Christian Messenger. (Bonham, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 39, Ed. 1 Wednesday, December 12, 1883 Page: 1 of 8
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$2 Pek Annum!
TAKING THE WORD 01 GOD, WHICH IS THE SWORD OF THE SPIRIT.
[In Advance.
Vol. IX.
BONHAM, TEXAS, WEDNESDAY, DEC. 12, 1883.
No. 39.
Cjrt Christian Stesstnger
Is published weekly by
THOS. R. BURRETT,
BONHAM, - - - TEXAS
TTVrms—per annum, — — — — $2.00
six months, - - - - $1215
Obituaries exceeding ten lines in length
will be charged for at the rate of two dol-
lars and fifty cents each.
N. B.—Entered at the Post-Office at
Boriham, Texas, as second class matter.
Office of publication North Timber Street.
Maj. Penn is going to spend the
winter in Kansas.
The newspapers have found one
use for bangs. Bangs hide a low
forehead. ,
The Baptist Trumpet is the name
of a new periodical just started at
Clarkesville, Texas. It blows for
the colored people.
The Christian's life is the sin-
ner’s Bible. All sinners read this
Bible. Then it ought to say the
proper thing on every page.
The discordant strains of the
hymn-book wrangle are still heard
in some of our papers. It is worse
than the organ controversy.
He accepts Christ who accepts
his commandments.
The Holy Spirit and the Word
agree.
Losses in the past should be
lessons forth© future.
Many readers of the Messenger
appreciate our two columns of sec-
ular news, on the eighth page.
This is gathered up carefully
every week, ^
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Th editor of the Messenger,
after preparing the matter for the
present issue, started on Wednes-
day last for a week’s sojourn in
south-western Arkansas.
Bro. Jones says some \^f the
members of his church have “neu-
ralgia of the pocket." At least
they complain a great deal of a
pain in that region.
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The Good Samaritan is the name
of a monthly periodical started by
C. Buckner, Dallap, Texas,
in the interest of Buckner orphan’s
home. It is a neat publication,
and filled with interesting matter.
The Cumberland Presbyterian says
the ministers of that church bap-
tized one infant each last year, on
an averagp. That was very light
work, considering that the infants
had no voice in the matter.
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The Texas Methodist offers to
give its readers “the origin of im-
mersion,”as soon as its circulation
reaches two thousand. There is
no necessity to wait that long. The
editor could refer his readers to
the New Testament in a few lines.
Bro. Shepherd, of the Faithful
Witness, has had several attacks
of bilious fever the past summer,
from which he is slowly recover-
ing, and Frank G. Allen, of the
Old-Path Guide, is still lingering
on the invalid's couch. He has
been doing some vigorous and
• healthy writing for his paper, how-
ever.
During the summer, while the
editor was in the field evangeliz*
ing, the Messenger missed an is-
fcue occasionally. This could not
be avoided. But we propose to
make npTtU lost issues. Keadm*
will therefore get all they pay f<
only itMfrreqfcrrif4 *1
The extent of our obedience to
Christ is the measure of our love
for Christ.
We read of an amateur singer
who frightened two canary birds
to death. He must have been
practicing for the choir.
China and India compose
about half the population of the
habitable globe. These countries
have not yet received much bene-
fit from the gospel.
Horace Greely once, said the
Methodist church had grown to
her present greatness by her sing-
ing. The lung power of the Meth-
odist church is very great.
Some one says that regeneration
is like the tuning of a stringed in-
strument. It does not require
new strings, but the arranging of
the old strings in a new relation.
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Dr. C. F-. Deems, of New York,
has been kept out of the pulpit
only one Sunday in twenty years,
and only seven Sundays in forty-
four years.
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There is a Methodist minister
in North Carolina named Amiss.
If there is anything in a name, he
must “fall from grace5' pretty fre-
quently.
The Nashville Christian Advocate
tells about a Methodist man who
went to hear the Baptists preach
every time there was to be a col
lection taken in his own church.
Ten thousand dollars have been
secured for a Baptist orphan home
at St. Louis.
“If salvation in any sense can
be secured by water baptism, the
Scriptures teach falsely."—Texas
Methodist. A 7j~Yl
“He that believeth and is bap-
tized shall be saved.”—Jesus.
Some one reads the text this
way: “There is more joy in earth
(among the newspapers) over one
sin found out, (on a preacher,)
than over ninety and nine sins
that have been forsaken.”
