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TJ{ E PRACTICAL CHRISTIAN. Z7


. " rIVE FA'CTS."


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" A filln faith i. the best divillity.


Agood life i. the best philosophy.


A clear conscience is the best law.


lIonesty is the \ gest policy, and


' I'emperaace. the blls' physic."


LI~ T: 01' AGENTS.


Arlin Ballou, Pnblishin!!, agellt, Mendon, 1\ 1018.


D. R. Lamson, ' Vest Hoylslon, agent at large.


D. S. Whitney, do... do.


G. W. Stacy, Boylston, do.


Wm. H. Fish, Millville, , do.


Wm. Sparrell, BOSlo11, 64 Cornhill• .


Rev. Samuel. J. 1\ lay, South ScitUate.


Elijah 1\ 1. Reed, Lowell.


Dr. Butler Wilmarth, Leverett.


Jno. Calkins, South Wilhraham.


Charles Gladding, Soulhboro.


Nathaniel O. Chaffee, Grafton. .


Edmunl! Quincy, Dedham.


E. D. Draper, Saugus.


Milton Hol. mes, North Attleboro'.


Rev. Lyman l\' 1aynard, South Hingham,


Thomas Haskell, Gloucester. ,-


Alex. T. Temple, North'Purchr! lie, Milford• .


' V•. C. Helme, 292 N. M. st. ProvIdence, R: I .


Washin~ ton Mellen, H8rtford, Ct.


Smith R. Sibley, Stamford, Ct.


Rev. Sumuel C. Loveland/ Reading, VI:


Weare Tappan. Esq., Bradford, N. H.'


David Dlltton, Mount Vernon; N.' H. ·


Eld. Joseph Elliot, Fr8ll~ lin, N. H.


o:: r- CONFERENCE' WILL NOT BE OMtTTED.


Unexpectedly, but with great ' pleasure, We


announce that the next Quarterly Conference


will he holden, by divine permission, in South­borough,


on !\ londay and - Tuesday, the 10th


and Hth of August ensuing, Brethren and


Friends from ellquarters fail not 10 attend.


The following extract of a leiter from our


worthy Hr. Glad. ling of Southbo.... ough will


afford ample


nEAUTIFUL. ExHOR'l'ATION.-~ verysin yon


couquer shall . give you new strength; ever)'


temptation you resisl will make you more fl'ee


iu the Lord; every tear you'shed will be ' no­ti~


ed by your great ' High Priest; every sigh y. ou


raise will reach his ear. Up, then, ' my dear


youllg fi'iends ! all/ I gil'll on the nrmor ofGod.


Elliist under ' the biulller ofJesus Christ, and


let y, ollr powers, your energies, your fucllltieH,


- yuur Ioe.. rt jall, I";' ltif'!;- firight ulld ' glf) rioutl~ i> t:- ­the/


lay belore you; white , aud ' · full are the


fieldlldlllt wait for you; girded lind strong are


the. companions , who will ' go with you j ' beau­tiflll


IIPOII the mountaills shllll he YOllr fcp. t,


where\' llr they hring the tidillgs . of IIIcrcy, ­The


stllte of the worlll is such, lind so muo: h


, Iepelllls on IIction, that e\' ery ' th ing S~ CIllS 10


say loudly to eve .. y luan, ' Do somethiug- do


it- llo il~' Keep your hearl willi 1111 diligence;


hrellk lIWII)' from every :< ill ; Ii\' e Ullto God:


111111 your rewlInl shall he what " enr hnth not


hellrd, eye hath not seen, lieither hath it en ·


tered into the heart ofmntflo conceive."- Toild.,


Ma.. lorelli SP'lllt two years 1I110n a trealise to


: s how that the ancient~ wtll'e nnacqnainted with


the liSe of glllSS for windolVs. A forlllight af­ter


he had p, lblished his elaborate , work, a '


hOllse was discovered a. t ' Pompeii with glass


windows; So much for commentaries.


