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. ISSUED SEMI-MONTHLY. Yet showr I unto you a more e.ucden.tway." - hul. NUMBER 6. UNION CITY, GEORGIA, JAXUARY 1, 1920. S1.00 THE YEAR 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.