can mageddon), they all will be cast into the of God. If one should say use the word you conclude this is now effective, in the second death. (Rev. 2O:'i to 14). Some loyal, in refei-ence to a Sunday School face of the greatest war the worlcl has ever one will say, "If the devil is bouncl, why "Church of Christ," it would be had?" Please follow the connection of this so much sin on earth? In fact, the world correct, provided the individual or congre- utterance in Xicah 4:s to '7, and yon will is growing more wicked. The devil sowed gation mas faithful to the Sunclay School find it predicated on our walking every one his seed (sin) into the hearts of men from government, as they do not require faith- in the name of our God; and notice also, Eden to Christ. It's like Johnson grass fulness to the word of God. If one should it becomes effective with the establishment seed; it's prolific, he has many iollowers. use the word loyal in reference to the of his kingdom, the reign of Christ. If Jesus came, sowed his seed (the word of church of Christ it would be correctly used the millennia1 era is not in force, Christ is God). Jesus bound satan, threw him into provided the person or congregation re- not now reigning. Every time you make the bottonlless pit, fiat he should deceive ferred to was faithful to the government a christian, you drive murder out of that the nations 71.0 more. (Sov: no more seed). established by Jesus Christ, follon.ing it heart, and no matter if he was loaded with Jesns returned to his Father's house to (the word of God) without addiiion or shooting irons, swords and spears, his prepare a place for the faithful. Neither subtraction and mithout private interpre- change of heart dispenses wlth all these head, Jesus nor the devil, on earth to-day, tation. To do this an individual or con- things. Show me a true christian and I but the battle is being waged by the fol- gregation must trust Jesus Christ im- will show. you an individual that fulfills lowers of their respective seecl sown. The plicitly, believing he had the power, the this prophecy; show me a true christian clevil was bouncl when remission of sins knowledge, and the forethought to give us nation, and I will show you one that does was preached, which started at Pentecost. everything that "pertains to life and godli- likewise. This argument would suffice to The answer for the question of a 1,000 ness." sustain my contention, but there is an- years, is found in (I Pet., 1st chapter, es- To be faithful to any government one other, which is of equal force. The bind- pecially verse 8). must have a knowledge of that govern- ing of satan, and the 1,000 years are sim- 1 Solicit ally question. Please send to ment, its instructions, directions and regu- ultaneous and coextensive. (Rev. 209.) me at Ardmore, Okla. lations. If people professing to be follo~- If I prove satan is bound, I not only prove GEO. W. PHILLIPS. ers of Christ had such a knowledge of his the millennial era in progress, but I also government there would not be so many Prove the reign of Christ, which is one of PRO AND CON. isms or commandments and doctrines of Peace, and all these conditions are inse~er- men and the word loyal would not be so ably connected. If satan is not now bound, "Pro and Con" is a thirty-txo page tract often misused. "Let us lay aside every the millennial era is not in progress, there on the Sunday School question, by Prof. N. 'rveight, and the sin which doth so easily is no peace, and Christ is not reigning. L. Clark and Dr. G. A. Trott. No better beset us, and let us run with patience the Paul says (Heb. 2:14, 1.5) that Christ work to be had on this question. \Ve are race that is set before us, looking unto came in the flesh, that through death he now having more calls for this tract than Jesus the author and finisher of our faith." ever before. If you are bothered with Sun- (Heb. 12:2, 1.) R. F. DUCIWORTH. might destroy the devil. Just as sure as Jesus died, was buried and resurrected, day School innovators, order a dozen or All matter intended for immediate pub so o'f these tracts. and put them to teach- just that sure is satan bound. Jesus was ing the truth in your town or comniunitv. lication should reach this office not later declared to be the Son of God with Dower. . ~ ,, ,.PGce: 10 cents-per copy; 75 cents-~$li. I&n the tenth and twenty-fifth of the by his resurrection from the dead. Satan. "dozen. Order from Tlie Apostolic TVay, .month. having been bound, Jesus could say: J) Union City, Ga. w- THE APOSTOLIC WAY FOR NAY 1, 1920. 3 . ., WHO WILL. PAY THE PENALTY? an active part in church work. It was dis- ary BaptistJady told me that she came to' tinctly understood that they were not unit- the debate thinking that a Sunday School was a good thing, but she was convinced Who will pay the penalty because qux- ing churches, but Sunday schools. So this that there is nothing to it, and that she rel~ngchurch members bring to nought the is the mixture that Chism engaged to de- was going to take her children to the faithful efforts of gospel preachers? fend. I messed him hard to tell what church of Christ. A number of outsiders Here is an estract frcm a personal letter, should be the character of a Sunday School teacher, and to tell the audience if he said that I had put it on Chism good and written by a younr man who farms for a proper. I am sure we made a good impres- would appoint a Digressive to teach a class living and does what he can for Christ pub- sion on the public by conducting our side licly and privately. in a Sunday School, but he would not say. of the debate in a Christian-like way. I He tried to shield them in this mix up. "The time that I spent at church work do not intend that any of those fellows When the loyal brethren engaged me to the last year has been wasted, zs far as shall crow without calling their hand. come Sinton to hold a meeting, the Sun- visible results are concerned. But the ex- to J. N. COW.4N. day School folks dreaded my influence, and perience that I have received has been Robstown, Texas. worth much to me. I have learned that it thought to cripple the meeting by getting W. Chism to meet me in debate. is useless to try to help a conmegation that J. SHOULD WOMEX' SING? will not help itself. I find that mad people I regret that the debate was a jumped up affair, and that I did not have the time are like mad dogs." Some brethren who advocate women to publish it, so that more of our preach- This young man was consecrated to teaching in the assembly of the saints, ing brethren could have come. T!?e debate Christ, wanted to do all he could, and yet when confronted with the word of the was well attended, and centrally located, brethren who had no ill will toward him Lord, as I. Cor. 14:34, 35, will say: "Wo- brought his work to almost nothing, as fzr and I think much good was done. men can't sing then." This is assuming Chism's course was the same as at a? he could see. That congregatibn has a that one cannot sing without teaching. Shreveport, La., his opening speech being large community to itself, at one time had a The first song recorded in the Bible, was identical with his opening'at Shreveport. strong and ha~moniousworking church. sung by Moses and the children of Israel Each revival brought large ingatherings. Ye manifested the same bad spirit, and just after they had crossed the Red Sea. seemed to be out of humor all the time. But now what is it? Even members so They sang a song of praise and thanksgiv- He called in yuestion all f he encyclopedia s, work against each other as to neutralize ing for thew deliverance from bondage. No and said tha.t 11is brethren knew that he the efforts of those who be have them- one was being taught while they were had studied hard and deep, and that he selves. It is not just. mere mill be a singing, for all of them had crossed the sea,. was prepared to deny what they siid about separation some day (read Matt. 25:46, and knew what had just occurred. In I. .etc.) the Robert Raikes School. That he had Chron. 16th chapter, is a psalm of praise Some congregations would be very glad studied the same thi~igsthat the makers and thanksgiving. The 4th verse says, to get this young man to live among them, of the encyclopedia n had. Of course. we "-And he (David) appointed certain of the ard mould help him. But in his situat~on ought to take for grarited what Chism Levites to minister before the ark of Je- where his home is, they do not appreciaie says, as he is the smartest man in the ho\-ah the God of Israel." I could cite a bim enough to quit qua~yrelingand unite world ( ?) I called on him for his titles of . number of passages in the Old Testament for Christ. Henca his labors are not very nobility, or-scholarship, bnt he failed to to show that singing is a praise and fruitful. ARTHUR B. TEXSTY. give an>-. If did not expose him on this I thanksgiving service. but I mill turn to the Harper, Kausas score. never did anything in my life. He I New Testament, Matthew 26:30, says, pursued the usual course on the literature "They sung a hymn and went out." That THE COWAN-CHISbl DEBATE. question by claiming that the translations is, Jesus and the twelve sang the hymn, were uninspired, and no on ecouId read the This debate was held at Sinton, Texas. will some one say that the twelve taught, inspired word of God but a Hebrew and It began on Tuesday night, &larch 23rd, or could have taught Jesus? They sang Greek scholar. but I pressed him so hard and continued for sis sessions. praise as the word hymn implied. They on this that he finally admitted that it did I will first stnte the causes that led up were speaking to one another in praise to not change the inspiration of the truth to to the debate. Thew had been trouble orcr God. See Ephesians 5:19. (American Re- translate it. This was all hat I wanted, the Sunday School at Odem, seven miles rised) . from Sinton. and I had preached there and and I showecl that it was far superior to Paul end Silas sang praises to God while got the loyal brethren to work, and they that literature that made no claim to they \\-ere fast in the stocks. I do not sup inspiration. I held up the New Testament bought out the interest the Sunday Schoo~ pose any one will claim that Silas was people had in the house, and was not trou- in one hand the McQuiddy's Quarterly teaching Paul or was able to teach him. bled with them any more. They did think in the other and asked him which was Since Christian women are children of that they woulcl get Chism to meet me a: the best, and when all admitted that God, I can see no reason why they should Gdem in debate last fall. but for reasons the h'ew Testament was best. I then not sing praise and thanlcsgiving to him. best known to them, they had it called off. threw the Quarterly down and put my without fear of violating any scripture foot on it. He said I was putting my T have held several meetings at Sinton in A. J. JERNIGAN. the past, and have had to settle Sunday foot on the word of God and picked it up EU City, Okla. School trouble at each meeting. -4bout and rend a verse of scriptore in it. To this three years ago, I got a11 the brethren to I replied, that I could read about as many Dear Brethren : agree to leave off their Sunday School lit- verses in the 31. E. Discipline as he could This w11 infornl you I am able to be up in that, and asked him if he \vould put his erature and women teachers, and a11 unite again, after two months' suffering. foot on the M. E. Discipline? I will give But on the Bible only. They all give me their thank the good Lord, who brought me hand on that proposition. But afterward in nother article som'e of his positions on back with better health again, and thanks .the tests used in the debate. Brother C. through the influence of W. A. Earnhill, to those dear brethren who remembered W. Sewell, of Corpus Chisti, said before I they installed another Sunday School. Wot me in time of need. got out of the pulpit, that he would like to Bro. 11. T. Beaman,' being satisfied with that much digression, of Rice, Okla., sent $2.00. The congrega- they appointed a committee to meet the Di- discuss the question with me, but his brethren had laid him on the shelf, and tion at Ballinger, Tesas, $5.00, and the gressive~,and they consolidated'the two congregation at Riverland, Fla., sellt $5. Sunday schools. The Digressives then that he would pursue a different course to ahr God's richest blessings rest with stayed with them after Sunday School and what Chism did.> This shows how he re- those de;w ones who remembered me iL communed with them. Finally, they had gxded Chism's effort. There is no one time of need. CHjAS. T. ABBOTT. Tarpon Springs, Fla. the Digressive leader, 0. E. Smith, &king better able to judge than he. One Mission- 4 !l%E APOSTOLIC WAY FORLBIAY 1, 1920. But I will not give space to silly twaddle and I refer the reader to them. I challenge TRE APOSTOLIC WAY on an entirdy false issue, which they them- him to yet show his christian manhood by selves make. All their talk about a Sun- giving his readers what-I said-in'those ar- PUBLISHED SEMI-MONTHLY day School as they cal it, viewed from the ...... - ...... - ticles that they may be able to judge for -.... - - - -. - standpoint from which they view it, esists SUBSCRIPTION PUCE, IN ADVANCE. no where, escept in their own minds. f themselves just how puerile they are, and Ooe Year...... $1.M have never seen, nor have I heard of what then they may know more about how weak Six Months ...... 5Ck they are all the time talking about, escept is the brain that can be deceived by such EDlTORS: I read what they publish. To speak of a so~hist~yas that being doled out by Bro. H. C. HARPER . . Sneads, Florida Sunday School in any other sense than W;rlick.- that which we mean when we speak of G. A. TROTT, M. D...... Yunday, Texas Bro. Warlick, you say "I think too much L. CLARK .... Box 245, Polytechnic, Texas Sunday worship, Sunday service, etc., is N. simply to misrepresent what the brethren of Bro. Trott to express my feelings fully MANAGING EDITOR: who meet on the Lord's day, and teach over the puerile things he says in his pa- CLARENCE TEURNAN Union City,-- Georgia all that come in unto them, after a fashion per." Oh, my brother, let me beg of you which does not contravene the teaching of to think too much of the Saviour who Entered at the Postfofice at Union City, Georgiq the word of the Lord, is misrepresentation, as Second Class Mail Matter. brethren; that's all of it.-Gospcl Gziidc. bought you with his own precious blood to contend for anything which impeaches his We will cheerfully make changes in addresses I must concede that the Gospel Gtcide is when requested to do so, but be sure to give both wisdom or the perfection of his law. the old and the new address. not so blind after all, for its editor. Bro. G. A. TROTT. Address all remittances and all articles to The Joe S. Warlick, seems to have vision Apostolic \Yay, Union Ciw, Georgia. enough to see what a suicidal act it would KEEPING THE RECORD STRAIGHT. be to let his readers see for themselves the - NOT SO BLIND. "puerile things" I have written against his I take the following from the Firm Sunday. school hobby. I can heartily recip- Fozindatio~~01 January 27, 1920 : 9ro. G. 9.Trott, than whom there is rocate the good and kind things said of me aot a better man among us, nor one I love An Explanation Desired. more, is making a very weak effort in the by Bro. Warlick and my affection for him I notice in the Firm Foundatim of Jan- "Apostolic Way," to reply to what the is too sincere to permit me to criticize him uary 13, an article from Brother A. B. Guide had to say a few issues back about without-quoting him in full, as I am doing Barret under the heading of, "The Fort th! foolish hobby of those good brethren now and have always done. There is but Worth Meeting," in which he speaks about who are really-making themselves ridicul- the forming of a "Corporate Body," of one reason available why Bro. Warlick's "Three ProminentBrethren," who are "to ous talking against what they call the Sun- love and esteem does not make him equally day School, as if any one hzd even thought have charge of raising and distributing of a Sunday School in any other sense than fair and that is that he knows if our re- $1,000,000 for the work, as above pro- they do of Sunday service, Sunday wor- spective aryments were to appear side by posed." Having reference to the plan to ship, terms which these good but opposing side, his sophistry would suffer by the unify our school interest and orphan brethren will themselves allow. comparison. AS a matter of fact some of homes, etc. I wish to ask a question with I showed in the Guide, that to oppose his statements can ply be classed eitiner reference to this "Corporate Body," and studying the word of the Lord at an hour would be glad if some Christian gentleman on Sunday could,not be wrong, but right. as outright blasphemy or the babblings of who is able to do so would answer it for That to use lesson helps, though obtained an idiotic .infant. Take, for instance his me. I wish to state that I will make no from the McQuiddy Co. was exactly equal illustration of different congregations in reply to anything any one may writc. I with the preacher using the black board, one city, which he calls a "perfect parallel" only want to see an elfort macle to esplain which he obtained from the McQuiddy Co. to the Sunday school and therefore, of this matter. And if the question is to be Bra. Trott, thinks that since the preacher course, proves the 1at.t.r to be scriptural. discussed I will leave it to better writers must preach, in order to convert the world. than I am. Now, whoever answers this the two are not analogous. But suppose The first flaw in that illustration which please treat me as a brother, and do not the elder, or som? brother us-s tho board would be apparent to even a casual reade: call me hard names, nor tell the people that which is scmetimcs done, even in the few is that each congrega'cion is a complete Ing is foolish and a cmilii, for we all know congegations, that are lined up with Bro. unit in itself, while tile classes in a Suodny that already, so c0nsen.e the space in thc Trott, then what? Why our good brother's schod arc but fractioils of one of those paper. Eut thc q~~cstion:If there is no criticism on what we said is worse than Scriptural authority ior n foreign mission child talk; it is aftually silly. units. Secondly, in his illustrative case, I~oxrdor other societies which the Digres- For the people LO be diqided into classss, the congregations do not iirst assemble in sive~haw, please where arc the Scrip- when they are reciting or studylng the les- one meat body and then subdivide into tures authorizing this "Co!porate Body," son is a perfect parallel with different fracticnal parts. To see any parallel at to direct a campaign Lo raise the fu~~tls congregations in the same town, or same all onc will have to put on Bro. Warlick's to put all these schools a11d homes spoken county or even same state, to he divided of on a sound business basis and to dis- into different classos when they teach the propressivc glasses, which may so distort tribute this $1,000,000? word of Che Lord. Suppose for instance his vision as to cause him to see double, Understand me, I favor Christian that Bro. Trott were to preach, teach, one or even mull;iply a singlc assembly so as schools and orphan homes, etc. But want congregation in Atlanta, Bro. Teurman to see a dozen classes, but normal mental to know about this "Corporate Body" and another, and Bro. Duckworth in another, vision does not work that way. But iri or- the Scriptures authorizing it. Yours in mould that not be dividing the peoyie into Christ, C. W. ING. classes? Is such a course admissible? Ii der to see clearly the innate blasphemy of so, then to divide them into classes, in the that illustration, let us extend into its legi- The editor, Brother Showalter, says: "I same building, sometimes in different timate conclusion. If six congregations am not quite sure that I understand the rooms, and if not, in different parts of the worshiping in the same city is equivalent matter myself," and he "really felt," he same room is all right. to six classes formed by dividing up one says, "that some explanation should be I think too much of Bro. Trott to express my feelings fully over the peurile things he congregation, then it necessarily and in- given." "I could not," he says, "endorse says in his paper. He says some one was evitably follows that six congregations, a society for doing the work of the ' assaulted at Elk City? I had no; heard of each having one loaf or cake of bread on. church." that &fore, but I rather think that the lit- the communion table, is the exact equiva- But what do these fellows care about .,tle hand-full of pessimistic growlers there, lent of one congregation having six loaves Showalter's endorsement? They claim some of them at least, need to be dealt with as children, who ought to be corrected, for or cakes on the table. Do you get that? jf they whipped him into silence on the "lit- they talk and act with less sense than sen- YOU have the brains of a two by .twice erature" in the Sunday school, and they sible children. half-wit, you do. I fully exposed Bro. know they have the whip yet, I suppose. If Bro. Trott, or any one else, will un- Warlick's foolishness on the other points Ask Charley Nickol. dertake the job of answering the questions he introduces above in my criticisms in TiLe And it seems there has been some whip- I have asked, on the lines approached, and put,the whole thing in their paper. I will Apostolic Way in which I quoted him in ping or "policy" on other lines, too, with be glad to let it all appear in my paper. full, something which he will not dare do, the paper in recent years. One brother, THE APOSTOLIC WAY FOR MAY 1, 1920. -. 6

an editor, too, writes me that the,,Firn~ brethren who has been always objecting can possibly go astray. Toundotiom used to oppose sect baptism, to some things which he understands not. But how fallacious, childish, and amus- He is a hobbyist in most cases, being very but in recent years.'it has dropped that. ing his position. one has left us hobby and is pawing-it had just about much on the extreme. "Sam H. Champie, who has been one of and gone to digressives No. 1, he has been .died while opposing sect baptism. Now the writers for The Apostolic Way. (~fI traveling too fast. 1 will airee to find ten don't ask me who said this-just ask F. L. were to follow Brother Trott's methods, I that have left digressives No. 2 (the S. S. Rowe. But this by the way. would call it a 'Blind,' 'Rugged Crooked brethren) and gone to digressive No. 1 Now, let us hear Showalter, further, on Or has changed . (organite brethren), not because they this "society" for doing the work of the his and says he take work with the Digressives. traveled too fast, but because they realized church. He says: "As the matter has "I have heard, do not it as a fact, YOU also had innovations (were digres- been explained to me, these brethren were but it came pretty straight, that Brother sive~)and swallowed the whole thing. Ask contemplating the operation of the schools' Ligon has done likewise. any of them, and they will make that reply. strictly as a business proposition, and, not ' "Who'll be the nest? Will it be Brother I complimented Brother champie for his as in any way a work of the church." Teurmanr Duckworth! Or the consistency. Inasmuch as he left the truth, thought to be G' *. Trott? I So it seems it was "the work of the wonder which one." he was wise enough not to stop on Brother church" when drumming money from the REPLY. Warlick's half-way ground, but took it all. church to build acd equip and run these The above clipping from the Gospel Brother Warlick needs not to travel to be- "colleges" and "chairs," but now it is G,tide is from the pen of the redoubtable come digressive. If he travels at all, he "strictly as a business proposition, and Joe S. and adds another item to will be either more or less digressive. L not'as in any way a work of the church.". the proof that he is hard pushed to find wish you were, either hot or cold-but as Just like Smith's farm, or Jones's no- some loop-hole of escape from his horrible are are cery, or any other "business proposition," predicament of furnishing scriptural 1 believe in s\vinging to proper ex- I suppose. thority, which does not exist, for the Sun- tremes. I Once a Roman a Now, don't those who have been con- day school. If he could possibly produce of and have swung to the tributing money to this "business propo- even a single from the word of &her extreme, viz.: The truth, the whole' sition," thinking it was "a work of the GO^, giving precept or example, doesn't truth, and nothing but the truth. What church," feel as though you could knock every one know he would give it instead of error did You start from? why them down with a feather? of handing outsilch inuendoes to an ex- did You not go to the other extreme, the Now, remember when that MILLION- p-tant brotherhood? Of course he knows '\'hole truth? If You started in Your Pres- DOLLAR drive is made, it' is "strictly as -none better-tllat I could cite him to ten ent system of error, You have not s\Srung a business proposition." sunday school advocates who have aposta- at all; and according to Your reasoning, This makes me-think of the tricks in tized for every one he can sho\v from the YOU have not a human mind. I will finish the early days of digression. They told us ranks of those ,-ontend for a "thus this laugh when I see You in Dallas. the Sunday school mas not a society, it saith the Lord" for our faith and practice. GEO. W. PHILLIPS. was just the church-the church at work. latest among whom would be Klingman. The~lafter the Sunday school has been Martin and McHenru. I have never yet VERY IMPORTANT. brought in and they wanted the organ in, heard that any of those who stand with me In issue of Way for March lst, appears in cantending for apostolic usage consider they put it into the Sunday school. When a clipping from the CIwktia?~Leadel,. objection was raised, they said we can Di-. Trott invincible, so the idea must have under the caption "Ben's Budget." Please have it in the Sunday school, it is not the had its origin anlong those who have tried allow me to insist that every reader read, church, and you just let it alone and keep Lo mekt 'tmy arguments and failed, of whom re-read, and study this article. your mouth shut-you can just attend the Warlick is chief. It is the word of God Brother Elston therein clearly traces and presents church if you are such an old grtrn~blei.. illat is invincible, Brother Joe, an51 you the duties of an evangelist from zn apos- And the Oi'R311 stilyed in the house. .hrl and others are learning that "it is hard to tolic way. It was refreshing to me to read when a "pro~ressive" preacher, fresh I\icli against the goads." If you "were to and know, that there are at least a few (and he ~cncrallywas fws11) from "our" follo\v Brother Trott's m&hodsVyou ~~oulcl who have studied and found things as they collcys, came along, the olyn WAS used return to the safe ground that the wisdom are taught, and not as many have and like in tlre church-there coulcl be no 11.1.rrn in of the HolySpirit transcellds that of the them. it,-and if the old fogies don't like it, they wisest men as the heavens are higher tllal~ When we measure up to the apostolic can get out. the earth, that the way the apostles taught evangelist, and the apostolic eldership, Pcs, these innovators are as slick as an is God's way and he that shall presume to then the churches and truth mill prosper eel, and as slimy as a snake. They get speak a word in God's name, which he has the money, and get ofT with it, leaving us not commanded him to speak, shall die. and rejoice, and not before. If we don't strive lawfully, we will not be crowned. to hold the sack. They get up- the "fro- Chainpie has gone but n step farther than lic", and persuade us to try the latest Brother Warlick on the same road he and GEO. W. PHlLLIPS. step-and we pay the fiddler. others are swiftly traveling. My prayer CULLINGS AND COMMENTS. Now watch the papers interested in this is that all such transgressors may "retnrn graft, as they come out with "good words unto the Lord, and he will have mercy up- "It is most devoutly to Ix wishetl that all and fair speeches" in behalf of this MIL- on him; and to our God, for he will abund- who plead for reforrnatio~~\\.ouId carry out LION-DOLLAR drive. antly pardon. "For my thoughts are not' their principles in the plainness, conveni- The trouble with Ing's crowd is, they your thoughts, neither are your ways my ence and cheapuess of the buildings \vhicll ways, saith the Lord." G. A. TROTT. they erect for the assemblies of Christians. are headed in the wrong direction; but No greater satire could be inscribed .on like a lackey, he will trot along a few paces Remarks. marble against the religion of Jesus Christ.: in the rear, I suppose. R. C. HARPER My old friend and I have chewed the rag than are many of the houses called many times over religious differences. And churclics wlicre\~cr the people have the he has made this same remark to me, many "FROM ONE EXTREME TO ,\NOTHER" means qf gratifying the spirit which is in years ago, but instead of its terminating them. . Large, convenient aqd per- "The human mind is somewhat like the as predicted, I have grown esceedingly manent liouscs may IIC I~uiltfor generallv. pendulum of a clock. It swings from one stronger in the faith, and with Paul es- half the sum usually expendctl on the .san;t. extreme to another. I have noticed for sev- number o[ square feet. . Let thcrd.. claim: "I am dete~.?,~i?tsdnot to know any- only be a rcgnrd to coiiveniencc and tlura- eral years, that, in most cases, when a thing save Jesus. Christ and him crucified" bility; let all that is merely to gratify the( gospel preacher goes off with those who -and any one with that purpose of mind lusts of the eye and the pride of life hc left:. travel too fast. he has been one of the I 'Gw- -- 6 fHE APOSTOLIC WAY FOR MAY 1. 1920.

totheni \vho seek to gain influence over the THE ISSUE FULLY STATED. children of rlic flcsli by reducing Cliristian- ity to the taste and hsliion oi this world, The church here at Union City gave up Some preachers of the church of Christ and we cat1 build two, three atid sonietirnes one of its very best and most devoted mem- affirm what they term "Christian baptism," four mcecing liouses lor the prici. oi one bers in the person of Brother T. P. Gilpin, in debate with the sects (denominations) of the same .dirt~erision.;."-A. Car~ipbell, who died February 29, 1920. I think I p. 561. Mem. oi C. have never kno\vn a purer man and one affirming the above proposition. In so far who was more devoted to the church of as I have seen, it is a waste of time and Christ than he. Brother Gilpin has many injurious to the cause of Christ for the -'We are drifting."- J. D. Tant. friends about Sulphur Springs, Tesas, following reasons : Yes. brotllcr, "we" are drifted-right ill where he lived before conling to Georgia 1st. "Christian baptism" isn't men- the sectarian rubbish. some twelve years ago, who will regret to ri hear of his death. Brother Gilpin's wife tioned in God's word! "Ii it madc us any better or ~avcits marc died in August, 1919. He leaves two chil- 2nd. Baptism doesn't belong to chris- influence on thc ontsitle world, or more op- dren, Sister R. F. Duckworth and Brother tian, or Christians, hence not christian bap- ,portunit:es ro do good, God knows I would W. E. Gilpin, of Union City, Georgia. tism (Mark 16:15, 16). *a** not proiest against SO nluch of the Lord's 3rd. Christian baptism isn't in keeping motley Ixiiy put mro fine houses: Imt be- In a personal letter to me, date of April with the scriptures. Read I Pet. 4:11; lieving nnpung I>cyond :. good. niodest. 20, Brother R. F. Duckworth of Denison, cornfor;ablc lioiise leads to ialse pride and Isa. 8 20; Titus 2 :8, etc. worldliness. 1 cw ~:otrefrain irom protest- Tesas, writes : 4th. Christian baptism is a doctrine of ing azainst them."-J. D. Tatit, in F;rm "I spent Sunday and Sunday night with man or men. (Eccl. 7 :29 ; Isa. 55 : 8.9). Forrr~o'o!ior~. the brethren at Kemp, Oklahoma. A large crowd was out Sunday morning and night. 5th. It is npt of faith (Rom. 10:17, But when "we" get strong, beare weak, I took part with them in the worship Sun- 14 ~23). and get a "pastor" to "take charge." just day morning and preached Sunday night. Other reasons could be given, but these as the other "digressives" did, and "me," Thev asked nle about you and your wel- mill suffice for the presenr;. as Campbell says, "reduce Christianity to fare. You have many warm friends at Some brethren write and talk vigorous- the taste and fashion of this world." this place who are still giving you credit for the building of their house. I .%cured ly on "Christian baptism," yet they con- Yes, "me" are drifted, as "our" inew~o~ialten sul?scribers and Brother H. N. Wil- demn the name "Christian Church." Such windows, name on a brick or stone, etc.. liams will send you more soon. 1 promised preachers don't seem to have learned that witness against "us." -4nd "me" and them to return as early as I could: They neither "Christian baptism" nor "Christian "us" will soon be full-fledged Digressives. certainly would appreciate a visit from church" are made mention of in the reve- *5C* you. Enclosed find check and the ten lation of God! Some years ago a preacher rams. I clip the following lines from that "I do not kcom what I am going to do of the church of Christ signed the propo- princely writer, John T. Hines. He seems with some of my work. I have all I can do sition with a Missionary Baptist preacher to be much alone in the Fi?m Fomdation. rithout losing another day. My doctor for debate, "Christian baptism is for, or in since it has gone to wabbling so ridicul- tninke I should only hold one meeting. then order to obtain remission of sins." I in- ously while trying to poise itself on a return for treatment. This \voulcl only al- formed said brother that wasn't a fair "Thus saith the Lwd." I lcve Brother low me to preach about half the time. My eyes are improving, and I feel like staying proposition, and I wouldn't debate such. Hine~for his sober words occzisiona!ly in with the doctor's directions. I shall try He responded to me, seyirg, ''Tl!e Baptist that wabbly raper, which does not seem to some way to reach Eden, Eldorado, Bal- preacher is welcome to all he gets out of know yet whether to call itself a bird or linger. Blanket and Xunday. Tesas, before it." I replied, "If the Baptist preacher is leave for Alabama and Georgia. re- a bat. Here are his words : I I critical he shall get plenty ouc of it!" The -4 thing may be right in principle and gret that, I 2m not able to visit all the time came for the debate to begin, and I places that have been so kind as to invite cleatly taught ic God's word, yet there attended. may be times and places when it will not me into their conlmunities. I am advised work. simply because sinful men will not by the doctor that I mill have to take up The Ba~tlstpreacher showed the people let it work. Unity among brethren should regular treatment again nest fall, to con- as follows: The brother doesn't belie1.e ke, it is necessary to properly doing the tinue over a period of several months. if his proposition. He teaches that baptism Lord's mill, but when some brethren mill I would have my eyes restored to a normal helps to make or produce a christian; not fcllow the Lord's word, division be- condition. I do not knom just what I will comes a necessity. This is just the prin- do about it. The loss of time and the es- hence not "Christian baptism." Mre Bap- ciple carried out when some one is m-ith- pense are not pleasant." tists teach and believe, if a person is a drawn from for his ungodly walk; or when I am glad Brother Duckworth visited christian he ought to be baptized, and will a lot of brethren introduce innovations the church at Kemp. I held my fifth meet. be. Therefore, "Christian baptism," etc. into the worship till pious. sincere chris- ing at that place in the summer of 190'7. When the debate closed, the truth had tians can no longer follow them. There There were seventeen baptisms, nearly all suffered in the hands of said brother. ~ut "mast" be factions is too plain to be mis- heads of families, with a general spiritual undzrstood.-(F. F., March 30, '20.) awakening of the town and the country the Baptists appeared to be feeling good, Yes, God's plan is all right. The trouble around, and a new house was built and and \vent on their way rejoicing. That is that. as Brother Hines says, "Sinful paid for immedi,ately following the meet- brother told me sonletinle after the above men will not let it work." Ing. I think of those clays spent there with debate, he wouldn't affirm that proposi- great pleasure. We also appreciate the tion again. It seems to ne that the fol- "Clearly taught in God's word." cer- fine list of subscribers Brothe- Duckworth tainly: but man closes his eyes, "as one sent in from Kemp. Ionping proposition could be affirmed llrith- that beateth the air," and as our good The same clay I receivec! Brother Duck- out any harm being done to the truth (or cause of Chr~st) brother says, "will not follow God's word." ivorth's letter I sent him ten dollars. I . Hence, there must be "factions," as the 1. The baptism taught and c&nmancled mention this simply as a suggestion to by Christ and his apostles, to the proper brother points out, for Paul says: "Mark others who might be encouraged to help person, or persons, saves. them which cause divisions and offenses him bear his estra burdens in his efforts 2. CONTRARY to the doctrine which ye have to have his sight restored. While Brother The dip or dips, sprinkling and pouring (so-called baptisms) taught and learned; and avoid them." (Rom. 16 :17.) Duckworth has not asked for any help, I practiced by the denominations are coml Yes, as the brother says: "Sincere chris- feel that there are a number of brethren manded by Christ and his apostles, and:are tians can no?onger fellowship them." But and churches who will be glad to help him. therefore, because of remissio~lof sins, as John says: "If we walk in the light as I have had sickness in my family and he is in the light, we have fellowship one knom something of what it means to have I exhort all the faithful to continue'to stand for "Thus saith the Lord." with another; and the blood of Jesus the fellowship of faithful brethren, who Christ, his Son, cleanseth us from all sin." have never failed-me in time of need. JOSEPH MILLER. Brother, how are YOU walking? H. C. H CLARENCE TEURMAN. 14 E. Park St., Brazil. Ind.

