Christian Messenger. (Bonham, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 33, Ed. 1 Wednesday, October 17, 1883 Page: 2 of 8
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CHRISTIAN MESSENGER.
THE MESSENGER.
‘VHPAT, OCT. 17,1883.
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Decatur, Texas, Oct. 2,1883.
Bro. Barnett:
I commenced preaching here
Friday night, closed last night,
having preached five times. I
got the brethren who have settled
in this place together—about
twenty-five—and urged them to
huild a house. Is it not a matter
of regret (and I may say shame)
hat seven hundred disciples in
Wise county have no house in
in which to worship. Several
hundred dollars have been pledg-
ed here,and I am confident that a
house will be built. Your broth-
W. H- Wright.
er,
Uvalde, Texas, Sept. 20,1883.
This is to certify that the per-
sonal differences, which have ex-
isted between brethren D. Pen-
nington and A.. J• Bush, of San
Antonio and Mollen, Texas, have
been adjusted. As these brethren
are both widely known and re-
spected in the state of Texas, it
will be gratifying to many of the
brethren to know that peace and
haimony have been restored be-
tween them. We the undersign-
ed, who were witnesses to the set-
tlement, request that this be pub
lished in the Christian Messen-
t. v S. T. Dowe,
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Cookvillb, Texas, Sept. 24, 1883.
Bro. Burnett:
The meeting at this place, which
began on Saturday night before
the 3d Lord's day, came to a close
last night, with glorious results.
There were sixteen added to the
church, ten by confession and
baptism and six frem the Baptists.
The brethren were greatly
strengthened. Bro. N. G. Murphy
did the preaching, and did it faith-
fully. On the 3d Lord's day Bro.
Murphy was called to go to Con-
cord to officiate in ordaining or
setting apart Bro. John A. Steph-
ens as an evangelist. We had no
preaching in day time, and only
ten sermons during the meeting.
Bro. Murphy starts for home this
morning, after baptizing one that
joined last night. There are sev-
eral others who are almost per-
suaded. Bro. Norwood started on
Friday morning to go up near
Sulphur Spriigs to meet an ap-
pointment of Bro. Murphy’s.
Bro. Murphy will be with him to-
morrow. Yours, in hope of eter-
nal life, W. T. Presley.
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J. N. Gibson.
Texarkana, Texas, Sept. 25,1883
Bro. Barnett: ^
It is with deep heart-felt sad-
to the
ness that I make known
Messenger's many readers the
death of our much beloved broth
er, J. Hamilton of Little Rock,
who died at Louisville, Ky. Sep-
tember 17, of diptheria. Bro.
Hamilton was the regular preach-
er for the congregation at Little
Rock for several years, and con-
tinued to preach there mere or
lefts till his death. Besides this
he did much to start the work in
Ft. Smith, and many other places
in Arkansas. He was chairman
of our last state meeting, and did
much to make it as interesting
and profitable as it was. He was
a strong and efficient worker, and
his departure from among us will
be keenly felt by the brethren
ever the state. Blessed are the
dead who die in the Lerd. •» »*
H. A. Smith.
men would take God at what he
says, and do what he requires
them to do, and lay down their
hereditary education, and be will-
ing to learn the truth and follow
after the foot-steps of the meek
and blessed Savior. Oh, would it
not be almost a paradise on earth!
May God speed the time when we
may lay down our preconceived
opinions and take God at his
word. I am going to commence
school the eighth of October, at
Liberty Hill academy. Send my
paper to Oklahoma, Texas.
J. E. Hayworth.
Woodlawn, Ark., Sep. 30,1883.
Bro. Burnett:
I wish to state, as an item.off a. ~
news that I held a meeting at Min-.j •£, urne 1
A COLLISIC
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The sceptics are compelled te go
to the church for their ideas. A
German would-be philosopher
has formulated the following ^bi-
Paris, Texas., Sep. 17,1883.