BENEVOLENCE.- lt \ Vas remarked by f; ice­1'


0, ihat IIIUII resembled God ill nothirg 80


much liS in doing good to others. Henevo­le\


lce is one of those virtues which redeem the


human charneter from the thraldom of sorclia


selfishness, and is indeed, as Shakspeare terms


ii, like ihe' gentle dew ' from heav,: n, refreshing


and cheering the kindred virtulls of the heart,


while . it diffuses · life and fertility over . lhe


" ploce bene~ th:'!


body;'- I;" would not enjoin ' one faith,' ' one hypocrite or self- deceiver, And the policy of And, surely" , it is no less unphilosophical and


spirit,' ' one mind,' ' one accord,' ' the same . these multiplied terms, hy means of which unscriptural to suppose, tho! those Ctlri~ tians,


mind,' ' the same love.' many Chrlstiuns are denied an entrance into who cherish the belief, ihat it is lawful for


However it may huve been formerly, it iscer- the - visible Church, is defended on the ground, them to separate. from each other, will find


rain that, in our age, the Church is not charac- that, but for it, the number of unworthy cun- this heliefpromotive oftheir union with each


terized hy' that unity, which Apostles labored didutes received would be m~ ch greater than other• .' Vo'uld there he more harmony be­to


impress upon her, and for which her Re- that of'rhe worthy, who are rejected. Hut the tween husband and wife, jf they felt thut liber · ·


deeruer so ardently pruyed• . Nor is it less cer- policy, which would shut out : rom the visible ty to flifter andto pal'l from each other, which


lain, dial the present division of His disciples, Church those, WIIO are acknowledged to be Christians so unhappily and so unwarrumubly


nOI only finds no jusrificutiou in the Bible, but ' followers ufGod,' rather than make the door feel, ill relation to themselves? Is il not true,


that it is utterly forbidden, both hy his spirit of entrance so wi- le, that impostors might puss ' · 011 the ptber hand, that the duty and necessity,


andletter, Does it not then, deal' ' bre thren , through, is surely not the policy of Him, who . which they feel themselves under of couriuu-


~ reatl. y e~ ncern us to know, why ~ hi!' ~ ivision will not ' b. reak the !, ruised reed,' I~ or ' quench ing to ~ I~ vell together, in the, relation ? fhushalld EXPLANATION.


IS muinraiued P Two causes, accouuung for the smoking flax; and who isveven so and Wife, goes far to prevent the Indulgence U ' H II '.


it, present themselves to our - minds. III the tender . of His ' little ones,' that He forbids the ' 811d even the existence of a jealous and con- 10. a ou .' . ' . .


first. place, there lire, amongst the' professed gathering of the tares, lest the wheat, with teurious spirit P The cousciousness ou the It was wllh, a pamful sensauon,


disciples of the Saviour, 1I0t ~ few, whose big. which they ) l~ e int~ rmixed, ~ e t~ erchy Upr? ot. part of, it" subjects, that they lire indissolu~ ly that I ohserved your notice of the Conference '


otry, intolerauee and conrennousness lire grat- ed, The p~ hcy 01 the Savior , IS to let IIIto bound 10 each other, and that they must chng in our last paper. The reasons I could not


ified by this division; uud, il~ t~ le secolld . Heaven all that believe: aud this policy ~ vould, to eaell other aud ! OI'e ell~ h other, ! lxe. rts,' I! e- futlv comprehend hut sllppo~ · . them to be-place,


there are others of these disciples, who not be IIhllndunelt, even, through Satan himself yond all doubt, a mighty peace- preservmg 111- , _ • • " ' " I •


are justifying and prolonging this division, were abl e to s'queeze through : the believers' fluence von the conjugnl. irelatiou. Nu less the b~ sy season 01 the year, and no openlllg


throngh their mistaken belief, that union will gateway. Lei such he the policy of the visible mighty will be the like iufluenoe on the Church where' it ' was convenient 10 hold it. For- I.


