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Show AUITATiUN IN' Till, nililK'llES. If, a Iim ten tatd, "Tlia agitation or(tioutlttllhUilnnlpgorwiJom,f lliU ought la le, a very wlee age. He- Hovlng the aihotlem to L true, tlio mental uiireit, the feetlne ciueallon- lug of all Mclal, rtllgloua ttt otltlovl cterdi, utagca, law and ceremonlea, may I regarded one of the Ii0i'ful encouraging algnt of tho tlmca. As Ibo aultty end Ucprewlng atnioti'lieru l cltaml by the tomcllmet illlng Ihundetitorm, which li aucceeiled by clear iilea and dellcloualy cool f and Invigorating air that Ini- I parti buoyancy and clieerfulnet j tollieioul-no will ttorma lirovrlog In ., church and ttate throughout Ihe world f certainly reeult lu rlrartr concetlon If of the truth. In moral and tt'ltltual I. jrogreea, Inlircader and truer llleily, K ImnoreunlTerMlliaprliH'M ami pro. W ierlly, and lu a higher and nobler D type of luanhoud and vroniatihi&d. E Nor la lhU hopeful faith regarding the future In the Icaaldlmlnlihcil became V It appear. Inevitable that thla blrued era of rlghUouineia and harmony will m be preceded by a ilod of Intellectual ttrlle more lUrtllng In pliyalcal con-B con-B flirt, more trtmendoue than Iilttory B The flint of the time are lolli If omlnouaand encouraging. Ihcrelia , crowing dlapoaltloti to break Ioom V Ironi all authority, In family, , In i- church end In ttate. Tho oMqurillon, lib. oily what authority cloctt thuu tlieeu Hi thlngiT" la belli aaked by the people "WE, of their prleil and telf-conitilulej WJ$ rulert. And the iucatloiier nlll no IK longer I tatlifled or roweil by Ihe Wf. auawer of anathema, bullet or bayonet. IjH The luatiee aro beginning; to think. ISl Not nretl bolt eurprUlugordlwourag. 'Hi' liiR Ifet flretlhey come lo wrung aud ,jtt clleaalroutconclualone. We all learn by llMr! the thing we tuller. There erem to ai U no other way. Neither tliould we & wonder at the eitraeagant and un-K un-K warrantable eetlcltm and Intutnrdl-flf Intutnrdl-flf nation eihlblled by tho uneducated 9k matt., while the Intellectual giant of 2 the age are the pioneer In ctltlclaliig t and aloilrit the fallaclre of eililln W liulltutloua and In teaching the io In iWi that thu nuly rightful authority either 'K In rellgloni or political allalre Itvealed IE etclutlvcly In them and In Iminan 'a reaton. Clm retult tuutt IneTllahly (iV Hi a mighty upheaval ami oTrilurnlng 'Mr of tocltty ami modern clvllliatlon, lo atcr 'e eucceoded by a better, purer, wlaer, Wr liapj ler condition than the world hit ' any conception of. , rhrre I" a nioeement among the mf. rhurclice Inthe r.at eclally In tho KM 1.) Ic"l and tho l'rcibjlerlaii, led by In. eucli pmloiind thinker llelier New ft ton, I'Mllte llrooke. Dr. lUlntrord, tK lie Perkhnrtt. Dr. llrleice and othrre tHr. witlch U creating aa much rommotloii Uitherilldlulilailay. They claim B for Ihemielm and thtlr fullowrra H largtrfrndoni of thought In rellgloui KH matu-ra and Ihe right of IndlTlUuil KJ IntirpretatliUi of Ihe teaclilngi of tho lL Jllt.le a well at the crc-.li of the l ehurchtf. Whether they will l will. I'M 'K tu accord to all the liberty they mW rUlm fir theniMcWee rimalne to bo W xeu. Tutay the lcait,lt la very doubt- lul. M ThebrlgliUatmliidtln the i:pliro- M pal church rrellte that they cannot eitabllth the claim to Atollo iiicrei. B alon and to drclaro Hint, err n If It could B ivicceliillytablltheil, It l unlm. IBfy aittnutanduniiK'rery lotheralldlly Wg nfll.elr calling and tho prperlly of K their thurrh. Among nearly alloflhn H l'rutrltiit'lllii'lelta growing dl LVl htliion to regard all eiterual ordl Wt nauei'e m uoimwentlal, to lm obtrrved Si ur dlrregarded according to the iletlre IS of each rpon, without In the leaat K detracting from their claim to le iml olirdleutfulloHerevr ClitUt aud true H ChrlMlaui. K W can understand and rop"' jH though we cannot agrea with the H man who reject. Ihe lllbleand Chrlv W& tlanlly altogether. Hut It la lninlble MV toiiii'lenlaud how any man ProfrMlng JW lolflleveln tliellK-eptaaud example Jw el JituiChrlata recorded lu theew J)B Trtam lit and that I the wily record jK of Him which the world acceite can Ignnie tho ordinance of Itapllum anil Hi laying vn of hand a Ulng neither K luiiortaiit to or binding Umiii nil dUcI Ml pit of ClilUt. If each xiN)il may eelect audi jarliof I'luM'a leaching u rind exampln a tulU hUcarrlcoand ft Ignore the nt, what I to Ix-come of K ChrUllaiillv ai a rule of faith and B prarllw? Thennly dinerencelietwieii fl eui h men and Col. I tigervoll la that tho Wm laltel elelcliee the right of Judgment K to rtject a little more thau the furnitr. Mr The Hl of lotu la obedience. "If tW ye Iota mo keep my commandment." Jm Mllethatliath niycoinmuudrnantaand '! '"I" " Ihem.he It