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Show ITT ATT uThe hoi ccd truly is great, but the 1ohm as tut fete." SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH. JANUARY, VOL. 2. NO. L 1885. and the results secured in the past from the fathers, as they appear in prove what may be gained in the Ihe ycptirras and as thev have to Evangelical Christianity yevyw future, and the methods which been attested by the experiences of Jmp-tranrand General have Eaucr.tioa, been honored of God, and the Church in past ogee. News in Utah. We remind yon, brethren, that yielded the rich blessings in which we rejoice, are entitled to the re- the mission of Methodism is to board spects due their sasrftr,, and deserve promote holiness. This end and op to be continued in use till their aim enters into all our organic life. Wiley, D, D. the efficiency is exhausted, or till su- Holiness is the fullness Bishop Fowler, D. P. of and the crown the soul, x . Kj liiii joy perceded by others whose superior UtaK Christian Advocate of ):0:-Bish- trated in the Primitive Church. be maintained, and our undivided But it is not less a benevolent ihan ivaence hon!d l joined with a positive institution. It is needed that of all who stand on the solid by all the toilimr million4 of egrtn ground of the Holy, to beat Lack To the laborer it is a boon of price- the flood tide of licentiousness less value, and to the professional which threatens to overwhelm all man and the man of business, with that is pure in the frame-worof serve and brain strained to the nt cur serial life. Every interest of most tension, it comes as a bene- morality and religion is involved in diction indeed; to the Christian it this question of divorce. Let not strength of the Church. It is sot a Is indispensable. All classes need car efforts relax till oar Church sentiment, nor an emotion, but a the physical and moral recupera- stands free from offense in this principle inwrought in the heart, tion it brings. But this precious thing. the culmination of Gods work in gift of God is imperiled by the sorwhere the faYou stand y us, followed by a consecrated life. did claim of mammon, and the r.o thers o h, cwiuiiry ago could, nut In all the borders of Methodism the less imperious clamor of sensuality. stand. They were low down in the doctrine is preached, and the expe- It behooves the Church to stand up with vision circumscribed valley, rience of sanctification is urged. in the firmness of her God-givewhen only they looked upward. We beseech you, brethren, stand might to withstand the aggreasious You stand upon the mouatain-top- ,' bv vour standards on this subiect. of evil men who would detroy this with boundless prospects on every Onr founders rightly interpreted pillar of our Christian civilization. side. Before vou is an the mind of the Spirit, and gave ns We ask first of all that in your own ing horizon. The world lies at your the truth as it was in Jesus. Let personal conduct you will honor feet. The parinns await your comus not turn from them to follow the Divine command: Remember ing. Will you respond to their strange lights, but rather let us be the Sabbath day to keep it holy. call? The grand max eh fur the conHave their testimony, follow their Make the holy day a delight, not a quest of all lands for Christ has bein heart seek and burden. Gather into it all the light gun. Tne voice ox tne example, purity by faith in the cleansing blood, and and cheerfulness of a living faith. us go forward, We dare not acthen, in the steady line of conse- Be joyful in the Lord. Put away cept a secondary place. With our crated living goon to perfection. secular thoughts and conversations, schools and colleges, with our wealth We would urge you, brethren, as secular reading and work, and let and culture, with our social power you value the souls that are nearest the day be sacred to spiritual exer- and vast numbers, we must have a and dearest to you, maintain family cises and refreshments and to works large share in the worlds evangelireligion. The holiest sanctuary on of charity and necessity. We be- zation. Commensurate with our earth is the Christian home. Nei- seech you, as Christian people, to abilities are our responsibilities. can stand like a wall of adamant against We hold our ther Church nor Sunday-schoo- l place and power with do the work of the home, or Income all who would profane the day of God and humanity. Nona of us an adequate substitute for the in- the Lord. iivelh to himself. We Inherit our' fluence of piety in the household. The pointed utterafue of this privileges that we may make the See to it that the children bo all Shall we prove Centennial Conference on ail those sound of Lord. the With taught worthy our heritage! Will our instruction let