at last collie out ofit.. H~ lievi~ lg, that Ch! is~ • Church ; and ". if t~ le. wicked should, couse- ofth. e consciousness of its members, that, as could not allow ' mY 8~ l f to suppose - dull my


tiaus who do not hold similar views Oil all III)'" nuentlv rush IIIto It like a flood, and III IIUIII- nothing ' shall ' he ahlo to separate them from I tl tl ' I t I ' . f '


, • • portaut points III rheology, eunnot uI. e brought ' h. ers, wJh. ich threaten. to overpowllr t Iie fi. g Iu- '' the love. of G, od,' so. norhing should he allowed I,.... rren loug I I lose precious, season. s 0 . I.!. O.


illio a hlU'lIIollious lIlld profitable ussuciation eoils, let her 10011 up 10 her ' deliverer'- to Uilll;' - to ' he IIhle to separate them fi'om the luve of, hllie consequence, thllt they cO, uld eaSIly give ,


with ellch other, tlleY judge illJelleJ', thllt whilst wllo hilS pl'Oluised that ' the glltes of hell shull ellch other.' ' . ..' up one. 1\ Iy duty appearll plain 10 me ;' that is


lhis lIisllgre~ u~ ent ~: olltiIlIlCS.' the'se Christilllls 110.1 p" c\'" illlglli! ISt her:' , If lIe~ d be, H, ll , call . They.. who judge, that tile CllI: i. stiIlIlS 01' 0 thllt IlIIust do 1111 which luys ill my power 10'


~ hould relllllllnllthell' .. espec! lve sect". t~ euce, hl': llIsh , ' tile c1l1ld .. en 01 the, Wicked one , lrolJl glvell vl~ l! lge w. olliit he less hll.. mollious, were keep them' uP' ! Jell not even to allow the


1/ 1 a great lIlellSllrC, Ihe 1I111111tellllll" e of these UIS Chur" h 011 eu .. th, as eaSily as He hallished they all 1110 UIIIOII Church. tllllll the, V woul~ llle, .. . '.' .


nUlul. erless sects." , ' . . ' tile wicked one' himselfli'olll His Church ill we.. e they all iu a denolllillatioulll Church, do omISSIon ofone. I have heretofo.. e delilred to


.. It is sometimes !' aid, in reply to the udvo- heavell." perlmpsjudge .. ightly ; but for Ihe ( lu.. po" lJ of have our Octoher meetiug held here, ns it


cates ofChrisliall Ullioll; lllllt most of Ihe pas- ,. "\ Ve will say IIfew wonls onlhe I. lluch vexed C!\ II' ' a rgumelll, Ibey cert! lillly . adopt a I very would be n: mo .. e c~ nvenienl seasou of the


slIge.<,. wllich II~ ey qllote 1' 1' 0111 the Bible, ~ lId questioll ~) f. c..~ e d s. Ever~ (?~ lfI~ tillll 1I1l1" t ; W~ OIl~ SIUI! d, IJ ... llIf compa.. illon. ' · .'~ he I~..~ per yellr nnd to apllea.. ance helter fur me. Bllt


eSllemnlly those \ II that praye, of the SilVIOI', IlIIve II .. e llg lous c.. eed ; ' Ullli lt IS Ius Juty 10 questIon Is" whetller these Chnsllaus, If col- ". , . . ,


to wllich we IHlve atlve.. ted, ' llal'e I'elerence IllIveit c1ellrly / Iefillet!, and 10) be ' ~\' ell eSl/ lhe lected ill a Ullion CllIJrch,' would he guilty of my e1eslre ? IOW IS that you give notice III tht!


not 10 the IIl1ion of lhe lIIemhe.. s of the visible lislll', l ill il. . But, one Ch .. istillll lias no rigut iUlernllt, dissell" illns sllfficient 10 overhaillflce, ncxt paper,' lhat the Conference will he held


Chll. I'l'h, h! lt to the IIniun oft. he IlIelllher:< Ul t? impose his cr eed OllllllOlher Ch~ i~ t, ia. lI- no lI11t ol~ Y . tI~ e like di: lsension. s a! lIongst the~ e hcre on the 10th and llth of Angust; [ which


