Christian Messenger. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 14, No. 6, Ed. 1 Wednesday, February 22, 1888 Page: 1 of 8
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DALLAS, TEXAS, WEDNESDAY, FEB. 22, 1888.
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N. B:—Entered at the Post-Office at Dallas, Texas,
asee cond class matter. Office of publication West-
ern Newspaper Union, Main street. __
Th« senior and office editors are on
a preaching and canvassing tonr through
eastern Texas tips week.
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Bro. D. A. Leak says the Christian
Messenger is the paper fur Texas, and
he is going to work to extend its circu-
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Brot Jno. T. Poe, of Longview, Texas,
associate editor of the Gospel Advocate,
gave the Messenger a pleasant call
Monday.
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Alf. M. Douglass, F. L. Young, J. R.
Wilmeth, C. B. Floyd and others have
expressed their regrets at not being able
to attend the Bible lectures.
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There is a general desire that Bro. J.
R, Jones shall coutioue liis writing on
the parables of Jesus, and complete the
dialogue between Nichols and the
devil.
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Bro Joe Harding’s meeting, at Long-
view, Texas, has thus far resulted in
twelve additions, with fine prospects for
_ ^ more. The meeting will continue over
Mi Lord’s day, and perhaps longer.
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One thousand new subscribers with
the money are what we need at the Mes-
senger office. Will not every reader
assist in obtaining this number ? Send
three subscribers, or five, or as many
as yon can raise.
Bro. W. D, Carnes, of Tennessee, has
recently settled at Lancaster, Dalles
county, Texas, where he will live and
preach in future. He will give one-half
of his time to the church at Lancaster,
and the other two points adjacent.
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With our improved facilities for print-
ing the Messenger, and its prompt is-
suance every week, there is no reason
why every one shall not now take the
paper. Send us your subscription at
once, and ask your neighbor to sub
scribe.
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Since Dr. Kendrick has completed the
course of Bible lectures in Nazareth
University he has been preaching some
nights for the west Dallas congregation.
About twenty-five have teen added to
congregation—five of these by bap-
, one, J. S. Herring, having been a
odist for 52 years.
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“The Texas Annual Meeting of the
urch of Christ for Missionary Work”
is the mune of the new religious body
• to' whicfi many brethren now belong.
How much more scriptural is it than the
Methodist conference? Do they find
any more authority for it in the Bible ?
The church of Christ is the only organ-
ization for missionary work known to
the Bible.
is Sunday-school evangelist in Arkan-
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Bro. Jas. A. Harding says that a
preacher who waits to be sent, is not
worth sending.
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Bro. N. J. Chance is teaching school
near Commerce, Hunt county, Texas,
and preaching in the surrounding coun-
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Bro. J. T. Poe has made a second in-
vestment in west Dallas real estate.
This looks like Bro. Poe meant to come
west and grow up with the country.
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The senior editor and the office editor,
after preparing a part of the matter for
this issue, took their departure for east-
ern Texas, where they are preaching
the gospel, and talking up the interests
of the Messenger.
Sister Amanda Bostic says pretchers
are not sustained in California. The
average Californian thinks he makes a
very great sacrifice, if he stops a few
minutes in his rush afler the almighty
dollar to listen to a seimon, much less
to pay the preacher.
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The junior editor made a flying trip
to McKipney last Saturday on business,
and met Eld. J. B. Wilmeth, an octo-
genarian, who planted many pf the
oldest congregations in north Texas ;
J. R. Wilmeth, who is raising his sal-
ary by teaching and preaching what he
can; Alf. M. Douglass, who had his
saddle-bags on his arm ready to start
to an appointment; and J. H. Allen,
who is a professional teacher, but some-
times preaches.
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Bro. J. H. Allen, of Piano, Collin
county, reports to the Guide that Collin
county has “a plan,” but has “aban-
doned the district plan” because it did
not work well. So Bro. Bush’s machin
ery does not always run smoothly, and
fails to g:ve satisfaction sometimes as
well as the Lord’s plan. If brethren
have begun to weigh it and find it want
ing already, what will it be when the
new wears off. “If it thus in the green
tree, what will it be in the dry ?”
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At a meeting of colored people in
Hunt county, Texas, one of the wor:
shipers missed bis pocket book, con-
taining eleven dollars. He became
restless, and spoke to the deacon. The
deacon spoke to the preacher, and the
preacher stopped in the middle of his
sermon and ordered the door closed and
a search instituted. The money was
found on the- person of Jerry Aynes
worth, and he was tried in the next
court and given two years in the peni-
tentiary. This is the way they admin-
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ister justice in Hunt county.
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A Methodist preacher recently said
that the idea that there was but one
church was fast going out of date. Yes;
Bible Christianity has already gone out
of date with many modiern “professors
of religion.” Paul says in Colossians,
“And he is the head of the body, the
church and in 1 Cor., “But now they
are many members, but one body.” So
the idea has not gone out of the Bible
yet.
who fools himself.
Some one says prayers without work
and a note without a signature are alike
valueless.
Some one says that if all men would
pay as they go, there would be more
paying and less going.
