The Christian Messenger. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 46, Ed. 1 Wednesday, December 10, 1890 Page: 1 of 8
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Messenger.
TAKING THE SWORD OF THE SPIRIT, WHICH IS THE WORD
GOD.
“REMOVE NOT THE OLD LANDMARKS.”—Pboy. xxih. 10.
DALLAS, TEXAS, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1890,
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NO. 46.
matters, Article *or publicat'on and
t should be Addressed toT. R. Burnett,
at the Post OfBc*, Dalian, Texa»,
*m. i^eeond class uiatier. Office of publication
The church at Austin, Texas, uo*
worships the Lord to the sound of lb*
organ.
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Bro. W. P. Richardson and W. A.
Jarrell (a Baptist) recently bad a. de-
bate near Springtown, Parker county,
Texas,
Brethren, continue to send Us new
subscribers. The long lists of “money
received” are very encouraging to
publisher and reader
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Bear in mind that the Messenger
has never advocated any scheme or
subscribe lor the Lew and enlarged
pap-r. It is only $2 00 a year, and
well worth the rnon-y.
Detroit, Texas, Nov. 30, 189o.
Bro. Burnett:
Onr excellent brother, J. W. Denton,
has been with us in a meeting. / He
preached eight sermons for ns. The
There is but one example in all the
world's history of a people holding
together a. a people for eigh:eeniattendanee haemal!, bat those who
hundred years, without land, without
organized government, and without a
common language, j This example is
found in »he J**wisT
Caskey’s 'new book* is called “Seven-
ty Years in Dixie.” It is edited by plan or institution that has caused
strife among Christians, or division
in the church of Christ. It is th^
paper of peace, because it advocates
the things that make peace, and op-
poses the things that make strife.
F. D. Srygley.
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Bro. B.Gofigbtlyjias bought a home
^ and settled at Ballenger, Texas, aud
wilt preach ih the surrounding coun-
ties. His name may indicate that he
goes on a light salary.
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A traveler in Europe says that t
city of Paris has the grandest chuiche
Now is the time to send us new. {■ H
subscribers. Every reader can send a and Q jeat a,alned *laa8 window
‘ in the world, bnt very few people com
names, if be will devote a little
the work. A little work on
the friends ot the paper
will greatly increase the circulation.
Little Johnnie objected to his moth
keeping the switch she whipped
tart'; with behind the motto, “God
!*— Oar Home.” So she took it
pat it behind the motto, **I
Every Hoar.” And Johg*
fa though: it made the matter worse,
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Let it be kept constantly before the
-p among themselves when the
iy aside their innovations aud return
» the old paths. Let it also be kept
them, that the advocates of the
inovatioos are the cause of the strife
and division.
I! the Christian people were united
i mong themselves, they could convert |
the world. The conversion of the
, world depends upon Christian union.
3* it not strange that those who make
' p loudest pretentions of missionary
felt, and-missionary work, are do
ig most to originate and perpetuate
ationa which pievent Christian
i and the conversion of the
? But such is the sad fact!
paratively attend church. The servi
ces are not attractive, aud the preach
iogisnotthe pure gosp-l of Christ,
such as the people need. There are
other cities in like condition with
Paris.
The new revelation received by the
president of the Mormon church, that
henceforth polygamy is to be discon
tinned by the Latter-day Saints, has
been generally accepted by the elders
and the church, aA will be carried
out in good faith. Some think that
the penitentiary bad something to do
with the reception of this new reve-
lation, as many of the masculine
Saints are shot up in the prison ; while
others think it a political trick to de
ceive congress and the country, and
that as soon as Utah has been admitted
into the union as a state, another reve
iation will be received restoring the
doctrine. A t any rate, polygamy is
no longer )a dogma of the Mormon
church.
choose
L Campbell once said: “We
to speak of Bible things in
Bible language, because we are always
suspicious that if the word is not ini
the Bible, the idea which it represents
is nor there.” If Campbell should rise
from the dead and attend one of the
modern 8tat* Meetings or Ministers]
Institutes, be would hear much tbeo
logical lingo that would grate upoiJ
his ear. The “C. W. B. M ,” the “Y.
P. S. C. E.,” the “Woman’s Anxilia
ry,” the “Business Committee,” “State
Evangelist.” “Corresponding Secreta|
ry,” “Presideat ” “Organized Mission)
ary Work,” “Workers’ Institute,"
“Preachers’ Institute,” etc., are things
he could sot speak of iu Bible lan-l
JR A BAD FIX.
The equestrians of the sore backed
hobby, alias the scribes of the Film.