'8 THE APOSTOLIC. WAY FOR MAY 1, 1920. F a means of propitiation. sure goad seed were sown. B.ro. McCraw is '12. Expiation and atonement by a super- c faithful.old. slodier of the cross and 3 - - 'ior being. John A. Franklin mas born in Laclede sticlcler for what is written. I am SL* 13. Mediation between God and man, county, Mo., December 1, 1571; departed glad the A. W. is now visiting us twice h by one superior to the worshippers. this life March 25, 1020, after an illness month. Wc eagerly watch for it to come . 14.A personal object of faith, grati- of four weeks. He mas married to Ver5ic at thc appointed time. It is the only paper tude, love and devotion in religion. Robertson, December 25, 1904. To this cbiriing to my address that I consider of 15. A personal leader and guide and ru- union mere born sis children; two, oE such importance that I read all it contains ler in religion. then1 prececled him in death. He is sur- -It always is full of-good things. 1 hope 16. Incarnation, or 3 manifestatio~iof vived by a devoted wife, four childreh, it .may ever continue loyal to what is writ- divinity in human form, as leader, pelson- two brothezs and illany relatives and ten. 3. L. ALLEN, al emboclinlent of doctrilie and life and as friends. Wingatc, Tcsas. ol~jectof devotion, faith and love. He obeyed the gospel about seventecn 1'7. Forgiveness of sin, by and through years ago under the preaching of J. iU. NCTES FROM ILLA AS OM,^. atoncoznt and mediation, on refoi.mation Martin, being a member of the church of of life. ~hkistat U:iion, twelve miles west of Leb- Warlick does not; think that the Sznday 1s. A system of religion, embodying the anon, 390. He was a faithful and con- School is dividing the chur~i~.Then pray above cardind' ideas, and based on them, sistent christian man, always present at tell me, what is? Our preachers as' far ivith worship and discipline. meeting on the first day of the week when- back as I can remember have stressed the These cardinal religious ideas have the ever possible. While we shall all miss his absolute necessity of speaking as the field of human thought, and have had full presence, yet we believe he died in the tri- oracles of God speak and of using sound possession of it from the very dawn of umph of a living faith, and we sorrow not speech -."sound words which c'm, not. be 'fhought; and this new claimant must dis- as those who have no hope. Eternity alone condemnedr" and that we must have a prove this title, and establish its own, be- will reveal the influence of such a life with 'ihus saith the Lord for every custom or fore it can obtain possession. He must its circle of friends. I was with Brother practice in the church. show that mind, mental action, mind force, ~ranklinon the night of March 22, and is but a different manifestation of physical most of the day following. He talked Luckily, 1 came to a knowledge of the force, and that the difference is occasioned freely of his death and the future, always truth as it is revealed about the year 1896, by the difference in the organization of in strong faith. He said : "Brother Homer , after hearing such men as E. Hands- the matter, through which it is displayed. it always has been our custom to have borough, J. W.Jackson, A. G. Ament, J. P. He must show that the present order of something said, and I want you to say it." Nall, J. D. Tant, and G. A. Trott, who bap- things can esist without the controlling, I replied: "Brother Franklin, this will be tized me in 1896. All these brethren could originating and regulating energy of mind. a hard task for me, but I shall do the best quote with telling effect such statements He must not only show this, but.shaw that i can." I shall never forget the words he of "Divine Writ" as "Prove all things, hold it does esist without the controlling, and spoke to his elder son after calling him to fast to that which is good," and passages regulating energy of mind. He must show his bedside, "Son, I can't be with you much of like import. i

VOLUME YIIP. UNION CITY, GEORGIA, SEPTEMBER is, 1920 NUMBER 4

PASTOR RUSSELL'S SECOND CHANCE lost. "0, what shall the harvest be?" Love time seem to indicate that Jerusalem is to all. A. ELLMORE. coming out from under the dominion of the Forasmuch as many have taken in hand Gentiles, which points to the consumma- to speak of Pastor Russell's second chance A BIG HOW. tion of "the time of the Gentiles." And as :for eternal life, I decided that I might also the tixe of the dews has already been ful- :have somewhat to say upon this, to some Take out of any school the teachers, the filled, we are doubtless near the time when ,delectable hope ( ?), but since the New Tes- students, the classes, and the recitations. we shall "see the Son of man coming in a -tament has nothing upon the subject, I can and the school will be utterly destroyed. cloud wit3 power and great glory." 'have but little to say, and first, I hnow Put them back and the school will be re- I believe that the seventh angel has pour- nothing of any such offer in the Bible. .stored. This shows that these things are ed out his vial of wrath, and. that the great Second, all the people to whom I have an essential, wholly indispensable to a school. earthquake has already .bean to rumble. ,opportunity to talk, still have the first This includes the Sunday School,-for. they "Babjdon," the system of confusion that ,chance. Third, since the Master offers are in it as in all other schools. rules over the earth, together with "the #eternallife to all of Adam's posterity upon Our schools are said to be "institutions cities of the nations" will soon fall. "Eve@ :belief of the truth, and strict obedience of learning." Then they ,"have b.~n.insti- , [email protected]&.away, -. - and the mountains. were thereto, I have neither opportunity nor de- tuted, the Sunday , school- -the-sam&as- not fomd." (Rev. 16). The "ishnd" gov- sire to offer this precious gift upon any others. The Methodistsainstituted (found- e~-nmentsare those, evidently, that are .&her terms. ed and put in operation) all of their Sun- least above "ti~epeoplew-"the water." As to the Master's proposed millennium, day Schools ; the Baptists, theirs ; the Pres- Rev. 1'7 :16. While the "mountain" gov- 3 think he has arranged every part, there- byterians, theirs; the Adventists, theirs. I ernments are the strong, towering govern- -.fore, nothing that I might say would either know, too, that the people who call them- ments of earth that are exalted above t'he -hasten or delay it. selves Progressives, started their Sunday common "people"-"the wate~" And the I think P. R. indefinite as to the precise Schools just as they did their Endeavor earthquake--economic and political up- time and place of his opening, and a man and Missionary societies. There are heaval-is already leveling them to the .of his very fruitful imagination might se- churches that claim to be loyal that have dust, and anarchy and bolshevism are be- lect the north pole as a suitable location, THEIRS. HOW came such institutions. in ing fast usered in. The wisdom of man is for I think he might open in a hot region, congregations that are loyal? Let some being brought to naught. Man is proving .and it might be well for him to select an one please answer. That's a big question. his inabiIity to govern himself. .atmosphere where even a few drops of Amen. J. R. JONES. Let us teach and warn people as never -water would be refreshing. But locating before. And above all, let us prepare for in the extreme north would hinder oui- at- THE FALL OF THE NATIONS ,~ND the coming of our Lord. These things tending, for surely no Titanic could ascend THE COMING OF CHRIST. should not overtake us as a thief; we are -those icy mountains and prevent our at- the children of light. So "look up, and lift tendance in his world-wide theatre. These are perilous times. Universal un- up your heads; for your redemption draw- But one thing which might encourage rest and discontent run rampant. "Upon eth nigh." WM. GUY ASHLEY. '3sbeginning is, when that great event oc. the earth there is distress of nations, with ..curs, the hills will all be graded down and perplexity; the sea and the waves roaring: CROOKED NEIGHBORS. the valleys will all be filled and the whole men's hearts failing them for fear, and for world will become one continued produc- looking after those things which are com- "You have crooked neighbors. Yes. We tive field, and by the time of his beginning ing on the earth." Some of the strongest all think so. But say, let's not treat them he may have stored a sufficiency of his nations have already fallen, and others are as if they were crooked. Let's act toward "Miracle Wheat" to enable him to begin fast crumbling to, ruin. And world-wide them just as if we expected them to do the farming upon a larger scale. However, 'anarchy stares us in the face. The storms right thing always and be just as honest as another hindrance may fall in his way; is aboct to break upon us in its fury. And the day is long. A kick hurts; a boost -when he arrives he may learn that the sea- who shiall be able to stand? heIps a lot more."-Farm Life. son will not be profitable there for farm- Men are trusting in the vain and false As humans we have to put up with a .ing-too drq and too warm. hopes of their own devisingg. They have .. &n&-.many Wmq.-!b,$t.--%eq-disqp~e~kJe But seriously, for it is a serious matter invented peace ' plans bu? itill 'we and that we feel are unjust. Naturally for any man to rise up against the Lord's have wars and commotions. They cry we are afraid some one is going to under- perfect plan of salvation and sow a crop of peace, when there is no peace. mine us or get something .v

AN ABSURD POSITION. ods, ways, and institutions; some carrying in grace, always in grace." It is implied one'human invention; some another, and also that Paul was wrong when he said, Some of the ablest advocates and most still others loaded'with a number of such "For this cause, when I could no longer popular leaders of the Sunday School in- things. forbear, I sent to know your faith, lest by stitution today claim that God hay reveded Let us look for the'"o1d paths", and walk some means the tempter have tempted you, no method of teaching his word. Such is therein, trusting in God to direct our every and our labor be in vain." (I Thess. 3:5.) an awful position to take, especially by step in all we teach and practice. For the Who is right? men who claim to believe and teach God's decree has gone forth out of the mouth of * word. Would it be considered imprudent Jesus our Lord and King that "Every plant Some very foolish things continue to be in me, just here, to esclaim, in the langu- which my heavenly Father hath not plant- ta,ught in regard to "the first resurrec- age of one of the advocates of this human ed, shall be rooted,up". (Mat. 15:13.) tion." It seems that some of our breth- invention, "What awful positions a man J. P. WATSON. ren are.just about as slow to learn the will take in trying to defend error !" Rt. 9, Cookeville, Tenn. truth concerning some things, as are the If no method of teaching God's word has sectarians around us; and, to take posi- been revealed, as the Sunday School pro- THINGS IN BRIEF. tions that are fully as ridiculous. If, as pagators claim, then the HOW that God has been asserted, the first resurrection is managed to hold back and keep as a pro- Do the will of the Lord first; it pays. consummated in the act of "baptism," found secret the method or methods of Don't say, "I will give as much as any then, the individual who is baptized, need teaching his word, both from the apostlesfi give himself no further concern in regard one." a5 and all other inspired teachers, and from The Lord expects you to give you have "purposed in your heart" and as to his safety; for "on such, the second all the subjects taught by them, would death hath no power" (Rev. 20 :6). Breth- you have. been "prospered," whether any have been, it seems, a greater miracle than ren, be ashamed ! one else gives or not. any recorded miracle wrought among men. -'Now, the scriptures speak of two resur- The truth of the matter is that, wher- Don't be selfish. Any one, even the rections, and show them to be 1,000 years ever and whenever an inspired teacher Hindo, can be selfish. apart (Rev. 20 :4, 5) ; both of these resur- taught, the method used was ever present Do the pure, clean things all the time; rections are future; nothing has yet oc- in the teaching; and there was no interven- it will.make you wiser, nobler. curred in regard to the first resurrection tion of a miracle to hide the method used Do your work for the church, whether except a gathering in of its "first fruits:" at any time, either from the teacher, or any one else does their's or not; you must and the "first fruits" of a "harvest," do from the taught. save yourself regardless of what others not constitute the "harvest." Brethren,. Brethren, called "digressives", use an do. study up. SO that you may be able to right-. unscriptural method in propagating the Don't grumble and fuss about what the ly divide the word of truth. gospel in foreign fields, while many breth- church is doing. Teach firmly, but kindly, C. C. HAGGARD. ren, claiming to be "loyal", use an unscrip- the Lord's way. tural method in propagating the gospel at Do riaht- because it is rinht- to do rinht.-. BROTHER DUCFLWORTH VERY SICIL home. And, yet, the one party condeplna not just because some one wants it done. the other for doing the very same thi'ng A lack of purpose will rob you of your re On the afternoon of September 11, I re- (in principle) that they themselves are do-' va_rd as completely as it will to have the ceidZhe following telegram from Broth- .ing. namely, using an unscriptural meth0.d wrong purpose. er R. F. Duckworth's son at Denison, Tex.: "Papa very sick with fever. Keep you -of propagating the gospel. (For they call Don't deceive yourself into believing posted. Tell Elvis.-Bruce Duckworth." the class system a "method".) you are serving God when you are serv- Now, since God is no respector of per- ing your own whims or following the doc- This is the first we hew of Brother sons, it follows that, if he is pleased with trines and traditions .of men. Test your Duckworth's being sick. Brother and Sis- and.accepts the use of, the unscriptural in- own heart by the word of God, lest you be ter Duckworth, left Union City, for Deni- stitution of the Sunday School arrange- in the ,mong way. son, Texas, September 1, and Brother R. F. DUCKWORTH. Duckworth was to go to Cleburne, Texas, ment for propagating the gospel in home to begin a meeting the first Lord's day in Denison, Texas. fields, then he will be pleased with, and ac- September. I have a card from him writ- .cept the use of, the other unscriptural in- ten at Cleburne on the 6th in which he stitution of the Missionary Society ar- FITS AND MISFITS. states that the meeting there began with -rangement for propagating the gospel be- a fine interest. Let us all earnestly pray -yond the home, in foreign fields. But, on 'The entrance of thy word giveth light; that Brother Duckworth may soon be re- the other hand, if the one party is to be it giveth understanding to the simple." stored to health again. His sickness will condemned and rejected in the judgment (Psa. 119:130.) Yet there are a great no doubt delay him in reaching other~laces for using an unscriptural method in carry. many people who ignore God's word, and promised for meetings, and brethren ing on God's work away from home, then, seek for "light" and "understanding" at should hereby take notice. -to maintain his justice, and manifest his a "mourner's bench." - irrespectiveness of persons, God will also You will find enclosed $1.00, for which condemn and reject t!~eother party in the Infidelity is a trsil that is manifested by you will please enter my name on your sub- judgment for having used an unscriptural all sectarians. "They profess that they scription list for one year, as I see you are -method in carrying on God's work at home. know God, but in works they deny him; standing by the faith once delivered to the The principle is exactly the same in each being abominable, disobedient, and unto saints. I certainly appreciate the fact that case, and, being no respector of persons, every good work reprobate." (Titus 1:16.) me have a paper that is true to the prin- God will either accept both parties "des- They have ione in the way of Cain, ciples as laid down by the Apostles. I will pite" all such errors, or reject both pakies through substitution of their own may for begin a meeting near Quail, Tesas, tomor- on account of such. the Lord's way. row night (Aug. 36). YOUmight send me But. dear brethren, it is not safe to run I** some samples there in care of H. K. Wil- such a narrow dsk in such an important "Be sober, be vigilant; for your adver- lingham, and I will try and get subscribers. -.matter as the eternal salvntion of oui souls, sary the devil, as a roaring lion, malketh W. H. RILEY. presuming that the "gates" of heaven- about, seeking whom he may devour" Rt. A, Shamrock, Texns. the "everlasting doors", will be lifted up to (I Pet. 5:s.) But Baptists say, by impli- *%*% .\.-%:***+:*-y.dd--d-:-:-:*...:* -us, and that we will be called to "come in", cation, that Peter and the devil are both "Sermon Outlines" by John S. Durst ,311 weighted down with unscriptural meth- fools: for they ought to know that "Once may be ordered from this office; 50 cents 2' _ TFIE APOSTOLIC WAY FOR SEPTEMBER 15.1920 2. Satan entered Judas (v 27.) .evening, after the labors of the day were '."I'mAPOSTOLIC WAY 3. Judas went out to bargain with the over, and often prolonged into the night; hence generally a banquet, feast, in gen: PUBLISHED SENI-MONTHLY priests for the betrayal of Christ (verses 21-- and- - 30.) eral." >,-. >,-. - '- ' . SUBSCHMON PRICE. W'XDYANCE. Now, all can see, except those who close We see from this definition that break- Ow Yw...... $1.00 their eyes to the "facts" that the supper fast, dinner and supper are all included in .Six Yonrhs...... 5Vc recorded in the thirteenth chapter of John the meaning of the word, hence it cannot EDITORS: is the supper that took place in the house indicate the time when it is to be eaten, but H. C. HARPER . . Sneads, Floridn of Simon_ the lepta at Bethany two days it does designate the meal bken as the G. A. TKOTT, M. D...... MtmSay, Texas before the passover supper, and hence two principle one of the day, so that whether N. L CLABX Box M, Pcl~ebPlc,T-6 .... days before "the communion supper," taken at morning, noon or night, we recog- MAGLNG EDITOR: which followed the passover supper. nize the Lord's supper 2s the principal, or CLARENCE City, TEURMAN Ulvon Gwen- Hence, "feet-washing," so-called, as a most important event on the first day of Entdat the Poslfofice at Union City. Geo- church ordinance, being founded upon a the week. as Second Class Mail Mnnc:. false conception of scripture, is seen to be 2. If intended to be taken only at night, We will cheerfully make changes in addresses merely an ordinance of men. And the that would have been a very important when reque-a to do so, but be sure to give both apostle plainly says: "Why, as though liv. item and it is hardly conceivable that the tbe dd and the new address. apostles would not have included that fact Address 111 ~mltnncsand nll Yrides to The ing in the world, are ye subject to ordi- Amtelic War. Union Cih-. Gemcria nances, (touch not; taste not: handle not; in an unmistakeable way and not have left which all are to perish with the using;) it to inference. FOOT-WASHING. after the commandments and doctrines of 3. The passover was a type of Christ, men. (Col. 2:20-22.) H. C. HARPER. and hence the Lord's supper was instituted Is foot-washing a church ordinance? (To be continued.) after the passover supper to indicate that Some honest people have been led to th'ink the one institution was to follow the other. that it is, and I have received a pamphlet QUERIES ANSWERED. Now, the reason the passover was eaten at setting forth this teaching with a request night because the event it commemorated that I review it. Was not the communion services insti- occurred at night, but when Christ, our The writer I am to review evidently tuted after the eating of the passover: passover, 'vas sacrificed for us (I Cor. needs reviewing. He says: "Besides feet- Matt. 26:26-27; Mk 14: 22-23 ; Luke 22: 5:7) he was crucified in the day and not washing, the communion supper is the only 13-20:. Was not that passover taken at in the night. In partaking of the Lord's ordinance that sprang into existence that night and called a supper? Esod. 12 :6-8 ; supper we do not celebrate the killing of night." Luke 22:20. Does not Paul call our com the passover lamb as did the Jews, but the Here the writer would have us accept munion services a supper? I Cor. 11 :20. crucifixion of the Lamb oi God and as he his ipse did that "feet-washing" took Could the Jews have eaten their pass- was both crucified and rose again in the place "that night" - the night t h q over (supper) at eleven or three o'clock in daytime, the first day of the week is the Lord's supper was instituted. But noth- the day, and yet be obeying God? Would proper time to partake of it. ing is farther from the truth. Not only it not be a dinner or mid-evening meal? G. A. TROTT. did "feet-washing" 2s recorded in the thir- Can ke eat a dinner-or mid-evening meal teenth chapter of John not take place "that and logically call it a supper? night," but it never did take place by the We know the time of dzy tine communion authority of Christ as "a church ordi- services were instituted. We know it is a The Book of Reverations, is a book of nance" like "the communion supper." supper. We know the disciples met on the warnings, and that it 1s comprehensible is Never ! first day of the week to observe it. If the a proposition of my faith. As I would not The "feet-washing" took place at a sup time of day (supper) to partake of this go to the creeds and confessions of faith per "before the feast of the passover," as institution is not necessary, why is the of the denominational world to get an un- John plainly states. Jno. 13:l. day of the week necessary.? seeing we have derstanding of the New Tesbment scrip- At what "supper" was this, where Jesus precept and example for both. tures, so I would not go to the wrifers and washed the disciples' feet? Well, let us Bro TeurmanJ would be pleased to see commentators on the book of Revelation, see. Turn to the "supper" mentioned in these questions and the answers appear in to get an understanding of that book. Matt. 26:6-16; Mark 14: 1-11, and Luke The Apostolic Way. I want to be apos- While I would use both to gain a knowl- 22 :1-6. R&a th%h 81l:aHd %t€!'the tblic- in'every. thim, so J ask 4heTbrethren * edgeef whb~mew'tmught.~concernin~ these .. of that "supper." everywhere if they can show from a pre- things, I would try to walk in the foot- 1. The feast of the passover drew cept or example that I am wrong in my steps of inspired men in order to get cor- nigh." (Luke 22:l.) To be exact, it was deductions to say on. If I am right, let us rect information in regard to the things "two day? before the feast of the pass- teach the brethren more perfectly. which they would teach me. over." (Mark 14:l.) Your for the whole truth, The symbols of the thirteenth chapter 2. Satan entered Judas (Luke 22:3.) J. S. BEDINGFIELD. are replete with a meaning of g-reat im- 3. Judas went out to bargain with the Curry, New Mexico. portance to the.saints, and as they were priests for the betrayal of Christ. ( (Matt. Ero. Bedingfield is correct in so far as written for the warning ,md instruction 26 :14-15 ; Mk 14:lO-11; Luke 22 :4-5.) his position concerns the time when the of the saints, let us take a general view Now turn to the "supper" recorded in passover was eaten and the Lord's supper of the chapter first, and see what we can the thirteenth chapter of John, and note instituted by the Saviour, but I am sure he lean without defining the symbols. the facts and you will see that ~t is this IS wrong in regard to the inference he A beast is seen to rise from the sea, -same supper, as recorded in Matt. 26 :6-16 ; draws therefrom for the'follo\ving rea- having seven heads and ten horns, pos- Mark 14:l-11; Luke 22 :1-6. sons. sessing the animal markings of three 1. As we said, it was "before the feast 1. The definition of dcipnon, the word other beasts, and the heads full of the of the passover" (verse 1). In fact some translated supper, does not justify any of names of blasphemy. thought at this supper that Judas, when he the conclusions drawn by brother B. I A great red dragon gives to this beast went out, .was to buy what was needed give Robinson's definition in full. "Deip. his power, his seat, and great authority. "against the feasf' of the passover (vs 28, non, In Homer, breakfast; in Attic writers One of the beast's heads received a dead- 29) plainly showing as stated in verse 1, and in N. T. dinner or supper, i. e., the ly wound and vras healed, and all the world that this supper in the thirteenth chapter chief meal of the Jews and also of the wondcred ;~f.~erthe beast. of John was before that feast. Greeks and Romans, taken toward or at The world wo.rshigped the dragon, and TtjE APOSTOLIC WAY FOfl SEPTEMEER 15. 1920 5 .. . . ,, thc beast, saying: Who is like unto the And there fell a noisome and grievous sore I have not- in Lywise overdrawn' the.- beast? Who is able to make -war with qpon the men which had the mark of the power of the state, nor the power of the him? There was given to the beast a beast, and upon them which worshfpped religious supporters of the state, .,and. mouth speaking great things and blas- his image." their work 2nd attitude toward each 0th: phemies, and power to continue forty-two And again in verses 10, 11: "And the ec. The symbolic signification of th: months. fifth angel poured out his vial upon the i.gxres from the staidpoint of the Bible This beast opened his mouth and blas- seat of the beast; and his kingdom was I have not touched upon. phemed ;!gainst God, against his name, full of darkness; and they gnawed their GEO. DOUGLAS. his tabernacle, and them that dwell in tongues for pain, And blasphemed the heaven. He made war with tine saints and God of heaven because of their pains and ,JNFLUENCE. &-*& ,.:.1 overcame them, and estended his power thcir $ores, and repented not of their - c . over all kindreds, tongues and nations. All deeds." What a grcat, terrible and indefinable of the dwellers on earth worshipped him In chapter 13:19, 20, the beast and his word is influence! except those whose names were in the alljts appear as follows: There is not a rational person alive who book of life. "Azd I saw the beast, and the kings of do% not wield an infiuence. We cannot get Then another beast came up o~tof the the earth, and their armies? gathered. tc- 2wW from it! and, as there are only two, earth, with two horns like a lamb and geths to make war against him that at kinds of influence-good and bad-how speaking as a dragon. He had the power on the horse, and against his army. And careful we should be about the kind we of the first beast, and caused a11 to wor- the keast w2s taken, 2nd wit!^ him the ere wielding! Indilence lives. on and on. ship the first beast, doing great -,venders. Ialse prop!-.$ ihct wrought miracles be- Those whom we influence will influence. and deceived those who dwelt on the ear:k fore him. ~5thwhich he deceived them others, and they o~ners;2nd so on and on- by his miracles, teaching them to make tjat hzd reccived the mark of the beast, it goes until tine end of time. an image of the first beast, and to this 2nd them that wolshipped his image. Some great writer has said, "The ston%- image he gave life, so that it could speak, These both were cast alive i~ton lake of. flung from my careless hand into the lake, and put to death those who would not brimstone." splashed down into the depths of the flow- worship it. And he put his mark on all T?:e last ,we hear of the beast is in ing water, and that was all, No, it was the people. chapter 20:lO : not all. Look at those concentric rings, The surface lesson here is that the sev- "Azd the .devil that deceived them was rolling their tiny ripples among the sedgy en-headed beast was the enemy of Gcd and cast i~tothe lake of fire and brimstone, reeds, dippling the overhanging'b~ugh~0: man and ;dl that ~vasgood. In his mork where the beast and the false prophet sander wi!low, and producing an influence, he made war on and overcame all of the are, and shall be tormented d2y and night sWit but conscious, to I. FROM WEST TEXAS tinued and we call attention of our patrons I have closed ~pysummer's work and am and others wanting any thing in our line now at horn? wondering if I am going la Our meeting at Shep, Texas, was a fail. to order direct from us at Mena, Arkansas. get to go to school. It is rather doubtful ure so far as visible results were concern Mrs. FRANK GRAMMER. at present. I had only four meetings ar- ed. At the very time WE expected an in Mena, Arkansas. ranged for, and -one oE them was unavoid- gathering of souls, rain came and brought ably called off. My frat mzeting was at the meeting to a close. We have some good Titrmgh the appeal made in The Apog- Waples, Texas, a mission place, you might material at Shep and they appear to be tolic Way my 'brother, E. T. Gillespie, of say. No good was done except some who determined. McKinney, Texas, has received the fpllow- are not christians were taught. and almost ing help : persuaded to be.christians. My next meet- My next meeting was at Robert Lee, Texas, and a good one. Five made the con- Church at Alum, Texas, $5.00; J. M. ing was at Robertson's Creek school house. Duncan, Uvalde, Texas, $6.00; Dr. Boone, about four miles from Thorp Springs, and fession and were buried with their Lord in baptism. The saddest occurrance to~kplace Stephensville, Texas, $1.00 ;I?.S. Hall, Los -another mission place. Here the brethren Angeles, Cali, $5.00. Another sent $4.00 -were encouraged to the extent that they during the meeting that I have ever wit- nessed. Sister Moore, who had been at- and another $1.00, whose names and ad- promised to go to meeting regularly for dresses have been lost. worship. My next was at Michigan School tending the meeting, took sick on Friday house. nine miles north of Honey Grove, night and passed into the great beyond on Brethren, please accept our thanks for Texas, and this was another mission place. Saturday night. Brother G. C. McCraw this feIIowship in this time of need. My brother is not able to do any manual labor 'Here the brethren were so badly scattered. and myself tried to speak words ofscornfort that they cou!d hardly be encouraged* to on Lord's day evening. This sad occurence and-may never get well. He fears he has the consumption.- His wife is at work in meet every Lord's day. Some middle aged "'almost ruined the meeting. We have-a the cotton mills at McKinney. Texas, but people, I was bld, were almost persuaded faithful band at Robert Lee, and the to become christians. church now numbers almost seventy. Bro. she cannot meet their espenses. They are poor people and having to pay house rent, These meetings all closed without visible McCraw is doing a grand work at this buy fuel, food, clothing, medicine, etc. Win- results, put I am rea$y to try again,,,He*nc~ place. He baptizes some one almost every -+p I?. C'J I'am Yeady'to- - &ir f3~rh'$&I% that might "tiine' hr?p'reacks, lnnd iw4twvery fqoe &: r! $,e~is.,cq~$p&ogp&fj)le& exgenaes will be want to consider mz for a meeting next his adversaries. I go today to Hylton. greater. They will need winter clothing. summer; and also, places within one hun- Texas, for a long siege. .This will comp1et.e Brother is not ablC to make a change in my summer's work, and I will then be in climate for the lack of means. He is de- dred miles or SQ of Thorp Spring in regard to monthly appointments. Brethren, let me fisihh toFesZoiid to other work, whether pendent upon his wife and brethren and friends for help. He says "times .look hear from you; I want to be busy. it be for meetings or monthly work. Breth- T. E. McBRIDE. ren, let me hear from you. Our duty is to gloomy" to him. keep before the people the simple gospel There is not n~uchhope of his livinq very DEBATE WITH THE LATTER-DAY of the Christ. J. A. BRmBURY. long in his present condition, but there may SAINTS. McCaulley, Texas. be hope beyond the grave. He has suffered -- 3 great deal in thjs life. and now it is a Propositions have been signed up and all The meeting at Shep, Texas, has come struggle between death and life. 'necessary arrangements have been made. and gone. Wefhave had good crowds at Reader, go and read Matt. 25 31-46. ..hence we can announce definitely to the nights and the attention was as good as is H. L. GILLESPIE; -readers of .The Way that E: E. Long, su- generaIly given in protratted meetings. Rt. 1, Danville, Arkansas.

