.Zion’s Laiulmarks,
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dt seeins tliat tlicy j)os.sc.ss the samo
mind with tlic nnwortliy writer. L!t
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Georgia, also brother Kespess on the
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and Klders, also many -experiences
seem to have been written by power
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ure it is to read letters which seem
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editorial.
THE QUE8T10X OF T. II. P. AGAIN
T. IL P. asked us through the Re
corder ^vhetllcr we receive jireachers
ot his denomination into our mectinp'
houses to preach ? AYe answer
ed no, with some reasons. He repli
es: This is part of Jus reply. “It
is presumed that a cliristian minister
is a gentlemaii, and that therefore,
when he is in the pulpit of anothei’
denomination he will not violate pro-
jn-iety and decency, by assailing the
doctrine of those to whom he preach
es, or by presenting teachings which
they regard as false. If any one
sliould .so fur forget himself as to do
this in our pulpit we should most as
suredly feel it our duty to denounce
him and his doctrines then and
-there.”
The above is the language of T. If
P. \\T are not desirous of contro
versy, but we honestly must dissent
Irom the above statements, not to give
us an opportunity to abuse jicoplc,
but to preach w.'iat we believe
is the truth and nothing else. Here is
a ma.ii willing to receive men into his
pulpit only on the condition that they
will preach just what he Ixilievcs. If
they should dare to preach anything
else he would then and there de
nounce them and their doctrine.—
A'Yould any man of any self-respect,
much less having the fear of God
more than the fear of T. H. P. go in
to such a pulpit thus hampered and
tied? Is he to dictate to men what
they shall jireach ? AYhat honesty
would there be in going into a pulpit
where I must ]n'caeh only As hat its
owner believes whether I believe it or
not. Is not that keeping back jiart
of the price ? Shunning to declare
what one thinks is part of the coun
sel of God ? AAdiat poor ideas of a
preacher’s responsibility, that he must
preach only that which pleases liis
hearers. AYe ask where is the hones
ty in this course. How much better
to be what you pretend to be. T. H.
P. pretends to great liberality in ex
tending his puljiit but when we learn
on Avhat conditions, here they arc, he
that enjoys this favor mustpreach only
what fa. II. P. believes, and noj-. whkt ^
'the spcnlcer does, unless the spfelew
believes only what T. H. P. dods.—
Reduce this to a rule of honesty and
it-amounts to this : T. H. P. would
receive no one but his own people
into his pulpit and we receire into
our pulpits those who preach what
we believe, provided they' preach
nothing contradictory when they arc
notin our pulpit. Men make a great
show of liberality at times when it
amounts to but little.
T. H. P. cannot .see the force of the
.statement that the doctrine of Olnist
is but one. He c*annot show me
where the word doctrines in the bible
is over applied to Christ; it is one
there, while those of men and devils
are called doctrines.
T. H. P. and his friends rely much
on human learning and rebuke us for
our ignorance, yet he and his people
cidl a meeting house a church. Ought
not people who rely .so much on learn
ing to make a better use oflanguage.^
This short discu.ssion has brought
to light this one thing, that the pul
pit affiliation of T. H. P. and others
affects great friendship but in truth
covers up a great amount of hypocri
sy. AYe prefer the out-spoken
plain, honest course of not pretending
to agree with people when we know
we differ. AYe do not take this course
in ill-will or malice either. AYe are
not desirous to cccupy the pulpits of
othei-s because wm do not extend
them ours, and partly becati.se they
like T. IT. P. want us to be Mission
pulpits, and be Methodists when we
go into AHthodist jmlpits. AYe would
a.sk did Jkiul or Peter, or any other
ajioslle.s, when they preached in Jew-
I ish synagogues, preach oniy what 'the
'fahawisees believed ? AYe do nd wi.-^h
I to bear ill-will towards auv man but
I we think iu preaching the gosjiel a
j a man should enter the pul[)it, freeoi'
' men, with a solemn purpo.se to declare
the whole counsel of God.
To sum up—we sometime^ ae-eept
j tlieir hou.ses if offered, but do not
, like to do that bccau.se thev, like T.
I H. Ik, cx|K'ct u.s to preach nothing
! against what they believe; although
I we feel thankful to them for the of-
I fev of their bou.se.s-.
i AYe feel that wc shoul d not cuter
I
; tSieir liou.se.s to abase them or anv one
I else, but desire to be free to preaeh
wliat wc believe.
Yor have wc any autliorifv at all
to ask far their liou.se.s. A\'e .refir-si
to give them the ase of our lioiise.s
beeaase they do not bring the dexo
trine of CHudst as w'e Irelieve,
I rue they sometirni’s preach f bat
doctrine, but they also often prcaich
•something else that Is contrary to
that doctrine, which, eau.ses divisions
and Oifen.se.s contiary'to it. Wliilc we
think that the true .servants of Christ
never preach.-emy thing cbfe bid that
one doctrine. AV^e arecommandi^d in
scripture to withdraw fro-m such,, and
to receive not siicli into our houses.