Chl'lst's IIl1lverslll Church- or, III othe!' word", \" Ighl 10 IlIlIke II Procru: lleall hed 01 Ills UWII : lllme Chnstlall", were they lltstnbuted, n: l IS ' 11' . " I I' I b I


to Ihe IInioll 01' 1111 helievers. . Om' 0l'pollelll8 crel''' , 011 which 10 ( llrlure ulld m~ del the creed IIsllnl, aUiongst'se\' ernl denoininationll, but suI: , WI . gl! e lime ,01' suc lOt Ie , ret Iren as . are


readily IHIIlIiI, thllt it is the duty oflhese be- of his fellow Christillns. Hal'ing confidence ficient toover. lmlllnce their sectarian lIlIiIllO" i- so lltsposed, to nllend the UlIIlln Convenlloll,


lie\' er! l, when regardillg thelllseh'J; s as members '" in' the correctne" s of 0111' creetls, it is ulldouht · lies also? The proper queslion is, 1I0t wheth- at Groton on the 12th,- that town heing only


? fCh~ i~ t's nni. l · el · saIChnrcl" IOll3vef: unullun- ' edly ': lllr dilly to IlIbol'U, 1II1 t~ I'ers. uade allm. ell e.... he .[ JI, ionist wo~ t1d ~ isllgree 1II~ I'e , wide ly 8bont20 lIIi1estlislant / i'om this.] If there is


11111 of hellrt WIth each other, and to he, and to to 1I[ lopt them: hnt, to require 01 the etullhd- lind Ireqllelllly wllh ' hlS fellow UnlUlIlst Ihlln ." ( I" . 1 ' 1 ' 1 h ]


feel themselves io he, IIl1ited to ellch od! et · , ate for cOllllexiol'l with the v. isible Chlli- ch uny Ihe Raptisl with his fellow Haptisi, of the 1\ Ielh- . not tllne '? I', consu tallon. wlI I t Ie ~ rel. re. n ,


! Vith II closelless IInswcrillg 10 the prnyer JIISt thin~ hevllllli : lali,"! iU: lllry eVidence, that he IS odist with his fellow melhodist tbut, whetln: r you cangl\' e ont the [ nonce] 08 an IIIvltalJon


refen'p, I 10. : I lid to tile ligllres employed ill' the a CIII'isiillnr ' is 10 reqnire jlls. t so much more more widely anti freqllelltly thun tlte BlIptist from me. C. G.


, New ' resl'lll"' lIt, to denute Ihe illtilllucy of the Ihllll the Saviour n'qllires fOl' Udlll issioll illiO with the Methodist 01' the Presbyterian with


relatioll hetweell till' Sa'viOl ~ r 1I11c1 His disciples, the , Church IIl1iverslIl aIII I int, o Ileaven: IIIII\.. the El'isclll'lIlillll? . The pr0l'er ljne" tioll i8­allli


betweell olle iliscip'le 1I11c1 lllllliher. Hut rnoreOl'er, it is . virllmlly w say ; thut there are whl'dll'r the Chrilltillns of this world, iI'llIIem­Illllt


SII"' I theories olll! ht, lit 1111 hazards, tu be some, whom the SilvioI' lIdmits hao COI~ I! nUII- hodied ill Union CIHlrches, woulll preselll liS


illllllediat. ely redlll'cd to pruetil'e, 11I1l1 that Ille iOIl withllilllself, who lin: IIl1wortily 01, nsso- IIlall)) and liS uII~ iglttly selllllS amI breuches, as


pllrty en'eds alHl party' fi'llces lIIllL pllrty tables, eiation 1I11[ 1 fellowship wilh ourselves. . ~ they now flu, iUlheir nlllllberle8s dissellsiorllil,


in which the visihle Church 1I0W ahoullds, In relation to flisciplil! l', we relllllrk, lllllt Jl sectarinn jelllous. ies and controver~ es? ' Ve


Mnuld, lit ollce, gi\' e way, for that'olle heurt is illllespensihie to the pmily I\ ud peuce of u lI.. e bilt little illlerested, however, in questions