Bro. Bufnett:
I returned this morning from In-
dian territory. I left Paris last
Monday morning, (one week ago,)
got to Whites boro on time, preach-
ed for them that night, and Bro.
Talley took me in his buggy and
started for Tishomingo. We drew
near Red river by half past one
o'clock Tuesday morning. The
poor man’s friend (sleep) gathered
us away for a time. We reach-
ed Tishomingo Tuesday night,
heard a full blood Indian preach,
but could not understand. They
sang well. Next night I preached
to them. Bro. Colbert, a native
Baptist preacher, interpreted for
me. Tuesday night I preached to
them again, presented our request,
which was followed with a bill fa-
voring it.
I, with my friends, were warmly
received. Gov. Overton & Cel.
Harkins opened their hearts and
gave me $10 each. And Hon. G.
W. Harkins sends you one dollar
through me for the Messenger, to
be sent to him at Tishomingo. I
will ask you to send him also
“Proper Division of the Wor^Jt”
“Our Position" and any ether pam-
phlets you think in your judgment
would aid him in the study of the
word, and put it to my charge and
send up your acct. Inclosed you
| will please find $1 for the Mess-
enger for him. Your yoke-fellow,
R. Wallace Officio*!
Cleburne, Texas, Sept. 19,1883.
Bro. Burnett:
In the Texas Methodist of Au-
gust 31,1 see a challenge, made
by one R. H. Adair, to the Camp-
bellite ministry of Parker, Hood
and Johnson ceunties. I suppose
Mr. Adair's standard of politeness
is of the Texas Methodist order,
and so feel myself under some ob-
ligation to reply. He has formed
six propositions, part of which af
firm nothing that any one denies,
and \n conclusion says he will
discuss the mourner’s bench. Tf
he believes that the Spirit of God
operates independent] of the
written word, let him submit a
proposition that so affirms. If
he would discuss the mourner's
bench, will he accept the folloif-
ig:
The inspired Scriptures author-
ize the use of the mourner’s bench
as practiced by the Methodist
churGh.
Any ef the brethren of the
above named counties will discuss
the usual form of proposition on
the design of baptism. Bnt be-
fore we proceed further, we would
respectfully ask, Will the Metho-
dist church endorse Mr. Adair,
as the defender of their faith? If
so, I may venture to promise that
some one, in the said counties,
will have proper endorsement and
will meet him on such propositions
as may finally be agreed upon,and
at such a time and place as may
suit^all parties. Yours in hope,
W. P. Richardson.
eral Springs, in Nevada county, waQt of time I have
embracing the fourth Lord’s day I ten; and now I have only
in July, which uesulted in six ad- j drdp a few lines. On my i
ditions to the church ther.. Two j from Indian torritory i
came from the Baptists, two from jat Whitesboro with Bra
the world, and two took member- and in tha midgt of •
“ff bTef°r# Hleamed that one of our brethren
fifth Lord s day in July I went to had gotton our Methodist and Bap.
Ponder s chapel, in ^houn ooun- tigtbrethren gtirrgd eiht m
ty, bn failed to find an audience. ten mileg from ^ Br
I returned to Bro. William U,. , T , . f. , \ HI
Smith's, and rested until preach- L y ° m 18.
mg time 8atoday, when I return- lac6 wherg the rontert for __
*d U‘he- pkC* o£ praafmt and was to be made, I fend Bro. Al-
found a few persons to whom 11 fred m of Frankfort> Ind.)t*
spoke the word of the Lord. I , , . ,
i.- jit * j; whem we can but be proud. Hie
continued the meeting until Lord s h • , , 5.
j .. .. logical clearness, his smooth,
day evening, speaking to small , .
and unappreciative audiences. The & n e an . lmPre»sive manner o
. ^ ,, _ speaking, m connection with th©
people, as is generally^ case ^ th h, hag legrned the ^
where people are left witoentreg-1 aBd oan un make8 him .
ular preaching or teaching, have)^ A
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about preaching. Hew earnestly , ^
, , ..... .. from California, wnere ne
spent some time with a son :
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itation of the A pasties’ creed which
he gives to the world as the scep-
tics' creed:
“I believe in the chaotic nebula,
self existent, evolve r of heaven
And earth, and in the differentia-
tion ef its original homogeneous
mass, its first begotten product,
which was self-formed into sepa-
rate worlds divided into laud and
; water, self-organized into plants
* *1 and animals, reproduced in like
species, further developed into
higher orders, and finally refined,
rationalized, perfected into man.