la that lovelli me." ml "(I i jo therefore, and teach all na- IK tlonsliatl(liig them In tho name of IK- tho Father, aud of the Hon, and of the Ml Holy (llioi; tixhlllg Hie in tuobeerTo IS "" tiling whalaoover I have coin. VS inaudeil)ou." Again, "flu ye Into II all the world and preach the goapel lo IV eeery creature, he that belleulh aud MJ; la UitUM ehall be tavctl." i:ilher Ml Jetua tl 1 lime thlnga or 1 le did not. mm If iloilld, they aro bludlng on "every t creature;" no niun, howevur iiowerful Mi liltliilclltll,Ueiiii.l. If It be claimed that the wunla referring tu batliui 'B ami other ordlnancta aro lnloiil. I tlona, then how are u to tell what to 'US, l,rvpt aa C'hrltl'a teaching and what ill lonJeilT True, we may Judge by tho 'JM ranleau Wo atiould be Juatllled In re. "JJfl leitltig ai iiairioua auy paaaagca which ""illlct wtlh thu iceneral aplilt and W tenor of an author' writing. Hut theae paaiage agree Willi theentlro H 'r'll'itoUpraitliea of Chrlitaml m W ljldl.lplea recorded In thew T TnUineiitianJII la on tho aaeertlon t . and doctrine oonlalued lu the New ;. i 'Ictlament that the faith of moat I, Chrlitlana la fouuded. They have no other baala for thtlr belief. Therefore, irmilionetelect or rtject what ho pleoaea, Ihe foundation of their fallli will be tiudtrmlnod aa eflectually aa would be that uf any Uill.llng (rli Mrorkiuiu ahould take out a atone be. canto lin coiuldired It unneciuary, 1 Jitua hlnuelf wo lutptliwi-Mi Ihu I reoord tlnlia tJyliiB"lliu It tiehoia I ua to ruin) nil rlihteouanew. 1,'un It bHrlghtoraafnfuruato uegleit what 1 llefeltltlnciimbiiiltoobaerveT When I'eter priaclitd on the dayof I'entiooat I lieaald, i'l!rHiituinlUUi tlml eery I one of you, for Ihoroiillfaloii of tint," BJ WlitL Haul nnicouiitlvJ by the per eonal arieranceof IheBavlor lo lilm thladlu not relewehlm from the eh-ligation eh-ligation to obterve tho rile of b tlim. Auaula told "Why latrlcat IhouT Arlteand lielnptluilaiiil waah away thy tine." When tlnlaller lielleve.1 tho Uuapel. wo are told that he and 111 houtihold weru atralghtway, 1.0. without any delay bni tlml. I'hlllp U Hied the Kunuch after he !-lleved, !-lleved, IWin after the Holy (lliott had fallen upon (Jurnellua and tho.ii avetnbleil with blui they were baptlteit by I'eler'a command. There are many other luttancee that could l adduced proving that Imji llni waaconildeml emintlalby Clul't and Hla anottlia. Am we wlter or tetter than the? Do wo mora cor. reclly undentind what C'hrltl'a teach-Inga teach-Inga wi re lu thla retect thau did thoto who had been dally with lllm for yean? I have heard the aitertlmi niafu that devout people lu thla ago iindertUiidthecenhiaiif (.'hrlatlanlly better than cvtr the tarly aottle did. Hut turtly iiotauoraeii would J re-tend re-tend that wo do or can know bitter thanihey what were the teachluga and the practice of the Kavlor upon theae and other tma)rlant docttlnet. It la anld that Ihe leaciieeof Chrlt-tlanlty Chrlt-tlanlty I love for and loyalty tnChrltt. True; liut the teat of that I ive and loyally I obedlcnc. The ettenie of mintage la love for and loyally to each other. Nooutwardrereiiionycaii conttltute a true marriage when lheo elemenla are wanting. Hut, would Ihoee I rofettHly Chrlttlau o le who deny the ucceaalty of Upturn or other ordlnancta of tho (IokI of t'hrlil, pretuniotoam-rt that no certmonyla neceoaryto oonatltutn a true and lawful law-ful uuirrlageT Vet they may do to In the litter caie with at much conalaten-ry conalaten-ry at In the former. The only differ ence being, from the orthodox alaul-Ivlut, alaul-Ivlut, that the atatutory lawt regulating regulat-ing marriage are of human origin while thoae relating to adoption Into t'htltt' toclety are Divine. If any chewe to deny that ChlUt pretctllied any ordinance aa cfinllal, they inu.l Ignore the plain teaching of the Niw Ttatanieut, ami they are not half ao cotulateut a thoeeirho deny otthutox Chrlatlanlty allogethir. 1'eraona may yield an eilernal oIhnII. enrelothnonllnanca of hapllam and iithedrttituloof thetlrlt of Chrltt, Jiut aa iiIIm may gothrough the ceremony cere-mony of marriage and ) et Us allena to each other In Irlt. Hut w hoover haa thetpliltof L'hrlttwlll manlfttt Illy ttl'd and loving otdluice to all Ilia mtulrrmenta, not diemlng Ilia alight-ittwlthor alight-ittwlthor leipnet unimportant, Juat a liutbaiiil and wllo who nre really Mich delight to d.i idi other' will. Imvedoc not oak how llltlu It may do fiirtliobelovidoiJett,but eagerly an-llclpaliaevery an-llclpaliaevery d,lre. Ho thime who lore Jcxia chrltt will not atk hoar much of III example audrtcepb they may tafely Ignore, but "III fee I thaioiieillencotoeviry one of lilt requirement re-quirement I nut mi rely obligatory but ajoyful, bleated rlvllege. H. |