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The city of Memphis has a white
population o£ only ten thousand
Yet for these twenty-four places o
worship are opened every Lord’s*
day. This is sectarianism gone to
seed.
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It is stated that Webster’s old
house in Washington City is now
used as a saloon. It is presumed
that Webster’s seat in congress is
used by a man who drinks saloon
whisky.
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In the Calvary Baptist church,
New York, the communicants re-
tain the bread until all have been
served, and all eat at the same
time. It is not said whether they
drink the wine in the same man-
ner.
“Ethel," asked a teacher, “who
is said to have supported the world
on his shoulders?” “Atlas, sir.”
“Atlas supported the world. Now
who supported Atlas?" “I sup-
pose he married a rich wife.”
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Mr. Moody says the three week’s
work in Ireland has been the most
productive of his life. He is now
engaged in his winter’s work in
London, in the large iron hall
erected specially for the work,
which will seat 6,000 persons.
Some one says that country
people are much better judges of
preaching than town people. An
old preacher once advised a young
one, that when he went to preach
in town, carry along his best coat,
but when he went to preach in the
country, carry along his best ser-
mon.
A writer in the Texas Methodist
fills two columns in proof that
John did not baptize in Enon be-
cause there was much water there,
but camped there, because there
was much water for the people to
drink and for their stock. That
is as good as the water-moccasin
argument and about as reasonable.
The Messenger is said to be the
best paper in the reformation to
convert honest-hearted sectarians.
If you have a neighbo7of~this kind,
send him the paper one year! It
will be apt to bring him into the
fold of Christ. Some of our
readers are using the paper' as a
missionary among their friends.
A policeman at Paterson, N. J.,
was dismissed from service, be-
cause he kept a saloon and made
people drunk, and then arrested
them when they were drunk. But
his act was no worse than that of
the state, that will license saloons
to make people drunk and cause
them to commit crime, and then
punish them for the crime.
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A Methodist minister in North
Carolina reports that he has found
infant baptism in fourteen places
in the New Testament. That will
give joy to many Methodist hearts.
It has been the general impres-
sion of those who have read the
Book, that infant baptism could
not be found one time in the New
Testament.
The Texas Methodist says, “Go
teach all nations, baptizing them,
infants are a part of the nations;
therefore to be baptized.” Go
teach all nations; infants are a
part of the nations, therefore to
be taught! Why do not Metho-
dists teach unconscious infants?
The same persons are to be taught
that are to be baptized, buc Jesus
placed the teaching first.
The Lutheran boom reached
the papal city of Rome. Th
protestant churches of the city
celebrated the anniversary in a
public manner. In ancient times
this would have subjected them to
persecution and death. The old
man of the Vatican could do noth-
ing but sit in his house and scrowl,
or hurl harmless paper bulls
at* the heads of the celebra-
tors.
Bro. Carlton called the attention
of the church at Bonham, last
Lord's day, to the importance
of doing some missionary work
next year. Not doing less at
home, but more abroad—not less
for ourselves, but more for others.
This is a move in the right direc-
tion. We could name twenty
mission fields within a hundred
miles of Bonham, where gospel
labor would achieve grand re-
sults.
A BRIEF RE PL Y.
The Texas Methodist says the
baptism in Acts 2:38, which is
“for the remission of sins,” is
Spirit baptism, notwithstanding
Peter says, “Repent and be bap-
tized every one of you in the name
of Jesus Christ for the remission
of sins, and you shall receive the
gift of the Holy Ghost.” The
Holy Ghost is here promised as a
result of the baptism for remis-
sion of sins, and comes after it
What will not a sectarian theolo-
gian say, if it will subserve his
unscriptural doctrine?
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In the North Texas conference
of the Methodist church, the
character of one of the preachers
(Mr. Pickett) was called in ques-
tion, because he had refused to
immerse a person who demanded
it. A warm discussion arose over
the matter, but his character fi-
nally passed unanimously. Ac-
cording to the decision of this
conference, a minister may remain
in good standing and refuse to
fulfill the requirements of the
creed. The creed requires all min
isters to immerse, when it is de-
sired. The Texas Methodist wants
the hated clause expunged from
the book.
Vice does not pay; the sin is
less sweet than we fancied, and it
costs more than we bargained
for.