8?/ Foundation, are greatly disgrun
tied because the editor of the Messen-
ger has put on a patent department,
and proposes to give his readers the
news of the country, both secular and
religious. As these scribes are not
interested in anything except the re-
baptism of persons who have been
baptized, they can not appreciate the
merits of a good newspaper, and of
course do not cars a cent for anything
that is going oq around them, so loDg
as they are permitted to ride the hob-
by.in peace. It would be a great sin
for the publisher of their sanctified
journal to consume any of their valu-
able space in detailing the occur-
rences of church or state, and not al-
low these zealous scribes to till it all
gith re baptism. They have thirteen
scribes, and they all write on one sub
It appears, wiihont doubt, that the
authority to baptize must be given by ject, viz., the hobby. If thq law.
the churches. Whoever performs the against cruelty to auimals weie en-
act of baptism, then, should be author-
ized to do so by a church. Philip
had been ordained by the church in
Jerusalem ; therefore, on his mission-
ary tour he baptized the Eanuch.
Peter was an apostle acting also,, it ap
pears, by authority of the, same
church; therefore be baptized Cor-
nelias and those who believed who
heard Peter ia his house. Paul and
Barnabas bad their authority from the
churches.—A rkansas BaDtist.
Please give us the chapter that says
the church at Jerusalem ordained
Philip to baptize ? Also the chapter
that says the church at Jerusalem or-
dained Peter to baptize? Also tie
chapter that says Paul aud Barnabas
bad their anihority from the churches •
Philip was ordained by the apostles
at Jerusalem, bat that was to serve la-
bles, and not to baptize. Peter was
sent of Christ to teach and baptize, and
the noly Spirit on the housetop at
forced in the west, the Foundation
would suspend. Thirteen boys axe
too many to ride one horse at the
same time, and that a poor little old
sore-backed hobby ! These boys are
very mad because the editor of the
Messenger will not mount up be-
hind them, but continues to make
sport of their «questiian teats. They
are terribly disgruntled at the way the
Messenger is conducted. It will not
ride the hobby, and will nor. die as
they predicted it would, but goes
quietly along the old paths, increas-
ing in circulation and growing better
day by day, and their wrath is up to
fever heat. Aud now that it has ad-
ded a good news department of ten or
twelve columns, the matter is beyond
endarance. One T. C. Goldman, a
little re-baptism circuit-rider on the
interested. Sickness
and death prevented nrrny from
coming out to hear him. It has not
been myfortuue to meet a more hum-
ble, devoted, and brave defender of
the truth. There were no visible re-
sults accomplished in the meeting,
save to strengthen us in our weakness,
but l am sure the good seed sown
will not be in vain. We are a small
band, but we are determined to get a
house to meet in, ihat we may keep
house for our Father while le is ab-
sent. Bro. Denton went from here to
Kalb. We were sorry to part with
, but may God go with him and
treogtben him in his effort for the
truth. God bless the preachers and
their families from whom , they are
separated. Pray for us that we may
meet io sweet eternity, where there is
no death and parting.
A Sister.
Bro. Burnett :
I am now at DeKalb, in Bowie coun-
ty. -This county is all excitement
over the election, by which they moved
the county cite, from Texarkana to
New Boston, or near that place. I
find this a hard town. Some of the
brethren here visit the salldns, hence
could not expect to prosper. Besides
there have been other troubles here
that has done a great harm toward
the progress of the cause. A
preacher claiming to be one Leonard
Flemming, located here and preached
for awhile. Then it wts discovered
that bis name was not Flemming at
all, bnt that his right name is H. R.
LaMay. And to keep him from im
posing on others, as he has a peculiar
love for changing his name, I send a
.description of-the man. He is fair,
blue eyes, light hair, wears a mus
tache only, is five feet eight inches
high, 30 years old, or older, claims to
be only 23. Says he has practiced
medicine. While in the stand, has a
smile on his lace. Very restless .in
the pulpit. Walks from one side of
the stand to the other, continually.
Look out for him, he is an imposter.
He was at Waldoir, Ark., when last
heard from. I ask the Christian
papers to copy, especially the Gospel
Advocate, Firm Foundation, and
Preacher.
J. W. Denton.
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MtiiSSJUAUJSR LOU JO.
If it is necessary for a person to
believe that baptism is for remission
of sins, it is necessary to confess it
with the mouth.”— T. B. Burnett.
‘ He that cometh to God must be
lieve that he is, and that he ia a re
warder of them that seek him.,«-Pav/.
If it is necessary to believe tb«t
God ia, it is necessary to confers it
with the mouth. And if it is necehSL
ry tp believe that God is a re warder
of them that seek him, it is necessar/v
to confess it with the mouth.
For if we believe that Jesus di»d
ind rose again.”—Paul.