Gerintendent of the missionam work of the The lessons in day time were especially for - -- -~eor~an&ed&Church of Jesus Christ of the brethren and contained some splendid Remember, if you will .send us thiee -Lat@r-Day Saints, and resident of Lamoni, teaching. The preaching at night was log yearly, subscriptions accimpanied by $3 tidwa;. will be here in Spearfish September ical and scriptural-just such as the Lord we will send you The Way a year free. . , ------*Yetshow I unto you'a -exoellent way." -- Paul. $1.00 THE YEAFL VOLUME VIII. UNION CITY, GEORGIA, NOVEMBER 1,1920. %UMBER 7

A THEOLOGICAL GEM. and risk their all in the human mess de- speaks of the nearness of the crown, and scribed above. speaks synlpathetically of the snares The various denominational churches They will not open their eyes to see. but which may be along the path of children. .persistently claim that' they are branches these facts set forth above, and facts that **a* of the church of Christ, and that alto- they can't Set aside, will confront them in But my friend, lei: us esalt our vision gether they are the church of Christ. Is the judgment, and there will be "weeping and soar above and beyond the mystic and \r.ailing and gnashing of teeth," all to stream of death, and renew our faith in this true? They say that it is. no purpose, too late. the promise of God, as to what we shall be If they are right, then it is clear that Christ said, "Be not deceived"; but in the glorified body, we shall see him as lvhatever will put a man into Christ's nearly all the ~r.orldis deceived. ,They will he is, and we shall be 1ike.him. With our church, at the same time, put him call this crazy foo]ishness, and I have no highest imagination, it is impossible for "lto ?ll denominational churches, beckuse doubt the n,orld called Noah a fool, but us ot conceive the beauty and the glory ;hey are the church of Christ. These the flood opened their eyes. of the body ce!estial. And, think you; churches have a law, that "faith only'' To sum all up, so that evel-y thinking that one of these illustrious beings. would puts a man into Christ's church. person can understand, I \vill set the facts exchange with the beautiful babe, or wi* Now with these two denominational forth in a short recapitulation. the rosy, charming maid of twenty? Or daims in mind let US try them out and (1) These denominations claim that with the rich lord of fifty in his suit of see how they will work. they all are branches of the church of cloi;h, ornamented with jewels? 0, no, Suppose that a man believes in Christ. Christ, and that altogether they are that these glorified beings will 'outshine us an They say that puts him into Christ's church. hundred fold, and endure forever. church.. He is then a christian; and if (2) They claim that "faith only" puts **** :their churches are the church of Christ, a man into the church of Christ. We may never know in this life why :as they claim, he is a member of all de- (3) Not one of them will receive into grandma has been left these many years, :nominational churches at the same time. their fellowship or church, a man-on.I__ enduring heat and cold, and being the If they deny this, then they go back on "faith only." household treasure. and the stay and -their own teachings. So their own rules Question: Are the church of Christ, strength to the middle-aged and to the :put a nlan into all of their churches and into which a ,man can enter by "faith youth; she has seen her dear ones taken .God's church in the same ixoment, and all only," and the Baptist, Methodist, or any away, but I have no doubt in the final con- by "faith only." other denomination, into which no man summation that her golden sunset has Now, the man, being a christian, a child can enter by "faith onlj-I' the same, or any been lengthened for a wise purpose. Dur- *of God, wishes to identify himself with kin to each other? Answer who will. ing these years of toil and ansiety she some one of these visable organizations, Thc facts above are founded on their has been to the family, and to the church, -say, the Gaptist, or Methodist, and applies own tecahings, and their condemnation is and to the neighborhood a blessing rather to them for admission and fellowship, to se!f-imposed. A. M. GEORGE. than a burden. A. ELLMORE. .which their rules entitle him; can he get Albany, Tesas. Gunter, Tesas. jn? No, not on "faith only." Not one of .them \rill let him in, or regard him as a WHE-4T AND CHAFF. DO WE LOVE THE TRUTH? ,brother until he submits to what they call baptism. In the first place, these Do you say God will answer the prayers B1.0. Teurman's, a-mouncement that Pro churches. being as they say, the church of his creature man? Not all of them; and Con hsbeen sold out is good evidence .of Christ, have the man in all by "faith he has promised not to answer the pray- that thousands of brethren are desirous -only." ers of sinners. ~01111 9:~l. There iyas of learning the truth in regard to teach- In the nest, he is nowhere. He is black- given to Paul a thorn in the flesh, a rnes- ing in tile Lo-rd's diV asselnbk of the balled by all, and like the Savior, he has senger of satan to buffet him, that he ani~ts. It is all accepted fact that all true no place to lay his head: and so by this should not be esalted, overmuch. Con- followers of the Lord will earnest!y desire fine specimen of humi~nwiadon~, they have cerning -this thing he said I be3ought the to do. all 'tbings, according to .the instruc- the man in the church and out at the same Lord thrice that it might depart from me, tions of his aFJst!es 2nd not after the cus- L'mle. What nrontlcrrul sales these are, and he said unto me, hly grace is sufficient toms and traditions of uninspired men. ) ;and what ironderful churches to masquer- for thee, for my power is made perfect in If this be true, (and who mill .have the .ade in the name oi Christ! Why will pea- xeakness. \fie a11 need buffeting, to keep hardihood to deny itlj ought not evew ple suffer themselves to be beguiled, at us humble. God will answer every prayer argunlent that cen be nlade for and SO fearful a cost, by leaders who can hatch ~rhichneeds to be answered. against the Sunday school, or class teach- up nothing better thml this? God has * * .* * ing, be made amilable to every member .given men minds to think and reason with. Ive speak rncour.lgillg~~- the trvelve of the of Christ? ~buldnot a tract and they make good use of them in quest lllontll babe; \ye say lie is beautiful and of this sort tend to establishment of the ,of things of this world that perish with pl*omising. ~utof the tllree-score and "po"0lic doctrine' and practice and make the using; but when it is a question of ten sire, \ye lnay hear it said: He has lice(] for the esselltial unity of the family of ~nlvationin !leaven, or eternal punishment outhis time. Instexa of ilushed face: he God? For a long time 1 have been wging in hell, they lily their reason by and blind- has furrolved clleeks. Illstead of the those ~llocolltelld for 'a system of teach-' ly. ignorantl?-, crw.?lessl~,and heedless of Live, flexible yout]l, \ye see the lnall feeble, iW that is causing strife and diVisi0n all God's lrjw, eagerly run after these false bellt and grey. But could Ire see the real Over the lmd to joill US in. a search for -teachers to ruin. blessings of tll aged saint, alld the dangers God's truth upoll this subject: so that we The people are n;ithout excuse. God's to \vllicll \-out11 ape esposed we 111aV all \mlk bJ' the same rule alld millrf .rvord is plain and simple, and in 1.each of change our lnillds. Grandpa has bread to 'the same tllillg- all in Bible lads, but they turn it down, eat the youth kmw not ~f.He It is a sul-prising t!ling that we have -- 2-- , . SHE APOS'I'OLIC WAY FOR NOVEMBER 1, 1920 been able to get no response tc this rea. never qualified for president until sworn saints could not qualify for this redenp- sonable suggestion. When men will con- in. Goodness! Then an unqualified man tion from the enrth, as David, because tinue to practice anything which they .ire is sworn in. By the same logic one is not only such as 1vei.e not defiled with women not willing for the brethren tp esamine qualified to teach school till he is hired and could qualify ior this. Job could, as far from both sides, it is priinn facie ei-idence signs a contract .I am qualified today to as we knom, and thousands of others, that they are \\?ong and know their posi- be a teacher in the public schools, but I while thousands could not. These could tion is indefensible. several months ago am not a teacher. Brother P. says. "The sing a new song, redeemed Prom the earth! I asked a. plain question^ pleading for an 0. T. saints did not obey the gospel, hence None could sing il; only the 144,000, or answer from one of the moat prominent could not meet the qualifications of the those nrho were res~irrectccl. writers of the Fivm Fo~rrtdutio~~,or from first resurrection." Question: Eon- coiilcl Christ be the its editor, as to whether the elders of a Perhaps Brother P. will tell us where "First born AXOXC: many brethren," if church mould be right in dividing the ns- the gospel n~adeit a qualification that no brethren were born from the dead with sembly into classes on Lord's day, over they should obey the gospel in order to be him? the protsst of good brethren, wi~houtgiy- in the first resurrection. I do not knom Erother Phillips, I have mentioned thse ing precept or example for it and incredi- of it. He says it is impossible for an.\: one references as a few or^ t5e rcnsons I be- ble as it may seem, niy reqllest was ut- in the flesh to testify of the resurrection lieve lilie I do, and you ;Ire nt liberty to terly ignored. B-all means, let the breth- of another unless he had known him in comment on them as you likc. You know ren everywhere insist on those who main- the flesh. I do not think so. A11 inspired some one has to quit some time, ancl I am tain this practice johing us in an inves- man could testify of that fact by the H. S. by no niea!is ashamed to drop a discus- tigation of the matter and instead of get- without ever knowing them in the flesh, sion after I think all has been said that ting out anothei. issue of Pro and Con, let ancl that is what was done, I am sure. can be xitli profit. so unless you present us distributi this discussion broadcast, so Xo one bat inspired men ever testified something new md much skonger than that all may read for themselves and de- any thing about this, that I have ever you have in defense of your position, I cide upon which side the truth lies. The heard of, and sinrely they could do this by shall not reply. But allow me once more truth loves the light and always \\-elcomes the inspiration of the H. S. without hav- to express my deep regards for you for fuil investigation, but error thrives in ing persona1 linowledge of them. Did Paul the fine Christian manner in which you darkness and dreads for iis follo\vers to know Christ in tine flesh? In his last par- conduct your part of this. God bless you. see both sides. Ridicule, slander and per- agraph he says he supposes we nearly a11 TICE ELKINS. sonal detraction will nr--~erprevail against agree that -ALL the spirits of those who :.'art Worth, Texas. the truth ultimztely, and even if it codd have died are in hades; I agree to this (See pr.ge ds for reply.) -do so in this world, it would still have to escept as r~garclsthose who were resur- face the truth at the judgment seat of rected with Christ. \VOMEN KOT PERMITTED TO SPEAK. Christ and there would then be PO escape And now, a few remarks more and I from the judgment of God, with all of its am tloce fsr this time. If the first resur- "Let your women keep silence in the awfal consequences. rectior? of Rev. 20 is our birth (baptism) churches for it is not permitted unto In the love of Go6 2nd for the sake of into the kingdom of Christ, then. as sure them to speak.': Also, "For it is a sh;~me his approval, let us follow the esample of as anything, we never can fall from grcce, for a wonlan to speak in the church." those noble Bereans and search the scrip- and there is no use to quibble: the word Nany efforts have been made to espluin tures to learn what they teach. says "Upon such (as zre in the F. R.) n way the first one of these statements- G. A. TROTT. the second DEATH HAS NO POWER." "Let your women keep silence in the Bro. Warlick continues his fatuous pol- If it has no power on one of us, we can churches." Those who put forth these ef- icy of keeping from his readers every- not be tempted or ove,rthrown, or any- forts think they have succeeded, I, sup thing I write in reply to his nonsense, thus thing. NO POWEX is just NO POWER. pose, for they are, at any rate, letting making his uxfairness and dread of the .Job said his redeemer should stand in them speak. But if 'they have tried to light more apparent with every one-sided the latter days upon the earth, and he do away with the other two-"For it is comment he publishes; the brethren are should see him for himself. We are taught not permitted mito them to ageak," and n6t going to fail to "catch on" to the spirit in the word that the latter days were the "For it is a shame for a \vom;un to speak of error that prompts this course. G. A. T days when Christ and the apostles were in the cliwch." I hove not heard of it. at work setting up the ki~~gclom.Among Those who are permitting them to do it MORE ON THE FIKST RESURRECnOX. those days was a resurrection, and many :ire certainly taking a great risk, n fear- that- slept arose. Isaiah tells us in chap- fully great one. These statepents were Brethren, did you ever know a man to ter 29 that at that time the EARTH pecried by Pnul in I Cor. 14:35. 36. In admit he was wrong and give it over to SHOULD CAST OUT HER DEAD, and reme 37 he says, "If any man think him- his opponent in debate? I mean this; that his body -should be among the num- self to be a prophet or spiritual, let him where tno brethren differ on an issue and ber; and "cast out" implies violence. At ack~owledgethat the things I write unto discuss it through a paper, did yon ever the resurrection when the MANY that you are the commantlmcnts of the Lord." know one to just come out and say the slept ares:, there was a GREAT earth- These commandni,ents Pnul had just writ- other man was right and he was wrong? quake, and every condition met as ex: ten, the commands of the Lord Jesus.( I never did. I shall say what I have to pressed by the prophet. When Christ as- Those who permit the women to speak run say in this article, and I think it will be cended a CLOUD received him out of tough-shod over these and set themselves all, not because I do not like to discuss sight. Not a rain cloud, surely. I believe up in opposition to him who has all au- this with Brother Phillips, but.because I it was a cloud of witnesses. Angels said thority in heaven and on earth; to him can not see what .good it can do, nor he would return (Acts 1:ll) in the same who is the one lawgiver, able to save and where it may lead to, and I have not time manner. Paul says he will come with his to destroy; to him who is head over all enough to do justice to the subject. But saints. David describes his ascension to things to the church; to him in whom are I notice first, he says I admit that chris- heaven in Psa. 25; and there he appears hidden all the treasures of wisdom and ians are qualified for the first resurrec- before the gates of heaven with a host. knowledge. IS not this taking a most dan- tion, and he is therefore irresistably com- Daniel says he cometh before the .Ancient gerous risk? J. R. JONES. pelled to the conclusion that I admit of days with clouds. Rev. 14 tells us of .THEY ARE. 144,000 who were REDEEMED from the Brother W. L. Shel~luttreports the I do not admit the last idea. To be earth (not world, as would be implied in brethren doing well near Delh, .Ua. qualified for a thing does not always make conversion), but from the earth, as im- Brother Shelnutt visited 'here and preach- one that thing. Brother P. says one is lied in a resurrection. Some of the 0. T. ed for them recentlv. THE APOSTOLIC WAY FOR NOVEMBER 1.1920 3 I,-ORERS IN THE VINEYARD. hlissionary society, Sunday School, preach- language is too plain to be construed oth- er-pastor, "traveling singer" and any ervise. Hence for one to contend that the There is, just at this time, a great cry other thing that the Bible is silent on, we arohibition given by Jesus and re-stated for more preachers, and we are told over are no longer at liberty. by his apostle does not include the taking and over again that congregations should James says the Bible is a "perfect law of c-early subscriptions accompanied by $3 add such things as instrumental music, all kinds, civil oaths not excepted. The wr: will send you The Way a year ffee. 4 lWE APOSTOLIC Y'AY'FoR'NOVEMBER 1. 1920 -w ~b,sir; but' this is proof that down to James says: "Whoso looketh into the pel:; THE APOSTOLIC 'WAY his time "feet-uxshing," as an o~tbtin~zcc,fect law of liberty, and continueth therein, a ceremony, was unknown. -4 strange he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer ' PUBLISKED SEMI-MONTHLY man, indeed. would he have bezn to makg - -. - arguments to substantiate's thing that did of the work, this man shall be blessed in SUBSCRLPTIOX PRICE, M ADVLXCE. not esist! The proof of "feet-washing," his deed". (Jas. 1:%). Any one believ- One Year...... Sl.UO ing what Jamis here says, cannot believe Six hlourns ...... 5ua as an ordim~tce,a cetmzon~,founded upon - apostolic authority, is the thing that is that "something more" th;u! doing the EDITOBS: lacking. Aur~stinewell says: ':We have commandments of God is necessary in or- E C. EMPER . . Sneads, Floriaa learned, brethren, humility from the der to obtain the blessing. And Solomo~' Highest; let us, as humble servants, do to G. A. 'IR~JTT,N. D. .... Yuuday, Texas has said, "Let us hear the conclusion. of, N. L. CLARK ....Box 245, Polyrecbnic, Texas one anolher what he, the Highest, did in - -. - .- - - .. ------. - . his humility. Great is the comn~endation the whole matter: Fear Gocl, and keep AiANAGlNG EDI'I'OR: we have here of humility: and brethren his conm~anchents:for this is the whole CIAWNCE TYL!RIUAX Union Ciry. Georgia do this to one another in turn, even in the duty of man." (Eccl. 12:13). XI1 of God's - visible act itself, whe:~they treat one an- Entered or, the Poseorice at Union.Cisy, Georgia, conmantlments. with "all things that per- as Second Cl~ssNail Yarte;. other wit11 hos~italitg;for the practice of such humility is generally preca!ent, ax! tain to life and godliness," are revealed to We IW cheedully make changes in addresses finds espression in the very deed that us in God's Book-the Bi1:le. I€nei:. "the when requested to do so, bur, be sure io give both makes it discernable. And helice the npos- whole duty of man!' consists in fearing the dd and the new address. tle, when he wou!d commend the vdl-(12- God, antl keeping his con~mandments,it Address all remittances and all ariidrs. to The servine widoa.. saps. 'If she is hospitsbl?, Apontoiic Was, Union City, Georgia. is evident th~tany one looking for "some- if she has washed the saidts' feet.' " This gives "feet-washing" its p!ace by thing more", is looking for something be- FOOT-WASRING. apostolic authority and the earliest his- yond "the whole di~tyof man." Reader, toric ebidence. not as an ordii~nncc.a COY- ma:; Gocl help yo!\ to undefstand. (Xumber Four) lHO?i.U; but as such an act as lodging ,Nothing must be added to, nor anything Oul euthor now turns his zttentio~;t:, stranrers. relieving the aftlicted. bringing telcen frcn?, the grand old Book. God says, "HISTORIC EVIDESCES." He mcn- up children-a good ~ork. "What thing screver I commsntl you, ob- tions "Turtullian, ~howrote near the H. C. H4RPER. serve to do it: thou shalt not add thereto, close of the second century." Then he - nor diminish from it." (Deut. 12:32). SO jumps to Chrysostom and Augustine, of \WAT MORE BAN THE BTRLE DO you see, my clear friend, so far as our duty "the fourth century." YO3 NEED? is concerned, anything more, or anything But even in the time of Tertullian, -~ho less, than implicit obedience to God's com- mas born about A. D. 145, many unscrip- People sometimes claim that they must mandments as espressed in the Bible, is tural practices had sprung up; and Ter- have something more than the Bible con- absolutely forbidden. John says, "Who- -tulliax himself indorses trine-immersion, tains, in order to their salvation. Now, soever transgresseth, and abideth not in saying: ':Hereupon we are thrice im- gentle reader, just think a moment; ask the doctrine of Christ, hat'n not God. He mersed, making somewhat ampler pledge yourself the question : If this be true, how that abideth in the doctrine of Christ, hath than the Lord has appointed in the Gos- am I going to find out what that "some- both the Father and the Son." (I1 John pel." thing more" is? Paul says, "All scrip- 9). The doctrine of Christ is contained However, Tertullian's mention of foot- ture is given by inspiration of Go6 and in the Bible; and to transgress the doc- washing clearly shows that it was not re- is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for trine of Christ, hers means, to go beyond garded as an ordinance, a ceremony, but correction, for instruction in righteous- what is written. The person then, who as an individud matter, such as feeding ness: that the man of God may be perfect. goes beyond what is written, has no God; and lodging the saints, as mentioned in thoroughly furnished unto all good works." for God is nct found outside the doctrine1 I Tim. 5:10. (I1 Tim. 3 :16, 17). Study each item man- of Christ. How very'important then, that Here is the quotation, as given in Ly- tioned in the above quotation, and see if we do not go beyond what is written, but man Coleman's Ancient Christianity Ex- you can find anything lacking to give a that we strictly abide in the doctrine of amplified: "Tertullian urges it as one clear title to the bright mansions in glory Christ; for in so doing, we are in fallow- strong objection to the marriage of a which Jesus has prepared for them that ship with "both the Fathe:. and the Son." Christian woman with an unbeliever, that obey him. If you heartily believe each Remember, gentle reader, that "the com- she could . not wash the fe?t ci declaration in the above test, it is imgos- mandments and doctrines of man" are not the saints, nol. orfer them either rcwd or siljle for you to believe in any kind of a acceptable in the way of worship to Christ; drink; but must if she \vould honor them, "something more" being necessary in or- he says it is "vain", (Matt. 15:0) ; and conceal them in the house ofkanother, be- der to your salvation. a!so, Paul says, these things ,nwst "perish cause of her husband's un\villingness to Paul 'has' given us to understand that with the usihg", (Col. 2 :22). So the only gratify her in this particulai." God's "'power" for thr salvation of man- way of safety, is to take God at his word, Any unbiased mind can pla~nlysee that kind,-Jew and Greek-is centered in as found in the Bible; go to the place God this mas a matter to be attended to in her "the gospel of Christ" (Rom. 1:16). So tells you to go for pardon; do the things own house, with other acts of hospitality, Peter, in speaking of this same "powerw- he tells you to do, nothing more, nothing just as it was in the time of the apostles. the gospel of Christ-says, "According as less; do them esactly in the way he has (I Tim. 5 :10). his divine power hath given unto us all commanded them to be done; and do them( And there is not a thing in the auota- things that pertain unto life and godliqes. for the purpose for which he commanded ; tions from Chrysostom and Augustine to through the knowledge of him that hsth then y3u will be riglrt, antl in fctllibly sn./c. show that the washing of feet was an ordi- called us to glory and virtue" (I1 Pel. "Blessed are they that do his command- nance, a ceremony. On the contrary, ev- 1:3). Did you notice, 'gentle reader. th? ments, that they may have right to thr erything points to the fact that it was re- ivord "all" in the language just quoted: If tree of life, and may enter in through the garded as an act of hospitality, a needed "all" things that pertain to life and godli- gates into the city." (Rev. 22.14). Follow service for comfort and cleanliness, as ness," are given "through the knowledge the direction of the Bible, dear friend, and much so as food and lodging. of him that hath called us to glory aid all will be well; nothing more is needed: Even our friend admits that Tertullian virtue," and the kncwledge of God being let God's iord be a lamp to your feet, an& ''brings forth nowhere in his extensive only obtainable throukh the Bible, it stands and a light to your path as it was to the writings, any arguments to substantiate to reason that "something more" is not old patriarch David, (Psa. 119 :105). the ordinance of feet-washing." But he needed. it would almost bankrupt the human asks, "Is this not a proof that down to his The gospel:.of our Lord Jesus Christ is vocabulary to utter all the grand and glori- time this ordinance was never impubmed?" called "the perfect bw of liberty"; and, ous blessings vouchsafed to us through the THE L~PCSTOLIO~WAY.FOR*NOVEMBER 1, 1920 E5 5

Bible; ancl yet, some people call the blessed Ero. Chism signed ,the fillowing proposi- oi your hearts Moses suffered you'to put book "a dead letter." i), lor shame! Jesus tion, which is reasonably fair, though I away your wives." Matt. 19:s.. Are the has said, "The words which I speak unto have never got him to debate it after sign- hearts of christians so hard that they have you, they are, spirit, and they aye life." ing it and stating in a letter which I have to go to the law of Moses to find an ex: (John G:G3). As an appreciation of the in my possession, that he was read;- to do cuse for marrying other men's wives? We Bible, let us hear the words of an unknown so. I challenge Bro. Warlick to affrim this are not under the law, but under grace: writer: "This book contains the mind of or a similar propositionand see how quick- 'therefore the law. of Moses funishes no God, the state of man, the way of salva- ly his challenge mill be snapped up. "The authority on this subject to us. tion, the doom of sinners, and the happi- Sunday school (so called) with women "And I saw unto you, Whosoever shall ness of believers. Its doctrines ?.re hq!y, teachers, and uninspired literature such put away his wife, escept it be for fol-ni- its precepts are binding, its histories are as the Quarterlies published by the Mc- cation, and shall marry another. commit- true, and its decisions are immutable. Quiddy Pub. Co., together with the classi- eth adultery: and whoso marrieth her Rezd it to be wise, believe it to be safe, fication of .students, in accordance with ~hichis put away, doth commit adultely." and practice it to be holy. It contains their ability, is authorized by tie Bible. Matt. 19:9. Of course he would h2-e to light to direct you, food to support you, J. 111 .Chism, affairms." If Ero. Warlick marry again to commit adultery. unless ai~clcomfort to cheer you. It is the travel- will aEirm this proposition in a four or he would take up with a lewd woman, and er's map, the pil~rim'sshff, the pilot's six days' discussion, .I will agree to affinn in that case the Lord would not n+ to compass, the soldier's sword, and the that the propositions publ4shed by him as give instructions, for all would know that Chr~stian'scharter. Christ its grand sub- a basis for cliscussion are unreasonable, ;I- he had commited adultery or fornication; ject, o:rr good its design, ancl the glory of logical, nonsensical and idiotic and violate wit!?out mni-rylng again. God its end. It should fill the memory, evcry rule laid clown for honorab!e discus- Let us now come this side of the death rule the heart, and guide the feet. Read sion in any system of logic. of Ch~istto the will of God which is ap- it slowly, frequently, prayerfully. It IS Let no one think'for a moment ,how- piicable to us. "For the woman which a mine of wealth, a paradise of glory, and ever, that Ero. Warlick's mild e9usion is 52th a husband is bound by the law to her a river of pleasure. It is given you in due to any ieeblesness of intellect; he has hitsband so long as he lireth; but if t'nz life, it nil! be open at tho judgment, and an escept;onably keen mind and is thor- husband be flead, she is loosed from ?;I>.- be remembered forever. It involves the oughly versed in the rules of lodc, and is law OP her hasband. So then if, tvh~le.ler highest responsibility. re\vards the great- therefore unusually well qualified ot decide husbend liveth, she be married to zlloti~~r est labor, and condemns all who trifle :vith whether a scriptural defense can be made man, she shall be called an adulticss; but 'its holy contents." And now, my dear for any proposition, 2nd this mental equip- if her hnsl;ar,d be dead, she is free froti1 reader, if all this is true,-and it certainly ment enables him to see how utterly in- that law; so that she is no adulteress, is-you need nothing more than God's defensible the Sunday school is, and forced though she be married to mother man." book to guide you in the way of salvation. him to adopt the course he is non. pursuing Rom. 72.3. You see there is no escep- Finally, gentle reader, "I commend you -not to bring about, but to evade a dis- tim here. Again, the church at Corir.E~ to God, and to the word of his which is cussion, which he ,knows in advance will wrote Paul for instructions on this same able to build you up, and to give an inheri- prove disastrous to him. By the way; let subject. Hear him : "Now, concerning tance anlong all them which are sancti- us not forget that when Bro. Duckworth' the things whereof ye wrote unto me " * * fied", (Acts 20 :32). held his meeting here, he was challenged -4nd unto the married, I command, yet not Yours for truth, to debate the Sunday school with Bro. I, but the Lord. Let not the wife depart C. C. HAGGARD. Warlick and agreed to do so at cny time. from her husband. But if she depart, let Dawson, Mo. 'Vhy do me hear nothing from those bold her remain unmarried, or be reconci!od to - -~ - - (?) challengers? WE .a.E ALWAYS her husband: and let0not the husband pili ALWAYS RE-ADY. READY. G. A. TROTT. away his wife." I Cor. 7:l. 10, 11. No- tice, t'iere are no exception9 here. "The Bro. Joe Warlick has been uttering wife is bound by the lam as long as her some very weepy wails, of late, in his p2- husband liveth; but if her husband be per because, as he says, "I am inclined to Much has been said on the above sub- dead. she is at liberty to be married to i'eel that my chances for the debate, nest ject, but some very important thoughts in whom she will, only in the Lord." I Cor. year. with those four brethren I chal- connection with it have not been noticed. 7:::9. Did Paul forget to put in the ex- lenged, is very slim indeed." Bro. I!'. seems so far as my observation estends. ception in. the above passages? badly rattled ; when he publis!led his ritlic- In Matt. 632; 19:S, 8, the Savior was "It is reported cominonly that there is. ulous challenge in the G~titlc,he said he talking to persons under the law of Moses, fornication among you, and such I'orqicn- mas ;:cceptinp OUR challenge. now he and it was before tha death of Christ. tion as is not so much as named among- comes out with the real iaci ancl acknowl- iHeb. 9:lG. 1'7.) "But I say unto you, the Gentiles, that one shou!d have his edges that he is the challe~~ger.2nd when that whosoever shall put away his mife, father's ife." I Cox. 5 :I. ''fl~eref~~~ one rcads that remarkable chal!enge, he saving for the cause of fornication, caus- put may from anlong yollrselves that might surmise that Warlick is entirely de- cth her to co~nmitadultery; and whoso- wdied person." Verse 18. Now, please void of a sense of humor, which woulcl be ever shall marry her that is divorced, com- turn to I1 Cor. 2:G-8, and you mill find a great mistake, for Bro. WarliA has a miteth adultery" Matt. 5:32. How could the law of the Spirit to the church in such very keen sense of humor and is doubt- he cause her to commit adultery? An cases. If the church is commanded to re- less laughing in his sleeve now in the be- swer: "That Satan tempt you not for store such a one, should not the husb.-.>d lief that he .has gulled some of his breth- your incontinency" (I Cor. 7:s) or, "if or wife restore the erring one under like ren into the notion that he really is ans- they can not contain," (I Cor. 7:9) mast circumstances ? But suppose the husband ious to debate the Sunday school question, be the reasons. Christ said, "Moses, be- or mife has married another person, mue whereas he has issued a challenge so ridic- cause of the hardness of your hearts suf- the erring one was "put away," how can ulous, bombastic, illogical and unreason- fered you to put away your wives: but they restore the erring one, seeing they able, that it shows upon its face that Bro. from the beginning it was not so" Matt. are divorced and married to another? Warlick is doing his utmost to make a de- 19:s. What beginning does our 3faster Therefore, the ones who have not sin- bate impossible. Not a single one of his refer to? To the creation, Mark 10:6. If ned in such cases should hold themselves propositions states even one item of the it was not so "from' the beginning," it in readiness to forgive and restore the re- practices .engaged in by the churches certainly is not so, or should not be so now, pentant ones, but this they could not do which have Sunday schools and which for all things are to be restored in Christ. if they hare married again. Warlick pretends he is ready to defend. See Acts 3:21. "Because of the hardness Since it is the duty of the church to