Religion is the best armor, but
the worst cloak.
Every good act is a flower
which will beautify our final
home.
Dr. J. R. Graves has been trav-
eling in Arkansas, and bo eager
are the Baptists of that country to
hear his new views on communion,
t on one occasion he preached
to sermons in one night. He
^says the Arkansas Baptists are
longer to make a year. abandoning inter-communion.
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The Standard indulges a scare-
crow editorial in regard to a sup-
posed secret move to divide the
reformation, headed by John F.
Rowe, of the Review. Bro. Rowe
replies with vigor. The only in-
dications we see of division is in
the probability that the society
men will retrograde into Babylon
and form a sect. Bible men can
not divide.
Revenge puts you on a level
with your enemy; forgiveness lifts
you far above him.
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Fix upon that course of life
which is the most excellent, a nd
habit will render it the most de-
lightful.
A good conscience is sometimes
sold for money, but never bought*
with it.
France had to pay XI,000 in-
demnity for mistreating an Eng-
lish missionary in Madagascar.
The missionary complained that
he was not a belligerent, but the
French soldiers imprisoned* him,
and treated him roughly.
The dexas Methodist says: “1 am
set for the defence of the gospel.”
There is very little gospel in what
it defends. Total depravity, baby
sprinkling, operation of the Spirit
independent of the word, aud sin-
less perfection—these are the
specialties of its defence. Are
they any part of the the gospel of
Christ? In what chapter do we
find them ? They belong to a gos-
pel not written in the Book.—
Christian Messenger.
If our neighbor will read the
New Testament, he will find that
the clause, “I am set for defence
of the gospel” is a quotation. The
Methodist did not make the state-
ment, but Paul did. If he does
not know the difference between
what we quote from the Bible and
what we say on our own responsi-
bility, we would advise him to go
to Add-Ran college a little while.
He declares that there is “very
little gospel” in what we defend.
This is exactly in keeping with his
faith, for with, all Campbellites,
there is no saving gospel, but that
which they profess to find in the
looter. If the gentleman will get
the muddy water out of his eyes,
then, he will find the doctrine of
“depravity, baby sprinkling,” the
direct personal influence of the
Spirit, and “sinless perfection" in
the gospel. If he is in such a
strait that he can not find~ them
and wants to know the chapter, we
willgive him a little light as follows:
1. IJe will find the doctrine of de-
pravity as we hold it, in St Paul’s
epistle to the Romans, third chap-
ter, from the 10th vrese--including
the 18th. As to proof for “baby
sprinkling,” we have this to say,
he will find it in the chapter, and
in the same verse where Peter
commanded the big babies from
four, to six feet high to be immers-
ed for the remission of sins. The
operation of the Spirit, in convic-
tion and conversion, independent
of aU means and ageneies, is the
doctrine of the Bible, and we have
quoted many texts is proof of this
position. The proof is what hurts
his Spirit and Word theory, and
he knews it. We defy him, or
any man of his faith, to produce
one verse in the Bible, which inti-
mates that the Spirit of God, in
the conviction and conversion of a
sinner, “operates only through the
word.” Let the Messenger come
to time—accept the challenge, or
fly for refuge into the water.—Texas
Methodist.
The Messenger is not very suc-
cessful on the fly, and will there-
fore have to “come to time.” The
quotation from Paul, about the
defence of the gospel, stands at
the head of the Texas Methodist as
a motto, and people generally ap-
propriate as their own the mottoes
they adopt .But we readily see there
was no propriety in the adoption
of this motto by the Texas Meth-
odist, and so stand coirected. It
was Paul, and not the Texas Meth-
odist, that was “set for the de-
fence of the gospel.” As to
whether “Campbellites,” find no
saving gospel except what they
And in the water, we know not.
We know nothing about “Camp-
bellites,” except what we read in
backwoods Methodist and Bap-
tist newspapers, and hear from
ignorant and vulgar Methodist
and Baptist preachers. The edi-
tor of the Christian Messenger
finds no saving gospel in the wa-
ter, but he finds by reading the
New Testament that the saving
gospel of Christ -Caused people to
go down into the water. The res»
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Burnett, Thomas R. Christian Messenger. (Bonham, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 39, Ed. 1 Wednesday, December 12, 1883, newspaper, December 12, 1883; Bonham, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth904460/m1/1/: accessed July 6, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Bonham Public Library.