8tHi 011(' sOIlI,' ofwhich'lhelllllltillldeofthelll, Chlll'l'h; and thllt 110 Chllrch can prosper, of this SOl · I. " Ve are ' not so mnch ' concerlled


th': 1 h" liev" d,' ill Aposlolic lillles, were, is, whul which n,,~ lectstllllt process ofwise lind patiellt IIhollt the peace, us abollt theobediellce" ofChri"-


0111' / llJiI'lIlellt" deny. ' I'llI iy, who thull distill' IInll'filithfill clenlin/!, prescribed by the SlIviOl', Jians :- 1' 0", nOI only is fJeacc siihonlillllte to


j( lIi" h ' hetwecII 0111' duties, as members uf. , ff1r , Iisl' 0sing of, lisa/( reelllents hetweell Chris- purity, but, in ' he end, it is sllre to follow ' it.


Christ's visihl e Church, forcibly r!, mind u,!! uf . tian hrethren ~ ' Ve lill'tllel' remurk, llillt ~ it is Are \ r~ usked, wli. ether' we wOIII/ 1 hll\' e lin


th!!" e, . who, _ r1 istillgliis liiug between_, shivery... ~ n" I'lilinly. thc , hit) · ot; the · membo.... oftha moJ'- illllividiJal- ' l" ihll,,,. , hmO/ l, imui" lIltl.. Ohuroh


ill the "" slnH: t lind e xisting slavery, pour 01lt " ern Chuwh, as iJ was of Ihe members of au with ' V, hich . he is connected, Oilhis cOllling , to


nIl their im!, jgllatinn ulIIl wrath upon the hale · Apostolic Church, to ' mark them, whif:" callS- ellll fr.' ice tlie priucillies ofChristiulI Union?


fuluh~ trllclion, whilst they defelld the more es divisiolls and offences,' ulld to ' WJlIHlrnw we reply, tllllt, ' in !!, eneral, and, especially, if


11. lIr" fillreality. • . , Ihllli'!' elves from every brotl. ler, Ihat \ Valkelh thl're he no lillion CHurch of which he Clllt


, \ Ve nd'nit, that the Chllrch universal on Ihe disorderlv.' " , " '. CllllI'cllieudy be . II lIIemher, we wouldliave


1' 1Irth ' is 1I1l1 iudelllieal with the visible Chur"' l. The IIllvoclltes of . Christillll Union m'e fre- · h i' · .1 relllllill in his presenl conllexiou ; nllle" ll,


' flie 111111' 1' is composed ofprofeslled believers, ll" elllly -/ isked, whelher Ihey ' hink it right, , lllIt iudeea, sectarian despOli" m sl! olllol expel him


IItul in it the tllres Ill'll growing, along with the Inl'nl Chnrches. shonld unite wid! each other from it: L[! t hilll see 10 it; · howevl'r, thllt he


wheat, IIl1til ' the time of harvest.' But, in the ill Pre. hyteries, · Associalions, or IIny other of neithcl · ! tllke, 1I0r. coulltenanc. e, II stpp, in vio~


' f" rmer. every fOI'" helld wears Ihe signet mark the eedesia! llieal cOllneils, ill which such lation orthe pl: ineiples of Chrislian Ullio,.;


o'ftl, e Saviolll · . Does ii, however, follow, . be-_ Chnrches are IIccnslUmetl to eornhine. ~ e 1II111 Ihat ; in , qllestions of application for ,,, I.


,' nll~ e · the two Churl'hes are 1I0t iJenticlIl, that frnnldy adinit, thllt the freque~ ltly hall CllllfllC- mission; 0' 1' of discipline, 01' ofIIny other eel'le-lVe


IIIl1y introduce priueiples into the visihle tel' ofstl/' h Uodies, alHlthe te'ndencil's in the siuslical malleI'S, in whicl, ne my hllve II voic ~.