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MISCELLANEOUS NOTES. I am confident a fine work can be built we haven't enough gospel men and wo- op there, but it must be properly cared for men. There are too many Bible peddlers, We are sending out quite a Jot -of sam- for a time. Brother W. L. Shelnutt and and too many preaching from the Bible. ples of back issues we have on hand. If Brother J. A. Dennis will relieve_ me of Yes, indeed. they get so far from the work you receivc a bunrlle it is an invitation to tkat work now for a while and I shall of Christ that they never return. . you to help along the good work by send- get out to some other places that are Brother Carl Andrews is our preacher. ing us a list of sul~scri~~tions.We regret needing assistance. I have to do such work ' No pretense about him. I knew him be- that we can't scnd out more sample pa- at times I can spare away from the office. fore he ever attempted to preach Christ. pers to aid our workers, but owing to the I plan to go to a place in South Georgia His life is fine; his work is good, and may scarcity and the high cost of paper just soon, where a brother ancl his wife break God bless such as he is, is my prayer. now this is most impossible. bred every Lord's day in their home. H. P. 3IcLEISH. * 0 * Also I hope to preach a few days near Rt. 3, Plaindealing, La. Leaving off name and place, I give be- Cartersville, Georgia, in qovember or De- low the following interesting lines taken cember, where a brother and his wife, PROM KESMITAGE, ARRANSIS. from a personal letter to me of recent date \\rho are the only members of the church fr0n1 an able and faithful preacher of the of Christ, live. CLAREXCE TEURMAN. The Nethodists and Baptists in these gospel : parts will not debate. I went back to "As to the II~II~Y,. . I an1 glad to note that A POEM TO EROTHER S. H. HALL. Jarvis Chapel, near Crossett, the second it is growing in favor everywhere I have Sunday in October to debate with the. been. I only wish I had time to write Below I give a short estract from one Baptists. Brother Carpester of Narion, more for it. Some day, perhaps, I shall of my letters of correspondence with Bro- La., came down to moderate for me. The be situzled differently. Most churches in S. H. Hall in view to a discussion of the Baptist preacher had moved away from this country are going in the direction of Sunday school i5sue. there, and the Methodists would not let Babylon as fast as the preachers can lead I ask of you to show one place, me use their house and would not debate them. Tnat old time "stubbornness" that Where in the Book 'tis said: either. So my preafiing in those parts led men to contend to the bitter end for The crowd was all divided up; will be abandoned until warm weathe? what the: believed the Bible teaches, is In classes women read. nest summer, then I shall go back and seldom seen now-a-days. Instead of that, build an arbor, the Lord willing, and hold a namby-pamby, "milk-and-cider," iime- Just ohe place where the women taught about a three weeks' nieeting. I begin. serving, popular religion is the order of In clnsses OH Lord's (lay: a meeting at Willoughby school house, the day. I found the chorches in some Just one clear case alone will do, 'near Warren, this coming Saturday night pats of nest Tesas stronger in the old To show it is God's WAY. (0:tob.r 16.) OTIS J. HAYNES. paths than mywhere else I have been. I had sen-e of the best meetings of my life The way to test the thing is, come. FROM DENISON, TEXAS. in many ways, but I baptized very few peo- -And try it, Brother Hall; ple." If you cannot that one place find, The brethren here selected to lezd on * Pour Sunday school must fall. the fourth Lord's day in October, used the Innovations have done their work at The "motto" that we boast of much, ninth chapter of I Cor. as a basis for their El Pnso and .Abilene. Tesns. Faithful I state below in rhyme: remarks. Each speaker seemed to go di- brethrcn now meet at the court house at When you 81~calirchcrv the Book speuks rect to the heart of the audience, as he each of the above places and are glad to 7wt, made some points in the chapter stand heve visiting brethren meet with them. You break it every time. out. **t The writer was asked to close the es- Concerning his home church (Sylvan- "Where, the Bible speaks, we mill speak; hortation. During my remarks I urged na), Brother George Douglas writes as "Where it is silent," then, every one to do willingly what he knew follows: "We will be silent" that we may to be his duty, and two came forward es- "This congi-cgation committed fornica- Be faithful Christian men. pressing a desire to be baptized, one the. tion with Jim Dunn and travailed and 'Tis wrong for Christians to divide,, son of my doctor (Bro. \V. S. Smith), the brought forth a three-headed baby which And add things not divine: other my son in the flesh. It had been has tc suck every Sunday morning at ten We take the Scriptures for our guide, raining most of the day, and the baptizing o'clock or die. For this cause pour sub. And here we draw the line. took place about a mile outside of the city list has dwindled to one at this place. limits, in the midst of a cold rain, driven That baby is n delicate child and has to be T!ie only way for UNION now, by a fierce north wind; yet a good crowd handled tenderly, and the wind has to be And ALL of us be RIGHT, assembled and stood unflinchingly in the tempered to the shorn lamb while it is Is, DROP ALL THI3GS TSAT -ARE co!d rain while I made a short tall<, took being fed on McQuiddy panada." "UNTAUGHT," the confessions and did the baptizing. +a* And on the BOOK UNITE. There was no singing, though we had sev- Our work at LaGrange, Georgia, which J. P. W..ITSON. eral song leaders and good helpers pres- was started up following our tent ineeting ent. Every one seemed intent on doing there in September is doing well. I have LOUISIANA NOTES. what we came to do, and why not? been with them two Lord's days since the R. F. DUCKWORTH. meeting closed. We are having our meet- I am a reader of The Way and'like it ings there at private homes until we can splendidly. It brings the gospel to us in I have had a pleasant season in the do better. Eleven met to break bread the plain language that a mere child can com- Master's service. Baptized ten at the first Lord's day follou6ng the meeting and prehend its meaning. So many look upon Minco (Olda.) meeting; one at Carl, twelve the nest Lord's day, and we are the gospel of Christ as being something Okla. ; eleven at Merella, near Quail, Tm., having a fine attendance for preaching at like a mild-west narative, or a tale of fic- and twelve at Twitty, Tes., in company night. I have given five successive Lord's tion. Why do I say this? Because their with Bro. J. F. Copeland, who certainly days to the LaGrange work, receiving for life will not sustain anything else. is a fine yoke-fello\v. He and I worked to- all above espenses, about $9. The con- A workman cannot complete a job Gth: gether and the work was very pleasant in- gregation is made up of poor people-mill out leaving chips. Just so, a good relig- deed. To God be all the praise. workers. A11 are now working on short ious person. is always leaving chips-his W. H. RILEY. time and some are out of work entirely. life bears out his \i.ork. Rt. 4, Shamrock, Texas. , Grandview schoolhouse, preaching three of God unto salvation (Rom. 1:16, ,17) ; he the truth proclaimed. In spite of all Long- sermons. rejects the highest morality. A. moralist could do lmpostot Joe suffered another de- *** is one who can have no law but his on feat in the 'presence of the truth. The I have concluded that as long as our moral nature. There are none such in citizens ascribe victory to our cause, with Sunday school preachers continue to lord Christian lands, and not many anywhere. the &eption of the Mormons and their it over thetch~rrchesand put men in the (3) As the sinner goes deeper pddeeper habitual sympathizers. Long will not eldership who, if justice wer'e meted out into the world his character and hope meet me again, I am confident. to them, shiuld be in the penitentiary, we comes into great darkness; he.cannot go 48 * will continue to have trouble in the church. back to child purity, but may find pardo? I have been wishing that I cou!d keep **** at the cross. (4) Is there'no promise for' my father, J. W. Hull, at work in meetings Cn my ~2y,hcme I stopped one night in death-bed repentance? None whatever. -up here diere we need the gospel preach- a town where the church is divided and Such a thing does not esist in the Bible. \ed so badly. But he grew discouraged af- learned the reasons therefor. After the Dying persons may sorrow, but they can- ter t3e.debste and went to the eastern part division a so-called elder told one of the' not repent or turn. John 3:9. There is of rha &ate to husk corn. I have a letter brethren that if he wanted to remain in no promise for such; God may save with- sayl9g .hat he is sick, after earning only the congregation he must quit trading out the church of Christ; but it is blank. $7.20. Re is down in bed. J could use him with a certain brother who was running a (5) We pass into the church of Christ, and ,at Lead now if funds mere only available, 'grocery store. In a day or two this broth- into the promises by the way of the cross. but the man who goes there cannot work er called at the store and paid up and ex- He that climbeth up some other way is a .all day and preach too. -1 sister wants pressed regret for having to quit the thief and a robber. Jno. 10:l. Amos 9:2 us to come and preach in a hall. Write brother, whereupon the brother asked why says, "Though they climb to heaven, mk father an encouraging letter, and send he was going to quit him and was told thence his hand shall bring them down." .something by-way of assistance if you can. that it was "against the rules of the See Matt. 7 :22, 23. -411 shall stand .in that .:Above all, .encourage 'him to devote his church" and that he did not want to be day before the judgment seat of God. I1 .time to preaching. J:W. Hull, care llrill "turned cut of the church." Now, what Cor. 5 :10 ;Matt. 25 :31, 32 ;Matt. 13:47-50. Steckelberg, chamberlain, So. Dak. do You think of that, brethren? There is unrighteousness in the church **** **** -. today. Beloved brethren, let us be ready. .Anything by-& of assistance toward Sometimes I think all these things and for that day will come as a thief in the ,our work here 'will be appreciated, from conditions should be given to the public night. I1 Peter. 10:lG. Sinner friends, .readers of t he Apostolic Way. We were in bos-car letters. Suppose it were pub- cFen yom eyes if these thoughts should to quite an expense with the debate, and lished broadcast over the land who it was reach you. JAMES E. TIDWELL. .zre trying to pay out for our home, as that appointed that man to the eldership Rt. 1, Haughton, La. well as to make a living. Above all we spoken of above, do you suppose that [I have heard many people refer to John need preachers. I wish the loyal forces preacher would be getting meetings to 10:l to teach that one cannot climb up would do real missionary work, more of it, hold? I don't. I believe a preacher should some other way and enter the church. I where it is needed. I cannot leave this be required by the church, to "live as he do not believe suchlan idea is remotely :fieid as long as there is no one else here. preaches." Too many of our preachers taught in that passage. There were thors -Why do the prwchers crowci up down in are walking crooked. Right recently I saw who claimed to be the Christ; but Jesus -Tesas? I never could understand it. Is one paper boosting a preacher who left shows that they are impostors; for they :anyibrother who reads this a barber? If a west Tesas town in'debt and the church have not entered through the door of ',so, mite me at once. I have an opening !lad to pay at least part of his debts. He prophecy, as did he, but have climbed up for you here. would not work, but spent most of his some other way. Therefore, he'reasons +*** they cannot be the Christ-they have not m. time reading. . .novels. . I would like tb see even- reader'of The,<. * * fulfilled the Old Testament prophecies.- Way take an interest in Bro. Harper's ~~~th~~~,these things mustbe correct- C. T.] tract against Sommer. We can't afford to . Our Sunday school preacllers minify let this tract go unpublished. It is a mas- the importance greatnessof the iluali- Any place in need of a good blacksmith terly answer on the baptismal controversy. tications for the -man who would be elder would do well to write Brother George C. Hughes, Lindsay, Oklahon~a. Brother send for $2 or $3 worth (10 cents a COPY) in the church of Christ and appoint men until Bra- Teurman has enough to publish to that responsible position who are' al- Hughes prefers to locate either in Tesas ~6th.Don't neglect this! mcst wholly unqualified. No wonder we or Oklahoma, and where there is a faith- * 9 * have trouble in the church when such con- ful chul~hr-:cl .? good school. A very interesting circular on the Inter- ditions obtslin. W. T. TAYLOR. Church ;Movement and Church Federation, - ~~~k,oklaroma. "The Spirit of Christ" is an interesting containing a controversy on the subject tract of eight pages, by Homer A. Gay, between Robt. R. Hull and Editor Senn of SOME REFLECTIONS.. Two copies 5 cents; 25 cents per dozen. the .Deaclzaoocl Telegram can be procured $2.00 per hundred. Order from The Apos- of this writer, by inclosing a self-address- Can not one go to heaven without tolic Way, Union City, Ga. ed' envelope stamped with a one-cent Christ's church? The new leaflet on Teaching in the stamp: I had them distributed all over Brethren, me should not go to the es- church .and Child Training, by Brethren .the county. Get the few while they last. tremes, one way or the other, but should A. J. Thompson and L. G.'Par&, is having ". ROBERT R. HULL. take the old land-mark and press forward a.livelg- sale. Order from this office. $1.00 ., ' BOS 508: Speaiflsh, So. Dali. until death. Nor.should' we cast a stumb- c..~.~.".~.~.~.~.c..~.c..~.~.~.~-~.~-~.c.-~.~.~f.-...... -... . per hun ...... -.---.-.-.-.-.-. ling-stone in. our felloiv man's way by , .,.-.-. . ..,4 "...... pp.-.- ...... -....-.- ...... a- ..-.-....- '.'.p, -.-.-:*:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:. . . :Remember, . if you will send us three making broad sayings -of_man. "Sermon Outlines" by 'John S. Durst )-early' subscriptions a~~ompaniedby $3 ;-::.. The question I- am writing on is abused may be ordered from this office; 50 cents 'wec. will send you The Way a year frk. I: both ways, sometimes. Yes, one can be per copy. \.. (3 I > , .- LSSUED SEMI-RIONTHLT. 'Yet show I unto you u more .er:edcnt way." -- Paul. S1.00 THE YEAR ------VOLUME VIII. ~310~CITI~, GEORGIA. NLP~MBER 15,1920 NUMBER 8 d \ BIBLICAL COMMENT.

I (Number 2.) Relative to the introduction of unscrip- tural worship, will say that teachers in the assembly are cominancled to spa!< one at .a time. I Cor. 14:31. The reason Paul gives is to avoid confusion, and then adds that God is not the author of it. And in Terse 34, the silence of .women in the as- sembly is clearly commanded. The early .custom of the literary blab schools was abandoned for the.reason, that it mas so confusing that the pupils could not learn, ' it was said. Eut no\;- there i: better ordw 3iept in our common schools, ihal.1 there is in the church nsscmbly. The name Sunday School is an unscrip- '-turd phrase, and the one who uses it vio- ,lates the word of God. See I Pet. 4:11. God in his word has given to us all things that pertain to life and godliness. I1 Pet. 1 :3: So that which he has not therein given, is both lifeless and ungodly. .Four divine things cover the ground of -the christian life. 1. A divine nature. 3. .A divine life. I1 Pet. 1:4. 3. one divine -rule. Gal. 123, 9. We must be in one divine institutioi:. I Cor. 3 :16. Outsicie of &- - B-..-.. words, you will get four estrh copies - * -1 * i these four things there is absolutely no I-.= of the paper free, or twenty-eight - .- - They shed as much ink in some of the divine authority for spiritual esercise. I--- copies for $1.06. 'e are going to es- -.- --- religious papers as a cuttle .fish and for There is no difference between another I- pect our friends A get to wo~-kin - the same purpbse, merely to muddle up the .-gospel and another organization. It is the real earnest on this proposition and - waters.-so as to obscure the minds of their .sin of presumption to even think of in- send in many fine lists of names. You dulging in any religious work which God - readers upon the real issue. may tell all subscribers that they will **** 3as not commanded, and to do 'so will sure- get the paper beginning nith issue '-lyillcur God's displeasure. See Deut. 15: for November 1, as we will serid out But when they are urged to have the E- 20. The workings of Seemingly righteous back issues at each.regular mailing. - matter presented by the best informed - -institutions which are not the church serve we n men on both sides in tract form. so that ... 31ay count on you for good list --. to detract the attention of honest-hearted = of names? ':LAREXCE TEURMm. every man can dispassionately esamine people from the worth of the church by the testimony and decide for himself wbe satisfyil!g their desire for spiritual things TAXPS IVEARfSONE \V-411,. has 'the trut!l, they are as silent and ap- in a human institution, ancl therefore hin- parently as deaf as a frozen clam. ders their conversion. Snch societies as In a recent issue of the Fir111Fouzdrction *+*I- I thc Sunday School, u-it11 all other modern Brother J. D. Tant nlentions his proposed Their ilnagination works overtime and societies are consiclerecl a religious work debat,e on the Sunday school. He knows their presumption never rests when they by uninformecl persons, and they blind the he is safe from any debate and hence he have the rostrum entirely to themselves, minds of the masses to real christianity. can crowlike a rooster at a safe distance but they are too modest, too dignified, too It attracts the minds of the people from from danger. He has been weighed in the sanctified or too something to assist in a Bshurch work to that of Sunclay school balance and has been found wanting-he full, fair and honest investigation of a work, and themby hindcrs the cause of can not find a Sunday school church that, is practice that is causing widespread strife Christ. No servant can serve two mas- willing to risk a discussion of the question ancl division in the body of Christ. ters, says Jesus. ancl he has failed to receire the endorse- *I** The prpminence of the Sunday school is ment of the Sunday school leaders as their We ma- not be able to mak? them pull causing thc ignorant to esteem it to be representative. The "minister" of the their heads out of the sand, but we can equal to the conlmunioil service. We are Sunday school church at Fort Smith, Ar- keep prodding them with the sn-ord of the openly commanded by God, to follow after kansas, wrote me under date of April 6, Spirit until their squirming will make the things that make for peace. Rom. 14: 1920, saying, "I ,wrote Bra Tant some manifest the true iinyardness of their re- 19. on;, that which is dividing, disrupt- weeks ago, that the Park Hill Church did luctance to affirnl their practice. Watch ing and ruining the church of Christ all not thing itadvisable at this time, and did us and watch them. G. A. TROTT. ovcr this broad land, is no small thing, and nit think that such a discussion was need- is vciy grevious to the conscientious chris- ed here, and that the church would not See our announcement of Bibles and dim. More to follow. D. D. ROSE. obligateitself to endorse'or support such a Testaments in this issue. We believe me Lometa, Texas. discussio~l.'~ can please you in this line. 2 rHE APOSTOLIC WAY FOR NOVEMBER 15. 1920 .- are dividing us there and .elsewhere? I ANOTHER BLUFFER'S BLUFF our readers to .the Vmovings" of those CALLED. who are endeavoring to retard and dis- believe you do. parage our efforts. \Yhat is here said of Savannah may be When Brother Nelson made his bluff at In the Gosl~elAtlcocnlr, dale of Novem said of Atlanta and elsewhere. the close of higmeeting at the Armstrong her 4, 1920,'-Brother B. C. Goodpaslure, For about six Years, a standing chal- church here his bluff was called and he of Atlanta, Georgia, \\,rites: "1 have just lengc has been before Brother S. H. Hal1 mas about to have to "put up" or run, when returned from. a visit to Savannah. The and the West End, South Plyor and hst Brother Milholland came to his rescue brethren called me to meet a Seventh-Day Point churches of Atlanta to defend their with, I can attend to anybody Yon call Adventist in (ljscussion, but he refused to rcaching and practice. But Brother Ha bring here. &Iilholland then agreed to de- defend. his teachings as he had definitely left the State with the challenge before him,Lb bate the Sunday school question. But I zzid he would." tt.11 unmet. Yet in the face of all this, understand he says now that the elders of Bmrher Gooc1l);ls;ure canfe to this field in a~~nouncingtheir protracted meetings b the Armstrong church \\.ill not let him de- a~idtook over the ~vorkn't Mrest End in -4tlanta last spring and summer, they bate. -4 lame escuse, Brother 31. Why cil11rc.h (Atlanta) some weeks ago, up011 put out announccmcnt c;~rdsconbrining. the didn't you just say, My conscience \\-ill not Erother S. 11. Rall's leaving for Los An- fo!li!wing statements: let me defend the thing. You know the peles, California. \I%ile I have not yet '.Prcpxilior. No. 1 : Show 11s one thing Sunday school is not scriptural, and you !,cell pernlitte(l to ~~~th~~~~~d~~~-we teach, ~~ractice.oratl\:ocate for which tnre, I am confident he. is fully able ancl we cannot give a 'Thus saith the Lord,' and know that a lot of people know that you \re quit it.,, know it. Quit &lie whole thing, Brother t7.dling to defend the truth against Ad- ..Prcpcsilior. No. 2: s,,~,,, us one 3iilholland, and come back to the Lord; ventism. ' the word of God requires us to teach, you and your family will not starve if you This is conYmendable both of .Brother practice or advocate that we we neglect- do. Goodpa-iaure and the Savannah church. ing, mid we will begin il; at once." When Brother Milholland was pressed nut some of us cannot quite understand ..ill a!ong, Brother pretest €or re. by some of the brethren, to make good his why the Samnnah church should be so .'using to debate is, that he does not be- promise to debate the Sunday school ques- much interested in calling Brother Good- :ieve it right "for bl.etlr.1.c.11to debate". Yet tion, he tried to bluff them by saying he pasture to meet Adventism, ancl at the he continues to challcn& his Baptist mould get Chism or Tant. But the brethren same time seem so loath to "call" Brother "brethren" (for he call them his brethren talking for the loynl congregation, here Goodpasture or some other good man in "Babylon") anil his bretl~renof the would not bluff. The). will have a mar whom they consider able to meet every op- "Christian Church" to debate! Not only ready to meet any one the -4rmstrong position, to meet the opposition they have :.5js, b,t in a conversation at Cookville. church will endorse. If they want Chism, zt Savannah against the Sunday school '!'ennessee, with Brother J. P. Watson on all right; Cowan is making it hot for him. with its division of classes, women teach- the Sunday school question, Brother Ha!l But will Chism meet Cowan again? We ers, etc., also their plwA.ice of accepting .:h~llenged Brother Watson to tlcbate the will see. If they want Tant, bring him on ; those from the Baptists and other churches iss!~e with and promised to send a \ there will be a man ready to meet this big or? their sectarian baptism. If these breth- gropcsition cwering his teaching and prac. bluffer. wn believe their teaching and practice on t;ce. I here and now challenge Tant to affirm the above things, why do they refuse to Later, failing co get any word or propo- his position. If he is half as ansious to "call" some. one who will defend them OI? ?ition from Brother Hall, Brother Watson debate as he would have folks believe he these things, as well as to defend them- :?ck up the matter with him by corres- will sign the following propositions: selves against Adventism? bondence, and Brother Watson presscd (1) "The Sunday School church oi Near Rincon, and about twenty-five 'Srother Hall so hard in this correspond-? Christ (of which I, J. D. Tant, am a mem- miles from savannah, we have a faithful ence that he even denied ever making the. ber, is scriptural in faith, doctrine and band of brethren who. desire nothing but r!la!lenge. practice." Tant to affirm and I to deny. the Book for their teaching and practice But this is not all. -411 these years, in (2) "The church of Christ, of which I: Almost since Brother S. H. Hall started going about among his "friends", Brotller R. F. Duckworth, am a member, is scrip- the work at; Savannah last spring, these Hall tells them he can not meet us in de- tural in faith, doctrine and practice." My- brethren at Oak Grove have been making bate, yet he has continued to misrepresent self to affirm and Tant to deny. it "interesting" for the Savannah.brethren to his,"friends" myself and other brethren Now let this bluffer put up or shut up. on their teaching and practice. Some of and has failed to state the real facts about I am ready to meet him any where he can the Oak Grove brethren (one of them an the cause of the division at Atlanta. get the local mngregation or those believ. elder at Oak Grove) moved to Savannah Again I ask, are these brethren consis- ing in the Sunday school to indorse him, some time ago. These good brethren, as tent? Are they confident of their grou~lds or if the Film Poundation will indorse well as the entire church at Oak Grove, on their teaching and practice? Do they him, I will meet him anywhere without the should be glad to fully co-operate with the really desire to do the fair thing by their indorsement of a local congregation, and Savannah church in their efforts to plant brethren, whom they say are in error? If if he cannot get such an indorsement, the the Cause in that great city, if only they so, why do they not come out in the 0 F. F. should quit publishing his challenge. would manifest a willingness to lay aside like real ,soldiers and fight over ths Now listen, brethren, if this bluffer will every questionable practice, and have so grounds on propositions, fairly stating the expressed themselves to the Savannah issues? not sim propositions fairly stating the 1 issue, then I will meet him and discuss the church. But not only do the Savannah To use a term often used by Brother Sunday school question without any prop- b-rethren 'refuse to give up these things, Hall in debating with men whom he feelsC mitions at all. R. F. DDCKWOliTH a?:t, so far, they have refused to. affirm himself capable of meeting, I exclaim, "~h; '731 W. Heron St., Denison, Texas. their teaching and practice and to "call" word of God makes babes out of giants!'t a man to Savannah to defend the things CLARENCE TEURMAN. ICEEPING'THE RECORD STRAIGHT. they teach and practice, which have been - called in question. Our special offer announced in last issue That all who are interested may be bet- Are these brethren consistent? Are they and again given in this isslie already is ter prepared to judge as to the real situa- really confidsnt of. their ground? If they bringingfine results. A number have sent tion in :':is field and that the record may are, do you not think they .should and large lisls of subscriptions; others smaller be ' e?f straight, those of us here who are would be willing to "call" some man whom, lists. Keep it up, brethren, and we shall endm ng to plar.trthe pure gospel think they are willing to risk to defend their easily add several hundred new names to i~ . -1 ~xasionallycall the attention of t??rhinr,..nnd r -.a,.-'.n these things that our list by the first of tile new vear. THE APOSTOLIC WAY FOR NOVEill9EX 15, 1920 3