He descended from the monkey,
ascended to the philosopher, and
'sitteth down in rites and customs
of civilization und4r the laws of a
developing sociology. _From
Whence he shall come again by the
disintegration of the culminated
heteregeneousness back to the
priginal homogeneousness of
ch aos! I believe in the wholly
unknowable absolute, the upcatb-
, olic church, the disunion of saints,
the survival of force, the dispers-
in dfi
brethren oaght to strive, if they
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can t have ragnlar prjmchmg, to h( had off
continue steadfastly in the apos- ’ ,
ties’ doctrine and fellowship, in *** *t*08r’was 1
breaking bread and ™- lpreaeh- 0“«hgious’
Brethren should not alfow the *aw thalr oraflln
good cause to languiah in ^ forc.es Baptmt and
midst. From Ponder's chapel 11 ^ b™?ran' “d selected
went to MillTille, where I once lir- Elder Williams,of the Baptist
ed, and wheie I haye labored hard ^ ma e the attack. t
to build up the good cause, and lcl°°k y“terd»y
not without success. Our meet- bra red a piece o
ing at this place was a tist artBlery upon hearen s
caused primarily by the presence “d th™w smaU shot from
of one D. F. SaUey, who fad been”^111* of h"maD1fm &r
inrited there to indoctrinate the *w° hoQr8J *°twithstan
brethren in AdTentismr Christa- a agr, *?, dmde
delphianism, no-sonlism, and the ^ro' 6 nP°B # ®
like, and who, contrary to the will ?8**^ K™?* *,
of a large majority of the mem-|tlon- Br0‘E’ threw th®
)ers of the congregation, was set, .._________________
forward t. monepolise the preach- ae88' “5,l£ was af ^ „
ing time. This resulted in confu- E-#h?ald>aTa a .kearl0« at
sion and the ruin of our meeting. odo®k' ^Williams! T-
From this pl.ee I returned home, | l”a
and began a meeting at Liberty,
Woodbine, Texas, Oct. 2,1883.
Biro. Burnett:
We are having dry weather.
Gotton crops -are short. Health
improving. Bro. Jehn Inman
has haan using your salvation
problem. He “preached at Dye
school-htfuse the 4th Lord's day
in September, and placed it on the
blackboard. They call him the
big preacher. He baptized six
after you-left, at ’Blue Mound.
Some of the sects say you should
be stopped from preaching; your
doctrine ruins • the young. They
say they can not get tip any ex-
citement after you leave. I at-
tended prayer meeting at Nelson
Grove last Lord's fiay eve. It
waa ampsing, and yet it ftqde .me
feel sad, to see and hear men who
shpuld #know better, adyecatmg
such foolish .ideas. v .One .said
,when he was converted, bq knew
it wa? a miracle, and >41 the
theologians could not make him
beljevq differently. Many things
were qaid. timt I can not find m the
Bible, It looks foojiah to W to
^see people $o deluded, bnt wjbfn I
Bro. Burnett:
At Sardis, seven miles from
Hope, we had the pleasure of as-
sisting Bro. W. J. Hudspeth, the
regular preacher there, in a most
glorious meeting. Bro. Huds-
peth commenced the meeting on
Saturday night, and the meeting
continued till the Friday follow-
ing. There were twenty-one ac-
cessions^ most of them by confes-
sion and baptism, some few from
the Baptists. It was at this place
we had the pleasure oforganizingfa
congregation of eight, some twen-
ty months ago, and the little band
has gained in strength from time
to time till they now number six-
fcy or seventy. They have one. of
the neatest and most commodious
houses of worship we have seen
in some time, with a good spring
near by, and just below the spring
a good baptistry, all of which is a
model of convenience and neat-
ness. Bro. Hudspeth, though only
a few weeks with this people, is
much beloved by them for his
work’s sake, and well may he be,
for lie is a man,of a lovely dispo
sit ion and one of our ablest
preachers. It is unnecessary to
say we believe he is going to do a
grand work here. May the Lqcc
. A 0 4
faithful efforts. We are now
at Hope enjoying a good .meeting f
with the little band here. . Bros
J. T. Poe and W. J. Hudspeth
are both here and Bro. Poe it do-
ing some ef his ablest preaching
Good audKences up £•/ date. We
hope and pray dhet succeed may
that be with418. . «• *vP*
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on the movement, some
.