the hand of restraint questions of morality and reform Sunday-school- s be lifted to the be employed, yet with such firm- which now occupy so large a place greatness of their calling! Will our ness and gentleness as to win and in the thoughts of the people, are missions be pushed to the limits of to your help the children, as well as to hold earnestly commended their opportunities? Will oar Methodism attention. them in subjection to authority prayerful Church literature recieve the pat-io- n? Guard well their reading. Fronde cannot afford to stand behind the ge ir deserves? Will our edufreely as you may be able that foremost ranks in the battle against cational work receive the touch of which will improve, elevate and profanity, licentiousness and in- a new inspiration? In a word, shall strengthen them in a virtuous life; temperance, or whatever kindred the throbbings of new life be felt but spurn the vile and give it nei- vices cause the land to mourn. in all the departments of our coa ther co iHitonance nor shelter. Her voice is for war against every- nectional agencies! Surely not, unWatch over tbeir amusements. Let thing that dishonors God or afflicts less we are ready to lay our wealth, From the beginning them learn that all really necessary humanity. our learning, our social power and recreations are consistent with re- she has given clear and emphatic influence, and all onr sympathy and the traffic, for be not liquor to against testimony sought ligion, though zeal in humble conseciation before their own sake, but always for and is fully committed to the ex- the Lord. W e pray you, brethren, health, improvement or exhilara- tirpation of this monstrous evil. be in earnest. Think on these tion and comfort. Teach the chil- Let there be no faltering in this things. And the God of all grace, dren to love the Church. Show purpose. We counsel wisdom and who hath called us into Ms eternal them ILat you love it yourself. prudence as to methods, and hearty glory by Christ Jesus, after that ye with all whose plans have suffered a Point fo it as the house of God and while, make you the gate of heaved, as divine in its accord with Christian principles, perfect, stabiish, strengthen, setorigin and its ends, in its doctrines and yet we most earnestly insist tle you. To him be glory and doand sac in men ts, in its life and spirit. that the ultimate aim of all our en- minion forever and ever Amen. Sjieak of it always with respect and deavors shall not fall short of consympathy, and cherish its honor as stitution! prohibition of the traffic The Rrlnsh Bihle house, Black- a precious jewel. Study its genius in the States and in the N?xior. and history, become familiar with The facilities fur easy divorces in friers, London, stands where in its polity, and honor its forms and many of the states furnish just 1378 the council forbids Wiekliffie 0'1'VC to It ' w fy r!c cause for alarm. Polygamous ltd circulate his translations from UTld merit the Holy Scriptures. Mow true ins in Territories our OJ33 and conneetional iastirnti practices in your the righteous indignation of an out- declaration, truth is mighty and a r-writes a warm rlace a cheerful and a affections .sup- raged people, and yet the abuses of will prevail. Rejoice in its prosper- the essential idas of Marriage, as port. ity and lament its embarrassments, found in the divorce laws on our The house of Voltaire is used by as if they were your own. In this statute books and sdmif.i.itered in the Geneva Bible Society as a reway only can you indace your chil- our courts, fall but little if any be- pository for Bibles. Men who dren to love the Church cf your low the abomination of Moimon- -. now predicting the decay of Chris-tmui- tj choice, ami lead them to apptwffi te . m ' a ml call loudly for tne Dunfi will brs fOigulteu, when tne cation of public sentiment on this children of the its efforts to do them good. Pagan of this genA spiritual Church without a subject. As Christians we must eration are bearing the Gospel into Safebath is an impossibity. God stand upon the law of the New the regions beyond. has consecrated one seventh of onr Testament, and permit no com pro days to rest and worship. The law mise with the looser opinions and NOTICE! enjoining its observance is both pos practices which have become so times. in in our the fearfully prevalent itive and more , imbedded Specimen copies of the Utah reTesNew fcacrcduess the of the in The enforced AdvocaIB will be seat Christian mauiage decalogue must God Bnn institution as and of an and illus Lee uu application. ia tament, interpreted k of-lif- E- - Snilth. (, E- - ity is proven m actual experiment. Jayne. W. Lincoln A. W. Adk'WBon . V. A, H. Franklin. J. D- Gillilan. T. - Nelson. F. Brock. M. G. M. Jeffrey. 