Chul'llh, which conflict with the fJrinciplesof hest of them to U prev. erse exerci" e of their he never he fllIll,, 1 to swerve from those pree- ·


the Chnrch 1I11iver.. nl? Surely not. ' rhe two power 111111 inflllence, inspire us with . slrong ious Gospel principles. Let him rernllin where


Chnreill's lire equlllly inslitllted Ity Divine all · feurs ,,, f them all . . A llozen )' ellrs ago, and we he is. Peradventllre Ihe lovelincss ofhis Gos · ;


thority j alHl Cllnnot, Iherelore, be / ltisil! llf'lI 10 were "" r. y lIIuch at elise ; with rest\ ect. hoth .10 pel charily und meeknes!' shull, IInller the hies ·


Wl\ f wilh each other. lildeed, it ' is' Christ's 1\ letho, lisl Cunfereilces lind ! O Presby te .. ian sinA' of God, sUCl'eSSfillly'I! Omlllllllll I, is prine


will, that they ' should be idelltieul, so till' us • powp- r: hnt. now, who that \' alnes Chrislian eiples of Christiall Union to the utioption ofliis


tl, ey would be so, if none hilt memhers of the ' L iherty 111111 the rights of man, elln consenl tu hrethren. .' ~


Chllrch IIl1iverslll were to hecome memhers of weill' the yoke oflfle Genernl Asseml., ly of the We' hellr it objected to the Union Church


the \' isihle Chlll'eh. lf, theref,' re, IIniun be · a Presl. nerilln Chllrch ?':"" or who, thllt ubhors thllt it fails to reqllire of Ihe candidate for ad­j'rineiple


ill Ihe Churdl IIl1iversal, no le'& ' he d'{.' pOIi;; lII of popery, does not eqllally ah- mission" to it, sllfficient. evidenee of practical


should it be in ' he \' isible Chul'l, ll. Uut it is ' .. hor the rivialllesJlolism of Americall 1\ letho · piety. It reqniresevidence, thai he is a Chi'is.


sai, l, that disnuion is IIpproved ofalld pfllclised lIism? ' Vhilst, howev. er, we insist, that. local tian. It < lllres not require more.'" ' Vhat is it,


ill the visihle Chllrch, not from the love of Chnrchesshould be independelll ofeach othel', howe"" r, , hut practical piety. hut holy 1iving,


di! llmion,: hul ( 01' tl ie sllke.' lf IIltimate Ilniun.- ilnd elltirely free i 1 the choice <; Jf their respect. th: lt is I~ gitinll\ te eviden, ceofChristian charac ·


A/ lmit it- a! lll'lhen 0111' objection to this disll · il'e te'lIchers ' or overseers, we do not deny, that ter? .;~ , . .


nitillg process of IInion is, Ihat we rna)' uot do such Churches mllY profitahly emer into UII ' Ve need say no more. Urief, as is this ex-evil,


that gnod mllY eome- that we muy \ lot Associution,- provided die Association be ~ Iolh- position of 0\ 11' views, it is, we trust, suffi/: ienlly '


violate the principle" of the Church ulliversal, ell with no higher Ihan advisory rowers, alld eXlllicitl() prev~ nt theil: being misllpprehended.


evell for Ihe Illlke ofe~ tahlishing them. ' Vheu provided, also, that the exerl" ise of these pow- ' Brethr~ n, our hear. ts' de~ ire nnd prayer to God,


he, . who gives Imtisfuctory prouf of his . fuilh in ers limited and unalarllling liS they lire, be vig- i!', thlll you mllY all be willin/( aud Sl!, d to con-


Ihe SlIvior, presents himsef for 1I/ imission at i1antly watched. trihute, in a Gospel way, . to ti le speedy fulfil-the