If it is necessary to believe that Je-
sus died, it is necessary to confess it
with the mouth. And if it is necessa-
ry to believe that Jesus rose, it ia nec-
«64ary to confess it with the mouth.—
J. R. Jones, in Foundation.
Paul says that Jesus was declared
to be the Son of God by the resurrec-
tion from the dead. Rons. 1. 4.
When we confess that we believe he -
is the Son of God, we confess that we
believe he rose from the dead,
faith in the death and
Christ is confessed in the
confession. When we confi
Jesus is the Son of God, we
that we believe that God is;
could we believe there is a Son
without believiig there is a
we confess that we believe t
gave his Son to die for us, and
divine power to raise him
dead for our justification, do
confess that we believe he is a
er of them that diligently seek him?
All this is embraced in the Christian
confession. The trouble with Bro.
Jones is, he does not understand the
confession, and all that it
Like the other hobby-iiders, he
absorbed in the hobby that he
looks the beanty and completeness
the divine system. The Lord gave
the Christian faith, and the
of that faith, and he never put
sign of baptism into either one.
Miller Grove, Tex is, Dec. 3,
Bro. Burnett:
I enclose, in this, one dollar to
placed to my credit on the Messenger.
I can’t do, without it. Success tc yon
aod the Messenger.
Yours in the one hope,
James A. Dickson.
Mt. Pleasant^ Texas, N<*. 25,1890.
Bro. Burnett :
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Joppa specially called him to the frontier, is in such a bad way that he
Matters are getting in bad sLape in
the colored Zion down in Kentucky,
as the following resolution, enacted
by the Kentucky conference of the
it ebureb, will demonstrate :
“Whereas, we are sorry the Baptist
has sunk so deep into iguo-
prejudice and superstition as to
exhibition of themselves io
enlightened age; therefore, be it
that we will pray for them
f return to the principles
u taught by our
house of Cornelias, but there is uo
proof that the church at Jerusalem or-
dained him to do anything. It is
strange that the brethren at Jerusalem
should “contend” with him about do
ing the very thing that they had sent
him to do, and he had to rehearse to
them his authority before they would
^e satisfied. Paul said he never re
will go into fits if somebody does not
relieve him ! Jackson should send
him Hall’s Health Treatment at once,
and two or ;hree ignorant Baptists to
re-baptize. In the language of an old
revival preacher, we would say, “Sis-
tereu be calm.” The Messenger will
take care of itself. It has long since
learned that what hobbyists desired
About two weeks ago I felt that the
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av'I
foundation on which I was sending
re-
ceived his commission lrom men, but it shouid V, is what it should not be.
by revelation of Jesus Christ. Your We understand your game fully. Do
Bapt|st dogma blinds your eyes to the not worry about ns. Do not go into
plain Bible teaching.
Jim Town, I. T., December 2,1890.
Bro. Burnett:
I held a meeting at Jim Town, I. T.
I pleached four discourses. The re-
sults were, one from the Baptists, one
from the Presbyterians and one from
the world. My home daring the
meeting was with Brother and Sister
Brown. May God bless them, they
are good people.
Your brother, '
W. K. Posey.
Lake Creek, Texas, Dec. 3, 1890.
Bro, Burnett :
Enclosed, please find two dollars for
the “Old Land Mark,” The Christian
MKvSsenger. That it may stand the
storm and be triumphant now and
forever, k is the prayer of one who
loves the truth,and nothing but that
as it is in Christ Jesus.
Sand us a club of subscribers.
tits. Do not take delirium tremens. As ever your brother iu the one
Do not bite yourself with a snake, faith,
I A. J. Both.
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was fast crumbling away, and I
to read the Bible. I found the
way, that is, I found the old rock that
would stand the storm, rain and winds.
I would have accepted before now,
bat my mind has been so ensli
with creeds and laws tljat m«
manufactured, and physics an#|
physics, and all of this had
mered into me until I could
way out. But I have shaken
shackles aud have come out
Lord’s side aud unsheathed the
and am now at work on the detil's
empire, though I can hear the cry of
persecution, and almost hear tha nua-
blings of the chariot, and oan almost
see the red shafted lightning as it ki
playing upon the black wing of tke
storm. I expect to leave my
and touch her off, and let her go
defing through headquarters
lift the mist that environs the
Christ. I am new 24 years of
expect to spend the balance
as a valiant soldier of the
vious to ibis time I p
Methodists, but now, I
I am a preacher of iighi
have given up my c
Methodist minister.
Yours
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Burnett, Thomas R. The Christian Messenger. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 46, Ed. 1 Wednesday, December 10, 1890, newspaper, December 10, 1890; Dallas, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth922804/m1/1/: accessed May 9, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Bonham Public Library.