0. E. Copeland. J. II. Black. conferthe centennial ence PASTORAL ADDRESS. tlp Methodist People in the United States and Canada: To Beloved in the Lord: The bishops, ministers and delegates in the Centennial Conference of Episcopal Methodism, in session in the city of 1S84, Baltimore, Md., Dec. 9-- 17, greet you as fellow-disciple- s, and We entreat you, brethren, do net forget that hitherto Methodists have been distinguished by the emesis thev have Hvpn to t.ha essential doctrines of Christianity, In all the years of our history the truths relating to God, to moral to immortality, to government, eternal retribution, have been sacredly maintained and usei ted with great distinctness; and that we have held, in common with all Christian people, to ihe inspiration and divine authority of the Scrip of the tures, the divine minisof the vocation the Church, of try, the value the sacraments, and the indispensableness of the strictest morality of the Flew Testament standard; and that yet, beyond all these points, we have made conspicuous the heinousness of sin, the necessity of the atonement, the universality of the provisional redemption, the freedom of the will and the freeness of grace. Not rejoice with you in the grace of our God which has made us a people who were not a people, and in the spiritual blessings which have come to us through the Gospel, as well ulto as in the unparalleled achievement wrought upon this continent through the instrumentality of our forms of doctrine and work; and we also sincerely invoke in your behalf the continuance of that special mercy of our heavenly Father which shall build you up in faith and knowledge, and make you to abound in all wisdom and right- eousness. The history of the first century of organized Methodism is full of instruction. Its leoouuo a:o too fresh and impressive to be forgotten, and too numerous to be described. They are latex woven with cur most sacred experiences; they touch the springs of our thoughts and feelings, and enter into our daily activities, while their influence affects our domestic, social and business relations not less than our inner and spiritual life. In reviewing them we gratefully acknowledge the good hand of our God, which has been upon our fathers, and has not forsaken us. Permit us. however, to remind you, dear brethren, while we extend hearty congratulations upon tlm success of the past, and express the profounuebi even nobler and grander achievements swale us in the future, i h c the mission given ns by providential allotment is not yet accomplished. To us the caution is still Let hot he that gird- pertinent: th on the armor rejoice as he that Our work is not putteth it gl. done. The thousands gathered into the kingdom of God through our labors are but the forerunners of the multitudes yet to be saved. The victories that limit ana gladden our hearts to day are but the prophecy of the triumphs in store for u If we prove wmhy of r is calling. All history prophecy, Cnvdrn.ftf'.d. s Oi these distorted -- as" be (lisc&rded or without marring the scheme of salvation revealed in the gospel. But even these foundation truths, however emyjhasized, will not meet the demands of the soul, and never could have produced the phenomena of Methodist life and history. There are other doctrines to be emphasized doctrines which relate to salvation applied as well as provided doctrines which underlie the experiences of the soul and its emergence out of the darkness and death of sin into the light and life in righteousness. These other doctrines Lave been the rallying cry of Methodism iu tire past, and must be are repentance, in the future--thefaith, justification, adoption, the witness of the Spirit, sanctification and Christian perfection. Out of tlmse comp nil our experience, all our joys and hopes, onr inspiration and zeal, and upon these are built all our h pedal forms and means of grace, our charities, our benevolences, and our conneetional institutions. These doctrines, above all others, have given tone and shape end spirit to the organism, and determined its work and place in his- J m lory, iaju? hues if.i! ,30 cr of doctrines experience, even the emphasis given them, or oveilay them with lifeless forms and ceremonies, or mat them by human speculations eomerning the mode of ih diving prceeduie in them, or confuse them by any conceivable departure from their simplicity so that they shall become only doctrines of the creed, unverified in the soul as the very essence of salvation and then our glory is departed fore pc. We therefore plead with you, brethren, as you value the purity of the Church, and its power to convert the people, and spread scriptural holiness, hold fast these doctrines as they come y to-da- n Of ever-wide- a- V -- -- - |