. llo? r of the visible ~ hurch, th~ re cun he It is ohjected to 0' 111' plan of Union, that the ' ment of the Saviour's petition, thllt ' His disci ·


no Jllsllfiahle grannd for IllS prech.' slOu. Nut Church, which is organized upon it, will be of pies Illay ' all. be one.' And when the


even the p! e~! dll~ t they w~ o ass! lme t. he feuI" II heterogeneous composition, and cOI! tinulllly hlessedll~ d A'IOflotlsl! ay o~ that fulfilment shaJI


fnl . responsllo~ IIIY of pre. cI~ lIilllg h nn, 8~\ lcel: ely li, lIble to internlll discorll from conflicting de~ hav~ arrlvefl, n? t only WIU the w9r1d be con-de~


lre the ulllO. nof9hflsllans, and as slllcerely 1I0minlllional predilections. It does not occllr stromel! to ex~ I~ lm: ' Behold how good and


b~ heve, 1! 18~ ! Ius u~ lIon w. olIl/! ! Je retal'Cled . by to the ohjector, thllt they, who come illlo a ho\~ plen~ Rntl, ItIS for ~, rethren to , dwell togelh-..


IllS ad rn! SSHIlJ , Will be suffiCient. He hns RUnion Church, comellOt, us BlIptists ot !\ Ieth- , er. III olllty. - hu~, III that l~ llIty; the , wor ld


perfeet fight, wllllteYe! mllY he t~ e ul'prehen- o/ lists or Preshylerillns, hut as Christians: lIud, ~ III see, as t~ e Sa~ lollr h~ 8 .~ 1II: lse. lf foretold,


~ ed cOl.~ equence of Its concesslO~, ~ o a place Ihat they come, be..: ause ' Divine gl'llce has COli. lm~ o~ tllnt. I! 1I0t mdeed. lmhspellslble au~ 11' ­III.


the ~ Islble Church.. a. nd to assocmllon there quered their pany spirit and their inordinate reslslll~ 1e I~ ro? fs, Ihat He IS the sent ofGod, and


wllh Ills . fellow Clll'lslllln". He has a perfect ullachment to the peclliiarities oftheir respect- , that HI~ diSCiples lire belovod of GOlL ' Thllt


rig!, t to ' eJit Ihe sl~,~, e Ilpir! lIIl1) m~ lIt' alld lu ive sec Is. ' Ve readily lidmit, thllt il would he they may he on~, eren as we are one- I in


' d 1' 111k _ the sallie splnlllal ~ ll'Ink, ,:" llIch the)' do filial . to the harmony alld peace of the . Uniou tl.' cm a~ d thou mille, that they lIIay . he made


- th? m~ at and the cln. nk, \\: hlch ex?~ erant Church for its memhers to indllige sectllri!', f perfect m one, and ! hat the worh! mo)' know


~ nd Illfi~ lte love hilS pro\' lded, III the pflvlleges feeling!!; bllt, it ' mllst he rememhel'ed, that ' that thou hast sent me lIud hast loved them, 8s


and ordlllauces of that Church, for the nour · Illlch a Church is in its very plan aud nature, tholl halt ' loved me."


i~ lltllent of the f~ ith ani! the. illcrease ofthe ho- to he composed 0' 1' persolls, who I! ave SUlik


h~ e~ 111111 hllppmess and, usefi~ luess. of I, he those feelings in that , love, by wlllc~ , we ure


diSCiples of the SOli of God. fo deny hun commanded to ' love olle 3nolher'- in that gen­this


right is 10 inflict a - wrong UpOIl his reg~ n- . eroils and comprehensive GospelliJve, wbich


erated nalure no less palpable than that, willch makes no divisions amongstthe people ofGod,


the simple manhood of the pOOl' slave suffers, and ' which stickelh closer thall II b.. other.'


~ hen he is exciUlled from the pale of 1!. U1l1an. Howullpbilosophical, as well , as pnscril'turul,


ny; an, t thrust dOlyn to chauelhood. to ! luppose, th!, t tho!! e Christians, who ~ elieve


It is ~ a i d , in jusuficalion of having mnltiplied it imperalive on them tft love one another, und ;


terms of admission into the visible . Church, ) n all circumstances and at all hazards, to re- '


! JIBt they are inlended to ' preclude, uot the tru- '. main IInited to ODeanother, would be peculiar­ly


ChristiuD candidate, hUI him only, who i. B aly addicted to contentions with one another! ..

Page 27 of Volume 1 from The Practical Christian 1840-1841

Ballou, Adin

1840