Rom. 16 : 17, 18. 2ml J©hn 10,
JOHN, 7^!2, :«7
•JJicwr -rr^ xlorit .--H ' '
Dear Siu,—AVill you oblige me
by giving your views on certain pas
sages of scripture wliicli have for
some time been fresh iu mv mind.,
and yet I have been unable to decide
with satisfaction tlie true meaning- of
them. I uotv venture to a.sk you
witli a pure motive I hope. YYu
can find them recorded in John 12 :
32, 33. You can answer this
throiigli the Landwark.s or by pri
vate letter. A poor EiKpiirer”
Ibis Enquirer’s name is unknown
j to me, hence it cannot be answered by
private letter.
The words read : “And [, if I be
lifted lip fi-oni the earth, Avill draw
all men unto me. This he said sig-
nify-ing what death he should die.”
The word men is not in the orig
inal Greek text—but reads “T will
draw all unto me” The context there
fore must be searched to see -what
all is meant. The same chapter
coiitaing an exhortation to the iin-
beliving. to walk in the light, (him
self) wliile tjieyhave the light, in or
der that they might be children of
the light, yet declarc.s that they
would not be drawn to Christ as a
lie ,‘h;dl sc'pai'ate the riglYAUH fro'ii
the wiekeil. I'he righteou.' .“ihali
Savior, See—-37th and 42 nd
verses.
»ri(jg when we go into Mi.ssionarv
but believed not, and state.? that he
had blinded their eye.s &c., lest they
-should be converted and lie should
heal them. Other portions of scrip
ture likewise declare that many or
some shall never be sav-ed “many shall
seek to enter in and shall not be able.”
The wicked shall be turned into hell
with all the nations that forget God :
into lili' oternai, t!ie wicked into
cverla.-itiiig puui.'-ilmenD. ‘‘Mii-vc!
not at this, for tlie hour i.-i comin.I
that all tisat m-(' iu the gravc.-i sh.-dl
liear his voice and come forti), thei'
that ha.ve done go.h1 unto the re.su n'io-
tion of life, they that have done evil
unto the resurrection o\ danmatiom ’
Some go to the pi;ice ]>ren-,red for the
: devil and his angels, a bottomle.ss iiir
—unending mGerj, Then it'that ic
true, he will not dmw all m;'i! unto
salvation, it this is not true, if t!;o
Bible doe.s not toieh that there is a
hell, it does not teach that there is a
I lieaveu. The same cori.strnctiou o;i
j its laugaiage whicii vvould disprove
I a liell would also powe tliat then‘ i
I no lieaven. Let not men Hatter
I themselves that they can live and die
i iusiii ami not reaji the wiges or fniia
1 oi sin, it Gtxl srf mci'dful in tin,:
I that they claim whv docs ho
I vi.s-it all men with bodilv ilcath ? men
j sliould rc])ent ami seek l»im bv br'eak-
! iuig off from works (J wickediie.ss—-■
.seek J.iim by ami throtsglv Jesii.s—~
With rejximtamA? toward (,?od, ami
faith toward our ixard Jc.-n,?s flirist,
AYe have proved ll-om tlve j’Jibh; that
all men will not be .s-aved, tberefo-e
he will not draw (dl mm imto liim iiv
.salvation.
En-t *i.ys (wie,. or many it, (ioer,-
henot otter salv'a.tion fo ail or fm to
draw aU rsrdo IfimiY The Bible does
not .say he does, ThJs text does not
sav he ^111 try to (j^nw'^Pl unto hiai,
' It .says-be will edno/rde/y dnar all nn~
t&> bim. Yo cendithm i.-v- expre.s.-cvl oi-
even rcm-otly hinted^
AA. hat then doe.s llic text mean ?’
It eviden>.,ly rafers to nmnner of
death;—signifying what deatli he
she-tuldi die,. \YUc» Mo.ses- Lived ii]>
the serpent in the wildei'iie.ss it wa.s
a cure' all thahiJm ihat looked.
AVh-osoever Hlieve.s-iii Jesus shall not
peilshvXow Christ is lifted iq> cruehied
tlie effhriug” for .sin;—raised up to-
heaveni lYvery sinnet’ that believes-'-
on him; shall be awed.. Yo'W who
comer to'C'hrisf ? Yo'ma.n cmi go tc'
Christ except the'Ea,thcr wlueb sent
Christ elhcRf him, ami, all that the-
Father givetli; to him shall come to
him. Here-it is stated tlavt the Fath
er draws sinners-to Christ.. Ghri.st is-
lifted up theretbne- to- receive and
save as marw as the Father hatli olv
en him. Th*e deatkthat Jes-iK-died was-
an expiatiouy one— am atonement for
sill. It put an end' to sin by redeenu-
ing and delivering us from its- cou-
demuatiou and death. TheaYthere
fore that Jesuo draws- is tue elect,
chosen people of"God. He draws our
affections and hopes after liim. Tlie
quickened sinner, the believer wishg.s.
to be drawn—His affections are raised
to things above, Cbri.?t becomes prec
ious unto such. Then if Christ is,
precious to us, and we feed on tlie-.
gospel of the grace of God that is an
evidence that wc are being drawn to
him. If he is our hope and life, our
desire, and to us the chief among ten
thousands, this is our evidence that
we are drawn. His people are made