-- - MI'SCELLANEOLS NOTES. to assist Brother Ashley in this way and fire (that is fire not commanded) and put thus help him to get in position to do the it into their censers, an. 'or their disobe- A great. many letters containing good work he is fully capable of doing in that dience-suffered death. lists- of subscriptions, personal ,support ficld. In a recent letter to me, Brothel We should profit by these examples and and words of encourrigement were found Ashley sends eight yearly subscriptions strim to do what the Lord has commanded, ,011 my desk ,on my return from a recent and writes: "I am trying to boost The and in the way he has commanded. trip to the southeastern part of this State. Way everywhere I go." This is only one We are told that the Lord has not told Several Say the last issue is "the best yet." of several lists Brother Asllley has sent us us how to teach. Paul says, that the scrip- Such encouragement is appreciated, and I recently. tures completely furnish the man of God take courage and press on. unto all good works. Is teaching a good It was my pleasure to spend five dajs work? If so the scriptures furnish com- Don't fail to read our special offer for with brethren at two places in the south- pletely to that work. In Philippians 4:9 new subscribers elsewhere in this issue. ern part of the State recerkly. I was with Paul says, "Those things which ye have and let every friend of The Way get the Oak Grove church, near Rincon, t3e both learned, and received and heard and busy and send us a good list of names on Arst Lord's day in November, remaining ,seen in me, do: and the God of peace will this pr~positionat once. over among them until Wednesday follow- be with you". - ing. I was also glad to meet again Brother In Acts 20 Paul has given us an example Sister E. E. Hood of Key West, Florida, W. B. Dasher and his son and daughter, of how to teach the church when it has as- should like to know if there are any other Floyd and Mettie, Brother J. N. McLeoJ, sembled4ne teacher at the time, teach- meinbers of the church of Christ in her and to nieet for the first time a young ing the whole congregation. city, and if any who read this know of any Sister Fletcher, all of Savannah, who came He did not divide them into classes, with members there they will bestow a favor up to be with us over Lord's day. a teacher teaching each class at the same upon Sister Hood to write her. Sister On my return home, I came by Scott time. He did not even have one class with Hood and her family recently moved to and spent a part of a day and a night with men and women reading verse about. Shall Key West from Tarpon Springs, Florida. Brother and Sister Lampp. Brother and we follow the example given by Paul? Is 1kno\r her personally and she is worthy in Sister Lampp also took me out in the coun- it not safe? every way. Address, Mrs. E. E. Hood, Gll try about' six miles in their "Ford" for a In the fourteenth chapter of First Cor- Grinnell street, Key Wcst, Florida. short visit with Brother B. J. Everett and inthians Paul has commanded, or rather - his mother, and Sister Mattie Haywood. the Lord has commanded us how to teach When 'ecently heard from, Brother J. P. Our baby boy, Don Carlos, also made this when the church is come.together in one Watosn was in a mission meeting at Carth- trip wi£h me and greatly enjoyed his asso- place. In the thirty-first verse he says. age, Tennessee. Only a man and his wife ciation with the children at the places we "For ye may all prophesy one by one". live there who are members of the one visited. We shall be glad to respond to and that to the whole church, "that all may body. arother Watson sends four new the invitation of all these good people to learn. and all may be,comforted". .subscriptions. Brother Watson is doing a return again some time when me can. The Lord commanded the women not to fine work for The Way in Tennessee. teach in the church. He said "As in a]" Brethren who are especting to hear from the churches of the saints, let the womon me by letter, will please be patient; I'll keep silent in the churches: for it is not Brother J. C. Goad, of Route 3, Walters, get to you as won as I well can. My duties permitted unto them to speak." (A.R.V.) Cklahoma, desires to rent a farm of fifty are too many to answer all as promptly as This embraces more than the wives of a .or seventy-five acres where there are at I should like. CLARENCE TEURMAN. few inspired teachers 3t Corinth, as some least a few faithful members of the church would have us believe. The apostle said, .of Christ striving to build up the cause OBEDIENCE. "as in all the churches". That means wher- .and are satisfied to worship is the Lord ever there is a chorch of Christ. 15:4, .directs in his word. Brother Goad preach- Paul. in Rom. said: "For whatso- A. J. JERNIGAN. ..es some. He should be addressed as above. ever things were written aforetime were Elk City, Okla. written for our learninf. that we through Brother S. M. Lawrence, of Shawnee, patience and comrorl of the scriptures .Oklahoma, is devoting Lord's days to :night have hope." Therefore we should preaching al: places in reach of his home. study the Old Testament that we may pro- "The dead." But something happened-- He prenchcs al; &laud, Plover Hill, Xcw tit by the things therein. some of-them arose, so it was said. "the Hope and Wanette. Brothel' Lawrence is There is one thing that stands out prom- rest of the deadM-dead like tte others had introducing The Way where he goes, hav- inently thrr..?hout the Qld Testament, that been, "lived not againw-like the risen ing sent us several subscriptions recently. God will not e ole rate disobedience. though ones are living, but they will after the one is led into it by being deceived. Eve thousand years are finirhed. The same We are trying to give dl ;i "square deal' was deceived, never-the-less she was pun- sort of dead in both cases; same sort of -UII all q~~eslio~iswhich comc up Sol- dis- ishcd for disobedience. life in both cases; the same resurrection in cjssion. We have tried to (lo this with Saul, king of Israel, said he feared the both cases, but a thousand years apart. Brethren Phillips, Elkins and I-laggard on people, and gave this as a 'reason for not There is but one resurrection yet to the "resurrection" questiw: But we le- doing wh?t the Lord told him to do. But come-future. It will take place at the hieve this question has perhaps had suf- he was not excused. Samuel told him that last trump when Jesus comes. "The rest ficienl; t~tlentionlor the present, mid othei he had rejected God and because of his of the dead" will be in it, for Jesus says, vital qoestions need attention, and our having done this, that God had rejected "all that are in their graves shall hear his space is limited. him from being king over Israel. Nadab voice and come forth." This being the only and Abihu were destroyed while do- resurrectinl that is futurc, the "first" is, Brother 11'. G. Ashley has recently ing what God had commanded to be done.. of cour2e. past. J. R. JONES. bought him a home at Ballinger. Texas, Why? Because they were not doing it the Denling, N. Mes. and is now located there. Churches in that way God had commanded. They should vicinity will Iieep him b~isypreaching the hive taken fire from off the altar (Livit. If your paper is stamped "TIME EX- gospel. In acldilion to helping him in other 16:12,12) But they, perhaps like a great PIRED" it is simply to notify you of the \vays, the Ninth Street church at Ballinger many now, thought it was not necessary fact. and if you wish the DaDer- to- - con.- - -. gave Brothcr Xslilcy $50 loward paying to Sollnn- tho instructions of the Lord in tinue to come to your address you should for his honil.. Oclicrs will no doubt be glad every yariicular. So they took stranger send US your renewal. HE .~POSTOLIC,WAY FOR NOVEMBER 1% 192') -, :, : ., . .. .. , APOSToIJ~C WAY said vene deals ,uith anything gap. Mississippi and othw states in the Missis' tistsl teach and practice."-~n Revielo of sippi valley has aroused considerable pr* ' te$t in the press of this country, and in PUBLISHED SEMI-MONTHLY Oct. 19, 1920. -. -- * I 8 ~i~~issippiand Alabama particularly the SUBSCRlPTION PRICE, & ADVASCP. N~~ read the follo\l~ing-th,en gag, for state democratic have beYear...... $J..~o it is resolutions oposing the establishment with- ShDlonrhs; ...... 501 nauseating: u~tlasted oierthree ~~~d*~days, and in their borders of Mennonite colonik. The EDITORS: resulted in 15 additions to the congrega. members of this religious order- in &Iani- H. C. HARPER . . Snends, Florida tion, one of ,vhom had been a ~~~ti~tbut toba and Saskatche\\.an, numbering sorne G. A. TROTT, Y. D...... Uunday, Texas . ic,,Tan laid aside her ism to be just a Christian eight thousand persons, and possessed Of CUBII . . . _ 245, Po only. she said she had been immersed tc property worth ten million dollars, plan to 8 MANAGING EDITOR: obey alld please he?- Lord, that she leave this SUnlnler because of the loss WNCETEURYAN . Union City, Georgia was baptizecl.because she thought it neces. certain privileges under which were Enrered at the Postfofice at Union City, Gsorgiq- sary to do so to receive the blessings oi ~SCUS~C~all nlilitar~ and permitted to as Second Class Ya11 Yatte:. GO^. 1 did not baptize her, for had I done maintain a German-speaking sectarian we will cheerfully make changes in addresses so it mo~ldhave been to please me instead School system. In voicing its protest the when requesed to do so, but be sure to give boch Of ~~d,seeing that she had already been Alabama state committee, according to the the old and the new address. all witbnm and nIl,azcides to Tk baptized to please him."-Jesse F. Love, religio~lsPress, passed this resohtion: Apostolic Way. Union City, Georg~o. in Review of Nov. 2. 1920. "'~eit resolved, That the democratic Brother Lore, until a few rears since, state esecutive committee hereby unre- CULLINGS AND CORIRIENTS, preached and p~yleticedthe tmt.1~;yes, de. servedl~~condenlnsthe movement now bbtc([ it with the late ~~~th~~~i~~~,of der way to bring into &Iississippi a colony :'\I%en the organ or any other innova- xe,\ton, ~1~.B~~ it seems that he thought of eight thousand Mennonites from Can- tion is imposed upon a congrepration of dis- it to turn his coat to match that ada, for the following reasons: (1) The ciples against the conscientious scruples of of the leacler of allcl ""id 2dennonites refuse to allow their chil- some. it is the duty of the instigators to now just gives them a of the hand- dren to attend the public schools; (2) They show it to be scriptural, if it can be done." and they ,,drop out of the Baptist chllrch speak and write only the German language, -G. A., Sept. 18,1913. into the church of Christ." which is equivalent to thinking in German; 1s this the reason l~hysome of the Sun- oh, ho,,, wonderful and nligllty is (3) ~t is composed wholly of conscientious day school advocates now tell us they do the hand shake-it shakes all the aJlies98 objectors, who refused to fight for the nl- not believe in "open d.iscussion"? Is the (see ~~b~~t~)outof thenl and lied catso when Canacln was being bled by "burden" too heaw? 1s this the reas'on free from the "ism" and be just Chris- the world war. iVe are, therefore, of the why some have flickered after signing the tians only,,. opinion that these Mennonites are undesir- Sunday school proposition? They know the, so just run .the s~,nlie,.,boys, cluit able citizens, and we are opposed to bring- fate of the "organ" when made to "face fighting the.~aptisls! Why fool the ing them into Nissiesippi.' the music", and they know "any other in- old.gospel, seeing that the .vlmkel. w0i-k~s~ "As an offset to th? difficulties caused by novation" wiil fare no better. **** well ? their peculiar beliefs, the Mennonites. axe *** looked upon as thrifty and inclustrious, and "There is divine authorit). re- But Brother Love says: "~h~general their.departure will result in serious loss baptizing proper subject a in Christ's Baptists wanted to have a clebate, so I to Canada. According to a Winnipeg cor- name."-Harvey M. Jones. submitted propositions to them for discus- respondent of the St. Paul Pioneer Press.. Baptism peT se is not the baptism com sion.,, thirteen or fourteen prairie towns will be manded by Christ. Hence the person And after the Baptists have whipped depopulated, and improved land holdings m2s irnnlersed'when he was a scrip- Brother Love a few times, I predict that worth several million dollars will have to 'lIral subject to was not baptized he will get behind the t,zlt]L as be sold for what they will bring. But no "in Christ's Therefore baptize Roberts has done; or he will do as one of obstacle has been ofTerec1 to the proposed such a when he does a ierson our big debaters in Georgia did not long trek, and Bishop Wahl, second ranking scriptura1 subject baptism, is 'Ire- ago, he will get a man to meet the B~~-bishop of the Mennonites, has secured the baptism"1 but a "baptism in the tists, who does stand behind the trL1tlt. required permit from the government au name of Jesus Christ." (Acts 2:38; l?:5.) By ,the way, Brother L~~~,since you thorities. .' . The %Iennonite bishop, *i-. have learned "the way of the BaptistsM according to this authority, actually se- "Bro. Roberts denied flatly that one can more perfectly and find them to be chris- cured a promise from Attorney General get scriptural baptism from the Baptists, tians, and are now seeking to make them Palmer that if the community settles in stating that he could not get from them "Christians on]y",.how would you like to the United States it will be granted an anything they didn't have. Etter came very nffivnr the proposition that you took the official pledge of total immunity from mili- short in answering his arguments on this ?neyatil;e of yith Brother ~i~~,in *la- tary service, both now and in the future. point."-0. A. Timmons (moderator),. in bama, and let me affirm the proposition The Nashville Tennesseean does not be- -the Review of Oct. 12, 1920. you affirmed with Brother King? When lieve that Ni. Palmer made any such pro Yes, when debtaing with the Baptists, you feel able to do this, just let me kno,v. ise, for it would 'set a dangerous prece-w Roberts knows that nothing short of the If you could take time to show ~~~th~~dent and have far-reaching consequences.' tmtk will down them. Now hear Roberts King that the Baptists are not And it comments: swat these Baptists in his own words. He. you can surely take the time to show me " 'The Mennonites are an inoffensive Says : "Listen, listen, ye 'Baptists !' Bap- now that they- are ! religious body in peace time. They attend tism is a command. See Acts 10:47. But H. C. HARPER. to their own affairs and let the outside you say you 'know him' before you are bap- $ - world alone. But in war time, as proved ' tized; therefroe YOU are liars, and 'the "MENNONITE MIGRATION OPPOSED." in the late emergency, they can cause great truth is not in you,' according to uozw own embarrassment to the government which reasoning, sir! When we lay your argu- Th? Literary Digest of September 4, shelters them and their peculiar religious ment down beside that of John's (I John 1920, has the following on page 42, from beliefs. One of Christ's,most famous say- 2:4),we have proof that you are liars and which I condense and quote: ings, "Render to Caesar the things which the truth is not in you.. Eveiy verse in the "The proposed migration of the Cana- are Caesar's", they overlook entirely. They Bible is against this 'Baptist' institution, if dian colony of Orthodox Mennonites into are willing to, participate in the fruits of 5 THE APOSTOLIC WAY FOR PiOVEMBER 15. 1920 WHAT 'SAOULD I DO? peace, but they will not take part in the ,of human kingdoms, should refuse all hon- - !abor and fighting necessary to insure ors, franchises and emoluments they have peace. It istruism, as old as the hills, to bestow. From the first of our work ,together that no man should be given citizenship Any true conscientious objector will here at Antioch church, near Clayton. New Mesico, some five or six years ago, some unless he is willing to support his country readily subscribe this, and those who wanted a ~ibl~class or Sunday but in days of trouble, as well as in hours of will not subscribe to this, but persist in I wanted the Holy Sirit's way as taught in prosperity'." First Corinthians, 14th chapter. But the The above lengthy quotation from the having the good thmgs the powers'have to devil disputed God's word and said that Literary Digest presents the issue fairly bestolv, are deceived by the devil and led was not applicable now. Whitefield as between the government and the con- captive by him at hIs will; have been over- *. scientious objector to participation in war. cone by him and how in ,,,orship to him. wanted the Bible class bad. Lastd~nngJ- C. Clark was preaching here and, seeing The Tennesseean says truly, "No man (See Rom. 13.) should be given citizenship unless he is According to the truism laid down bj that all but myself wanted the Bible class willing to support his country in days the i\~~~h~~l~~T~~~~~~~~~~~,these at the time of worship* both men and read and ask and of trouble as well as in hours of prosper- be citizens of the kingdom are not fit to answer questions, he led the way; thus ity." of heaven, in hour of trial ther de- for its setting aside God's order for their own This is the first vita1 point which the serted its immortal principles of ,,peace conscientious objector has to meet. Here order. Now there are no other christiaans on earth and good ,vill to men," and be- in reach for me to worship with- Shall I the battle it to be fought and lost or won, advocates of mar and bloodshed, came worship with these, or shall I stay at horne with the weapons of truth. loved the praise of mell more than the and read and pray? Any citizen of any government who re- praise of God." I ask that G. A. Trott, J- P-Watson and fuses to shoulder his mar accoutrements at Being by the devil, their man- x. R. R"nters 2.11 answer, and as fmny the call of his country, and lay down his hood taken from them, and as others as will. W. C. AYTES. life, if necessary for his country, is a com- tbe kingdom of heaven, they became cow- ard, a slacker, and yellow clear through to ards and slackers and yellow to the back- I tiied for a long time to convince my- the backbone. This is a truism as relates hone, ancl now that the storm of war is self th& wnere unscriptural practices had to all governments, to all kingdoms, both past they have not the moral courage to been introdwed into a congregation, the hunian ancl divine. The same logic must confess thew wrong doing, or defend their best way was to bear with them and try to apply in all cases, ancl for one I welcome unholy course. They are only con~parable convlnce them of the error of their way by the gauge of bat~le. The Mennonites have to those "patriotic" citizens of the coun- teaching them the way of the Lord mo:e furnished the occasion for the call to bat- try who advocated the winning of the wnr perfectly. Espesience and a closer study tle. Will other conscientious objectors step boldly, and then dodged the draft act. of God's word have corrected this false im- to the front, take their place in the line The kingcioms of this worlcl are in an- presslon, for the longer you compromise with then), or cowardly hide out ancl com- tagonism to the kingdom of heaven (Dan. with error the more arrogant it will be- promise with the world? 2:44), and set aside its lam by force at come Paul told Titus just how long we Such high authority as the esecutive their good pleasure. They are an ordin- should fellowship such-"A man that is committee of the den~ocraticparty of Ala- ance of God for the punishment of evil an heretick after the first and second ad- bama denominates all conscientious objec- doers ancl the praise of those who do well monition reject; knowing that he that is tors as "unclesirable citizens", ancl those (Ron~.13 :1-G) , and are the property of such is subverted, and sinneth, being con- are certainly very undesirable who strip the devil (Luke 4 :G, 7). They zre made to demned of himself." Tit. 3 :10,11. Those the plun~sfrom the political trees. to-wit: serve the purposes of the Most High, I\-ho will not forsake their own devices for the election franchise, the en~olumentsof whether they nil1 or not (Isa. 10 5-12), the may of the Lord after being twice ad: civil ofice, the bonus of public schools, and end then in turn are destroyed. This is monished shorn plainly that they have no then refuse to bear arms when the life of the status of human kmgdoms from the intention of submitting to God's righteous- the nation is at stake. The world appraises Bible standpoint. ness, but are determined to keep right on them as "undesirables", ancl the world is -411)- man who claims to be a bona Ede tr~ingto establish their own righteousness correct. citizen of his country is in honor bound to and we should come out from among them. No question can be correctly discussecl obey all of its'commands, fight its battles Lf this rule had been strictly adhered to, until the issue is fairly tested, and the in peace and war, ancl give up his hfe for much strife and division would have been parties lined up on the true ground. -411 it if demantled. If he will not do this avoided and rhe churches all over the land false issues, and all side issues, must be he is a coward and a slacker, and yellow in ~~uldnot be in the awful fk they are carefully eliminated, for nothing is to be the odious sense of the term. He is justly today. Our admonition should be given gained by either party holding positions entitled to the esecrations of his fellow in a spirit of love, but there is no scripture which do not belong to it. In this issue citizens for reaching for the gcod things that ~ust~fiesthe idea that we should con- the far-reaching consequences of life and which his country has to bestow, and re- tinue for months or years trying to turn death are involved; and it is well to know fuses the labor and privation necessary for the stubborn hearted from their ungodli. all of the facts in the case. their attainment. He is a fit companion ness. Paul's first letter to the Corinthian The conscientious objector calims to be for the yellow slackers of the kingdom of brethren has been badly perverted to try a citizen of the kingdom, of heaven. This heaven. An ignoble pair of brothers. lo sustain the false idea that me should kingdom has no ofii'cial recognition by any Another war is coming, maybe in this just continue indefinitely to seek to restore government on earth. This places the ob- generation, maybe in the nest. It is sure the ungodly. As a matter of fact, it jector in an embarrassing position. To to come, for nations are in a continuous teaches just the opopsite of this watchful him no material aid can be estended; he is course of preparation. War is the fruit tvaiting PO~~C)., as we learn from his sec. removed from the realm of force, and no of nations just as the apple is the fruit of ond letter, showing how his advice to them other power is recognized for the settl* the apple tree. They were born in war, had been heeded. "For though I made you ment of controversies as a court of last they live by mar, and mill die in mar. Peace sorry with a letter, I do not repent, though resort by the kingdoms of this world, and is only a time of preparation for more war. I did reprent; for I perceive that the same for these reasons he doesnot have the pro- This is a lesson of history. epistle hat11 made you sorry, though it tection accorded other aliens. Now is the time for a full discussion of were but for a season. Now I rejoice, To be consistent with his claim. and the the relation of the kingdom of heaven to not that ye were made sorry, but that ye principles and laws of his kingdom, he the kingdoms of this morld. Shall we sorrowed to repentance: for ye were made should separate himself from the affairs have it? GEO. DOUGLAS. sorry after a godly manner, that ye might APOSTOLIC WAY FOR NOI'EMBER 15. I1920 .- receive damage by us in nothing. For ones'to whom we go may know what our that Brother' Teurmnn will give him the Godly sorrow worlteth death.. For behold standing is with the church from which we space. You may send this letter to Broth this selfsaine tliing, that ye sorrowed af- came. And the same is true in Roni. 16 :1 er Teurman for publication, if you so Paul is commending Sister Phebe to the desire. ter a godly ' sort, what carefulness it church at Rome; but does not recommend Well, my dear sister, I hope that at some wrought in you, yea, what clearing: of her as a teacher, or preacher. The second time you will have the privilege of attend- yourselves, yea, what indignation, yea, verse will tell you what she did. ing worship in your home,town. If you what fear, yea, what vehement desire, yea, Now in the Gth verse, Paul says for the did not have many good men, and stronger what zeal, yea. what revenge : in all things church at Rome to greet Mary. That does men than I, clown thefe, I would say I ye have approved yourselves clear in this not say for her to teach in the public as. would come down and see if we co~lldes- sembly, nor to take the lead in the pmyers. tablish the cause of Christ there in your matter." I1 Cor. 7:S-11. If there is no but simply tells them to greet her. For it city. congregation for you to meet with, break was she who bestowed much labor on "os". If you have any more questions to ask. bread at home and you may be sure that the apostles, i. e., Paul and his fellow- I would be pleased to assist you all I can. all others, who desire to worship God in worker. The pronoun "us" cannot be con- If this matter whereof you wrote to me, sincerity and truth, according to the pre- strued to mean the church. is not. clear to you, write me again, and The 12th verse does not teach that they I will try again. cepts and examples given in the New Tes- ever did anything in the way of public I beg to remain your humble servant .h tarn~ntwill meet with you. Do exactly a: teaching. It is only a matter of specula- Christ, J. E. McVEY. Paul directed in I1 Cor. 6:14-16: "Be ye tion for me or anyone else to say that the not unequally yoked together mith unbe- labor of Tryphena and Tryphosa was pub- ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. lievers: for what fellowship has righteous- lic teaching, i. e., teaching the male mem Dear brethren and sisters in Christ, 1 ness mith unrighteousness? and what com. bers. Phil. 4:3: In this you can see where want to thank you for your donations to munion hzh light with darkness? and Paul say for the church to hell> the women help us pay for our little home. Through whak concord hath Christ with Belial? or which woilte or labored with him. It :he appeal I made in The Apostolic Way what part hath he that believech mith an was the women who were to reccive help about a month ago, I have received $SO to inficie!? and what agreement hath the tem- from the church, and not the church from pay on my Arst note, which is $100. We ple of God with idols? for ye are the tem. the women. I Tim. 3:11: There Paul is telling Tim- then will-only owe $75 on our place. 1 ple of the living God; as God hath said, 1 othy what kind of women the deacons have answered every one who sent to US, will dwell in them end walk in them; and must have, and does not even hint at their and if any one who has sent to us a don&- I will be their God and they shall be my work iz the ci~u?vA. tion has not received an answer, please people. Wherefore come out from among I Tim. 6:9,10: I could not give you any write me. them and be ye separate saith the Lord. better explanation of this than to read My health still is bad. I am not able and touch not the unclean thing. and 1 from a couple of translations. I will now read fi-:!n the "Modern Speech New Tes- to do anything at all. My cough is bad will receive you, and will be a father unto tament . "No widow is to be put on the and I am almost blind, but I am strong in you, and ye shall be my sons and daugh- roll who is under sixty years of age. She faith, and I pray daily for you that God ters. saith the Lord -4lmighty." must have been true to her one husband, will bless you, and I am sure he will. Read G. A. TROTT. and well reported of for good deeds, as having brought up children, received Phil. 4 :lo-20, also Matt. 25:30-46. Pray for me. I am your old blin'cl and afflicted COKCERNINZ WOXEK TEACHERS. strangers hospitably, washed the feet of God's people, gi\-en relief to the dktressed, brother in the Christ. and devoted herself to good works of ev- [The following letter from Brother Mc- W. C. MITCHELL. ery kind". Box 174, Sabinal, Texas. Trey to Sister Green is a reply to questions In this I would have you to see: (1) asked ~rothbrMcVey by Sister Green, and There mere some who had to be cared for Remarks. No doubt there are many unworthy and she sends the reply to this office with a by the church, but they were not to be unnecessary appeals made through our pa- request to publish the letter in The Way. taken into the number which had to be cared for until they were 60 years old. (2) pers. Such appeals have had a tendency A pretlcher of the "Christian Church" who They had to be well reported of for good to cause good brethren to neglect worthy preaches at Sister Green's home, gave her works, such as raising children, and being appeals. No doubt Brother Mitchell should the passages of scripture discussed in the hospitable, and showing humility to the ex- ab0X.e !etk to prove that women have the tent that they mould wash the feet of God's he helped. He has given thirty years of his life the preaching: of the pure gos right lo teach in the assembly. This people, and relieve the ones that were in to pel and has suffered many privations and preacher offers in those passages of scrip- need, or distress. These were spoken of by Paul as good worlcs. But there is hardships. I am glad good brethren libel-- ture about the same proof (?) that our ?lothino said in this about her teaching in ally responded to his appeal for help to brethren who advocate women teachers in the church. get him and his wife a little home paid the assembly offer.-C. T.] I will quo& from Ilotherham's Transla- for where they may spend their declining Parkersburg, W. Va., tion of the New Testament: "Let a widow September lGth, 1920. be put on the list when she comes to be years. Now, wil! not one hundred breth- Mrs. Alice Green. not less than sixty years; one'man's wife. ren send Brother Mitchell a dollar at once Whitesburg, Ga. in noble works having witness borne her: and thus free his home of debt at once? Dear Sister in Christ: if she nourished children, if she showed I am sending my dollar-C. T. Your letter of the Gth inst. is'now before hospitality, if saint's feet she washed, if me. I received your letter yesterday. those in tribulation she succored, if with 3IORE OF TEX PK0 AND CON TRACT First. I want to thank you for your good evcry good work she followed along." -- letter. I am glad that it was hel~fulto The worlcs which the women are to do - you mill And in Titus 23-5. The reason I have recently been able to secure about some. one. The scriptures which that preacher gave why the woman is not to teach the man one hundred and sixty-five copies of the SOU,have no bearing on the work of the you will find in I Tim. 2:13,14, and in I "Pro and Con" tract on the Sunday school woman in the church. They do not bear Cor. 14:34. If Paul did not mean what question from the Finn Foztndatioi~office. he said, get that preacher to tell you what on the subject any more than they do If you are bothered with Sunday school in- upon eating mush and milk. Paul DID mean. Rom. 16:1,3,12: Please read this care- I am sure if you will take the book as novators and wish to set forth the truth of fully, and you will see that it is a recom- it reads, and not try to read something into the scriptures on this question, send to The mendation of a sister called Phebe, to the it that the apostle did not say, you will Way.office for this tract. Its arguments church at Rome, given by Paul. You will be safe. Even if that preacher does do against the classes, women teachers, etc., note that they were to assist Rev, and not that, don't you. are unanswerable. The tract contains she asskt thcin. You know that w-hen we If you have it, give him my article which ,are leaving or going from one congrega- you read in The Apostolic Way. Tell him thirty-two large pages. While they last ,tion to another, we take a lettei of com- if he does not believe it, to reply to it ten cents per copy, one dollar per dozen, mendation, or recommenciation, so that the through the same papc:. I will assure him post paid. CLARENCE TEURMAN. THE APOSTOLIC WAY FOR NOVEMBER 15.1920 7 __I__-_.-- SEVERAL TRINGS. A kindlier admonition than the above ERG. HAGGARD ON THE PILCT was never given. "I beg you, brethren';. I RESURRECTION:. * In regard to Acts 2:38, some say that cannot read the above without self-exam- .repentance is for the remission of sins, ination, for I know that I am the cause of "Study to show thyself approved unto and baptism is because of the remission of division among the disciples of Christ, and God, a workman that needeth not to be sins. Some deny the statement altogether. I know that my heart is torn asunder when ashamed, rightly dividing the word of Some say that Peter in the statement I behold the deplorable condition among trcth." (I1 Tim. 2:15.) A strict obselv- taught baptism for the remission of sins, the churches of Christ. I know, too, that ance of this rule would minimize the many but in after life corrected himself by teach- Christ was the cause of division, and so blunders that are now being made in handI- ing the opposite. See I Pet. 3:21. The was Paul. And I know that the congre- ing God's holy word. It is one thing to passage, however, still reads, "Repent and gations established by the apostles were divide the word of truth, and another thing be baptized, every one of you, in the name torn asunder by some one. If it were not to riglrtly divide it. In short, we should of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins." for these examples, I would give up in learn to distinguish between the physical There being nothing in all the Bible despair. and the spiritual, the real and the mythi- cont:ary to this, I am satisfied mith the I said Christ, Paul, and myse,lf are re. :a!, the literal and figurative, etc. statement just as it is written and as it sponsible for division. Yes, we could haw Sow, the contention that "the first res- fell from the lips of an inspired man. No departed from the scriptures and have urrection", spoken of in Rev. 20, is con- Baptist ever appeared before his audience been united mith.those who have added to sumated in the act of baptism falls to the to preach on baptism being pecause of the me Lord's work. ground for mpre than one reason : remission of sins and used Acts 2:38 to "That ye d! speak the same thing.': First, there is nothing in the remotest prove his contention. What does Paul mean by these words:' Ht degree contained in Rev. 20, that intimates +ti simply mesos what Alexander Campbell any kinship between "the first resurrec- Advocates of women teachers in the meant when he said. "Where the Bible 'ion" and baptism. church assembled have contended .that the speaks, we speak ; where the Bible is silent, Second, baptism is nowhere callod a "res- "silence" oE First Corinthians, the foul. we are silent". If the above mere adhered wrection"-only a "likeness", Rom. 6 :4, 5 teenth chapter, is to be observed only upon to there cou!d be no division, it would be -"form of doctrine", Rom. G :l'i. esp~essedconditions. I am free to admit imposdble. Third, "the first resurrection" spoken of that 'if a man desires to speak in an un- The organ, Sunday school, church col. in Rev. 20, is a physical resurrection. known tongue that he may do so upon the lege, missionary society,. unqualified, elders shown by the fact that the language is ap- condition that there be an interpreter one-man-pastor, receiving members on sec- plied to the thingsxontained in verse 4. present. A am also prone to admit that tarian baptism, etc., could never be if wc John, at one time before, saw certain the prophet may speak two or three, and would all speak the same thing, as Pau' of these same "souls" ; they were then "an- let the other judge, and if there be any-' has.a+nonished. der the altar", (Rev. 6:9-11) ; but he sees thing revealed to another that sitteth by, It is very seldom that you see strife and them now, !vith others, in quite a different the first should be silent or hold his peace, division in a church where they have al. state. They are now sitting upon but in regard to the women the Bible still ready departed from the faith; but Paul'r "thrones" and acting the part of judges; reads, with no condition expressed, "Let letter is not to those who have added tc they are now living and reigning with your women keep silence in the churches: his word and departed from God. Paul Christ for a term of 1,000 years. Imme- for it is not permitted unto them to speak." does not care whether. they are at peact diately after these declarations, is the The Bible still reads, "And if they will or not. statement, "But the rest of the dead lived learn anything (above that which they can "Mark them which cause division ana not again until the thousand years were by hearing) let them ask their husbands offences co?lt?a?~to the doct?i?re". Rom. finished." This shows that a part of the at hone: for it is a shame for women to 16:17. Now, who is to be marked? Those dead, in John's vision, were raised to life speak in the church." who can give doctrine (or chapter ana at the beginning of the 1,000 year period, Now, if there be anyone who will con- verse) for what they teach, or those who and "the rest of the dead" at its close tinoe to be ignorant of these things, I want have added to God's word? I wonder what These facts being c!enrly stated, it is hard you to know that the Bible still reads, "But will becume of those who have knowingly for me to understand why men will con- if any man be ignorant, let him be ignor- added to the Lord's work? I think the tend against the idea. ant". The Bible also still reads, "Let him following scripture \vill surely be fulfilled "Blessed and holy is he that hath part acknowledge that the things that I write in them: "And to you who are troubled in the first resurrection: on such the sec- unto you are the commandments of the (over the Sunday school, organ, etc.) rest ond death hath no power, but they shall be Lord". with is, when the Lord Jesus shall be re- priests of God and of Christ, and shall * * * vealed from heaven with his mighty an- reign with him a thousand years." But Joe Warlick is dead. Did some one kill gels, in flaming fire, taking: vengeance on it is said that all God's people are "priests" him? No. How came him to die? By them that know not God, and that obey now. Yes, God's people are "priests" now, committing spiritual suicide. When did not the gospel of our Lord, Jesus Christ; but not in the sense they will be in the this happen? Several weeks ago when he who shall be punished with everlasting resurrection when reigning with Christ issued that unfair and unreasonable chab destruction from the presence of the Lord, "when he shall come to be glorified in his lenge. The writer of this article calls upon and from the glory of his power." I1 saints," and "rule the nations with a rod Hardy Bonebroke, of Pottsboro, Texas, to Thes. 1:G-9. Who is willing to add to the of iron", sitting upon the throne of David, write his obituary. J. A. BRADBURY: gospel mith these words before him: to exercise his authority as "King of kings McCaulley, Tesas. "Take heedv-take heed-take heed, breth. and Lord of lords" until the last enemy ren. J. A. DENNIS. shall lie destroyed. "The last enemy that 'WARK TBEM." TJnion .City, Ga. shall be destroyed is death." And this - event will occur 1,000 years after the first Now, I beseech you brethren, by the Remember, three new yearly subscrip- resurrection," and will be accomplished by name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye all tions will entitle you to a year's subscriu- the resurrection of all those'who may have speak the same' thing, and that there. be died during the 1,000 year period, and tion free. We want all who will to help no divisions among you; but that ye be will embrace those of whom it wai said, perfectly joined together in the same mind us make the remaining months of this gem "But the rest of the dead lived not again and in the same judgment." I Cor. 2:lO. record '-?a!v-s in the may of .soliciting until the thousand years were finished." "Is Christ divided?" I Cor: 2 :13. and se-:d c.- n new subscriptions. P-ethren, "a thousand years" . ,8 , ,,+ I - IWE APOSTOLIC WAY FOR NOVERIBER 15, 1920 . I - - somethink and I believe it-keani jkt "a 3:s). As those in verse four wer; parti- trying to restoke himself to health: Re:ir thousand fears". , There is no reason, nor cipanfs in the first resurrection, and as he 60 old. -,~~~vsorry, I Jim to see him "skipture to make it mean anything else. saw their souls, not their bodies, therefore leave me! Let us not be guil* of "handling the word tlie first resurrection could .not possibly + + of '~oddeceitfully" C. C. HAGGARD. be a physical resurrection; not being a phy- Big Tract OKer For Sisly Days. Dawson, NO. sical re~~r~ec'tioll,it must be a spiritual =bar brethren. -1 am tryinn- - to obtain resurrection, which can only be obtained some immediate returns from my tracts in REPLY. through obedience to the gospel of Christ: order to hold some meetings. I have been I will answer Bro. 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WHEAT AND CHAFF. tion, and whipped and beaten until' there While Brother George has passed the was not an inch of ground on which to eighty-sixth mile post, he writes us .that he Many sleepy christians go into human stand, what did they? Did they humbly enjoys good health for a man of his age. lodges; some go into several lodges, and confess their mistake and return to our We hope he may yet be spared a number of sure enough, there they lodge. plea, and propose again the perfect unity years to continue his fight for the "old upon the New Testament alone? No; see- paths." The most prosperous days of the church ing their defeat, they closed their doors, Brother George and his aged companion, were the days of her severest persecution. and their hearts against us, and-stand to- whom he writes is past seventy-nine years And now, if we had a great deal more per- day as our worst enemies. And shall we old and very feeble, live at Albany, Texas. secution and much less prosperity, the ever unite? Prodigals may return, back- world .would have more .christians and a sliders may repent and come home, but Don't fail to read our. special offer for great deal better ones. Apostates never. It is impo's'sible to renew new subscribers elsewhere. in this issue. them again unto repentance. Hebrews 6: and let every friend of The .Way get Many people think the old car of time 4-7. A. ELLMORE. busy and send us a good list of names 01: Tuns too slow, and they try to hurry things this prc.position at orde. along by taking their own lives. But will this make any change in this great uni- SHOULD WE GO TO WAR? verse? It will change the state of one pan, probably from bad to worse. The trouble with these war-like chris- tians (?) seems to lie in the fact that they /-- are unable to see the difference between A great man is to other men what the two of God's institutions; that is, the swiftest horse in the race is to other horses. church, and the human or civil govern- .The great man keeps ahead of other men, ments. Eoth are ordained of God for the 'but if he is truly a good man he will not accomplishment*- of his purposes. The strive to win by hindering other men. church is a strictly spiritual thing, under God's direction. The civil governments Two men differ on some wordly matter, strictly human, or anti-spiritual, without and after trying for some time to adjust God's direction. They are like oil and, the case, and failing, they select twelve water, absolutely unmisable. men to arbitrate, and after hearing all the In the church you are bound.rigidly to testimony in the case, they make an uni- the lam of God, in all that he requires you versal decision in favor of one; then, what to do. In the world governments, while is the duty of the other? Should he not God overrules them, and compels them to 'heartily accept the decision? But instead, work out his purposes. he gives them no :he refuses to acquiesce, but becomes ultra, instruction, but throws them upon their and finally abusive, refuses to meet his own resources. neighbor, and says many hard things about The church can use only spiritual weap- 'him; should he be entitled to the respect ons; the governments strictly carnal .of the people in the community? About BROTHEK A. M. GEORGE. weapons. In the church only suasion; in -one hundred years ago, a class of as good the governments only force. They are as .men as could be found, tired of division, Bro. A. M. George was born in Florida, unlike as day and night. sought a ground on which all could meet Mo., March 29, 1835 ; baptized into Christ You cannot be in both at the same time, and agree; the decision formed was: at Paris, Mo., about 1851; went from Mis- and you are required to be in the church Where the Bible speaks we will speak, and souri to California in 1852; thence to Tcs- all the time. where the Bible is silent we will be silent. as in ISGO ; entered the Confederate Arnly The wa:. christians, by mixing old and .All went well for about fifty years, yhen at Austin, Tesas, at the beginning of 1112 New Testament scriptures with politics, .a certain class of wiseacres became tired Cival War and served through the war, philosophy and sentiment, eliminating .of mingling with the common herd and de- being four times wounded, and lost an Christ, and having fairly good use of lan- .tided they would become leaders in the arm kt the Battle of the Wilderness, in gauge and some ingenuity, can make up :army of the Lord, and began reversing the Virginia. He regrets this part of his life, an argument that may mislead. or deceive items in our motto; instead of speaking since he has learned that it is unchristian the unlearned. or unstable: but one has where the Bible speaks, and remaining to fight. only to consider the teaching and practice :silent where the Bible is silent, they began At the close of the war Brother George of Christ and his disciples, who suffered -speaking where the Bible is silent, and be- was maried to Miss A. D. McQueen Sep- martyrdom without the least resistance, 7, :ing silent where the Bible speaks, and this tember 1865, in Richmond county, North when he had all the power of heaven and -threw a flaming torpedo into the camp. Carolina. Tesas has been his home since earth at his command, to let all the wind escept two years in New York. .:and the war began. A few of their inno- Brother G e o r g e uncompromising!^ out of such arguments. The question is .vations were musical instruments in the stands for the word of-God as the on!y not about the governments protecting: worship, human societies for the work and rule of faith and practice. He stands op- their citizens; that is just what God or- dained them for, to punish by force evil- worship, hired pastors over the elders, etc., posed to all human institutions. Long af- which caused wrangling and debates which doers who would not- yield to his govern- ter he has passed away, his clear, forceful .in many places divided churches, and in writings upon various religious themes will ment. :some cases destroyed the church entirely. stand as a living monument to the great These governments a+e composed of un- .After being defeated in the music ques- Restmation movement. believers, who ;eject the wisdom of God' 2 THE APOSTOLIC WAY FOR DECEMBER 1, 1920. C Grid choose to rule according to their own for which our fathek died, and transmit bad, as we see, but they, all together, worlc wisdom, and he leaves them to their own them unsullied to our posterity. we must out his purposes; each one is necessary in judgment. fig11t." its place, else it would have had,no place. You say: "Moses and David fought; "This is regular old "spread eagle," 4th .He will bring. all io a proper end, even if God drowned the Egyptians in the sea; he of July talk, and is well calculated to set the "ancient tymny" zjhould come out on caused the earth to open and swallow D9- the blood of young America dancing. He top. A. M. GEORGE. than and Abiram; sent Saul to destroy the- saysrnest: '"If we would not proclaim our Albany, Tesas, Amalekites; it was the duty of Lincoln basepess-a bqeeness condemned by the and other: to fight, or shirk their God- God of battles-let us cease our opposition McGARY-DOUGLAS DEBATE. ordained duty." to the wise policies of our rulers." The I admit all of this; but Christ never enthusiasm ad patriotism of all such Xrmngements have been compleled fol did these things, and me are to f~llowhim, seems. to was hotter and hotter as they a discussion of the christian's relationship ' not Moses, David, Lincoln, or anybody advance in their argument. to civil governments. Brother -4. McGsry, else. Let we a+ all such persons n question, of Willis, Tesas, and Brother George Doug- When Lincoln, Washington, Wilson, or where did the captain of our salvation, or las, of Red Oak, Tesas, are to be the dis- anybody else casts his lot with the world- the "God of battles," ever disapprove the yutants. The, following propositions have governments and accepts an office at their actions of himself and the thousands of been agreed upon : hands, it then .becomes his duty to do his disciples who so "basely" allowed "A christian in voting or taking part in what the office demands, or shirk his God- themselves to be led as sheep to the civil governments acts within his christian ordatned duty, for God ordained the office slaughter, without a sign of physicial re- rights." and the work, and he voluntarily took it to sistance, farther than to flee.fron1 their A. i\IcGary affirms, himself. Eut where did God ever ordain a persecutors, to hide in dens and caves of Geo. Douglas denies. chriitian to do such work? the earth? "Obedience to the commands of the Imd They human governments have always But again you speak of the instruments Jesus Christ separates the disciple fi.on> been evil and have always brought evil to of war and subjugation, the last argument all political affiliations." the people. All the wars that have afflict- to which kings resort: "lleets and armies Geo. Coughs affirnls. ed the morld have been brought about by cover our seas and darken our lands, and A. McGary denies. some one, or more of them. we must fi~ht,or submit." Why, of This discussion is to begin in The Apos- Like the recent almost universal war, course we must do one or the other; and tolic Way or January 1, 1021. There are with its millions of dead and maimed. It as Christ and his disciples had infinitely to be three affirmative articles to each pro- mould never have been heard of if the greater troubles to face, and submitted, I position, ranging from eight to twelve morld had been satisfied with God's rule: can see.noother way for his disciples now, hundred words to each article. but it mas not, is not, and never will be. bu't'to submit as they did. This discussion will be carried esclusive- And so God left them to set up their own But you say: "Submission means degra- Iy in the columns of The Apostolic Way. ideals and fabrics, and this great war is dation-perhaps slavery, and God himself We think it only fair to state that the the fruit. As God in his anger gave Israel detests the baseness of those who submit Apostolic Rccieu: refused to run the dis. a king, and in his wrath took him away; to degradation and slavery." cussion, notwithstanding that paper takes so, in his anger he ord~inedthese govern- The Savior and his disciples submitted to Brother NcGnry's position on the question, ments, and in his wrath he will put them greliter degradation and humiliation than and during the recent war preached that all under his feet when the proper time we will ever have to endure,. and 'if they christians should take the 'li\:es of their comes. end!~red it I guess we.can, if we have the fellow men. But you say: "The very ideals of our mind of Christ. We believe this discussion will be of country, the very fabric of our civilization Did not God ordain the kings as well as interest to all, and insist that you sub- mas threatened." Well, perhaps so, but Lincoln or Wilson? Did'he not ofdain the scribe for The Way at once and get the who formed these ideals and this fabric? Kaiser of Germany, -zar of Russia. and discussion in full. How many different ideals and fabrics are Sultan of Turkey? de ordained all of There are perhaps no two brethren there in the world? Maybe these numer- them. and left them to follow their own among us more capable of discussing this ous ideals and fabrics have been the cause judgments and mills, and each one is play- question than are Brother McGary and of 211 the wars that have afflicted the ing his part, in accomplishing God's pur- Brother Douglas. morld. Every nation has its ideals and pose to.put all these kingdoms and gov- fabric. But another spenks eloquently of ernments of earth under his feet, and mak- FR'3?;! SPEARFISH. SOUTH DAKOTA. our religious liberty, and rejoices that "we ing them do the work themselves. can worship God without hindrance." Bnt many feel sure that God would not Dear Brother Teurman. Well, that is a great privilege, and I sup- be pleased with our rulers, whom he or- I know you will be rejoiced to learn of pose thHt all who have died at the stake. dained to protect our citizenship, in their the two men who made the noble con- in wild beast dens, or crosses, nnd by all life. liberty and pursuit of happiness fession here yesterday. onc of whom will cruel means that the devil could suggest against bloody men and outlaws. if they be baptized Sund;:y and the other when he returns from Edgeniont. So. Dak. for Christ's sake, would have enjoyed this should refuse us that God-ordained protec- This is o!lly the beginning of \\hat seems kind of liberty, too, hut where did one of tion." to be a turn of the people to the truth here. them ever make any physical reststance to Cf course he would, for that is just what Was in a tlcbate two evenings this week save himself or herseif? he ordained them for. They became a with "Cou*bo\r Evangelist" Wimmer, and Eut you say: "Our great government necessity to prevent universal anarchy, I continue preaching this week. Pray for guarantees to us the political blessings until such time as God sees fit to remove me. ROBERT R. HULL. &I.^-. that we enjoy, and that they come to us LllClll. through the wisdom of our sages, and the sometimes because rulers displease -4 few brethren at Sinton, Tesas, who us meet every Lord's day to break bread are blood of our heroes." we imagine that they are displeasing God, ~~~~h~~ H~~~~.Ga3, to hold a To this I reply that it seems to me that too, while in fact they are doing of their meeting there in December, and shall