whose surname is Elmore,
all that he had said lobked
on Friday night before the second, , , . , T
Lord's da, in August, and eontin- a^“‘ “
ued’oyer the foUowing Wednesday TeI“bjack mod' Bro' E'ta
night, with two added from the a*“d ^ and ’•» _
A. . that no one could be c
W. T. Breedlove. “d a* ^ close
. T. .-y-i y -q. , ., . hour s service, wentj.'to the u
Sssgfich fwr-1 “• “*■■■
listoryof Jesus,a belief that he was 8®
crucified on Calvary, before there God as the result o
can be any scriptural repentance; ing. Elder Williams had
but to believe in the historwl gome benters, knowing that
Christ may be a merely intellect- „ . ,. . .
ual belief, such as the devils have, WAS 1501111(1 to leave for hl8
such as all the children in our in Indiana; but as I could
Sabbath-schools have; but that proposed to be with him ;!he
belief is a very different thing to divide time with' me, but
from that which lays hold BP°n Bro. EV repl he and hig
the Lord Jesus Christ as a person- ... ^ a T , .. ,
al Savior, and which secures to the ron dec mec1- ^ ^or
soul his righteousness."—Journal piece, where I heard a lesson,
and Messenger. Bro. E. left for his home.
The view of the relation between the Lord bless him in his labor®
belief and repentance indicates an of leye. JC take pleasure in t1
encouraging advance on the part to the brethren that in my _ _
of our religious neighber. Never- ment the cause isjsafe in his hands,
thelesB, it is lacking yet in clear- and such men should, and will b*
ness and accuracy. It is true that | supported. In the neighborhood
s has
to believe in Christ may be a mere- J of Basip Springs, where he hm
ly intellectual belief," such as the I been preaohing,the gospel had not
devils have f’ but as this kin d of be- been preached only in ‘part until
lief never produces repentance, it [he went there; our brethren had
is evident that the belief whieh I almost overlooked that neighbor*
our contemporary qays “must be] hood;.now theseed has been sown*
fp the mind" ‘before there can be a good interest awakened, let aa
any scriptural repentance,’is some- not let it di§ ont. May the God
thing different. If not, then R| of love take up his abode in thw
merely intellectual belief, is not to little band there, and may they
be sneered at. But if the belief continue faithful unto death, and
must sink deeper than the head, be permitted to drink of the waters'
eyen to the heart, in order to pro- of life and live forever. More hem-
duce repentappe, then the J. A M. after
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greatly bless him in his earnest, ought to make another, advance
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and admit the precedence of gen-
uine repentance, to reach a
teuly faith in order to scrip-
tural and rational position.
We most heartily endorse the
statement that “with the heart—* r
toot simply with the head, man he-
lieveth unto righteousness."^
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Burnett, Thomas R. Christian Messenger. (Bonham, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 33, Ed. 1 Wednesday, October 17, 1883, newspaper, October 17, 1883; Bonham, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth904706/m1/2/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Bonham Public Library.