A modern philosopher has observed
that the man who does not engage in
the quarrels of others will have few
quarrels of his own.
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The Arkansas Baptist calls the “good
confession” the language of Ashdod. It
would doubtless like to get nearer Je-
rusalem by calling it “the relation of a
Christian experience”—by a sinner!
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There is a paper at Little Rock, Ark.,
called the Arkansas Baptist, and an-
other called the Arkansas Methodist.
Now there should be an Arkansas
Christian there somewhere, it seeme.
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The Oetographic Review contem-
plates moving from Ohio to some other
state. Missouri has offered a small
bonus, and it needs a paper to defend
apostolic Christianity. At least each
state should have a good weekly well
supported for the defense of the truth.
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There is much urgent solicitation,and
many kind personal appeals, for Prof.
McGarvey to shake off his connection
with the society men and society things,
and come back to the old paths. Some
of his best friends are among those who
regret to see his lapse from the right
way
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The colored sexton of Walnut Street
Presbyterian church, Louisville, Ky.,
has been discharged. His conduct was
not thought to be compatible with the
dignity ot the office of sexton. He fitted
up the chureh tower as a poker room,
and even so far forgot himself as to in-
dulge with his friends in the enticing
game while the congregation was at
worship below.
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There is some dissatisfaction among
the denominations of Louisville, Ky.,
over the division of the spoils in Mr.
Moody’s meeting. The Baptists are
getting the lion’s share of the spoil,
owing to the fact that the tabernacle is
hard by the Baptist theological semi-
nary, where there are one hundred and
fifty yoiing preachers, who are laboring
zealously in the inquiry rooms. Other
denominations are not satisfied with the
division of the spoils.
Here is a story that will do to tell to
sectarians. During the war there was a
revival in progress in the camp, and
many mourners were at the bench. The
bench was simply a big log, at which
the mourners bowed. One night during
the meeting a limb fell from a tree, and
killed two of the mourners who were
praying at the log. The question is,
whether those men were saved or lost ?
This conundrum will do to put beside
that one about the man who was killed
by a limb while on his way to be bap-
tized.
Rev. Manton, who was a barber before
he received his call to preach. When
he went to baptize his first baby candi- ‘
date, he wet his h^nd in the bowl and
laid it on the child’s head, jmd -turning
to the mother, said, “Shampoo 1 ”
President Cleveland “worships” in
Mr, Sunderland’s church in Washing-
ton City. Before he selected this place
as his choice, the meeting-honse was in
the state of decay, and the audience
small. Now the house is thronged
every Lord’s day, and many people go
away for want of room.. Mr. Sunder-
land knows he is not the power that
draws the crowd, but the president is
“the power of God unto” Presbyterian-
ism in that neighborhood.
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It is a matter of doubt whether the
light literature in the form of religions
romance, which is now receiving snch
high coramemdation9 from some of onr :
leading writers, should be encouraged.
Would it not be better to encourage the
reading of real biographies and histo-
ries? Bro'. Kendrick, who is sitting at
the writer’s elbow, says: “No 1 It is
no matter of doubt. The ‘light litera-
ture in the form of religious romance’ is
the tipler’s dram of the drunkard.
When the camel gets his head in the
tent he soon gets his body in, and
tramples down all things sacred. Why
light romance? Is there not enough
heavy truth ? If the taste or appetite
is not good, doctor it—don’t feed it with
poison, or loll it with religions opiates. ^
All who can not relish at least ‘the sin- ^
cere milk of the word,’. need physic—
not sickening trash. How many of ns
have warmed to life the viper that haa
stung us to the heart!”
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Does not the Messenger see the ne-
cessity of “Articles of Faith” as a cri-
terion for popular judgement on all snch
movements ? How is a new church or-
ganized to be identified or considered
unless its items of faith are known f
The hne and cry made by the declaim-
era of the “current reformation” on the
.subject of “creeds” and “articles of
faith” belong to the silly nonsense that
men sometimes impose on the public
when they are abont out of any other
excuso for their faith.—Arkansas Bap-
tist,
The church of the apostolic age was
so near out of any excuse lor its faith,
that it imposed on men the silly non-
sense of trying to live Christian lives
without any creed except the divine
creed. The people, did not make any
hue and cry abont the matter, for they
had not then learned that the inspired
creed was so deficient that it had to be
supplemented by human articles. The
Messenger does not see “the necessity,
of articles of faith as a criterion for
popular judgment” about anything per-
taining to the religipn of Christ. A
church organization may be identified,
and its faith known, if it holds the faith
and practice of the new Testament
church. If, like the Baptist church, it
hold theories and practices not found
in the divine book, it must needs pub-
lish them in a human creed, else they
can never be identified. If the Arkan-
sas Baptist is not satisfied with its
“silly nonsense,”’we will come again.
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Burnett, Thomas R. & Wilmeth, C. M. Christian Messenger. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 14, No. 6, Ed. 1 Wednesday, February 22, 1888, newspaper, February 22, 1888; Dallas, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth922051/m1/1/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Bonham Public Library.