these christian politicians rate the wisdom own accord just what God wants them to ~reciatethe helr, of anv who- feel- - - . it- - thpir- .. -. - of our sages and the blood of our heroes dn. daty to assist. 'send &ntributions tn M. a little higher than the wisdom of God. .and - the blood of Christ. Again, a brother says: "If we mean to preserve these high ideals and institutions God ordains all govelnments, good and South Johnson street, Amarillo, Texas. THE APOSTOLIC WAY FOR DECEMBER 1,1920. ,- 3 SOME QUESTIONS. ~~U:!B!~BIIIIII~!I~I~I!OII~III~~~I~RI'IUI;I~II~~~~~!~~~~~L~~~I~U~~!~IT~~II~~'~!~!O~~~'~~~~:"spiritual" and you have shorn it of half 11 VERY IMPORTANT NOTICE.. its strength. Then it is easy to justify the Years ago the old Digressives put the practice of entering into civil government argan into the worship, forcing the true Between now and January 1 five to get those things the divine make no pro- brethren to either worship with an inno- to eight hundred subscriptions ex- vision for. The divine is instituted to take vation or get out, leaving the house of pire. We should like t? have every charge of man, spirit, soul and body, dur- worship to the innovators. To avoid being one of this number renew, and along ing his earthly pilgrimage, and for the robbed of their houses of' worship the with this number. add many new sake of peace, his duties and obligations as brethren placed a restrictive clause in the names. A small effort on the part of a subject of the powers are specificany ,deeds, forbidding the use of the organ all will make this easily possible. pointed out. s here is not a line on record .and all other things not taught in the New How It Can Be Done. telling him what to do as a citizen of the 'Testament. But this has not protected Let .every delinquent subscriber powers, for he is not a citizen. them, for heretics have divided the church (and as many others as will) solicit But the earnest desire to have a hand into classes with women teachers, and and send in at once at least three new in administering the affair4 of this life .over the protest of the faithful.ones. The yearly subscriptions. This will mean led to th'e invention of the phrase "spirib new dig-ressives appear just as determined your own subscription will be ad- ual kingdom", and by it many are'deceived as the old ones were, in following the doc- vanced a yeazfor this favor; and will and led inot the broad way that leads to trines of men. The faithful are moving also add fifteen hundred or twc thous- ruin. .but, leaving their houses to the factions, and new names to our list by the end Then we have the term "spiritual resur- and then go and build other houses. How of this year. It can easily be done by rection", used by many, making it synono- the help of every true friend. are we going to protect these last houses mous with conversion in order to have the Our Special Offer. from going into the hands of factionists? millennium begin mith Peter's sermon on In order to stimulate an active If it ,was wrong to appeal to the law to pentecost. The two words are not coupled campaign on the part of all, me are protect as in the use of the first houses, together in my Bible, hence they do not going to send The Apostolic Way -\rill it not be wrong to appeal to the lax to express an idea contained in my Bible. to all new subscribers from now protect Us in the last ones? And how shall Resurrection carries with it the idea of until January 1, 1'322 (fourteen we, protect our private property? Or, can making alive that which was dead, a re- months), for the regular yearly sub- Tve protect it? uniting of soul and body after thelr separ- scription price of $1.00. In other Have we the right t3 appeal to the law ation by that wondei-ful thing called Death. to protect ourselves, or property from ivords. you will get four estra copies of the paper free, or twenty-eight The body was dead, decay and disintegra- alien sinners? What is the difference be- tion had begun, but death in no case was tween going to law with a brother whom copies for $l.OC.. 'e are going. to es- affirmed of the soul; it continues in a state the Savior said to treat as a heathen, and pect sur friends A get to work in of life, and its entering into, and revivify- an alien sinner? real earnest on this proposition and ing the body is called a resurrection. Paul said to mark those that cause send in many fine lists of names. You "Spiritual resurrection" demands a dead may tell all sulxscribers that they will division contrary to the doctrine, and avoid and decaying and disintegrating spirit, get the paper beginning with issue them. What would be the difference in analogous to the condition of the body in for November 1, as we will send out going to lam with this classand going to death, which is revived and made alive by 'law with an alien sinner? back issues.at each regular mailing. May we count on you for a good list a reunion with some constituent element Brethren, think on these things. I would mith which it was united with before. This be glad to see the above question answered ~f names? ':LA4RENCE TEURJlAEi. tT~~:b~imm?E3TiW~E~:;;r~;~;li!l::!:ii'7::~~;rJ:~,:ii!r;y,: proposition is absolutely unthinkable as :by some of our able brethren. we no\\ here read of a dead spirit. "SPIRITUAL," AND ITS USES. A. J. JERNIGAN. The orthodos doctrine .of "spiritual Bos 293, Woodward. Okla. It occurs to me that the word "sgiriiual" death" is a monstrosity, for the spirit never dies of which we have any account, "T\\'O BITS." is one of tbc most convenient wo:-ds in all the New Testament. It seems to be made and I unhesitatingly reject it for want of "Grace and truth came gy Jesus Christ." the avenue by which to get around some proof. That Adam died a spiritual death Eut Jesus said, The Father who sent me, hzrd places, placcs that mo~!ld bother us round out a system of depravity, which he gave me a commandment what I shall mightily if it was not for its convenient 1s a pleasing deduction of theologians to speak." The truth came from God and use. they have invented, as they think, to glori- mas spoken by Jesus. Hence Jesus said, I was listening to a noted evangelist one fy and esalt Jehovah in redeeming man "'Thy word is truth." Paul said, "God can time and he used the term "Spiritual king- from sin. To have him reswrect the spirit not lie." God's word, then, contains no dom of the Lord Jesus 'Christ" seventeen would double his glory in resurrectins the lie. The apostle John said, "That no lie is times in one discourse by actual count. body. of the truth." Now it is absolutely cerlain When I investigated the New Testament Such is the vain folly of man. that no lie comes from cod. and it folloxvs afterward, I could not find where an in- The word "spiritual" is of frequent use that all lies come from others. Paul says, spired writer used it a single time; in fa&, in the Bible, and always correctly applied; "Let God be true. but every man a liar." the phrase is not in the Bible. let us be careful not to' make other applica- I1 is esceeding displeasing to God for If there is a "spiritual kingdom of the tions of it lest we blunder. nien to turn away from and refuse to Lord Jesus Christ" I have failed to find it. GEO. DOUGLSS. hear his word and listen to the words of As I see it, this invention-for it is an men instead. "And for this cause shall ir.vention-is a necessity. It gives the in- Please state in your paper that the God send them strong delusions that they ventor an avenue of escape from the stern falthful iu El Paso have been forced to all should believe a lie, that they all might fact .that the kingdom of the Lord Jesus, withdraw from Raymon and Montana be damned who believe not the trut'n." Christ is simply a kingdom, nothing more church on account of mnovations. We are 117. L. Butler, a 1;oble brother long since and nothing less. now meeting in the county court house, taken from us by death, once said. "Let Take the phrase out of our vocabulary room 105, at ten o'clock a. m., every Lord's us regard every one who is constantly try- and let the "kingdom" stand just as taught day. by the Apostles, and there would be no All passing this way are invited to stop ing to get us to cleave to the word of Guc! off and meet with us. Brother J. R. Jones -as a friend, and hold him as an enemy who excuse for a man to hide behind so that meets with us. Stop and hear this godly 3s ever trying to pull us away from it." he could serve in the kingdom of men. man preach. C. H. JAMES. J. R. JONES. Limit the divine kingdom by the term 515 San Marcia1 St., El Paso, Texas. TI33 APOSTOLIC WAY Roberts, Timmons, et al. hear ye now; an evangelist, making a new list of charter the decree has gone forth. Get this tract, members. He and those charter members and be convinced4r just be "convinced" agreed to adopt the plan of giving the PUBLISHED SEMI-NONTHLY 'right hand of fellowship' as an ordinance, without it. It matters not just so iou or act by which to take members into the SUBSCRIPTION PRICE, IN ADVANCE. drop "the Re-baptism theory", and t*e congregation. ..A newly baptized believer. One Year...... $1.60 Six Months...... 5Uc your cue from Sommer's "pamphlet". Now a reclaimed one, or one coming in from you mut do this, or you do not "belong" some other place by letter all must submit EDITORS: to the ~omm&brand of "the churches of to this act. ..We had been here about two H. C. HARPER . . Snend. Florida months, doing our Christian.duty as faith- G. A. TROW, hL D. . . blunday, Texas Christ". fully as we could, when Brother Hogan N. L. CLARK . Fort Worth, Texas By the way, brethren, I sent for thie asked one day, 'Why don't you put in your "pamphlet" and reviewed Sommer on his membership; don't you believe what I PUBLISHING EDITOR: CLARENCE TEURJIAN Union City, Georgia baptism theory, and if you send me you1 teach?" . . So we then asked him to let us - address, I shall be glad to mail you a copy go in without either giving or receiving Entered at the Postoffice at Union City, Georgia, ?f my pamphlet for 10c, when it is&t. the 'right hand of fellowship' . . but he said as Second Class Mail Matter. that he did not think it would do, for it Truly, the less Somnler and those whc would cause friction. . W. P. Reedy We will cheerfully make chnnges in addresses stand with him on his theory; say "both preached until A. M. Morris came. .. We when requested to do so. but be sure to give both publicly and privately" the better For asked him if he would let us in on the'same the old and the new address. terms we had offered Brother Hogan. His Address all remittances and all nrticles to The them; for every titme they open their Apostolic Way, Union City. Georgiu. mouths on the subject they put their feet answer was an emphatic 'No'. . -We then asked why, seeing that there is no com- in them. .r* mand, precept, nor example for it. ..His CULYNGS AND COMblZNTS. reply mas that loyal churches had taken a "Then an appropriate song was sung stand against those who were not ac+ely In the Recieiu of Nov. 23, 1920, under and that one was given a hearty welcome opposed to Bible colleges, m~dsaid they did "Certain Suggestions", Daniel Sommer by extending the right hand of fellowship not recognize any oth~rs,and have adopted says: "I notice that three brethren of -not for the purpose of creating any new this way of taking people in, in order to prominence have lately committed them- relationship, but to acknowledge the yela- be able to keep 'these fellows from the selves to the Re-baptism theory. I suggest tionship alieady existing: By this means South' from getting in".-Mr. and Mrs. that they pause and consider where it has there was mutual recsgnition of that sweet C. A. Marshall, in The Pacific Ch~istian. led others, beiore they say anything more fellowship that has always characterized Now if this is not digression gone to see, for the Review's readers on that subject. the people of God. And I may add tbat if what is it? Name it and you may have it there was no 'Thus seith the Lord' for the Not only so, but the less they say about it -churches that follow the Bible have no privately or in their preaching, the better practice, it violated no principle involving for all concerned. the salvation of the soul. But the practice use for it, in.the North or in the South. It "The statement that the Baptists has the sanction of the Divine Record, is, in fact, just a sore spot spreading out 'haven't got scriptural baptism' is too un- which removes the stigma of tradition, in from Indianapolis. Beware! Just "to modified. . About thirty years ago I be- which catalogue some would sneeringly acknowledge the relationship already exist- place it."-Apostolic Review, Oct. 19, 1920. gan to suggest to my brethren that they ing", you see! Who ever heard of such If the "practice" here set forth "has the should not debate single items of doctrine foolishness-trying to overturn digression with the sects, because such debating ad- sanction of the "Divine Record", it is evi- while standing upon it? This beats Pat, 'mits the right of sects to exist. ..If Bro. dent to a mind that can reason that this who tried to lift himself by pulling on his Jesse Love ... If Bro. W. G. Roberts "re~atibnshi~"must be thus acknozulctlgec~ Having offered again my suggestion in re- boot-straps. It is digression gone mad ! before any one may be a scriptural mem- gard to form of proposition for debate with H. C. HARPER. those that differ from us, I return to my ber of a congregation. A divine eranzpla suggestion about Re-baptism. And I now has all the force of a clivim ~jrecept. The state that the less we say about that sub- The "Review" of Brother Sommer's Review is simply "belled up" here; and is position on baptism by Brother H. C. Har- ject, both publicly and privately, the bet- making rules of its own for the church of ter for all concerned." per will be published in the near future. the living God. No such "right hand of Now boys, "Jesse" and "W. G.", do you Send ten cents to this office now and a fellowship" can be found in the "Divine hear? Then take your cue from Daniel- copy of the tract will be mailed to you as Record". And here is the challenge to'the let somebody that knows how to debate soon as it is off the press. Review to produce it! Now don't all speak write your propositions. Knock under at once-just let Daniel Sommer try it. I now! You know what "about a dozen men have been a member of the church more that were formerly connected with the Re- than twenty-five years and I have never view" got. Now mark this "suggrstion". Speaking of things unscriptural, I am had any "relationship" acknowledged, as ,boys-"A word to the wise", etc. You anxious to know which of several modern here stated in the Review. This may be know how it runs. And there is that other practices that have sprung up in the enough to show that I do not "belong to fellow-you know it says "three". "0.A. church of late years is the worst and why? . the Review Family"; but it does not prove Timmons (moderator) ", yes, you take the Preaching uncle! the dictation of the Y. that' I am not a member of "the whole cue from Daniel, too. Now be wise, boys; M. C. A.; teaching the Bible under the re- family in heaven .and on earth". Neither don't cry nor make ugly facesjust take strictions of the State University; women does it indicate that my name.is not "writ- your medicine; babies always do, you teaching or speaking in the assembly; di- ten in the book of life". Nor does it sig- know. vision of the congregation into classes nify that I am not a member of "a local when met together for worship; allowing church". And moreover it does not argue Now hear Daniel again. He says: "All a majority to rule over the protest of a such contentions are technical and indicate that I have submitted to some other hu- conscientious minority when neither pre- a sectarian disposition, as is fully shown man regulation "creating any new rela- cept nor example can be given from the in the pamphlet titled 'Sectism: Defined, tionship", or one "to acknowledge the re- New Testament or using instrumental mu- Analyzed and Exposed', and which is of- lationship already existing". Away with sic in the worship? fered at the Review office at 15c a copy. your tommy-rot ! Those technical reasoners among,us that 'C I will not send for that pamphlet, and read I find the first live of the above items it, show that they do not wish to be con- Now listen to this. "At last, more customary among those who CLAIM to be vinced of their errors. Those that will brethren moved in, and the church at Long souqd in the faith, while protesting vigor- Beach, Calif., sent J. J. Hogan to help honestly read it, and are not convinced that ously against the last; think it over. their technical reasoning is wrong, show build up the church [at Santa Cruz, Calif.]. that they do not belong to ,the churches of Re preached a while, then reorganized the me*. Chist, and should go to their own place." congregation, under his own leadership as Moreover, I am aniious to be informed THE APOSTOL(C WAY FOR DECEMBER 1,1920. P'. ((r 5

'why it.is more scriptural for the churches have been less'safisfactory for this govern- the milk of the word, that they may grow to have a general manager to superintend ment. That is, they must ** thereby" (I Pet. 2 :2). foreign missionary work, such as Bros. imbibe it, for it is the "doer of the word" McCaleb or Janes, than it is to have a Paul said "What have I to do to judgr that' is benefitted, not the hearers only; number of them 'exercising the same sort them that are without? .Do not' ye judge and if brethren "have a mind to serve of supervision in a missionary society? them that are within? But them that are God" they must do so sk?ngth_ened with a *. without God judgeth. Therefore put away only an occasional visit from some one from among yourselves that wicked per- And then again, why be so pernickety more versed in the Scriptures. son." I Cor. 5 :12, 13. about a preacher being the pastor of a Even when a preacher lives with a con- church and so complacently self-satisfied .**. gregation he should not allow himself lean- with one who acts in precisely the same Who is' a wicked person? Is he who lies ed upon to the hurt of the congregation. capacity under the name of "minister" or steals more wicked than he who per- Nothing is much more injurious to any or' "located evangelist?" verts God's word? We must admit that man than the habit of leaning on another. I**. some are not conscious of the fact, that It seems Paul realized this by the manner About the only answer we usually get they are perverting the truth, but even so; of his proceedings. to such questions is-"Oh, those felloys God has put upon us the responsibility of In talking with a brother about this he are just chronic knockers-always in the showing them the danger of their position said, "Can you prove your point?" Funny objective case: why don't they teach some- or their blood will be upon us. G; isn't it? I am denying; it is up to the thing affirmative?" And some of the un- A. TROTT. other fellow to do the proving or quit the thinking get the fdea that it is so. practice. R. F. DUCKWORTH. *I... THE CONGREGATION ESTABLISHED. 731 W. Heron St., Denison, Texas. As a matter of fact, nothing was ever farther from the truth. Not only has We are often told an 'evangelist should "PRCVE ALL THINGS." the scruptural teaching in these matters stay with a congregation until it is estab- been iterated and reiterated in these lished. This is often said by men who "Prove all things:' hold fast that'which columns, but we have been insistently de- usually demand proof for what they ac- is good." I. Thes. 5 :21. m;~ndinga return to the practice of speak- cept, and furnish it when teaching others. There are many very zealous people who ing as the Bible speaks and being silent Good, faithful and intelligent brethren have accustomed themselves to certain us- where it is silent, or in other words, speak- often accept a thing as true without trying ages and practices in the way of work and ing as the oracles oi God, a3 the only safe to find proof for it and are led into grev- worship which are not set forth in God's rule for those who really desire to serve ious error. So it is with this proposition. word. God. Instead of an evangelist staying with a Many &ch people are extremely zealous .*** congregation and assoming the direction for these practices, having very piously Let it not be overlooked or forgotten of their work, he should leave them to di- engaged in them for a long life time, and that the persistent refusal of those who rect their own work and develop them- have "brought up their children" in this .practice such things to help us in putting selves. Sure, the evangelist should teach course of religious proceedings. before the brethren all that can be said on them all the counsel of God. Then he Some of these practices, in the eyes of both sides in a written discussion, in order should leave them that they .by "use" may a great many, seem to have upon their very to establish the truth and bring about unity "have their senses esereised to discern face the appearance of God's righieous- and peace. amounts to a confession that both good and evil" (Heb. 5:14). ness-his holiness. They are, indeed, cap- they know they.arc in the wrong and dare When a congregation first starts out tivating to the masses and have some ef- not attcmpt a defense. they are usually full of zeal and are more fect to~vardan ingathering, and to.many ii* willing to work than they will be after a people they appear to be very good indeed. In this connection I wish to commend preacher has stayed with them several To call into question whether or not the efforts being made by Bro. Hardy months or years. these things are authorized by the word of Bonebrake to bring about just such an in- The Apostles did not stay with the con- God is, in some instances, disturbing; vestigation and I hope every reader of gregations they established, neither did bringing sorrow to the hearts of some who The Way mill write personally to the they leave a preacher with each one of have been so long and so earnestly en- edilors of the various papers, especially them. If you ask about the Jerusalem gaged in them and at the same time arous- the F. F., urging and demanding it or church my answer is, the Apostles were it, ing indignation on the part of others. giving a reason fob not doing so. I am the 'foundation, until the members were Notwithstanding this sad fact, as we of the opinion that their replies may make scattered (by permission of the Holy love the truth of God, it becomes our in- interesting reading. Spirit, mind you) everywhere and went dispensable duty ns faithful ministers of *.* preaching the word. his word to call into question every prac- And yet-some among us depreciate It is all right to "visit" the places again tice that is unauthorized by him. When what they call fighting or wrangling in "and see how they do" (Acts 15 :16). It is God says "Prove all things; hold fast that the.paper; but what I wish to know, is all right to "confirm the churches" (Acts mhich is good" he must certainly mean \\,l~atuse have we for armor and a sword 15 :dl). for us to prove them in the light of his if we are going to do no fighting? If I am Paul preached and then went back and divine truth. to sit in the shade and take my ease, for visited the churches, "ordaining elders in While, in the brilliancy of heaven's di- my part I mould prefer to exchange them every church" (Acts 14 :20-24). vine light, the "great reel of time" is bring- for a fan and umbrella. Titus was left in Crete, by Paul, after- ing around to our gaze the church with all -a=* the congregations were established, and he God's holy ordinances, with this we see Oh, but they say, "fight the'other fellow was to "set in order things that are (were) peace, love, unity, with God's approval; and let the brethren alone." I see; cut lacking". If Paul had stayed with them or but when it brings around and shows to us do~nthe weeds on the outside of the field, left a preacher with each church, it mould the traditions of men, we are made to be- but don't bother the ones growing peace- not have been necessary to have left Titus hold strife, alienation. and division with fully in the crop-shoot at the enemy in to labor among the congregations on this . God's disapproval. the opposing camp, but do not interfere isle and "set in order the things lacking" God's ordinances never bring division, with the traitor in our own. In our late ,(Titus 1:15). Even Titus mas not to sta? but the traditions-the doctrines and com- war a very different policy was pursued with one congregation, but work among all mandments of men do. and if it had not been so the outcome might of them (every city). They must "desire The Jews were very zealous for the law 6, THE APOSTOLIC WAY FOR DECEMBER 1, 1920. . , -- and boasted of it. Rom. 2:17. But at the how the parent should treat the child, also cerity Seeking the Way to Heaven." 10 same time so much were they in love mith the child the parent; ii fact, give us full cents each. Order a quantity. their own traditions they made void the instruction as to how -to live "soberly, "His MajcstySali~n" by George E. law; so we hear the blessed Saviour warn- righteously and godly in this present Guille. Something new! Does.not treat ing his disciples to "Beware of the leaven world", and yet leave us without full in- of the mythical devil of christendom, but of the Pharisees and Sadw ees", Matt. 16: structions as to his work and wurship on of the awful being whom Scripture reveals 13; 15:3. Lord's day? as a dignity. 27 cents each, mailed. Just so today ! Some are "sticklers" for To suppose such a thing is unreasonable. I now have a complete stock of Bibles teaching the Scriptures, but in their meth- To charge God with a blunder is a sin. and testaments. Wite for descriptive od they made void some of the plain com- J. H. STEWART. list. You cannot do better anywhere, mandments of God. AbiIene, Tesas. when it comes to prices. Order all the God says, "Let your women keep silence - above of ROBERT R. HULL. in the churches". I Cor. 14:34. "1 suBer ITEBiS OF INTEREST. Box 508. Spearflsh, So. Dak. not a woman to teach, nor to usurp author- ity over the man." "Let the woman learn For two evenings last meek, Novembe~ TOUR nns? in silence with all subjection." I Tim. 2: 15 and 16, I engaged in a debate with 11.12. But tl?e twentieth century elder "Cowboy Evangelist" Wimmer, whom the "Wide is the gate a'nd broad is the may." says, "I know God says that, hut he only Methodists had here in a metting this "Strait is the gate and narrow is the means she must not usurp authority over summer. He challe~~gedme, and offered to \,.. .lJ-. ." the man, so she can teach under our super- affirm that "It is scriptural and right to A change could be made in the above, rision. Wonderful things! these twentieth engage mith any and every denonlination thus: The strait and narrow way. The century elders. in piaise, prayer and in any revival effort wide and broad way. But this would leave One among the seddest things I have undertaken with the object of increasing the gates out without descriptions, and ex-er v:i:nessed is a Christian preacher the membership of such denomination." give the nays too many of them. Besides, preaching a strong gospel sermon, show Unus~~alcrowds attended, especting to we would have two sentences nowhere ing by numerous esamples that God \-is- hear some thing from him, but his talks found in the New Testament. ited his wrath, without fail, upon those throughout mere nothing but tirades *. * * \vho \vent one step beyond his command- against dancing, card-playing, fashions 1. 'Baptism is for the remission of sins. ments or turned either to left or right, and and tobacco, at which he is expert. This 2. Baptism is because of remission. in the ssme discourse rebuke some good. is his stronghold; and he is as ignorant of The man who is on the affirmative of faithful orres for not confirrminp to some Ihe scriptures as a mule. I continued the the first proposition, is necessarily on the of his ucscriptnral measures. rest of the week in a meeting, during which negative of the second; and the man who God has told us th2t his word "thorough- two fine men made the good confession, is on the affi~mativeof the second, is of ly furnishes us unto every good work," one a merchant of the town. I baptized necessity on .the negative of the first. and yet not one word of his even "hints" him Sunday, and the other will be baptiz- Tmo things I can not see: (1) How one at such a thing as arrznging a class to be ed soon as he returns from Edgemont, of these baptisms can be as good as the taught his word. Gcd's plan for teaching South Dakota. Fine, attentive audiences other. (2) How a few ifs and provisos his word is "sow the seed" broadcast, let all week, with several Methodists follom- can make both alike valid. it fall where it may, and he will look after ing me with their Bibles as I preached. * 0 * the resuits, i. e., he will "add to the church There is a strong prospect that the most We are told that what Paul says, I Cor daily such as should be saved." Acts 2:47. prominent member of the local Methodist 14:34, about women speaking in the It seems that men have always loved church w~llmeet me in the near future in church, was meant for the women in the the~rown order of things more tnan God's a debate on baptism. church at Corinth, no other. We will let o\vn appointments. We are here reminded * *I * him tell to whom he was writing: of how "they worshipped and served the I report the following sums received "U~tothe church of God which is at creature more than the Creator. Rom. 1:25 from readers of The Way by way of as- Corinth, to them that are sanctified, in It appears that the further they got from sistance with the work here in the Black Christ Jesus, called to be saints, with all God the stronger they were in their relig- Eills: Church of Christ, Sabmal, Texas, that in ecoiy place call on the name of our ion. They even sacrtficed their children in kindness of Bro. IV. J. Duncan, $19.12; Lord." Enough said-that settles it. the fire to Moloch. Lev. 18:21. This was Mrs. Bessie Guinn, Munday, Tesas, $5. Yet listen to this: "Let your women keep bad, but let us remember that God hates Thank you, dear brethren. This will all silence in the chtwche.s"--only one at Cor. not only the most vile form of idolatry, but be used to the glory of God and in the es- inth. he also hates the individual who causes tension of the gospel. * * discord end pron~otes division among I** "The simplicity that is in Christ Jesus." brethren. Prov. 6:19; Rom. 16 :17; I Tim. Here are some book bargains that I "In Christ Jesus"; that is, in his body, in 63-5, and then to think of the thousands would like to have readers of The Way the church. The church come together in of children (sacrificed in this Same) that take advantage of: one place on the first day of the week ,is, brought up to love the very thing that "The Uihle in QuesLions and Ans\vers" Look, see those plain, simple, unassuming God hates. by Rowe-Klingman. Commentai-y on the people, doing in the name oi Jesus just The divine Father has pointed out the whole of God's Word. Arranged for ready what he requires, and no morb. 0, how way so very plainly that the "way-faring reference. Pnce, $2.50, mailed. Simple! The worldly-minded are not at- man, though a fool, shall not err therein" "Otey-Briny Debate" on instrumental tracted. Over yonder at another place Isa. 35% How does he point it out? "Thy music and the societies. This may be your the crowds are. There, things are up-to- word is a lamp unto my feet and a light last chance to get this book, as edition is date, attracting, eztertaining. The sim. unto my path." Psa. 119:105. now exhausted,'and, as far as I know, Bro. plicity that is in Christ Jesus, there is Is it not irrational to think that God Otey has no plans of republishing. While where God is glorified-"Unto him be glory mould give us full instructions as to how they last, $1.10 mailed. in the church by Christ throughout all to treat ourselves, our neighbors, our ene- "Our Saviour's Prayer for Unity", sym- ages, world without end. Amen." mies, and even strangers; how the young posium on the 17th of John by 65 repre- ,0, that I could be with such people r:1 should treat'the ~ld;how the old should sentative writers. $1.00 mailed. "Joining the Church of Your Choice,'" the time during iny remaining days here treat the young; how husband should treat Elder Hilbert's peat pamphlet. Simply on earth ! J. R. JONES. the wife,- -. likewise the wife the husband; cannot be beat. Equal to Franklin's "Sin- 4317 Cumberland Street. .El Paso. Texnq. THE APOSTOLIC WAY FOR DECEMBER 1,1920. k

MORE OF THE PRO AND CON TRACT This is the question. And if Greek schol- port been making it possible fo~me to ars, scholars the authors of standard continue to give my time to the work on I have recently been able to secure about Greek-English lexicons, know the mean- the paper and the preaching of the gospel one hundred and sisty-five copies of the ings of Greek words (and if they do not, in needy fields. "Pro and Con" tract on the Sunday school nobody else does), this question is settled; CLARENCE TEURMAN. question from the FZ'IWLFoz~ndation ofice. for KO standai.d Greek-English lexicon de- If you are bothered with Sunday schoolin- fines buptizo by sprinkle or pour. And novators and wish to set forth the truth of why? Simply because baptizo has no such "I the modern factions that seem to be caus- ing a great deal of trouble among the Keep thyself pure is enough. WOXDS OF ENCOURAGEMENT. churches over the country, because we have Submitted in humble love of the truth. never had a Sunday School to begin with, "IS,think T'he Apostolic Way is doing and this is about as old a congregaation as HOMER A. GAY. great good in encouragin'g churches. to Brady, Texas. there is in this county. Have been meet- take and example in the Lord's ing about forty-two years.And the church -d york.."-Ira Grantham,. in its efforts to spread the cause have bap- s- BOOKS ,FOR SALE. tized hundreds of people, yet it has never -= We are in position to furnish any book seen the need of the modern Sunday school -= F. W. Ake (Texas) sends ope new sub- or any advantage in dividing the congrega- - published by the brotherhood at regular list scription and writes : "This is my first, but prices and shall appreciate orders sent us. tion into more than one class, or to have Below we list a few of our books with .hope it won't be the last." two teachers teaching in the assemblv at B prices: the same time, and f think we wili com- 3 Smith's Bible Dictionary (unabridged) 2.50 I am sending you one dollar for my pa- pare favorably with some congregations Cruden's Complete Concordance ...... $2.25 who do use these methods, so far as our I per., There is no use of my saying any- g Civil Government (Lipscomb) 1.00 'Bible knowledge and respect and love for = ...... thing for the paper-it talks for itself. $ Commentary on Acts (McGanrey) the cause in general are concerned. In fact, .... 1.50 May God Bless you in your work.-C. E. - Commentary on Hebrcws (Milligan) .. 1.50 I know of no other way of doing thework I= Braden-Kelley (Christian-Mormon) Pendergrass (Tesas) . that will satisfy the demands, of heaven =- Debate ...... :...... 2.00 P save as the Bible directs, unless God will Sermons and Sayings (A. Ellmore). .. 1.00 I will send you some subscriptions soon. be satisfied witli more than .the Bible Sermons and Chimes (A. Ellmore). ... 1.00 I did not know until a short time back that teaches along this line. May the good Lord The Last Mepsiye (Donglas)...... 50 we had a sound paper. I had stopped read- bless you in the good work." Otey-Briney Debate (on Instrumental ing the ;and had almost decidyd Music and Church Societies)...... 1.00 I am now at home again. I held two ,Origin of Book of Mormon...... 1.26 that all our preachers and papers had gone Eunice Loyd (Moody) ...... 1.25 away from the truth, until Bro. Werner meetings in Gonzales County. .I think Fifty-two Sermon Outlines (Durst) ... .50 handed me a sample copy of your paper. much good was done in both meetings. Camphell-Rice Debate (on the Holy I am surely glad that we still have a paper ~h&ewas-no church at these places, bubI -,Spirit) ...... 1.26 and a few preachers who are willing to think if another meeting can be held at Cam~bell-OwenDebate (on Infidelity). 1.25 call the hand of those who are dividing 1 ~ohnson'ePeople's New Testament (two. our churches over things they teach and ..each place a'congregation can bestarted. 2 .volumes) ...... :...... 4.00 practice that were unknown in the early D. J. WHITTEN;. ~nmrmrmmmm~II;]II;]mmmrrmmrmwunmmmv~rm~w1~mn~~munn~~~ - church.--J. H. Vermillion, (Texas) . Gunter, Texas. r' 11.' (. , . ISSUED SEMI-MONTHLY. 'Yet show 1 unto you a mwe exodeat way." -- Paul. 51.00 THE YEAK

VOLUME VIII. UNION CITY, GEORGIA, DECEMBER 15, 1920 NUMBER 10

THE TRUE GROUND OF UNITY church in any way. But if we should agree If we love the Lord well enough to die AMONG CHRISTIANS. upon the simple rule here suggested what for him, we will study his word and teach -- would become of such expressions as "The a11 thzt will listen to us publicly or pri- Unity means oneness. Applied to the Christian Sabbath", "Our Pastor", "Pay- vately, at our own meetings or at others! relationship existing among the members ing the Preacher", "Join the Church", meetings. of any body it has reference to agree- "Pastor's Salary", "The Choir", "Going to Reader, are you willing to be beaten or ment, concert of action. Christ prayed Preaching", etc., etc.? These things gen- put in jail for teaching the truth in some that his followers might be one-one in der strifes and discords. No man's argu- religious gathering in which some false .faith, one in name, one in hope, one in ments can ever get the great family of God doctrine is taught? What do you think speech, one in all those things that have to in this country to unite in the use of these about such a step? Is that the way the .do in any way with one's character as a terms or in the observance of practices Lord would have us do? ,christian. This, I am sure, is the meaning which they designate. Some good brethren R. F. DUCKWORTH. .of that petition offered five times i? the are crying, "Down with the discussion of 731 W. Heron St., Denison, Tesas. prayer recorded in the seventeenth chapter - these questions !" Those who are raising - . ------< .of John. Many reasons can be given for this cry are apologists for these same the Savior's intense interest in this point, names and practices. I dare say that no ,such as the power of unio11 within itself, man zmong us can use the terms "Chris- We will continue our offer to. send

:DEATH, BURIAL, -RESURRECTION. Rather does he think that the prohibition other oath", the civil oath not'-excepted-. refers to swearing by "Jerusalem, the Language could not be made plainer. Christ The above is the order in which these head, the beard, the heart, the temple, the mentions some of the greate~oaths, but we occurred. "Jesus died for our sins." "Let church," etc., and "common and senseless ai.e not only told not to use them, we are the dead bury their dead." We bury the oaths", and such by-words as "gee", "by not r.~swear "at all"-in the least degree. dead, not the living. Being dead he was gosh", "great heavens", "0 Lord!", "grac- Be the civil,or lodge oath the greatest or buried. He arose-"this Jesus hath God ious", and the like. the least, it is excluded. We are on safe raised up." Now, I agree with Brother Bradbury groiind when we do just what we are com- We are said to be "crucified with him"- that by-words in general are wrong, as are manded to do. "dead with him." "Buried" and "risen" all idle words and senseless expressions. "Above all things, my brethren, swear with him. We have, now, his death, and But I have very serious doubts about some not, neither by heaven, neither by the .ours raitlr, him ; his burial, and ours zuith of these expressions being oaths. Surely earth, neither by any other oath." Jas him; his resurrection, and ours with him. our good brother does not think that one 5:12. VM. GUY ASHLEY. If, when Jesus died, all was at an end- takes an oath when he says "Gee!" Such Box 521, Ballinger, Texas. no burial, no resurrection, could he, by his is his consistancy. He is sure the civil death alone, be a savior and save his peo- and lodge oath is not in the prohibition, ple from their sins? We read: "It be- but "gracious" and "gee" are! \I7e hope all will make good use of hooved Chrlst to suffer and to rise from It does not follow that because God the "Renewal Subscription lank" the dead." "He was raised for our justi- swore, Gen. 22:16, that me, too, are per- .found.in this issue of their paperrand fication." "If Christ be not risen, your mitted to swear. You might as well con- faith is vain, ye are yet in your sins." tend that because God takes vcizgsame and return it at once mith their subscrip- This settles it. He must be buried and destroys wicked people, that therefore we tion renewal. Or,better still, send us rise. may take vengeance, and destroy sinful a list of three or more new subscrib- Here is one who is dead with Christ, people. God says, "Avenge not yoursel- having been crucified with him. Can he ves"; "Vengeance is mine; I will repay" ers at one dollar each and get your be saved at this point? Or must he go Rom. 12-19. And he also says, "Smear subscription advanced a year free. on with Jesus to his resurrection, to point not at all". Matt. 5 :33-37. m~~rn~~:~!~~n?~xmrn~~~mwx~rn~~~~~rn~,r~?h! to which he had to go before he could save? Brother Bradbury cites Matt. 2653 to WcG-4RY-DOUGLAS DEBATE. We read: "Buried mith him in baptism, show that Christ swore when brought be- wherein also ye are risen with him." He fore the Sanhedrim council. But the proof Arraneements- have been completed fo~ is now to it, and to it, too, by steps "like is not apparent. Jesus simply replied, a discussion of the christian's relationship as" those taken by Jesus. Having come ''T~Lo~Llm?t said", or as recorded by Mark to civil governments. Brother A. McGary, to the resurrection of Jesus, is he now "I am". And "I am" is not an oath. Nor of Willis, Tesas, and Brother George Doug- saved? We read agair : "Baptism doth does adjure necessarily mean to swear ev- las! of Red Oak, Tesas, are to be the dis. also now save us by the lesurrection of ery time it is used. It may also mean to patants. The following propositions have Jesus Christ." Saved, SL rely. Baptism, charge, command, beg or entreat. Did been agreed upon: which is "for the remission of sins," has Christ make oath to the man who had the "A christian in voting or taking part in in it the resurrection of Christ, which is unclean spirit when he said to Christ. "I civil navernments acts within his christian "for justification." Certainly that one is adjure thee by God"? Mark 5:7. And did right." saved who has reached both of these. the evil spirits make oath to the vagabond A. McGary affirms, I pity the one who, looking at Paul's Jews when the Jews said to them, "We ad- Geo. Douglas denies. statement "he that is dead is freed from jure you by Jesus"? Acts 19:13. And "Obedience to the commands of the 1,nrd sin," has an only in his mind. The only even if it should be admitted that adjure Jesus Christ separates the discide from is not there, neither was it in Paul's mind does mean to smear, still it does not follow all political rrff~liations." when he penned the statement. Read that Christ made oath. Geo. Douglas affirms. Rom. Gth chapter, and you will find, "How Moreover, the law of Christ, including A. McGary denies. shall we that are dead to sin," and reading the command, "Swear not at all", "neither This discussion is to begin in The 9~0s. tolic Way of January 1, 1921. There are on you find that the rue were the ones who not operative or effective till after the law to be three affirmative articles each pro- had been buried and had also risen with by any other oath", did not, because it was to position, rahging from eight to twelve Jesus-his brethren in Christ Jesus. He of Moses was nailed to the cross and taken hundred words to each article. is here giving .them .reasons.- why they out of the way. -4nd as Jesus lived and We believe this discussibn -wilPbe' of' should not "continue in sin." Two rea- di'ed.under the old laiv,'it mould liot at all interest to all, and insist that you sub- sons he urges with great emphasis: Follow that we who heunder the new lam scribe for The Way at once and get the 1. "Ye are dead to sin"-"dead witt. or covenant could swear. even thoueh- it could be,proved that ,shrist did so. discussion in full. Christ": 2. "Ye are risen mith him". . Re For &if Iiit?-w\.ai.;i;fall hlattcr. work, beeause we declare that; the Mission- should require no more time for The ary Society is wrong. But this is their We will cheerfully make changes in addresses 'Stairdard to decide the question--of scrip- when requested to do so but be sure to give both stock in trade. tural deportment in the use of the individ- the old and the new ad&ess. Kow I want to say to the brother Editor ual cup than it took them to decide the un- Address all remittances and oll articles to The of The Pacific CI~~istia~tthat if he can per- scriptural course of receiving the unim- Apostolic Way, Union City, Georgia. suade his Sunday School brethren to in- .mersed. The manner of participating inthe dorse Lee P. Mansfield, who has signed to Lord's Supper is stated in Holy Writ just CULLINGS AND CODIMENlS. as plainly as the 'mode' of baptism. After discuss the Sunday School with J. N the very pronounced stand taken by Prof. Coman, and can then persuade that Sun- "Lord's day, October 24th, .was an es- McGarvey, on this very question of the in- ceedingly cold, windy and rainy. day. It clay School in El Paso to open its doors for dividual cup, we are astonished that The snowed some. Yet on such a disagreeable the occasion, I will agree to be on hand Stawrla~dmould permil an article like this with "refreshn~ents." Ah, brother, you one (by Keeler) to appear unrebuked. This day there were fourteen little boys and is not a matter of opinion nor a matter of girls at my home for 'Sunday School'. We can toll the children into the Sunday especliency. It is a matter of scriptural sang some songs and recited the Bible les- School, but you will find that you can not fact, and The Stmitloi~lhas proven indif- son story and asked and answered Bible ferent to its opportunity to rebuke some- questions. Nearly every one repeated a toll a Sunday School church into indorsing a Sunday School preacher, even the "in thing that is at entire vari2nce with scrip- verse or bvo. References were given .to tural precedent.-F. L. R. each one for nest Sunday's lesson and then imitable J. D. Tant," to defend their Sun- we had some refreshments. Usually fruit day School. Perhaps you never thought Brother Rowe mentions in comparison and candy are served. Children like such of that. Try it, and be convinced. with the communion question the baptism as this, and nearly every child in reach is question, saying: "The manner of partici- ansious to attend. . The inimitable J. D. Has Brother Rowe Turned His Colt? Tant recently wrote a report of a certain In The Pacific Cl~ristia~~,under the head- pating in the Lord's supper is statecl in meeting in September: 'I found the church ing "Brother Witty On 'The Cups'," Bro- Holy Writ just as plainly as the 'mode' of like I have found all antiSunday school Witty says, "The fact is, Brother Mc- baptism." True, ancl right here is where churches for the past twenty years-.about Quiddy and, I doubt not, Brothers Sewell the sectarian meets the issue. I have a dead-and indifferent to the upbuilding of and Lipscomb, take the same position as pamphlet recently put out by the Presby- do Brothers G. A. Klingman, F. L. Rowe, their Master's cause. No interest is being terian Board of Publication, and here is taken in.the children, no effort put forth and most of the other brethren, that the to reach the outside world. The Baptists individual cups are unscriptural." (Oct. the way the dialogue runs : "Sprinkler : in one hundred yards of us were meeting 22, 1920.) Suppose I admit that Jesus was plunged, evem Sunday, trying to teach all their doc- Some preachers, having no backbone, could you prove that, that no other mode trine and catching all the young people wabble around to suit the popular clamor; is valid? We know exactly how another they could influence. My brethren were but I have never taken Brother Rowe to be one of this class. However, he can speak ordinance, equally important and divine, dead to all efforts of trying to teach the was administered by Jesus and the Apos- Bible to the outside world . . what has for himself. He has spoken in black and gone witli the anti-Sunday school preach- white; and I find in an old Leader, under tles. Do you pretend to say, that unless all ers who raise model children and declare the heading "More Inconsistency," the fol- partake of the supper after the manner set it is wrong for me to worship and teach lowing from his pen : by the Savior, it is invalid? my children and all others who will come, "The Stunrlurd in its issue of May 4 publishes an article by W. P. Keeler, on "Immerser: By no means. And none of the Bible1."-E. N. Glenn, edito;. of The us pretend to administer the Lord's Supper Pacific Clwistian. the individual communion cup question "Brother Glenn tells us "Usually fruit that is certainly most astonishing in its after the mode that Jesus did it. statement, which is.evidentl~.indorsed.by. "S. : .How.do. .you..then prove that tbe -2nd'caiidy are served". at his "Sunday The Standad, as they offer no editorial pattern in one case is be followed, and School." Has it come to this with the to criticism of the same article. The writer, not in the other?" Sunday School? Why not try this with the Mr. Keeler, states that when the question Truly, the legs of the lame are unequal ; church? I remember when they put in the came up in the Englewood church, Chica- go, whether or not they should adopt the and we would as well all go to Catholicism argan to.,$raw the people; and when this individual communion cups, there was a and be done with it, if we do not follow got old, they tried other drawing features division of sentiment among the members. the pattern given us by divine authority." -"ice cream and other refreshments." The matter was left to a 'vote by ballot,' Brother Rowe can now tell us where he amona the rest. But strange is it not that resulting in a ratio of about s:ven favor- stands, or just wabble around as some Brother Glenn likes a "Sunday School ing to one opposing the change. The next other editors and preachers are doing, try- church" and yet won't meet.vith the "Sun- question was how to satisfy the feelings of the minority, who desired to continue the ing. to keep up with the popular parade. day School church"in El.Paso? Is it be- use of the 'common cup.' It was finally If he has, indeed, turned his coat. I here cause they require him to take communion arranged that on each tray should be and now challenge him to defend his prac- with an individual cup? If so, I want to placed a larger (common) cup, thus per- tice either in oral or written discussion. tell him-and say it.loud enough for him mitting those who preferred the common cup to drink out of the same cup, while Turn on the light, brother, if you have fb hear me, that he will find the Sunday those who favored the individual cups received it since you wrote the foregoing. School in the same chapter of the Bible could be served from the same tray. In this connection I wish to call attention and the same verse., "The Standard writer thinks this a very to "The Stigers-Kellums Debate on In- His "inimitable. J. D. Tant" talks about happy solution of a perplexing question, and freely commends that course to other dividual Communion Cups," a 32-page dead "anti-Sunday school churches." Yes ; booklet mailed free from -The Pacific -and the old digressive5 talked loud and churches where the issue is forced upon them...... Christian office, Santa Rosa, Calif. Get ]ong a about , the d.ead "anti-missionary "We now call attention to the Standavd'r it; read it, and pass it to others. H. C. H THE APOSTOLIC WAY FOR DECEMBER 15, 1920 5 L around the throne of God would rejoice at for us all. Its opportunities will soon be this work of love?. I am afraid not. Again, gone; then what kind of a record will we Dear Brother Teurman: I am puzzled; two brethren-are turning up heaven and -have left behind ?. yen, verily, I am worried. I have .been earth, trying to find the "Origin of the Yours in the ranks of Christ, taking Apostolic Way since September 1. Devil." If I were going to answer that ED. S. DUNCAN. I have read it carefully, and I am forced question, I would say, surely he must have Mt. Pleasant, Texas. to say that I cannot see a great many come into existence in a church fight. Remarks. things yet. I also read Gospel Advocate, Selah! Too much good powder being wast- While I cannot say just how Brother .Film Foundation, and Guide. I find more ed, brethren. Once more. A great many Duncan's lengthy article appears to others, or less debating among the brethren in all people (writers) speak of the Lord's Sup- to me it conveys the idea that the writer, of them. I am a very small potato, and per as "the 'worship" and still claim to while professing know but l~ttle,thinks few-in the hill," and have only been read- speak only as the. Bible- speaks. Now, to he knows a great deal. I am not giving ing the Bible about forty years, and of brethren, where does the Bible speak of space to this lengthy "complaint" because course don't know much about it, in so the Lord's supper as "the worship?" (I it will edify and help all, or any of us to short a time. 1.want to do right, if I don't want to start anything, if I did I get nearer the truth. I want our readers know it; but it seems that my chances are would ask you where you got your scdp- slim to learn, if I try to follow them all. ture for an "invitation" song. or public to see a fair sample of the defense (?) zhese brethren can offer to an intelligent I have only been .preaching twenty-nine prayer; or congregational singing, etk, years, and of course a boy with uo more ctc.) Some say, or seem to think that the reading public. The Way is making itself felt in the esperience than that, is liable to become supper is all there is to the worship. and confused. I have taken .Matt. 28:19, 20 no preaching or anything else, should be ranks-of our opposers, and if Brother Duncan or some other one of the brethren as a commission to me to go and preach done at "the hour of \irorship." Ah, me; the gospel; first, to the alien a, to get my head aches. And Joe Warlick is dead; with whom he is lined up will come out them to become christians, and the 20th committed suicide. Well, he is-as the in a real defense of their teaching and verse, to teach them how to continue negro said-the "livest" corpse I ever practice the question will be of more in- christians; but I have just learned that saw. Maybe he is like the Irishman's tur- terest, and I believe much more profitable that part of the commission was not to tle, just "dead and don't know it." Well, to all concerned. Brother Duncan's own writings show me at all, and I have been doing work that some one ought to inform Joe of his "fun- should have taken none of my time at all, eral" condition. Another has found preach- him to be "worried". For esample, he says but this verse, or part of the corn mission^ ers making elders out of men that ought to he is "AGAINST what I have seen called belongs to the eldership. What shall I he in the penitentiary. Well, some may be the Sunday School," then says who could do? I have also stood by Paul's charge to just that bad; but it is hard for me to be- object to teaching "In any way?" Surely, Timothy. (I1 Tim. 4), but I find him say- lieve, or I would hate io think so, at least. if "any way" of teaching will do the Sun- ing: "Do the work of an evangelist; make What does all of this mean any may? An- day School way is alright, and Brother full proof of thy ministry." .hd again I other brcther says: (-4. W., Nov. 16, p. '7) Duncan really must approve it! Brother find him instructing Timothy to rebuke "I know that I am the cause of division Duncan wouldn't have made this blun- them that sin, before all, etc. It seems anlong the disciples of Christ." Sad der, along with a number of others just like Paul is here telling Timothy to do thought. Then he adds: "Christ, Paul as apparent, if he had not been greatly some of the things that I have always and myself, are responsible for division, "puzzled" and "worriedw-but he has com- thought was right for the evangelist to * * * we could have departed from the pnny, for there are a host of other preach- do. Paul or I one has caused trouble. I scriptures and been united with those who ers "puzzled" and "worried" about how have thought for forty years, that the have added to the Lord's work." Then an- to meet this opposition to their doctrine and commandments of men. New Testament was and is the law of th~other brother (A. W., Oct. 15, p. 1) quotes, Brother Duncan says he reads the "Gos- Spirit of life in Christ Jesus; but now I "Mark them that cause division, and avoid have learned by reading a brother's article them." (Rom. 16:17), then adds: "The pel Advocate, Fimz Fozindatio~~,Herald. and Guide" and finds "more or less debat- in A. W. of October 1, that Deuteroi~omy word of God is not the seed of discord. It is the place to go to find how to "bring up never did divide the church." Ah! If both ing in all of them." Well do you think these papers all wrong in this respect, your children in the nurture andadmoni- these brethren are right(?), then what is tion of the Lord," and,not to the N. T. a poor boy like me to do? Say, you old Brother Duncan? If so, why single out at all. Oh me; Oh my! -,Is that so? Paul brethren, quit rocking the boat, or us boys The Way and write your "complaints" to said (Col. 2.14), that Christ had "blotted will get "dizzy headed." I have also heard it? Why not send a copy of this article outlIr.that old law, and .!'took it away." something about a new baptismal .form- to these other p-apers? Not only this, but Now what shall I do? Follow Paul, or some ula, in west Tesas. I am not saying that you should quit "debating" and quarrel- one else? I am absolutely AGAINST what the report was true, but it came to me in ing" yourself before condemning other I have seen called the "Sunday School" in about this form: "I baptize you in the brethren and papers for it! Without any-attempt reply to all an up-to-date institution, but HOW can name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy to Brother Duncan says, here rest this mat- any one object to teaching God's word, Spirit, and into a church that does not be- I pure and unmised, at any time, place or lieve in a Sunday School. Amen.: I would ter for the present. We want to give Brother Duncan and others all the en- occasion? (See I1 Tim. 4: 2), yes, and I hate to think that this is true. I sincerely might add, in any way? Another brother hope not. Now, don't everybody jump on couragement we can, for we are quite cer- in Christ, challenges another brother in me at once. If I am wrong, I want to be tain they would not have a chance to see Christ to mortal combat, and here is the set right, not abused. I know I ought not their complaints against some other pa- proposition: 'The church, of which I am to have said anything, but I just had to pers in print. a member, known as the church ofaJesus speak right out in "rneetin'." A boy with If Brother Duncan will now come along Christ, is scriptural in origin, teaching, only twenty-nine years esperience should with some real affirmative teaching on faith and pqctice," provided the word be "seen and not heard." The Lord has what he really does believe to be ?-igAt we "origin" will be "eliminated." Now these promised a.blessing to:the faithful, not the all may be benefitted. And I would suggest that Brother Duncan see what he can do brethren are both in the church of Christ. quarrelsome. ' Let's all commit 1st' and 2nd and neither of them could prove the other .Timothy to memory; and then live up to it. to have the pad-lock removed from the to.the contrary. Xow is that not enough Be sure that we ourselves do not liqe in columns of some of the above named pa- to make the head-t "dizzy?'Suppose the glass houses before we begin to throw pers long enough for a discussion of the -brother accepts the challenge, and the bat- stones. May 'the Spirit of God prevail Sunday School question. The Way is open. tle begins,-do you believe that the angels among us all. This life will soon be.over CLARENCE TEURMAN. (;- . ..- . - THE- APOSTOLIC WAY FOR DECEMBER 15, 1920 AN UNSCRWTURAL COURSE.. . may dcmand, but that they are'to always ing the work (for Paul says: "It is God ~abstitto the-governments in everything that worketh in you both to will and to do The following article~speciallyprepared., they, demand, ,be it good or-:.be.it.evi1. of his good pleasure ," Phil. 2.13) it fol- for and sent to the edi!or of the Gospel Further, your advice to young brethren to szibn~itto the government in this speci- lows that God is fighting on both sides Advocntc was called forth by an article fic instance of serving in this carnal war in the deadly conflict: that, on the one side, in answer to questions about christians at the conln~andof the opposing and cox Goci is in his children under the United going into the late "World War" at the ilicting governments of this world, is based States government and her allies fighting call of the world "powers", as appeared entirely upon a perversion of the scripture against Germany and her allies and his 'in the Gospel .4drocntc of Feb. 21, 191S, cit~das authority for the same: the per children under those governments on the version consisting of the misinterpreta- and also the stated policy of that journal other side; and also that Cod is in his tion and misapplication of the general com. children under the German government in an issue a few weeks later, that it was mand (Ron~.13:l) so as to include all and her allies fighting against the United decided to cut out all co~z~roversyfront the "evi! worlts" as well as all "good works" States and hx allies and his children un- 'pnpc?. on the ?car qltestion nintil the war which the ohposing governments may de- der these governments. ?GCS OZ'CV. mand in the "evil dayw-the day of war, It follows therefore as an inevitable In the article referred to the Advocate blood-shed, death, and destruction.' consequence that God is not only fighting God has so circumscribed this general against all the earthly powers now en- presumed that God commands christians command (to "be subject" to the powers), gaged in this deadly conflict, and, conse- to engage in deadly conflict against each clearly and specifically fising the limit, quently, against his own children who are other under the direction of world "pow- or bounds of its application, that he has engaged on both sides thereof, Lut that ers", citing Rom. 13:l as proof, and ad- made it to include "every good work"- Cod is actually fighting against h~mself; ci;ed that chriskian men subject to the every work that is not evil in its nature, and that with the carnal weapons of the or does no: bear the seed of evil, that any wars of this world. call should go into service: that;.if it be earthly government riay demand of her When it was charged that Christ cast t'o~vdthat christians on both sides are subjects. And this is the specific limit of out devils by Belzebub, the prince of the actually engaged in deadly conflict, killing szibniissioz here bound upon christians be- devils, he anstr;ered and said: "How can each other, they will not he responsible; yond which a!l christians are specifical:~ satan cast out satan? And if a kingdom reqvired to resist, or to "withstand" :he be -divided against itself, that kingdom tha? God gave the command, and that he same "powers" when they demand of their cannot stand. And if a house be divided will take care of the terribk consequences. subjects to do that which is wrong for against itself, ;hat house cannot stand. Read that article and then my letter to christians to do. And if satan rlse up against himself, and the editors conjointly. My letter to them The Scriptures clearly show that wher- be divided;. he cannot stand, but hath an follows : ever the commandments of men conflict end." (Mk. 3.23-26.) with the commandments of God christians Precisely so it is respecting the case now Cookville, Tenn., Rt. 9, March, 1918. must "obey God rather than men" (Acts before us. Editors, Gospel Advocate: 4:19; 5:29). "HOWcan God fight agzinst God?" Dear Brethren : The Scriptures also clearly show that "And if a kingd~mbe divided agninst In the course of events, when me see christians are sometimes required to itself, that kingdom cannot stand. And brethren go wrong on vital points of in- "withstand" the governments; that they if n house be divided against itself. that tkrest is it not our indnensablf duty, both are to "wrestle" "aganist principalities, house cannot stand. ~dif God rise up tovard them and )owad God, LO call their against powers, against the rulers of the against himself, and be divided, he cannot And to make an "attenticn to the lact.? darkness ' of this world, against spiritual stand. but hath an end." Again. "And if honest effort to point ot the errors and wickedness in high places." (Epr. 6:12.13. God fight against God, he i:: divided dangers of their course? read verses 10 to 18). against himself; how shall then his king- Notwithstanding the great good that God gave Christ "to be the head ovei dom stand?" you have done in previous years through all things to the church, which is his The above is a true paragraph of the the columns of your paper on vital ques- boqy, the fullness of him that filleth all ir! qootations from Christ to show the in- tions of interest, yet I must say that, in all. (Eph. 1:22, 23). consistency and the absurdity of the un- the light of the teaching of the Holy Spirit "And he is the head of the body, the righteous charge that God commands his on the subject of. christianity in general, church: who is the beginning, the first- children under the different governments and the individual christian character in born from the dead; that in all things he to fight against each other in this carnal particnlar, the course the Gospel Advocate might have the preeminence" (Col 1:la). war. has taken relative to the presznt war and But, if christians (members of Christ's It occurs to my mind (however I might christian relation to the same, is errone- body) must obey the ru1er.s of this world be mistaken) that it is almost, if not ous, being unscriptural. instead of obeying Christ, when their laws wholly blasphenous against God to charge First., your course in cutting out-all con- conflict with'the law of Christ, then Christ that he is the author of such a deadly con- troversy from your paper on the duty and no longer has the "preeminence", but the flict between his children in different parts relation of christians toward the opposing "preeminence" is taken from Christ and of the world, and consequently against eovernments in the particular question aiven to the "rulers of the darkness of this himself. of participating in this ca~nalwar is world." ~heresbonsibilit~of such terrible con- .-wrong from the. following considerations : .A Now wh~'shall-~be~T:th'e~~C'ons'equence'of sequences .truly rests -upon Scme Liody. (1) It cuts out the instruction and warn- advising young brethren in this "perilous W5ere-shall it fall? ing that our young brethren most need timeu-in this "evil day" to submit to the God is not responsible, he gave no such in this "evil day" whether it be their duty opposing governments in this specific call advice. The apostles are not responsible, to,,~dwizit to or resis$, the "powers-that ,.$a, engage in the. geadly ,conflict.. against,. . they,did.,not..s? advise, The .New Testa- be" (the government, Rom. 13:l) in this each other;'and thus rob Christ of the "pre- ment is not responsible, for it'Zontdins' no specific line of work (carnal warfare) to eminence"? such advice. Again I ask, Who is respon- which the conflicting governments are now For, as we have shown, the general com- sible? And the only answer is, TIiose who calling them. (2) It shows disloyalty to mand to aubmit to the "powers" does not are giviltg t1~aduice und th08~~20~10are the government of Christ by refusing the include this "evil work" of blood-shed, car?.!jing otrt tlie atlvicc. opportunity to teach and to warn where death, and destruction, to which our young While God requires us to ~vsist,that is, teaching and warning are vitally needed brethren are now being called by the con- to "withstand" the governments of this Second, you have made another mistake, 'fiicting "powers" of earth. world, in this "evil day" by refusing to do to say the least, by misinterpreting ana Therefore the direful and calamitous the "evil" they demand of us in this speci- misapplying the general command to "be consequences of such engagement rests up- fic instance of blod-shed, death, and de- 'subject" to the powers that be, so as to .on those who give the advice together with struction, none of us should lose sight of 'make is appear that christians must srb- those who carry out the'advice. But, on the. fact that we are still under the full ?nit to the governments in everything they the otherhand, if, indeed, the specific ad- force of, the general command to submit demand, and never to resist, or "with- .vice to christians, under different govern- to those governments in doing every "good stand" the "powers" in anything what- -me&, to engage in this specific conflict -work'! that they demand of us ,' 1st as be- ever that they may demand. against each other be.couchec1 in the gen-. .fore the "evil day" of war waskrust up. In fact you make no effort to discrimin- ,eral.command to subinit, then it i$..God's on -us. The chrlstian's watch-word today, ate between the kind of "works" tc~be will for his children to, thus engage in the i~ this "perilous time',, should be: submitted to and those to be vesisterl: b~it. deadly conflict agaiilst each,other, and thus ''Y? ought to obey God rather than contrarywise, you have strongly intimated 'to slay, kill, and. consiirne each other with men. (Acts 5 :29). ' - ' that christians are never to ~esistthe gov- carnal weaponk. . ,. . "' Your bfother in the Lord, ernments of thls world in anything they And, since it is God in his children do. J. P, WATSON, THE APOSTOLIC WAY FOR DECEMBER 15. 1920 7

ITEMS OF INTEREST. dent of the United Charities board for the the administrator. the condidate miiht as ensuing year, in the election of officers of strongly appreciate that lie iGas beirig bap- Elsewhere in this issue of The Way this board preceding the sermon. B. D. tized to obe? Jesus Christ (Acts2:38); for Brother Harper gives a quotation from Dye was elected treasurer, and as mem- the remission of sins, - and that-.he, 'was Brother Glenn, which tells us how he in- bers of the board, Will Leslie, Dero Aus- thus being added to the family, of -w$ich terests the children in his Sunday School ton, Barlow Roberts, John Daniel and Rev. the Father, Son and Holy Spirit are.the by giving them candy. After I had held C. A. Spragins were chosen. The nomin- head. All this is written with the greatest a very successful meeting in Western ations were made by Rev. George F. Cuth- respect for the learning of both disputants'. Heights (Atlanta) and succeeded in estab- rell on behalf of the Sherman Pastors AS- and love for them as brethren. lishing a faithful church, Brother S. H. sociation. Rev. Cuthrell explained that **I Hall got together a few of his followers the churches of the city cared for their I have the following Bible-Story Book! (most of whom were already meeting with own members, and that the services of the for sale, especially for tlie children: the West E,nd chorch) and started up what United Charities were needed in .caring for other indigent persons of the city." "Aunt Charlotte's Bible Stories." he called the "Chestnut Street Mission," "Pilgrim's Progress in Words of One. which was only about two blocks from We are informed that "B. D. Die," who Syllable." where the Western Heights church met, was made "treasurer" of this "Charity "Story of the Bible." ! and was no doubt started in the hope of Board", "is the Sunday School Superin- “Says and'Girls of the Bible." capturing part or all of the faithful tendent of the Walnut Street Church of "Child's Life.of Christ." church. Of course they had to nave a Christ." We are also told that during Any one of the above, $1.85 mailed. Sunday School. Sister Day was teacher Brother Dunn's meeting at Sherman some Ideal for a Christmas gift. Beautifully il- for the children. She brought her children time ago, Brother White called on denom- lustrated in colors. Also Canon Farrar's each an "all-day sucker" which she gave inational preacheis present to lead the "Life of Jesus", $2.60 mailed. out after each lesson. I was present on prayers, especially did he cail on Geo. F. EOBERT H. HULL. several occasions and it was quite amusing Cuthrell, Pastor of the First Christian Bos 508, Spearflsl?, So. Dak. to see the children coming in to the main Church of Sherman. If these brethren are builcling, out of an adjoining building determined to bow the knee to Baal and FKOM CAYEY, OKLAEiOMA,. where they had been reciting, each little to "progress" from the simplicity that fellow with his "all-day sucker" either in is in Christ, very well. We give these Brother Teurman:' Allow me to say his hand or in his mouth. S7erily, these facts in the hope of causing other brethren that 1 am well pleased with The Apostolic "all-clay suckers" were quite "powerful" to and churches who are perhaps not so far way, and if you will be so kind as to allow "draw" the children for a time. But with advanced in their desires and efforts to be me space in your valuable paper I will tell all this and other special inducements to "like the nations about them", as the Sher- you wFat we are doing and trying to do in keep up a show of life, the "mission" soon man brethren seemingly are, to stop and the little town of Caney, Oklahoma. My- died, as have several others they have at seriously consider before they take a self and wife moved here two years ngn different times started up in and about At- plunge so fearful in its consequences. the third day of last April. I am now 62 lanta. But of course the reports of the CLARENCE TEURMAN. ysars old and have been preaching over 37 Atlanta work in the papers continued to years. I have been totally blind eleven read, "The work in Atlanta is still march- FROiII SPE,\RFISH, SOUTE DAKOTA. years nest RIarch, but am still in the fight ing gloriously onward !" for Truth and for the church that Christ Though it may not always appear that Wednesday afternoon of this week, purchased with his own blood. When I we are doing "big things," there is no \va) (Dec. S) at three o'clock, I baptized "Com- moved h&e I found a few brethren and that will bring real success escept to scek boy Evangelist" \Vimmer, after he had sisters who were not doing anything in the and to follow the "old paths." confessed his faith in the Son of God at may of christian work. We began meet- the water's edge. He is the man I debated ing from house to house, teaching and ad- Gilder the hex! of "Notes frcm Sher. with two nights, Nov. 15th and 16th. -4 monishing one another and br~kingbread man, Tesas", found in this issue, ou~ great change must have been worked in on the first day of the week. We finally readers are given "news" not likely to be this man; for he made all sorts of fun of purchased a lot upon which to b~Glda given out in reports 5orp Brother V.'!lite baptism both nights I debated with him. house for the Lord, and in August, 1920, and others of that church. In a personal He has plenty of zeal, but very little knowl- we completed the house, leaving us sev- letter .to ,me Brothcy Fcry mentions ths edge of the truth. I have offered to give eral hundred dollars in debt. Our member: ,,p.;i ql;~$k~~iX,iiik &,+:lf;& st t~lk liikii d c6urse of i~tstructionon first prin- ship has grown to fiariletlrlag glib* thirty. Sherman church and encloses a Icngt>~y ciples. This he has accepted and has a A large per cent. of them are sisters, and clipping from the front paze of a Sh?rmnll job now near town at which he is working some of them widows. The few brethren paper with large headlines announcing while taking this teaching. we have, being poor in this world's goods, ihese "Union Services", from which I give *I*. have gone to the estent of our ability. We the following excerpt: The "I3aptismal Forniula." have made two appeals through the,Firwa "The congregation of six down tow Two good brethren recently spent a lot Foti?~dntio~~for help, and never received a and several of the suburban churches of of time ancl used a lot of space in The dollar. I suppose they know we are not the city assembled in Walnut Street IVay, contending for something which Sunclay School folks here. We are just Church of Christ Wednestlay evening for neither discovered (1) That neither Matt. sa.tisfied with the Lord's way. Now I will a union service of Thanksgiving. The au- ditorium of the church was filled to ,its 2S :19 nor Acts 2 :3S is designed for the zay to the readers of The Apostolic Way eapacity both clo\vnstairs and upstmrs, administrator to say over the act of bap- that we have a nice little house to worship and a number of extra chairs were placed tizing (2) That Acts 2:3S describes the God in, but if we do not get some help we for the accomodabion of worshippers. source of authority, "spi toi o~lomata". may not have it very long, for we may be "A special program of worship, includ. forced to sell it, and if we are the cause in@the reading of President Wilzon's Christ commands it to be done. (3) That Thznksgiving proclamation, the taking 'of Matt. 2S:19 describes the end of baptism, will suffer at this place. Now, brethren. an offering for famine-organization for penitent believers thereby being added to will you come to our aid by sending us r We .:ear of the board of United Charities, the Divine family, hence baptized "into liberal donation to help us bear our bur- was cnrrisd out in addition to the Thanl

" . . . NOTES FROM - SHERD~AN, TEXAS. : with mu& "love to Brother Aytes, Don't .:-:::-:-:-:-:-:-~i-:-:-:-:L:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:q-. - . _rI 7 mis up with anything that you know iiun- . BIBLES AND TESTAMEN,TS. $ My dear Brother and Schoolmate: scriptural. Iiead that good old Book; it is $ All ,,lung brethren nrc writing us about X,I I have been thinking for sometime Our Way-bill. I, for One am-not going to ::: Bibles and Testaments. We have decided to 4 would write you a few items to have YOU practice something 1 knoy is not com- ::: meet this demand, and nre here offering X publish.in the good, sound Apostolic Way, rnanded. JUS~do-,,,hat ~~d says do; let .:. for sale a few Bibles and Testaments of the -but have-hein.holding back; thinking per "bigp*.-men go if they are determined to better gndes. We shall trike pleasure in -5 supplying your needs in this line nnd shnll F haps some ' other brother might step out digress. ... I. give nll orders prompt nttcntion. mi( and write an interesting letter. I don't be- + * .c. 2. The National Teachers' bib!^. $ lieve (if my memory Serves me correctlJ') Brother J .S. Kelly, formerly of Pales- 9 No. g20,This is biggest =ible bar- I have ever ;&ad an article written by a tine, Texas, but now of Lufiin, Tcxas, rain we ?are to offer. It is printed in # brother from S!cerman, and 1 have been large type, self - pronouncing, go!d side 5. visited me last June. He stated to me, A stamp, rind is practicnlly hvn books in one, f reading The IVay almost two years. Our "Why, you know all loyal churches are A ns it contains the English Revised render- I. good friend .and sister in Christ, Miss I. in85 at the bettom of each page- Conkins 2: no\\, adopting the Sunday School literat~~re,A concoronnce, test rdcrences, nnd maps. Maud Bostic, of Pottsboro, Route 2, the have women teachers, and have special This book is mnde up to special order, with first year, \~~ouldmail dl issues of The programs ill the church worship." I re- "11 the so-called helps left out. It is a 3 .:' popular book ...... Pice $4.25 :t lJray, every three months me. 'Then she plied, "Where do these so-called loyal chris- :$ No. 26.-This is a k! book, in .!. wrote me she was having the paper sent tians get their authority for Sunday X bour~~eoistype, self-pronouncing test, ref- 2 to mo as a present for one year. 1 am very schools, Ivomen teachers and separate emaces in the canter col~mn,with concord- I. ance. mnps, art pictures and family record. 2. thankful to Sister 3'hud. I must do a fa- classes? Any Bible reader knows they 4. The boo1; is ~~8%inches, full morocco bind 9 can't be found in the Book of all books; $ ;n~.pdd ur~der.rededges, nnd n beautiful ::: .!. Bible in every way - ...... Price, $4.75 3, just might as well have your Christian .:. 3. 8. h'clsoir Reference Bible. 3. I read the Fin~tFoumlatio?~; like it very Endeavor, put in pipe organ, ancl, in fact, .!. I. -0. 0. 3130S -Genuine 3lorocc0, King 2. we!!, but am frank to say, of all the relig- a whole orchestra and be done with it-one James Version, divinity circuit, leather lined "* ious Gasers, please give me The Way. Why is just as scriptural as the other. Just any to edge, India paper. silk sewed, round .:. corners, red under gold cdges, titlc stamp- do I say this? Siniply because I know old way to draw ,big crowds, boast of such cd on back in pure gold. Large, clear type. 3, thzt it is strictly sound to the bottom a grand Sunday School, and "Oh! we have .1. Contains 12 colorctl nnps. Size, S%x8 .!, $ inches and onlv % of an inch thick. A Right here, T wish to state to the many the finest church in town." Yes, it has r desirable book in cvcry way...... Price, 58-75 A brethren and sisters who read this good .I.. A been boasted of right here in Sherman. .!. Large Print Testaments. .4 paper, I am personally acquainted with Dl** 2. .t. No. 2913 P.-Pica Type, .French loroxo, f managing editor Bro. Teurman, also with With all due respect, Brother L. S. 2. limp, gold back and side titles; round corn- I. our dear beloved Brother X. L. Clark, of White, "minister" of Wa!nut Street church, $ cis. red unde; gold edges. Size, 5?4~'7% A .:. inches ...... Pice $2.65 4..a. Fort Worth, Tesas. I have been asso- is a splendid man, and can hardly be es- .-• Revised Testaments With Notes. 5. dated with both of these noble men of 3. A celled preaching the gospel, but what? He 2, With references and esplanatory notes. 3. God and with all sincerity I must say they is president of Sherman Pastor's Associa- ... Size, 4'lgsGX. Genuine leather, morocco A are clean, trce, and loyal to our blessed ..{* gain. divinity circuit, round corners, red tion. This church has twelve class-rooms .I. under -gold edges- ...... Prices $2.50 X ... Master. for Sunday School ; yes, and women teach- I. Testament With Xotes and Rcfercnces. 3. C ers, have their male quartette, and mixed .r. King James Versicn. In full leather, 3.A Brother Teurman, just a-few days since A divinity circuit, gilt edges; size, 4s6 inches. quartette, often sing just bef-ore a sermon Slips into. any pocket and is a great favorite called on our true and faithful-Brother is delivered. I ask, is th'is true, loyal A th-o zdizs on account of its convenient .'. .. F. Duckworth, of Denison; learned of christianity? I read of one brother saying 3. size...... Price. $3.90 3.to A I. his long siege of sickness; found him able he found a church "deac1"-had "gone to Address all orders to The Apostolic Way, to be up. I certainly enjoyed my visit in owls and bats", had grown up around it $ Union City, Georgia. .f. ,his home, also met his father and mother. high grass and weeds, as all "old fogy, .:":-:":":":-:-:-:-:-:":":-:":":-:-:":":-:-:-:-:-:-:":":-:-:-:-:-:..> * * moss-backs usually let things go who are To those brethren and sisters in Christ Well, in Nov. 16th issue, I read an ar- so cranky" Ah! yes, step out and please who have donated to us to help pay out ticle-written by Bro. TV. c. Aytes, of Anti- the world, Mr. Preacher; you are wiser our little house and make it clear of debt, och church, near Clayton, New Mexico, than the good Master. I insist that you I beg of. you to. please accept our sincere headed, "What Should I do?" Let me say put yourself in the study of the Bible and thanks. We thank God, for such noble !l~;~,~(;~~~~;~:!~~;$;;;~?~~~~;j~:~~~!;;;~~~;~i;!,~;;<:~~>J~;~~j~i!.i:;flj!~,~$i~~l;~!>~~~~i!~;~~iQji~l[~~!~$~~~$;~;;;~. .get in the narrow way before it is ever- -.- .. , children to help your old,' afflicted brother - .. BOOKS FOR = ---.- SAEE. W-.- lasting too late." and sister in their cleclining days. God -= =.- We are in position to furnish any bock * + will bless you in helping his old worn-out -.-E ' -P-~ publis1;ctl by the brotherhood at regular list --- 5 My dear, good sister and I-can't afford servants. (See Phil. 4 :4-20 ; Matt. 25 :3O- E-- prices and shall appreciate orders sent us. to affiliate with this church at Sherman, 46.) I have written each donor. I have .- Below v:e list a few of our books with #-- = prices: --..-- .- for we know right from wrong. Our mem- received $20 on the $75 through the appeal Sn~iih's BiblemDictionary (unabridged) 2.53 -.--- -. bership is still at Gunter, Texas. We con- made in the Apostolic Way by Brother I Cruden's Complete Concordance ..... -5225 fg -.- -.- sider ourselves members there. When God Teurman. Gocl bless him, is our sincere I Civil Government (Lipscomb) ...... 1.00 E =- -2 sees fit to call me away from this earth my prayer. W. C. MITCHELL. g- Commentary on Ack (McGarvey). 1.50 Zg- ... request is to have a true, loyal minister to Sabinal, Tesas. Comme~taryon Hebrcws (Milligan) . . 1.50 - - .--. W Bradea-Kelley (Christian-Mormon) -= speak a few. words over my dead body. I -.- - Debate ...... 2.00 2-- don't want any minister who indorses sec- A "subscription blank" in this issue of Sermons and Sayings (A. Ellmore). 1.00 - .. = retarianism to say one word. I do not in- your paper is an invitation to you to solicit Sermons and Chimes (A. Ellmore). . :. 1.00 E 5 dorse any kind of society or innova t'ions and send in to us a list of subscriptions 1 The Last Message (Douglas)...... 50 2 of any kind. Let us take the Bible and do on our special offer between now and the - Otey-Briney Debate (on Instrumental s Music and Church Societies) ...... 1.00 as God has commanded us to live. I close, first of the New Year. E- Origin of Book of Mormon...... 1.25 hoping that I am right, for I write my Eunice Loyd (Moody) ...... 1.25 true sentiments. L. A. PERRY. A good friend in Nebraska donates The ,-Fiftyytwo'Sermon Outlines (Durst) ... .50 Sherman, Tesas. Way to three persons,. and writes : have % .Campbell-Rice Debate ,(on the Holy I "I . not had any success taking subscriptions, Spirit) :...... :...... 1.26 "The Spirit of Christ" is a splendid E ,.(=irmpbell-Owen Debate (on Infidelity). 1.26 I eight-page tract by Brother Homer A. Gay. so I am going to send you some any way, ,Johnson's People's. New Testament .(two and if I do not collect the price it will be :voltbnesl .. ;...... 4.00 ) Two,fore five cents, 25 cents per dozen, m~m~~~~nmm~mmr~~n~~~unommrml~~li~[~a~~~n~~(~~~~ux. $2 per hundred. Order from The Way of- a good donation to the cause." - !?; !?; :-, _